Chapter 558 Chapter 559: The Groom with a Secret Help
Zhou Huaian left for a while, and Zhou Xiaoru ran in with a large piece of lean meat, "Dad, Dad, the bacon is cooked."
Yang Chunyan walked to the main hall door, saw the bacon in her hand and said with a smile: "Silly girl, Dad was just joking with you."
Zhou Xiaoru thought about it and handed the bacon over, "Aunt, you eat it!"
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "Aunt wants to eat it, but if grandma and dad find out, they will scold me." She really wanted to eat it, but she held back.
"I know. Last time my mom fried some potatoes for us, and we asked you and Dad to come. My mom said you can't eat spicy food while you're in confinement." Zhou Xiaoru tore off a piece of bacon and put it in her mouth. "The bacon is not spicy at all, it's very fragrant."
"Yes!" Yang Chunyan put her hairpin back on. "Dad has brought back the prawns. We'll cook them when grandma comes back. Go back and tell Auntie and Second Auntie to come to my house at noon to eat the prawns."
"Oh!" Zhou Xiaoru nodded, "Where is the prawn? Let me see what it looks like."
"It's on top of the pool in the backyard. Go and see for yourself."
The little girl skipped to the backyard and came back a while later with two shrimp whiskers. "Aunt, these are really big shrimps. They are so big! Look, they even have whiskers."
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "Yes, it has even grown a beard. I'll make it for you when grandma comes back."
"Oh! I'll go talk to Auntie and Auntie Two." Zhou Xiaoru ran outside with two shrimp whiskers in her hand.
After a while, he ran back with Zhou Jiakang, Zhou Xiaowen and others and went to the backyard to look at the prawns.
Zhou Huaian and the old man came down from the mountain when Zhou's mother came back to cook lunch.
While the sun was strong at noon, I carried the honeysuckle in the basket to the front yard and poured it into a winnowing basket, then spread it out thinly to dry in it.
It is best to dry honeysuckle in the sun under strong sunlight. Do not turn it over during the drying process. Turning it over before it is dry will cause the flower buds to turn black, thus affecting the quality.
Zhou's mother, who is an expert in cooking, didn't know what to do when she saw the prawns. "Youngest, will they taste good if fried in oil?"
Zhou Huaian: "Brother Huang told me how to do it. You get some ginger and garlic..."
After hearing this, Zhou's mother thought it was very simple, "What a pity, Chunyan can't eat such a good thing!"
"When she's one month old, I'll ask Brother Huang to bring back a few pounds." Zhou Huaian thought about asking Uncle Datian when the electricity would be connected in the village.
"Great!" Zhou's mother did as he said, took the scissors, cleaned the shrimps and started cooking.
Just then Zhou Jiaming and others also came over to see the thumb-sized prawns that Zhou Xiaoru mentioned.
Several children were chattering around the basin, wondering what kind of river could produce such big shrimps?
After a while, Zhao Huifang and Zhang Xiuxiang also brought over two dishes. They went to the room to see Yue's mother and son and Xiao Jiuer and came out. Then the whole family sat together and had a lively meal of prawns.
Zhou Huaian, with his belly sticking out, said to Zhou Huaijun, "Brother, come drink with me."
Zhou Huaijun's eyes lit up after hearing this. "What's the matter? They want to buy our wine? How much is it per pound? Is there any deal?"
Zhang Xiuxiang looked at him speechlessly, "Normally he's not in a hurry at all, but when it comes to money, he gets super anxious! Can't you wait until Huai'an finishes talking before you speak?"
Zhou Huaijun laughed awkwardly, "Hehe! I'm just worried that if I don't exchange the wine I bought with so much money for cash, I'll keep it for myself to drink until I die!"
"Don't worry, it will turn into money soon." Zhou Huaian went to the yard to put the dried wine cans back into the carton. Zhou Huaijun, holding a bamboo wine ladle, happily followed him to the wing room.
"Brother, these are the first batch to be soaked. Let's open one tank at 50 degrees and another at 60 degrees."
"Then open the jar at the door first." Zhou Huaijun handed him the wine ladle and carefully unsealed the yellow mud. "As expected of a wine seller, the jar is sealed very well."
After hearing this, Zhou Huaian hurriedly said, "Wait, we have to seal it back later, I forgot to dig the yellow mud back."
Zhou Huaijun: "The samples have been sent out. Why are you in such a hurry to seal them back? You can still seal them after hearing back from them."
Zhou Huaian: "Alright! Then wait for a reply from the other side before blocking it!"
Zhou Huaijun carefully removed the yellow mud that sealed the wine jar. As soon as the lid was opened, a strong aroma of wine hit his nose, "What a nice smell!"
He picked up the wine spoon and scooped a little to drink, "Hmm! It tastes good. The wine brewed for the boss is really good!"
"Looks like I'm at ease!" Zhou Huaian looked at the wine-red liquid in the wine jar with a smile in his eyes. This was all money!
"Brother, go get a bottle of wine and fill it up for the rest of your meal?"
"Get lost!" Zhou Huaijun rolled his eyes at him angrily, "You are the one who needs to make up for it!"
Zhou Huaian looked at him with a playful smile, "Hey! I didn't say you can't..."
Zhou Huaijun patted him, "Say it again, I'll punish you!"
Zhou Huaian smiled, "Okay, okay, I won't say any more. Go wash your hands and we'll get you some wine!"
Zhou Huaijun knocked on him before leaving.
Zhou Huaian picked up the wine spoon and funnel and started to fill the wine. He also quickly came to help cork the filled wine bottles and put them back into the carton.
"Youngest, put some rice bran in the cardboard box when you send it away, so it won't get damaged on the road."
"Okay! Let's go once we're done packing."
The two brothers filled the wine, covered the wine jar, closed the door, and went to get some rice bran to fill the gaps in the cardboard box. Zhou Huaijun gave it to Zhou Huaishan, who then delivered it to Ning'an.
In the afternoon, the four Zhou Huaian brothers went to Zhou Yiding's house to help slaughter the pig.
I could smell the strong aroma of braised food before I even got there.
Zhou Huaian sniffed, "This marinade tastes delicious, it's so fragrant that it makes me drool!"
Zhou Huairong smiled and said, "Chef Fang's stewed buns are really good. It would be a pity if he didn't sell stewed meat."
Zhou Yiding came out with a smile, "It smells good, doesn't it? He said to cook the marinade ingredients early, and start stewing the pig's head after slaughtering the fat pig!"
Zhou Huaian felt that the taste of the braised meat he made at home was always lacking something. "Ding Ding Mao, find a way to get his recipe for ingredients, and then we can prepare the ingredients and braise it ourselves."
Zhou Yiding smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll find a chance to ask!"
At this time, Zhou Daqing and the butcher came out of the house and said, "Let's go to the next door to get the big fat pig."
The group went to the next door, and soon a big fat pig weighing more than 200 pounds was carried back by several people. Under the command of the butcher, the big fat pig was pressed on the slaughtering stool.
The butcher picked up the butcher knife and stabbed it into the pig's neck. The white knife went in and the red knife came out, and blood gushed out like a fountain.
After the butcher cut the pig into two, Chef Fang came on stage. He quickly cut the pork according to his requirements.
The women who helped boiled rosin and began to prepare the pig's trotters and heads. After a while, Liu the matchmaker came and said that she wanted to send the wedding gifts in advance today.
In the evening, we had a simple and delicious thank-you dinner and returned home carrying a basket of pork bones and ribs.
The next day was Zhou Yiding's wedding day. Zhou Huaian got up at dawn, put on the clothes he wore when visiting his mother-in-law's house, straightened them in front of the mirror, and stood in front of the bed to show them to Yang Chunyan before going out.
As soon as you open the gate, you can see a bonfire burning in front of Zhou Yiding's house. Before you get close, you can see that his door is full of people.
When I arrived at his door, I saw several brand new bicycles, each with a festive big red flower hanging on the handlebars.
A big red wedding character and couplets were posted on the gate, and in the middle of the door was hung the pig's tail that was used for worshipping heaven and earth yesterday.
Uncle Daqing was wearing a blue Mao suit and straight pants, and Zhou Xiaomei was wearing a festive new dress. They and a few aunts gathered around the table, happily putting wedding candies, melon seeds, peanuts and cigarettes into plates and placed them on the table for the relatives and friends who had come to ask for wedding candies.
Zhou Yiding was wearing a newly made suit with a big red brooch in his pocket and hair oil on. He stood there happily.
Zhou Huaian walked forward with a smile, "Hey, who is this boy? He looks very energetic today!"
"I'm looking for you!" Zhou Yiding said as he handed him the bag. "Take this. The red envelopes and cigarettes are in it. If someone stops you over there and asks for wedding money, you can handle it."
Zhou Huaian nodded, "Okay! Leave it to me."
The young men who come to pick up the bride are all selected from the brothers in the same family and have both parents alive.
There were eight people, plus Zhou Yiding, a total of nine. After the people who came to pick up the bride arrived, Zhou Yiding and Zhou Huaian took the lead and rode their bicycles out of the village.
Along the way, Matchmaker Liu kept looking at the time, worried that she would miss the auspicious time.
When the cycling team arrived outside Wan Xuejiao's house, three young people blocked their way and shouted, "Congratulations to the groom, congratulations..."
Zhou Huaian got out of the car and walked forward with a smile. He took a handful of candies from his bag and handed them over. He also smoked a cigarette and handed it over. "Brothers, good things come in pairs. Eat two pieces of wedding candies and smoke a pair of wedding cigarettes to get some good luck. I guarantee you will be in a pair next year on this day too."
"Hey, you're quite good at talking. Just two wedding candies and two wedding cigarettes. Brother, aren't you too stingy?"
"One packet per person, and a handful of candy, give them to us and get out of the way immediately!"
"Do you keep your word?" Zhou Huaian said with a smile.
"Brother Pao, of course we keep our word!"
"Brother, you are straightforward, and I won't be lazy! Okay, a handful of candy and a pack of cigarettes!"
As Zhou Huaian spoke, he grabbed a handful of wedding candy and handed it over, and then gave another person a bag of spring farming products. The three of them made way without saying much.
The wedding procession arrived at the gate of Wan Xuejiao's house.
The main banquet was being held in the bride's house in the morning, and the yard was already filled with relatives and friends who were there for the banquet.
After Zhou Huaian and his companions entered the yard and handed out cigarettes, they were welcomed to the main hall to eat at the eight-immortal table that was specially reserved for them.
After dinner, he went to Wan Xuejiao's boudoir and knocked on the door to snatch the bride. It might be her nephews and nieces in the room who were shouting for red envelopes.
Zhou Huaian hurriedly took out a stack of red envelopes and handed them to Zhou Yiding, "The red envelopes are here, you can get them as soon as you open the door."
Someone in the room was shouting, "Wan Erwa, we can't open it. If we open it, they will squeeze in."
Wan Erwa said: "I want a red envelope. My uncle said he would give me a big red envelope."
Zhou Huaian and the others glanced at him and thought to themselves, "It turns out this guy has already developed an internal supporter."
(End of this chapter)
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