The story of a cook

Chapter 207 Bottom 221 Going Home ([-])

There are three days before Lan Jun gets married.

Today, my eldest sister's house slaughtered pigs, and my eldest sister sent Lan Jun to pick me up.

I haven't been to my eldest sister's house for several years, and my eldest sister's house has changed a lot.

The gate is built with a gate building, and two garages are built on the west side of the gate building.The main house is all covered with tiles, a slow walkway and steps have been repaired.All the west wing houses were built, six in a row. From the north to the south, there are leisure houses for grain, material houses for grass, livestock sheds, farm tool sheds, chicken coops and pig pens.

Parked in the yard is a tricycle, an agricultural four-wheeler, and two motorcycles.It is completely different now from five years ago, when donkey carts were parked in the yard.

Seeing the changes in my eldest sister's house, I felt that it was wrong to go out to work.

There were six or seven people in the yard, all of whom came to help.I know them all. When I was at home, I would always come to my eldest sister’s house, and I knew most of the people in their camp.

They greeted each other and began to climb the steps to enter the house.

First of all, I entered the outhouse, the outhouse was steaming, and there were two big pots, one east and one west, steaming. One big pot was stewed with butchered vegetables, and the other pot was boiled fresh pig intestines that had just been filled.The pig intestines fed by butchered pigs in my hometown are not like the blood sausages in the provincial capital. What we fill here is noodle intestines mixed with pig blood and buckwheat noodles. It tastes chewy and flavorful, and I like it very much.Maybe it's because I'm used to eating the pig intestines fed when I slaughtered pigs at home, so I can't get used to the blood sausage in the provincial capital.

The smell of slaughtering pigs during the Chinese New Year wafts through the entire outbuilding. It is very strong and fragrant. If you want to eat it right away, it will be enjoyable.

The eldest sister is busy in her apron, and there are four other housewives helping out, all wearing aprons, busy inside and out.

Seeing me, the eldest sister complained a bit: "You said you, you didn't know you came back, and you had to send someone to pick you up."

I laugh and don't squeak.

The younger sister-in-law and daughter-in-law of the eldest sister next to her—the elder sister’s relatives and sisters-in-law said: "She is not an aunt and aunt, so if you don’t invite her, you can come—"

My sister-in-law's younger brother-in-law is my second sister-in-law.

I said to the second sister-in-law: "Second sister-in-law, you are the only one who is good. I am here, so I can eat pork without delay."

"Don't delay." The second sister-in-law said with a smile: "Not only do you eat pork, but you also have to drink wedding wine the day after tomorrow. Then you have to drink well, and I'm going to point at your uncle to show off."

I said, "No problem. My eldest nephew who is married and becomes an uncle must drink alcohol. I promise to accompany the new relative and drink the old relative."

Everyone laughed, and I went into the back room.

There are many people in the back room, some are sitting on the kang, and some are sitting on the benches in the ground, and the eldest brother-in-law is greeting.

Seeing me come in, the eldest brother-in-law said, "I'm here, I've been back for a few days."

I said, "Yes, for several days."

The eldest brother-in-law said: "Come here when you come back, I have to invite you."

I said, "Stay home with mom."

I know everyone in the house, including the elder brother-in-law's mother, the elder brother-in-law's younger brother, and several uncles and elder brothers of the eldest brother-in-law.

After greeting everyone one by one, I came to my eldest brother-in-law's mother and said to the old lady, "Auntie, are you in good health?"

The eldest brother-in-law’s mother said: “Well, it’s pretty good.” The aunt looked at me, looked up and down and said, “You said that you have not changed in the past few years, except that you have gained weight.”

I said: "I'm a little fat, eat less in the future."

The aunt said: "You still have the oral blessing, wait for those who don't have the oral blessing to eat and not get fat."

I said, "Well, ma'am, you look fine, you don't look old at all."

The aunt said: "Isn't that old? I'm already seventy, and I'm not old? I don't even have a neck."

I said, "How can it be? It seems that you have a 99% physique and you are fine. You just drank the grandson's wedding wine. No matter how you say, you have to finish the great-grandson's wedding wine to complete the task."

The aunt just laughed and said: "Okay, I will live a few more years with your good words, and wait for my great-grandson's wedding wine."

I said: "Yes, you have to drink. How good this society is. In good times, you old people are not like in the past. Now you live longer, centenarians."

The aunt said: "You don't need to live to be a hundred years old, just live another ten or so years."

I said: "That's okay, we won't lose if we live for more than ten years. You don't care about anything at your age, you don't ask anything, and you don't worry about it. You just need to eat and drink. Take a good look at this place." In the new society, live a few more years and enjoy it.”

The aunt is happy, she looks very happy, everyone is happy, how can her grandson be unhappy when she gets married and becomes a grandmother.

The eldest brother-in-law's mother is a very kind old lady, she loves to be clean very much, and is a good maid.When I was young, I would visit my eldest sister to play, and I would always watch my aunt doing handicrafts. All the older girls and daughters-in-law in the village would come and learn from her. The cloth shoes and double-breasted jackets made by my aunt are famous in nearby villages.Now that I'm old, I can't do it anymore.But the spirit is very good, the 70-year-old is not deaf and blind, and has white hair.

After chatting with the aunt for a while, the eldest brother-in-law and younger brother came over.

The eldest brother-in-law and younger brother asked, "When did you come back, Guohua?"

I said, "I came back in the first two days."

The eldest brother-in-law and younger brother asked: "How are you doing now? Are you still a cook?"

I said, "Yes, I'm still a cook."

The eldest brother-in-law and younger brother said: "My boy doesn't go to school anymore, he is going to go out to work after the Chinese New Year, and wants to learn to be a chef."

I said, "Why don't you go to school anymore? If you can go to school, go to school. It's better to study more."

The eldest brother-in-law and younger brother said: "I also thought about letting him continue to study, but the boy said he didn't want to study anymore. He has been away from home for half a year, so he wants to go out to work. Isn't there no one to control him when he goes out, he is free." Then he laughed.

I said: "Second brother, you must be at home if you have nothing to do, and you will always be a brat, and the child doesn't want to be at home."

The eldest brother-in-law and younger brother said: "I don't always talk about him at home, that is, I don't want to be at home. I am tired of doing mountain work at home. I don't want to do it. I want to go out."

I said: "Second brother, you, as a father, have to make an agreement with your child. If you really don't want to study and go out to work, it's okay, but don't feel tired of working when the time comes. On the other hand, you, a father, don't let him Study, don't complain."

The eldest brother-in-law and younger brother said: "Yes, I will talk to him when the time comes. If he really doesn't want to be at home, then let him go out to work, and then let him find you. You are his uncle, and I am relieved to follow you."

I said: "It's okay, second brother, when the time comes, you let him find me, and I will take him with you."

I was chatting with my eldest brother-in-law and my brother-in-law, and someone outside entered the courtyard. Looking out from the window, it was the second brother-in-law and the fifth brother-in-law.

The eldest brother-in-law and the second brother-in-law are cousins, and they have been good since childhood.When the second brother-in-law came to the eldest brother-in-law's camp, he returned to his grandma's house.

The second brother-in-law entered the house, and the eldest brother-in-law and younger brother said: "Why did you come here? It's not time to kill the pigs, so why don't you just come and eat the ready-made ones?"

The second brother-in-law said: "Second brother, you are right. With you as the elder brother, the younger brother has to eat ready-made ones."

The second brother-in-law greeted the people in the house, then came to me and said, "I heard that you have been back for several days, why did you come here today."

I said, "It's not too late to come today, just like you, I also came to eat ready-made."

The second brother-in-law said: "I didn't know you came back so early. If I knew that you were at home these few days, your second sister and I would have gone already."

I said, "How can I let you watch me go, I have to watch you come."

The second brother-in-law said: "That's okay, come to my house tonight, let's have a drink."

I said, "I won't drink with you, I'll go to your house and chat with my second sister for a while."

The second brother-in-law said: "Is it okay not to drink? No matter what you say, we brothers should drink less, and ask your second sister to prepare two good dishes."

I said: "I don't want to drink good food with you. Let's save some alcohol and wait for the guests. We can't drink less these two days."

The second brother-in-law chatted with me a few more words, and then went to chat with the eldest brother-in-law's mother.The eldest brother-in-law's mother is his old concubine, and he is the nephew of the eldest brother-in-law's mother, and the nephew will talk to the old concubine for a while.

After the fifth brother-in-law greeted the people in the house, he went to the yard. One of the helpers in the yard was a classmate of the fifth brother-in-law, and he went out to chat with his classmates.

This is how things are done in the countryside, and it takes several days of excitement.

In the first two days of the official day, relatives from far away began to come.Generally, uncles, aunts, uncles, uncles, aunts, and people from the same family who live in a camp will come to help, such as killing pigs, slaughtering sheep, and chopping firewood.Brother, younger brother, sister-in-law and aunt all came to help.The men were doing their work and chatting, while the women, especially the sisters-in-law, were busy with the kitchen, chatting with their parents while they were busy, laughing happily at every turn.

In the countryside, if no one comes to help a family when doing business, it proves that the family has no humanity and has a bad reputation, which is very shameful.It's the same way now when I do things in my hometown.

I came from the countryside. Over the years, I have always liked the lively scene of doing things in the countryside. I always feel that that is the way to do things, that is the life, and that is the human touch.Unlike in the city, guests come to the hotel on the day of business, eat and drink after attending the ceremony, and it’s over, without any sense of human touch.

The times are developing and the society is progressing, but no matter how we develop and progress, we still have to have human feelings, which seems mixed.

Dinner started after twelve o'clock, and there were a total of six tables on the kang and underground.The older ones are on the kang, and the younger ones are on the ground.I am considered young but senior, so I naturally sit on the kang and eat.The second brother-in-law and two uncles of the eldest brother-in-law were at the table with me, as well as the uncle of the eldest brother-in-law, and the younger brother of the eldest brother-in-law. We set up a table alone.

Six dishes, butcher's dish, pig's intestines, white meat with mashed garlic, stewed sauerkraut vermicelli, stewed tofu, plus a cold dish with cucumber.Eat at any time and add more at any time, it is always hot, and you will never be empty.What I drank was a small brew made by a small winery. It was hot in my throat when I swallowed it.The first two sips were unpleasant, but after drinking it, I still feel that this wine is delicious. It is pure food, and it won't hurt your head after drinking it, and it won't hurt your body very much.Of course, the premise is not to drink too much, and you will be finished if you drink too much.

In the countryside, eating pig-killing dishes that have just been slaughtered is delicious, and I can’t eat enough, especially the blood neck meat in the pig-killing dishes, which is very delicious.

There are also freshly filled pork noodle intestines, cooked and cut into large slices, dipped in garlic sauce and eaten directly, the taste is endless aftertaste.In addition to directly dipping the noodle sausage in garlic sauce, it can also be eaten fried. We have this dish in our Beipiaojia restaurant, and it is very popular.

Needless to say, pork and sauerkraut stewed vermicelli.Cut a piece of pork belly from a freshly slaughtered pig, stew the pork belly with the homemade pickled sauerkraut in the old meat soup, and add pure potato vermicelli, it is delicious.They are all home-raised stupid pork, without any feed, the meat tastes delicious, and the stewed sauerkraut tastes good.

At noon, I ate pig-killing vegetables and drank half a catty of siu siu. I felt dizzy and enjoyed it very much.

After eating, the table was removed, and I sat there drinking tea and chatting with everyone. When the sun was westward, I told my eldest sister that I would not stay at her house at night. I went to my second sister’s house. You can live wherever you want.

There are too many people doing business in the eldest sister's house, and I probably can't live there. I went to the second sister's house with my second brother-in-law.

(End of this chapter)