It’s almost four o’clock, and the military wives should go back home to prepare their own dinner.
Ji Wanqing stood up and swept the pumpkin off the ground, and told Sister Hongmei that Aunt Zhuge would be over for dinner tomorrow.
Sister Hongmei felt a little embarrassed and said, "Little sister, I have something to ask of you."
"What's the matter? Sister Hongmei, just tell me."
"I was supposed to have a day off today, but I have to take over tomorrow's shift, so my husband will be at home tomorrow. The two kids at home can stay with her. Can you please make a meal for them? I'll give you the food and the money, and you can just make them something hot."
We still have a one-day-off system, with only one day off per week.
Sister Hongmei works as a secretary in the county party committee office. She is the only military wife with a job in Hao Lane.
"It's not a big deal. Just let the two kids come with Aunt Zhuge tomorrow."
"Thank you, Xiao Ji." Sister Hongmei was very embarrassed and insisted on giving the bill to Ji Wanqing.
Two yuan, two grain coupons and four meat coupons.
It's like having a meal in a state-owned hotel.
Li Hongmei knew that her younger sister had good art. If she hadn't had her mother's connections, she would have been able to taste her art even if she had spent tens or hundreds of dollars.
After all, he is wearing a Rolex watch worth seven or eight hundred yuan.
Back home, Ji Wanqing thought that the little ones would be around tomorrow, so she made a pot of braised food for them.
She had just been thinking about this dish on the train, and now that she had calmed down she could finally make it.
I went to the state-owned market outside my family's compound to buy some vegetables, but it was evening and there were a lot of leftover meat and vegetables. The only thing left was a whole pig's head on the chopping board.
The halved pork head meat is delicious.
I also bought some quail eggs that the kids love, as well as ingredients for tonight’s dinner, and returned home with a full load.
It was so easy to blanch it once, and there was space to keep it fresh. Ji Wanqing would of course blanch more for later convenience.
I went into the room and got the chicken, chicken wings, beef tendon, liver, pig's trotter, pork belly, and the ten eggs that Aunt Yulan gave me today. I prepared them all and put them in one by one in the order of braising time.
With so many ingredients, Ji Wanqing had to use the large stainless steel barrel that was used to make Buddha Jumps Over the Wall last time. She added ten packets of salt as the base flavor and also added a lot of spices according to the recipe.
The aroma of this halogen soup is pungent and mellow, and Ji Wanqing knew it was definitely good the moment she smelled it!
She took a deep breath and decided to satisfy her craving tonight by eating noodles with meat sauce.
Just as the minced meat was beaten out of the space, Jiang Che came back.
"What are you doing? I'll help you."
The dormitory kitchen was too small, so Ji Wanqing was able to use it all by herself, and Jiang Che did not come to make trouble.
The new kitchen is quite big, and it is no problem for four people to stand in it.
"We'll have broth noodles tonight."
Ji Wanqing had already taken out the food that she was going to eat tomorrow from the space in advance and put it in a small pot for tomorrow's meal.
After all, if you want to make delicious stewed food, 10% brining and 70% soaking are the key.
So she had better soak the brine in the marinade overnight so that it will be just right for eating tomorrow.
"I'll help you knead the dough." Jiang Che washed his clothes and rolled up his sleeves.
"Okay, let's fry the meat sauce."
In a food processor, blend ginger, garlic, and scallions with the minced meat. When the oil in a pan starts to smoke, pour the minced meat in and stir-fry. After the steam comes out, add in a sauce made from salt, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, black bean paste, soybean paste, and sweet noodle sauce. Stir-fry until evenly colored, then turn off the heat and pour in the chopped scallions. Use the residual heat to bring out the aroma of the scallions.
After the meat sauce was fried, the noodles were almost cooked. Ji Wanqing asked Jiang Che to roll out the noodles, stack them up and cut them into half-finger-wide noodles, shake them loose and put them into boiling water.
Put the base sauce in the bowl, scoop a few spoonfuls of broth, wait for the noodles to be cooked, then blanch some small green vegetables, pick them into the bowl and pour the oily and bright braised pork on them. The bright green onions are crystal clear after being soaked in oil, and you’ll be hungry just by looking at them!
Jiang Che cleaned up the table, and according to Ji Wanqing's habit, he made her a cup of honey lemonade before picking up his chopsticks and enjoying the meal!
I really don't understand. Her face is so fair and tender, and you can tell at a glance that her fingers have been wet in the sun, so how can the food she cooks be so delicious!
"How's work going lately?"
Ji Wanqing thought that she was eating too fast, so she found a topic to talk about.
"Something happened recently, and the army is a bit busy, so I will definitely come over today."
But it's the first day of our marriage! If the military order was urgent, I really wanted to leave Ji Wanqing alone at home.
"Are you bored at home alone today?" asked 놛.
Ji Wanqing smiled, "Some aunts and sisters-in-law said that the gossip in our military district is very interesting. By the way, next time you see Xiao Miao next door, don't call her sister-in-law. She is Aunt Yan who came from her hometown to look after the children. It's better to avoid the misunderstanding of Vice Regiment Yan."
"Hmm." Jiang Che felt strange.
If that's the case, why did the girl correct it? She had to ask her wife to bring it up. It would be embarrassing if she said it in front of Vice President Yan.
Ji Wanqing: "Yes, Aunt Zhuge and her two children are coming to have dinner with us tomorrow."
Jiang Che asked why: "Okay, I'll do it for you tomorrow."
Ji Wanqing said with a smile: "It's OK. It's better to put it on the stove. When you finish washing the dishes, just hang the pot in the well to keep it cool."
The two of them had finished half of their meal when they heard a little boy crying and an old man cursing from next door. They knew it was the family of Mr. Yan. It was really quiet.
After dinner, Ji Wanqing lay on the cool chair in the yard to cool off, while Jiang Che continued his work, turning the soil in the yard, watering it and digging the planting holes. He could just plant whatever he wanted when he wanted to.
After taking a shower, Ji Wanqing fell asleep.
Slow down the pace and live a slow life. The most annoying thing every day is thinking about what to eat today. If you live too comfortably today, you will easily feel sleepy.
Jiang Che carried the person upstairs and lay down himself.
The lights were on, and the soft light fell on her quiet sleeping face, and even the tips of her eyelashes were smudged with light yellow circles.
Jiang Che was wondering why she didn't get enough sleep every day. She didn't get up until nine this morning, but now she's asleep again at around nine.
I secretly guessed that maybe intellectuals do brain-intensive work, which requires a lot of brainpower, so they need to sleep more.
So I turned off the lights and gradually fell asleep.
Because I went to bed early yesterday, I woke up at 8 o'clock this evening.
Jiang Che bought breakfast after his morning exercise and was building a wall in the backyard.
The red bricks were brought back yesterday, but the regiment had some temporary matters, so it should have been covered last night.
"Can you also do bricklaying work?" Ji Wanqing peeled the tea leaf egg and stuffed the egg yolk into his mouth.
Jiang Che was used to it, but this time he was too careful when touching her fingertips, causing her to cough several times before she swallowed the dry egg yolk.
"Ahem, well, in the army you have to know how to do everything, even farming and harvesting." But now that I'm the battalion commander, it's my turn to do this kind of work.
"Awesome." Ji Wanqing had no intention of moving to help, and just stood aside and chatted idly.
Then I stretched my body and went back to the room to change into my pajamas. The time I got to bed wasted happily.
Before dinner, Ji Wanqing heated up the brine and stir-fried some meat and seasonal vegetables, which was today's meal.
Yesterday, her stewed food was boiled in the kitchen. When she took it out and covered it, the flavor came out.
I put it on the stove to reheat it today, and the aroma spread ten miles away! Several houses around 괗號巷 were all smelling the aroma, and even the house in 꺘號巷 behind was sniffing hard, who was cooking such a delicious meal!
Ji Wanqing had just finished frying the phoenix tail when there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." Ji Wanqing walked over to open the door, thinking it was Aunt Zhu Ge and her two children.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be He Xiaomiao from next door with a little boy, about eight or nine years old.