Chapter 271 Is this still the mother she is familiar with?

Shen Qing couldn't be more satisfied.

Well, that's right. Both of them are quick-witted, quick learners and have strong hands-on skills. What she fears most are those who don't move when whipped, those who don't help when a spilled oil bottle falls, and those who can't be taught no matter how hard she tries.

She looked around the kitchen and saw the leftover dried tofu from yesterday's wedding banquet in a basket by the window. She thought about what to eat for dinner. "Let's prepare the filling first. We'll make dumplings with mutton fat residue for dinner."

"Dumplings?" Huo Bing thought of the dumplings he had eaten several times in Qili Village before the flood. However, after fleeing all the way here, everyone was so busy that they had no time to make dumplings.

Guan Li knew about dumplings, but they were the dumplings from her childhood memories. She only knew that cornmeal alone was not enough to make dumpling skins because the grains were too big, so she needed to add white flour. So after her mother's condition worsened and the family went into debt, she never ate them again.

I didn’t expect to eat dumplings today.

"I like rich taste, not too fond of pure meat filling. Our family, including Huahua, loves to eat mutton, so I just minced the mutton fat residue, added chopped dried tofu and chives, and fried eggs. But forget it, there is enough oil and water with the fat residue, so I decided not to add the eggs.

In addition, we can use yesterday's tofu to make some spicy tofu buns for adults to eat, so we can change the taste. "Shen Qing thought and adjusted.

Adding fried eggs would definitely make the dish more delicious and nutritious, but the mall doesn't sell eggs. The dish already has meat, dried tofu, and tofu, which can supplement protein, so the eggs can be saved.

Winter is long, so we need to live frugally.

Huo Bing and Guan Li were secretly shocked. They used oil residue to make dumplings, so they also used dried tofu and tofu?

Isn't it okay if it's not leeks or Chinese cabbage... Mom is really willing to give them...

The three of them discussed and decided to start preparing immediately. The mutton fat was boiled in a large iron pot. Shen Qing brought a small stool and sat down to pick leeks, Guan Li cut dried tofu, and Huo Bing kneaded the dough.

Huo Bing took out the largest wooden basin and was about to scoop out the flour when Shen Qing looked up and ordered, "Pour it in directly. Let's pack more and freeze it so we can eat it in the next few days."

It is too troublesome and basically impossible to make it every day. Just make more at a time and put it there so you can take it and eat it whenever you want. Anyway, the yard is like a natural refrigerator.

Thinking of freezing things, she suddenly remembered something: "Oh, by the way, when the snow gets thicker, can we take out the pears we stored and freeze them?"

She remembered that Cuihua and Chuntian had told her that the frozen pears should be buried in the snow several times, and only tasted good after they turned black and were thawed.

Hearing Shen Qing muttering about frozen pears, Huo Bing's mouth corners unconsciously rose. Mother really cares about frozen pears.

Previously, when the men in the village went hunting in the mountains, she arranged for people to pick all the pears and stored them all in the cellar, waiting to bury them after the snow fell.

"I estimate the snow this afternoon will cover them. I'll go to the cellar this afternoon to get some. How many do you think I should take?"

Shen Qing thought about it carefully and said cautiously: "Take eleven, and let's each try one."

Then he shook his head and denied it: "No, no, what if some of them fail? What if someone really likes them? I'd better freeze 22 of them!"

It's not good if there are too many frozen pear trees. Although there are many pear trees, there are more than 200 people in the village, and each person only gets a few dozen pears on average.

Although there are many trees in the mountains, there are only a few varieties of fruit trees - it may also be because she came late and did not see any fruit bearing in spring, summer and early autumn.

But no matter what, the whole family now has only a few hundred pears, which need to be eaten from October to February or March next year. These pears are more precious than eggs and sugar!

Fortunately, she has hundreds of fresh pears stored in her locker, which she can add from time to time. When next spring comes, she will definitely plant more fruit trees, a variety of fruit trees, and realize her fruit freedom as soon as possible...

"Okay, I'll go get this batch of soap after it's ready." Huo Bing responded with a smile on his face.

Mother was afraid to climb the ladder down to the cellar, but it was easy for her.

Guan Li never thought that her mother would use meat, oil, rice and flour without blinking an eye when cooking. Yesterday, she even gave two kilograms of the remaining sesame candy to each person in the family!

But at this moment, I feel sorry for the few pears and calculate them carefully to the single digit.

Is this still the mother she is familiar with?

She looked at her sister-in-law, but saw that she was used to it, and her eyes were full of tenderness, as if she would agree to it if her mother changed her mind the next moment.

Why does she feel that her sister-in-law treats her mother better and dotes on her more than her brother...

Compared with lard, mutton fat soap has better cleaning ability and is more delicate and smooth.

Shen Qing tried adding goat milk to one batch and honey to another batch. The effect would be seen after a month or so. However, there was not much goat milk and honey at the moment, so they could not be produced in large quantities. He could only wait until spring to place more beehives on the mountain and try artificial breeding of bees to increase honey production.

Wait for the ewe to give birth to lambs and then squeeze out more goat milk.

Flowers bloom in spring. The thing that is most abundant in the mountains is flowers. You can also try making various flower petal soaps and medicinal soaps.

Soap already existed in this dynasty, and the most direct and effective way to expand the market was to innovate and diversify in a surprising way.

Huo Bing and Guan Li's eyes became brighter as they listened.

Huo Bing was thinking that Xiaocao would be weaned early next year, so maybe she could be responsible for transporting the goods?

Then she shook her head. Escorting cargo has always been a man's job. It's not easy for women to go out, so how can they escort cargo? She kept such a shocking thing in her heart and didn't show it to disgust others.

Guan Li was thinking about selling both the brushes and the soap. Her mother had taken her to sell goods once before in Qili Village, and she had helped her father negotiate prices with the customers at home. If she could be held responsible, then stop! She couldn't think about it anymore. She would be greedy if she continued.

She is a daughter-in-law, not a daughter, and even if she is a daughter, it is better for her to stay at home.

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For the first batch of soap in their new home, the three of them were still in the stage of exploration and adaptation. They didn’t have a plan for quantity, so there was only a little in each pot, and they made several different kinds.

During the waiting period, the three of them worked together to wash and cut vegetables, mix the dumpling stuffing, knead the dough, roll out the dumpling wrappers, and made hundreds of large dumplings with thin skins and large fillings.

The three of them just thought it was great to have lunch in the workshop at noon. The kitchen was completely empty during the day, which did not affect the soap making at all!

It can also clean up dinner and make the life of the person who is responsible for today's food easier.

So after washing the dishes and preparing the ingredients needed for the next day, Jiang Shuijiang came back north. When he saw more than a dozen dumplings covered with curtains, he was stunned with surprise!

The brother and sister were so happy that they were almost spinning in circles.

"Great, let's have dumplings for dinner!"

"Mom, sister-in-law, and second sister-in-law, you are so kind!"

Shen Qing was laughing and talking happily. The heavy snow did not affect his eating and drinking at all. He was even in the mood to think about new food.

The Cao family was shrouded in gloom and misery, which became even worse after the heavy snow fell.