When Bart's wife heard Du Weiguo's request, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
She nodded quickly and agreed. The two children in her family were still young and they were usually inseparable from others at home.
After Du Weiguo put the potatoes and green onions in a basin and handed them to her, he didn't even enter her house. After all, there are melons and plums in the fields. No matter how good the relationship is, one must pay attention to propriety.
Du Weiguo stood at the door and waited for a while. After finishing his cigarette, Bart's wife packed the potatoes and green onions into a basin and handed them to him.
Needless to say, the work is so smooth! Even the placement is full of beauty, which is completely in line with the preferences of Du Weiguo, a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Du Weiguo carried the basin back to his home and glanced at his watch. It was still early, so he soaked the potatoes in water first. Otherwise, they would turn black, which would not only affect the color, but also the taste.
He refilled the stove with coal, turned up the fire, boiled two pots of water, and filled four thermos bottles. By now, the temperature in the room had completely risen, and it was even a little hot.
Du Weiguo brewed a cup of jasmine tea, turned on the radio, lit a small cigarette, picked up a novel by Huanzhu Louzhu that he had not read, and started flipping through it.
This is the life he wants, calm, leisurely and comfortable.
At 5:30, Du Weiguo, who was warm all over and lazily, climbed out of bed comfortably. Oh my, the temperature in the room was suitable and the bed was so comfortable. He slept in his clothes and took a nap.
I went to wash my face first. At this moment, women from almost every household in the courtyard started to light fires and cook. The smoke was curling up. Du Weiguo also played the role of host and housewife today.
He went to the kitchen, turned out the big iron pot, washed it, and put it on the stove. The big iron pot made of pig iron weighed nearly 25 pounds. One of his claws was disabled and he couldn't exert force. Fortunately, his strength was far beyond that of ordinary people.
Otherwise, it’s really hard to do it with one hand.
After the water in the pot is boiled, pour in the oil. Du Weiguo is quite experienced in making this kind of large stew. As long as the oil, salt, and color are heavy, that's enough.
It is impossible to heat the rice and cool the oil in the pan, because the oil in this era is raw soybean oil, and the oil must be burned until it emits green smoke before the raw oil can be turned into cooked oil.
Otherwise, the extremely pungent smell of raw beans will definitely affect the taste. This is the first time in Du Wei's country that he has officially started cooking.
After the oil is cooked, Du Weiguo uses an iron spoon to put some oil into a bowl. Next time, he can heat the pot with cold oil and fry tea directly.
First add about half of the scallions and saute until fragrant, then add a spoonful of bean paste, add a little white wine and sugar to enhance the flavor, and stir-fry until a strong aroma develops.
Put the potatoes in and stir-fry until evenly colored. Add salt and soy sauce to the pot, continue to stir-fry a few times, and add water to cover the potatoes.
This was the first time that Du Weiguo officially cooked at home. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The stove built by Yin Laoliu could only be called "transparent!"
The fire was high, and the soup in the pot boiled quickly. Du Weiguo took a sip of the soup. Well, it was good, a little bland, which was just right, because the taste would become heavier as the juice reduced. He turned the stove to small
Turn on the heat and simmer the potatoes for a while.
I casually took 3 boxes of canned beef from the Kokura Guan. These were reserved for welcoming Caiyu's move in. Unfortunately, the plan did not change quickly and these things were not used.
Just after 6 o'clock, Du Weiguo added the canned beef to the pot, added the remaining half of the green onions, added some MSG, turned to high heat and began to reduce the juice!
With the addition of canned beef, this little flavor came out immediately, and it was so fragrant that Du Weiguo estimated that many neighbors in the courtyard must be secretly scolding him at this moment.
Almost all those who work and go to school are already home, and those who are running around may have even eaten.
Most people just have steamed buns, battered sticks, and pickles. If the conditions are good, like Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, they can add stewed cabbage, tofu, vermicelli, and the like.
If you want to be more extravagant or add scrambled eggs that don’t have much flavor, Du Weiguo’s Potato Beef Stew is simply a dimension-reducing blow!
Du Weiguo complained in his mind while smelling the smell, how did those seniors who lived in this courtyard make big meals and fish every day?
You must know that the mentality of hatred is not only formed in later generations, but this era is the most cruel.
Du Weiguo has been living in the courtyard house for more than a year, and he has only done this once, and he has already been scolded behind his back. If he does it every day, he will probably become enemies.
Maybe you think this is a bit nonsense and making a fuss out of a molehill. In fact, it is not. It is worse. People who have never been hungry cannot understand this feeling.
In that era, a meal, a piece of clothing, or even a potato could become a deadly enemy!
In fact, Du Weiguo thought about it more than once, finding a small, single-family house and moving out, but in the end he never realized it.
Living in a quadrangle is better than living in a quadrangle, because you can blend in with the crowd and blend in with the crowd. Du Weiguo was a man of the hour, so living in a separate courtyard is actually quite eye-catching.
At that time, a disunited masses~
While I was thinking wildly, I heard footsteps at the door. Before the knock on the door could be heard, the sound of Gou Shengzi's purring came through.
"Du Tou! Open the door! Du Tou, we are here."
Du Weiguo opened the door with a smile on his face. When he saw Chen Jiansheng and Wang Yang, they were all smiling and excited. Hao Shanhe was standing behind them with a faint smile on his face. Bart was helping Hao Shanhe park the car.
"Uncle Hao, you're here!" Du Weiguo just patted Wang Yang and Gou Shengzi. He walked out of the room and prepared to welcome Hao Shanhe in. This was the second time that Old Hao Tou came to his house. The first time was for him.
He had a high fever and fainted at home, but was rescued by Comrade Hao.
It's quite shameful to say.
Old Haotou saw that Du Weiguo was obviously in a good mood, so he laughed and teased him:
"Hehehe, boy, you are quite assertive now! When you come back, you don't even want to go to the factory to see me, but I, an old man, have to take the initiative to visit you? Your temper is getting worse after your official promotion, so you are going to show up at your request.
Let’s go now!”
Du Weiguo was actually very happy when he saw Old Hao Tou, but he must not give up:
"Old Haotou, why do you speak so crookedly? I am injured and recuperating at home. I am a wounded person and I have to cook and treat you to a meal. Isn't this sincere enough?"
Hao Shanhe glanced at his hand and asked with a smile: "What's going on? Boy, did you touch another girl's butt outside? Did you ask someone to have the dog's paws broken?"
Du Weiguo was immediately angered by him: "You are an old and dishonest person. You slander me with all your teeth. When did I ever do this?"
Hao Shanhe was very happy: "Haha, okay, it's cold outside. You blocked the door and didn't let us in. What's going on? Is the golden house hiding a girl?"
Du Weiguo was also convinced. He estimated that Comrade Hao had no one to talk to and quarrel with since he left. He must have been very lonely.
Du Weiguo's estimate was absolutely correct. It was indeed the case. Comrade Hao was very lonely and cold now. He had no one to talk to. He couldn't even look down on anyone at the Manchu Steel Rolling Plant!
It's getting to that point, Lao Hao has been very hypocritical recently.
Du Weiguo first invited everyone into the room and directed Bart to make tea for Hao Shanhe. Then he took out a thick stack of lunch boxes and sent Wang Yang and Gou Chengzi to ride to the Red Star Hotel to pick up the food.
It has already been given out.
With 7 dishes, at least 10 lunch boxes have to be packed back, which is impossible to carry by one person on a bicycle.
Du Weiguo returned to the kitchen, opened the lid of the pot, and immediately a smell rushed directly into his nose, which was quite overwhelming.
Bart quickly made tea for Old Haotou, who was standing in front of Du Weiguo's wall of honor to watch.
Bart's big head reappeared at the kitchen door, sniffing and asking:
"Boss, what are you doing? Do you need my help? Isn't this too fragrant? I can't help it!"
Du Weiguo turned the pot a few times, and the soup was almost ready. It was golden in color and fragrant. He explained to Bart:
"Bart, you go home first, pick up two lunch boxes, and bring a meal for your wife and children later. Then go to the gate to greet Wang Yang and the others. There are 12 lunch boxes, so it's not easy to get them!
"
"Oh, okay!" After hearing this, Bart obediently went out.
Du Weiguo mustered up his strength, picked up the iron pot with one hand, and then turned off the fire. After a while, he could get the lunch box back and start eating.
He walked out of the kitchen and lit a cigarette for Hao Shanhe, who had been sitting there drinking tea for a long time. Time for the two of them to be alone was necessary.