Chapter 63: Ghost Braised Spare Ribs, Braised Beef and Twice-cooked Pork
Yu Zhile’s first reaction was that it was really stupid.
Even though his right hand was badly injured, he still planned to read some books and write that 10,000-word plan.
On second thought, she noticed her blind spot—this guy wasn’t drunk yesterday!
She pinched her fingers, thinking about what she would ask him to do when his arm healed.
"Eavesdropping?" Yu Peilan suddenly appeared behind her, putting her hands on her shoulders.
Yu Zhile's cheeks turned a light pink as she defended herself, "I didn't mean to do that. They weren't hiding from anyone."
"Well, it's all Big Brother and Xiao Zhou's fault for not choosing the right place." Yu Peilan glanced at the two people sitting carefree under the eaves in the backyard and smiled.
Yu Zhile touched his nose, turned around and walked towards the rack where dried goods were hung, but she pulled his hand and asked him to sit on the swing.
"I heard from Xiao Yue that this was done by Xiao Zhou?" Yu Peilan gently rocked the swing.
The sound of babbling followed.
Yu Zhile hummed, leaned back in his chair, and felt the swinging trajectory with his whole body and mind. "Are you still in touch with Sheng Lanyue?" Yu Peilan suddenly changed the subject.
Yu Zhile didn't think too much about it and said that Sheng Lanyue had sent her a letter.
"Do you still remember that Aunt Liang in the compound?" Yu Peilan said with a hint of sarcasm, "When she sees me, she always asks you and Sheng Lanyue when you will get married after dating for so many years."
"I've told her many times that Sheng Lanyue is my friend." Yu Zhile felt helpless.
Yu Peilan smiled, and spoke again after a long while: "Although I don't like you and Xiao Zhou dating, I have something to tell you."
"Who wants to date him!" Yu Zhile suddenly sat up straight with his feet touching the floor.
The swing therefore stopped shaking.
Yu Peilan smiled and shook her head, saying, "I am very grateful that he took the knife for your uncle. Emotionally, this kind of kindness is hard to offset with material things, but I don't want your future choices to be affected by this incident."
"Aunt, I really don't want to date him!" Yu Zhile leaned his head back on the chair again, looking at the blue sky and playing with his fingers.
Yu Peilan said nothing more and exerted more strength to make the swing start shaking.
Yu Haiguang left for the city at around 3:30 p.m. and arrived at the town cultural center at 4:30 p.m.
This place used to be the pawnshop of landlord Jiang. The tall counter is still preserved, but the wooden fence above the counter has long been smashed into pieces.
On the counter, an old man in coarse clothes and glasses was reading a newspaper.
"Hello, can I borrow a book now?" Yu Haiguang asked, breaking the silence.
The old man looked up, pushed up his glasses, and asked, "Which village are you from? Do you have an ID? What book do you want to borrow?"
Yu Haiguang handed over He Youan's transfer certificate and replied, "Haiyu Village, borrow as many books on kelp farming as you can."
"Kelp farming?" The old man's voice rose slightly. "Wait, I'll get it for you!"
After saying that, he rushed down the counter and started rummaging through the drawers.
After a few minutes, Yu Haiguang saw several books moving slowly towards the counter. He was frightened and quickly climbed over the counter.
The old man walked forward unsteadily, holding a stack of books half a person's height.
Yu Haiguang hurried forward to take it and carefully placed the book on the stairs.
"Wait a moment, I'll go find some rope for you so you can take it back." The old man took two deep breaths and walked into the inner room, holding his waist.
So, Yu Haiguang walked to the Armed Forces Department carrying a dozen books in one hand.
At this time, Liu Ying and Ning Tan had already returned from the provincial capital.
"This is outrageous! They actually want to completely suppress such a big thing!" Liu Ying slammed the table angrily.
Ning Tan, who was sitting next to him, had an equally gloomy expression on his face.
He poured Liu Ying a glass of water and said, "Drink some water, don't get yourself sick from anger."
"I'm not done with them!" Liu Ying still has some of the courage he had when he went into battle to kill the enemies.
Under the horrified gaze of the clerical clerk, Yu Haiguang walked into the Armed Forces Department and went straight to Ning Tan's office.
The atmosphere in the room was very heavy. He guessed that things would develop as he and He Youan had predicted.
With a bang, two piles of books fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
The sound attracted the attention of both of them.
"Wow, I told you that you'd live a long life and wouldn't die so easily." Liu Ying slammed the table and sighed when he saw Yu Haiguang, "You must have participated in this plan."
Yu Haiguang saluted her.
His old leader was a comrade-in-arms who had been through thick and thin with Liu Ying. He knew Liu Ying's deeds and admired her very much.
Ning Tan briefly recounted what happened in the provincial capital, becoming more and more angry as he spoke.
"Some people wanted to suppress it and lock them up until they died." He stated the final result.
Originally, several people planned to classify this incident as a human trafficking case and severely punish the main culprit.
One is to deter criminals and reduce the occurrence of similar incidents; the other is to warn the people behind the scenes in Beijing and make them temporarily stop activities that are harmful to the people.
However, the plan failed at the first step.
"There is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. Even if it's not their fault, they will be the ones who get hurt if the incident gets out of hand, so let's suppress it first." Yu Haiguang sighed, "Go to the provincial capital again tomorrow and do as Brother An said."
He Youan asked Ning Tan to negotiate with the provincial capital on the condition that the matter would not be exposed, and he only wanted two things.
One is the final right of execution of the principal and accomplices, and the other is to allow Huaxi Village to open a quarry.
"What you mean is--" Ning Tan didn't finish his words and made a gesture of cutting something.
Yu Haiguang nodded.
Then, he looked at Liu Ying and said, "The future development of Huaxi Village."
"I'll do it myself." Liu Ying pondered for a moment and then continued.
This is indeed the best solution at the moment.
The three of them discussed some details in more detail.
After the discussion, Liu Ying and Ning Tan's expressions eased a lot.
After Liu Ying left, Ning Tan suddenly took out a few tickets and five dollars, then bent down and took out two new lunch boxes from the cabinet and pushed them in front of Yu Haiguang.
"What to do?" Yu Haiguang asked.
Ning Tan cleared his throat and said, "Go to the state-owned restaurant and buy some good food for Yu, um, niece and nephew. It will be my apology as an uncle."
He felt a little guilty when he said this, after all, he did have a prejudice against Zhile before.
"That kid Zhou Yuesheng wants to date my daughter, and you're rushing to be his uncle. In the end, he will have to call you uncle." Yu Haiguang said with a smile.
Ning Tan said seriously: "I don't mind."
Yu Haiguang laughed, kicked his artificial leg, and said, "Go buy me a bicycle so I can carry the two piles of books back. I won't be able to make it in time for dinner."
"It's just a few pounds." Ning Tan sighed and still did as he said.
It was almost dinner time and there were quite a lot of people at the state-owned restaurant. Ning Tan had to wait for nearly half an hour for a few dishes.
There was a series of ding-dong sounds, and Yu Haiguang walked out of the armed forces department and tied the book on the back seat.
"The chef of the state-owned restaurant said that he will launch new dishes in a while and will treat you to a meal then." Ning Tan said.
He prepared three dishes and a soup, and hung the aluminum lunch box and soup can on both sides of the handlebars with a net bag.
Yu Haiguang said bluntly: "Okay, prepare more money."
After saying that, he pedaled hard and the bicycle moved half a meter away. He waved back.
When we returned to Haiyu Village, it began to darken and the sky seemed covered with a layer of black gauze.
Yu Haiguang was in a hurry to go home and suddenly rode his bike past the big locust tree at the entrance of the village.
A group of people who were enjoying the cool under a tree saw the figure flying by and looked at each other in surprise.
Someone swallowed and asked in a low voice: "I, I just seemed to see a big light, and it seemed to smell like meat."
"I, I saw it too, he was riding a bicycle." Another person's voice trembled.
"I heard about this from the half-immortals in my family." An old lady said seriously, "Da Guang must know that Old Lady Yu treats his wife and children badly, so he brought meat from the underworld to improve their diet."
"Uncle Daguang's ghost is back?" A childish voice sounded behind everyone.
Everyone was so frightened that their hearts nearly jumped out of their throats, and they immediately dispersed and went back to their homes.
Yu Haiguang just arrived in time for dinner at home.
"Uncle, you're amazing to be able to get a bicycle back after just one trip." Chen Zhao helped him unload the books from the back seat.
Yu Haiguang thought his address was a bit strange, but he didn't pay much attention to it and replied, "That's right, there are also three dishes and one soup in the state-owned restaurant."
"What are you buying so much for?" Yu Peilan took the soup can from the handlebars.
"My daughter, this is what your uncle Ning Tan bought for you at a state-owned restaurant. He said it was an apology for his previous misunderstanding with you." Yu Haiguang emphasized the word "uncle".
Zhou Yuesheng glanced at him, and he whistled and looked at the sky.
The aluminum lunch box was opened and the aroma of the food wafted out.
The three dishes are braised short ribs, braised beef in soy sauce and twice-cooked pork, and the soup is clear chicken soup.
"Brother Hu's cooking is just delicious." Chen Zhao took a deep breath, and then said regretfully, "Brother Zhou, you are going to miss another great meal."
"You can only drink the soup." Yu Zhile scooped half a bowl for everyone and pushed the remaining half bowl of chicken soup in front of Zhou Yuesheng, "Drink it up."
"Okay." Zhou Yuesheng smiled at her.
Yu Zhile immediately looked away and picked up a piece of braised pork ribs for Yu Chi beside him.
The braised spareribs are ruddy in color and exude a rich sauce aroma. You can feel the tenderness and juiciness of the spareribs with one bite, and the whole dish is fragrant but not greasy.
"Sister, it's delicious." Yu Chi ate with a satisfied look on his face.
Yu Zhile picked up two more dishes for him and then started eating.
The braised beef has a smooth and tender texture, and you can taste the rich and delicious sauce in every bite. The slight amount of fat does not make you feel greasy, but instead adds richness to the taste.
In comparison, twice-cooked pork seemed much more ordinary, with a slightly heavier seasoning and the lean meat a bit dry.
After eating and drinking, the family sat in the yard and chatted.
As they were chatting, Yu Peilan suddenly remembered something: "Brother, I heard that a famous doctor from Beijing City Hospital will come to the provincial capital for a training meeting in a few days. Can you ask him to come and see my sister-in-law?"
"Okay, I'll try." Yu Haiguang couldn't wait to go right now.
Hearing this, Chen Zhao's eyes lit up: "Is your surname Hu?"
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