bayedsolid Chapter 57 Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms
Chapter 57 Chicken Stewed with Mushrooms
Chen Fan placed the table and chairs in the yard, waiting for his mother to open the pot and serve the rice.
It has been a long time since our family had such a sumptuous meal. Today, my little niece came over, and her mother cooked very seriously. The aroma wafted from far away, and she was reluctant to leave as she sat at the door of the stove.
Old Mrs. Chen turned down the fire in the stove and simmered the chicken and mushrooms in the pot for a while before opening the pot.
The delicious smell immediately filled the kitchen, and Chen Fan's stomach rumbled.
Zhou Mingshu looked up at him, and their eyes met, and they both smiled embarrassedly.
"Uncle Xiaofan is so cute," she thought.
There were four people in the family, so they each got a bowl. Old Mrs. Chen put meat into Zhou Mingshu's bowl, saying, "Whoever's meal is yours should finish it. You can't leave if you don't finish it. No one can eat the leftovers."
Old Mrs. Chen is just like my grandmother, with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. No matter what she says, she just wants the child to eat a few more bites.
"Aunt, that's enough. I really can't finish it." Zhou Mingshu took the opportunity to take the bowl away and stopped her from eating more.
She wouldn't be able to finish this pointed bowl even if she didn't eat the steamed buns.
Four bowls were brought to the table, and Chen Fan went to get the basket of steamed buns, while my uncle also went to the water tank to wash his hands.
There was no one at the table, so she quickly picked up two pieces of meat with chopsticks and put them into her aunt's bowl.
In this way, she should be able to finish most of the food in the bowl. She lowered her head and quickly glanced at the situation in the yard. Except for the old hen at the door, no one noticed that she was doing "bad things".
If the host doesn't come to the table and doesn't pick up his chopsticks, Zhou Mingshu will never eat and drink without regard for etiquette.
She pretended to wash her hands, and waited until her aunt, uncle, and uncle Xiaofan were almost ready before she slowly came over.
"Come on, San Ya, eat quickly and see how it tastes." The aunt handed over a steamed bun, and Zhou Mingshu took it and broke off half.
"Aunt, this half bun is enough. I'm afraid I won't be able to finish the food in the bowl later."
"Haha, that's right. Eat more vegetables. If you're not enough, there's more in the pot. You can get more later."
My aunt’s cooking skills are really good. The chicken stewed with mushrooms is very tasty. Even my uncle and uncle Xiaofan ate it without saying a word.
Zhou Mingshu was eating the meat in the bowl, and her aunt was picking some meat for her.
She quickly protected her bowl, "Aunt, please don't give it to me. I really can't finish it."
Seeing her determined expression, Mrs. Chen agreed.
For a moment, the only sound on the table was the sound of chewing.
This chicken stewed with mushrooms is really delicious. We picked so many mushrooms at home, and we can use them to make soup or stir-fry dishes, and it doesn’t smell like meat.
She also picked some chicken mushrooms yesterday afternoon. She felt it would be a shame not to kill a chicken to enjoy such delicious mushrooms.
Zhou Mingshu felt full after eating half of a bowl of food, but her uncle and uncle Xiaofan were also eating, so she didn't want to stop.
By the time Zhou Mingshu finished eating all the food, his belly was already bulging.
Seeing that she was full, Old Lady Chen said with a smile, "Sanya, how is it? Are you full? How does it compare to your family?"
Without waiting for Zhou Mingshu to answer, she continued, "Your family has so many children, like a bunch of piglets. If your grandma cooks something delicious, how can you eat a few bites? If you want to eat meat, come to your aunt's house. My Xiaofan is not married yet, so there won't be any children to snatch your food."
Zhou Mingshu was about to reply when Chen Fan turned his head and said with a face full of resentment, "Mom, just talk, why do you have to bring me into this?"
"Who else should I blame if not you? It's your fault that no girl wants you at your age."
After Old Lady Chen finished speaking, Uncle Grandpa started laughing, and Zhou Mingshu also laughed.
She felt that Chen Fan was not very old and looked to be only in his teens.
After the family finished their meal, Zhou Mingshu helped her aunt clean up the mess. Old Mrs. Chen waved her hand to stop her from getting involved, but she still helped to clean up some things.
After doing all this, my uncle went out with his pipe, while my aunt and Chen Fan stayed at home and talked to her.
Chen Fan was quite curious about her. Those words were so difficult to remember, not to mention the medicinal herbs. The thin girl in front of him actually took the initiative to offer to work as a laborer in the drugstore, which really made him look at her differently.
Old Madam Chen did the same. She said angrily, "You can't even work as a waiter in a restaurant. You are not as courageous as a little girl like San Ya."
Chen Fan scratched his head and felt that it was indeed the case.
He is the youngest in the family and has three older sisters. Although his sisters are all married, he has never had to worry about food and clothing since he was a child. His biggest worry is that his mother wants him to get married as soon as possible.
But he has high standards and has never found anyone he likes.
"Okay, stop talking about me. Wait for me to do it honestly after a while."
Seeing that he looked serious, Mrs. Chen stopped talking to him.
For fear of delaying San Ya's work, the three of them chatted for a while and then asked Chen Fan to take her there.
Chen Fan obediently sent Zhou Mingshu into Baicaotang. He saw that Chen Sheng had woken up and talked to his cousin for a while.
Mr. Chen is much older than him. He is now married with a wife and children, and also runs a medicine store. He is much more stable than him.
Seeing that my cousin's temper had not yet calmed down, I couldn't help but give him a lecture.
"Oh, why do I get talked about wherever I go? I'm not a child anymore." Chen Fan went back with a bitter face.
Chen Banxia and Chen Gansong were laughing happily, but their uncle would be humiliated every time he came.
After Mr. Chen cleaned up the table, he asked a few children to come over to review their lessons and test Zhou Mingshu's literacy in the past two days.
Not long after, a donkey cart stopped in front of the shop.
When Madam Xu looked over, she saw that it was a clerk from the porcelain shop.
It turned out that they were looking for Zhou Mingshu. They had been working hard these past few days and finally finished making all the goods today and were about to send them over.
This is to call her over to lead the way.
Mr. Chen and Ms. Xu were both a little excited. Once the porcelain bottle was made, it meant that the mugwort ointment and gardenia ointment would be available in two days.
Mr. Chen gave her some instructions and let her go with the donkey cart. He would come back to pick up the goods in two days.
The guy was a very good driver, the donkey cart was running very fast and steadily, and there was no sound of the porcelain bottles colliding.
The sun was bright at this moment, and the sunlight was a little dazzling. Zhou Mingshu squinted his eyes and watched the scenery on the roadside rapidly passing behind him. He immediately felt a liking for this donkey cart.
This donkey cart runs much faster than an ox cart, but it still cannot compare with a horse cart. However, it seems unrealistic to buy a horse in the countryside. I wonder how many times more expensive a horse is than an ox or a donkey.
It usually takes me an hour to walk this journey, but today I got home in no time.
Except for Zhou Mingqin, Zhou Mingqi and aunt Feng, no one else was at home.