novelaction Chapter 494: Cook
Chapter 494: Cook
"No, we came from the mountains. The master and his disciples couldn't sit still, so they went into the mountains early in the morning and brought back many walnuts. It's a pity that the chestnuts are gone. Otherwise, if the pine mushrooms were gone, we could go into the mountains to pick more chestnuts."
Chen laughed, "Be content, you have earned so much money in the past half month, and you are still thinking about those wild chestnuts in the mountains. There are so many chestnuts that you can't buy."
At this point, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, "I really want to thank your Guoguo. We are going to start renovating the house in a few days, and I would like to ask you to help with the cooking. Is that okay?"
Li was very surprised, "Your family is going to renovate the house in a few days?"
Chen smiled and said, "Yes, I finally made some money, so I have to demolish this thatched hut and build a few houses made of blue bricks and tiles. Although it won't be as nice and big as yours, it's better than what you live in now. Once the house is built, we can start arranging marriages for our children."
The whole family was happy for her.
Chen said, "We have to thank you very much. Our family has earned this much in the past half month!"
He gestured and sighed, "If it was half a month ago, I would not have believed that one day our family would have so much money. To be honest, I still feel like I'm dreaming. These days, my wife and I fall asleep every night with the money jar in our arms, otherwise we can't sleep well."
Zhou Guo and the others looked at her and felt happy for her.
Li said, "With this money, you can build a big yard. Not to mention your son's, you can even build one for your grandson."
Chen waved her hand and said, "How could I think of going so far? I've spent all my earnings. What will I do in the future? I have to leave some for my family. If there's not enough to live in, they can only rely on themselves to find a way out. It's one generation's business. How can I care about something so far away for them?"
In addition to Chen's family, Wang Fugui's family also wanted to build a house, and the Qian family next door thought about it and decided to build one too.
Although the one allocated to them was the best of these dilapidated houses and could be lived in after some renovation, it was still dilapidated. It would be better to take advantage of this time to build a few solid brick and tile houses. Anyway, her family was small and the girl would get married, so three rooms would be enough for them to live in and the cost would be relatively low.
The three families all came to ask Li to help with cooking.
Li said helplessly to Wang Fugui and Qian who came later: "I am so sorry, I have already promised Chen, it is such a coincidence, how come you guys are going to build it as soon as the house is built as if we had agreed on it."
Wang Fugui smiled and said, "I've asked someone to calculate it. The best day to start construction is the nearest day. It's an auspicious day, so we'll naturally choose the same day. If we're late, it'll be cold and frozen, so why bother building a house?"
Then he looked at Zhou Guo and said, "Since you are busy, let Guo Guo come. Isn't she good at cooking?"
Zhou Guo said: "Uncle, I only know how to cook for my own family. I don't know how to cook for so many people in your family."
"How can you not know how to do that? Last time you built your own house, it was built together with so many other families. You cooked all the meals and set the menu. Why don't you come and help your uncle? You also know your aunt. The meal she cooked is so bland that it's almost inedible. I also want them to finish the work early and move in before it gets cold. How can we have bad food?"
Seeing how pitiful he sounded, Zhou Guo had no choice but to agree.
Zhou Xing looked at Qian and said, "Aunt Qian, if you don't mind, I'll go and help you?"
She is the only one left at home.
Qian was very happy. "No, no, your cooking skills are so good, especially your skill in making steamed buns, which is unmatched. How dare I despise you?"
Just like that, all three people in the family were asked to leave.
Only old man Zhou Gu and a group of young men were left, and Xu, who could still work even when she was crazy. But she could only work by carrying heavy loads, such as harvesting wheat and rice seedlings and sweeping the floor. But cooking was a delicate job and no one dared to let her do it. What if the kitchen was set on fire, wouldn't the whole house be burned down?
Zhou Gu patted his chest and said, "It's okay, I'll cook for you when the time comes. Although my cooking skills are not as good as theirs, I can still cook well and I will definitely not let us go hungry."
Zhou Su nodded happily. He was not picky about anything. As long as there was food and he could eat his fill, that was enough.
When several families want to build a house, they naturally need temporary workers.
However, many people in the village have had their appetites pampered by the few strings of money they earned a day. If they were asked to work hard for thirty cents a day, they would refuse to do it. Those who hesitated would think that they would still be able to earn the same amount of money by this time next year. Who would have the patience to do this job?
Several families became worried because after looking around the village, they found that they could not find any temporary workers and no one was willing to do this kind of work.
There were only seven or eight people willing to come, but there were three families who wanted to build houses, so seven or eight people were not enough. These few people were only enough to build a house for the Qian family.
The few of them had no choice but to look for it in other villages.
Zhou Guo also called Wu Jiang and others, but young people were not enough to build the house, so they needed strong men who had built a house before. The salary was 30 cents a day, and one meal was provided.
The men were all very happy. It was only 30 cents a day, and meals were provided. Not only could they earn money, but they could also eat one less meal at home. How great! Wu Jiang and Hu Zi at least got a spot.
This is enough.
The most worry-free thing for Wang Fugui's family is that they don't have to worry about not having enough meat. People buy meat one by one and kill the animals themselves, so they can get whatever part they want.
Zhou Guo couldn't help but feel itchy when he saw all that meat.
Today it's braised pork, tomorrow it's braised spare ribs, or it's stir-fried offal, steamed pork with rice flour, braised pork with brown sauce, all kinds of delicious food are arranged.
Everyone was eating so much that their mouths were drooling. There was delicious food waiting for them every day, so they worked extra hard because Wang Fugui said that as long as they did a good job, the food would definitely not be bad.
Just for the food, everyone will work hard. Although they can get one more day's wages and an extra meal by delaying one more day, the host is watching them. Secondly, we are all from the same village and no one is so wicked. We are all from the same village and we cannot do such shameless and humiliating things.
After cooking every day, Zhou Guo would scoop out two bowls of food for her family to try, especially the steamed pork with rice flour. This was her first time making it. Although it was not very successful and the taste was a bit off, it was already very good to be able to make it like this for the first time.
The old man took a bite and gave a thumbs up, saying, "Not bad, not bad. You can make it like this after eating it once. I think you are not only a martial arts seedling, but also a talent for being a chef. You are very strong. If you learn from a famous teacher, you may even become a royal chef."
Zhou Guo said, "Forget it. I don't like cooking for so many people. Besides, being a chef is okay in winter, but in summer, the smoke from the stove makes me sweat all over. It's not comfortable."
In addition to steamed pork with rice flour, braised spareribs are also very good. She is very skilled in braised dishes and is the best at it.