Chapter 179 Braised Food and Stir-Fried Food
Time flies, and Brother Ye has to go back to school.
After hearing little brother Ye complain about the food in the school cafeteria not being tasty and not as greasy as at home, his mother decided to cook some dishes for him and bring them to school.
"What do you want to eat?" asked Ye's mother.
Ye Xiaodi ate a durian and checked the menu. "Do you have any more Chinese sausages? I'll bring some fried dried chilies, as well as mushroom sauce and shrimp and crab sauce. The bibimbap is delicious. I brought some last time and it was gone in two meals."
He licked his lips, as if thinking of the delicious food, and continued to order dishes in a hurry, "There is also fried pork intestines with peppers, and some fresh dishes. I will treat my classmates."
"Oh, and let's steam some crabs and shrimps. The dipping sauce is served separately. I also want to take some spicy chicken offal. This goes well with rice. It's really delicious to put in a steamed bun when you're hungry at night."
Ye's mother rolled her eyes and made way for him. "Come on, you do the frying."
"Why don't you order a full banquet? Bring along everything that flies in the sky, runs on the ground, and swims in the water!"
Little brother Ye pulled at his mother's clothes, twisting his body and saying, "Mom, the best mom in the world, please help me cook! I promised my classmates to bring it, and I even ate someone else's food last time."
Ye's mother couldn't even turn around when he pulled her sleeves. She was annoyed by Ye's little brother. "We don't have so many dishes at home. Besides, if we bring so many, they will go bad after just a few meals."
"No, mom. My classmates are all waiting to eat. Last time, they ate up all the food I brought in one day."
Little Brother Ye chuckled, "But I also ate all the food they brought."
He followed Ye's mother and kept nagging, "Mom, please help me cook more. My classmates all praise your dishes. Without your dishes, our meals would not be as tasty as before."
Ye's mother was originally annoyed, but she was very happy to hear this and couldn't help asking, "Is it really so popular?"
"Of course."
Ye's eyes lit up, "Before I even opened the lunch box, a bunch of people gathered around me wanting to eat! After eating, they all praised your cooking."
He spoke very confidently and sincerely, fearing that Ye Ma had not done enough, so he kept flattering her until she agreed.
She immediately asked Ye's father to drive back to buy chicken offal and other things. In order to keep the ingredients for a longer time, Ye's mother specifically asked them to buy some beef marinade. She wanted to braise the beef!
Let these young people know what delicious food is.
Mother Ye stayed in the kitchen waving a big spoon. She was cooking on a wood stove, with little brother Ye sitting below as the guest fire-maker.
"Mom, put more pickled peppers when stir-frying the chicken offal. It will be spicy and appetizing." The fire-making boy made his request.
Ye's mother was quite impatient, "I know!"
There were big pots and big stoves, and the fragrant smell burst out from the kitchen. Ye Zhen sniffed in ecstasy.
He was holding a bucket of big shrimps and crabs. The crabs were fat now and when you opened them you would see crab roe.
"Ye Gouzi, these are the shrimps and crabs you asked for. Oh my! Are you planning to open a restaurant by bringing so many dishes?"
Ye Zhen teased that Ye's mother cooked very quickly and the stove was filled with several dishes, including fried shredded pork, pork intestines, and chicken offal.
When Ye's mother lifted the lid of the pot, an explosive aroma wafted out of the pot. Ye Zhen took a closer look and saw beef, pig's trotters and duck wings bubbling in the pot...
Each one is red with oil and sauce, and the meat smells so good!
Ye Zhen tutted his mouth, "You are really enjoying learning!"
This pot of braised food was simmered from morning to afternoon. After the vegetables were fried, they were fried again in a big pot and continued to be braised. The delicious smell drifted to the village, attracting dogs and cats to cry out with greed.
The big black and big white cats and dogs were rather reserved. They had been lying beside Ye Ma since early in the morning, sticking out their tongues and wagging their tails, waiting for Ye Ma to give them some leftovers.
Little brother Ye was thick-skinned and smiled, "It's okay, it's okay, who told us that mom's cooking is so delicious!"
Ye's mother waved the big iron spoon, her face turned red from the steaming. She was going to try the taste, but she glared at him and said, "I won't make so much next time."
In other words, life is better now, but if it were in the past, would you still want so much delicious food?
Even Ye Zhen didn't have such good treatment when he was studying. It was lucky that Ye was lucky enough to be in this situation.
Ye's mother picked up a piece of braised pig's trotter for Ye Zhen to taste, and asked with anticipation, "How is it? Is it salty?"
I chewed the leaves with great enjoyment. They were soft, fragrant and spicy, boneless and tasty, slightly spicy but not greasy. They were so delicious!
Ye Zhen didn't have time to swallow and gave a thumbs up, "Delicious!"
Little Brother Ye quickly took the chopsticks and picked up a piece for himself. He had been burning the fire for most of the day and couldn't resist the smell any more. He almost cried after eating a piece.
The cats and dogs below were pulling at Ye Ma's trouser legs missionarily, drooling all over.
“Come on, we have them all.” Mother Ye looked very proud after receiving feedback from her children. She then said that although she had never braised meat before, there was no dish that she couldn’t cook deliciously!
Put a few big bones in the dog bowl. Before Ye's father and the others came in, he shouted loudly:
"What delicious food is this? It's so tempting!"
Ye's mother put the braised food into a bowl. There was a big pot full of various braised ingredients. She did not waste the remaining soup and marinade, and poured in the washed kelp, lotus root, bamboo shoots, eggs, dried tofu, etc.
The family sat in the yard eating meat. The ground was full of meat and bones, but nothing was wasted because Dabai and the others were staring at them.
In the afternoon, little brother Ye was going to school, and his mother packed some food. All the lunch boxes at home were used up, so seven or eight lunch boxes of different sizes were stacked together and covered with two layers of large plastic bags.
Brother Ye also brought some fruits grown at home, including grapefruit, pomegranate, winter jujube, orange, dragon fruit and sugar apple.
All the bags, big and small, were put into Ye Zhen’s car, but it still wasn’t enough, so he also took a box of durian!
If he wasn't afraid of the strong smell, Brother Ye would have wanted to just carry a big one with him. Of course, the durian in the box also smells pretty good.
Ye Zhen was convinced. She thought she loved eating, but she didn’t expect that little brother Ye could go to the next level.
This is more than even a full preparation for an outing.
He took school to another level!
After everything was ready, Ye's mother and grandmother were still reminding: "You should bring thicker clothes. I heard that the temperature will drop next week."
"I have brought it." Brother Ye checked.
It's almost time. Ye Zhen looked at his phone and found out it was time to leave, as Ye Xiaodi and his friends still had to attend evening self-study classes.
"Why didn't Ye Tao and the others come?" Ye Zhen asked. Normally, Aunt Zhang Shuiying would arrive early.
Just as Brother Ye was about to call for help, the door opened and it was Ye Chen and his companions, followed by another person.
"Yangzi, Sister Ye, I don't need to take your car today. My dad is back!"
Ye Tao was very happy. Her father was supposed to come back for the New Year, but this year he went home early and even went back to school in the afternoon to send them off.
Although they were riding a motorcycle, which was not as comfortable as Sister Ye's car, they were happy.
Their dad is back.
Ye Chen also greeted everyone happily, brought another box of milk and put it down, then continued Ye Tao's words, "Yes, thank you Sister Ye for letting us take a ride to school during this time."
The person behind was Ye Yong, who handed a bag of cakes to Grandma Ye, "Aunt, I'm sorry to bother you with my Ye Chen's schooling."
He came back yesterday afternoon and there was no one at home. The door was closed. He only told his children in advance that he would be back today, but did not give a specific time.
Just as he was about to call to find him, a neighbor carrying a basket of tea seeds saw him wandering outside his house and asked curiously, "Why did Yongzi come back so soon this year?"
Ye Yong put down his things and replied, "The factory is not doing well this year, and there is nothing to do. It costs money to stay out for one more day. I heard that the village can make money by growing strawberries and watermelons, so I came back."
"That's not true. You should have come back earlier. A lot of your fields are still barren. It's such a waste."
The neighbors expressed great regret and were heartbroken that Ye Yong missed out on growing watermelons. How much money would he have lost from the vacant land?
Although it is none of his business, if he is given more land to grow, he will get a lot more money from the village at the end of the year.
"Is it true that you can make money from strawberries and watermelons this way?" Ye Yong asked curiously.
While he was outside, he kept listening to his mother and children talking about how valuable the money was, how many people in the village were growing strawberries and watermelons, how the villagers had collectively started a company, and how many people had returned, etc.
But he was outside, and when he heard it he felt like an outsider, and he was always hesitant and didn't dare to believe it.
What's more, he knew that the village had not distributed the money yet. On the way back, there were people watching over the fields, which were lush and green, but he was not at ease.
When the neighbor heard this, he explained to him with great joy why strawberries were so popular, how many households in the village planted them, how great the yield was, and how they could be sold abroad.
"The amount of this has been announced by the village committee. The production volume of each company and the price are all public. Our village also has online stores and companies. If you want to know more, you can go and have a look."
If one or two people told it, they might not believe it. But this time on the way back, everyone had smiles on their faces and were full of hope. There were people everywhere in the fields, sitting on the ridges, some picking, some weeding. It was completely different from the scene when he went out at the beginning of the year. A neighbor also said it was true, and Ye Yong was shocked.
He had so much to say, so much he wanted to know, but for now he put aside his doubts and asked, "Where are my Taozi and the others?"
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