"Dad! This bad woman hit me!" Li Ji saw Li Wei and immediately complained, "I just said she was vicious! Come and save me..."
Zhou Shichu let go of Li Ji. Li Ji immediately slid behind his father like a loach. Even after being beaten, his speed was not affected at all.
Li Wei looked at Zhou Shichu steadily, waiting for her explanation.
"Your son wanted to steal something, but he took it with dirty hands without even washing them. I refused to listen, so I had to beat him." Zhou Shichu said coldly, crossing his arms.
Li Wei glanced at the two large bowls of fragrant meatballs placed on the table, lowered her head and asked Li Ji, "Is what she said true?"
Of course Li Ji knew what he was doing was wrong, so he shook his head like a rattle and denied repeatedly: "No! He slandered me, she just wanted to beat me and bully me!"
Zhou Shichu looked at him contemptuously: "Before you lie, at least hide your dirty hands and bribe Aunt Qian."
When Li Ji heard this, he immediately hid his hands behind his back with a guilty conscience.
Okay, now he didn't bring it upon himself. Li Wei saw his trick, but he didn't draw a conclusion immediately. After all, Zhou Shichu didn't have much credibility with him, so he asked Aunt Qian who was present: "Aunt Qian, this Is it what Madam said?"
Aunt Qian looked at Zhou Shichu and nodded quickly: "Yes, the young master really wanted to eat meatballs, but he refused to wash his hands, so my wife stopped him."
Li Wei then grabbed Li Ji's collar and went out. Li Ji was so frightened that he struggled and begged for mercy: "Dad! I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again next time!"
The eyesore left, and Zhou Shichu asked Aunt Qian: "After you made the mutton soup, did you have any other mutton left?"
Aunt Qian said: "There is also a piece of lamb tenderloin."
"Leave it to me while I fry up some lamb chops."
Although Aunt Qian was a little confused, she followed the instructions and left the piece of tenderloin to Zhou Shichu.
Zhou Shichu cut the tenderloin into palm-sized pieces, smashed the meat several times with a rolling pin to break the fascia of the mutton to make the meat more tender, and then marinated the smashed lamb chops with various seasonings. .
It's a pity that there is no bread crumbs at the moment...but it is not bad to wrap the lamb chops in a batter made of flour and eggs and fry them.
Pieces of lamb chops were put out of the frying pan, and the strong aroma of meat suddenly wafted out. The golden and shiny meat steaks were fried to make people very appetizing.
Aunt Qian had just been watching Zhou Shichu's series of actions and thought she was fooling around with the mutton. Unexpectedly, she was surprised to see that she had actually made a very tempting finished product.
"Madam, did you really make these fried lamb chops?!" Aunt Qian came up and looked at it curiously.
"You should pay attention to what I do and remember it. You will learn it next time." Zhou Shichu said to her. You can't make it yourself every time you want to eat fried lamb chops, right? Therefore, it is necessary to train someone, and Aunt Qian is just the right person.
"Madam, you are saying that I can learn this cooking method? But isn't this your secret recipe? How am I qualified to learn it?" Aunt Qian looked like she was struggling in her heart. At this time, the private cooking method can indeed be regarded as a secret. There is a secret recipe. Many families only pass it on to their own children and grandchildren, and never to others. Aunt Qian is just a servant. Zhou Shichu asked her to learn it. How could Aunt Qian not be shocked by this?
Aunt Qian really wanted to learn, but she was afraid that Zhou Shichu would regret it later, so she asked her again and again.
Zhou Shichu didn't take this trivial matter seriously and nodded: "I said you are qualified if you are qualified to learn. Do I have to cook this dish myself if I want to eat it in the future?"
"No, no! Of course the slave made it!" Aunt Qian said excitedly, "Madam, please rest assured, the slave will definitely keep this secret recipe secret! No one can know how to make this mutton chop from your hands..."
Zhou Shichu nodded indifferently.
Li Wei was talking to a few of his men in his study when he suddenly smelled a sweet fragrance, which was extremely alluring, as if it had a hook to attract the greed in people's hearts.
"Boss, what did you cook today? It's so delicious!" A big man with a beard sniffed hard and asked.
"Yes, boss, this scent is so tempting, my mouth is watering." Another thinner man also said with a smile.
"Hey, boss, can we have a meal at your house today?" The remaining one with a short, fat black plate blinked his little eyes and asked treacherously.
"That's right! It's getting late. We must have all eaten at home. When I came out in the morning, I specifically told my family not to leave any food for me. Alas! It looks like I'm going to be hungry." The bearded man said. He also secretly looked at Li Wei with his eyes.
Li Wei couldn't see the tricks of his three men. He glared at them and said, "Okay, okay, you have said so much, but you still don't want to stay at my house for dinner? It's not like I won't let you stay." !”
"Thank you, boss! You're so kind, boss!" The bearded man was overjoyed and quickly thanked him.
"Boss, this is what you promised yourself, so you can't go back on it!" the short fat man reminded him.
"Shut up! I'm not so stubborn that I won't even let you eat a meal." Li Wei looked at the three men and said sadly, "Do you three need it? It's just a meal. "
"The rice is rice, but the food is different. I don't know what kind of food you cook at home, but it has such a fragrance. The glutton in my stomach has been awakened. I can't stand it anymore..." The bearded man said, touching his stomach. , and kept swallowing, looking so greedy that Li Wei felt his eyes hurt just by looking at it.
Not long after, Aunt Qian came to invite them out for dinner.
"Sister-in-law, hehe, I'm so sorry that I have to eat at your house." Wang Shan, who is the bearded man, said to Zhou Shichu with a simple smile.
Zhou Shichu glanced at Li Wei and saw that he didn't say anything. He immediately understood that he agreed, so he replied: "Welcome, you're welcome, just eat whatever you want."
"Thank you, Mrs. Sister-in-law." The short and fat Hong Sheng said politely, but he was thinking about his boss's legendary shrew wife. She didn't seem to be a shrew. I don't know why she got such a bad reputation.
But he soon had no time to think about anything else, because several dishes on the table firmly caught his eye.
Li Wei is a rough guy who came from the army, and his subordinates are naturally the same. There is no such thing as not eating, talking, sleeping, and sitting separately for men and women.
According to the rules, Sister Zhou Shichu and Li Wei ate this meal at the same table. Everyone was rough and didn't care about rules and etiquette, so they were naturally not formal, so the meal was very lively.
"Oh, my old Wang has never eaten meatballs like this. What kind of meat is it made of? It tastes so delicious?" Wang Shan asked in surprise after eating a tofu meatball.
