Chapter 63 Homemade Instant Noodles

As everyone was looking forward to it, the set meal was ready, but there was no fish, only braised pork. He and Xun Ge'er served the meal to them.

Although some people were disappointed not to have the boiled fish, there was still braised pork. They didn’t want to eat anything else and came just for the set meal.

Although Xu Qingmeng had prepared a lot more, they still sold out very quickly and many people failed to buy any.

Those who bought food were eating it happily, while those who didn’t could only think to themselves that they must come earlier tomorrow.

After seeing off the last wave of guests, although Mrs. He was very tired, she was also happy.

"Business is really better today. So many set meals have been sold out, and even the fried rice and noodle soup we prepared are sold out."

"Yeah, my aunt is so awesome!" Xinting said happily.

"Yes, Meng Niang, you are amazing!"

Xu Qingmeng was really tired today after such high-intensity work. After eating, she said goodbye to He and went to rest. After all, she was still pregnant. Although she might not be ready yet, since the child was already in her belly, she had to be responsible for these two little lives.

He was already exhausted, let alone Xu Qingmeng, so He did not suspect anything and quickly let her go to rest.

Xu Qingmeng didn’t need to clean up the braised food in the afternoon. She just needed to taste it and adjust the seasoning.

Gu Yunyi will leave for the provincial capital on April 10th. I heard that during the exam, he needs to bring his own food. Even the steamed buns have to be broken open and crushed to make sure there are no cheat sheets inside. The inspection is very strict.

The examination room only provides hot water, so dried noodles are definitely not possible, but instant noodles are possible.

Instant noodles are a quick and convenient instant food that usually consists of noodles and seasonings and can be eaten by just adding hot water.

Knead flour, eggs and salt water together to make dough. The dough will be harder, but it will become smoother after leaving it to rest for half an hour.

Roll the kneaded dough into a thin dough. Roll it for a while and try to make the dough thinner.

Then it was time to show off Xu Qingmeng's knife skills. She tried to cut the dough into thin strips with a knife, then used a few chopsticks to press it into waves, put it into a bowl, and turned it into a pancake.

Steam the noodles in boiling water to allow them to take shape, then deep-fry them until golden brown and remove them from the pan. Your homemade instant noodles are ready.

The instant noodles can be eaten directly dry or soaked in boiling water.

The most important thing is that it can be stored for a long time and it will be easy to pass inspection.

But the exam lasts for three consecutive days, and I can’t eat instant noodles every meal.

She thought about making some mushroom meat sauce so that she could take some bread and roll it up to eat.

First, soak it in boiling water for a while to clean the dust, then pour in boiling water again to soak it.

Choose meat with fat and lean parts and chop it into small pieces. This kind of meat will not be greasy or dry. Marinate the chopped meat with oil and soy sauce for a while.

Do not pour out the water after soaking the mushrooms. Cut the soaked mushrooms into small pieces for later use.

I cut the garlic, ginger, and scallion into small pieces. I thought that Gu Yunyi could eat spicy food, but he had to take the scientific examination after all, so he had to keep his stomach healthy. So I didn't add any chili peppers.

Pour a proper amount of oil into the pot, add chopped green onion, ginger and garlic, and then pour in the marinated minced meat and stir fry evenly, so that the marinated meat will not stick to the pot.

After stir-frying evenly, pour in an appropriate amount of rice wine to remove the fishy smell, then pour in soy sauce, stir-fry quickly, and pour in the chopped mushrooms after stir-frying evenly.

Then pour in the water used to soak the mushrooms, so that the sauce will be more fragrant.

Then change to a casserole and simmer for half an hour until the juice is almost ready. The sauce is ready to be served. After it cools down, you can put it into a bottle.

After finishing all these, Xu Qingmeng wiped the sweat off her head. These two things alone took up most of her day. After waking up, she was busy until the braised food was sold out.

Gu Yunyi handed over a handkerchief and said with a faint smile, "Thank you for your hard work, my lady."

He sighed, "Other people who go to the imperial examination only bring steamed buns and pickles, but you bring rare things that I have never seen before. How can this be like going to the imperial examination?"

Yun Sheng stood beside Xu Qingmeng, looking at the delicious food eagerly, and said, "Sister-in-law, don't you love me anymore?"

Xu Qingmeng touched her head and said, "How could that be? This meat sauce was specially made for us Yun Sheng. Brother just made it for us."

"Really?"

"Of course, sister-in-law doesn't have any peppers!"

Yun Sheng looked at his eldest brother proudly and said happily: "See, my sister-in-law loves me the most!"

Xu Qingmeng looked at Yun Sheng's cute appearance and couldn't help but stretched out her hand to pinch her face and said, "My sister Sheng is so cute."

Yun Mo also looked at her eagerly, "My Yun Mo is also very cute."

The two children just stood beside Xu Qingmeng, looking at their sister-in-law with admiration. He stood at the kitchen door, her eyes full of satisfaction.

In the evening, a lot of meat sauce was made, so Xu Qingmeng mixed it with the noodles and made the sauce. She also cut a plate of braised food. It was very simple.

Even if it was just simple noodles, with the mushroom meat sauce and chili oil she made, everyone ate it with gusto.

After the meal, Yun Mo ran to Xu Qingmeng, his eyes sparkling, and said excitedly: "Sister-in-law, can you make this sauce for me every day in the future?"

Xu Qingmeng smiled and patted his head, "Okay, but we have to change our taste. We can't eat it every day, or we'll get tired of it."

Yun Mo nodded as if he understood, but his eyes were full of anticipation.

Just as Xun Ge'er was about to close the door, he saw a servant rushing over.

So he simply left the door open, and the servant asked, "Is Master Gu home? My master asked him to come over, saying he has something important to discuss."

"Wait a minute, I'll go in and take a look." Xun Ge'er replied.

I turned around and wondered what important matter had to be discussed at night?

At this time, Gu Yunyi was talking to He and Xu Qingmeng.

When Xun Ge'er came in and said this, everyone in the room looked over.

He frowned and said, "Who is this person? What important matter could it be that requires you to go out so late?"

Xu Qingmeng glanced at him with a hint of worry in her eyes.

He had agreed that he would just show his face in front of that group of people and pretend to be a nerd who didn't understand the world, so how did he win the favor of those people?

Gu Yunyi looked at Xu Qingmeng's worried eyes, gave her a reassuring look, and said to Xun Ge'er, "Just say I'm asleep and we can talk tomorrow if there's anything."

"Okay." Xun Ge'er ran out quickly.

He's face immediately fell, and she said, "Nowadays, there are more and more scholars who associate with you, but not all scholars have good character. Don't make friends with those playboys. You have to know that you are already married."

"Mom, you are right. I understand." Gu Yunyi did not refute but listened humbly.

(End of this chapter)