OBS Chapter 249: The Chicken Legs
Chapter 249: The Chicken Legs
After some training from his uncles and aunts, Zhou Guo had plowed the fields a few more times and now looked like a seasoned veteran. He could plow the fields quickly and easily, as if it was just a piece of cake.
At this rate, we might be able to finish the rest today.
It was noon and the two were planning to go back for lunch, but Li came to the field carrying a basket in one hand.
When she saw that such a large area of land had been plowed, she was stunned, "It's only been one day, and you've plowed such a large area?" When she first started, it was considered fast if she could plow two acres of land a day.
Zhou Guo and the others turned around when they heard the voice, and were surprised and happy, "Mom, why are you here?"
"Second Aunt, why did you send it here? It will be the same if we go back and eat it ourselves."
"Come and wash your hands and have dinner." Li found a flat patch of grass and put down the basket. As she spoke, she took out the bowls and chopsticks and the earthenware pot for rice. "I thought you would get hungry quickly, so I made lunch a little early. After I finished making it, you didn't come back yet, so I just brought it here. I just happened to come and see how the land is being plowed."
Zhou Guo took the noose off the cow's neck and let it eat some grass.
While walking towards Li, he marked the land he had plowed in the past two days and said with a smile: "How is my speed, mother? I have plowed nearly four acres of land in one morning. This is because I was delayed by learning how to plow the land. Otherwise, I would have been faster."
Li was puzzled, "Learn farming? Who can I learn farming from?"
Zhou Xing washed her hands and helped set the table. She smiled and told him everything that happened in the morning. "Guoguo also said that she would treat them to meat another day."
Zhou Guo nodded, "When we kill our big wild boar, we'll invite them all to come and eat the slaughtered boar."
Li was very emotional, "Your grandfather and his family are gone, and no one in your family knows how to do these things. I am also a half-baked person. They are willing to teach you, and you really should thank them."
Zhou Guo nodded randomly. Seeing that she was sad again, he quickly changed the subject, "Mom, why did you take three sets of bowls and chopsticks? Didn't you eat at home?"
Li came back to her senses and said, "I thought you were hungry, so I packed some food and brought it over. I thought we could eat together. After we finish eating, I will stay in the field to help with the work, and then go back when it's time to make dinner."
Zhou Guo didn't say anything. The three of them held their bowls and started eating.
There were two dishes in the basket, and the two dishes were filled into three bowls, two large bowls of pheasant stewed with pine mushrooms, and a small bowl of fried radish leaves. The vegetable garden at home was officially ready for dishes!
We no longer have to eat wild vegetables every day. The wild vegetables we can find at this time are limited. Sometimes we really can’t find that many, so we just dig up the slightly older ones.
Although Zhou Guo was not picky and had eaten everything when he was fleeing, he was happier than ever before now that he had settled down and didn't have to eat those old-fashioned wild vegetables.
I don’t know how many chickens were killed at noon, but there were two chicken legs neatly placed in the big bowl.
Li gave one of the chicken legs to her and one to Zhou Xing.
Zhou Xing turned sideways and said, "Second Aunt, you eat it. I didn't do any work. I just picked up tree roots and rocks in the fields. I don't need to eat the chicken legs. You should eat it. Otherwise, it's the same if I take it back and give it to my brothers."
Li smiled and said, "This is what your brothers left for you. They said Guoguo had to till the land, which was the hardest work, so she had to eat chicken legs. You are the eldest sister, and you do all the work, so this chicken leg should be given to you. Just eat it. It's a token of your brothers' kindness."
Zhou Xing picked up a piece of chicken wing and put it in the bowl. "Second Aunt, I can eat this. I'll give you the chicken leg. You've worked hard too."
After a while of pushing and refusing, Zhou Guo, gnawing on a chicken leg, looked down at the two large bowls, which were filled to the brim.
After finishing one chicken leg, the two of them hadn't started eating yet.
She cut off the chicken leg halfway and put it into Li's bowl. "Mom, just eat it. My sister doesn't like chicken legs very much. She prefers chicken wings."
When I cooked pheasant at home before, I never kept the chicken legs. I just chopped them into small pieces and fried them together like other meat.
She accidentally saw a few times that Zhou Xing preferred to eat chicken wings rather than chicken legs. She actually did the same, because chicken wings were more tender.
Zhou Xing nodded a little embarrassedly. She felt that the wings were more fragrant.
Li smiled and shook her head. "What's the point of eating wings? There's no meat on them. You can only eat the skin. They're not as good as chicken legs."
Having said that, he didn't insist anymore and was ready to give the chicken leg to Zhou Guo.
Zhou Guo said helplessly, "Mom, you eat it yourself. There are two big bowls of meat in the basket. One chicken leg has gone cold from picking it up and holding it. Besides, I've already eaten one, how can I eat both legs? Eat it yourself quickly, the food is getting cold."
Li had no choice but to eat it herself. She looked at the chicken leg in the bowl, hesitated for a long time, and took a small bite. This was the first chicken leg she had eaten at this age. As expected, there was so much meat that you couldn't see the bone after taking a bite. No wonder the children loved it.
When I was a girl, every time my family cooked chicken, I didn’t even have the leftover chicken bones to chew. After I got married and life got better, I still had to save the chicken legs for my children. Later, when my family fell into poverty, I couldn’t eat them anymore.
She took only one bite of such good meat and couldn't bear to eat it anymore, so she decided to leave it for the children.
Zhou Guo clearly saw the flash of tears in her eyes. After thinking for a while, he roughly understood. Looking at the chicken leg in her bowl that had been bitten and stopped moving, he was silent for a moment and said, "Mom, are you going to save this chicken leg for me to eat in the evening?"
Li was stunned.
She continued, "You should eat it. We have a big piece of meat tonight. Who wants to eat this chicken leg? If you leave it out overnight, it might get rancid."
"Big meat? What big meat?" Li asked. She didn't know how to cook it.
Zhou Xing stopped chewing the chicken wings. When she heard about the big meat, she got a little excited. "What's this delicious?"
Every time she tries, she can make something incredibly delicious.
Zhou Guo smiled and opened his mouth. Under the expectant gaze of the two people, he said: "I won't tell you for now."
Li was so angry that he rolled his eyes at her. After all the fuss, he felt that it was unnecessary for him to keep half a chicken leg. Every meal at home was meat, so why would he need a chicken leg? The children were almost tired of eating chicken.
Zhou Xing smiled and glanced at Zhou Guo.
Zhou Guo continued to eat happily. In fact, she thought chicken breast was also delicious and fragrant. The little bit of meat next to the bone tasted even more fragrant than chicken wings. She ate many pieces in a row.
Although the fried radish leaves are called fried, they are probably just boiled in water and sprinkled with some salt. They are plump and have no oil at all, but they are still much more delicious than wild vegetables.
Zhou Guo sincerely suggested, "Mom, when you stir-fry this kind of vegetables next time, can you put some oil in it? Even a little bit will do."
Li said, "Why put oil in the vegetables? There is no need to waste it. Isn't there a bowl of meat? There is oil in it. You can't just eat the meat. You need to use the vegetables to scrape the oil out of your stomach."