The waiter came back quickly and apologized, "Excuse me, sir. Our chef said that he has never heard of dishes like braised pork head, braised duck and braised goose. We can make you roast chicken and roast duck. Why don't you tell us how to cook the dish you want and see if our chef can make it. Or you can change a few dishes."

No? That’s right!

Zhang Hulan waved her hands and said, "Forget it. I just want to eat braised duck and goose. You don't have it here. I'll go ask somewhere else."

The waiter hurriedly said, "Sir, our restaurant is the largest restaurant in the county. If no one has ever heard of our chef, other restaurants certainly have none of him."

Zhang Hulan waved her hand and left the restaurant, then went to ask at two other restaurants. After learning that these restaurants did not have braised dishes, Zhang Hulan went to the drugstore to buy some marinade ingredients. Most of the marinade ingredients are Chinese medicinal materials, which can be bought at drugstores.

Then she went to buy a pig's head. A pig's head weighed about ten pounds, and Zhang Hulan negotiated it down to fifty cents and bought it. The pig's head was full of bones, and there were a lot of hairs that hadn't been shaved off, so most people wouldn't buy it.

She originally wanted to buy pig stomach and pig intestines, but there was only one pot of marinade, and the pig offal and pig head could not be put together, otherwise the flavors would mix.

Go home.

As soon as he arrived at the door of his house, Zhang Xiaobing ran out of the yard.

Zhang Xinyue also ran out.

As soon as Zhang Xiaobing came out, he looked at the donkey cart and said, "Wow... you bought such a big pig's head!"

Zhang Xinyue also ran forward to see, and Shanzi, Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi also ran over.

Zhang Xinyao asked: "Mom, have you eaten?"

"Not yet, have you eaten yet?"

Zhang Xiaobing rushed to answer: "My cousin and the others ate it at my house."

Zhang Xiaobing quickly added, "Aunt, grandma left some food for you. I'll go get it for you."

After saying this, Zhang Xiaobing ran back home.

Soon, Wang and Zhang Xiaobing came over, one bringing the rice and the other bringing the dishes.

Wang handed the meal to Zhang Hulan and asked her to eat first.

Then when Wang saw Zhang Hulan bought another big pig's head, she sighed and said, "Oh, why don't you go to the city? You'll spend money when you go there."

"Oh, Mom... I'm just doing an experiment. I'll make some braised meat today to try. If it tastes good, I'll start doing business in a while."

"I walked around the city today. Although there weren't many people, there were quite a few wealthy people in the city, and many of them went to restaurants to eat and drink."

"I plan to sell the braised meat directly to the restaurant. It will be easier this way."

When Wang heard Zhang Hulan say that she wanted to try making braised meat, she stopped talking to Zhang Hulan and said that she was doing serious work.

Wang asked, "Is there anyone you want my help with?"

"Yes." Zhang Hulan said as she ate, "Mom, please help me clean the hair off the pig's head first, and then burn it with fire."

Wang nodded and began to clean the hair off the pig's head.

Zhang Xinyao and the others also came over to help, and the five children directly surrounded the pig head. Wang stood up and simply let them do it.

Wang sat down next to Zhang Hulan and said, "This morning, the head of Legong Village came to see you."

Zhang Hulan asked in surprise: "Why did you come to see me?"

Wang said, "It was Chen Dalang's father who found Yang Lizheng and asked him to mediate.

He said that the last incident was caused by the mother and son of Chen Dalang, and you are not to blame. The old man of the Chen family said that he did not know that Chen Dalang and Mrs. Cao were looking for trouble with you, otherwise he would have stopped them.

He also said that he later scolded Chen Dalang and Mrs. Cao severely, and Chen Dalang and the others knew that they were wrong.

The old man of the Chen family said that he still hopes you can go back, saying that Xinyao and the others are still young and it would be bad for them to be without a father. "

"Hmph..." Zhang Hulan snorted, then asked, "How did you answer?"

Wang also snorted and said, "Hmph..., what can I say? Just tell the Chen family to give up on this idea. Don't I know what they are thinking? Even if I really want you to stay single for the rest of your life, I will not agree to you going back to the Chen family."

Zhang Hulan nodded, "That's right, even if all the men in the world died, I would not return to the Chen family."

Wang sighed, "Dani'er, if you meet a good man, you still have to get married. Otherwise, your father and I will always worry about you. Not all men in Tian's family are like the Chen family. There are still many good families."

"Just like your father. Although he has a bad temper, that's only with outsiders. He never loses his temper with me."

"When I first married your father, our family was extremely poor, and your grandparents died early, so they were not able to help your father and me."

"Your brother was only five years old at the time, and I was pregnant with you. The burden of the family fell on him alone. But your father never complained or got angry with me. Even when things were tough, he never thought of selling his children."

"Your father is a real man. If you want to marry someone, you should marry someone like your father. Men like him are what women can rely on."

Zhang Hulan looked at Wang with a smile, "Mom, have you ever said these words to my father? If my father knew that he has such a great image in your heart, he would definitely be so happy that he couldn't sleep."

Wang snorted, "Humph... I won't tell him, or else he will be so proud of himself."

"Mom, this pig hair is so hard to pull out. It's too slippery and I can't even pinch it with my fingers." Zhang Xinyao shouted:

Zhang Hulan said, "I think there's some unused lime at home. Go get some and smear it on the pig's head."

"I'll get it." Shanzi stood up and immediately ran into the house to carry out a small bag of lime.

"Auntie Lan, how much should I apply?"

Zhang Hulan finished the rice in her bowl, put it down and walked over, "I'll wipe it."

"Shanzi, go get some firewood and some stones."

"Okay, Aunt Lan!"

Zhang Xiaobing immediately said, "I'll go get the firewood. Brother Shanzi, you go get the rocks."

Zhang Hulan ordered again, "Xinyao, go boil some water. Pour half of the water into the pot, and then put the things I bought into the pot and boil them together."

"Okay, Mom!" Zhang Xinyao immediately went to boil water.

Zhang Hulan smeared some lime on the pig's head, and when she removed the pig's hair, it was not so slippery.

Shanzi brought some stones, and Zhang Hulan used the stones to build a small stove, put the pig's head on it and roasted it.

I also heated the tongs red and inserted them into the wrinkled parts of the pig's head and inside the ears to burn away all the soft hair that had not been plucked out.

The pig skin sizzled from being burned, and the roasted skin turned golden brown, and the aroma of the meat came out.

Zhang Xiaobing sniffed, "What a nice smell!"

Zhang Hulan smiled and said, "How about you take a bite?"

Zhang Xiaobing replied seriously: "I will eat it after Auntie finishes it."

After the pig's head is cooked, cut it open and wash it with hot water.

Zhang Xinyao’s water also boiled, and the unique aroma of the marinade filled the air.

Zhang Hulan added salt and soy sauce to the pot, then put the pork head into the pot, covered the pot, simmered it on medium heat for half an hour, and then simmered it on low heat for a quarter of an hour.