"Sister-in-law, the cabbages in your home are golden in color and smell sour and appetizing. Your skill in pickling cabbage is really great. My family will have a treat tonight." The old woman said happily.
"Sister-in-law, you're too kind. Just wait, I'll get you half a bowl of pickled chili peppers and pickled ginger. Whether you take it home to eat with rice or to cook with it, it's very delicious." After Zhang said this, she picked up a clean bowl from the basket, took out half a bowl of pickled chili peppers and pickled ginger, and handed it to the old woman.
"Sister-in-law, my family's pickled peppers and ginger are mostly gone. This is what Yiyi and my head of the family bought in the capital city. I've tried it, and it tastes pretty good."
"When we settle down, I will definitely pickle a few more jars. These pickles are what we eat every day. If we don't make enough, there won't be enough."
"Yes, before we fled the famine, my family ate less kimchi and didn't feel how important it was. But after we fled the famine, we had no fresh vegetables to eat, and we had to rely on the kimchi in the jar to survive every day." The old woman said with deep emotion.
"Yes, this is just a small amount of cabbage, and Yiyi spent a long time wandering around the capital city to buy it. The price is much higher than in previous years. If I saw it, I would definitely not be willing to buy it." Zhang grumbled.
"If it were me, I would have the same idea as you. As long as it's a vegetable, no matter if it's pickled or fresh, it's all edible. Why spend a lot of money to buy fresh vegetables? These men just don't know how to live."
"But then again, it's a rare opportunity, so I bought it. The whole family will eat it anyway, so it's not a waste of money." The old woman was filled with emotion.
"Haha, sister-in-law. We have the same idea. The main thing is that we don't know what they encounter outside, so we can only let them buy it themselves. At this time, as long as they buy food, it won't be considered a waste." Zhang smiled helplessly.
"That's already pretty good. When we were at the gate of the city, my wife took our eldest son to the city, but they only bought a cart of food."
"I asked him why he didn't buy anything else. Guess what they said, sister-in-law?"
"What did brother say, sister-in-law?"
"He said that the father and son only went to the grain store, bought some and came back. Don't you think these father and son are too honest? Hey, you two have come to the city, so at least take a look around. But in the end, the father and son bought some grain and left the city. It made me laugh and cry." The old woman continued to complain.
"Haha, that big brother is so honest. My husband brought Yiyi into the city, and the two of them went shopping and bought a lot of things for the village and for their own family. I was also very surprised when I came back and saw them. Later, I also thought about it. The things they bought must be useful, otherwise the two of them would not have bought them back." Zhang continued to nag.
"Fortunately, we're going to the county town soon. We can buy more things for the family this time. Sister-in-law, the weather will get colder and colder. We need to think about quilts, cotton clothes, and other things for keeping warm."
The old woman frowned when she heard what Zhang said.
"Thanks for coming to see you today. I had completely forgotten about this. This is a big deal. I'll discuss it with my wife tonight."
"It's getting late, you should cook quickly. The children must be hungry. My daughter-in-law is cooking at this time. I'll take the cabbage back and see how to cook it." The old woman took both bowls in her hands and walked towards her home.
"Okay, sister-in-law. Then you go home first. I'll hurry up and cook." Zhang jumped off the donkey cart and walked towards the dining table.
"Third brother, Yiyi, come here. Grandma Wu next door just gave us a piece of bacon. How do you want to eat it?" Zhang asked in a low voice.
Yun San Ge and Yun Yiyi, two little foodies, leaned their heads against each other and looked at the piece of fat and lean pork belly in the bowl.
"Mom, can we cook some food?" Brother Yun San asked first.
"Third brother, look at all the people around us. We definitely can't fry it. The smell will spread out and easily attract other people's attention." Zhang quietly rejected Third Brother Yun's suggestion.
After hearing Zhang's refusal, Brother Yun San lowered his head in disappointment.
"Mom, let's cook it and cut it into slices. This way the taste won't be strong and it will taste good." Yun Yiyi suggested excitedly.
"Yiyi's idea is good. Cover the pot while cooking. After the meat is cooked, I will fry some pickled peppers to cover up the aroma of the meat." Zhang whispered to the two children.
"Third brother, this piece of meat is fat and lean. It will be delicious even if it is cooked." After Yun Yiyi said this, she bumped Third Brother Yun with her shoulder.
"Okay then, let's eat boiled meat today. When it's more convenient in the future, we can ask mom to fry meat for us. Haha, I like boiled meat too." Third Brother Yun was resurrected instantly.
"Third brother, Yiyi, you two should ask your second brother to go get some firewood for your eldest brother. We'll cook the meat soon after the mung bean soup is ready. We'll cook this piece of meat and leave it alone."
When Yun Yiyi and Third Brother Yun heard this, they both covered their mouths and laughed secretly. Then, they and Second Brother Yun went to the top of the donkey cart to get firewood. Because they had the meat in front of them, the children worked very hard.
After a while, Brother Yun noticed the mung bean soup was ready. He poured it into a clay pot to let it cool. Then, he added two scoops of water to the pot and put the pork belly in to cook.
After covering the pot, Big Brother Yun was about to sit down and continue to light the fire. He noticed that the spot where he was burning the fire had been taken by Second Brother Yun. Next to him sat Yun Yiyi and Third Brother Yun. Big Brother Yun glanced at them, smiled, and turned to help Zhang.
Zhang didn't make pancakes tonight, so she took out the pot pancakes she had made before, cut them into small pieces, and put them in the iron pan to heat them up. Otherwise, they would be too hard for the children to chew.
Zhang thought for a moment, even if it was meat, boiling water would probably release a fragrance. So what should she do? Zhang thought for a moment and decided to simply cut up half a plate of pickled chilies, beat two eggs, and steam them.
Zhang finished half a basin of pancakes, scooped up half a plate of pickled chili peppers, chopped them up, and added two beaten eggs to the mix. She stirred it evenly with chopsticks and added two drops of sesame oil.
"Mom, the water in the pot is boiling. There is a fragrant smell coming out. What should we do?" Brother Yun San shouted in a low voice.
"Here it comes, here it comes. Don't worry. Mother has a way." Zhang found the bamboo comb and cleaned it.
She opened the lid of the pot, put the bamboo sieve in, poured the broken pot cakes on the bamboo sieve, and also put the bowl of chili with beaten eggs on the bamboo sieve.
"Okay, keep the fire going." Zhang said as she covered the pot.
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