Chapter 131 Chicken Soup 2
After getting off work in the evening, Zhao Yi carried two dried pheasants and took some fresh angelica that he had not finished in the morning.
Aside from the soup, there is very little meat from the dried pheasant, especially since pheasants don’t have much meat to begin with.
It didn't take long to ride the bike and arrive at Director Li's house.
"Xiaoyi is here, come in quickly, I'm going to prepare dinner soon."
Director Li smiled.
"No, sister. This is a kind of food my uncle sent me. It is fresh angelica. It is especially delicious when stewed in chicken soup. I sent it over for you to try. I still need to go to Director Tu."
Zhao Yi smiled and handed the prepared copy to Director Li.
"That's just the way you are. You always think of me as your sister when you have something good. Since you are busy, I won't keep you here."
Director Li knew that Zhao Yi was a grateful person, so he did not try to keep him.
After sending him to Director Tu's home, Zhao Yi rode his bicycle back home.
Zhang Jing also sent a dried pheasant and a few fresh angelica to her master's house, and now the family's stock of dried pheasants was completely cleared out.
The master was very good to me. At the beginning, he was afraid that I would not pass the assessment and could not become a formal employee, so he deliberately kept the job for me. Now that my master is no longer a formal employee, Zhang Jing naturally will not forget these things.
Director Li’s home.
Director Li’s name is Li Mingzhu, and his husband is the deputy director of the Grain Bureau.
Li Mingzhu naturally heard about what Section Chief Wang boasted about at noon. As for the way of cooking, it must be a little different. They ate fresh roosters, but this was a dried pheasant.
"Mingzhu, did your brother bring you something delicious?"
An old lady saw Li Mingzhu busy in the kitchen and immediately walked up to her and said with a smile.
"Yes, mom. Xiaoyi always thinks of me when he has something good."
Li Mingzhu smiled.
"If someone treats you well, you have to be sincere to them as well. Your adopted brother has never come to your house to ask for help. You have been together for more than half a year, right? This kind of person is purely for emotional reasons, not for building a relationship with a purpose."
The old lady said.
"I know, mom, but they are both regular employees, and the child is taken care of by the factory nursery. I wanted to help take care of the baby during the confinement period, but Zhang Jing's family came the next day, and I couldn't help.
I wanted to give my share to Zhang Jing, but she was too busy to handle Xiaoyi's share.
Some milk powder was sent, but Director Tu also sent a lot, and the little guy couldn't finish it. ”
Li Mingzhu shook her head and said.
She wanted to take care of Zhao Yi's family of three, but now Zhao Yi's family did not need any care at all. She got along well with all the employees of the department store and had not received any complaints at work.
My life is better than that of many people.
The two chatted for a while before the aroma of chicken soup began to fill the air, as if the clay pot could not cover up the fragrance at all.
Zheng Ping, who had just walked home, sniffed his nose unconsciously.
"Are you inviting the chef from the state-owned restaurant to your home?"
Zheng Ping joked.
"This is the good stuff I brought home from my brother's house."
Li Mingzhu smiled, and then threw in the chopped leaves, and the fragrance immediately became stronger.
The two people who had just returned from get off work and passed by the door swallowed unconsciously.
"I can smell whatever delicious food Comrade Lao Zheng cooks at home even though I live on the second floor."
The neighbor on the second floor ran down and asked, and when they heard someone asking, the neighbors who couldn't sit still also ran over to inquire.
Seeing that it was a pot of chicken soup, they were extremely curious. They had also eaten chicken soup before, but the aroma was not so strong and could not drift so far, making people who smelled it swallow their saliva unconsciously.
"Just clean the fresh angelica and throw it into the chicken soup. That's it. No other seasonings are added except a little salt."
Li Mingzhu smiled.
After finding out about the ingredients, everyone became even more eager to get some. But no one was selling angelica, so they had to go to the pharmacy to ask, but the angelica in the pharmacy was all made into medicinal materials.
After sending away the people who came to inquire, the family sat down at the table to eat.
Each person was served a bowl of chicken soup with a spoon. They scooped up a spoonful with the spoon in front of them, blew on it and put it into their mouths. Suddenly, their eyes brightened up unconsciously.
"This bad boy Xiaoyi has caused me trouble."
Li Mingzhu said after taking a sip of chicken soup.
"What's wrong?"
The old lady was a little confused. How could such a delicious chicken soup be said to cause trouble?
"Someone must have come to ask me to bring some for help. I don't know how much of this stuff there is. Where can I get it? If I don't do it, I can't get rid of my relationship. Let Xiaoyi get it. This is sent by someone's uncle."
Li Mingzhu smiled bitterly helplessly.
"That's true. Why don't you go ask tomorrow? We can't let your brother suffer a loss. This kind of soup would cost at least several dollars in a state-owned restaurant."
Zheng Ping smiled.
Zhangjia Village.
Zhang Xiang, who had already returned home, still had a smile on his face.
"Old Second, how about you take some wild vegetables to the city?"
Zhang Fusheng looked at Zhang Xiang and asked.
"Dad, I've told you so many times, that's angelica, not some wild vegetable. Wild vegetables are fern, water chestnut, dandelion, ash-gray vegetable, Chinese toon, and young thorn shoots."
Zhang Xiang quickly explained.
"I've lived for most of my life, how can I not know about wild vegetables?"
Zhang Fusheng immediately said with a stern face.
"Well, tomorrow the task of digging wild vegetables will be given to you. If the wild vegetables you dig are inedible, I will punish you."
Wang Kaihui immediately helped his son to support his back.
Zhang Fusheng suddenly didn't want to talk. Children who grew up in the countryside certainly knew wild vegetables, but they were used to calling them wild vegetables. As for digging wild vegetables, it was rather troublesome, as they were scattered here and there and not easy to find. Ever since he taught his two children, he hadn't dug wild vegetables for many years.
"Mom and Dad, stop arguing. It's more important to ask Brother Xiang about something."
Chen Fen came out at the right time to smooth things over.
"By the way, second brother, how is your plan to send the Angelica rooster to the region going? Did Xiaoyi help you contact the buyer? Is it a hassle?"
Wang Kaihui looked at his son and asked.
"We ate the rooster that was delivered today and didn't sell it to anyone else. But Xiaoyi still gave me the money and said he wouldn't let me deliver anything to them anymore if I didn't accept it."
Zhang Xiang naturally would not lie and told the truth.
"But the chicken soup made by Danggui is really delicious. Xiaoyi asked me to send it over again when I come back."
Zhang Xiang quickly added.
"You should dig up some angelica first."
Wang Kaihui waved his hand and felt that it was a bit of a waste to eat the rooster that he bought for a few dollars. Why eat a big rooster during such a festival?
“I’ve made a note of it.”
Zhang Xiang smiled.
Nowadays, medicinal herbs have not yet started to be collected everywhere, especially wild herbs. Experienced people can easily find these things, such as Gastrodia elata, Angelica sinensis, and Codonopsis pilosula.
Especially since it has been collective labor for so many years, few people go into the mountains to get these things. Those who go into the mountains only get mountain products that can be used as staple food.
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