Chapter 35: Salt-baked snails
Yu Haiyao had a bad feeling. Ge Tai always did things according to the barbarian's rules. Adding Yu Zhile into the mix, he didn't dare to think any further.
"Brother-in-law." He called Zhang Zhenhua loudly.
Zhang Zhenhua had been using the wine glass to hide the mockery on his lips, but when he heard Yu Haiyao's voice, he immediately switched to a Maitreya Buddha smile.
"What, what happened?" He pretended to be a little drunk.
Seeing his expression, Yu Haiyao knew what he was thinking.
"Brother-in-law, you should communicate well with Deputy Captain Ge. Today is our mother's 60th birthday." He still dragged Zhang Zhenhua into the matter, and deliberately emphasized the word "communication".
Zhang Zhenhua spread his hands and said, "I am just an ordinary director of a supply and marketing cooperative. What is there to communicate with Captain Ge?"
As he spoke, he winked at Yu Zhile, indicating that he was on her side.
His greasy face was squeezed into a ball, and Yu Zhile watched him act coldly.
"Taohong, is this how you let people bully our mother?" Yu Haiyao directed his attack at Yu Taohong.
Yu Taohong glanced at Zhang Zhenhua, hesitating and not daring to say anything.
"Okay, okay." Yu Haiyao looked very unhappy after being humiliated twice in public.
Ge Tai turned his back.
Yu Zhile walked to the table in the middle of the yard where a large pot of food was piled up, put his hands under the table, and made a gesture to lift the table.
Everyone's eyes were on her, some opened their mouths, ready to scream.
"Don't worry, I never waste food." She smiled sweetly.
Then he walked to the wall, swung the axe, and hit the surface of the water tank hard.
With a loud thud, the water jar cracked and water gushed out, soaking the soil and turning it into a dark brown color.
Everyone was stunned by her action.
Afterwards, the chair was broken by her and two axe marks appeared on the door frame. No one dared to move.
Old Mrs. Yu swallowed nervously, fearing that the axe would fall on her head the next second.
Then she went to the kitchen with an axe, scaring the women into running out of the yard.
"Stop!" Old Mrs. Yu suddenly remembered the first words Yu Haiguang said when he brought the iron pot home, and ran to the kitchen.
The sound of clanging echoed in the yard, and Yu Zhile knocked a big hole in the iron pot.
"You, you are going to kill me." Seeing that things had reached a point where they were irreversible, Old Mrs. Yu clutched her collar and cried bitterly, and fainted after running out of breath.
Wu Caixia screamed and asked people to carry Old Lady Yu to the health center.
"I'll say it again, don't mess with me." Yu Zhile threw the axe at Yu Haiyao's feet, with the blade facing him.
A low voice came from the crowd: "Daguang, Daguang is back."
"Uncle Daguang is back! Uncle Daguang is back!" The ignorant children clapped and cheered.
Soon, all the children present were clapping and repeating.
Many people firmly believe that children's eyes can see different things, and they feel a chill down their spine.
The yard was in a mess. The invited brigade cadres left with a sneer, and the others also quickened their pace and walked out of the yard.
Yang Suyun did not stay either, and gave all the wild vegetables picked by the Yu Yang brothers to Yu Zhile.
After leaving the hospital, Zhang Wenxin looked at Yu Zhile with admiration: "Lele, you are so cool."
Yu Zhile smiled and thanked Ge Tai.
Ge Tai shrugged: "One thing for one thing."
The three of them went their separate ways at the intersection.
"I told you, Ge Tai is different from those people." Zhang Wenxin said with a smile.
Her grandfather and the team leader went to the commune for a meeting. Ge Tai was in charge of the village these days, so she immediately dragged Yu Zhile to the fields to watch the fun.
Yu Zhile couldn't help but laugh. It was indeed different. He had never seen a deputy captain with such a bandit-like demeanor.
"Let's go. I'll treat you to lunch at noon." She was planning to make two more dishes with wild vegetables.
Zhang Wenxin smiled even more: "Okay, I shared a piece of land with Chen Zhao a few days ago, and I heard him talk about your craftsmanship."
Speaking of Chen Zhao, he was released after writing a letter of guarantee, and now he is rubbing alcohol on himself in the courtyard.
Zhou Yuesheng had strong hands and rubbed him so hard that he cried out.
As soon as Yu Zhile and the other person entered the room, they heard his screams. If they didn't know, they would have thought he was being beaten.
"Brother-in-law, I was just injured, but now I'm close to death." Chen Zhao sniffed.
"I'll teach you a lesson. Don't just use your fists to deal with things in the future." Yu Zhile flicked his head. "However, I'll reward you with an extra bowl of rice today."
Chen Zhao raised his hand and cheered.
Yu Zhile touched the cloud logo and turned on the live broadcast.
"I'll go deal with the tape, you just sit down." She said to Zhang Wenxin.
Zhang Wenxin wanted to help, so she moved a stool and sat next to her to study.
"Slice from the side with a knife, open the shell, and the whole meat column can be eaten." Yu Zhile took one and explained the process to her.
Zhang Wen's admiration grew even stronger: "You study so well and know so much."
Her family has been supporting her education. She lived with her aunt during elementary and junior high school, and lived on campus during high school. She has never been to the kitchen.
"These are all very simple. You'll learn them if you watch them more often." Yu Zhile handed her the knife and asked her to try.
Zhang Wenxin's movements were clumsy, but she successfully removed the penis, and an indescribable sense of pride arose in her heart.
"Can I learn to cook from you in the future?" she asked.
After working for a few days, she was always dizzy from the sun. Her parents refused to let her go to the fields, but she went there secretly today.
Yu Zhile replied: "Sure, I'll go to the mountain tomorrow, you can come with me."
"Le Le, you're so nice." Tears welled up in Zhang Wen's eyes and he worked harder.
I didn’t throw away the scallop shells either, as I’ll use them as a container for making minced garlic later.
"Rub the conchs with salt to remove the mucus, then rinse them clean." Yu Zhile glanced at Zhou Yuesheng who was washing the conchs.
Zhang Wenxin moved the abalone in the basin and asked, "What about this? Where should I eat it?"
"Prepare to dry the abalone and process it after dinner." Yu Zhile began to pick out impurities from the seaweed.
Zhang Wenxin took a closer look and asked, "Why is this seaweed not green?"
"Fresh seaweed is green when boiled, and it turns purple when it is dried and boiled for a long time," Yu Zhile explained to her.
Zhang Wenxin said "oh" and continued to help.
Yu Zhile went into the kitchen to make salt-baked snails, and she hurriedly followed.
"Bake some eggs. Boil them in water for seven minutes." Yu Zhile took out ten eggs. She bought a small basket at the market yesterday. "Boil them, rinse them with cold water, and crack the shells."
Yu Zhile specially picked out a casserole, took out the coarse salt, poured it into the dry pot, added spices, and stir-fried on low heat.
The fragrance gradually spread, and she scooped out two-thirds of the coarse salt.
“Bury the eggs at the bottom so they are more flavorful.”
Zhang Wenxin helped put the eggs in, and Yu Zhile evenly spread the coarse salt to completely cover the eggs.
"If you put the snails on the bottom layer, the taste will be too strong, so just put them on the top layer." She arranged the snails neatly, "Close the lid and simmer on low heat for fifteen minutes."
"Won't the pot explode without water? Won't it get burnt?"
“Why not use an iron pot?”
Zhang Wenxin had a hundred thousand questions in her mind, and so did the audience in the live broadcast room.
Yu Zhile answered her questions one by one.
At the same time, Zhou Yuesheng prepared the garlic sauce and put the scallops into the steamer.
While waiting, Yu Zhile quickly made wild leek omelette and blanched red amaranth to make a cold dish.
"You are so awesome." Zhang Wenxin admired him from the bottom of her heart.
Gradually, the salty aroma and garlic flavor invaded everyone's olfactory system.
Zhang Wenxin used her hand to stir the air, but was attracted by a fresh soapberry scent. Her eyes stayed on Zhile's ear.
Suddenly coming back to her senses, she quietly turned her gaze away, only to meet Zhou Yuesheng's eyes.
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