butcher's cook

??According to the usual practice, the reunion year of Uncle Tan's family is on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, which is the day of New Year's Eve.

??Because Tan Ming was not married before, so that day he just joined in at the uncle's house, but this year Tan Ming and Bai Ning were married, so Qin came up to ask how to arrange the reunion dinner this year.

?? On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, Uncle Tan’s family had a New Year’s Eve dinner, which was considered a reunion year.Looking back on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, it was Tan Ming's turn.

??Li Po and Xiao Si calculated that they were the servants bought by Bai Ning. Although they would usually eat at the same table, the reunion year belongs to the family, so they didn't go there.

??Tan Ming, Bai Ning and Xiao Bao went there.

??Bai Ning woke up not long ago, when Dongzi came over to call for someone.

?? "Uncle Xiaobai, it's time to eat."

?? "Okay, let's go."

?? Dongzi looked extraordinarily cheerful, and pulled Xiaobao, "Brother Xiaobao, let me tell you, today I boiled a lot of delicious food and killed a big chicken. The fur on its body is beautiful, my mother said I want to make a shuttlecock for my sister, and when the time comes, I will secretly take it out and let us kick it."

??Xiaobao has never seen a shuttlecock, so he asked curiously, "What is a shuttlecock?"

?? "It's just like this on the feet. It's made of the most beautiful feathers on the big rooster. My sister is so good, she can kick twenty."

?? "Brother Dongzi, how many did you kick?"

?? Dongzi paused in a cheerful tone, "... definitely more than my sister."

??Xiaobao looked at Dongzi adoringly, "Brother Dongzi, you are so amazing."

??Being admired by his little brother Xiaobao, who is like a little fairy, is like a bowl of ice bowl to Dongzi in the dog days, and he raises his head proudly, like a little rooster who has won a fight.

??Bai Ning couldn't help laughing after hearing this, but he didn't expose the kid's competitive spirit.

?? When we arrived at Uncle Tan's house, the uncle took his two sons to talk there, and Mrs. Qin brought her two daughters-in-law and granddaughter to work in the kitchen.

??The uncle saw the couple and greeted them, "Mingzi is here, come and sit down."

?? Bai Ning said tactfully: "Uncle, I went to find my aunt."

?? Uncle Tan nodded, "Go, she's inside."

??The four of Qin's family were busy. Those who were lighting the fire, those who were chopping vegetables, those who were chopping meat, those who were cooking rice, were busy.

"Brother Ning is here?" Mrs. Qin was burying something that looked like a stick under the stove, when she saw Bai Ning coming in, her subordinates moved a step slower, just in time for Bai Ning to catch him.

?? "Wait, auntie, what did you burn?"

?? Qin handed over a piece of yam, "Hey, this is a yam. I'm afraid Brother Ning has never seen it before. This thing is ugly, but it's okay to burn it."

?? Bai Ning took it, what kind of yam is this? Isn't this yam, he is very familiar with yam, his mother's best stewed pork ribs with yam and cucumber, it tastes old and fragrant.

??After the excitement, Bai Ning immediately calmed down.Maybe yam was called yam before.

?? "Auntie, where did you get this yam?"

?? "What do you ask for this? It's found in the mountains, but you have to look carefully. It's not easy to find under the soil."

?? "No, I've eaten it before. I thought it wasn't available here. We use it for cooking without fire."

"Hey, so it can be used for cooking. We use it for cooking or roasting." Qin became curious. She knew that Bai Ning had some background and had seen the world, so she wanted to hear what he did. Made this yam.

?? "The easiest way is to cook soup, stew big bones with yam, and then stir-fry it, or use it in hot pot, and then mix it and eat it."

?? "Hey, there are quite a few ways to eat this. If you don't tell us, we will know that it can be eaten on fire."

?? Turning around, Mrs. Qin went to get two more knots, "Then let's cook some in the bones at noon."

??At this time, the yam was still wild. Bai Ning recognized it, but the appearance was not good. It was not as good as the ones I had seen before, but it was better than the original ecology. I just don’t know how it tastes?

?? There are many people and strength is great. After a while, the Qin family slowly cooked a large table of dishes.

?? "Auntie, here are two tables, or one table?" The table is a big round table, and there are several children, and one table can fit.

?? When Qin heard the words, she smiled mysteriously, "Show me."

?? I don't know how she fiddled with the table a few times, and the table changed into an oval table.

??Looking at the stunned Bai Ning, Qin smiled, "How is it? Your uncle made it himself."

?? "It's really a good skill." Bai Ning praised.

?? "He doesn't have a lot of promise, he just likes to think about these things. He also thought about the Trojan horse for Xiaobao last time. It was originally for Dongzi, but when Dongzi grew up, I asked him to send it to Xiaobao." Qin Although Shi said dislike on his lips, he was very hungry from time to time in his tone.

"Uncle is very powerful, I have never seen this kind of Trojan horse before." Bai Ning continued following Qin's words.

?? "Hey, it's just a small craft, I'll ask them to eat."

?? There are not many people in the family, and there are no outsiders, so they eat at one table.Uncle Tan and his wife, the eldest brother's family of four, the second cousin's family of four, plus Bai Ning and the others, there are thirteen people in total, and a table is full.

?? "Eat all, you are welcome." Uncle Tan took out the wine jar and greeted.

?? Then he poured wine for everyone. As soon as Xiaobao saw the wine, he suddenly remembered that Liu Laosan had lied to him with wine, and almost exploded.

?? "Hey, what's the matter, Xiaobao?" Qin asked.

??Bai Ning told what happened last time. Everyone couldn't help laughing and teased him, "Xiaobao, do you want to drink this time?"

??Xiao Bao shook his head like a rattle, "No."

??The man was drinking, and Bai Ning followed Miss Xu and the others to eat food.

?? "Brother Ning, your yam stewed bones are really good, better than roasting."

?? "That's for sure, it's stewed with big bones, so it must have a bit of meat flavor!" Bai Ning joked.

??"Ha ha!"

??The reunion dinner is to eat, drink and drink all afternoon. It is not finished here until Shenshi in the afternoon. Not only Uncle Tan and the others blushed from drinking, but also Tan Ming.

?? "You old man, you don't count drinking yourself, and you still pour Tan Ming like this." Qin turned her head and said embarrassedly to Bai Ning, "Brother Ning, let me send Mingzi back!"

?? "No, you look at Uncle first, I think Uncle is very drunk."

??The Qin family is really worried about Uncle Tan, "Then you can do it alone!"

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?? "Ning, Brother Ning, go... let's go, we... we... go home."

??As the voice fell, a smell of alcohol came to his face. Bai Ning frowned. He doesn't like alcohol. He doesn't like Erguotou sorghum liquor, and he can't accept this kind of second-hand alcohol .But Tan Ming was his man anyway, so he couldn't just leave him behind.

?? "Let's go!"

??Having exhausted the power of nine bulls and two tigers, when we reached the mountain, half an hour has passed.

"Boss, are you back?" Then seeing Tan Ming's appearance again, he exclaimed, "Oh, why does Mr. Tan drink like this?"

?? "Mingsheng, Mingsheng, come and help me."

?? When Manager Li came out, he was also taken aback by his boss, and immediately took over.

?? "How much did you drink?"

??Put the man on the bed, Li Po immediately went to the kitchen, "Master, let me make a bowl of hangover soup first."

?? Bai Ning was sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at the person who just vomited and was now sound asleep, thinking that this is because the recent life is too happy and a little bit drifting?

?? Mrs. Li brought the hangover soup, "Master, this hangover soup is here, give him some."

??Bai Ning helped him up, pinching his mouth with one hand, "Give it to me, I'll do it."

??Looking at Bai Ning's ruthless attack, Li Po shuddered, and said hesitantly, "Boss, you...be gentle, Mr. Tan only drank so much today."

??Bai Ning glanced at her, and thought, just today, if he dared to drink like this before, he would have kicked this man long ago.

?? "I see, you go out first!"

I don't know if it's because Bai Ning's hand is too strong, Tan Ming reacted vaguely, obediently drank the hangover soup, then looked at Bai Ning with a dazed expression, and suddenly grinned stupidly, "Daughter-in-law... …young married woman!"

?? Before Bai Ning could say anything, he fell asleep again.

??Bai Ning was left behind. I don't know whether to cry or laugh. Anyway, this drunk is also peaceful, not drunk.

??The next day was approaching Sishi, when Tan Ming woke up rubbing his head.

??He didn't have the memory of last night. He rubbed his head and got up, looking at the sun outside the window, he suddenly remembered what day it was today.

??He checked his body a little, and found that the clothes on his body had been changed, and he didn't feel dirty on his body. It should have been changed and washed by his little brother last night.

??Thinking of this, Tan Ming felt a sense of guilt. The little brother has been in his body for several months, but he still drank so much, and he doesn't know how he came back yesterday?

?? "Hey, Akiko woke up? Is the headache hurting?"

??The Qin family built a stove in the yard. It's a bit sunny today. They plan to eat hot pot in the yard.

?? Tan Ming nodded, "It hurts."

?? "Well, who told you to drink so much, and you don't drink often, and you actually play around with your uncle and the others. It's good brother Ning, and he knows how to get you back. If I want to, I will throw you in the yard."

?? Uncle Tan sat aside. His condition was not much better than Tan Ming's. He was still dizzy, not even as good as Tan Ming. At least there was a Granny Li who could cook hangover soup, but Qin's didn't.

?? Hearing the words, he turned his head, he took the blame yesterday.

"Auntie, where is Brother Ning?"

?? "He is making the base in the kitchen, you go and see him." Qin continued to work on the work in hand.

?? This was also brought up by Qin Shi. Originally, Bai Ning didn't plan to eat hot pot, but Qin Shi and the others hadn't eaten much, so they rushed to this point, so they talked about eating hot pot.

?? There is no hot pot base at home, so I cook it now.Fortunately, there are all kinds of spices at home, even if there is one or two differences, it will not affect it.

??Before getting close to the kitchen, the aroma of the boiled ingredients wafted out, and Bai Ning couldn't help sneezing.

?? "Oh, boss, boss, it's still me, you go out first."

?? When Tan Ming went in, he saw Mrs. Li chasing people away. His elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law occupied a stove, and their eyes were fixed on the inside of the pot.

?? Sister-in-law Yu looked at him first and greeted him, "Mingzi is awake, you wake up quickly."

??Tan Ming looked at Bai Ning, and found that Bai Ning didn't look at him at all. He walked over, and Granny Li saw him, and hurriedly said, "Mr. Tan, take the boss out quickly, the smell of this kitchen is horrific. "

?? Needless to say, Li Po, Bai Ning is going out too. He has already put down all the spices and is waiting to be boiled.

?? "Sister-in-law, use low heat to boil, not too high, otherwise it will be easy to burn."

"Okay, I see, you and Ming Zi go out first, shopkeeper Li and your elder brother went to buy sheep, why don't you tell Tan Ming to come back?"

??Tan Ming followed Bai Ning out step by step. When he was out of the courtyard, he asked nervously, "Brother Ning, are you still angry?"

??He actually didn't quite understand why the little brother was angry, but he only knew that he was angry.

?? Bai Ning saw his nervous and anxious appearance, the anger in his heart disappeared for some reason, and he burst out laughing, "You know I'm angry too?"

??Tan Ming scratched his head, "I don't think you are very happy."

?? "Okay, we'll talk about this later. You go to shopkeeper Li and the others first. They went across the river to buy sheep, and they are still holding back at this time."

??Tan Ming didn't leave, "It's okay. I guess the owner came back after taking care of it. The sheep seller was a bit greedy for cheap. If you buy a sheep, he will kill it for you. He will leave the sheepskin and some offal, but he will kill it." The technology of the sheep is not bad, and the water inside will be cleaned up.”

?? "So you have to tell me why you are angry. If you don't tell me, I'm not at ease."

?? Seeing him like that, Bai Ning really didn't know where he was going wrong.

??He simply asked straight to the point, "How much did you drink last night?"

"I don't know." His uncle poured it and he drank it. Yesterday he was so happy that he drank a piece. After he finished speaking, he was still aggrieved, "I was still dizzy this morning."

??Bai Ning couldn't laugh or cry, he didn't say anything, you're still wronged here.

??He lowered his face and said seriously, "Don't drink so much wine next time. You can drink some wine properly, but like this time, you have lost consciousness. I hope it won't happen next time."

??Tan Ming sensitively discovered the problem from this statement. The little brother seemed to be particularly dissatisfied with his drunken situation.Did he do something while drunk?Suddenly, Tan Ming remembered what he had heard about someone beating his wife when he was drunk.

??Could it be that he was drunk last night and beat up the little brother??

??But judging from my brother's reaction, it doesn't look like it. Could it be that my brother is afraid that he will beat him when he is drunk?

??Tan Ming felt that the little brother was thinking too much, and it was too late for him to hurt the little brother, so why would he beat him.But for the sake of my little brother's peace of mind, he still made a promise, "I won't drink any more in the future."

?? "It's not that you can't drink, but you can't drink too much."

?? Shopkeeper Li and the lobby brother also came back. As Tan Ming said, the sheep are killed by the sheep breeder, cleaned up, and ready to be stewed when they come back.

?? "Then Yang San'er is still on the road this time. She didn't want the sheep's heart. She asked for a pair of intestines and lungs, and kept everything else."

??Bai Ning washed the offal several times, then cut it and put it on a plate. The bottom of the pot and the bone broth were boiled out. They set up a big table in the yard, and they could eat it with the pot on it.

?? This time there are a bunch of men and a table for women.

?? A few old men suffered from drinking yesterday. Today, they will not touch alcohol any more. At most, they will have a drink or two of wine.

?? "It's better to use this kind of pot. You don't have to worry about the cold while eating."

?? Qin still complained about Uncle Tan's behavior yesterday. Uncle Tan's attitude when he was drunk was not as good as that of Tan Ming. She waited on him in the middle of the night, and interrupted immediately, "Is it convenient for you to drink?"

?? Uncle Tan said awkwardly, "Hey, I didn't drink today."

?? The men were chatting and bragging at that table, and the Qin family and the others were also gossiping about the village, and for some reason they talked about Uncle Jiu's family.

?? Jiushu Bai Ning still doesn’t understand. There are more Jiushus in the village. It’s the Qin family who said that Bai Ning’s four mu of land was bought by their family. After the son died and the daughter-in-law remarried, they sold it. Bai Ning will know if he leaves Tiantian and remarries.

?? "I'm so pitiful for the two dolls. I went to buy eggs yesterday. Their family seems to have a family dinner. It's after lunch. I happened to meet them in the past. There are four people in the family, nine uncles, nine aunts and two children. There were only two bowls of food on the table, one smelled like meat, the other boiled cabbage, and the two dolls seemed to be eating something delicious. When the third sister-in-law was here, the two of them had a good life. In a few days, you can still eat sweets." This was said by the second sister-in-law, with an indescribable feeling in her tone.

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"Brother Ning, aren't you going to ask someone to raise pigs next year? What do you think of his boss? He is ten years old this year, and he is half an adult. It's okay to feed pigs with pigweed?" Kindly, she couldn't understand Bai Ning's attitude, her tone was very cautious.

??Bai Ning was eating melons quietly on the sidelines. She didn't expect Qin to mention him, "He's only ten years old, isn't he too young?" No, some kids are scarier than you adults.

?? He was just afraid that the child was too young to be identified yet.

?? "Small is a bit small, but in the past six months, I saw him go to the fields with his milk, and he was determined to do so. He was able to endure hardships. If it wasn't like this, I wouldn't dare to tell you about it."

?? Bai Ning nodded, "That's fine, but the premise is settled. If he's here with me, if he doesn't do well, I won't take him. There's not much work, just threshing pigweed and cooking it to feed the pigs. Then just give it to the pigsty every two days. The salary is 450 renminbi a month for the first month, and 500 renminbi for a good job in the second month. Tell me, if he wants to come, he can come if he doesn’t want to. Help me find another one."

?? "Okay, I'll tell him when I get back." Qin Shi didn't expect Bai Ning to agree so readily, and the salary was so high.For a while, she regretted it a bit. Her natal nephews were still digging food in the field, and they counted on the income from the field all year round.

?? Forget it, in the end it's still passable, it's better than this little kid.

?? In the afternoon, Tan Ming came back with a bundle of bamboo, thin and long.

?? "Why did you bring this back?"

??Tan Ming put the bamboo away, "Have you never seen this? These are firecrackers. They are used during the Chinese New Year. They have to be prepared several months in advance. They were brought here by my uncle. When you step on the ground, there will be firecrackers." voice."

??So Bai Ning has an impression.It's just that he didn't use this kind of bamboo when he was in Jincheng. Although the Shilang Mansion was only a small official when he was in Jincheng, he didn't use bamboo during the Chinese New Year, but bought firecrackers.He remembered that when he was in the county, his shop was opened with firecrackers.

??As if he knew what Bai Ning was thinking, Tan Ming explained, "Firecrackers are not cheap, and many people in our village are reluctant to part with the money. Who would be willing to spend a lot of copper coins to listen to it?"

??Bai Ning blinked, "Are firecrackers expensive?" Bai Ning felt that the principle of making firecrackers is actually very simple, but the difficulty lies in the ratio of gunpowder inside.This didn't bother him, after all, he was a man who had been a man in the last days, and it was impossible to teach them how to be a man, and he could not only say that he was not, but he also said some of the other proportions.Then, the principle of firecrackers is not much different from that of gunpowder.

?? "Expensive, more than 300 copper plates per cannon cake."

?? That is expensive enough.

?? "Then we did it ourselves!"

??Tan Ming was completely surprised, "You can still do firecrackers?"

?? "This is not difficult, let me teach you how to do it."

??Tan Ming quickly waved his hand, "Farewell, I heard that making firecrackers is very dangerous, and people will be killed if you are not careful. Let's not do it, just buy two cannon cakes later and come back."

?? "Haha, that's because they don't know the ratio and precautions. I know it's not difficult."

?? Bai Ning spoke with great interest. Tan Ming didn't want to pour cold water on his little brother. This family has been making cannons for decades. Naturally, there are old masters who were killed by the bombing. How old is his little brother?It is impossible for him to let the little brother take risks.

?? He changed the subject, and after the new year, "Auntie and the others may be coming, you should be prepared."

"What preparation?" Bai Ning was distracted as expected.

??Tan Ming didn't have a deep impression of the two aunts. He met them when he was a child. Every year during the Chinese New Year, the two aunts would come and pester his father to teach his cousin how to read.But his father was busy with the imperial examinations, so he couldn't even take care of his son, let alone his nephew, who refused twice, and the two aunts rarely came to the house.

??Of course, it's not that he doesn't move around at all. His grandfather was still there, so how could his aunt not come here at all??

?? Later, after his father died, he never had two aunts again.

?? This time he will tell his little brother like this, it is what Qin told him before.

?? "I might bring a few nephews over this time. The kids are naughty, so those little treasures should be put away so they don't get damaged."

"Did my aunt tell you this?" Bai Ning mused, he had rarely heard Qin say that about people, he was also remote, and few people came here to make trouble, but this time Qin said it on purpose , is certainly not that simple.

??Could it be that he met some difficult relatives this time?

??I don't know why, what should I do if Bai Ning is still a little excited for no reason?

"Brother Ning, you look like this..." Tan Ming couldn't say anything, but felt that the little brother's appearance at this time was very strange, like a manly and arrogant looking for his own kind to fight...a big rooster?

?? He quickly shook his head, the little brother is delicate and soft, how could he look like a big cock, he must have misread it.How could he describe the little brother?But, that look just now, really looks like it!

??The author has something to say: Eight thousand is too difficult, this author is too useless, he is half-hearted about the plot of other novels every day. . . .