Nongwomen's Spring

Chapter 10 Good-hearted people

On the kitchen side, Zhang Qian looked at the kitchen of Xia Liu Dazhu's house. In fact, it was a kitchen made of thatch. On the stove, there are several clean bowls that are also missing a few corners.

"Sister-in-law, can you kill chickens for me? I won't." Zhang Qian glanced at the two pheasants thrown on the ground with their feet bound, and said to Dazhu's wife with a look of embarrassment.

Dazhu's daughter-in-law patted her chest and said with a smile, "Okay, no problem."

"Sister, you don't know. I'm your sister-in-law who is the best at killing chickens in the village. Back then, my natal family sold chickens. It's a pity." At this point, Dazhu's daughter-in-law stopped and looked down. There was a hint of sadness on his face.

Zhang Qian hurriedly walked over and patted her on the shoulder as a way to comfort her.

While Dazhu's daughter-in-law was killing chickens, Zhang Qian boiled a pot of boiling hot water on the stove.

Dazhu's daughter-in-law killed the chicken, and the hot water on Zhang Qian's side was also boiled. The still-dead pheasant was doused in scalding hot water, and after a few bounces, it stopped moving.

"Sister-in-law, let me cook later, you just help me light the fire." Zhang Qian smiled and said to Dazhu's wife who was chopping chicken.

Dazhu's daughter-in-law put down the kitchen knife on her right hand after chopping the last piece of chicken, then wiped her bloody hand on her pant leg, and said to Zhang Qian with a smile, "Okay, I'll try it today too, girl. craftsmanship."

Zhang Qian smiled back and didn't say anything. After chatting with Dazhu's wife for a while, she began to wash the pot and start frying the chicken.

Afterwards, Dazhu's daughter-in-law really stayed by the stove to help light the fire, and did not intervene in the whole process of cooking the chicken.

Zhang Qian's favorite meat is chicken, and she usually has a lot of research on its cooking method. This time, she plans to fry a chicken without adding water, just dry frying.

Originally, she also wanted to make a delicious chicken, but because there were no ingredients she needed, she had to put only a little salt and oil, without any seasoning.

Even so, it is probably because the pheasant is original, and the aroma after frying makes people salivate, especially Dazhu's daughter-in-law, who is sitting next to the stove and burning a fire, and the saliva in her mouth almost flows from the corner of her mouth It came out and fell to the ground.

"Oh, sister, how did you cook the chicken? Why is it so fragrant? It's even more fragrant than mine. It must be delicious." Dazhu's daughter-in-law stretched her neck and looked at the chicken that Zhang Qian put into the bowl, admiring it from the bottom of her heart From Zhang Qian.

Zhang Qian smiled slightly, took a piece of chicken from the shovel and put it in front of her, and said to her with a smile, "Sister-in-law, try it."

"Then I'm not going to be polite, I'll try your handicraft too, sister." Dazhu's daughter-in-law was polite, but in the end she really couldn't hold back the smell of the chicken, and reached out to take the chicken that Zhang Qian shoveled up.

"Well, it's delicious, it's so delicious." Dazhu's daughter-in-law tasted it, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she stretched out a thumb to gesture towards Zhang Qian a few times.

Zhang Qian smiled, and glanced at the two big bowls of chicken. There was meat, but there was no food. Thinking of this, Zhang Qian was embarrassed to ask Dazhu's wife, "Sister-in-law, do you know what food you have here? Lend me a little?"

"What are you borrowing? Wait, I'll take it for you." Dazhu's daughter-in-law is also a warm-hearted person, and she also knows that Liu Jun and Zhang Qian were forced out by the Liu family, so she didn't bring anything out. Zhang Qian wanted to borrow food, so without saying a word, she immediately went to another courtyard to get food for the family.

Zhang Qian looked at Dazhu's daughter-in-law who ran out in a hurry, smiled, and felt that this Dazhu's wife was indeed a good person, and when she thought of an idea to make money in the future, she must repay her well.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Qian turned around to look for the porridge pot. After searching for it for a while, she found it in a corner of the kitchen.

I don't know how long Dazhu's pot has been useless, and the lid is covered with a little dust. Zhang Qian carried it to the water tank and planned to clean it first. In the water tank, I found that there was no water in the tank.

Zhang Qian knew that if people in Liujia Village wanted water, they had to go to the big well at the entrance of the village. From here to the entrance of the village, it would take at least half a quarter of an hour to walk. It's probably ready to cook.

Just when Zhang Qian was worrying about the trouble of water, suddenly, she thought of the millstone she had seen with water in her mind.

Afraid that Dazhu's daughter-in-law who went out to get food would come back suddenly, Zhang Qian first walked to the kitchen door and looked around, seeing that Dazhu's daughter-in-law hadn't come back so quickly, so she hurried to stand in the middle of the kitchen, and said to herself , "I want water."

As soon as she finished speaking, the next moment, she was in the strange place she had entered in the morning. The house was still there, and the stone mill in the yard was still flowing. Everything was the same as when she first came in. exactly the same.

Not daring to stay here any longer, Zhang Qian hurriedly took the bucket in her hand to the side of the stone mill, then filled half a bucket of water from it, looked around, and then said loudly to the air, "I want to come out .”

When she opened her eyes, she was back in the kitchen with half a bucket of water at her feet.

"Sister, the food is here." At this time, Dazhu's wife, who had been leaving in a hurry, came in with half a catty of brown rice.

Zhang Qian took it and said to her, "Thank you sister-in-law."

"You're welcome, sister, do you want me to cook for you?" Dazhu's daughter-in-law waved her hand, looked at Zhang Qian with a smile and said.

Zhang Qian smiled, and she became more and more sure that she would help the family in the future, "No need, sister-in-law, I can do it, if you have anything to do, do it first, the porridge will be ready later, let's go together Sit down and eat."

Zhang Qian knew that the villagers in this dynasty generally only ate two meals a day, such as the noon meal, which farmers did not eat.

"No need, you can eat with Liu Jun." Dazhu's daughter-in-law waved her hand and refused.

Zhang Qian put on an unhappy face on purpose, looked at Da Zhu's wife and said, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing? Do you dislike my sister's cooking?"

"How is it possible, me, how can I dislike it, well, since you said so, sister, we will not be polite to you, but don't tell me that today's food is borrowed, just treat it as May I treat you two to eat, okay?" Dazhu's daughter-in-law looked at Zhang Qian with clear eyes and said.

Zhang Qian nodded, "Okay, let sister-in-law treat us to dinner first, and my husband and I will treat you and Brother Dazhu to a good meal another day."

In the end, Dazhu's daughter-in-law didn't leave, but stayed in the kitchen with Zhang Qian. The two chatted, and after a while, the cooking in the pot was ready.

(End of this chapter)