The legend of the drunken chicken in the countryside

In rural Zhejiang, every Spring Festival, almost every household has drunken chickens on the table. This chicken wine is fragrant, tender and delicious, and has endless aftertaste after eating, which is a good product for people to drink and accompany meals. Who invented the drunken chicken? History is still unknown, but there are many folklore.

　　A long time ago, in a small village in Wufu, Zhejiang, there lived three brothers, and their parents died. The three brothers respected and loved each other and lived a harmonious life. Later, the three brothers got married one after another. The eldest and second married girls from rich families, they had a lot of dowries, but people were lazy. The third elder married a girl from a poor family, although she did not have a dowry, but she was skillful and very capable. Although the eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law look down on her by relying on the money of her mother's family, she always silently handles the housework and arranges things in an orderly manner. The eldest brother and the second brother looked at it and wanted to ask her to take charge of the family's financial management, but they were worried that their two daughters-in-law had opinions. Later, the three brothers came up with a solution: let the three in-laws compete, and whoever wins will let whoever wins will be in charge. The contest is about seeing who makes the chicken the best. The condition is that there is one chicken per person, but no refueling, no other dishes are allowed to be served, and after three days, three people take out their own chicken at the same time and let everyone taste it.

　　First, the slaughtered chicken is stripped clean and the internal organs are removed. Cook half a pot of water, add the appropriate amount of green onion and ginger, and when the water is boiling, put the chicken in the pot and cook. When the chicken is cooked to the bone, remove the chicken and apply a thin layer of salt on the inside and outside of the chicken. After the chickens have cooled, chop them into small pieces, put them into a clean basin and pour in the rice wine. If the rice wine is not over the chicken nuggets, the pot should be tightly covered and marinated for two days. The aroma of wine is breathtaking and wonderful. Because this chicken is drunk with wine, it is called "drunken chicken".

　　The eldest daughter-in-law and the second daughter-in-law thought hard after getting the chicken, bent on winning the game.

　　Three days later, the three brothers sat down around the table and asked the three wives to put on the chicken. I saw that the eldest daughter-in-law rushed to serve a pot of stewed chicken, yellow oil beads floating on the soup, and the soup was fresh and meaty. The three brothers did not say a word after eating.

　　The second daughter-in-law brought a plate of white cut chicken, which was refreshing and delicious, but slightly light. Everyone didn't say anything after tasting it.

　　When it was the turn of the third daughter-in-law, she saw that she did not hurry to hold a large lid bowl and opened the lid of the bowl, and a seductive fragrance immediately filled the room, making people's appetites invigorate. The three brothers hurriedly moved, only to feel that the chicken was fresh and tender, and their mouths were full of raw flavor. The two sisters-in-law also couldn't help but put a piece of chicken in their mouths, and sure enough, the wine was fragrant and had a different flavor. Everyone praised the third daughter-in-law's chicken for doing a good job. The two sisters-in-law were also convinced. Since then, the third daughter-in-law has justifiably become the family.

　　How is the third daughter-in-law's chicken made? It's also very simple to say.