59 Pork Tripe Chicken

◎Don't worry, just use it◎

She was a little surprised. Why did Xie Wuyang suddenly mention chestnut stewed chicken?

Chestnuts... Li He had been clamoring for chestnuts before. Song Jinyi looked back at Li He and saw her turning her face away guiltily.

Song Jinyi immediately understood. It must be because she did not share the chestnuts she bought last time with Xie Wuyang, and she probably said something she shouldn't have said, which made this boy "hold a grudge".

Song Jinyi sighed. She really owed them these two little enemies. She promised Xie Wuyang repeatedly, "Okay, okay, I'll make it for you. I'll make it for you tomorrow, okay?"

Isn't it just chestnut stewed chicken turned into stewed chicken? It just saves the money for chestnuts, saves trouble, and can also nourish Xu Ruolan.

Kill three birds with one stone.

The next day.

Song Jinyi went to the morning market to buy chicken early in the morning.

The hens have good meat quality and the chicken soup made from them is more nutritious, but unfortunately the price is twice that of the rooster. She was short of money and had to buy the rooster reluctantly.

When Song Jinyi returned to the yard carrying the tightly tied rooster, it was still dark outside. The sun was covered with a gray, opaque veil, and a dark light like ink was shining through.

Song Jinyi stood at the entrance of the back alley and saw white smoke rising from the yard. She knew that they had also gotten up. She knocked on the door twice, and it was Xie Wuyang who came to knock.

He yawned, rubbed his eyes, and whispered "Who is it?" When he came back to his senses and saw Song Jinyi, he was stunned, "Sister? When did you go out?"

Song Jinyi held up the big rooster and brought it before him, smiling: "So you want to eat chicken stewed with chestnuts, right? I bought it for you."

Xie Wuyang looked at Song Jinyi and then at the big rooster. The big rooster was hanging upside down, its eyes turned to the left and looking at him.

One man and one chicken, looking at each other in bewilderment.

Seeing him standing at the door, Song Jinyi stepped aside and went into the yard. "My hands are almost frozen. Please get out of the way. I want to go in."

Xie Wuyang finally came to his senses. After Song Jinyi entered, he closed the door and took the things from her hand. He stepped beside her and whispered, "I was just angry yesterday and said nonsense. Sister, you don't need to buy this. I spent money on you."

Song Jinyi said, "As for your sister, I am a person who keeps my word. How can I go back on my word after I promised you yesterday? What if you don't trust me anymore in the future?"

Xie Wuyang held the chicken and asked, "What are we going to do with this chicken?"

Song Jinyi smiled, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, it's just a small rooster, of course I will take care of it."

Xie Wuyang took a look at the big, fat and strong rooster and asked uncertainly, "Sister, is this really okay?"

Song Jinyi made a gesture of holding it, "Don't worry, just do it as you like."

It was noon.

There has been no snow in the city in recent days, and it has been sunny all the time. The warm sun falls on people like light feathers, bringing soft warmth.

Song Jinyi wiped the sweat from her forehead. She was sweating in this cold winter.

She stood at one end of the yard holding a knife, and the big rooster stood at the other end of the yard with a menacing look. Her eyes were wide open, she was breathing heavily, and she stared at the rooster.

You really can't blame her for bragging. She just didn't expect that the chicken would be as obedient as a little lamb in the hands of the vendor.

How come he followed me home and became this overlord?

Based on her many years of experience in catching chickens, she pounced on it and was about to break its wings. The big rooster flapped its wings and ran away quickly and urgently.

Whenever it was about to grab Song Jinyi's hand, its chicken claws, which were as sharp as scissors, would hit her hand, causing Song Jinyi to subconsciously dodge and let it slip away.

Li He was waving his hands to cheer for Song Jinyi, and Xie Wuyang was watching with his arms folded.

In order to save face, Song Jinyi had to grit her teeth and continue chasing. She chased for a while, and became more and more anxious and angry. She was very angry.

Soon, her body was covered with sweat, and the watery sweat stuck to her forehead.

Seeing that Song Jinyi couldn't catch the rooster for a long time, Li He interrupted and asked, "Sister, how about we keep it?"

"Of course not."

As you raise this living creature, you will develop feelings for it. By then, not to mention Li He, even she may not have the heart to kill it.

It’s better to strike first.

Seeing that a quarter of an hour had passed, Xie Wuyang stepped forward and said, "Sister, let me help you."

Song Jinyi wiped the moisture from her chin with the back of her hand and looked at Xie Wuyang's face. "You?" She shook her head. "Forget it. Don't let it scratch your pretty face when you catch the chicken."

Upon hearing this, Xie Wuyang frowned slightly, and without saying a word, he took a large knife from the kitchen and walked directly to Song Jinyi, showing with his actions that he was going to take the stage.

Song Jinyi sighed secretly in her heart, wondering if she had spoiled him too much and he didn't even listen to her.

Finally, he waved his hand and compromised: "Okay, then you stand here and I'll stand over there."

She pointed at Li He again and said, "Don't be afraid. I'm not asking you to catch the chicken. Just take that stick and hit it until it comes to us."

So the game changed from a chase between one person and one chicken to a siege between three people and one chicken.

Song Jinyi and Xie Wuyang forced the chicken into a corner. She took the lead and pounced on it to pluck its wings, but the chicken used the same trick again and escaped from her elbow.

It clucked a few times, as if mocking Song Jinyi. The chicken turned around and tried to escape, but was suddenly hugged by Xie Wuyang.

Song Jinyi saw Xie Wuyang fall to the ground, rolled over, and asked, "Are you okay?"

When she got to him, she saw a thin trail of blood next to Xie Wuyang. Her heartbeat quickened with fear. Could he have been pecked by a chicken? Or had he been injured by the knife in his hand when he fell?

She hurriedly grabbed Xie Wuyang and asked him, "Where are you hurt?"

Xie Wuyang held her panicked hand and said calmly, "Sister, it's not me. That blood is not mine." Having said that, he looked away.

Only then did Song Jinyi see that the rooster's head had been chopped off, blood was oozing from the wound, and its body was still twitching slightly.

Xie Wuyang tilted his head back as if asking for praise, his eyes flickering slightly, "Sister, am I awesome?"

Song Jinyi picked up the chicken's body and praised, "Of course." She paused and pointed to the mess on the ground, "Remember to clean this up."

******

The stewed chicken tasted too monotonous and was a waste of her cooking skills, so she decided to add something.

Song Jinyi took out the pig's stomach sold at the market.

Li He stood at the kitchen doorway and smelled a foul, fishy smell. She put her index finger to her nose and yelled, "Sister, what is this? I'm going to vomit."

"The pig's stomach has a strong smell, but it will be fine after washing it."

Li He turned around and left. She would rather pluck chicken feathers than smell this smell in the kitchen.

After Song Jinyi cleaned the pig's stomach, she blanched it with scallions, ginger, and cooking wine, then took it out and cut it into strips. She opened the window to ventilate the area and let the smell of the pig's stomach dissipate, and called Li He in to help.

She put the chicken pieces prepared by Li He into the pan and dry-fried them to remove excess fat.

The golden chicken fat is as smooth as amber. Under the action of heat, it flows along the wall of the pot, and the chicken changes from grayish white to an attractive brown color.

She crushed the peppercorns, cut some ginger slices, and in another pan, added a small amount of oil and stir-fried the ginger slices and peppercorns. She then poured in the tripe strips and stir-fried them. Finally, she poured in enough boiling water and the fried chicken pieces and cooked over high heat for a few minutes.

Change to a small casserole, add red dates, wolfberries and salt and continue to stew for one hour.

This meal was a while in the making.

Li He covered her flat belly and stared listlessly at the lid of the casserole. Small bubbles kept appearing and bursting, making a "gurgling" sound, and she didn't know when it would stop.

In the morning, she learned that her sister was going to make something delicious for lunch, so she almost didn't eat breakfast, just waiting for this meal.

She supported her cheek with her hands, half-closed her eyes, and glanced at the fire. Suddenly, a figure passed by her.

It's my sister! That means the pig stomach and chicken are ready!

She immediately perked up and followed Song Jinyi to check what was inside the casserole.

As the porcelain lid was lifted, the fresh aroma of pork tripe and chicken wafted into the air. Li He sniffed carefully, smelling the pepper and other spices.

Smells good!

She almost buried her whole head in the pot, and in the blink of an eye she saw Song Jinyi ruthlessly take away the chicken and the pot.

Xu Ruolan had just recovered from a cold and needed to rest for two days. She usually didn't like meat, so Song Jinyi made her a bowl of noodles, poured in chicken broth, and shredded chicken thighs. She brought the bowl to her and told her to nourish herself well.

Song Jinyi was afraid that she would feel burdened, so she added, "Sister Ruolan, don't worry. This is my compensation to Xie Wuyang for offending him yesterday."

Xu Ruolan tasted the chicken soup, which was a bright light yellow in color and very delicious. She asked what happened?

Song Jinyi turned a blind eye to it, not wanting her to know too much and delay her recovery.

Xu Ruolan sighed and interrupted her nonsense, "I saw Li He looked strange yesterday, so I asked her about it. What she said was completely different from what you said."

Song Jinyi smiled awkwardly and cursed in her heart, wondering why Li He was such a big mouth and couldn't hide anything. She had clearly told her not to say anything.

Song Jinyi sighed under Xu Ruolan's inquiring gaze, "Since Sister Ruolan knows, then I don't have to hide it. But it's over now, so you don't have to take it to heart.

Here, there is something I need your help with."

Xu Ruolan hurriedly asked what was going on.

Song Jinyi said: "Ever since the incident across the street, the number of new customers in our store has been increasing. This store is almost full. I want to rent the store next door as well.

I've discussed this with the landlord, and we can open it up and make a whole hall. The difficulty now is coming up with a name for this new store. I haven't thought of one yet, so why don't you, Sister Ruolan, give me some thought."

Xu Ruolan asked, isn’t the current “Songji Sweet Water Shop” good?

"It's good, but not good enough. When I first started, I was the only one in the shop, so this name was fine. But now there are four of us, and I want a name that encompasses all of us."

******

On the other side, Li He was drooling, waiting for Song Jinyi to come back and start eating.

After waiting for a long time for her to come back, I saw that she gave the remaining chicken leg to Xie Wuyang. That was the last chicken leg, and she had been thinking about it for a long time!

Song Jinyi also picked up a piece of chicken feet with chopsticks and put it in Li He's bowl. "Don't we have chicken feet and chicken wings here? There's also a pot of pork tripe. Want to try it?"

Seeing that Li He was still aggrieved and throwing a tantrum, she felt a headache coming on. He was still a child, so what could she do? Just give him a beating.

She knocked on Li He's head and said, "If you hadn't bitten him yesterday, these chicken legs would all be yours. Don't bite people randomly in the future."

Li He reluctantly took a bite of the pig's stomach. Hmm? It was surprisingly delicious. It was completely different from when it was raw. It had a very chewy texture.

As she chewed the pig's stomach, she praised, "It's delicious. My sister made it so delicious."

Song Jinyi was not modest and boasted: "That's right, there is no food in the world that doesn't taste good once it's on my phone."

Li He was very easy to coax. Once the food tasted good, she would forget about the unpleasant things that happened before.

As Song Jinyi continued to eat, she saw Xie Wuyang use chopsticks to give her half of the chicken leg. When she looked over, his green eyes were smiling. "This chicken leg is the most delicious part of the chicken. You eat it, sister."

【Author’s words】

For a foodie, the most beautiful words of love in the world are, "I'll give you delicious food."

It's a pity that Song Jinyi is not a foodie (dog head)