newbobooks Chapter 112 Banquet
Chapter 112 Banquet
The two of them packed up their things and walked around the market, where they discovered that someone was actually selling mushrooms.
"Boss, look there are mushrooms for sale, is there anyone buying them?"
"Then there must be someone who will buy it. If someone is selling, there will be someone who will buy it."
"If that's the case, can we also sell the mushrooms we picked?"
"Of course, but the amount we picked is not enough for our family to eat, and we can't sell it for much money. It's not worth it to go back and forth so far."
Although the head of the family said so, Liu's mind became active.
It's not worth it. I saw a lot of mushrooms in the distant mountains a while ago. If I have the chance, I will go there. If I can't finish eating them, I will sell them on the street. I can earn some money, which can be regarded as a contribution to the family.
"Okay, it's getting late, let's go home." Boss Zhou looked up at the position of the sun, and the two of them went home together.
The Zhou family’s lunch was very simple. No one worked hard today, so they weren’t very hungry. They just cut some meat and fried two dishes. They ate the rice soup and steamed buns and that was it.
The dishes to be prepared for the evening have already been decided, and everyone started working right after dinner.
Of course, there is nothing for the children to do here. Those who want to play can play, and those who want to sleep can sleep.
Zhou Mingshu's sheets and quilt covers had already dried out, so she took them and put them back on, feeling warm when she slept on them.
But after sleeping a little longer in the morning, she tossed and turned but still felt no sleepiness, so she continued to tinker with her toys.
The water lily seeds in the pot had swelled up, so Zhou Mingshu took a wet rag and transferred them in to germinate.
I guess her water lilies will sprout in a few days, that’s great.
Her small stone was almost polished, and she just needed to polish out a small hole so she could string the strings on.
Boss Zhou braised the pig ears and tails, and then busied himself with processing the big crucian carp.
Liu and Zhu were busy preparing things. They set up a new stove and prepared to distribute some peanuts and peas.
Not to mention drinking today, the three brothers of the Zhou family can also eat in the future. If they have time, they can have a drink and eat some peanuts, which is delicious.
The cucumbers and beans we bought were soaked in the cold well water, and then two cold dishes were added.
Old Mrs. Zhou was busy prying the snail meat out. She cooked two pots in total, enough to take a while to pry.
Zhou Laosan was also there to pry the snails open. Thinking of the taste of the snail meat, he wanted to have a couple of drinks.
The food was very sumptuous, even better than the banquets at weddings.
If for no other reason, everyone knows about the wild boar sale, and we did make a lot of money this time. If we were to make some unsightly food, it would be better not to invite us at all.
Zhou Mingshu helped and started to serve dishes to the table one by one, including peanuts, crispy peas, cold cucumber salad, cold beans with mushroom oil, cold pig ears and tails, and a plate of fried loaches, all of which were good dishes to go with wine.
Six cold dishes were served, leaving some extra space in the kitchen, so the next step was to stir-fry some hot dishes.
Zhou Mingshu cooked two dishes, one braised fish and one stir-fried snail meat. The rest were made by Old Lady Zhou and the three sisters-in-law.
In addition to these two dishes, there are also bamboo shoots and pork slices, scrambled eggs with leeks, stir-fried pork blood with garlic sprouts, stir-fried bean sprouts, stir-fried pork shreds with wild onions, and a dish of minced meat and eggplant.
Before the sun set, people started to come to the house one after another. The three Zhou brothers were busy entertaining them and could not help much.
Zhou Mingqin and Zhou Mingqi were moving stools and chairs. Fortunately, there were many people in their family and they had enough of them, otherwise they would have to borrow from their neighbors.
Except for the two elders Zhou Tiezhu and Wang Fugui, the others are uncles.
Zhou Mingshu took a quick look and saw four people in total: Uncle Youcai, the village chief's eldest son Wang Yuquan, Uncle Dashun from his great aunt's family, Uncle Liu Qing from his great aunt's family, and some uncles from the same clan as the Zhou family. All in all, there were more than a dozen people there.
A long table is just enough to seat everyone.
There were fourteen dishes in total, and the table was filled with plates, just the right amount, not too many or too few.
Although there are many dishes, they are all served on plates and the portions are not very big. I don’t know if it is enough for these dozen men.
Old Madam Zhou brought the wine jar over and said, "Come on, start drinking. I didn't invite anyone outside, so you guys can eat as much as you want. There are still some dishes left in the pot. If you finish, I'll serve some more. When you finish the wine, I'll cook the noodles. I've made mushroom oil at home, and it'll be delicious if you pour it on top."
A group of young people told her not to work so hard, saying that these were enough for her to eat.
Everyone looked at the dishes on the table and couldn't help but smack their lips. The Zhou family was really generous and treated people with sincerity.
They had never seen so many meat dishes even during the Chinese New Year! Their hearts could not help but warm up.
Eating and drinking are secondary, the real purpose is to deepen the friendship. Even though there are many dishes and they look delicious, no one picked up chopsticks.
The first thing they do when they sit down is not to drink and eat, but to chat. We are all from the same village, everyone knows each other, and everyone can chat with each other.
A group of people were counting the age of Wang Fugui and Zhou Tiezhu. They sat at the very top, eating peanuts and bragging to the younger generations about their heroic deeds when they were young. It was a lively scene.
The atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became lively, and everyone was laughing until they really started drinking and eating.
"Tsk, Shouren, I didn't expect your mother's cooking skills are so good. This dish tastes good." Village chief Wang Fugui was the first to praise.
"Hahaha, I think so too."
"Especially that fish, it's the most delicious fish I've ever eaten in my life. Once I went to the county to do some business and sat at the same table with the county magistrate... The fish in that restaurant wasn't as good as this one." Wang Fugui started bragging again.
"I say, Wang Fugui, why are you getting poorer as you get older? You keep talking about your 'glorious deeds' every other sentence. Just keep bragging about them." Zhou Tiezhu couldn't stand it anymore, he chewed a peanut, and then took a sip of wine.
"Oh my, I'm already half buried in the ground, how much can I say? I have to say a few more words while I can still speak, but what I said is true. It's true that I accompanied the county magistrate to dinner, and it's also true that the fish is delicious."
The two old men started arguing again. Boss Zhou shook his head and laughed. Could he say that the fish was cooked by San Ya?
"Brother Zhou, what is this? Why haven't I eaten it before?" Yang Liuqing asked, pointing at a black dish.
"Haha, I knew you haven't eaten it. This is the meat of sheep dung snails in the river. It's very fragrant when chewed and is perfect with wine. You should eat more. This dish is not easy to make. It involves several steps." Boss Zhou explained.
Zhou Laosan stretched out his hand at the right time and said, "Look, my hand skin is all wrinkled because of this little bit of meat. Eat more. You won't get this treatment after you leave this house."
The men who were eating until their eyes turned red stopped eating with their chopsticks, all with shocked faces. They didn't expect that this was actually a sheep dung snail? !
And it is so delicious. It is really fragrant when eaten with wine.