"You don't have to do so much for your own family." Li Zhaohui personally took the cigarettes and alcohol out of the car, then said to Li Yan, "Help your mother take the salted meat down. Let's see if we can make it in time for lunch."
"Salted goose and salted pork. I haven't eaten salted goose in a long time." Li He slipped out of Third Aunt's hands and had no intention of declining.
People in the countryside liked to raise ducks, geese, and chickens, but they were usually reluctant to eat them. Usually, they would slaughter them before autumn and winter, then marinate them and eat them when their relatives came over for the New Year. If there was no salted goose on the New Year's Eve dinner, it would not be authentic.
Many people could eat the New Year's Eve food from the twelfth lunar month to the next summer. Different from preserved meat, braised meat, and barbecued meat, the taste was excellent whether it was fried or steamed!
Even if it was improperly stored and lost its flavor, it still tasted a little astringent, but to Old Li, it was still a favorite.
"Don't stand at the door. Come in quickly." Old Madam He also came out to greet them.
"He Auntie, how are you?" Third Aunt had never seen Old Madam He, but it did not prevent her from recognizing her.
"I'm very good. It's just that I'm old and can't do much work." Old Madam He waited for Li Zhaohui and his wife to enter the house, then made tea and brought fruits for them.
Li He spared no effort and personally brought the salted meat to the kitchen. He also patiently told He Fang what to do.
"Don't chop the old goose, and don't fry it. It's too salty. It has to be stewed to filter out the saltiness. You can chop the salted meat and steam it directly on the rice pot. "
"I know how to do it." He Fang was annoyed by his nagging. Seeing that he was still staring at her, she said impatiently, "Why don't you do it?"
Deep down, it was very difficult for her to accept salted meat. Every year when she returned to the countryside in Northern Anhui, the biggest torture was that she could not get used to it. The taste was too strong!
At this time, Third Aunt and Li Yan came into the kitchen. Third Aunt saw He Fang chopping the salted meat, so she washed the salted goose in the sink and asked, "Do you have a big pot? Stew it first, then chop it. "
"Auntie, there's a pot." He Fang took out a big pot from the cabinet below.
Third Aunt said, "I'll do it. You handle the rest."
Li He finally breathed a sigh of relief when Third Aunt intervened!
He was too greedy!
Red braised pork was delicious, and so was Steamed Rice Flour Pork, but they were not as good as steamed salted bacon!
This special salty fragrance that was bestowed by time was an indescribable pleasure on the tip of the tongue.
When he came out of the kitchen, Li Zhaohui said, "What are you doing in the kitchen? Let your aunt and the rest do the work."
Li He said, "It's nothing. I'm just going to take a look."
It seemed to have become the ancestral teaching of the Li family that men shouldn't enter the kitchen. Whether it was the lazy Li Zhaokun and his son, or the diligent Li Zhaohui and Li Zhaoming, none of them could be helped back up.
Unlike later on, no girl liked a man who didn't know how to cook.
Hence, for those who didn't know how to cook, even if they were rich, it was not a big deal. They could only get their bodies.
"I see. Erhe, you've met the girl that Li Kuo found. What do you think?" Li Zhaohui finally got to the point.
Li He smiled and said, "As long as Li Kuo likes her, it's fine. It doesn't matter if we like her or not."
Li Zhaohui said, "I'm just worried that her parents won't like her. After all, she's registered in the capital and she's a university student. We're just villagers. Our families can't compare."
He still placed the most importance on the household registration.
Li He said, "She's from a village too. Even though she's registered in the capital, how can our family's situation be worse than hers? I'm just afraid that she won't look at our family background. If she does, there aren't many families that can compare to ours. "
He had the confidence to say such words.
"That's right. I'm a boss after all." Because he opened a supermarket and business was good, Li Kuo had the confidence to speak.
"Don't talk nonsense. Don't you know your background? You're still in debt. You can only speak louder when you return your brother's money. " Li Zhaohui had been worried about his son lending Li He a million dollars. If his son's business failed and he couldn't repay the debt, he was prepared to cover his son's back.
"That's just a matter of time." Li Kuo was unconvinced. His business was doing well and he was confident that he could return Li He's money.
"We're family. What's the point of saying all this?" Li He didn't expect Li Kuo to return the money. He said he was borrowing it to give him some pressure.
"You two brothers have to be clear about the accounts. One is one, two is two. Ever since Yanzi started his business, you've been paying for it. Your aunt and I understand that. If you don't care about small amounts, that's fine. But you can't be careless with big amounts. Your money doesn't come from nowhere." Li Zhaohui was a careful person who didn't spend a single cent. He was even afraid of wasting the cold medicine at home that had expired and would take a couple of pills every now and then. However, there was one thing about him. He never took advantage of others.
Coincidentally, the person he took advantage of the most was his own nephew. This made him very uneasy.
From his seafood business to his daughter's office equipment store and his son's supermarket, he didn't just owe Li He, he also owed Lee Long quite a bit.
Sometimes, he was so worried that he couldn't sleep. How could he return so many favors and debts?
Therefore, as soon as his daughter's equipment store made money, he urged her to repay Li He's money. If it wasn't enough, he would pay for it. In the end, after Li Yan repaid the debt, he slept peacefully for a few nights. Who would have thought that before the first wave subsided, another wave would arise. His son borrowed Li He's money again!
This made him very worried!
"Then he will return the money when he makes money. I'm not in a hurry." Li He could still chat with his two uncles, but he couldn't talk much with his father. Li Zhaokun was purely a contrarian. Although he had improved in the past two years.
When the dishes were served, He Fang took the wine. Li He was about to open the bottle but was stopped by Li Zhaohui.
"What if the lady comes in the afternoon? What would I look like if I drink until my ears are red?" Li Zhaohui had already heard from Li Yan that Li He was quitting smoking and drinking. It was better not to provoke him.
Therefore, he found an excuse to not drink.
Third Aunt said, "If you ask me, alcohol isn't good. You'll forget your surname after a few sips."
Li He took a bottle of rice wine from the shelf and smiled. "Then drink this. It has no alcohol content. It can't even compare to beer."
This time, Li Zhaohui didn't refuse. But like Li He, he drank bland and tasteless. Therefore, he had to leave the next night no matter what.
No wine?
Then what was the point of living?
Li He could endure quitting smoking, but he couldn't sleep the whole night. He wanted to drink to relieve his tiredness.
He Fang said, "What's wrong?"
Li He sighed. "When we sleep every day, the Americans are working and studying, worrying about the rise of China."
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