After Su Qingluan talked about the circumstances under which the ice surface is dangerous, he also briefly talked about the circumstances under which clearing is likely to occur, under which circumstances the ice surface is relatively weak, and how to save yourself if the ice surface cracks.
Because of the "vivid personal demonstrations" given by many of their friends yesterday, the two brothers Su Xuanhe and Su Xueyan were fully aware of how terrifying it was beneath the seemingly calm surface of the ice. Both little guys studied very seriously.
Originally, Su Qingluan thought that even if Su Xuanhe could barely understand and memorize it, so much knowledge would still be too difficult for a three or four-year-old Su Xueyan.
But I never thought that my sister pointed out with certainty on another river where a simple bridge was built: "Sister, is it easy for clear ditches to form here?"
Su Qingluan was surprised that her sister could actually learn and use it. She smiled and touched her head: "My Xueyan is so smart!"
Today's harvest was quite fruitful, but because the first wave of fish caught on the ice had been on the ice for half a day, they had long since turned into ice sculptures. The only one that was truly fresh was the grass carp caught alone.
The fish was quite large and was caught last, so it struggled hard. Although it took a lot of effort to bring it back, it was ensured that this was the only fish that was not "frozen" and remained fresh after being caught.
Su Qingluan thought that this grass carp was very fresh and alive. It had not been frozen and was suitable for making fish soup. The few remaining fish that have been unable to escape the fate of "ice sculptures" are destined to have poor meat quality.
Such fish can only be grilled until crispy, and more spices can be added to cover up the deterioration of the meat quality.
However, because the remaining fish are relatively small, and most of them are carp, they all have many small fish bones. Grilling fish can burn the fish bones together, so that it can be crispier in the mouth, and there is no need to worry. Being pricked by a fish bone can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
Su Qingluan returned home with her younger brothers and sisters. Su Guangfu and Yang were weaving straw mats for the vegetable cellar and chicken shed in the garden to keep warm.
Seeing the three children coming back, Ms. Yang took the lead to stop what she was doing and ran over to greet them. She exclaimed: "Hey, there are a lot of fish today. Drink, this one is still flopping. It's really dishonest!"
Su Qingluan smiled and pointed at the grass carp: "Let's stew this one in fish soup today. The remaining tofu was frozen outside a few days ago. It should have turned into frozen tofu now. You can put it in. You can also put some in it. Put the cabbage in."
The cabbage and tofu themselves don't have too special taste. The cabbage has only a little fresh and sweet taste, while the tofu has only a little beany taste.
In itself, both foods are very bland in taste.
However, both can absorb the umami flavor of fish, especially tofu after being frozen, it will become a loose and porous structure, almost like a sponge, able to absorb the wonderful flavor of all soups.
The charcoal was bought ready-made before - in order to prevent him from finding a store selling charcoal if he wanted to eat barbecue food, Su Qingluan bought a lot from a father and son who sold charcoal and firewood, and stored them all in a warehouse. Inside the small grid.
It is said that it is a "small grid" relative to the entire warehouse. In fact, the stock of these charcoal will not be reduced even if the Su family has a barbecue every day throughout the winter.
Seeing that it was getting late, Yang and Su Guangfu stopped the work of "weaving coats" for the chicken shed and vegetable cellar, and began to prepare dinner with Su Qingluan.
Su Guangfu was responsible for setting up the stove outside and preparing the charcoal fire - after all, the charcoal in this era must be burned red before it can be used. It is not like the exquisite smokeless charcoal that Su Qingluan bought in the online store in his previous life. The process of making a fire always takes time. long time.
Yang asked Su Xuanhe to take out the folding screen to block the cold wind.
As for Su Qingluan, he started a fire to prepare fish soup and prepared grilled fish that needed to be marinated.
There is a saying that goes "Thousands of rolls of tofu and ten thousand rolls of fish". This sentence does not mean anything else, but that the tofu stewed with fish should be simmered slowly over low heat. Over time, the fish soup will become more delicious, and the tofu will also become more delicious. It will be more flavorful.
Considering that the weather is now cold, Su Qingluan put more shredded ginger in the fish soup - this not only removes the fishy smell, but also warms the body and improves the fragrance.
White pepper is also necessary, but Su Qingluan did not put too much white pepper this time.
Although white pepper can remove the fishy smell and goes better with the flavor of fish soup, frozen tofu will absorb a lot of the flavor of white pepper. If too much is put in, the frozen tofu will probably turn into "Mapo tofu", brother and sister They will all be boiled to tears.
Thinking of this, Su Qingluan smiled, closed the lid of the pot and let the fish soup steam in the pot. She ignored it and turned to look at the other fish buried in the "pile of condiments" by her. Inside, there were several carp and crucian carp that had been disemboweled and modified.
The fish were swamped by a pile of garlic slices, minced ginger, chopped green onion and some leftover rinds - the last remaining rinds of lemons and tangerines. These are the last ones, and if you want to eat fresh ones, you probably have to wait until next fall.
Thinking of this, Su Qingluan couldn't help but miss the modern preservation technology and advanced logistics.
In order to further remove the earthy smell and the stale feeling caused by improper storage for a long time, Su Qingluan even added a little white wine and rice vinegar and rubbed it vigorously to let the spicy smell of onion, ginger and garlic fully seep out. After a while, , when these flavors have fully penetrated into the fish, Su Qingluan carefully removed the seasonings on the surface of the fish.
But instead of washing the fish, she put them in another pile of seasonings—these seasonings were not onions, ginger, and garlic, but spices such as Sichuan peppercorns, aniseed, dogwood, and so on.
Just like the green onion, ginger and garlic, Su Qingluan not only smeared the whole fish with spices on the surface, but also filled the belly of the fish with various spices after disemboweling it.
"Xueyan, have you brought the Guanyin soil I asked you to bring?" Su Qingluan looked out of the kitchen when he saw that it was almost time.
"Sister, I'm here, I'm here!" The little girl Su Xueyan was holding a small coarse porcelain basin. The inside was mixed and slightly viscous, like a pot of Guanyin soil with a wrong color and batter, "Sister, Do you want to eat this? But my mother-in-law just told me that you can only eat if you have nothing to eat and are about to starve to death."
Su Qingluan shook her head: "Sister, I don't eat it, I use it for other purposes."
In fact, the so-called "Guanyin soil" is a kind of fine clay. Because it contains minerals, it tastes a little salty.
This kind of clay does not have any toxicity, and eating it will make you feel full. Therefore, in many cases of famine, refugees will use this kind of clay to satisfy their hunger because they really have nothing to eat.
But clay is still clay. Even if the taste is delicate, the essence will not change. Although this kind of clay can provide a feeling of fullness, it is not food after all. It can only deceive the gastrointestinal tract and cannot provide nutrition.
What's even worse is that this kind of clay will absorb a lot of water, causing intestinal obstruction and eventually death from abdominal distension. And when people who eat too much Guanyin soil die, their limbs are small and only their stomachs are big - all of them are filled with soil.
But Su Qingluan didn't want to eat such dangerous things, but had other purposes.
