When the two of them came back from work, Lin Shan and Jiang Yuan had already returned from the county town and bought a lot of vegetables, which were already prepared at home.
As soon as they reached the door, Lin Shan's voice came from the kitchen, "Huaying, we just invited the village cadres to come over for dinner tonight. Jiang Yuan said she would prepare noodles as the staple food. Now she's going to borrow the kitchen at Han's house. The two of us will be in charge of cooking."
"OK."
Yun Huaying had no objection and rolled up her sleeves to go to the kitchen: "It's half past four. We'll be done in an hour. Let's start cooking now."
"We bought a pig's trotter and a pair of pig intestines. I have cleaned and chopped the pig's trotters and am blanching them. Your braised pig's trotters are the best. You can make this dish. I am cleaning the pig intestines now." Lin Shan squatted at the back door of the kitchen, holding her breath and rubbing the pig intestines vigorously.
Yun Huaying washed her hands first, and saw three washed cucumbers on the chopping board. She crushed them casually, added some sugar and salt, a little bit of chili and vinegar, and mixed them into a cold dish and set it aside.
Braised pig's trotter is her specialty. Not only the three of them like it, but Grandpa Han and Han Zheng also like it. They even mentioned it during lunch, so Lin Shan just went to the meat processing plant and bought a big pig's trotter.
The two of them were cooking at home, and Jiang Yuan was making pancakes and steamed buns at Han's house. A rich aroma wafted from the kitchen, and Han Zhe, who had just finished talking with his grandfather, was attracted by the aroma.
"Brother Zhe, you're here just in time. I made some pickled cabbage meat patties and they're just fried. Come and help me taste them."
Looking at the golden and crispy pancakes neatly arranged in the small winnowing basket, Han Zhe swallowed a little and praised before even eating: "Good cooking skills."
“It looks okay, but I can’t say how it tastes.”
Jiang Yuan smiled and explained, "This is my first time making sauerkraut meat patties. I've only made sauerkraut oil cakes at home before."
She used to not be able to eat meat all year round at home. Even if her parents bought some meat, it would go into her younger brother's stomach alone and there was no way to share it with her to make pancakes. Others could only eat some meat residue when frying the fat.
Han Zhe took a pair of chopsticks, picked up one to try first, and nodded vigorously after only two bites: "It's delicious, very delicious, much better than the pancakes in the state-owned restaurants outside."
Seeing that the taste was good, Jiang Yuan felt relieved and did not stop making pancakes. "Brother Zhe, my hands are covered with flour and I can't leave. Please give one to Grandpa Han and Grandma Han."
Han Zhe nodded and asked her, "Have you seen Zhengzi?"
"He just went to help Yun Huaying with some work. After returning, he drank a bowl of water and then went into the mountains with his basket on his back to check on the traps."
Grandma Han came to the kitchen with a smile on her face, holding the cakes her grandson had brought her. "Jiang Yuan, the cakes you made are so delicious. Thank you for your hard work."
"Grandma Han, as long as you like it," Jiang Yuan said with a smile.
Seeing that she was busy alone, Grandma Han asked her, "Do you need my help?"
"Grandma Han, no need. I can handle it here. I just need to fry this small ball of dough. The buns are already steamed and will be ready to eat soon."
Since she didn't need help, Grandma Han went downstairs and said, "I'll go check on Huaying."
After saying that, he turned around and gave his eldest grandson an assignment as he left: "Zhezi, help add firewood at home. Come down and call me if you need anything."
"Okay, go ahead."
When Grandma Han came over, Yun Huaying and the others were busy. The pig's trotters were stewing in the pot, and the pig intestines had been processed. She was washing the sauerkraut she had exchanged from someone else's house, planning to make sauerkraut and pig intestines later.
"You two girls are pretty good at cooking. I can smell the delicious food from so far away."
Seeing the elder coming, they both greeted her with smiles: "Grandma Han."
Yun Huaying immediately put down the kitchen knife and prepared to make her some tea, but Grandma Han stopped her, "Huaying, there's no need to make tea. Just go ahead and do your thing. I just drank some water at home."
Lin Shan brought a stool over to her and placed it at the door of the bright kitchen. "Grandma Han, our place is very simple and the kitchen is very narrow. Please sit here."
"You don't have to ask me to help you," said Grandma Han with a smile. Seeing that the two of them were working well together, one cooking and the other preparing the side dishes, she asked with a smile, "Do you need my help?"
"No, the two of us can handle it."
Seeing that these three girls were not spoiled at all, and had mature and stable personalities, and were hardworking and capable, Grandma Han became more and more satisfied, and she also understood why the old man had such a high opinion of them.
Not long after, Han Zheng returned, carrying a basket on his back. He came directly to their side. As soon as he entered the house, he greeted Grandma and said to the two of them, "Huaying, Linshan, don't go to the back mountain or set traps for the time being."
"What's wrong?" they both asked in unison.
"There are wolves in the mountains behind. I just heard them howling."
Han Zheng had carefully identified the sound and confirmed it was a wolf's howl. His brows were still furrowed. "I just heard the sound. The wolf is active not far from the back mountain. From now on, you must not enter the mountain at will. At most, go to the tea garden."
When Lin Shan heard there were wolves in the mountains, her expression changed drastically and she nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, we won't go there for the time being."
"This pack of wolves usually lives in the dense mountains. How could they run to the outskirts of the forest?" Grandma Han had seen wild wolves when she was fighting in the war before, and she had some understanding of the growth habits of wolves.
"Not sure."
Han Zheng had been to the depths of the mountains many times before, but this was the first time he heard the howling of wolves.
"Zhengzi, go tell the team leader and send a notice to the team, asking the villagers to be careful when entering the mountains. Even when cutting wood, they should go to the outskirts of the forest. Inform them not to go into the mountains alone." Grandma Han instructed her grandson.
"Okay, I'll go talk to him now."
Han Zheng put the basket in the kitchen. He didn't get much today, only four pheasants and rabbits. He suspected that all the game in the mountains had been scared away by the wolves.
Yun Huaying didn't say anything, but she was actually using the power of the contract to communicate with the magic vine, "Is that the gray wolf howling in the mountains? Is there something wrong?"
The magic vine quickly conveyed the message to her. A smile flashed in Yun Huaying's eyes. "So it turns out that the gray wolf is training its cubs to hunt. No wonder we didn't get much today."
The work in the fields was quickly completed. The team leader used a loudspeaker to announce what Han Zheng had conveyed, and then went to the rice mill to tell everyone about it.
Now the hunters who had set traps in the mountains no longer dared to enter the mountains, and people no longer dared to go deep into the mountains to chop wood. Wolves are not wild boars. If people encounter them, they will definitely not be able to escape. They will not take risks for a little game.
However, the wolves did not come down the mountain, they just howled in the mountains, and no one was overly panicked, but each family warned their children.
Four village cadres were invited to have dinner with Yun Huaying and her friends. After work, they went home to take a shower, cleaned up, and came here on time.
The four generations of the Han family, grandparents and grandchildren, arrived earlier than them and moved the tables, chairs and benches down from the house. They were now sitting at the table eating melon seeds. When they were all present, Han Zheng got up and went to the kitchen to help serve the food.
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