The daily life of the husband who crossed the field

The house was newly built after Zhang Zhen bought it, with a second courtyard.In the front yard and the surrounding rooms are some sundries and a few guest rooms, and in the back one is the bedroom, study and kitchen for two people. A small garden has been opened in the yard, where various flowers and a few transplanted trees are planted. tree and clusters of bamboo.

The summer breeze is slight, and most of the blowing air is hot. Zhang Zhen and his daughter-in-law are playing chess in the study. This one was bought in a study in the town. Zhang Zhen doesn't know how to play Go very much. Lost again and again.

But Xu Zijia is very interested. He hasn't touched these things for a long time, and Ah Zhen is very good just now, so he believes that Zhang Zhen is a malleable talent, and it will be fine with a little training. He will not tire of it and start a round Another round of abuse.

The shop opens at Si time every day, closes at noon, starts at You at night, and ends at Xu time. The "Delicious Shop" is open three hours a day. Shunzi is responsible for finding some people to collect and wash vegetables, so the shop is much more relaxed. The two also spend more time at home.

With a study room, brushes, ink, paper and inkstones are naturally indispensable. Zhang Zhen really didn’t expect it to be so expensive. A writing brush costs one tael of silver, and it’s not particularly expensive. Paper also costs two taels of silver for a knife. Not to mention the price of the book, it's so expensive that it's jaw-dropping. Zhang Zhen realized that he was really poor, so poor that he couldn't even buy paper and pens.

Of course, this is something that cannot be saved. After feeling distressed, Zhang Zhen felt that he still wanted to make a fortune.

In a flash, September came, and Zhang Zhen was ready to change new dishes. Of course, it had to be done according to the season. Like the fragrant lotus leaf rice, I couldn’t make it. The lotus leaves in the pond began to wither slowly, and the stale lotus leaves It doesn't taste good, and dishes like bracken fried shredded pork have to be taken off the shelves.

Pork and lotus root slices must be added. Cucumber tendon meat and garlic sprouts stir-fried twice-cooked pork can also be added. When guests come, they find that there are new dishes. Some regret that their favorite dishes are not made, but more people Happy to have new tricks.

Stir-fried twice-cooked pork with garlic sprouts is not a fresh way to eat. People here can cook it too, but Zhang Zhen doesn't intend to shy away from it. People who cook delicious food don't need many different ingredients to make their dishes delicious.

Lifting and dropping the pot with his hands, Zhang Zhen put the cut garlic sprouts and the sliced ​​pork belly that had been boiled in water and cooled to [-]% heat, and then put in shredded ginger and stir-fried until the aroma was released, then added the pork belly and stir-fried evenly. Then pour in an appropriate amount of soy sauce and water, add garlic sprouts and fry until cooked, and finally add refined salt and chicken essence to taste.

This dish is simple to cook, easy to use, and takes a short time. Zhang Zhen made a big pot in a while, and it is always right to prepare.

Shunzi came back from picking up the vegetables and was so hungry that he happened to smell the aroma, and immediately leaned closer to smell the aroma and said, "Dasong, is this cooked? Can you eat it?"

Zhang Zhen took out a bowl for him, scooped a large spoonful for him: "Eat it quickly, while it's hot, it won't taste good when the oil cools down later." Although it's impossible to cool down so quickly in summer.

Shunzi was not polite, grabbed a pair of chopsticks, took the rice handed over by sister-in-law Shun, and started to eat it on the small stool, hissing, and his mouth was a little hot, Shunzi blew twice, and couldn't wait to put it in his mouth.The pork belly is not fat at all, but at the same time, you can still taste the strong aroma after deep-fried fatty meat. It crunches and crunches in the mouth, and the oil slides down the taste buds into the throat. But the taste is not overwhelming at all, it is tightly wrapped by the gravy of pork belly, the fragrance of the meat calls out the fragrance of garlic sprouts, and the fragrance is rich. Shunzi finished a large bowl of rice in a short while, and raised his feet to fill it up again bowl.

As soon as the new dishes came out, everyone was very satisfied. Even those who were thinking about the previous dishes couldn’t help but put aside their thoughts for a while. To their surprise, there was one dish that was sweet, and they didn’t want to try it at first. , Seeing people who like sweets eat so intoxicatedly, I can't help but ask for one. Isn't it just a small cucumber? look.

Xu Zijia is preparing sweet cucumbers in the back kitchen. All of them are young cucumbers. Peel the skin and cut into strips, blanch them in boiling water and remove them. Then wrap the hawthorns in gauze and add water. Warm the fire for about a quarter of an hour and filter the juice. After cleaning the pot, put it on the fire, pour in the cottage juice, add white sugar, simmer on low heat until the sugar melts, then add honey to collect the juice, and finally pour in cucumber strips and mix well.

When Xu Zijia was cooking, Xiao Miao helped, and praised: "Brother Zijia, you are really good at cooking." Then he looked at Brother Dasong over there and whispered: "I don't think Brother Dasong is as delicious as your cooking."

Xu Zijia smiled and said: "Eat more if it tastes good. I remember that your family will find someone for you. Will you delay things by coming here every day?"

Speaking of this, Xiao Miao suddenly lost the mood to tease Xu Zijia, lowered her head to wash the vegetables and whispered: "Brother Zijia, I don't want to get married yet."

Xu Zijia didn't understand, he didn't seem to be so repulsive last year, and asked, "Is that person bad?"

Xiao Miao shook her head, thought about her words and said: "It's not bad, but my mother told me to get married quickly, so I can find someone to rely on, and then don't run around outside, and concentrate on serving men and children at home. I don't want that , but my mother was not happy after hearing it, Brother Zijia, I..." He couldn't say the following words, he didn't know what he was going to say, and finally concluded: "Anyway I like it right now."

Xu Zijia glanced at him, and said seriously: "Then your mother and the others have any objections?"

Xiao Miao shook her head and said: "That's not true. I have so much wages every month. In fact, they are reluctant, but they think that this life is not an option, and they want me to marry someone in the future, and let that person come to support me." My errand, so the money can still be spent on me."

It can be heard that the problem is not that bad, and Xiao Miao's parents really love Xiao Miao, Xu Zijia said: "I happen to have something to tell you, I discussed it with Ah Zhen, you are talented in cooking, we plan to do it I’ll give you part of the food, and of course the wages will go up, how about five taels of silver a month? There will be more if you cook well.”

Xiao Miao waved his hand, wanting to say that he doesn't need to be so tall, Xu Zijia stopped him and continued: "Your parents only have you as a child, you can discuss with them how about hiring a son-in-law when you have more money in hand? This way you can also take care of the elderly, It won't delay your marriage, but I'm afraid it won't be easy to find for a while, but if you and the old man are against this, it's fine, I just came up with a temporary idea."

However, Xiao Miao felt that there was some hope. In this way, she would not need to get married for the time being, and she could take care of her parents. Her mood improved quickly and she said, "I see, thank you Brother Zijia!"

Mrs. Hu came in and saw how happy he was, and said casually, "This is money you picked up, so happy?"

"No." Xiao Miao waved her hand, still smiling.

Seeing him smiling happily, Mrs. Hu couldn't help feeling better, and said cheerfully, "Hurry up and pack the dishes, the guests want more!"

"Okay." Xiao Miao neatly put it on a plate and ate a piece of cucumber herself. The juicy cucumber was served with some cool honey, and the hawthorn was slightly sour. It was refreshing and sweet when paired together, it was delicious.

The seedlings in the back kitchen are praising, and the guests in front are also praising. Even those who don’t usually like sweets now like this refreshing and crispy sweet cucumber. I heard from Shanshan that it was made by Xu Zijia, and I feel that it is really not a family. If you don't enter a family, shopkeeper Zhang's cooking is delicious, and shopkeeper Xu's cooking skills are also very good.

At the end of the afternoon, Zhang Zhen settled everyone's one-month wages. By the way, he told Mrs. Hu and Xiao Miao that their monthly wages had increased. If there are bad things, I will point out that if other people can do well in the future, they will also have this reward.

Shanshan and Orange Blossom's envious eyes glowed, and they felt that they still had hope. Five taels of silver, you know, they are very happy when they go home once a month now, think about five taels, hehe...

The two little fellows had beautiful smiles on their faces, but Li Lin resisted the urge to lower his face on the spot. He felt that he seemed very idiot for holding a tael of silver just now. He was more silent than usual when he left, and no one greeted him. reason.

When she got home, Zhang Xiaohua saw Li Lin with a bad face, and said a little nervously, "What's the matter? Today is not a day for wages, so why are you not happy?"

Li Lin slapped the wooden basin for washing clothes in her hand, and said angrily, "Are you Zhang Dasong's own sister? I think he treats me better than an outsider!"

Zhang Xiaohua was taken aback, but she didn't dare to cry, she only whispered: "It's my dear, what's the matter, this is the one in charge?"

Li Lin looked at the old clothes that fell out of the basin and rolled on the ground, looking even more miserable, and said in a bad tone: "There are only a few people in total, except for me and two furry children who haven't grown up. All the wages are higher than mine, so just give me this for helping him earn so much money, I quit!"

When Zhang Xiaohua heard this, she immediately said: "I'll go and tell my elder brother, don't worry, don't be angry, the food is ready, you can only eat when you go back."

"It's like feeding a pig!" Li Lin thought of the difference between the food he smelled during the day and the food he ate at home at night, and said with a grim expression, "We are siblings, so why are there such big differences in cooking skills? Didn't you say to find Zhang Shousong? Not too soon go!"

Zhang Xiaohua hesitated and said, "I, I haven't eaten yet."

"Don't you want to go after you're full?" Li Lin roared, knowing that it would be impossible if he didn't do it. Now that this woman is still dawdling here, the anger is even greater.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Xiaohua didn't dare to say anything, and left in a hurry.