noffsinger Chapter 323 60 Control Group Cannon Fodder 11
Chapter 323 60 Control Group Cannon Fodder 11
The whole family went out together to buy some simple New Year's goods, including some melon seeds, meat, peanuts, cakes, candies, vermicelli... Zhou Xiaoxiao used the excuse of going to the city to bring back a jar of wine from the space, and also brought a large bag of frozen pears as New Year's fruit. It's not that she didn't want to take other fruits, but there was really nothing else in this place at this season!
Afterwards, the whole family will order a table of tofu, make dumplings, and stay up all night!
Although many procedures have been waived in recent years, Yang Changying will cut the hair of all the men in the family and give them a bath before the New Year!
On the night of New Year's Eve, there was fish, meat, wine, and vegetables! The Zhou family also specially invited Dr. Guo to come over for a sumptuous meal. Several men also drank a cup together and chatted for a while before letting Zhou Qinghe and Zhou Qingmiao send him back!
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, children would come to each household to pay their respects. The captain's family was the first to come, so Yang Changying would prepare melon seeds, peanuts, sun-dried jujube slices, etc. early, but each child would only be given one or two candies.
Anyway, this day is the happiest day of the year for children. They can eat a lot of food, including candies that they can’t eat on other days.
The married girls would return home on the second day of the Chinese New Year, but there were no aunts in the Zhou family. Zhou Xiaoxiao's grandparents also passed away during the three years of disasters, leaving her uncle with many children and not so good conditions! In order not to add burden to them, every Chinese New Year, only Yang Changying and Zhou Zhisheng would bring some gifts and have a meal before returning!
On that day, Zhou Xiaoxiao and her two siblings were the only ones at home. The older child, who was not under the supervision of his parents, started to act up and suggested eating barbecue, but since each family had their own meat, no one dared to touch it for fear of being scolded.
Zhou Qingmiao urged Zhou Qinghe and a few idle young men in the village to go to the mountain to try their luck! The time limit was three hours, and they would come back regardless of whether they caught anything or not.
When the companions learned that Zhou Xiaoxiao would cook and bake at home, they all brought their own food to Zhou's house and asked Zhou Xiaoxiao to help them cook. Zhou Xiaoxiao did not refuse, and she even made a pickled radish on a whim. This thing was the most refreshing to eat at this time, and the sugar was stolen from her space.
The meal was half done, and Zhou Xiaoxiao was still worried that those people would return empty-handed, which would be a disappointment. So she teleported to the foot of the mountain and used her mental power to observe the harvest of those people. So many people only caught a skinny rabbit, not even enough for each person to eat two bites!
Sure enough, it was not a good time to hunt in such a cold weather! Zhou Xiaoxiao thought about it, caught two or three big fat rabbits in the space, teleported to a place not far in front of them, and then put the rabbits down and teleported back! Alas, she also took great pains to ensure that they could eat this piece of meat smoothly. As for whether they could catch it or not, she didn't care.
When she got home, the meal was ready, and she had almost prepared the barbecue seasoning, which was just some chili powder, salt, and pepper powder! Ever since Zhou Xiaoxiao discovered that Dr. Guo had peppers, she had cooked and eaten them all. She could only wait until next year to prepare more!
Not long after, the six people came back secretly, but they couldn't stop smiling. Zhou Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes and asked, "Can you guys control the expressions on your faces? Isn't this just trying to cover up the truth?"
Several people were excited to show her the fruits of their labor. Sure enough, none of the three rabbits escaped, and with the skinny rabbit, there were four in total, enough for them to have a big meal. After showing off in front of her, several people happily went to deal with the rabbits!
Zhou Xiaoxiao did not roast all the rabbits, but braised two of them. Roasting rabbits needs to be marinated before roasting to make them easier to flavor, and they also need to be roasted, which takes much longer than braising them.
These people were all showing off their achievements today. After all, they had gained so much today, which was unprecedented. How could they not be happy? Moreover, they could eat so much meat by themselves, and their parents did not participate. It was a very happy thing anyway.
When the three rabbits appeared, the six of them split into three groups, and none of them escaped. They even thought that after they had eaten them, they would go to the mountain to see if there were any more! It would be great if they could catch a few more.
But their chat was interrupted by the aroma! Everyone was already hungry, and the aroma of Zheng Xiaoxiao's braised rabbit meat made them even hungrier. After discussing it, they unanimously decided to eat while waiting!
As soon as the rabbit meat entered their mouths, everyone's eyes lit up. They all exclaimed that Zhou Xiaomei's cooking skills were amazing, and the rabbit meat was particularly tasty without any fishy smell.
Zhou Xiaoxiao smiled and accepted their praise. Are you kidding? The rabbits in her space and her chef Zhou's superb cooking skills can make the food delicious even without any seasoning. How could they not deserve these compliments?
She could even take the time to turn the roasted rabbit over and brush it with seasoning while eating.
By the time the rabbit was roasted, the whole pot of braised rabbit meat had been eaten up, and the roasted rabbit was finally cooked! Everyone tore off a rabbit leg for Zhou Xiaoxiao, and the other six young men shared it.
As they watched all the food disappear bit by bit, they touched their stomachs and sighed that it was so comfortable, and they wished they could eat like this every day. Some said that they had never felt full in all these years, and today they finally ate well!
Zhou Xiaoxiao was shocked by their appetite. She thought that so much food would be packed up and taken away, but now there was not even any soup left. The stomachs of the six guys were like bottomless pits. Including her, there were seven of them in total. They ate four rabbits, three large and one small, a large bowl of pickled radish, and so many staple foods.
Zhou Xiaoxiao stared at their stomachs, but they were not bulging at all! She really didn't know where all the food went!
Zhou Qingmiao knew what Xiaomei was thinking by looking at her expression. "Xiaomei, do you believe it? We can eat two more rabbits, too?"
"Don't you feel full? That's so much?" Zhou Xiaoxiao still asked the question in her mind.
"How could that be? We've never been full even during Chinese New Year when we ate meat! Today we finally satisfied our cravings. I guess today is the most satisfying meal we've ever had since we were little! But if you say you're full, we'll have to order two more rabbits! If we go out for a walk and play for a while and come back, we can still eat as much as we did just now." Zhou Qingmiao answered lightly.
These people are so scary! All right! The little brats are eating me out of money. Now they are all grown-up brats, and they have to eat my bones. She couldn't imagine how much food would it take to feed so many brats in a family in a year!
After they finished eating, they helped Zhou Xiaoxiao clean up the house, washed the dishes, and even divided the rabbit skins. The parents came back and almost as soon as they entered the door, they felt that the smell in the house was wrong.
"It seems that you had a big feast while we were away. Is there any meat left?" Yang Changying was not angry. It was normal to want to eat something delicious during the New Year.
"How is that possible? We didn't even touch the meat at home." Zhou Qingmiao smiled proudly.
"But it seems something is not right. Did someone bring the meat here and you guys cook it together?" Zhou Zhisheng was also a little confused.
“Yes and no, we did eat meat today, and we cooked the meal together…” Zhou Qingmiao told his parents how he caught the rabbit and what they cooked!
Zhou Xiaoxiao wanted to signal her second brother to stop him from talking so much. But before she could stop him, he told her everything, with a very proud tone! Zhou Qinghe and Zhou Xiaoxiao looked at each other, and her mother must be very distressed.
"Is it so easy to hunt rabbits nowadays? Especially in such a cold weather." Yang Changying was a little confused. They had gone hunting before in previous years. How was it possible that they could find so many rabbits in just a few hours?
"Maybe these rabbits don't have much food left at home, so they come out to look for food. We are just lucky." Zhou Qinghe had participated in hunting in winter before, but the harvest was not great, so today he could only think that he was lucky!
"You guys are such a jerk. You finished four rabbits in one meal. Didn't you even think of bringing some back for your family?" As expected, Yang Changying couldn't help it! These brats ate four rabbits in one meal. What kind of conditions are they in nowadays?
"Uh...!" Zhou Qingmiao's smile froze on his face! It was over, he was so proud that he completely forgot about this!
He could only look at his eldest brother for help, but Zhou Qinghe calmly looked away, looking helpless. He had no choice but to look at his younger sister. His younger sister had more and more say in front of his parents in the past six months, so she should be able to save him!
Zhou Xiaoxiao touched her forehead and said, "Mom, since several people participated, it's hard to tell how to divide it. It's a problem whether to get too much or too little! Besides, rabbits aren't fat now, and everyone is so greedy for meat that they can't control themselves and eat it all!"
"Yes, Mom, I feel like I can still eat two! Haha, Mom, let's go to the mountain tomorrow to see if we can pick up some more leftovers." Zhou Qingmiao immediately responded to his sister's words!
"Oh, Changying, don't talk about them. They've already eaten, and it's Chinese New Year, so let them go! How can a bunch of young boys resist seeing so much meat for the first time?" Zhou Zhisheng also spoke up! Yang Changying also glared at her second son, indicating that the topic was over.
"My daughter, when do you think it's best to report our plan to raise rabbits?" Zhou Zhisheng quickly changed the subject.
"Dad, why don't we wait for a while! Wait until the little rabbits grow up a little. At least wait until spring! Oh, if I wasn't afraid that you, the team leader, would set an example, and I was even more afraid that someone with ulterior motives would find out and report me secretly, I wouldn't have thought of reporting it. Wouldn't it be nice to raise them secretly and eat the meat at home behind closed doors?" Zhou Xiaoxiao also sighed!
In her previous life, her family was in trouble and everyone in the village watched coldly. She never forgot it. She didn't want the villagers to take advantage of her at all, but in order to let her family eat meat freely and to ensure her personal safety, she had no choice but to let them take advantage of her.