Zhang Guilan asked: "Won't it grow bigger if you add water?"
"Won't."
Zhang Guilan was very curious; it was the first time she had seen this practice.
He Damei on the side smiled and said, "Yu Ren, Zhaodi also adds water when she cooks the臊子. The臊子 melts in your mouth and is so soft."
“Can you add water to the sauce?”
Xu Zhaodi smiled and said, "Yes."
Zhang Guilan said: "Okay, let's see if the lard and meat sauce you cooked this time will go bad. If not, I will use your method in the future."
Only practice can reveal truth.
In the afternoon, Xu Zhaodi steamed buns with the residue from refining lard, adding shredded potatoes and vermicelli, as well as tofu and green onions.
Fry these ingredients in a pan until soft, then add chili powder and stir-fry until red oil turns. The whole street is filled with the aroma of meat buns.
When Chen Jianguo woke up, Zhang Qingdong had already woken up.
He went to the town to see Jiang Wan, and bought some old black chicken when he came back. Now he was cleaning the old black chicken by himself.
Zhang Qingdong came to call Chen Jianguo, knocked on the door and said, "Brother, I bought some old black chicken. You are better than me, so you can cook it for us. I also bought some wine, so call the brothers to sit together tonight."
In the woods, Zhang Qingdong wanted to eat chicken, so he actually bought some after coming back just one day.
Chen Jianguo: "If you want to call others, one chicken is not enough."
"I bought two and some pork. I'll make a few more dishes tonight. When my sister-in-law comes back, call her over and we can sit together."
Chen Jianguo said: "Hey, I'll come right after I wash my face."
This was a sound sleep for me.
The weather was hot and humid. Chen Jianguo wore a white shirt and army green pants. The shirt was tucked into the pants waistband. His sleeves were rolled up to reveal his strong wheat-colored arms. When he walked, his shoulders were broad and his waist was narrow. He stood straight and had legs, looking very lean.
Before he went to cook, he watered the vegetables in the backyard. The cucumbers had grown to the height of his thighs and had begun to bloom and bear fruit.
In this area, their vegetables are the best grown.
Thinking of stir-frying the chicken, Chen Jianguo even picked two handfuls of green onions from the ground.
When he saw chicken manure on the field, he knew that Xu Zhaodi was reluctant to throw away even the chicken manure.
Chen Jianguo smiled, his mind full of Xu Zhaodi's oval face.
Tonight, the orchid must be given to her no matter what.
Chen Jianguo really knows how to cook. He pours hot oil into the pot, throws the chopped garlic slices, onion segments, ginger slices, and dried chili segments into the pot to sauté them, then stir-frys the chicken pieces, and then adds the chili sauce and other condiments.
Soon, the yard was filled with the aroma of chicken.
Before serving the soup, Chen Jianguo added potato cubes and vermicelli to the chicken soup, and sprinkled chopped green onions on it after serving, making it look delicious.
Two grown men cooked six dishes in the kitchen.
After all these were placed on the table, Chen Jianguo said, "I'll go get your sister-in-law, you guys eat first."
Zhang Qingdong said: "No, I'll wait for you and sister-in-law to come back."
"No need to wait, you guys eat first."
Chen Jianguo left these words and left.
When Xu Zhaodi returned home, she bought six buns for Chen Jianguo. The buns were selling very quickly that day, and if she hadn't reserved them in advance, she would have been unable to get them.
On the way back, they happened to meet a tractor of a public security brigade next to the military compound, and the man took Xu Zhaodi with him halfway.
When the tractor was about to reach the gate of the compound, Xu Zhaodi and Chen Jianguo, who came to pick him up, passed each other.
Xu Zhaodi saw Chen Jianguo clearly and quickly asked the driver to stop the car. Just then Chen Jianguo also saw her and turned around and walked towards her.
Under the setting sun, the two smiled at each other. Chen Jianguo said, "I was just planning to pick you up."
"The restaurant steamed buns today. I brought you six. I'll go back and make you some pickled cabbage and vermicelli soup later."
"Zhang Qingdong has already prepared dinner. He called a few good comrades to come over and have a chat with us. You can come too."
"Is Xiaowan coming back?"
"I should be back."
In fact, Xu Zhaodi didn't want to go, but she didn't want to spoil Chen Jianguo's fun.
Xu Zhaodi: "Then I'll go over and say hello and sit for a while before leaving. I want to go to bed early."
"good."
Since the car was bumpy, Xu Zhaodi subconsciously hugged Chen Jianguo's waist tightly. Chen Jianguo looked down and saw her white arms.
She has such fair skin.
Xu Zhaodi didn't know how red Chen Jianguo's face was at this moment.
As soon as the two entered the house, Chen Jianguo wanted to give the orchid to Xu Zhaodi, but she had already entered the kitchen.
When Xu Zhaodi came out, she was holding a plate with six big white flour buns she brought back.
"You will have chicken tonight. I will send these six big buns to Deputy Battalion Commander Feng's wife. While you were away, his wife and three children also came to the team.
Their three children are cuter than the other, and they look so blessed.”
Chen Jianguo reached out to take the buns and muttered quietly, "Are you sending them off? I haven't eaten the buns you made yet."
Xu Zhaodi was stunned, she reached out and slapped him lightly on the back of his hand. Why are you fighting with the child?
Why can I still hear a sense of grievance in his voice?
"I'll pack it for you next time I have the chance."
"Then can I just eat one? There are five people in their family. If you take six, they won't share them evenly."
Xu Zhaodi: "Then try one."
Chen Jianguo took one and took a bite. After tasting the flavor, he took another big bite.
"Wife, the buns you make are thin-skinned and have lots of fillings. They are delicious..."
Xu Zhaodi couldn't help but smile when she saw his satisfied look.
"Then I'll send it to them first."
Chen Jianguo grabbed Xu Zhaodi and said, "Wait, why are you so stupid?
We only have five big buns at home. If you send them over now and let other families see them, the magnanimous people won’t say anything, but the stingy people will definitely gossip about you behind your back. I’ll go with you after dinner.”
Xu Zhaodi agreed after thinking about it. Although this was her own preference, she still had to take this into consideration. After all, the compound was so small, and not everyone could think from her perspective.
"Okay then, let's go together tonight."
Chen Jianguo finished the fist-sized bun in just three bites, and even took a look at the bun on the plate after he finished.
Suddenly he regretted it. He didn't want to eat meat. He wanted to eat the buns made by his wife.
Chen Jianguo brought the buns into the kitchen and heard someone knocking on the door. When he came out of the kitchen, Xu Zhaodi had already opened the door.
Zhang Qingdong: "Sister-in-law, you are back, let's go over and have dinner."
There was a strong fragrance in the room, and Zhang Qingdong came in and sniffed.
"Sister-in-law, what delicious food did you make for Brother Chen? Why does it smell better than the chicken Brother Chen made?"
Before Xu Zhaodi could say anything, Chen Jianguo strode to the door, turned Zhang Qingdong's body so that he faced the door, and pushed him out.
"Nothing, go eat quickly."
Zhang Qingdong said: "No, there must be, it tastes like big meat buns.
Sister-in-law, did you make meat buns for Brother Chen? I want to eat some too."
Chen Jianguo: "Just shut up right now, you're everywhere."
Xu Zhaodi looked at the childish behavior of the two grown men and smiled helplessly.
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