Chen Mo handed the chicken to his uncle, who was busy making noodles.
Hulutou's bread is also very particular. It is a glutinous bun baked with high-quality white flour. When eating, it is broken into pieces as big as soybeans to soak in the juice.
"Uncle, we need to make more pancakes, and that guy from Dahai will come to eat too."
"Okay!" Chen Mo's brother-in-law Fu Huiwen is not the kind of person to boast and talk. He usually doesn't talk much and is honest. He is a typical rural person, honest, quick in work, and conscientious.
"Uncle, there may be more people here in a few days, and by then you may not be able to handle it all by yourself."
"It doesn't matter, come here if you're busy. I'm just cooking, Momada!"
"No, I'm too tired and my mother won't scold me. Besides, you are my brother-in-law, not anyone else! Well, you can call your brother-in-law over and help you. This will be better. The salary will be as per The offer is ready for 3,000 yuan!”
Anyway, it’s my aunt who drives more or less, and she can’t let her family suffer. However, Ding Lanhua is responsible for paying wages, so there must be a clear standard. If the salary is too high, what will other people think?
"Ouch! It's too much, Erba! Even if I call your little aunt over, it's just to help, so there's no need."
"That's it. You go back and tell your aunt and ask her to come to work tomorrow."
Chen Mo, however, made up his mind immediately and did not let his brother-in-law continue. Besides, how much help his uncle has given to his family over the years, if it weren't for taking care of other workers, he would definitely offer a higher salary.
However, he will also find other ways to compensate for this money in the future, and his grandparents will also have to repay.
He took out the pork bones, chopped them into sections with a machete, put them into a large pot, added the chicken from earlier, and brought to a boil over high heat.
Beat off all the blood foam floating on the top of the soup and simmer until there is no more foam before adding the seasonings.
These condiments were prepared by his uncle, but Chen Mo secretly changed them and used the condiments he prepared in the Qiankun Pearl.
The condiments prepared by my uncle were bought at the vegetable market. They are all ordinary things. They are not as good as the medicinal materials in Qiankun Pearl.
"Eh? Erba, you're good at cooking!" My uncle was a little surprised when he saw Chen Mo making soup next to him. He didn't make any mistakes. Since the second baby came back, he had not seen the second baby cooking. He thought that his hands were raw, but he did not expect that he was still so skilled.
My uncle knew that Chen Mo was a cook, and the rice he cooked before was only average in taste and could only fill his stomach.
When Chen Mo was young, Chen Jianguo and Fu Huili were digging in the fields, so they would go out early and come back late every day, without a moment of leisure. After having Chen Mo's eldest sister Chen Ping, when she got a little older, it was Chen Ping who cooked.
When Chen Mo was older, around twelve or thirteen years old, he and his sister would cook together as long as they rested, and then the three siblings would deliver the meals to the fields.
It’s no joke that children from poor families become masters early. At that time, every household was like this. Children aged twelve or thirteen can already support themselves. Adults basically don't take care of children very much. Children take care of themselves.
If there are brothers and sisters, the older one will take care of the younger one, and the younger one will help the older one. Everyone came here like this. In that era, the family didn't have much income, so they had to work hard to dig food from the fields. They were busy all year round, and they didn't have much income. Naturally, they couldn't take care of their children.
Chen Mo saw that the soup was almost done, then he turned down the heat and simmered it like that. My uncle was still busy here, so Chen Mo talked to his uncle and then went outside.
Sitting in the pavilion, chatting with Mr. He and the others.
But of course Chen Mo didn't just want to chat and drink tea, he also wanted to convey a message to Mr. He.
"Mr. He, Chen Delin, the head of our village, came to see me and told me something."
"Oh? What happened?"
"Last time I came here to shut down the investigation of Wang Li here."
Mr. He stopped pouring tea and asked: "What's going on? Is the investigation clear?"
"That's right!" Chen Mo's answer was somewhat ambiguous.
"That's right? What's the result? Chen Xiaozi, tell me about the result of that being right."
"This was investigated by Mayor Zhou personally. He said that the relevant person responsible was found and the relevant punishments were imposed through the relevant departments. In addition, Wang Li was suspended from his job."
"That's it?"
"That's it!"
Mr. He, Mr. Wu, and Mr. Ji looked at each other, and some unknown smiles emerged.
"Boy Chen, it's okay. You've learned how to play it off! What exactly do you want to say? Just say it directly. Why do you have to beat around the bush like this? Are you testing us or do you want us to help you?"
Mr. He asked directly with a smile.
Chen Mo was speechless. He was such an old fox. He originally wanted to complain and take the opportunity to make them feel guilty. Then he took advantage of the situation and made a phone call to solve the matter.
I didn't expect that since these old foxes could see clearly what I was thinking, and if they said anything about helping me, these were all favors. How could I accept them? If I accepted them, wouldn't it be troublesome if they asked me to return the favor next time?
"Haha! Nothing, I just want to ask if you have ever heard of what this relevant department is? What does this department do and what is its scope of authority? I always hear that there is a department in charge, so I want to find out. Do you guys want to ask? Haven’t you guys been working for such a long time, so don’t you know everything about this thing?”
Mr. He had just picked up a cup of tea and was about to drink it when he heard Chen Mo's funny words and almost spit out the tea.
"You boy Chen, you are so clever!" Mr. He wiped his mouth and pointed at Chen Mo with a bit of laughter and was very speechless. Didn't this little guy just want to owe him a favor? He answered like this. He really didn't want to suffer.
"You! Boy Chen, that's it! I'll help you push this matter to find out who's responsible, so that we can bring the matter to an end."
When Mr. He saw that Chen Mo didn't take over and was deliberately pretending to be stupid, he knew that this kid was very difficult to deal with and was a character. So I don't have any other thoughts, just leave it like this. If you don't want to owe a favor, don't owe it.
When something really happens, if he finds Chen Mo, he doesn't believe that Chen Mo can refuse.
Mr. Wu and Mr. Ji watched from the side, smiling but saying nothing, but they also looked at Chen Mo with a high regard in their hearts.
Although his body still needs Chen Mo's treatment, if Chen Mo's emotional intelligence is not high, he will never have an in-depth relationship with him.
These old men have all come through strong winds and waves, and they have a very clear understanding of human nature. Therefore, Chen Mo's behavior as a little fox made them take a high look.
"Haha, since Mr. He also wants to ask, it's good to do things. I'm just curious. You must tell me what the results are when the time comes."
Chen Mo passed the blame smoothly and handed the matter over to Mr. He directly.
He Laoye pointed at Chen Mo again, but smiled and shook his head without saying anything.
After talking about the main business, he naturally started talking about other things, but Chen Mo only chatted for a few words and then walked away. He and a bunch of old men really had nothing in common, so they could only chat awkwardly, but they couldn't say much.
Seeing my uncle busy, I immediately had an idea. He glanced at it, then immediately said that he was going to help his uncle, and quickly ducked out of the way.
Help my uncle prepare all the dinners together, and everyone will come over to help. Once there are more people, my hands will become faster. After a while, dinner was ready.
Everyone ate outdoors in the open air. Not only was the breeze blowing very comfortable at night, but the heat of the day also went away with it.
To soak the steamed buns in calabash heads, you break the steamed buns into chopstick-sized pieces and put them into a bowl. Then soak the intestines cut into the shape of a knife three or four times to allow the hot soup to penetrate into the steamed buns. Add a small amount of cooked oil and seasoning water. , MSG, coriander, garlic sprouts, spicy oil, and finally pour an appropriate amount of boiling soup.
When eating, it is served with sugared garlic and pickles, which is refreshing and tasty.
The soup contains local chickens raised by Chen Mo and some medicinal materials from the Qiankun Pearl. The soup is fragrant. The light medicinal aroma is also mixed with the fresh fragrance of local chickens and the fragrance of pig bones.
Adding the prepared large intestine, a bowl of gourd-head steamed buns not only has golden large intestine, but also white soup, crumbled pancakes, green coriander and garlic sprouts floating on the white soup, and bright red chili oil. , looking very appetizing, and Chen Mo ate so happily that he directly made two large bowls of gourd head steamed buns.
Mr. Ji and Mr. Wu were both drooling while eating their own porridge. They smelled such a fragrant smell but could not eat it. You can imagine how depressed they were. As a result, the millet porridge they usually drank tasted the same. Eat less.
"It's delicious! I want another bowl!" Dahai is also a foodie. He ate two bowls, burped, and asked for another bowl, which immediately made Mr. Ji and Mr. Wu feel like they were hit hard! These guys definitely did it on purpose!
Calabash head is not only delicious, but also has therapeutic value, so it has been popular for a long time and is deeply rooted in the folk. Its benefits can be summed up in a poem: "The meat is like Yuhuan, the soup is like slurry, the five flavors are harmonious and moderate to taste. The spicy oil is red and moist like beads, the fishy smell is gone and the mouth is full of flavor."
In fact, gourd head soup is very nutritious. Pig intestine absorbs the essence of grains. It is warm and tonic, regulating vitality. It is like the "licorice" in medicine. It will heat up when it is hot and cool when it is cold. It can warm the stomach and strengthen the intestines in winter. Summer can clear away heat and refresh the bowels.
Among the folk prescriptions, it is called "Yuchang Soup". The intestine soup is stewed with anise, fennel, long pepper, Magnolia officinalis, ginseng, etc. It is the best tonic for strengthening the intestines and replenishing deficiency.
Many people in Western Qin regard this food as sick food, especially the elderly, and it is particularly suitable for eating. However, for Mr. Ji and Mr. Wu, their illnesses were somewhat special, so they were not allowed to eat.
In addition, Chen Mo did not add ginseng, which is some ordinary Chinese herbal medicine, to today's bone soup, but the effect is not bad. It was enough to nourish the body, so Chen Mo made some of this and sent it home for his parents to eat before eating.
When my uncle goes back in the evening, he usually gives a medicinal meal to Chen Mo's parents, grandparents and others. This meal is usually not available.
I made a lot today, so Chen Mo intended to buy more. As long as the soup is boiled, he can break the pancakes into the soup and the taste will not be affected at all. So when my uncle went back, Chen Mo also asked him to get more soup and intestines so that grandma and grandpa could eat some.
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