Chapter 44

In addition to the cured chicken, Lu Wan also cut some side dishes to cook together.

In this way, you can eat more, with both meat and vegetables.

Especially the soup from the cured chicken, when stewed with other vegetables, the vegetarian dishes dipped in the broth will also taste very delicious.

As for the side dishes, Lu Wan first grabbed a handful of dried mushrooms, soaked them in water, and cut them.

Next is the potatoes, cut into cubes.

I peeled a few more lettuces and cut them into small pieces.

The air-dried chicken and side dishes can be stewed in a large pot, enough for everyone to eat.

After washing and cutting the vegetables, Lu Wan started cooking.

Heat the pan and add rapeseed oil.

Add onion, ginger, garlic and dried chili peppers.

After frying until fragrant, pour in the washed and chopped cured chicken.

After stir-frying for a while, add seasonings such as cooking wine, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, and two scoops of sauce and simmer slowly.

The meat of the cured chicken is relatively firm and needs to be stewed in water for a while longer to make it softer.

Wait until it’s almost cooked before adding the side dishes.

Side dishes are easier to cook, and if added too early they will easily become mushy.

The guy simmered it for a while and then began to collect the juice.

Lu Wan chopped a handful of green onions and sprinkled them into the dish before serving. For a moment, the aroma of the cured chicken and green onions mixed together, making it even more fragrant.

The educated youth were already drooling over the aroma.

It smells so good. The aroma of cured meat cannot be compared to that of fresh meat.

I’m finally ready to taste it.

Lu Wan first took out a large bowl and filled it with food. “I’ll send a bowl to Comrade Su Zhenhua to try. You guys can help yourselves and eat first.”

When the other educated youth heard what Lu Wan said, they said, “Lu educated youth, it’s okay. You can send it to Comrade Su Zhenhua first. We are not in a hurry. We can eat it later.”

“Yes, we’ll bring you back to eat, no rush.”

Lu Wan said, “Okay, I’ll be back soon.”

The educated youth point is not far from Su Zhenhua’s home, and it only takes ten minutes to go back and forth, so it doesn’t take much time.

Lu Wan carried the roasted cured chicken and rushed towards the Su family.

Seeing Lu Wan coming over, Zhu Aihua was very happy and asked, “Lu Zhiqing, have you eaten?”

Lu Wan said, “Aunt, I just made dinner and haven’t eaten yet.

This is the cured chicken I fried. I’ll send you a bowl to try.”

Zhu Aihua looked at the cured chicken that Lu Wan handed over and said quickly, “Child, if you have any good food, just keep it for yourself. Why are you giving it to us? We have food to eat, you can take it back!”

Zhao Yumei on the side was a little uneasy.

Is her mother-in-law stupid?

You don’t even want the delicious food that’s given to you for free!

Seeing that Zhu Aihua really didn’t want to accept it, Zhao Yumei quickly said, “Mom, this is just a small gift from Lu Zhiqing, just accept it.

We had food for dinner, but nothing as good as cured chicken.

I have never tasted cured chicken yet, I’d like to try it.

But Lu Zhiqing’s cooking skills are so good, there’s no doubt that it will be delicious.”

When Zhu Aihua heard Zhao Yumei’s muttering, she glared at her in dissatisfaction.

The eldest son’s wife is a greedy person. She would never want to miss the opportunity to take advantage of something.

She was reluctant to let her give Lu Wan a dowry, and she felt no psychological burden when accepting the gifts from others.

Sometimes Zhu Aihua wondered where on earth the eldest daughter-in-law got such a thick skin.

“Lu Zhiqing, don’t listen to me, your daughter-in-law. I appreciate your kindness. You can take the food back. Eat more to replenish your body.” Zhu Aihua continued to refuse.

“Aunt, I burned a lot, and there is still a lot left.

This bowl of cured chicken is mainly for Comrade Su Zhenhua…” Lu Wan said, her face slightly hot.

Zhu Aihua understood that the girl was thinking about his third son and was not coming for them.

Since it was a gift for the third brother, Zhu Aihua couldn’t help Su Zhenhua refuse it.

“By the way, Auntie, where is Comrade Su Zhenhua? Is he not at home?” Lu Wan asked when she saw that Su Zhenhua was not in the yard.

Zhu Aihua explained, “He came back from work and took advantage of this free time to go to the foot of the mountain to cut some wood.”

“Logging?”

“Well, aren’t you two going to get married soon? The house needs to be in order.

Zhenhua planned to chop some wood to make a new bed and a wardrobe.

The bed at home is so old that it is missing legs and is propped up with stones.

It’s okay for Zhenhua to sleep alone, but you two are married, and sleeping together will be too much for you.”

If the family wasn’t poor, they would have just bought a bed and furniture from the city.

Because of financial difficulties at home, Su Zhenhua wanted to save as much as possible, so he did it himself.

Lu Wan’s face suddenly turned red because of Zhu Aihua’s words.

yes……

Without a good bed, how can it withstand the tossing and turning? If the impact is a little bigger, I am afraid the bed will collapse, how can I give birth to a baby?

So we need a better, sturdier bed.

“Ahem, Auntie, I didn’t expect Comrade Su Zhenhua to be so capable and even do carpentry work.” Lu Wan found that she seemed to know less and less about Su Zhenhua.

It turns out that this man has a lot of skills.

Zhu Aihua smiled and said, “His grandfather was a carpenter, and he has been influenced by him since he was a child. He knows a little bit, but it’s not as good as what a professional carpenter does. He can just make do with it.”

“Well, auntie, since Comrade Su Zhenhua is not here, forget it.

Take this bowl of cured chicken and let him taste it later.

He needs to eat more so that he can have the strength to work.”

Knowing that this was the love of the future daughter-in-law for her son, Zhu Aihua did not refuse and accepted it.

Lu Wan delivered the cured chicken and went back.

Zhao Yumei stared at the big bowl of cured chicken in Zhu Aihua’s hand, swallowed greedily, and then said, “Mom, this cured chicken smells so good, let’s try it quickly?”

Zhu Aihua rolled her eyes at Zhao Yumei and said, “Don’t think about it. Didn’t you hear what Lu Zhiqing said? This was specially sent to the third brother. What does it have to do with you? What are you thinking about?”

After being scolded by Zhu Aihua, Zhao Yumei felt very uncomfortable, but there was nothing she could do.

Staring at the bowl of cured chicken, I could only swallow my saliva. It was really uncomfortable to see something but not be able to eat it.

Lu Wan quickly returned to the educated youth site and shared the delicious food with everyone.

The bacon is very well cooked and the meat is very fragrant.

The side dishes tasted delicious because they were dipped in the broth.

Except for Liu Lili, all the educated youth enjoyed the meal with relish.

Liu Lili was already depressed because of the series of events that happened today, and then she felt even more uncomfortable when she saw that everyone was enjoying the delicious food except her.

Liu Lili clenched her fists tightly. She would remember this grudge today. She would never let Lu Wan have an easy time.

After dinner, Lu Wan was not idle at night.

After washing up, she started sewing clothes.

Before getting married, several sets of clothes have to be prepared.

In addition to making clothes with the cloth that Su Zhenhua bought for her, Lu Wan also planned to make herself a wedding dress.