Chapter 44 - Shabu-shabu mutton
A pretty good young man, who was gone just like that, put the burden of life on a beautiful widow who married in the countryside.
The little widow chose the same routine as most rural widows and rely on men.
I happened to meet the widow enthusiast Sha Zhu, and it was not appropriate not to choose to lie down.
"Dad, when you meet today, you have to support me in your face. Don't search. I will pay for the bride price or the cost. But you can agree to it all." Yan Jiecheng was afraid that Yan Bugui would make trouble and make an old problem.
"Don't worry, our old Yan family has a family of scholars and poetry and books passed down from generation to generation. We have never asked someone to pick out a word of logic. Just prepare the Maotai that promised me." Yan Bugui almost patted his chest and promised it.
"Let's go directly to the door of Donglaishun to meet. Try to arrive before eleven o'clock. Ask my mother to prepare meals for the three young people and set off. Ride a bicycle on the road slowly. Remember, I'll go find Yu Li, we'll wait for you in the store."
Yan Jiecheng came to Yu Li's house again, "Uncle, aunt, my parents said that we will meet Donglaishun in Dong'an Market today. You can just arrive before lunch. Yu Li and I will go to pick up photos, so we will go and wait for you in advance!"
"Xie Cheng, you guys go first, we will leave early." Yu Ma said.
Jie Cheng several times Yan Jie Cheng discovered it. Although Yu’s mother is just a housewife, the Yu family can decide the right person. The father-in-law is obviously just a rake. The father-in-law is not easy to get along with, and Yan Jie Cheng has given up and pleased his mother-in-law in the future.
The two of them came to Wangfujing to get the photos they took and took the receipt to get the photos they took last week. There was a surprise. This camera is really a high-end product with a high definition. You can consider choosing this one when taking photos in the future.
Then the two of them went shopping in Wangfujing, bought some snacks, and came to Donglaishun, Dong'an Market. The high-end restaurants during this period highlighted a word: expensive, and they had to book a day in advance. Yan Jiecheng was either unable to afford these, or if Yan Jiecheng often ate this, the old Yan family would feel too guilty when they ate steamed buns at home.
When we arrived at the restaurant, the two of us ordered a pot of tea first and waited for the two families to come. Not bad, Yan Bugui and the three aunts arrived first, and Yan Jiecheng gave the instructions in advance. He asked the old couple to come in to have tea, and the two were waiting outside, and everyone was more comfortable.
Not long after, both Yu’s father and Yu’s mother arrived, “Xie Cheng, you have been waiting for a long time, it’s because we’re late…” Yu’s mother said.
"No, we have just arrived, we came early, you didn't come late." Yan Jiecheng couldn't let Yu Ma keep talking.
After everyone arrived and introduced each other, they started to serve hot pot and chat while eating, but there was nothing about Yan Jiefang. The old people were not qualified to interrupt and focused on eating mutton. The mutton was all five parts of the castrated high-quality small-tailed sheep in Mongolia. The big three sams, small three sams, grinding gear, and cucumber strips.
The slices of meat cut from Donglaishun are more famous for their thin, even, uniform and beautiful. One pound of mutton can be cut 80 to 100 slices of meat that are twenty centimeters long and eight centimeters wide. They taste fragrant and tender, not smelly or greasy.
The left ingredients include sesame paste, Shaoxing wine, sauce tofu, pickled leek flowers, braised shrimp oil, soy sauce, chili oil, chopped green onion, and coriander. This season is not easy.
I can only say that if you spend money, there is a reason to be expensive. A meal is made of a month's salary. This money saves a little bit enough to get married. It is much better than the franchise store I ate in later generations. I haven't been to the main store in Sijiucheng in my previous life, so it's hard to compare.
Paired with white candy garlic and sesame cakes, the mutton sauté tastes delicious.
Yan Bugui also drank the Maotai promised by Yan Jiecheng. Yan Bugui and Yu’s father drank a bottle. After communication between the two families.
They all expressed their satisfaction with the other party's children, their optimism and blessings for Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li's future, and they confirmed that Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li will get married next spring. The old Yu family said generously that the bride price is not important, as long as it is good to Li. The third uncle also said that some old Yan family in other families will also prepare and will not treat the old Yu girl unfairly in all aspects.
Nowadays, the bride price in Sijiu City is more than ten or ten yuan, and a meal is two bride price. This is the effect of choosing such a place. Such small things are easy to discuss.
Otherwise, the two families would discuss how much the bride price is and how undecent it would be. Wouldn’t the money given by the system father be used at this time?
Today, the purpose of meeting the in-laws was a complete success. All six of them were satisfied with eating and drinking happily. It was also possible that Yu’s father was not drunk and was not very happy, but these were not important. He had no status at home.
Today, both of them came here, so they had to separate and go back to their respective houses. They distributed half of the peanuts, melon seeds, walnuts, hazelnuts and various retail sales to Yu Li. None of the two families came here today. They brought some retail sales back to compensate.
After sending Yu's family on the bus, Yan Bugui rode his bicycle and took the three aunts back. The rest of Yan Jiecheng went home alone.
When they arrived at Nanluoguxiang, Yan Jiecheng took out a big rooster and went home to celebrate and satisfy his cravings for a few young people.
When he returned to Siheyuan, as expected, Yan Bugui was talking to the three brothers and sisters of the Yan family about the mutton hotpot for lunch. The saliva that made the three of them greedy was about to flow out.
Uncle San, okay, are you so greedy for your children? Are you not afraid of the children making trouble for you? I really think that only the tantrums will make you tantrums?
"I will make you a chicken stewed with mushrooms for you tonight, which is much better than mutton hotpot." Yan Jiecheng said as he carried the chicken.
"Brother, I want to brush mutton too!" Yan Jiedi said, holding Yan Jiechengju.
"Brother, we also want to eat Dong Laishun." Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang also expressed their desire to go.
"This time I went there because I had something to do. I wanted to buy it back one day and eat it at home."
"Take out all the snacks in the bag and share them with them. Your sister-in-law will let you bring them." Leave the bag to Yan Jiefang.
It is still reassuring that Yan Jiefang divided things, and the distribution was evenly distributed, otherwise the other two would not agree.
Yan Bugui was so happy that he saw that the amount was not large today and that he had not confiscated it.
Yan Jiecheng has always been educating a few young members of the Yan family, so that the family members should not be so clear about the calculations, but the effect is not great. If they grow up, the family must be clearly calculated, and Yan Jiecheng doesn't care much.
The Yan family is just a matter of the elderly care issues of the three old men and three old women. Yan Jiecheng did not consider letting them be responsible. Yan Jiecheng made the truth clearly. It would be best if the three people changed. If there was no change, Yan Jiecheng had a clear conscience.
It's still early to think about this now, and the chicken stewed with mushrooms and pancakes for dinner was still very satisfied.
Chapter completed!