"How can you not be anxious? At your age, in our village, people already have children." Aunt Niu was a little anxious.
She really fell in love with Chen Shiying. Her youngest son happened to be getting married. It would be a great honor to marry an educated youth as his wife.
Of course, this is because her family's conditions are pretty good, otherwise she wouldn't want to marry a beautiful woman.
In the countryside, beautiful women are not popular, but capable ones.
"From the Niu San family, haven't you noticed? Chen, an educated youth, doesn't want to find a partner in the countryside. Even if he wants to find a partner, he will find someone as good as Xiao Zhou. That kid from your family is a cheater and cheater. Yes, who wants to marry him?”
Seeing that Aunt Niu was still struggling, Zhang Yang's second aunt opened her mouth to come to the rescue.
"What nonsense are you talking about? My Xiaosheng is just young and has not done much heavy work. He will be fine when he gets stronger in the future."
Hearing that her purpose was exposed, Aunt Niu hurriedly excuse.
"Ha!"
Because Aunt Zhang and Aunt Niu are relatives because of Zhang Yang, although they can't understand Aunt Niu's behavior, they are not ready to break their skin, just say The ridicule made Aunt Niu quite embarrassed.
Because of Aunt Zhang's disturbance, Aunt Niu was too embarrassed to introduce anyone to Chen Shiying again.
Zhou Ziwen on the side quietly blinked at Chen Shiying. Chen Shiying chuckled and shook her head, indicating that it was okay.
She is now Zhou Ziwen's. Although this relationship is shady, she is not ready to get married.
After these few nights of communication, she found that she could no longer live without him.
Although she doesn’t know how long this relationship can last and what she will do in the future, she cherishes the time she has now based on the idea that she can live one day at a time.
Because of Aunt Niu's incident, the kitchen was silent for a while, but it soon returned to its previous state amid the chats of several aunties.
With so many people helping in the kitchen, the preparations were completed quickly.
The white flour buns are steamed in the pot, and the meat is stewed on the stove.
Needless to say Zhou Ziwen’s craftsmanship, after just a while, a fragrant and attractive smell came out.
"Xiao Zhou, your craftsmanship is really good. Do you have any secrets? It smells so good?"
Aunt Zhang asked expectantly.
Whether the craftsmanship is good or not, you can tell just by smelling it.
Although she hasn't eaten it yet, she is sure that the taste of this pot of meat is beyond her ability.
"There's no secret. It's just a matter of adding more seasonings. Didn't you see it when I made it just now?" Zhou Ziwen explained with a smile.
Zhou Ziwen's cooking is not like those chefs. He hides all his secrets and even his apprentices cannot learn them.
He doesn't hide his skills from others when he's at his best. Anyway, those are the methods. He just controls the materials and timing more accurately.
"I saw it, but I just don't understand why it smells so good." Aunt Zhang was a little confused.
She did see when Zhou Ziwen was cooking. It was no different from her usual cooking. Although there were more seasonings, she knew that what was really at stake was Zhou Ziwen's cooking skills.
They were busy in the kitchen, and Zhang Lei outside also brought his new wife back.
Zhang Lei's wife is from Niushan Village above. Niushan Village is also a relatively large village. The total number of people in the whole village is about seven or eight hundred. It is not comparable to Dabazi Village, but it is not much different.
Moreover, there is a brick factory in Niushan Village, and the production team is relatively wealthy.
Hearing the bustling sounds outside the kitchen, the aunties who were not busy in the kitchen also ran out to watch the excitement.
“Brother Ziwen, let’s go and have a look too!”
Chen Qiaoyi said expectantly.
"Okay, we're almost done here, let's go out and join in the fun." Zhou Ziwen nodded.
He also wanted to know what people in the village looked like when they got married, but he figured it would be pretty much the same.
After all, when he got married, it was Uncle Wu who he consulted.
Coming out of the kitchen, they happened to see Zhang Lei carrying his new wife in. The new daughter-in-law is wearing a festive red cotton-padded jacket with a small red flower on her head. Although she is not very beautiful, she looks decent.
Looking at Zhang Lei's beaming look, you can tell that he is very satisfied with this wife.
After carrying their daughter-in-law through the door, they held the wedding ceremony in the hall.
Weddings in this era are relatively simple. The new daughter-in-law kowtows to the parents-in-law at home, and the parents-in-law take out the red envelopes that have been prepared for lip modification.
Then, witnessed by relatives and friends, they read a quotation from the leader, and witnessed by the leader’s portrait, the new daughter-in-law was officially married.
“It’s no different from when we got married!”
After witnessing the wedding of the bride and groom, Chen Qiaoyi was a little disappointed.
"It's almost the same." Chen Shiying rolled her eyes at her sister angrily.
She hasn’t held a wedding yet!
“Ziwen.”
At this time, Zhang Yang came over.
"Are you ready for dinner?" Zhou Ziwen asked.
"That's almost it. Do you have anything else to prepare here?" Zhang Yang nodded.
“No need, the preparations are done, just wait for Brother Zhang to speak.” Zhou Ziwen said with a smile.
“Then do it!” Zhang Yang said without hesitation.
“Okay.”
Zhou Ziwen nodded and turned back to the kitchen.
"Yiyi, make the fire bigger."
In the kitchen, Zhou Ziwen stood beside the stove, while Chen Qiaoyi was responsible for lighting the fire for him.
"Okay, I'll add more firewood. If it's not big enough, you can tell me." Chen Qiaoyi agreed and stuffed a handful of pine needles into the mouth of the stove.
“Okay, add more, the bigger the better.”
Zhou Ziwen likes to use high heat when cooking, so that the food will be fragrant.
Chen Qiaoyi often makes fires and can be said to be an expert at making fires.
After a while, the big iron pot was boiling hot, and even green smoke was rising.
Zhou Ziwen put a little oil to prevent sticking to the pan, and then poured in the chopped meat.
Stab it!
The plump meat sizzles under the high temperature, and a scent of oil soon emerges.
Although he didn't add any condiments, the smell of meat alone made the guests outside drool.
When the meat oil in the pot is almost exploded, Zhou Ziwen fishes out the meat, then fishes out the oil and puts it in an oil basin for storage.
In the countryside, everyone basically eats lard. When there is no oil at home, they will buy a piece of fat meat, cut it into cubes and start frying it.
When the oil in the meat has exploded, the oil residue will still remain. When cooking, add a few pieces, and the flavor will be very fragrant.
Especially the fried cabbage with oil residue, which is a special delicacy.
Some people will pop some oil when eating meat at home, just like Zhou Ziwen does now.
Then, Zhou Ziwen put a little more bean paste made by Zhang Yang into the pot, then added ginger and garlic, sauteed until fragrant, then poured the meat in, and added some sugar to enhance the flavor.
Then add a little more soy sauce to color it. At this time, the braised pork already looks very tempting.
Even the aunts and ladies watching on the sidelines began to swallow their saliva. (End of this chapter)