In the past, the sun was setting and the smoke was curling up.

Tonight, the big chimney is roaring with smoke.

A group of people gathered inside and outside the big stove, squatting or standing, smoking and laughing happily.

The laughter spreads far.

Wang Dongxi took out a large bowl of soybean oil from the team's collective library and said loudly: "Don't touch me, be careful of spilling it!"

An old man was very distressed after seeing it: "We can't use so much oil, so save it, save it. There is a lot of oil in the chicken skin, and after boiling it, the chicken fat will come out. Chicken fat is more fragrant than vegetable oil!"

When Wang Yi arrived, everyone gave way.

The large stove had been filled with dry firewood, the fire was blazing, and the clean large iron pot was burning to ashes.

Liu Hongmei said: "Heat the pan and cool the oil so that the chicken won't stick to the pan."

Fifty chickens were chopped into small pieces and put into iron basins. Ten iron basins were placed, and there were also large pieces of chopped potatoes. These were more, and they were packed directly in buckets.

When Wang Yi entered the door, he smelled the unique fishy smell of raw chicken, but the children who followed him into the room salivated: "It smells so good!"

Xiu Fang saw him coming in, licked her hair and asked, "Teacher Wang, are you going to take the spoon?"

Wang Yi opened his backpack and took out the stewed chicken ingredients that had been wrapped in gauze in advance, and said, "Whoever is good at cooking will give you the ingredients."

Liu Hongmei said loudly: "What kind of cooking skills do you use to cook this big fat chicken? Even if you use your feet to pull it in and pull it out, it will be delicious!"

"Isn't that the case of stewed pig's feet?" a woman laughed.

A confused voice came from the back of the house: "What? There will be stewed pig's feet tonight?"

Liu Hongmei quickly said: "Close the door, close the door, don't let the big confused come in, he can even eat raw chicken!"

At this time, the soybean oil is added to the pot.

Suddenly, white mist of oil came out, and the pot was already very hot.

Add large slices of ginger to the pan and stir-fry first, then pour in pots of chicken pieces to start removing the smell.

Wang Yi secretly shook his head.

Too little oil.

But the women in the house were already satisfied.

The flames were licking the bottom of the pot, and there was a man in front of one of the pots, flipping the chicken pieces quickly with a shovel.

The chicken pieces that were first exposed to the hot oil quickly took on a light yellow color, and the smell of cooked chicken wafted out. Now it was really fragrant.

Wang Yirang cut the onions and threw them in.

This is also a good way to remove odor.

There is no special trick to stew chicken nuggets with potatoes, as long as you have the right stew ingredients. Wang Yi has already prepared this, so there is no need for him to stay. He took a look and pushed the door open.

As soon as the door opened, children came in again, and the smell of chicken came out. Several men outside praised it together: "It smells so good!"

When Wang Yi came out, someone offered him a cigarette respectfully.

Roll your own cigarettes and firecrackers with newspapers.

Wang Yi said: "I don't smoke, you guys don't need to be polite to me. From now on I will be in the village or in the team, and I will have to be taken care of by you in the team from now on."

Everyone hurriedly said:

"Teacher Wang, you are too polite."

"Whatever you say, give the order and we will follow the command."

"It's us who are troubling Teacher Wang. Teacher Wang, please sit down quickly. You are exhausted from this trip to Shanghai."

Wang Yi sat down.

Everyone stared at him.

Seeing that he was embarrassed, he asked casually: "Is there such a good place in the team? This iron pot is really big."

A few people smiled and said:

"It was built during the Great Leap Festival. At that time, the commune gave us pots so that we could all eat from the big pot. We didn't have to go home and work on the meal ourselves, so we could put all our energy into the work."

"At that time, I said, don't spend money on food and work hard to produce."

"But it only took a few years to bring it down. It was said that this policy seriously suppressed the enthusiasm, initiative and creativity of the members."

"We have a long time in the team. We have been there for more than ten years. The short time is like one year on Water Flower Island. Damn it, good or bad work is the same. You can eat it whether you work or not."

"That's right, our Wang family are all good-natured, and we are willing to work hard to cast a net. It doesn't matter who eats more and who eats less in the big pot of rice. What about Water Flower Island? Everyone is cheating and slipping! No one can be seen by swinging the oar and casting the net. It's a big pot of rice. Wu Ya

Those who press will crowd others!”

Now the topic opened up, and a group of people criticized Splash Island.

Wang Yi listened and quickly understood.

Tianya Island and Shuihua Island are very difficult to deal with.

But after a while, everyone stopped talking.

Stewed potatoes.

The aromas of chicken nuggets, potatoes, and aniseed begin to blend together, and the rich aroma comes out.

The men who had been out at sea all day were already so hungry that their chests were pressed against their backs, and the scent directly scratched the bottom of their hearts.

I didn't dare to speak anymore, and my mouth watered as soon as I opened my mouth.

The arrival of the big confused started the conversation again. He opened the door and shouted: "It's time to eat, it's time to eat."

Wang Yi said: "I haven't eaten yet, why did you come here?"

The big confused said: "Hey, I went back to get the basin."

"Damn it, you got a washbasin?!" The fishermen men were anxious.

Da Mulu said regretfully: "I also want to bring the pot, but there is rice cooking in the pot, and Little Nose is not allowed to touch it."

"You still want to serve the pot?!"

"Then what else can you use? There's nothing bigger than a pot, so you can't carry a bucket, right? Then I'm sorry."

Men, look at me and I look at you. Someone put the bowl he brought into his arms and said, "I'll go back first."

"Wait for me, I'll go back too..."

Wang Yi saw something bad, this was going to be a meal preparation competition!

He hurriedly drove Da Mulu out: "Go, go, you go back, go back and cook with Mao Zai, I will bring the food back."

Da Mulu handed the basin to him: "Okay, Teacher Wang, you will make more chicken later. I love chicken legs and I haven't eaten them in several years."

There is still a large collective on the island, and each household can only raise five chickens. If you raise too many, it will grow the tail of capitalism and you will have to cut it off.

Therefore, the chickens raised at home these days are very precious, just for eating eggs. At most, one is killed during the New Year to slay the greedy children, feed the elderly, and make themselves look good in front of relatives.

In this situation, when the whole family doesn’t have any chicken legs to eat, where can Da Mulu get something to eat?

Wang Yi took the basin and asked him to leave.

I was so confused that I left happily.

Wang Dongyang blew out the smoke and said: "Teacher Wang, you are a capable person. This idiot like Da Mulu can only listen to what the party secretary says. I have never seen him listen to other people's words so much."

Wang Yi smiled and said: "Treat each other with your heart, and you will be sincere."

The men looked at each other: cultured man!

Wang Yi showed the basin to everyone again: "This is actually my footbath, I was just joking."

He poured hot water to mix with warm water and simply washed his feet in the courtyard.

He was too tired from the long journey today.

The fragrance became stronger and stronger, attracting all the cats and dogs in the village.

The cat jumped to the roof, and the dog licked his mouth and circled around the door.

Children of all ages gathered together holding bowls.

Wang Xianghong and Wang Dongxi walked through the door. Wang Dongxi smiled happily and said: "The Chinese New Year has never been so lively."

Seeing the two of them, someone went to invite them: "Party secretary, clerk, come in and get some food?"

Wang Xianghong said with a straight face: "If you don't beat it, what's so good about chicken? Is it better than salted hairtail fish?"

Everyone didn't know why he was unhappy.

Anyway, everyone is happy.

Finally, the inner door opened, and hot water vapor carrying the smell of chicken and aniseed rushed into the yard like a tide.

The children jumped in with cheers.

Liu Hongmei pinched her waist and shouted: "Why are you so anxious? Why are you squeezing? The young ones don't know the rules of eating in a big pot, and neither do you old ones?"
To be continued...