Chapter 693 Cow Skull
In the evening, Yang Laosan came over again: "Zhang An, let's go, go to my place for a drink."
"You've already eaten at noon. Let's go, let your sister-in-law, aunt and others rest. They have been busy all day. Besides, if we go again, we will destroy your family."
When Zhang An heard this, he was immediately stunned. I was also confused and didn’t know what Yang Laosan’s plan was.
Logically speaking, even if you invite someone home for a meal, it is only for one meal. Unless you are helping with work, meals will be included in the morning and evening.
"If you go every day, then I'll be happy to do it. Let's go. It's all done. The cow head at noon was originally planned to be given to the second master, but he didn't want it, so I looked for it. Zhou Yang will help take care of it and call everyone over for a drink in the evening."
Yang Laosan smiled and explained why he invited everyone to have another meal.
"Since Boss Lu is here, let's go and taste the beef brains in our place."
In addition to Zhang An, Yang Laosan also invited Lu Cheng on the side.
In the past few years, Lu Cheng has been buying kiwi fruits in Changqing Village, which can be regarded as a guarantee of sales for everyone.
Yang Laosan and his brothers also own several acres of kiwi fruit, so they are familiar with Lu Cheng, the big boss.
"Then let's have another meal at Third Brother's house. Brother Cheng, let's go. Let's not be polite to Third Brother."
Seeing that Yang Laosan looked like he couldn't invite him Not wanting to give up, Zhang An finally agreed and called Lu Cheng on board.
"Then I'll be too much of a bother."
Lu Cheng originally just wanted to be polite, but now that Zhang An had spoken, he couldn't refuse anymore.
"Why bother? If you, Boss Lu, come often, we would be happier."
Seeing that even Lu Cheng was invited, Yang Laosan was immediately very happy .
Anyone with a financial backer like this would want to have a good relationship with them.
"Wait a minute, we can't eat this meal in vain. Wait until I go back to get the jar of wine."
Since you have done the first grade of junior high school, you have to do the fifteenth grade by yourself Be responsible. Since you are going to drink, you must have this drink.
It's just that in Zhang An's house, there may not be much else, but there is no shortage of wine.
"The relationship is good. Everyone in our village knows that the wine Zhang An brewed is a treasure. You can have a good time today."
As soon as Yang Laosan heard that Zhang An An wanted to bring her own wine, but she didn't refuse at the moment, but looked very much looking forward to it.
After all, Zhang An's wine is now famous in the village. Even the children know that it can sell for five hundred yuan a pound, and it is as if it is made of gold.
In the past, no one knew about this, so they felt at ease when they drank it.
Every time everyone gets together to drink, everyone will coax Zhang An to bring the wine.
But later, after they knew the selling price of the wine, they completely restrained themselves, and no one asked Zhang An to get the wine again.
Although Zhang An would generously bring a jar for everyone to drink every time, they couldn't let go when they thought about the price of this wine, and that he could kill dozens or hundreds of dollars with just one sip.
But after a long time, everyone also missed the taste of Zhang Anna wine.
So when Zhang An occasionally said that he would bring out a jar, everyone would not refuse it. Instead, they looked forward to it and wanted to satisfy their craving occasionally.
When we arrived at Yang Laosan's house, we could see that Huang Erye, old village chief Zhang Jianwen and others had been invited.
Of course, Zhou Yang who helps clean up the cow’s head is also indispensable.
“Zhang An is here, it seems like you are in luck today.”
Zhang Jianwen saw Zhang An and immediately said hello with a smile.
Especially when I saw the wine jar Zhang An was holding, I immediately understood that there would be good wine to drink tonight.
"Oh, Boss Lu is here too. You are a rare guest."
Then Zhang Jianwen saw the people coming in behind Zhang An, and immediately stood up and followed him. Shaked hands.
He has always been very welcoming to bosses like Lu Cheng who never cheated the villagers.
In the past, he and the villagers invited Lu Cheng and those under Lu Cheng to have dinner at home many times.
It's a pity that Lu Cheng never thought about going to someone's house to fight against the autumn wind, so he dealt with him at Zhang An's house when he came.
Even his subordinates were not allowed to disturb the villagers. Instead, they would settle the matter in the village restaurant, and then he would reimburse him.
So today Yang Laosan invited Lu Cheng over, and he also stood up to welcome him.
"The old village chief is an elder, so this will hurt me."
Tutor Lu Cheng was extraordinary, and stretched out his hands to shake Zhang Jianwen's hand.
"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's take a seat and chat while eating."
Yang Laosan looked at everyone and suggested with a smile.
"Let's get started. Anyway, we don't have any rules here, so I'm already craving for the wine Zhang An brought."
Everyone immediately agreed, drinking in the village is really cool. No need to talk about any rules.
"Boss Lu, please sit down. If it weren't for you in the past few years, so many people in our village would not know what kind of hard life they would have to live."
Zhang Jianwen and several others They all invited Lu Cheng to sit on the throne to thank him for his help to Changqing Village over the past few years.
"No, no, no, no, please come first, uncles. I am just a junior. You just need to treat me like Zhang An. Old man, you still have to come."
Of course Lu Cheng will not agree. He has been tortured since he was a child. His tutor did not allow it. After all, there were many people present who could be considered Zhang An's elders. He then spoke to Mr. Huang, who was the oldest in age and seniority.
"Okay, okay, everyone, please sit down quickly. We are not outsiders, so there is no need to engage in such nonsense."
Zhang An saw that they were still rejecting each other, so he started directly. mouth, and then find a place to sit down.
"Hahaha, let's just sit down. If we keep lingering, we won't be able to drink Zhang An's good wine."
With Zhang An's voice, everyone no longer Pushing around, I went straight to the table.
Actually, they are not like this usually, but this time there is a distinguished guest like Lu Cheng, so they talk about etiquette.
“I can’t believe that this cow head can be so delicious. Master Zhou’s craftsmanship is still as good as ever.”
The main dish on the table is the pot of cow head. Lu Chengguang smells it You can tell it tastes good right away.
Before coming, Yang Laosan said that Zhou Yang took care of the cow head.
Lu Cheng was no stranger to Zhou Yang. After all, he was the chef when Zhang An got married.
So even though it was a big pot meal, he had already tasted Zhou Yang's cooking skills.
"Haha, I don't deserve Boss Lu's praise. This beef skull is a special dish here, but not many people can make it, and I'm just getting started." Although Zhou Yang smiled happily, But he still waved his hands modestly and said.
"Oh? Then I have to give it a try."
Lu Cheng had no doubts about Zhou Yang's words.
After all, he has been here so many times, but he has never seen this dish before.
I guess it’s just like Zhou Yang said, I’m afraid it’s not easy to do.
In fact, what Zhou Yang said is not false at all. This cow skull is really a special dish that has been popular for a long time in the nearby mountainous area.
You must know that there are many large and small Miao villages in this mountain, especially in ancient times, there were only Miao villages.
The ethnic minorities in the mountains have always had customs passed down from their own tribes, such as sacrifices, which are especially important.
How important is it? To this day, many Miao villages hold sacrifices more important than celebrating the Miao Year.
When they offer sacrifices, they usually use cows and pigs. Even sheep are inferior and rarely make it to the table.
You must know how important cattle were in ancient times. It was even illegal to kill cattle. People were inferior to cattle.
But in the Miao village, sacrifice has always been a big deal, but no one cares whether you have regulations or not, that is, cattle must be used for sacrifice.
But at that time, the local government had nothing to do with these Miao villages in the mountains, and even if they fought, they would not be able to take advantage.
Until the end, Huairou was adopted to bring peace to the Miao people in the mountains.
So I respect the traditional customs of the Miao village. If you want to use cattle for sacrifice, then go ahead, as long as it doesn't cause trouble.
After the sacrifice, the cattle became food for the Miao people.
Therefore, this mountainous area has a long history of eating cattle.
Combined with the lack of oil and salt in mountainous areas, many local practices have been born.
Specialties such as beef in sour soup, spicy beef, and even beef hotpot are rich and diverse, and all parts of the cow are used.
As a part of the cow that cannot be ignored, the cow head is naturally not wasted, so a special dish like roasted beef skull appears.
But compared to others, the preparation of beef skull is more troublesome, so although it is a special dish, it is not common.
"Zhang An, don't be stunned. Pour the wine quickly. I'm already so greedy, Mr. Er."
After everyone came to the table, several members of the Yang family came to the table because they wanted to drink. The sister-in-law did not directly bring the steamer over.
The wine to drink was naturally brought to this jar by Zhang An. After all, he had brought it all, so he had to drink it first. If it was not enough, he would drink from Yang Laosan’s house.
“My, my, my, I forgot all about it, so I will pour wine for everyone.”
Zhang An apologized to everyone, and then started to open the mud seal. , ready to pour wine for everyone.
But as soon as the mud seal was opened, the strong aroma of wine from the wine jar immediately spread in the hall of Yang Laosan's family.
Just smelling the strong aroma of wine that hit their nostrils, all the drunkards' eyes immediately widened.
"Hey, this jar of wine is probably the first batch. Zhang An has spent a lot of money this time."
As soon as Mr. Huang smelled the aroma of the wine, he knew it immediately This jar must be a treasure that has been stored in the cellar for several years. It is definitely not new wine, because new wine is not as fragrant.
Because he had a jar of thirty-year-old wine before, and the aroma of the wine was not comparable to that of newly brewed wine.
Zhang An's wine has always been more fragrant, but this jar was particularly strong. He was sure that it was definitely stored in the cellar.
“Yes, Erye’s nose is still as strong as ever. This jar is the first batch of wine that you brewed for the first time. It is still the wine that you always guarded. It has been cellared for several years now. "
Zhang An immediately smiled and explained that he just brought a slightly better one. After all, Lu Cheng was here, and it was time to entertain him.
Actually, there are better ones in his space, but if those wines were moved out, based on the outside time, they would probably have been aged for decades, so he did not dare to take them out directly for fear of Can't explain it at the time.
Outside, the best wine in their family is the one he kept in the cellar right after the first batch was brewed. It can definitely be called good wine when taken out.
“Haha, no wonder it smells so good. Just smelling it makes people drunk. But although this wine is good, don’t be impatient when drinking it. If you take two sips, you will definitely get drunk immediately. .”
Huang Erye picked up the wine glass, sniffed it with great enjoyment, and then said to everyone.
Even though Zhang An often sends wine to Mr. Huang, he still misses this batch of wine.
Because the wine Zhang An later brewed was blended by him in order to be less strong and to make more people adapt to it.
Even if there are still some that have not been blended, they are all hidden by him.
So Mr. Huang always thought that only the first batch of wine had such a strong taste.
A few people who were picking up their wine glasses to try it, heard Mr. Huang say this, immediately slowed down their movements and just wanted to take a sip.
But the strength of the wine is there. Even if it is just a small sip, it will feel stronger than usual when drinking half a pound.
“This wine is really amazing. As soon as I drank it, my whole body felt warm and full of energy. It didn’t feel like I usually did after drinking too much.”
Although it was all Rural people, but with so many years of drinking experience, they can also tell the difference between good and bad.
And with such a big difference, it is easier to distinguish.
"It's true. In the past, the ones from Zhang An's family could be sold for five hundred yuan per catty. If you take out this jar, I'm afraid it won't be too much to sell for two thousand yuan per catty."
Zhang Jianwen just finished speaking, and then When I realized that this cup was worth several hundred dollars, I was reluctant to drink it.
"Hey, don't worry about this. Since you brought it out, it is for drinking. Don't just ignore the wine. Today's protagonist is the cow head."
If it is just such a jar , just like the jar of thirty-year-old wine that Mr. Huang dug out, Zhang An must have been reluctant to take a sip.
But now, there is even better wine than this in the space, but there is a full cellar, and he can't feel the pain at all.
After being reminded by Zhang An, everyone also put down their wine glasses and began to eat vegetables to suppress the strong alcoholism.
After eating and drinking happily, Lu Cheng lost his previous restraint and started chatting more and more.
“In the past two years, our kiwi fruit has also made a name for itself outside. If you want to expand the scale next, you can start thinking about it. I can eat it here.”< br>
Although the village's kiwi fruit production has increased a lot in the past two years, it is far from reaching Lu Cheng's expected goal.
Therefore, now that he saw that the villagers' management was becoming more mature, he wanted to get the villagers to start expanding the scale.
"Okay, let me find a time and call everyone together to talk about this matter."
The expansion of the orchard is related to the increase in the income of the villagers, so Zhang Jianwen also nodded and said.
(End of this chapter)