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Chapter 892 Braised Duck
Zhou Gu and his friends came back for lunch, but when they heard that they could only eat in the evening, they went back to the fields after lunch.
The old man also went to the fields. It was really torture to just smell the food without being able to eat it, so he decided to work. Once he was busy, he had no time to think about anything else, and in the blink of an eye, it was already afternoon.
Zhou Guo changed her clothes, ate her meal, and went back to the kitchen. She worked there until everyone working in the fields came back and it was dark before she came out of the kitchen.
Several old men were waiting eagerly in the room.
Seeing her come out empty-handed, he frowned, "Where's the food? Where's the braised food? Didn't you say we can eat it in the evening?"
They had been waiting in the fields for the entire afternoon, working so hard just in the hope of having something delicious to eat in the evening.
Zhou Guo said, "We have to eat it tomorrow. It won't work tonight. The heat is not yet right."
After these words were spoken, several people sighed.
The old man said, "I've smelled it for a long time, why can't I eat it? Isn't it okay if it's cooked? I'm not so particular, can I try one?"
"No!" Zhou Guo shook his head decisively, looked at him and said, "You are so particular. No one can be more particular than you when it comes to food. If you taste something that doesn't taste good, you will smash my pot."
"How could that be? When have I ever ruined the broth?" The old man was very unconvinced. When had he ever done such a thing?
Li looked at the disappointed crowd and said with a smile, "Why don't we serve a few out for them to eat? They've been busy all day, can't they eat them? Duck tongues don't take that long."
Zhou Guo sat down and said, "Why are you in such a hurry? Haven't you heard the saying, 'Good food is worth waiting for'? If you want to eat this good thing, you have to wait patiently. Otherwise, it will come out as soon as you open your mouth and you can eat it easily, and it won't be that delicious."
Don't tell me, it makes sense.
There was no other way. Since they were not allowed to eat the duck, everyone had to hold their bowls and keep eating the duck meat.
Fifty or sixty ducks were slaughtered today. The parts to be braised were removed, and the duck meat was used as a dish for the farmers who were working, so that they could have a better meal during the busy farming season.
They also have duck meat on the table for three meals a day.
A group of people finished their meal without tasting the food, and then fell asleep after sitting for a while, thinking that they would be able to eat when they opened their eyes again. It was still very fast in the blink of an eye.
On the second day, before Zhou Guo finished his set of punches, the old man got up.
He walked up to the duck with sparkling eyes and asked, "Is the duck ready to eat?"
Zhou Guo almost got a choke.
He stopped and took a long while before he said helplessly, "It should be almost done. I'll get it for you."
The old man nodded with a smile, "Very good, very good."
Zhou Guo turned and walked towards the kitchen.
Zhou Mai and the others woke up after hearing the noise. If it were in the past, they would definitely fall asleep again, but today was different. As soon as they opened their eyes, a voice in their heads shouted, "Get up and eat delicious food. Get up and eat delicious food."
Zhou Guo came out of the kitchen carrying a tray and saw a bunch of people already sitting in the yard. All of them had stood up, including Li and Wu Ya. Even Xiaohua was held in Wu Ya's lap.
She asked, "Why are you all up so early?"
Zhou Mi said: "There is something delicious, I can't sleep."
Zhou Guo placed plates of braised food on the table and said to the eager crowd, "Go wash your hands and faces. You can only eat after you wash them clean."
The crowd dispersed in a rush. Although they didn't smell any fragrance, the color, rich in oil and sauce, looked good.
Zhou Guo also went to wash his hands.
There were several plates on the table, with duck heads, duck necks, duck wings, duck feet, as well as duck intestines and duck racks neatly arranged on the plates, looking quite nice.
The old man took a big duck wing. It was tender and I thought it would be good to braise it.
As soon as he takes it, the others will grab it, you have a duck foot, I have a head, and she has a neck.
Zhou Guo also took a duck wing. Compared with other foods, she liked duck wings more.
I didn’t care about others and took a bite first…
Well, except for the lack of spiciness, it has everything else you expect, and is not much worse than what you buy outside.
A group of people ate while nodding and humming, finishing one dish after another and tasting everything on the plate.
Zhou Guo also tried them one by one and they were all good, but he thought the duck head and duck wings were the best.
After the old man tasted them all, he said, "Why do these things taste different?"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Master, you are really good at talking. I have written several recipes. These are all stewed using different recipes."
"Then I still think duck heads and duck wings are good." These are the two things he eats the most.
Zhou Guo looked at the others, "What about you, which one do you like?"
As a result, everyone likes different things. Everyone has their own preferences.
But no one likes duck intestines and duck bones. They are cooked with the same recipe, but it seems that it won’t work. They don’t taste good when braised.
While he was saying these few words, several plates of braised food were finished.
Zhou Gu and others rushed into the kitchen again with plates in their hands, and soon came out with another full plate.
Li ate and said, "Eat less. You still have to eat breakfast."
Having said that, after eating a claw, he couldn't help but pick up another wing, and his mouth couldn't stop eating.
Xiaohua's mouth was full of food. Heidadan came back from somewhere and sat on the ground, staring at him eagerly.
Zhou Guo rinsed the bones on the table with water several times and then threw them to it.
Hei Dadan was originally watching with a smile, but after seeing the bones soaked with water, the corners of his grinning mouth drooped and his head turned to the side.
Others are funny.
Li said, "It's okay to eat a few. It's so delicious, just give it two. It's not like it's a meal."
Zhou Guo said: "This is not just one or two sticks, the smell is too strong, it has everything in it, it's better to rinse it, and eat less braised food."
"Is it still tasty after eating this?" The old man couldn't help but say, "What's the point of eating it if it's tasteless?"
"Yes. It's been braised for so long that the flavor has already seeped into the bones." Rinse it clean and put it in a dark and bold rice bowl and give it to it.
Hei Dadan glanced at her, sniffed, and looked up at her again.
Zhou Guo had no choice but to pick up two wings and put them in the rice bowl. "I can only give you two. For the rest, you can only eat these washed bones."
Hei Dadan wagged his tail and started eating happily.
The family devoured plate after plate of food and didn't eat much for breakfast.
Zhou Guo asked the old man, "Master, do you think I can sell this?"
"Yes!" The old man nodded without hesitation, "A lot of people will definitely buy it, but what price do you plan to set?"
Zhou Guo said, "It's definitely not high, maybe 20 or 30 cents per pound, because our family collects duck eggs. Now there are more and more families raising ducks in Lu County, and every household has a few. But if we raise so many, we can't just sell the eggs, the cost would be too high. If we can also collect ducks and sell them, that would be much better, and we would have land to put the ducks we raise."
"Twenty or thirty cents per pound? Isn't that too low?" When the old man thought about the cost, he felt that he was not making any money.