Chapter 31 Zhang's mother is satisfied, fried chicken recipe
When the other party saw that Zhang's mother wanted to rent a house, he immediately and enthusiastically offered to take her to see the house.
Because it was just opposite, the three of them finally took the elevator upstairs with the agent. The apartment they liked was on the eleventh floor, which was very high and very quiet even along the street. What satisfied them most was that the elevator was new. This place was different from the resettlement housing. Although there was no security guard, the security was quite good and there were surveillance cameras. The outer gate was the first checkpoint and it was usually not closed because residents came in and out. After entering, there was another door. You needed a key to enter this door before you could get into the elevator. The house was on the eleventh floor and there were four households on this floor. With the elevator as the center line, there were two households on each side. The residents installed stainless steel anti-theft doors themselves in pairs, which was equivalent to passing through three doors to get from downstairs to upstairs.
The house is 110 square meters, with three bedrooms, a small study, and two bathrooms. The living room is not big, but it is much bigger than their house. There is also a large balcony with excellent lighting. The kitchen faces the sun, and when the windows are opened, it is ventilated and sunny. There is no need to worry about mold and dampness in the kitchen. There are no mosquitoes or flies on such a high floor. The windows are equipped with anti-theft nets. When the windows are opened, the wind can blow people into a mess. The landlord has installed curtains before. There are also some commonly used furniture in the house, such as tables and chairs in the living room, wardrobes in the room, etc. The bed is also ready-made with a mattress on it, and the transparent plastic film of the mattress has not been torn off. The bathroom is equipped with a water heater and washbasin, and the kitchen also has a range hood and gas stove, so you can move in directly with your luggage.
It was really good in every way. The more Zhang's mother looked at it, the more she liked it. She turned back and asked the agent, "If we rent a house, we may rent it for one or two years or even longer. Will the landlord suddenly take back the house?"
This is what Zhang's mother is most worried about. She doesn't like moving all the time. She moved here because she had no choice but to do so because of Wang Chunhua's family. If she moves here and has to move away soon, she would rather not have this place.
The agent quickly assured her, "Sister, you can rest assured! To be honest, the landlord of this house is a rich man. He is not short of money or houses. He bought this house for investment, not for living. You see, this house is simply decorated. How can you decorate it so simply if you live in it? If you want to rent it for a long time, I will contact the landlord directly and ask him to come and sign a contract with you. You will feel more at ease if you ask him directly."
The corners of Zhang's mother's mouth twitched. This house was far beyond her expectations, but in the eyes of the agent, it was just a simple decoration. Not wanting to hear more hurtful words from the agent, Zhang's mother immediately replied: "Okay, you can help us make an appointment with the landlord, the sooner the better, and then we can meet and talk."
The agent was delighted. He exchanged mobile phone numbers with Zhang's mother and enthusiastically escorted the Zhang family of three downstairs.
When the family went back home, they also went to the market to buy vegetables. As soon as they entered the community, they attracted the residents' implicit or explicit gazes.
Granny Huang was sitting at the door chatting with a few old ladies. When she saw Zhang's mother and the other two, she immediately waved at them. Her eyes fell on Zhang Baiyan's face, and she felt very distressed. "A handsome young man has become so ugly! Did you apply any medicine? Granny has some herbs here. Take them back and grind them into juice and apply it on yourself."
Zhang Baiyan grinned and said, "Thank you, grandma. No need. My mom took me to the clinic and it will be fine after the swelling goes down in two days."
Grandma Huang stopped insisting and scolded, "I say you are really stupid. You know what a bad person Wang Chunhua is. Why do you have to argue with her? You have suffered so much for nothing, and now you want to cut off all contact with each other. We are neighbors, why do you have to do this?"
Zhang's mother had always tried to keep things quiet in the past, but this time she said forcefully, "I didn't say anything before not because I was afraid of her, but because I thought it was unnecessary. Now that she is shamelessly pushing it, I have to let her know that our family is not easy to bully!"
"You, you, once you're stubborn, no matter what anyone says, it's useless! Forget it, forget it, I won't say anything more. Just be happy. But if there is another conflict, don't be so impulsive. After all, we are still here. We can go up there just by shouting." Grandma Huang kept muttering.
"Don't worry, auntie! I'm sorry to have made you worry. As long as they don't cause trouble, we will never take the initiative to cause trouble. I still have to go upstairs to cook!" Zhang's mother thanked repeatedly and led her children upstairs with a smile.
When opening the door, Zhang Wanwan looked across the street. The door of Wang Chunhua's house was closed and there was no movement inside.
After entering the house, Zhang's mother went straight to the kitchen, while Zhang Wanwan and Zhang Baiyan were studying the marinated chicken in the living room.
"Little sister, can we fry it now?" Zhang Baiyan smelled the seasoning and felt his stomach growling with hunger.
Zhang Wanwan poked back and forth with chopsticks several times, and said thoughtfully: "Originally, it should be marinated in the refrigerator for more than 24 hours to make it taste good, but we don't have a refrigerator, and it can't be marinated in this weather, so let's just leave it like this, mainly to taste it, and if possible, we can fix the recipe in the future and buy a freezer first."
Zhang Baiyan nodded vigorously and said to Zhang's mother in the kitchen: "Mom, we are going to fry something. Do you want to let us try it first?"
Zhang's mother had just put the washed rice in to cook. When she heard Zhang Baiyan's words, she immediately gave up the kitchen. The two of them fiddled with it for nearly an hour before they fried the chicken.
Zhang's mother looked at the delicious fried chicken and became more confident about setting up the stall. She looked at her children with shining eyes and asked, "Can we eat it now?"
Zhang Wanwan nodded. "The recipe for each plate of fried chicken is different. Let's try them one by one. Here is some tea for you to rinse your mouth with later."
"We are not that particular!" Zhang's mother looked amused.
Zhang Wanwan insisted. After trying the first plate of fried chicken, Zhang's mother nodded repeatedly, "It's delicious, fragrant, crispy, and tasty!"
Zhang Baiyan agreed and said, "It's really tasty."
Zhang Wanwan poked her head out to look at the recipe under the plate, and curled her lips helplessly, "You guys are eating Chinese seasonings, mainly green onions, ginger, garlic, five-spice sauce and so on, of course it's tasty, try these other Western-style fried chicken recipes, they're definitely not as tasty."
Zhang's mother and Zhang Baiyan tasted it, and their eyes widened suddenly, "It's true!"
Zhang Baiyan took another bite and frowned slightly. He didn’t like the second and third dishes. The fourth dish was not bad, but it was not flavorful enough.
Zhang's mother is almost the same.
Finally, Zhang Wanwan adjusted the recipes of the first and fourth dishes again, and used the remaining seasonings to marinate two more dishes of chicken legs and chicken wings. This time she put them all in the refrigerator and would try them tomorrow morning to see how they tasted.
After Zhang's mother finished cooking the dishes, Zhang Baiyan took a few bites and went to deliver the meal to Zhang's father.
(End of this chapter)
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