Chapter 378 - Chapter 378: Chapter 378 Gu Chengye’s Wedding (2)
Chapter 378: Chapter 378 Gu Chengye’s Wedding (2)
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After entering the house and chatting for a while, she found out Mrs. Liu wanted her to be responsible for cooking.
Madam Qiao was afraid she would overthink, so she hurriedly said, “You just need to stir-fry the beef and mutton. The rest can be left to them.”
“Sure, Grandma. Cumin mutton and black pepper beef should be great; what do you think?” Zhou Ying nodded and asked.
“No problem. We’ll listen to your suggestions. We have five tables in total, and you can arrange them as you like.”
Although Mrs. Liu was somewhat dissatisfied when she heard this, she didn’t dare to say anything more for fear that Zhou Ying would not even cook these two dishes.
Afterward, she went out with Mrs. Yao to set up the table and chairs.
Zhou Ying chatted with Madam Qiao and several of her sisters for a while and then went to the kitchen.
First, she cut the beef and mutton into small pieces and marinated them in strips; she then heated up and melted the beef lard.
When she was done, Mrs. Wang and Sixth Aunt Gu also came over to help.
However, they only helped to chop the vegetables. Zhou Ying was idle and had nothing to do, so she followed them to join the fun.
As soon as she sat down, Sixth Aunt Gu looked at her in surprise and said, “Oh wow. Your complexion looks great!”
“There is, indeed, a tinge of pink in her white skin, and her skin appears much more delicate than before.” Mrs. Wang echoed.
“Maybe it’s because I’m in a good mood. With an army guarding the village, I’m at ease and have recently been able to sleep well at night.” Zhou Ying froze for a moment, then looked up and replied with a smile.
“That’s true. I’ve felt much more at ease with those soldiers these past two days.
“Otherwise, those refugees might come to the village to rob us of our food at any time.” Sixth Aunt Gu nodded her head.
Mrs. Wang nodded in agreement. As for Zhou Ying’s complexion, she tossed it to the back of her mind.
“By the way, if you have enough money, you can sell the vegetables in your field to the military camp.
“However, it’s best to charge them according to the pre-disaster price so they won’t be disgusted.” Zhou Ying said.
“What about dried vegetables?” Mrs. Wang quickly raised her head and asked.
There were a lot of dried vegetables at home. Now that the fresh vegetables in the vegetable field have returned, they no longer fancy eating dried vegetables. It would be best if they could sell them for money.
“That depends on how well it’s preserved. If they’re well-kept, it’ll be great to sell them. However, you’ll have to charge them a fair price. If you anger them, it won’t be good for us.”
“That’s for sure. We won’t give them the damp and moldy ones.”
“You guys can go ahead and try selling them, as there’s a lack of food everywhere. Dried vegetables can be eaten, isn’t that so?”
“Yes, yes, I’ll let them know later.”
Hearing that, Sixth Aunt Gu was also tempted. She also had some dried vegetables at home.
The key was that there were many vegetables in the field. They would have to use them as fertilizer if they didn’t eat them quickly enough.
The three women chatted on and off as two more aunties came, followed by three of the more important women from the Qian clan.
After that, Gu Ziqiu and her husband and Gu Zishan and her husband came.
When the dishes were almost ready, the groom arrived slowly.
Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Yao, Mrs. Wang, and Sixth Aunt Gu immediately welcomed the people who came with the bride.
As soon as the auspicious time arrived, the husband and wife paid their respects to heaven and earth and immediately started the banquet.
Salad with white sweet potato vines, steamed dried garlic, and eggplant was first served; Zhou Ying immediately started stir-frying the beef and mutton afterward.
The chicken dishes were made by Mrs. Sun. It was stewed chicken with dried white potatoes, which smelled quite fragrant.
There were also two stir-fried vegetables, along with a chives omelet.
All of the dishes were quite rich in flavor.
Zhou Ying did not expect everyone would be given black steamed buns as the staple food.
Of course, it was only for a limited number. There was only one for each woman and two for the men.
But this satisfied everyone, especially those from the Yu family who came with the bride..