Chapter 145 Braised Pig's Trotters with Soybeans
Grandma Lu opened the letter panting, while Aunt Wang was waiting anxiously by the side, her brows slightly frowned, and she was also very anxious.
“Hahahaha that’s great!”
When Grandma Lu saw the news in the letter, she immediately burst out laughing. Seeing her laugh, Aunt Wang felt relieved.
He smiled and asked, "What did the letter say?"
"Xiao Xia is pregnant! Yu Xiu has his own child!" Grandma Lu held Wang Ma's hand tightly, and the wrinkles on her face were all smiling.
When Aunt Wang heard the news, she burst into laughter. Yesterday the old lady was still talking about the child, and now she received the good news, she couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"No, I have to call her aunt and prepare some things to send over." Grandma Lu remembered that her grandson and his wife were both young and might not pay attention to things related to pregnancy, so she thought of letting her daughter tell them those things that they should pay attention to.
Sun Wanjun heard voices downstairs while she was upstairs, and listened curiously at the stairs. When she heard the news of pregnancy, she was shocked, as she had never expected that she would be pregnant so soon.
No, Mr. Lu is not close to his son, but the ancients said that grandparents and grandchildren are all related by generations, just like an old lady treats her grandson better than her son.
Her son hasn't grown up yet, and his future is still uncertain. This news cannot be let out to Old Lu. As long as the old lady doesn't say anything, Lu Yuxiu won't take the initiative to contact his father, and this matter can be kept secret.
Sun Wanjun had an idea in her mind and quietly retreated.
At night, Grandma Lu was waiting for her son to come back and tell him the news, but he waited and waited but he didn't come back. Aunt Wang was by his side, worried about why Lu Yuanping hadn't come back yet. The old lady was in poor health and couldn't stay up late.
Sun Wanjun came down from upstairs and saw that the old lady was about to collapse, so she said, "Mom, are you waiting for Yuanping? I forgot to tell you that he has been assigned to the army and will not be home for a few days."
Upon hearing this, Grandma Lu knew she would not be able to wait for her son anymore, so she got up and went back to her room without even looking at her. Aunt Wang also breathed a sigh of relief.
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Lin Xia put the pig's trotters in cold water to boil out the blood, then added onions and ginger to remove the fishy smell. She then sliced the fish and specially chose longli fish with few bones to make sauerkraut fish, so that there would be no need to use fish bones.
Marinate the fish fillets, remove the shrimp threads and set aside, the pig's trotters are now cooked, rinse off the foam on them.
If you want to stew the pig's trotters to a shiny reddish-brown color, frying the sugar color is the key. Put some water and white sugar in the pot. It's because Lin Xia forgot to buy rock sugar, and the same goes for white sugar.
Fearing that Yang Hongmei might not be able to master it well, Lin Xia smiled and said, "If you don't care about the color, you can skip this step. The rest of the process is the same."
Yang Hongmei was just wondering why sugar is needed in cooking. When she heard this, she immediately said carelessly, "That's great."
Wait until the hot water in the pot melts the sugar, then simmer for a while on low heat until a beautiful sugar color appears. Put the pig's trotters in to color them, transfer them to a casserole, add onion, ginger, cooking wine, soy sauce and aniseed, and start stewing. Bring the soup to a boil over high heat, or simmer over low heat for a more fragrant taste.
Just wait until the pig's trotters are almost cooked before adding the soybeans.
There was a gurgling sound coming from the casserole. Lin Xia went to make sauerkraut fish. She coated the longli fish with starch paste, put oil in the pot, added sauerkraut and seasonings, and added water after frying until the sauerkraut smelled good.
Wait until the water boils and then add the fish fillets. The fish meat cooks quickly. Take it out and wash the pot before adding oil. Before preparing to roast the eggplant, Lin Xia used a spatula to pour a little oil on the peppercorns in the sauerkraut fish.
There's really only a little bit, so there's no way I can save the oil at this time.
Lin Xia looked at the time and saw that it was getting late, so she asked Yang Hongmei to go home and cook. She also packed some spicy food for her before leaving.
In this era, ordinary people would not buy this thing except cooks. Yang Hongmei was also enlightened by Lin Xia. No wonder the rich fragrance always reached her home.
With a belly full of useful information, Yang Hongmei happily returned home, recalled Lin Xia's steps, and started to stew pig's trotters.
Lin Xia continued to cook the next dishes. After the two most difficult dishes were ready, Lin Xia was no longer in a hurry and cooked the next dishes at a comfortable pace.
The team was about to leave camp. Song Yu put his arm on Lu Yuxiu's shoulder and asked casually, "You kid actually invited me to dinner? Tell me, what do you want my help with?"
"I'm sorry for bothering you with the bottle issue last time." Lu Yuxiu slapped him so hard that Song Yu bounced away.
Song Yu is an instructor and often needs to go to the province for meetings. People often ask him to help carry things.
"Don't you know how strong you are? Are you thanking me or taking revenge on me?" After saying that, he rubbed his chest and grimaced in pain.
"I didn't use much strength!" Lu Yuxiu shrugged helplessly. He really didn't use much strength.
"Humph, you don't know how strong you are! Just wait, I won't be polite to you later."
"Let's go!" Lu Yuxiu felt that tonight's meal would definitely be very sumptuous, and would definitely include meat.
Song Yu remembered that other comrades were looking forward to the food at Lu Yuxiu's house. He happened to miss it last time they invited him to dinner because he was at a meeting. Later, when he heard his comrades talking about how delicious the food was, he was very greedy.
The two of them hurried home. Lin Xia was sweating after cooking, and her hair smelled of cooking fumes. She was afraid that if she took a shower too late, she would catch a cold, which would be terrible. There happened to be plenty of time left, so she went to take a shower.
My hair was half dry and the steamed buns in the pot were ready. Lu Yuxiu and his friends came back just in time, accompanied by a young man who was a little whiter than Lu Yuxiu. Lu Yuxiu had been getting darker since the weather got hot.
As soon as the other party saw Lin Xue after entering the room, he immediately called her with a smile: "Hello, sister-in-law, thank you for your hard work. It's too much trouble for you."
Lin Xia smiled. She didn't expect him to have such a personality. He talked much more than Lu Yuxiu. "Just right. The meal is ready."
Pat the little guy's head and say, "Hello, uncle."
The little girl raised her head and called for someone. Seeing that she looked thoughtful, Song Yu immediately smiled and responded.
Lu Yuxiu put down his hat and said, "Don't move, we'll go get it ourselves, don't be polite with him."
When Song Yu heard this, he said, "That's right, sister-in-law, you take a rest. I can do it myself. I will definitely treat this place as my own."
Lu Yuxiu glared at Song Yu and said, "This is his home and it has nothing to do with you." He took the little guy to wash his hands. Song Yu followed behind him, looking at the house as he walked.
As soon as he entered the house, he found that it was neatly arranged and he could see little clever ideas in life everywhere. He had also seen other people's houses, which were not dirty, but certainly not as clean as this one.
The house is kept tidy mainly because Lin Xia has a slight obsession with cleanliness and can't stand seeing the house dirty. Plus, she doesn't have a job now, so she cleans it every other day. If she cleans frequently, the house won't be too dirty, so things are much easier.
When he arrived at the backyard pool, Song Yu happened to see the layout of the bathroom. He had heard before that Lu Yuxiu had spent a lot of energy and money renovating the old house. He didn't know how he did it, but he couldn't smell any odor even though he was so close to the house.
He has already decided in his heart that after he gets married, he will not apply for the building. This old house will be no worse than a building after being renovated. There is enough space for growing vegetables and the children can have room to play.
Lin Xia could see that Lu Yuxiu had a really good relationship with him. Feeling a little tired, she didn't pretend to be polite and just let them get to work.
Song Yu was shocked when he followed Lu Yuxiu into the kitchen.
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