Chapter 167 Applying for Border Defense
Zhao Changying, Yu Hui and Gu Qiuyan had no objection to this outcome.
The next morning, Zhou Xinhong and Sun Wenxiu were sent on a train to the northernmost part of the motherland.
At the same time, Zhou Weimin also submitted an application to guard the border, and the organization approved his application.
Two days after Zhou Xinhong left, Zhou Weimin and Sun Tieying also moved out of the military family compound.
Zhou Xinhong and the Zhou family passed away so suddenly that the people in the military family compound were surprised and puzzled.
There is no wall that is impenetrable. Someone was not sure who told the story of what Zhou Xinhong and Sun Wenxiu had done, and it spread throughout the compound.
Everyone only then learned the truth about the Zhou family's sudden departure, and they all said they were surprised.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Xinhong and Sun Wenxiu, two seemingly quiet little girls, had such a bad heart that they dared to harm others in that way.
In this world, there will always be different voices about the same thing.
Some people also said that Yu Hui and others had gone too far. Nothing happened, but they forced Zhou Xinhong and Sun Wenxiu to be sent down to the farm, and Zhou Weimin's family could no longer stay in the compound, so they went to guard the border.
"Let me help with Chief Zhan's birthday party?" Yu Hui asked Su Yun who was sitting in front of her.
The latter smiled and nodded, "Yes, it's the day after tomorrow at noon, which happens to be Saturday. You don't have to prepare three tables of banquets by yourself, just make four of your signature home-cooked hot dishes."
They ordered a table of twelve dishes for the birthday banquet, including four cold dishes, one noodle dish, two main dishes, and a soup, all of which were prepared by Sister Bai, and the other four hot dishes were prepared by Yu Hui.
"I won't let you work in vain. I'll give you a big red envelope after you're done." Su Yun added with a smile.
Yu Hui hurriedly said, "Sister Su, if you like my craftsmanship, please invite me. I will go even if you don't give me anything."
"I'd like to know the menu for the other eight dishes besides my four, and also, Sister Su, are there any dietary restrictions for your family and guests?"
Only when she knows the menu and whether there are any dietary restrictions can she make arrangements.
When she asked this, Su Yun felt that although she was young, she was very cautious in her work.
Su Yun counted on her fingers: "As for the cold dishes, there's braised beef, boiled chicken, mixed black fungus, and fried peanuts."
Lao Zhan and most of the guests like to drink, and peanuts are a must.
"The sweet pastry is our sister Bai's specialty, the golden taro roll. You can try it when the time comes. It's delicious."
"Two main dishes, one is braised lion's head, the other is stewed lamb belly." This is also Sister Bai's specialty.
"The soup is Buddha Jumps Over the Wall."
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall? Yu Hui's eyes widened.
As expected of a high-ranking leader’s family, they can still make Buddha Jumps Over the Wall in this day and age.
Su Yun saw the shock on her face and said, "You may not have heard of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. It's a very famous Fujian dish."
She hadn't eaten this dish for many years. It happened that some time ago, Lao Zhan's comrades who were guarding the islands in the south sent her some abalone, sea cucumber, scallops, etc. When Sister Bai was deciding on the menu, she said that she wanted to use those dried seafood to make a Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
Yu Hui nodded pretending not to know.
"As for dietary restrictions, it seems that neither our family nor our guests have any dietary restrictions."
Yu Hui pursed her lips and thought for a moment before saying, "I see there's no fish or steamed vegetables in the menu, so I'll make some flying dragon fish, salty braised pork belly, stir-fried liver and kidney that goes well with rice or wine, and some mapo tofu."
Sister Su asked her to cook her signature home-cooked dishes, and these can also be considered home-cooked dishes.
The other eight dishes were relatively light, while her four dishes were relatively heavy in flavor.
"What kind of fish is flying dragon fish?" It was the first time Su Yun heard of this dish.
Yu Hui: "It's a grass carp that's been cut and deep-fried. It looks like it's flying, so it's called flying dragon fish."
It sounds quite interesting, and Su Yun is looking forward to it.
She had eaten that salty Shaobai in the cafeteria and the state-owned restaurant, but the taste was not very good. She wondered if Xiao Yu could make it taste different.
She had eaten fried pork liver before, but she had never eaten the liver and kidney fried together. She wondered if the combination of the two could create a different spark.
Yu Hui wrote a note to Su Yun with the ingredients and quantities needed to make these dishes. She prepared them in advance, and Yu Hui just had to go and make them early that morning.
After Su Yun returned home, she gave the note to Aunt Bai and asked her to prepare all the ingredients.
Aunt Bai frowned and shook her head as she looked at it. "Grass carp has a strong earthy smell and lots of bones. How can it be delicious?"
Flying dragon fish, this name sounds weird.
"And this salty braised pork belly is a dish only served at grand banquets in rural areas."
"Stir-fried liver and kidneys. It's so fishy when fried together, with both liver and kidneys..."
Su Yun rolled her eyes at her nagging, "Why are you talking so much? Just prepare as I told you to."
Aunt Bai: "...I'm just worried that the customers won't like the food or won't enjoy it."
Su Yun: "You don't have to worry about that. Just prepare the ingredients and make your eight dishes."
Aunt Bai curled her lips and closed them, thinking: If the customers don't like these unpresentable dishes and the Zhan family loses face, it will be none of my business.
July 22nd, Saturday, is also Commander Zhan’s birthday.
After breakfast, Yu Hui went to the Zhan family.
Gu Qiuyan wanted to go with her to help, but she refused. If one more person went, Sister Su would have to give an extra red envelope.
Her four dishes were very simple to prepare and she could do it by herself without any help.
When they arrived at the Zhan family, Su Yun, who was wearing a blue stand-up collar dress, welcomed her into the living room for tea.
There was a burst of fragrance wafting from the kitchen, obviously someone was busy.
"I've asked Sister Bai to prepare the ingredients you need. I also bought the fish at the market this morning and killed it."
Yu Hui drank half a cup of tea, then stood up and said, "Then I'll go to the kitchen and prepare the dishes."
"Okay." Su Yun took Yu Hui into the kitchen.
The Zhan family’s kitchen is quite large, with a three-burner stove and two stoves.
Aunt Bai was standing over a large pot frying golden taro rolls.
"This is our nanny, Sister Bai."
"Sister Bai." Yu Hui nodded and called out.
"Yeah." Aunt Bai responded with a forced smile.
Su Yun looked at Yu Hui and said, "If you need anything, just go to Sister Bai. I need to go into the city to get something and pick up two people."
Yu Hui nodded, "Okay."
"You can also look for Xiaolang. He went out with his father and will be back soon." Su Yun added.
After saying that, Su Yun took her bag and drove out.
Seeing that the main stove and two stoves were occupied, Yu Hui decided to prepare the dishes first.
The first thing to do was to prepare the fish. There were quite a few things on the counter, and Yu Hui wanted to move them aside to make some space for herself to prepare the fish. As soon as she picked up an empty plate, Aunt Bai said, "Don't move it. I'm going to use those."
Yu Hui: “…”
"I'm not moving. I'm just moving to the side. Otherwise, you'll be cluttering up the counter with empty plates and bowls, and I'll have no place to cut vegetables."
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