Huang Dazhi's expression was a little serious. He looked at Gao Mingcheng and whispered, "Do you still remember the last time you helped solve the tomb-robbing fake antique case?"
Gao Mingcheng recalled briefly and nodded.
This happened only a few months ago, so of course he has some impression of it.
Huang Dazhi continued, "The case has been almost fully investigated. Shi Laosan and the man nicknamed Second Uncle have been sentenced to prison. However, the clues to the counterfeit antiques have not been completely found."
"The reward for this case has been paid, and Director Gao has also secured a reward for you. Director Gao will definitely talk to you about this later."
"But I'm not looking for you because of this. I got news that someone has come to our county and is privately inquiring about the case. We are an open police force, so we are not afraid. I am just afraid that they will find out about you."
Having said that, Huang Dazhi's expression became more serious, and when he looked at Gao Mingcheng, his eyes were filled with concern and worry.
Gao Mingcheng's expression became serious when he heard this.
He nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll pay attention."
Although he was involved in that case, it did not make a big splash and outsiders did not know of his existence. Only the police and criminals knew him.
However, now those criminals have either been sentenced or are still being held in detention centers, so it is not easy for the other party to get information from the outside.
But if the other party is extremely powerful and has seen the people detained in the detention center and found out from them, that is also possible.
Gao Mingcheng himself is naturally not afraid, but he has a family and children, so he naturally has to worry a little more.
After talking to Huang Dazhi, Gao Mingcheng went to see Gao Guobing.
It's almost time to get off work, and there's not much to do in the office, so everyone is getting ready to pack up and go home.
Gao Guobing was also packing up. When Gao Mingcheng came in, he was putting the documents on the table into the drawer. When he looked up and saw Gao Mingcheng, he smiled and waved for Gao Mingcheng to come in.
"Did you go back to Gaojia Village a while ago? How are your family members?" Gao Guobing asked.
Gao Mingcheng stepped forward and said, "Everything is fine. A few days ago, my sister-in-law gave birth to a daughter. Now we have both a son and a daughter."
Gao Guobing was delighted and said with a smile: "This is a good thing!"
The uncle and nephew walked to the solid wooden sofa and sat down, chatting about the recent trivial matters of family life, and then mentioned that Gao Yue would be back in two days.
Gao Guobing suddenly said, "When Gao Yue comes back, I plan to let him study in the detention center."
Gao Mingcheng was stunned, then he remembered what Huang Dazhi had said before, and immediately understood what Gao Guobing meant.
Gao Guobing continued, "Did Huang Dazhi come to see you just now?"
Gao Mingcheng nodded, and Gao Guobing smiled and said, "I guessed it. When he got the news a few days ago, he wanted to talk to you about it. These days, he went to your store as soon as he got off work, and after a while, he took his wife home."
"Don't worry, the bureau will definitely not let the news out. I've also informed the detention center. Oh, the reward I fought for you has also been paid. I'll go get it for you."
Gao Guobing stood up and went to the desk to get something, but Gao Mingcheng didn't care what it was, because the so-called rewards were mainly spiritual rewards, supplemented by material rewards.
Gao Mingcheng took the things Gao Guobing handed over and said, "Uncle, it's time to get off work. Let's go back together. I got two wild boars yesterday and was just about to send you some pork."
"Okay, let's go back together." Gao Guobing smiled and left the police station with Gao Mingcheng. The two talked as they walked, and in just ten minutes, they arrived home.
Gao Mingcheng directly asked Gao Guobing to go to his house and choose whatever piece of meat he liked.
Gao Guobing didn't bother to be polite with him and took two pieces of front leg meat, weighing about five or six pounds.
But Gao Mingcheng took out two more pig's trotters, saying that these were also intended for Gao Guobing, and then helped Gao Guobing deliver them to his home.
At this moment, Zhao Dongmei happened to come back from get off work with a bag of popcorn in her hand.
When he saw Gao Mingcheng, he immediately opened the bag and called Gao Mingcheng to eat popcorn.
Zhao Dongmei said: "Just now on the street, someone was making popcorn, so I bought some. This popcorn has saccharin in it, so it's very sweet."
When Gao Mingcheng heard the word saccharin, his eyelids twitched.
People nowadays do not know the harm of saccharin. In daily life, saccharin is still quite common. For example, to make popcorn, put rice or corn into a popcorn machine and pour a little bit of saccharin in it. The popped popcorn will be sweet.
Some people even use saccharin to cook and make tea.
The reason for using saccharin is simple: it is cheap!
Faced with Zhao Dongmei's warm hospitality, Gao Mingcheng had no choice but to reach out and grab a handful of popcorn and eat it in his hand, but he still said: "I feel that it is not as delicious as fried popcorn!"
Zhao Dongmei nodded in agreement and said, "That's right. Popcorn is made directly from rice, while fried popcorn is much more complicated. First, the glutinous rice is steamed, then dried in the shade, and finally fried with clean sand. The frying process requires a good temperature. If the temperature is not controlled well, it will easily burn."
"By the way, Gao Yue will be back in two days, and I plan to go to the market to buy some popcorn and candy candies! Oh, Mingcheng, when Gao Yue comes back, bring Duomei and Xuxu to my place for dinner, so that our two families can get together and have some fun."
Gao Mingcheng nodded and agreed immediately: "Okay."
After agreeing on a time for dinner, Gao Mingcheng did not stay any longer and prepared to return to the clothing store.
As soon as he returned, he smelled a strong fragrance with a hint of sweetness, which was very pleasant.
Gao Mingcheng knew what this dish was just by smelling it.
To be precise, what kind of supplement is it?
People here believe that pig heart is not a vegetable but a tonic. Stewing pig heart with brown sugar is the simplest and most nutritious tonic.
The pig heart is stewed in the small pot, while the spare ribs are stir-fried in the big pot. After the ribs are stir-fried and well-seasoned, water can be added to stew them. When they are half-cooked, they are put into the copper hot pot and cooked over charcoal fire while adding vegetables, tofu and other dishes.
"Let's have hot pot tonight!" Gao Mingcheng said with a smile, and then asked Xuanyue: "Did you give Luo Li her share of meat?"
Xuanyuemei nodded and said, "I gave it to Huang Dazhi when he came to pick up Luo Li just now. I heard from Luo Li that when Huang Dazhi is on vacation, he will go to pick up Luo Li's third sister. Now it's winter and there is not much work in the village. Her second sister has to cook and make clothes at home, so she plans to call her third sister to come."
Gao Mingcheng also smiled when he thought of Luo Li having a bunch of younger sisters and brothers.
Huang Dazhi's family is unable to take care of Luo Li, but there are people at Luo Li's parents' side!
As they were talking, Gao Mingli came back from get off work on his bicycle.
When Gao Mingcheng saw him, he said, "Mingli, Dad asked about you yesterday and asked you to come home when you are free. Oh, by the way, drive my tractor back and bring Shufang back with you. I will give Shufang a week-long vacation!"
Speaking of the long holiday, Gao Shufang, who was cooking, couldn't help but chuckle.
Gao Mingli also smiled and teased her: "Not bad, there is a long holiday! Okay, then I will go home during my holiday."
After explaining the matter, Gao Mingcheng felt relieved. He took advantage of the time before dinner to play with his son for a while.
When lifting little Xuxu up high, Gao Mingcheng couldn't help but sigh. If only little Xuxu was a little older, he could teach little Xuxu how to stand still, and after laying a good foundation, he could practice boxing.
In addition to martial arts, basketball, football, table tennis, etc. can also be played.
Thinking of the father and son playing, Gao Mingcheng couldn't help laughing.
"Hey, grow up quickly. When you grow up, Daddy will take you to see the world!" Gao Mingcheng gently pinched little Xuxu's face, which made him grin and then drool!
Gao Mingcheng wiped his saliva with a tissue in disgust and complained: "Why do you keep drooling? It just keeps flowing!"
Hearing this, Xuanyuemei was unhappy and spoke up for Xiaoxuxu: "Xiaoxuxu is teething, so it's normal for him to drool! I heard that some children are still drooling when they are three or four years old! Xiaoxuxu is really good now. If you give him half an apple, he will bite off half of it in a short while!"
Gao Mingcheng said: "Oh, so that's it, then our little Xuxu is still very good! Eat more apples, it's good for your health!"
Time passed while she was playing with the child. Soon, Gao Shufang said loudly, "It's time to eat!"
So everyone came towards the table and found a seat to sit down.
The dinner was filled with laughter.
The next morning, Gao Mingcheng saw Hu Yinchen's new method of processing pomelo peel.
I saw her wringing out the soaked pomelo peel, and then mixing it with salt, chili powder and other seasonings. At this step, it was almost the same as ordinary pickled pomelo peel, except that less garlic was added.
But then, Hu Yinchen put the mixed pomelo peel into the pot and steamed it!
After steaming for ten minutes, take out the steamed pomelo peel, pour it into a clean dustpan, and use chopsticks to separate it to avoid lumps.
"Okay, they will be delicious after they are dried!" Hu Yinchen smiled and took the winnowing basket to the second floor to find a place to dry them.
When she came back, she said, "It's been sunny and windy these past few days. It should be dry in three or four days. When it's dry, you can put it in bottles and eat it whenever you want. You can also eat it as a snack."
Gao Shufang was amazed and said, "This is the first time I've seen this done in all these years!"
She felt herself deeply shaken.
Xuanyuemei, Zhang Jinling and others also nodded.
This practice should be found in other villages or other counties. It does not exist in Gaojia Village.
Hu Yinchen smiled and said, "I've never seen it before. I ate some given to me by my neighbor and thought it was delicious, so I learned how to make it. By the way, my neighbor's cooking skills are really good. She can also make dried eggplant and dried chili peppers!"
Many people were puzzled and said, "What's so special about dried eggplants and dried peppers? People in our village have been drying eggplants and dried peppers every year."
Hu Yinchen laughed and explained, "It's not that kind of dried eggplant, but another kind. Let me tell you how to make it, and you'll know the difference."
So Hu Yinchen explained how to cook dried eggplant and dried chili peppers.
After listening to it, many of the beauties were indeed surprised.
In their opinion, dried eggplant is just sliced eggplant and dried in the sun.
Who knew there was such a complicated process!
First, blanch the eggplants and dry them, then make the filling. The filling requires glutinous rice flour, chili, salt, etc. Mix the filling evenly, stir-fry and steam it. Then put it on the dried eggplant slices, press it down with eggplant slices on the top and bottom, then continue to dry it in the sun until it is 80% dry, then steam it in a pot and dry it again!
As for dried chili peppers, the method is actually similar, which is to stuff the fillings into the chili peppers and then follow the same method.
After hearing this, many beauties simply shook their heads and said, "This is too much trouble! Does it taste good?"
Hu Yinchen smiled and said, "My neighbor made quite a lot. How about this? I'll ask her for some and bring it to you guys to taste."
Xuanyuemei said, "There are so many of us. You should buy some. I'll give you the money!"
Hu Yinchen thought about it and did not refuse.
She took the money and quickly went home. Soon, she returned to the store with a bag of things.
Hu Yinchen smiled and said, "I bought it, you guys should try it! I'm telling you, I've learned the recipe, and I plan to try making some next year when the eggplants are in season!"
Hu Yinchen opened the bag and motioned for everyone to come and taste it.
Gao Mingcheng sat aside, watching the women talking and doing things, and found it quite interesting.
When Hu Yinchen opened the bag and asked him to taste it, he picked up a piece and started eating.
Don’t mention it, I really miss this taste!
Because the preparation of dried eggplant is quite complicated and requires glutinous rice flour, in the past, living conditions in Gaojia Village were average, so no one made this snack.
Yes, this thing is a snack!
Take a bite, it’s sticky and spicy!
Dried eggplant and dried chili are specialties of Jiangxi. Jiangxi people love them, but outsiders should taste them with caution!
"Is it delicious?" Hu Yinchen asked.
Xuanyimei has already taken two bites. The first bite felt a little strange, but the second bite made it taste better and better.
This glutinous and spicy taste is indeed very popular among Jiangxi people. Even if it is the first time you eat it, you can get addicted to it.
"Not bad, I think it tastes good. After it's done, it can be kept for a long time. If you want to eat it, just take it out and eat a few pieces." Gao Shufang said, then looked up at Gao Mingcheng and asked, "Second brother, what do you think?"
Gao Mingcheng nodded. He hadn't had this taste for a long time and he missed it a little.
Seeing her second brother nod, Gao Shufang immediately said, "Then second brother, why don't you plant more eggplants next year!"
Gao Mingcheng laughed. So this was what he was planning.
"Okay." He agreed immediately.
In their village, every family with land will grow two kinds of vegetables, one is eggplant and the other is pepper.
When it’s time to sow next year, he will tell Zhang Chengyuan and ask him to help plant more eggplants.
Eggplant has many uses. It tastes great whether you eat it fresh or dried.
"Yeah! You're so nice, second brother!" After getting what she wanted, Gao Shufang threw a rainbow fart to Gao Mingcheng. (End of this chapter)
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