In exile, the miraculous doctor Xiaojiao's wife saved the whole family of the Duke's mansion Chapter 204 Our eighth brother and sister’s old habit of delicious food has happened again
Chapter 204 Our eighth brother and sister’s old habit of delicious food has happened again
"It's nothing. I can ask the clan leader for help and ask him to borrow some tables and chairs in the village.
Charcoal stoves are also easy to handle. The winter in the northwest is cold, so I think the villagers will have one in their homes."
Mo Jiuye is not just relying on his imagination.
When he led troops to fight, he often had contact with those people.
In order to make a living for their families, many people in the countryside who are not living a prosperous life will burn their own charcoal and then sell it to wealthy families in the city to make money.
Moreover, when Mo Jiuye was looking at the houses with the two clan leaders yesterday, he noticed that several villagers had simple charcoal kilns in their yards.
This is enough to prove that there must be charcoal here.
After hearing her words, He Zhiran's pretty and gloomy face suddenly relaxed.
"Mo Jiuye, you are so smart, why didn't I think of this?"
Mo Jiuye saw her smile and touched her head lovingly.
"Okay, just wait at home and I'll take care of this."
After saying that, Mo Jiuye left the yard.
The problem was solved, and He Zhiran continued to work in the kitchen.
This time, she made steamed lobster with garlic sauce and spicy shrimp.
It was the first time for the sisters-in-law to see these two ingredients, and they were a little scared at first when they looked at the big lobster.
Unexpectedly, the nine brothers and sisters were cut in half with a knife...
He Zhiran completely ignored the surprised expressions of his sisters-in-law and just kept his head down and busy with his work.
The minced garlic was prepared by He Zhiran while his sisters-in-law were busy, and the sauce for the Pipi shrimp was also prepared in advance.
She quickly spread the garlic evenly on the lobster and then put it into the pot.
Immediately afterwards, He Zhiran came to another stove and began to stir-fry Pipi shrimps in front of everyone.
Not long after, the rich and spicy smell spread, even farther along the crack in the door.
The eighth sister-in-law sniffed hard.
"Although I don't know what kind of dishes the ninth sister and sister cook, the taste has already seduced my greedy mind."
The second sister-in-law joked: "Look, our eighth brother and sister have made the old habit of eating delicious food again."
Immediately, everyone burst into laughter...
Just when the two seafood dishes were just coming out of the pot, there was a sound of footsteps at the door.
He Zhiran went out to check with his sisters-in-law.
Mo Jiuye was seen walking at the front, accompanied by a villager, and the two of them were carrying a large round table.
There were several villagers behind, each holding two chairs.
Walking at the back was the head of the Zhou family.
Patriarch Zhou was old. He did not move tables and chairs, but carried a bag of charcoal in his hand.
Before anyone entered the courtyard, Patriarch Zhou couldn't help but ask: "Lao Jiu, what delicious food did you cook at home that is more delicious than the food made in restaurants in the city?"
Mo Jiuye still knew something about it.
"Haha... I guess my wife made some shrimps and mantis shrimps."
"Xiakui? Mantis shrimp?" Chief Zhou was obviously surprised.
How could he, a person who has lived in Yuncheng for most of his life, not know about seafood?
However, these two kinds of seafood are not attractive to them.
If I didn't have anything to eat at home, I wouldn't eat shrimps and mantis shrimps.
Despite this, he also ate several times due to famine when he was young.
Not only was the shell hard, it also stung your mouth when eaten, and most importantly, it smelled very fishy.
"This is impossible. I have eaten both shrimp shrimp and mantis shrimp, but they don't taste like this."
Mo Jiuye didn't know how to explain it, so he could only laugh it off.
Several members of the Zhou family put the tables and chairs in the yard and went back to move the next set.
Mo Jiuye took Clan Chief Zhou to find He Zhiran.
The tables and chairs were borrowed, and the charcoal cost money to buy. He asked He Zhiran to get the money.
"Ran Ran, give twenty coins to Patriarch Zhou."
Although He Zhiran didn't fully understand the prices of goods in this era, he knew in his heart that such a large bag of charcoal worth twenty cents was really cheap.
The wood used to make charcoal has to be cut in the mountains and finally fired manually.
This reminded He Zhiran of the poem about the charcoal seller, and he could also understand their hardships.
Therefore, she directly gave the Zhou clan leader fifty coins.
The first time Patriarch Zhou got the copper plate, he felt that his ninth daughter-in-law was a knowledgeable person.
Such a big bag of charcoal would cost fifty cents if sold in the city.
Patriarch Zhou directly counted twenty copper coins and put them away, and returned all the rest to He Zhiran.
"My dearest daughter-in-law, when people in our village buy charcoal, I only charge the cost price."
He Zhiran felt sorry for the hardships of these farmers and did not want his hard work to be in vain.
"Clan Chief Zhou, you have worked hard and it is natural to earn some money. Just keep it!"
Patriarch Zhou took a few steps back when he saw that she wanted to give him money.
"We farmers are honest. For so many years, people in the village have used charcoal at this price."
Unexpectedly, this old man has quite a stubborn temper.
In this case, He Zhiran didn't force it anymore.
She looked at Mo Jiuye: "Husband, when we went to Xiling Village, the two patriarchs were very helpful. Why don't we invite them to have dinner at home today?"
Mo Jiuye also means this. After all, he will live here for a long time in the future, and it is also important to get along well with the neighbors here.
"Okay, I will invite Patriarch Zhao to come over later."
Patriarch Zhou originally wanted to refuse. No one is rich these days. It would be good to have food to feed his family. If he stayed here to eat, they would have less to eat.
However, the smell coming from the Mo family's kitchen is too attractive. Besides, the new neighbors can take this opportunity to get acquainted with each other better.
Therefore, Patriarch Zhou did not refuse.
"In that case, I won't be polite, old man."
After saying this, he took out the twenty copper coins he had just put into his arms and stuffed them all into Mo Jiuye.
"I have no problem eating here, but I can't charge for the charcoal."
What Patriarch Zhou was thinking was that these copper coins could be used by the Mo family to buy some food. If he had a meal here, he would not let others suffer any loss.
Mo Jiuye couldn't laugh or cry when she saw Clan Leader Zhou's behavior.
He pushed the copper plate back: "Clan Chief Zhou, how can there be any reason to charge money for a meal? Do you look down on Mo Laojiu?"
"No, no, no, I didn't mean that, I just..."
"If you don't mean it, just keep the money." Mo Jiuye didn't give him a chance to explain, and sent him to the main room.
This is the largest room in the entire yard, suitable for placing tables and chairs, and they will also choose this place for dinner.
Mrs. Mo greeted the women to move the tables and chairs into the house.
While everyone was busy, Mo Chuhan, who had gone out at some time, came back with Liang Hao and others.
All the men were carrying prey in their hands. Judging from their dusty looks, Liang Hao and the others had been hunting in the mountains all day.