So, was he taught a lesson by a little girl?
No, the point is not that, but that the village can actually lend food to their educated youths. This is something he never expected. If he had known this, why would he...
Alas, one wrong step, one wrong step, now it's better. Not only did he have to be condemned by his conscience and unable to face Qin Zhiqing, but he was also injured and in debt. He really lost his wife and lost his army!
Ma Jiahua regretted it endlessly, but what happened has already happened, and there is no point in being upset here. It is better to think about how to compensate Qin Xiaoxiao.
Qin Xiaoxiao didn't care what Ma Jiahua thought anymore. When he returned to his room, he poured some hot water from the space and wiped the table, kang and swept the floor. He took out the bedding to dry in the sun while the weather was nice, and then lit the kang. The pot was not idle either. Fill it with water, wait for it to boil, put it into the space and put it in the bathtub, and use it for bathing at night.
After the hut was cleaned, it was finally clean. Qin Xiaoxiao lay on the kang and slept comfortably. He woke up at noon and started thinking about what to cook in the evening.
Braised pork and braised pork ribs are indispensable, and chicken soup is also indispensable. However, after drinking chicken soup for several days in a row, I feel that I have had enough.
I haven't eaten the carp I caught in the ice hole last time. I will go to the old house to get it later and make pickled fish when I come back.
Dried beans stewed in the autumn are another dish, and cabbage and pork belly stewed with vermicelli are also indispensable dishes on the table in the Northeast winter.
The meat and vegetables are almost there, but the vegetarian dishes are not easy to prepare. There is no greenhouse in the village. How can she explain if she really wants to make some cucumbers, celery, leeks, etc.?
After thinking about it, Qin Xiaoxiao decided to make a cold dish mixed with cabbage and vermicelli, and then fry four or five eggs. Eight dishes were almost enough.
After thinking about what to cook, Qin Xiaoxiao started to prepare the dishes.
In autumn, Qin Xiaoxiao also pickled a jar of sauerkraut, which was just in time to eat. She only had two cabbage plants here, which Mrs. Qin specially left for her so that she could make noodles with them. This time, she just used them to make cabbage. Stewed vermicelli.
Save the cabbage core in the middle, cut the rest into slices, and blanch it with water to remove the water. This will make the cabbage more flavorful and free of moisture.
Cut the cabbage core into shreds, blanch the vermicelli, then put it in cold water and mix it until ready to use.
Grab a handful of dried chili peppers from under the eaves, wash them, wipe them dry with a clean rag, and then cut them into shreds with scissors. Heat oil in a pan. When the oil is ready, pour it into shredded dried chili peppers. Chili peppers for cold dishes. The oil is ready.
There is a ready-made whole chicken in the woodshed. I take it back to the house and melt it. I also take out a piece of frozen meat from the space and melt it together. When it is semi-frozen, I cut it into pieces and slices for later use.
Wash the chicken and put it into the pot, then add onion, ginger, garlic, peppercorns, aniseed, cinnamon and a small amount of salt. When a small amount of gray dirt and oil appear on the chicken soup, skim it out with a spoon and simmer on low heat for an hour.
This kind of chicken soup is not tasty enough. Add a small amount of refined salt and wolfberry as soon as it is out of the pot. The onions, ginger, garlic, peppercorns, aniseed, cinnamon should also be thrown away when the soup is served.
The dishes were almost ready. Qin Xiaoxiao put them into the basket one by one. The basket was not enough, so he put the rest into the basket on his back and took them to Lao Qin's house.
Old Mrs. Qin looked at Qin's small basket curiously, "What are you holding? Qin Ye, come here and help your sister take down the basket. She has been carrying it all the way. Is it heavy?"
Qin Xiaoxiao shook his head, "It's okay, not too heavy, milk. I want to treat guests to dinner. My place is small. I have agreed with them to come over to our house to eat."
When Mrs. Qin heard that her eldest granddaughter was going to treat her to a meal, she immediately shouted, "Dahua, come on. Xiaoxiao is going to treat me. Can you come over and help me see what dishes to prepare?"
Qin Xiaoxiao quickly stopped Mrs. Qin and said, "No need, Mom. I've almost prepared everything that needs to be prepared. I'll just lend you our kitchen later."
If it wasn't too troublesome to serve it after it was cooked, she would have made it at the Educated Youth Hospital. Semi-finished products are better than fully cooked, and the weather was cold, and the food would get cold after being left out for a while. She couldn't let people eat cold dishes, right? ? No matter how hot it is, it's not good. How can we treat guests like this?
Mrs. Qin was stunned for a while, "Are you ready? What have you prepared?"
Qin Xiaoxiao smiled and took off the basket and the cloth on his back to show Mrs. Qin.
Old Mrs. Qin glanced at it indifferently, not thinking that her eldest granddaughter could come up with anything, but the result surprised her.
"Why so many vegetables? And meat? What is this? Chicken soup? Is it all ready?"
Qin Xiaoxiao nodded, "Ah, it's done. Just heat it up later."
The longer the chicken soup is simmered, the better. This is not considered recooking.
Mrs. Qin couldn't help but smile and nod when she saw that her eldest granddaughter was cooking well. "I didn't expect you to be able to cook so many dishes. Okay, put it here, and I will help you cook it later."
Qin Xiaoxiao quickly shook his head, "No, I want to cook in person today, and let me and Nai taste my cooking."
"You're going to do it? Can you cook? Don't ruin the meat anymore."
Qin Xiaoxiao raised her chin proudly, "Of course I can, and my cooking is quite delicious. If you don't believe it, you'll know after you taste the milk."
Mrs. Qin looked at Qin Xiaoxiao suspiciously. Seeing that Qin Xiaoxiao was very confident, she became a little convinced, but she still asked Ma Dahua to watch and help.
"No, I can handle it myself. I don't need my aunt for this little thing."
Qin Xiaoxiao insisted on not needing help, but Mrs. Qin and Ma Dahua had no choice but to agree.
Seeing that it was almost time, Qin Xiaoxiao put on an apron and entered the kitchen, strictly prohibiting others from entering.
There was a lot of smoke while cooking, and Qin Xiaoxiao didn't close the kitchen door. Mrs. Qin moved a bench and sat at the door of the kitchen to watch. She watched helplessly as half of the bottle of rapeseed oil was poured into it. She clutched her heart in distress and groaned. , but didn’t dare to say a word, for fear that the eldest granddaughter would be unhappy and have to do it next time.
Ma Dahua's mouth also twitched and she couldn't bear to look directly at her, but seeing that her mother-in-law was about to suffer from a heart attack, she became strangely calm.
It's nothing, it's just oil. It's not like we don't have any at home. I'll just ask my second brother to get some more suet from the meat factory later.
Qin Xiaoxiao first put the chicken soup on the stove, and the other stove was used for cooking.
The fire for cooking must be high, so Qin Xiaoxiao also directed Qin Ye to bring an extra bundle of firewood into the kitchen for later use. After the preliminary work was ready, Qin Xiaoxiao began to stir-fry and serve the dishes.
The braised fish and braised pork are cooked first. After they are done, they can be placed on the rice steaming pot to heat up and then brought out when the guests arrive.
Potatoes and dried beans are stewed in the same broth as the braised pork. Add more soy sauce and seasonings. The bean sauce is thick and fragrant, which is suitable for the oily and salty tastes in the north.
Chinese cabbage stewed pork belly vermicelli is made by taking advantage of the oiliness of potatoes stewed with beans. This saves some oil and tastes better.
After these two dishes are finished, you can start cooking.
Add chopped green onion and salt to the egg liquid, but omit the other seasonings. She was afraid that her mother would have a heart attack and then put it in.
The author's background on the computer is temporarily unavailable, and typing on Aisha's mobile phone is slow. I'm afraid the second chapter will not be posted until noon or afternoon.
