Chapter 108 A table full of dishes
Watching Fan Jin walk away, Mu Niu raised his head blankly and said to his brothers: "Mother said, Brother Fan is a scholar and sees things in the long term;
We stupid people must listen to Brother Fan and Sister-in-law Shui Qing and do what they say! "
"Then let's work harder in the twelfth lunar month and burn more charcoal for our own home!" Tieniu decided without hesitation.
Tongniu chuckled and said, "I helped out at their house some time ago. Not only was I full, but I also ate a lot of meat.
I still feel that there is a lot of oil and water in my stomach, and it’s okay to get tired while waiting for the charcoal to be burned. "
Tieniu and Mu Niu were drooling with envy.
Every day they heard three brothers come back and talk about what they had eaten for lunch, and they could swallow three kilograms of saliva!
My mother helped sister-in-law Shui Qing and took care of lunch, so they and their sister ate at home. They really wanted to help out, even if they didn't get paid!
As long as they have a good meal, they will be more satisfied if they can have oil and water.
Jinniu looked at the envious expressions of his two younger brothers, pulled them back from their wandering thoughts, and reminded them: "Our family can now eat black-faced steamed buns during the off-season, and it's already a blessing to Brother Fan!
In the past, our family was the only one in the village that had three helpers, especially Tongniu, who was the only one who was not old enough. The wages given were the same as those of men in their prime. You two can't be greedy anymore! "
After hearing what the eldest brother said, the other brothers all looked at the two younger brothers.
Mu Niu and Tieniu's dark and honest faces were bright red, and they hurriedly defended: "No, not at all! I'm grateful!"
"Me neither, I, I just thought about it."
Think about the delicious taste of meat and eggs, but just think about it.
Zhang Jinniu felt relieved and told his younger brothers: "There are still about twenty days until the twelfth lunar month. In the twelfth lunar month, we need to burn charcoal. After the charcoal is burned, it is almost time for the New Year;
Once the New Year is over, there won’t be much time left before spring. We still have to plow the land and sow seeds. How can we have time to build a house? Let's speed up! "
"good!"
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After Fan Jin finished speaking, he and Bai Manshan walked back.
"Brother, I have prepared enough for next year's charcoal fire." Bai Manshan was extremely satisfied.
If Qian'er really lives here next year, he doesn't have to worry too much considering their preparations for rainy days.
Fan Jin did not hide it and said sincerely: "Not only the charcoal fire, Shuiqing is also worried about what crops will be better to plant next year. We still prefer potatoes."
Bai Manshan raised his eyebrows with confusion on his face.
"I often hear Qian'er talk about this potato, saying that it has different flavors when fried or cooked. What is this?"
The potatoes had passed the Ming Road, and Fan Jin told the ‘facts’ that everyone in the village knew: “It’s embarrassing to say that when the families were separated, they had very little food and money, and they didn’t have enough food or clothing to cover their bodies;
The water was not clear. When I went to look for food in the forest ahead, I found that it had been chewed by some animal. I thought that if animals can eat people, they can eat it, so I brought it back to try it. I didn't expect that it was not only edible but also delicious. We were in the vegetable garden. I planted some in my seeds.
Because the fruit is in the soil and is round and round, we call it potato. You can try it at dinner. "
Everyone else thought that Shui Qing had dug the food they had eaten in the woods, but they were the only ones who knew that it was bought in a shopping mall.
But now there are a lot of potatoes in the vegetable garden, so they can be eaten openly.
Bai Manshan's interest was aroused and he was happily waiting for dinner.
It's normal for Fan Jin and his wife not to recognize them. After all, they rarely go out due to the influence of money. Qian'er didn't realize it, so he really didn't know much.
With his mouth that travels all over the world and eats all over the mountains and rivers, maybe he will know what it is as soon as he eats it!
Shui Qing estimated the number of people and made a dish of rabbit with ginger and fresh pepper. As soon as the hot oil was poured in, the spicy and fragrant taste immediately stimulated the taste buds, making Li Huyu, who already loves rabbit meat, couldn't help but salivate.
A large bowl of sweet and sour pork ribs, sour and sweet, perfect for those who don't like spicy food and children.
What is simmering in the casserole is braised pork and eggs. The eggs are boiled, peeled, cracked and put in whole. They are simmered with the rich braised pork sauce and the flavor is very appetizing.
In another casserole was old hen soup.
This is an authentic old hen with a thick layer of golden butter floating on it.
Shuiqing gently fished out the fat and added thinly sliced winter bamboo shoots that several children dug up.
With a basket full, she picked out five or six large bamboo shoots, peeled off the shells, and stewed them with chicken soup, which not only absorbed the greasiness of the old hen, but also made the winter bamboo shoots more sweet.
The grease from the chicken soup was not wasted, and the water was used to steam eggs in a basin.
These are the five meat dishes prepared.
The vegetarian dishes are hot and sour potato shreds, stir-fried Chinese cabbage hearts, mushrooms and green vegetables.
Cold dishes include cold fungus, cold preserved egg, and boiled peanuts.
For dessert, the glutinous rice balls are boiled with fermented rice wine and sprinkled with a handful of wolfberry, which is sweet and delicious.
There are two kinds of staple food prepared, one is fried dumplings with leek and egg, and the other is braised rice with sausage and potatoes.
By the time the last dish came out of the pot, Li Huyu's love for Shui Qing had already reached its peak!
"Shui Qing, you are so awesome! I never knew you could cook so easily. It feels so comfortable to see you cooking.
Every time I cook, I get into a mess. The cook jokes that cleaning up the kitchen after I cook is more tiring than cooking. "Li Huyu praised and exposed his past embarrassing things.
Shui Qing is not modest about cooking: "Nothing else, just your hands are familiar. Just practice more and it will be fine."
Li Huyu sniffed and shook his head knowingly: "It's not going to get better, you don't know how much food I've wasted!"
Fortunately, the Bai family is rich, and Manshan indulges her and never says anything to her.
But she also has to save face.
Every time she cooks, she is like Taishang Laojun refining elixirs. She doesn't know what she will make. After so many times, how can she be embarrassed to waste food?
"Then you stay with me for a while, I will teach you every day!" When Shuiqing thought of being able to teach people to cook, she was happier than teaching a few children business skills.
Li Huyu's heart was moved.
After a long while, he said bitterly: "I can't stay. I tell you, we came here secretly without telling my mother-in-law, otherwise if she knew, my sister-in-law, that is, Aunt Ziqian, would also know.
She married to Guangning Mansion. If she knew that we didn't visit her when we arrived at Guangning Mansion, I don't know what would happen."
In fact, if she really went, she didn't pay much attention to them, but if she didn't go, her sister-in-law would have something to say.
Shuiqing thought of the woman with pearls, jade and gold on her head last time, and her arrogant demeanor, and looked at Li Huyu with sympathy in her eyes.
Fortunately, her mother-in-law had few children, which saved her from a lot of trouble.
Then she thought of Fan Qian and Sun Jinhua... It seems that they are not much better!
"Don't think about unhappy people and things. Let's drink today and worry tomorrow."
"Okay!"
Today is the first day of moving into the new house. In the past, when we lived in a thatched house, there was no chopping board, no way to knead dough, and the kitchen was also temporarily built, which was even more rudimentary.
Shuiqing always cooks simple and quick food.
He never cooks complicated and complicated things.
Now this full table of dishes makes everyone drool.