1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"Brother Chen, what are you doing? Is it necessary to scare people like this?"

After a moment of silence, Zhou Fengxia asked with resentment.

"What's the matter? This thing is not a rare thing. And it can grow by itself in water. I don't think it's a big deal if I split it and sell it." Chen Tiezhu said.

"And this thing has two colors. The top is reddish brown and a bit hard, and the bottom is white and very soft. The girls rubbed it around the water basin when they had nothing to do. Now the dust on the top has been rubbed off by them."

"Brother Zhou, Tai Sui is fun. It's soft and you can pinch it at will." Doudou said happily.

"You can eat hazelnuts first, so that Brother Zhou can digest the information." Zhou Fengxia said with a wry smile.

"Brother Chen, I haven't heard of this thing being sold before? There's nothing I can do. I can only ask grandpa about this. But ordinary people probably can't afford this thing."

"Why don't you make something serious? Why do you make such a wicked thing? Especially since not many people have seen this thing, it's hard to tell whether it's real or fake."

"Isn't it said that it can grow in water? Anyway, I'll soak it in water first and see if it can grow. At worst, I'll provide after-sales service. If it doesn't grow in a year, I'll refund the money." Chen Tiezhu said indifferently.

Zhou Fengxia opened his mouth, and he didn't know how to respond to this.

He stabilized his emotions and hurriedly called.

It was a coincidence. The old man was making money outside, so he could only wait for him to come back.

"It's nothing. There's no rush. It's a one-time thing. Isn't it time to think about eating?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"Shabu-shabu mutton? I got some beef tripe today. What do you think? Do you have any ideas?" Zhou Fengxia said happily.

"Oh? This is a good thing. You are thoughtful. I can't even find a whole one in our county." Chen Tiezhu said with emotion.

"In that case, let me show you my skills today. Let's make a whole tripe. You are knowledgeable. Taste it carefully and see how my skills compare with those of the old restaurants in the capital."

"Okay, I've been waiting for you to say this. The mutton has been sliced ​​and frozen in the refrigerator. There's nothing else for vegetables, fungus, cabbage, etc. Anyway, Doudou loves meat." Zhou Fengxia said with a smile.

"Well, Brother Zhou, you have to eat meat too. Eating meat can make you like Doudou, tall and fat, and attract people." Little Doudou gave a serious instruction.

"Hahaha, Doudou, you are so cute." Zhou Fengxia hugged the little guy in her arms.

"If you like children so much, you should work hard with Dandan, get married early, and have a baby of your own early. Doudou and I will definitely have fun together until we grow up." Chen Tiezhu said happily.

Zhou Fengxia didn't bother to pay attention to him, because he knew that this guy was not just talking. If he really had a baby in the future, it might not be enough for the father and daughter to play with.

When they came to the kitchen, Zhou Fengxia also took out the beef tripe. There was really a lot, and it was filled with a basin.

"Wash it very clean, just cut it directly, and fry some to taste it after cutting. Is the sesame sauce ready?" Chen Tiezhu asked while holding the beef tripe.

"It's ready a long time ago, but no other ingredients have been added." Chen Tiezhu said.

"I've been thinking about what to prepare for you these days. After thinking about it, I think hot pot is the most practical. I'll light the charcoal and set up the hot pot." Zhou Fengxia said.

"But don't be stressed. Stir-fried tripe is delicious even if it's cooked a little harder. Just don't make it too tender. If it's tender, it won't taste good."

"You look down on me, don't you? I'm telling you, not only can I make it well, but my eldest daughter can make it well too." Chen Tiezhu curled his lips.

"Yeah, Doudou is fine. Dad, is it popcorn?" Doudou asked.

"Haha, just watch the process." Chen Tiezhu said happily, and then he also washed the pot, added water, and lit the fire.

When the pot was boiling, he also took the kitchen knife and ate most of the beef tripe. He had to eat it to his heart's content.

"Brother Chen, are we going to start now? I've prepared the sauce. Do you think there's anything missing?" Zhou Fengxia came over.

"Actually, I'll eat it by myself. With sesame paste and salt, it's fine." Chen Tiezhu said happily, and then lifted the lid of the pot.

The water in the pot is now boiling, and the water is rolling.

He stretched out his chopsticks, picked up a large chopstick of fried tripe and threw it into the pot. Then he pressed the strainer up, shook it in the pot, scooped it up, and when he lifted it up again, the fried tripe was done.

"No, Brother Chen, you are not fooling me? Is it cooked?" Zhou Fengxia asked in confusion.

"You will know after trying it." Chen Tiezhu said happily.He said.

He picked up some and put them in the sauce bowl, swirled them around, and stuffed them directly into his beloved daughter's open mouth.

"Dad, it's delicious, crispy, and fragrant." Doudou took a bite, and his big eyes opened brightly.

Zhou Fengxia picked up some with half-belief, mixed the sauce and put it into her mouth.

"Hmm... Wow, it's really crispy. But why did they have to cook it in the pot for a while when I ate it before?" Zhou Fengxia asked in confusion after eating it.

"It still depends on the temperature. How long will it take to cook such a small amount of beef tripe with such a large pot of water?" Chen Tiezhu said happily.

He took a look and poured all the cut beef tripe into the pot.

The water temperature dropped immediately after these beef tripe were pressed down.

Chen Tiezhu didn't dare to do anything, so he took another colander and stirred the two colanders in the pot together.

This time it took a little longer, and he also stared at the beef tripe.

After seeing the beef tripe in the middle of the pot start to curl, the two colanders started to move together.

The first one to be scooped out was the one in the middle, and when scooping it out, it would be scooped out with the colander. When scooping it out with the back hand, it was a colander.

Although Zhou Fengxia didn't have a good grasp of the heat of the fried tripe, after Chen Tiezhu scooped out a few colanders, he also saw the trick.

This is not a random scoop, each colander scoops a lot. If you look at the basin again, it seems that they are all the kind of freshly curled, and the difference is not much.

For such a big pot, such a grasp of the heat is really amazing.

Little Doudou didn't care about these, he just stood by the basin, watching more and more fried tripe in the basin, and began to drool.

So much, stuffed all in my mouth, it smells so good.

All the fried tripe was served, and before they could bring it into the house, the three of them were guarding the basin, shoveling chopsticks after chopsticks into their mouths.

Refreshing, crisp, tender, fragrant, and satisfying, the more you eat, the more you enjoy it.

"Burp..., I need to slow down, there's also shabu-shabu, it's really delicious."

Zhou Fengxia burped.

Although the fried tripe was delicious, it was the first time he found that it seemed more delicious to compete with Chen Tiezhu and Doudou for food.

"The fried tripe should be stuffed like this, it's so satisfying to eat." Chen Tiezhu said happily.

"Yeah, stuffed."

Doudou took the time to say something, and stuffed another chopstick into his little mouth.

"Good guy, I said no one answered me when I knocked on the door, so I had to come in without invitation."

At this time, Lao Huang's voice came from the door.

"Haha, let's try it first, just in time." Zhou Fengxia said with a smile.

"This meal is not for nothing. I heard that Mr. Huang over there invited an expert to open the window." Old Huang said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Fengxia frowned.