Chapter 0744 Visiting Relatives and Friends and Nephew Coming (Part 1)
On the third day of the first lunar month, the sun has not yet risen and the sky is already cloudless.
Grandma's house is much closer than my mother-in-law's house, so I don't have to get up early and don't have to worry about snow. Moreover, because it is the most important party of the year, Father Zhou plans to return drunk and does not drive, so the whole family has to set off together.
Breakfast is not too late, but it still takes a while to load vegetables, fresh meat, steamed buns and the like into the trunk.
Taking a shortcut, the snow on the mountain road has basically melted, but there are vegetables in the trunk and we can't let the car bump.
When he arrived at his grandma's house, there were already several cars parked in the alley outside. There were license plates that Zhou Yan recognized, and there were a few license plates that he had never seen before.
After entering the door, Zhou Yan knew that his grandma's brother and sister, that is, his uncle and aunt, had arrived.
"Hey, I haven't seen you in a few years. My nephew has grown into a young man..."
Zhou Yan naturally knew that it was all about business, so he didn't take it to heart.
After calling his uncle and aunt together with Qin Ruoshu to say hello, Zhou Yan was pulled aside by his aunt.
"Nephew, your brother-in-law is out of luck today, and the lunch meal is all up to you..." The aunt glanced at her grandfather and uncle, who were sitting upright, and said, "Those sisters and sisters on your grandfather's side should also be able to do the same today."
Come here, let us help you..."
"Okay..." Zhou Yan turned around and smiled helplessly at Qin Ruoshu, "Daughter-in-law, we can't be guests today, you have to help..."
"Fortunately," Zhou Yan smiled helplessly, "Fortunately, I brought a few extra things..."
Elbows and pork heads are available ready-made, and paired with chicken, goose, fish, mutton, and vegetables, it's enough to make a banquet.
Hongcheng is similar to Qing'an. For more important guests, at least three soups are served with twelve, sixteen or eighteen dishes.
These grandma's brothers and sisters have all seen big events. In winter, the ingredients are limited, so Zhou Yan can only ensure that the dishes are as different as possible.
After gathering the cold dishes of pork head, shredded belly with coriander, braised goose, and sausages, put them aside and continue preparing hot dishes.
"Zhou Yan, come here..."
Putting down the tools in his hands, he looked out from the kitchen and found that his aunt was holding a big rooster in one hand and a knife in the other. The movements were quite standard, but there was no follow-up.
"Your mother went to visit with your sister-in-law," the aunt smiled helplessly, "so she left me the task of slaughtering the chickens..."
Needless to say, Zhou Yan also knew that "Mr. Li" was not qualified for the job. He took the big rooster, spread its wings, stepped on it with his feet, and plucked all the hair off his neck: "Ruoshu, go get a bowl and pour some warm water.
, put a tablespoon of salt on it.”
After saying that, Zhou Yan glanced at the briquette stove that was already boiling water, and reached out for the plucked rooster: "Chickens are similar to humans. There are arteries on the side of the neck. You don't need to touch them. Just stab them deeper..."
When Qin Ruoshu brought the salt water, Zhou Yan reached for the kitchen knife, pushed the chicken head over the salt water, stabbed it with a knife, and let the chicken blood flow into the bowl.
A rooster that weighs seven to eight pounds only has more than 200 milliliters of blood in its body, which is the amount of a bowl.
After draining the blood, Zhou Yan threw the chicken aside. The big rooster, which was still high-spirited, only struggled a few times and kicked its legs.
After killing one, there are two more.
Next came hair plucking and seppuku. Because it was too cruel, Zhou Yan asked his wife to step aside.
There are only two difficulties in clearing the internal organs by cutting the abdomen. One is to avoid cutting the intestines during the operation, and the other is to avoid breaking the green gallbladder when removing the chicken liver to prevent the chicken liver from becoming bitter.
After cleaning the internal organs, remove the chicken lungs, cut off the oily lymph glands on the chicken buttocks, carefully clean the hair follicles, rinse them with water, and then put them into the pot.
As soon as the chicken was finished, the car horn sounded outside the door again. Within a few seconds, classmate Li Xinxin, who was playing in the snow outside the door, happily rushed into the yard: "Second aunt is here!"
Now that the second aunt is here, Zhou Yan feels much more relaxed.
However, Xin Zha's cousin had been standing aside and watching, which made the second aunt a little embarrassed. She glanced at Qin Ruoshu who was helping her: "Nephew, why don't you stop and go out to help look after the child with Xiao Xu?
Bar!"
After Qin Ruoshu and Xu Wenjing left with their cousin Li Xinxin, Zhou Yan looked at his second aunt with a smile: "Second aunt, my sister-in-law's job has been settled in the city's Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital."
"Nephew, you have to put a lot of thought into it, right?"
"No," Zhou Yan picked up the green pepper and cut it in half, "It just so happened that the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital asked me for help..."
"That's good..." The second aunt breathed a sigh of relief.
"One more thing," Zhou Yan thought for a while, "Ruoshu and I probably won't be able to go back in the first month of the year. You can just go directly with my brother and sister-in-law. I'll ask the secretary to pick you up..."
"You still have a secretary?"
The aunt on the side smiled knowingly: "She is still a foreign girl..."
"Huh?" A glimmer of light flashed in the second aunt's eyes, "Little sister, tell me quickly..."
While the two sisters were whispering and gossiping, a figure appeared outside the door. According to Zhou Yan's impression, they should be his mother's uncle's cousins.
"cough……"
Zhou Yan coughed, and then the aunt and the second aunt reacted and looked at the figure coming in with a smile: "Sister, long time no see!"
"We haven't seen each other for more than two years, and you two are still the same as before," the distant aunt greeted the two of them with a smile, and then cast doubtful eyes on Zhou Yan, "This is..."
"My third sister's child."
"Are Yuzhu's children this old?"
"Auntie, happy New Year!" Zhou Yan greeted timidly, and then continued to prepare the dishes.
"Hey, Yufang, I heard that you are doing clothing business in the city. Is your business going well?"
Of course it's quite good.
However, in the face of outsiders, my aunt Li Yufang naturally would not tell the truth: "It's okay, one meal a day when I'm busy, sometimes I'll be free for a month..."
"Oh," the house-selecting aunt nodded, "my nephew didn't pass the high school entrance exam, so your brother-in-law and I are going to let him learn a trade..."
"Girls, if you can go to a technical secondary school, go to a technical secondary school," Li Yufang sighed, "and you are not in a hurry to get married. If you can learn accounting or computers, it is better than being a tailor..."
In fact, Jinxiu Weaving Studio really lacks tailors. It just lacks experienced high-end tailors. For example, ordinary mass-produced styles can be mastered by a tailor apprentice in three months.
Although they were a bit unfamiliar, they were cousins after all. The aunt sighed slightly: "Sister, I am also a partner. I can't make the decision on some things. The company has regulations. Apprenticeships are three months. Those who pass the exam will be retained.
…”
Although none of the apprentices recruited by Jinxiu Weaving Room has failed the examination so far, Li Yufang can only say ugly things first.
"As long as you can learn a craft, Yufang, thank you!"
When the aunt who chose the house walked away, the second aunt looked at her with a smile: "Mr. Li, this one who went through the back door didn't give you any gifts?"
"Don't be rude to me," the aunt glared at the second aunt, then looked back at Zhou Yan who was busy, "your nephew is the leader!"
"Just now, the eldest sister said that she would find a job for her children, and I remembered..." The second aunt thought for a moment, "Do you think our Feng Bei also has to find a school and go back to school?"
The aunt glanced at Zhou Yan: "You have to ask your nephew about this!"
"Oh, nephew..."
Zhou Yan turned around and replied with a smile: "If you want my sister to find a better husband's family, it's best to get a degree. Anyway, the threshold for junior colleges, self-study exams and the like is very low now..."
"Well, nephew, you have a lot of connections, can you please make some arrangements?"
