Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Jinjiang Solo
"Well, as expected of a child from our Zhang family, he knew what I meant as soon as he heard it. The person who fought with them happened to be the grandson of my mortal enemy."
No wonder Zhang Deming was in a bad mood, it turns out the other party has this identity.
"Since this was instigated by someone, then the two families should work together to find the instigator and give him a good beating."
Zhang Mengzhi said casually.
Since someone wants to be the fisherman, then find him out and get rid of him. Even if he is a mortal enemy, it is not impossible to cooperate.
"Yeah! You're really smart, I didn't even realize it."
Zhang Deming understood immediately after being reminded by his nephew.
Who says that sworn enemies will always be sworn enemies? Who says that sworn enemies can’t cooperate with each other?
Their dispute is their own business. If someone wants to cause trouble among them, don't blame them for joining forces to bring the other party down.
"Now that the matter has been resolved, stay and have a good meal tonight. We can talk about it tomorrow."
Father Zhang patted his cousin on the shoulder and said.
"Even if it's just for Meng Zhi's cooking, I have to eat before I leave tonight."
Zhang Deming was really not polite to his cousin. He had long wanted to eat the dishes cooked by his nephew. Even ordinary vegetables were delicious when cooked by Zhang Mengzhi.
"Okay, I'll go pick some vegetables. Dad, you can chat with me and watch Xiaoyu and Xiaoshuang write."
Zhang Mengzhi did what he said and picked up a basket to pick vegetables from his own vegetable garden.
The vegetable garden is not big, but the Zhang family is skilled in craftsmanship. They built some wooden racks to grow vegetables. Therefore, there are many varieties of vegetables in the garden, including several kinds of beans, eggplants, tomatoes, cucumbers, loofahs, pumpkins, winter melons, peppers, etc.
I used a knife to cut a handful of leeks and will use it for the stir-fried vegetables tonight.
After picking the vegetables, I sat by the well and picked and washed them.
The unwanted parts are piled on the edge of the field and later buried in the ground to rot and use as fertilizer.
Pour a bucket of water into the basin, then wash everything clean. The cold water is very refreshing in the hot summer.
Zhao wanted to cut the meat he bought in the morning into slices or cubes and put it in a bowl.
Then he began to show off his skills and cooked the dishes that Zhang Deming liked.
Like most men nowadays, he likes to eat meat, and it has to be big meat.
After blanching the braised pork, take it out and dry it, wash the pot clean, put a little meat in it, then pour the blanched meat into the pot and stir-fry until both sides are golden brown.
Stir-fry the excess oil so that it is not so greasy when you eat it. Then add ginger, garlic, star anise, and other spices and stir-fry.
Add white wine, soy sauce, and rock sugar, stir-fry, then scoop into a small casserole, add boiling water, and simmer over low heat. Turn the meat over occasionally to prevent it from sticking to the pan or uneven coloring.
Potatoes are easy to stew, so it’s fine to add them in the last half hour.
After transferring the braised pork to a small casserole, Zhang Mengzhi began to busy herself with other dishes.
Twice-cooked pork is one of the favorite dishes for many people in Sichuan Province.
Twice-cooked pork, as the name suggests, means that the dish is cooked again in the pot.
First put the meat into the pot, add onion and ginger slices and cook. When you insert a chopstick into the meat and no blood comes out, take it out and let it dry. Then cut it into thin slices and make them curl when stir-frying.
Remember not to make it too thin, or it will become mushy when fried. But it also cannot be too thick, or it will affect the taste.
Prepare the meat by cutting it into large, thin slices and placing it on a plate, then prepare the side dishes.
Garlic sprouts are a must, as well as Pixian bean paste and green peppers cut into pieces.
When stir-frying twice-cooked pork, first put a little oil and pepper in the pan, then add the meat slices and stir-fry until the meat curls up, then push them to one side of the pan, add Pixian bean paste and stir-fry, when the color turns red, shovel the meat over and stir-fry with the sauce.
After the meat and sauce are stir-fried evenly, add garlic sprouts, green pepper pieces, cooking wine, salt, sugar, and light soy sauce, and stir-fry evenly.
A plate of excellent twice-cooked pork is ready.
Because each family has different preferences, the methods of cooking twice-cooked pork are also different. The only thing that is certain is that this dish is one of the favorites of many people in Shu Province.
It tastes so good when eaten with rice that Zhang Mengzhi can eat two bowls of rice.
In addition to the two meat dishes, braised pork and twice-cooked pork, Zhang Mengzhi also made several vegetarian dishes without meat.
Needless to say, braised eggplant is delicious whether eaten with rice or with wine.
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, fried loofah, fried leeks, and stir-fried green beans.
Although there were only six dishes, Zhang Deming was very satisfied. If it weren't for his close relatives coming, he wouldn't be able to eat such good dishes.
In addition to rice, Zhang Mengzhi also stewed a pot of sweet soup with pumpkin, which was just right to relieve the greasiness.
"Do you want to eat first, or drink the sweet soup first?"
Zhang Mengzhi asked his two nephews while serving the rice.
Mr. Zhang and his cousin have already started drinking. They are not interested in rice now. Wine and food are their favorites.
"Drink the sweet soup first."
The two children stared at the sweet pumpkin soup. There is no child who doesn't like sweet food.
The cooled sweet soup tastes just right now and can also serve as an appetite whet.
"good."
Zhang Mengzhi first served each of his two nephews a small bowl of sweet soup, and then served a bowl of rice to his mother and sister.
"Thank you, bro."
Zhang Mengyu took the rice with both hands and sat down with her mother to eat.
"Mengzhi, your cooking skills are really good!"
After eating several pieces of braised pork, Zhang Deming gave his nephew a thumbs up.
"Thank you, sir. I will have to keep working hard!"
Zhang Mengzhi's dream is to open a fast food restaurant. If his cooking skills are not good, no one will come to eat, so he really needs to continue working hard to improve his cooking skills.
When he is at home, he is responsible for all the meals.
"Brother, it's delicious."
Zhang Mengyu ate the rice in big mouthfuls. She almost swallowed her tongue while eating the delicious braised pork mixed with the rice.
"Eat slowly, don't choke."
Zhang Mengzhi tried to remind his sister and two nephews, but they were too busy to listen and focused on eating. Seeing this, he could only shake his head helplessly, pick up a few pieces of meat for his mother, and then pick up the bowl to eat.
The braised pork is soft, sweet and delicious, perfect with a mouthful of rice.
There is also twice-cooked pork, which is clearly pork belly with thick fat on top, but it doesn’t feel greasy at all when you eat it.
Served with garlic sprouts and green pepper cubes, everyone's chopsticks couldn't help but reach for it without Zhang Mengzhi saying anything.
The two meat dishes were finished first, but the remaining vegetarian dishes did not disappoint them and were all very delicious.
Zhang Mengzhi looked at the empty plate. The dishes he cooked today were quite large in portion, but he finished them all.
“I feel so full!”
Father Zhang and cousin Zhang Deming loosened their belts at the same time.
“…”
Zhang Mengzhi looked at it and stroked his forehead.
"What should we do now? We are all full."
Zhang Mengyu looked at her brother, her own stomach was also very full!
"I'll go make some hawthorn water to help digestion."
Zhang Mengzhi wiped his face and went to the kitchen to boil hawthorn water without even having time to put away the dishes.
The hawthorn was brought by Zhang Mengyao and Xia Dayong, with the original intention of cooking it for their two children to stimulate their appetite and help digestion.
As a result, Zhang Mengzhi usually took good care of the two children, and the hawthorn was not used at all. Now it's all right, everyone drinks the boiled water together.
Everyone enjoyed the meal today. We had bought some meat in the morning and hung it in the well to freeze, intending to use it to make oil in the evening. But we ate it all in one meal and didn’t even get to make any oil.
Looking at the empty oil tank, Zhang Mengzhi decided to buy some meat to make oil tomorrow morning.
"Mengzhi, this is the reward your aunt and I gave you. It's amazing that you were admitted to university."
Zhang Deming quietly came to the kitchen to find his nephew and stuffed a bundle of money into his pocket.
"Master, I can't accept this."
It seemed that there were hundreds of dollars in it. Zhang Mengzhi didn't dare to accept it and quickly returned it.
"Put it away quickly. This is a gift from your aunt and I. If you don't accept it, you are looking down on us."
Zhang Deming's words were very serious. Zhang Mengzhi was in a bad position whether to accept it or not.
"Master, this is too much."
Zhang Mengzhi looked at the money in his hand and always felt uneasy about accepting it.
"Take it! This money may seem like a lot, but it won't cost you much. You are the only college student in our Zhang family, so as a senior, I must show my appreciation."
Zhang Deming took the money and put it in his bag, then patted his nephew on the shoulder.
"Money is nothing to our family. Your admission to university brings honor to our Zhang family."
Zhang Deming did not say how arrogant he was in front of his opponents.
His cousin brought him honor, so he and his wife were happy to receive the money.
Compared with the relative in his old rival's family who was holding him back, Zhang Mengzhi was much more capable.
Not only did his colleagues envy Zhang Deming, even his boss praised him for his good parenting skills.
"Since you said so, I'll take the money."
Zhang Mengzhi also understood that Zhang Deming's family was indeed not short of money.
He had worked for the Little Red Guards before, and had hidden many good things. Moreover, he had room for maneuver, and many people followed his advice and were secretly protected.
Therefore, during the Great Purge, he not only managed to escape, but was also promoted.
So this hundred yuan is a lot for an ordinary family, but for Zhang Deming it is just ten big unity cards. The important thing is that this nephew is very worth his investment.
He is giving out one hundred dollars now, but the future return will definitely be more than just one hundred dollars.
Zhang Mengzhi also knew this, so he accepted it.
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