On the other side, Lu Zhengxu had already built an earthen stove in the yard.
The fire in the earthen stove was lit, igniting the dry charcoal. Seeing that the dry charcoal was already glowing red, Chen Jiao put the marinated lamb leg on it.
At the same time, the fire in the stove was burning very brightly.
The bone-nourishing soup has been stewed until it turns snow-white.
Chen Jiao called the two little ones at home to ask Uncle Lu and his family to come over for dinner.
But when the two little ones came back they said that Second Grandpa and the others refused to come, and only sister Daya and brother Gou Wa came.
Chen Jiao had no choice but to ask Lu Zhengxu to scoop up the soup from the pot while she went to the second room herself.
"Jiaojiao, why are you here? Your family has guests today, so go back quickly." As soon as Ma Cuilian saw Chen Jiao, she drove her out.
Chen Jiao looked at Ma Cuilian with a hurt expression, "Second Aunt, are you and Second Uncle angry with us because Zhengxu and I are leaving? Are you refusing to stay with our family?"
Ma Cuilian got anxious when she heard this. "What are you talking about, kid? Are your uncle and aunt that kind of people? It's a good thing that Zhengxu can return to the army and be reinstated. Your uncle and I are so happy. Why are you so angry?"
"Then Second Aunt felt that I was not sincere enough by instructing Yangyang and Nannan to treat you to a meal, so she refused to go."
Ma Cuilian poked Chen Jiao's forehead helplessly, "Why do you always have such random thoughts every day? We are a family, what's the point of being sincere or not?"
"Since Second Aunt is not angry, then call Second Uncle and Big Brother, Second Brother, and Big Sister-in-law to come to our house for dinner." Chen Jiao hugged Ma Cuilian's arm and pulled her out of the yard.
“Hey, kid…” Ma Cuilian said quickly, “Okay, okay, let’s go to your house for dinner. You let Second Aunt go first and let her change her clothes before going over.
Otherwise, it would be so embarrassing if your colleagues saw Second Aunt dressed in such shabby clothes! ”
Chen Jiao then let go of Ma Cuilian and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll wait for you to change your clothes. Second uncle, eldest brother, second brother, eldest sister-in-law, you should also put away your work and come with me to eat first."
Lu Ping, Lu An and Chen Ying were still a little embarrassed.
Everyone has had a hard time these days, especially this year. They always go to Shen Jiao's house to eat, and they feel bad about it.
Lu Wensong said, "Jiaojiao has come to invite us, what are you guys standing there for? Pack up and leave."
After Lu Wensong spoke, Lu Ping, Lu An and Chen Ying hurried into the house to clean up.
Soon, the whole family changed into clean clothes with relatively few patches.
When Chen Jiao brought the second family back, Lu Zhengxu had already scooped up the snow-white bone soup and put it in a basin.
There is a fire in the stove and the pot is already heated.
Chen Jiao poured a large shovel of lard into the pot. As the lard melted, the tempting aroma wafted out.
When the oil was heated to a high temperature, she quickly added the mutton offal and stir-fried it. Then, she poured in the snow-white bone soup. A burst of hot steam rose up, and the bubbling white soup was rich in aroma.
After adding onions, ginger, peppercorns and other spices to bring out the aroma, Chen Jiao put in the thinly sliced mutton.
After cooking, she first filled two aluminum lunch boxes with mutton soup that she had prepared long ago and put them aside, and then filled another large bowl and asked Lu Zhengxu to deliver it to Lu Wu's house.
At this time, the stove in the yard also overflowed with the aroma of roasted lamb and wheat.
What is roasting in this oven is not only the lamb leg, but also the main dish of tonight, the baked steamed buns.
Almost no one in Dajiang Village knows about the northern way of eating mutton soup with steamed buns.
Chen Jiao opened the stove and turned over the baked steamed bun. Then she brushed the large leg of lamb with oil, cumin, chili powder and other seasonings, and finally sprinkled a handful of coriander on it.
The aroma of roasted lamb mixed with various seasonings was so overbearing.
When Lu Zhengxu came back, the roast lamb was ready.
Chen Jiao took a dustpan and took out the baked steamed buns from the stove. Lu Zhengxu brought out two large pots of mutton soup from the kitchen. Everyone took a bowl and ate directly around the stove in the yard.
The heat from the charcoal fire makes it so warm while eating.
Chen Jiao took out a bottle of Erguotou and poured wine for everyone.
"Sister He, Second Sister-in-law, Comrade Qian, Comrade Zhou, thanks to your support for my work during this period of time, the third store has been getting better and better. Thank you, I offer a toast to everyone."
Chen Jiao held up the small cup and spoke to everyone sincerely.
Qian Jin, Zhou Bayi, and Li Yan drank the wine offered by Shen Jiao, with a myriad of emotions in their hearts.
The three of them were able to get such good jobs because of Chen Jiao. Their gratitude to Chen Jiao is not only in their hearts, but also in their daily work.
On weekdays at work, they try their best to do their best to fulfill Chen Jiao's arrangements because they are grateful to Chen Jiao for giving them this job.
After Chen Jiao toasted, the three of them also stood up and toasted Chen Jiao one by one.
After Shen Jiao drank it, her grateful eyes fell on Lawrence Lu’s family.
She raised her glass again and said, "In the past few years, Zhengxu has been at home, and I was not sensible before. Thanks to the help of my second uncle, second aunt, eldest brother and second brother, we have been able to make ends meet.
Second uncle, second aunt, eldest brother, second brother, eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, I am grateful for your kindness. Chen Jiao would like to offer a toast to you. ”
After Chen Jiao finished speaking, she tilted her head back and was about to drink the wine in one gulp.
The man's worried and deep eyes fell on her.
As soon as she finished drinking, Lu Zhengxu quickly supported her, "Jiaojiao, thank you uncle and aunt for letting me do this."
It was not appropriate for him to interfere in her work and thank her colleagues on her behalf.
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