Chapter 169 Deliberately Bullying Xiao Yu
Yu Hui ignored her and said to Zhan Lang, "Xiao Lang, please help me move a table to the side so I can put the food on it."
"Okay." Zhan Lang responded and went to look for an empty table.
Aunt Bai looked at Yu Hui and muttered quietly, "We already have a stove at home, but you still ask Xiaolang to borrow it. What a hassle."
Yu Hui heard it, turned her head and looked at her and said, "It really is very tiring."
She was the one who deliberately occupied the stove, so Zhan Lang had to borrow it back. In fact, she was the one who was really causing trouble.
Aunt Bai heard it, an unnatural look flashed across her face, and she turned and went into the kitchen.
Zhan Lang moved an unused small long table from the warehouse at home and placed it next to the stove. He also got some water and wiped the table clean with a rag.
After lighting the fire and adding charcoal to the stove, Yu Hui added water to the clean large iron pot, put three square pieces of pork belly into the pot to cook, and also added a few slices of ginger and a small bundle of green onions.
Zhan Lang had nothing to do, so he just watched from the side.
After the meat was cooked and taken out of the pot, Yu Hui asked Zhan Lang to find her a thick needle. After washing it, she used the needle to poke holes in the skin of the pork belly.
Then evenly spread the sauce made with brown sugar, dark soy sauce and vinegar on the pork belly.
Add thick oil to the pan, heat the oil, place the pork belly skin side down, and fry in the pan until the skin turns yellow and bubbles.
The fragrance spread in the Zhan family's yard.
After the pork belly was fried, Yu Hui scooped some oil from the pot and put the chopped pickles in the pot and stir-fried them until fragrant.
After the chopped pickles were fried and the pork belly had cooled down a bit, Yu Hui cut the pork belly into thick slices one finger wide and one finger long directly on the table in the yard.
I took a large bowl for eating noodles, evenly spread the chopped pork belly on the bottom of the bowl, and then put the fried chopped pickles on the meat.
There are only three bowls in total, so there is no need for a steamer. Just put a steaming rack in the big iron pot, put the three bowls of meat on it, cover the pot and steam it.
It only takes about two hours to steam. Except for frying the other three dishes, which takes a little time, they are all very quick to prepare and can be made in time before the banquet.
After the shaobai was steamed, Yu Hui had some free time and sat on a small stool to chat with Zhan Lang.
"The director of our city's Industry and Commerce Bureau is coming to dinner today. When he comes, I'll help you inquire about opening a restaurant."
"OK."
"If Aunt Yu opened a restaurant, what would she sell?"
Yu Hui thought about it carefully and said, "For now, let's just open a noodle shop."
Baozi is considered breakfast. If you run a baozi shop, you have to get up in the early morning to make baozi, which is too hard.
If she were to open a noodle shop, she would like to open a noodle shop that only serves lunch. She would fry the toppings and let the noodles rise in the morning, and close the shop after selling out at noon.
At this time, very few people eat out at night, and only a few people eat out at noon.
As for why I don’t sell that meal in the morning, it’s because I don’t want to get up early and I don’t want to be too tired.
Yes, it’s that willful.
Decades later, Yu Hui has seen many such capricious shops. The owners have skills and can make a lot of money by opening them for half a day, but they will close the shops after selling out.
Zhan Lang: "Aunt Yu, the noodles you make are delicious. If you open a noodle shop, your business will definitely be good. If you open a noodle shop, you can also let Qiuyan and the others help in the store, so they don't have to go back to the countryside."
This way, he can see her when he comes back from vacation.
"It may not be possible to ask Qiuyan and the others to help in the store." Yu Hui shook her head and said.
"Why?" Zhan Lang was puzzled. "You can't hire anyone to open a shop now. If you open a shop alone, you will definitely be too busy. Qiuyan and the others are the best candidates to help."
Yu Hui looked at him deeply, a smile in her eyes, "Qiu Ye is going home to continue her high school studies, and Qiu Yan is also going to sign up for the army next month."
Zhan Lang was stunned, "She wants to join the army?"
Yu Hui smiled and nodded. "She said our military district will be recruiting soldiers in mid-August, and she will sign up directly with our military district then."
Zhan Lang: "..."
He also joined the army after graduation. Gu Qiuyan wanted to join the army as a female soldier and would most likely stay in the army in the future. This seemed like a good idea.
The sound of a car horn outside the door brought Zhan Lang back to his senses.
"A guest is coming." Zhan Lang quickly got up and went to the door to greet the guest.
Zhan Beifang also walked out of the study.
Two middle-aged men in Lenin suits and two middle-aged women in skirts walked into the yard with smiles on their faces.
"Old Zhan..."
Commander Zhan walked over and shook hands with him, exchanged a few words of greeting, and was about to lead the person into the house to sit down.
However, some people were attracted by the aroma of steamed buns and were unwilling to go in, so they walked towards Yu Hui.
"Is what's steamed here salty pork?" Yang Ning pointed at the pot and asked Yu Hui who was standing beside him.
Yu Hui nodded.
Yang Ning turned around and looked at Division Commander Zhan who was walking over. He smiled and said, "Old Zhan, you really understand me. I love eating this salty braised pork. But for all these years, I haven't been able to eat it properly in the cafeteria or the state-owned restaurants. This one smells right today, it must be delicious."
Commander Zhan smiled and said, "I know you like it, so I specially asked Xiao Yu to make it."
In fact, he didn't even remember what Yang Ning liked to eat.
He's a stinky man, why should I remember what he likes to eat?
"You're such a good brother." Yang Ning patted Zhan Beifang's arm happily.
Zhan Lang: "Uncles and aunts, please come in and have a cup of tea."
Yang Ning looked at the big iron pot with steam with some reluctance, and followed Zhan Beifang and the others into the house.
Yu Hui watched them go into the house, and when she turned around, she saw Aunt Bai standing at the kitchen door, clutching her apron tightly and staring at her big iron pot.
Noticing her gaze, Aunt Bai looked away, snorted coldly, and turned back to the kitchen.
Director Yang is the only one who likes to eat salty braised pork. The other guests must like her dishes more.
Then several waves of guests arrived one after another, including Political Commissar Gao and his wife.
Every time a wave of people comes, they have to go to Yu Hui’s steaming and boiling stove to take a look.
Su Yun came back at around eleven o'clock, and two guests came back with her.
Yu Hui saw the box in her hand and guessed that she was going to the city to get a cake.
At that time, the three children who came with their parents were squatting beside Yu Hui and asking her how long the shaobai in the pot would last.
Su Yun asked Zhan Lang to bring the cake in, then walked up to Yu Hui and asked, "Why are you making it outside?"
Yu Hui said truthfully, "Sister Bai was using the stove and pots in the kitchen, so they couldn't be freed up at the moment. Boiling and steaming food takes a long time, and I was afraid it would be too late, so I asked Xiaolang to find a stove and pot."
Hearing this, Su Yun glanced at the kitchen, a hint of displeasure flashing in her eyes.
There was a big stove with three burners and two stoves at home. She didn't believe that Sister Bai could take them all and not leave any space on either stove or in the pot.
It is obvious that Sister Bai is deliberately occupying it and bullying Xiao Yu.
Su Yun entered the kitchen and looked at Aunt Bai who was making braised lion's head and asked, "How are the dishes coming along?"
Aunt Bai: "It's almost ready to be served. We can start eating anytime."
"Your dishes are all ready to be served, but of Xiaoyu's four dishes, only one is still steaming in the pot." Su Yun's tone was a little cold.
Aunt Bai also heard it. She was a little unhappy and lowered her eyelids guiltily. She pointed to an empty stove and said, "This stove was emptied a long time ago. Xiaoyu didn't use it."
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