"Doesn't this show that you are very capable? You can even catch a badger that steals melons." Wu Dagang said with a smile.
"It's not that great, I'm just lucky." Zhou Ziwen waved his hands with a smile, but there was a hint of complacency on his face.
In front of familiar people, Zhou Ziwen seemed less humble. After all, being able to catch a hedgehog was a happy thing.
Being too humble is hypocrisy.
"What are you doing here?" Wu Dagang asked.
He knew this kid, and he would never come to his house unless there was something important.
"I heard that Uncle Wu has sour papayas at home. I came to borrow two." Zhou Ziwen said with a lick on his face.
Although he said he was borrowing it, he actually had no intention of returning it. However, after the hedgehog meat was cooked, he planned to bring a bowl over so that Uncle Wu could have a taste.
"What's the use of that thing? I have a lot of them piled up at home!" When Wu Dagang heard about sour papaya, his brows furrowed.
He can't stand sour food, and no one eats the sour papaya at home.
"Then I'll take two." Zhou Ziwen was not polite.
"Take two more. No one at home wants to eat this." Wu Dagang said indifferently.
"Okay, I'll take two more."
Zhou Ziwen happily went into the house with Chen Qiaoyi, found Aunt Chen, and soon came out with a bag of sour papayas.
These old couple really don't like sour food. They are probably afraid of losing their teeth due to sourness.
After chatting with Aunt Chen and Wu Dagang for a few words, Zhou Ziwen left with Chen Qiaoyi, carrying a bag of sour papayas.
After returning home, Zhou Ziwen began to show off his skills.
The sour hedgehog meat needs to be marinated in advance. Zhou Ziwen took out the hedgehog meat, cut it into slices, and marinated it with a mixture of sour orange leaves, sour papaya, schizonepeta, onions, ginger, pepper, salt and other seasonings.
Although this thing tastes good, it needs a lot of seasoning to neutralize the strong smell of mutton.
In other words, Zhou Ziwen’s cooking skills are pretty good and he knows how to handle it. If it were someone else, the food they made probably wouldn’t be delicious.
After the hedgehog meat is marinated, it is tied with lemongrass and then slowly baked over a chestnut charcoal fire. After it is cooked, the aroma is so fragrant that it makes you drool.
While Zhou Ziwen was waiting for the hedgehog meat to be marinated, there was a knock on the door next door.
"Zhou Zhiqing, is Zhou Zhiqing home?"
"Here, wait." Zhou Ziwen responded and stood up and walked outside the yard.
Looking up, Zhou Ziwen recognized the person. This person was Wang Dayou’s neighbor Zou Xuemin.
"Brother Zou, do you have something to talk to me about?" Zhou Ziwen asked curiously.
"I heard that you killed a hedgehog?" Zou Xuemin rubbed his hands.
He is not very old, only about twenty years old, but he got married early and seems to have two children.
"Yes, that's right, Brother Zou, what are you doing?" Zhou Ziwen nodded.
This matter has spread throughout the village, and no one would believe it if I said that he didn't hit him!
"That's good. Your sister-in-law just gave birth to a child. I heard that hedgehog bile is very good for people who have just given birth. Can you give it to me?" Perhaps because he had never asked others for help before, Zou Xuemin felt a little embarrassed when he spoke.
"Sister-in-law has given birth again? Congratulations." Zhou Ziwen was a little surprised. If he remembered correctly, this should be the third child!
"I have hedgehog gall. I've kept it specially. I'll get it for you right away." After saying this, Zhou Ziwen left the door of the Chen sisters' house and walked towards his own house.
As for Zou Xuemin's suggestion of changing his position, he didn't even mention it.
This thing doesn't do much for him, but he's happy that it can help others.
Maybe this is what it feels like to do good deeds!
"Brother Zou, this is the hedgehog's gall. It's still fresh. You can give it to your sister-in-law!" After a while, Zhou Ziwen came out with the hedgehog's gall in a small plastic bag.
He had just processed the hedgehog gall and soaked it in wine, and now it was just the right time to take it out.
"Brother Zhou, thank you."
"Take this money..."
Zou Xuemin held Zhou Ziwen's hand with a look of gratitude on his face.
"Brother Zou, take the money back and use it to buy milk powder for your child." Zhou Ziwen's face darkened and he hurriedly stuffed the money and hedgehog gall into Zou Xuemin's arms.
Zou Xuemin still wanted to struggle, but he was no match for Zhou Ziwen. He was pinned down by Zhou Ziwen's strength and couldn't move at all.
"Brother Zhou, you..."
"Okay, let's leave it at that. This is a gift for my nephew, not for you." Zhou Ziwen pulled his hand, looking as if he would not tolerate any refusal.
"Then this...me."
"It's okay, it's just a hedgehog's gall. If you didn't ask for it, I would have drunk it in one gulp. You're a grown man, why are you so fussy?" Zhou Ziwen said with a deliberately stern face.
"Thank you very much, Brother Zhou." Encouraged by Zhou Ziwen, Zou Xuemin finally stopped refusing.
In fact, hedgehog gall may be valuable to those who need it, but for those who don't need it, it's too troublesome to even make wine with it.
Zhou Ziwen knew the function of this thing, so he collected it.
After a few pleasantries, Zou Xuemin kept thanking him. Perhaps he could see that Zhou Ziwen was a little impatient, so he thanked him again and left tactfully.
"Brother Ziwen, so hedgehog gall has this function?"
After everyone left, Chen Qiaoyi ran out of the house.
"Yes, otherwise why is the hedgehog called a medicinal animal? It has many uses!" Zhou Ziwen said with a smile.
Back in the house, Zhou Ziwen started setting up the grill, not taking what had just happened to heart.
It's just a hedgehog's courage, he really doesn't take it seriously.
After Zhou Ziwen's preparation, the fishy smell of the hedgehog meat has almost been removed.
Then tie it with lemongrass and grill it on the grill for a while, and the natural fragrance of the hedgehog meat will begin to waft out.
While grilling, Zhou Ziwen was thinking about when to go to the county town to get a special grill.
Now the barbecue rack is made of bamboo, which is very simple. Moreover, the bamboo needs to be replaced every time you barbecue, which is not convenient at all.
If you have a special grill rack, it will be very convenient to grill fish or meat.
The frame doesn't need to be made very well. You just need a few iron bars and weld a mesh frame. The main part can be made entirely of mud.
"Brother Zhou, what delicious food are you making?"
When the hedgehog meat was almost cooked, Zhou Chaoyang and Shen Zhaodi came back together.
"Where did you go to play? Did you see anyone in one day?" Zhou Ziwen asked.
"Hehe, let's go to the county town to play." Zhou Chaoyang said with a smile.
Before going out to play, they asked the Chen sisters to take care of the mushroom house. The two of them had a great time that day.
"You guys really know how to have fun." Zhou Ziwen looked at the two of them meaningfully.
After a day, he found that something seemed to be wrong between the two of them.
But since this was a young man's affair, he wouldn't get involved. After all, if there were any signs, they would eventually show their true colors, and it would be impossible to conceal them. (End of this chapter)
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