Chapter 95 The whole family goes into battle

The three women were laughing and giggling, and Master Li, who was driving the carriage, pretended not to hear them.

As for Su He, you guys should talk more. She likes to hear these nonsense.

However, the three of them probably felt that what they were talking about was too explicit, so after a few words they stopped talking and talked about other things.

Su He was very sorry.

The carriage rumbled along very quickly and arrived at the county in half an hour. The three people got off and Su He asked Mr. Li to take her home.

There were too many things for her to carry.

We had distinguished guests at home today, so Su Changyuan and Chen Yuling started working early in the morning.

Her house was on the second floor. Su He called her father's name and he came down. "You brought so many things, including a big watermelon."

Su He, "Yes, my mother-in-law grew them herself. Dad, you carry these things and I'll carry the watermelon."

"OK."

Seeing Su He coming over, Su's mother took the watermelon from her hand. Su He said, "Mom, we have beef and mutton, two chickens, and some fried rice, sour milk tofu, etc."

Su's mother looked at Su's father and said, "We have beef and mutton. How many dishes can we make?"

The amount of beef and mutton that Father Gu brought was quite large, about five pounds of beef, a whole rack of lamb, and some lamb spine. Father Su looked at the total amount of meat,

"Make a stir-fried beef, stew a hen, stew a lamb chop and a carrot, and make a braised pork. That's four meat dishes."

Su's mother nodded, "Meat is fine, let's get some vegetarian food."

Su He, "Stir-fry some hazel mushrooms."

Father Su nodded, "It counts as a dish."

Su He, "Make some cold vegetables, smashed cucumbers."

Father Su, "Okay, count that as one, so there are six dishes now."

Su's mother said, "You don't have any green leafy vegetables here except for the smashed cucumber. You have to use whole green leafy vegetables, otherwise it won't look good."

Su He, "Then stir-fry some beans."

Su's mother shook her head.

Father Su, "Let's stir-fry the Chinese cabbage. We just happened to have some oil residue left from the oil pressing the day before yesterday. Let's stir-fry it with the oil residue."

Su's mother said, "Just stir-fry it with vegetables, and don't add any oil residue."

"Okay, here are the seven dishes. Take the order." Father Su counted them.

Su He suggested, "Dad, let's stir-fry some Mu Shu pork."

"OK."

After the menu was prepared, they started eating. In the Su family, this situation has happened three times so far. The first time was of course when Gu Jianhua came to propose marriage, the second time was when her second sister-in-law came, and the third time was when her third brother brought his third sister-in-law back.

Her third brother should have taken the train to the city and then taken a bus to the county. There is one bus in the county in the morning and one in the afternoon, and the buses arrive at one o'clock in the afternoon.

In addition to meat, Gu's mother also brought a lot of vegetables and fruits, such as beans, peppers, carrots, white radish, coriander, Chinese cabbage, cucumbers, celery, green onions, and this year's new garlic and garlic sprouts.

As a senior chef, Mr. Su naturally knew which dish to cook first and which one later, so he stewed the lamb chops and chicken first.

Lamb chops stewed with white radish, chicken stewed with potatoes. Two stoves at home were occupied to make these dishes, but there was still time and we could make them.

Su He and his mother helped out by picking vegetables and preparing them.

"Mom, we should buy some fish." Su He suddenly remembered that there was no fish in today's dish.

Su's mother said, "Cook fish tomorrow. Your third brother's girlfriend won't stay for just one day."

"We've served all of them today. What are we going to eat in the next few days? Leftovers?"

“That’s right.”

The lamb chops and chicken were stewed for more than an hour and were cooked. When the lid was opened, the whole house was filled with the aroma of meat, especially the lamb, which was so fragrant.

Father Su put two lamb chops into the bowl for Su He.

"You two mother and daughter should try something salty."

The mutton in Meng Province has no mutton smell. It is especially delicious even if it is cooked with just water and salt without any seasoning. Su He ate a lamb chop and said, "It's OK, Dad. It's just the right salty taste."

Su's mother also nodded.

The two main dishes were ready, and the next step was to make braised pork. Su He felt that her father’s cooking skills were really good enough for him to be a chef.

Su's father said, "This is all what your mother taught you."

Su He, "Comrade Chen Yuling has a keen eye for talent."

The couple laughed.

At ten o'clock, the braised pork was stewing in the pot, and Su He and his mother had finished preparing the dishes. The fungus and mushrooms were soaked in water, and all the vegetables that needed to be washed were washed.

Next, prepare the fillings and make dumplings.

When distinguished guests from the north came, they had to make dumplings for them to show their respect. After all, in those days, making dumplings required fine grains such as white flour, and the filling had to be meat. Both white flour and meat were rare.

Today’s dumplings are filled with celery and pork. You need to season the filling first. It will take a while to wrap the dumplings, mainly because it’s summer now and the dumplings will become soupy if they are left out for too long.

At twelve o'clock, Gu Jianhua came back from get off work, washed his hands and started to help.

Su's mother, "Xiao He and Jian Hua, if you two are hungry, have some fried rice yogurt first."

"Not hungry, not hungry." They waved their hands.

There were so many dishes that their usual small dining table wasn't big enough, so they brought out a large round table.

Wipe it clean with a rag, even the table legs, and place fried rice yogurt, sugar, cut milk tofu, and milk skin on the table.

Everything is ready, just waiting for the distinguished guests to arrive.

Su He looked around and felt like something was missing, so he asked, "Mom and Dad, did you buy some soda?"

Su's mother said, "Oh, I forgot the soda. Jianhua and Xiaohe, you two should go to the supply and marketing cooperative right away."

It's already half past twelve and people arrived very quickly.

Su He and Gu Jianhua hurried out to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a box of soda, just sixteen bottles. The leftovers were placed at home so that her third sister-in-law could have some whenever she wanted.

In addition to soda, Su He also bought two bottles of canned peaches and some popsicles.

She bought eight popsicles, she and Gu Jianhua ate one each, Su's father and mother ate one, and the remaining four were left for her third brother and her future sister-in-law.

Eating a popsicle is the best way to cool down in the hot summer, especially if you have come here by car.

At 12:50, Su's father put the mutton and chicken braised pork on the stove to heat up again, and then fried all the vegetables. He mixed the cold vegetables and smashed the cucumber, and added peanuts, coriander, purple onion and black fungus as side dishes.

A cold dish with good color, aroma and taste.

In the last few minutes, several people tidied up their appearance.

At one o'clock, Su Che and Feng Shuning, who had come from afar, got out of the car. Feng Shuning's face was pale and he was vomiting while holding onto a big tree.

She didn't expect that she would get motion sickness. She had taken the bus in Beijing before and didn't feel motion sickness.

Su Che patted her on the back and handed her some water. "Are you okay, Shu Ning?"

Feng Shuning rinsed her mouth and waved her hands, "It's okay, it's okay, I'll just spit it out, and it won't hurt anymore."

"Is your home far away?"

Su Che, "Not far, it's about ten minutes' walk."

"That's fine."

Feng Shuning was a little tired after sitting in the car for several days, and she really wanted to find a place to rest.

There was no work in the kitchen, so Su He and Gu Jianhua were watching by the window, planning to go downstairs to greet anyone as soon as they saw them.

After watching for about ten minutes, Gu Jianhua said, "Wife, they seem to be coming."

Su He leaned over the window and saw that it was indeed the one, so he hurriedly

"Come on, let's go down."

"Mom and Dad, they are here." After shouting, she pulled Gu Jianhua downstairs.