"Yeah, I just happened to run into an old man carrying a big, lively fish." Song Jiayu hadn't run into Jiang's mother originally, as she had planned to get it from the system warehouse at home. But now that she had run into them, she couldn't wait for the aroma of fish to waft through the house and have Jiang's mother wonder, "Huh? Did Jiayu buy any fish? Where did that fish come from?"
After coming back with the vegetables, she started to get busy.
First, I processed the fish and chopped it into pieces. Then I went to Aunt Cuihua's house and exchanged eggs for a bowl of sauerkraut. I also cut the tofu into pieces and put the three ingredients together in a pot and simmered them. The aroma was simply amazing.
Qian Youcai, who was on summer vacation from elementary school, smelled something delicious and immediately ran out of Yan Dongdong's house and ran back home. Although it was unlikely that the aroma was from his family's cooking, what if? Maybe grandma bought some fish today?
On the way back home, another overbearing aroma appeared in the courtyard. It was the aroma of pig's trotters stewed with soybeans. The aroma of pork wafted out and was enough to arouse people's appetite.
Qian Youcai entered the courtyard and ran home, asking loudly, "Grandma, what delicious food did you make?"
"It's just braised eggplant and stir-fried cucumber. My dear grandson, what's wrong with you?" replied Old Mrs. Qian.
“Wow wow wow wow wow—”
Qian Youcai's sudden cry scared the little baby in the Gu family. He opened his mouth and wanted to cry, but Gu Lingling fed him a mouthful of milk powder, and the little baby was satisfied.
But Mrs. Qian had a headache and looked worried: "What are you doing?"
"Grandma, I want to eat meat. We haven't had meat at home for more than 20 days."
"My dear grandson, be obedient. Your brother is looking for a wife recently. He will be getting married soon, which will cost a lot of money. Our family wants to save money for your brother to get married, so don't spend it carelessly."
The naughty kid didn't care and just lay down on the ground: "What about me? I'm also a good grandson. Why should I save money for my big brother to get married and not spend money on meat for me? I don't care, I want to eat meat!"
"Every family here is a nouveau riche! They stew meat every day and it's so tempting!" Old Mrs. Qian cursed a few times, but she couldn't do anything about her little grandson who was throwing a tantrum. "If you behave, I'll buy you some meat tomorrow!"
"No, I want to eat meat today. I want to eat pig's trotters and fish. As for milk, you have to change it for me. You have already changed it for me before."
In the past, whenever an old lady Qian wanted to eat meat, she would go to the door with a bowl and call out for Old Qian.
But after Song Jiayu told her about the tongue-pulling hell, she never summoned it again.
Song Jiayu can't be messed with, but the new residents can't be messed with either?
This time she is regrouping and must let everyone in the compound know who she is!
"Okay, wait until they've finished cooking and then I'll go change the milk. Don't roll around on the ground. Your mom will scold you when she comes back and sees you."
Qian Youcai got up from the ground, dusted himself off skillfully, then sat on the doorstep, inhaled through his nose, and his eyes lit up when he smelled something.
How to make steamed pork with rice flour without modern steamed rice noodles?
Song Jiayu used the old method, slowly frying rice and glutinous rice in a 1:1 ratio in a pan over low heat. When they changed color slightly, she added star anise, cinnamon, and peppercorns and continued to stir-fry. After the aroma came out, she picked out the star anise and other ingredients, put the rice and glutinous rice in a clean cloth bag, and then rolled it into rice flour with a rolling pin.
After the steamed rice noodles are made, the other steps are much simpler. First, cut the pork belly, then simply season it, coat it with rice noodles, put it in the steamer, and start steaming it over high heat. The aroma of the steamed pork with rice noodles will only be emitted when it is about to be taken out of the pot, which will again arouse Qian Youcai's greed and make him break down.
He ran up to Song Jiayu and asked, "Can I be your child with Brother Jiang?"
Song Jiayu:?!…
Who wants a naughty kid as a child?
If she really gave birth to a naughty child, she would let the child know that what is more destructive than the naughty child is the naughty parents.
"Youcai, I can't be your mother. You should go home quickly!"
Qian Youcai's face was sad. He lamented that he couldn't eat meat and ran back home.
The sun is the strongest and hottest at noon. Although there are not many trees around the compound, the chirping of cicadas coming from nowhere is annoying. But for children, cicadas are one of their summer snacks.
Factory employees in blue work clothes flowed from the factory to various places in Songshan County like a stream, but the most came to Tianwen Lane. The people in the No. 14 compound came back.
Li Cheng smelled the food and said, "Cuihua, didn't our family get meat coupons? Why don't you buy some for us to eat?"
Xiong Cuihua didn't object. "I'll go buy some tomorrow, but I'm not as good as Xiao Song's cooking."
Li Cheng smiled and said, "I've been eating your cooking for over 20 years, and I love your cooking."
…
Lin Xue returned home, smelling the delicious food. She knew how delicious Jiayu's cooking was. She opened the cupboard and put six eggs in a basket. "Do you think it's enough for me to go back and get a bowl of pickled fish?"
"That's enough, there's still more, but Xiao Song's cooking skills are worth these eggs." Gu Siyi also wanted to have a bite.
"Where are we going?"
Lin Xue asked, and the couple looked at each other and walked out of the gate. The strong sun in the open space of the courtyard could not stop them. In return, they were served a bowl of pickled fish, with a few pieces of fish meat at the bottom of the bowl, square pieces of tofu on top of the fish meat, and then there was translucent pickled cabbage and milky white fish soup.
Just as Gu Siyi and Lin Xue left, Jiang Baizhou came in from the courtyard gate, holding a bowl and asked, "Are Old Gu and the others here to exchange for food?"
"Well, six eggs in exchange for a bowl of pickled fish. Oh, the cuttlefish soup our mom makes tastes pretty good. Come sit down quickly. I'm waiting to see the show."
Jiang Baizhou had no choice but to sit on the bench on the left so as not to block the view outside the main hall door. He said, "Mom also praised the steamed pork with rice flour you made. Even my dad said he wanted to drink some wine, but my mom scolded him."
"I'm glad you like it." Song Jiayu responded with a smile, but her eyes kept moving back and forth between the Xu family's gate and the Qian family's gate.
The steamed pork with rice flour and fish with pickled cabbage on the table, in exchange for the cuttlefish soup, were not as exciting as the upcoming drama!
Here she comes, here she comes, Old Mrs. Qian comes with a big bowl.
Naturally, melon seeds appeared in Song Jiayu's hands again.
"Xiao Xu, are you home?"
Xu Qinghuan walked out of the main hall and looked at the old lady of the Qian family and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Well, your family stewed pig's trotters today, and they were so delicious that my little grandson was rolling on the ground at home because he was so greedy. Can you give him a few pieces of pig's trotters to taste?"
Xu Qinghuan had just returned from get off work at the factory and didn't know what was going on. He called out to his grandmother inside, "Grandma, someone's here asking for pig's trotters!"
"Da da da da" a burst of dense footsteps was heard, and the neatly dressed old lady Xu was blocking the door. She had seen many people coming to her door to beg for food.
"What's the matter? You came to my house with an empty bowl, expecting to eat for free?"
Old Mrs. Qian was furious: "How can you say it's free food? I just want a few pieces of pig's trotters for my grandson to taste."
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