The thought of duck blood vermicelli made Qin San Niang unable to resist. She decided to save the duck blood for later and make it into something delicious for the children to change their taste!
To prevent their clothes from getting dirty, Qin San Niang secretly went into her spatial dimension and found a few long linen aprons. She also had some waterproof plastic aprons, but those were really hard to explain, so it was best not to cause trouble!
The women were quite surprised to hear that this thing was an apron, especially since it was embroidered with flowers!
Oh my god, this thing is so nice. It feels so comfortable to the touch. Although it's linen, it's fine linen, even better than what I'm wearing now.
Because they were going to a feast, everyone chose their best clothes. Farmers don't have many formal occasions throughout the year. Apart from holidays, going to the market in town, and returning to their parents' home to give gifts, this feast is the only major occasion! Most people only have two sets of clothes to change into, so even though they are their best, they are just clothes with fewer patches and less wear and tear!
"Third Sister-in-law, what kind of apron is this? It looks so nice! We shouldn't wear it, what if it gets dirty?" Wang Guixiang was straightforward and said what she thought. Besides, in her eyes, the apron was indeed too beautiful! She couldn't bring herself to use it as a cloth to keep it clean! The apron she was wearing was even made from clothes that she couldn't wear anymore.
"Yes, it's not worth it! I'm good at this, it won't get very dirty! You should take it back quickly!" Even if it does get dirty, you can just wash it off with water when you get home, right? If all else fails, just add more soap; the apron that Da Wa's mother gave you wasn't cheap!
He Xing naturally felt the same way and didn't dare to touch it. She had just touched the duck cage and was worried about getting such a nice piece of cloth dirty.
Qin San Niang had no choice but to resort to her trump card, saying with great difficulty, "If you don't bring it, I won't dare ask you for help. Besides, this apron is meant to be used like this; it looks nice, but it's just linen. If your clothes get dirty, I'll have to go and buy fabric to make new clothes for you, and my skills aren't very good, so I'll have to spend money to hire someone to make them. Thinking about it this way, it's better to just buy ready-made clothes..."
When Grandma Xiong saw her say that, she could tell that she was determined to make them wear the clothes. Besides, this kind of work would inevitably get them a little dirty. Did she really want her to buy them clothes? This set of clothes wasn't cheap. Oh well, she decided to listen to her.
"Alright, alright, Auntie, I'm scared of you."
Grandma He carefully took the apron, shook it, and exclaimed, "Wow, it's such good material! It's so neat and tidy! There are ties at the back, so it won't get in the way of work at all. And the upper part won't get splattered with dirt..."
Surprisingly, she looks really good in it! Wang Guixiang and He Xing exchanged a glance, a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes. Why don't we try it on too?
The three women were very careful while working. The fabric was so good; they couldn't afford to make it dirty! Even if they wanted to alter some nice little clothes for the child later, the size would be just right! At that moment, they had no idea that after they finished, Qin San Niang had an even bigger surprise waiting for them!
Although they were a little more careful, they didn't slow down. Plus, with Granny He Xing working at the speed of two people, by the time Qin San Niang finished preparing the side dishes, the chicken and duck were already cleaned up, and everyone started chopping the chicken into pieces!
Taking advantage of this time, Qin San Niang began to clean the ducks. She cut open the bellies of the cleaned ducks and stuffed them with seasonings such as scallions, ginger, star anise, and cinnamon, all of which she had taken from her spatial storage.
The surface was coated with soy sauce, honey, and salt for marinating. Logically, it should have been marinated for more than an hour to allow the flavors to penetrate, but there wasn't enough time now. To speed things up, Qin San Niang doubled the amount of seasonings, which was somewhat like cramming at the last minute.
As for the spicy chicken, although there are no chili peppers nowadays, there are dogwood berries! Just secretly add a little chili, and say you bought it from a peddler, and probably no one will question it! As for these families, they've already seen what chili peppers look like, and He Yingyuan even said it was a bell pepper! No one will suspect a thing!
After all, it's something certified by Master He, the walking encyclopedia, so what questions could there be? Even if there were questions, Liu wouldn't question it. How could something from the immortals taste the same as something from the mortal world? That's definitely impossible!
As a result, the kitchen was filled with the lively atmosphere of cooking!
Because two more dishes need to be added, the kitchen at home is definitely not enough. We have to use the kitchen of the Wu family next door, and Wu Chunhua and Liao Hongying are currently cooking next door with Liu.
After a long period of exposure and learning, coupled with Wu Chunhua's high talent in cooking, she has mastered most of the dishes that often appear on their dinner table, such as large intestines and ribs. Moreover, with plenty of seasonings available now, it is enough to leave it to her!
As for the braised duck and spicy chicken, these are new dishes, and they will be cooked by Qin San Niang herself.
Place the chicken pieces in cold water with crushed scallions, ginger, and Shaoxing wine to remove any unpleasant odors. Once the water boils and the scum is skimmed off, remove the chicken. Heat oil in a wok until dry, then add Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, scallions, ginger, bay leaves, and other seasonings. Stir-fry briefly, then add a few spoonfuls of Pixian chili bean paste (taken from a storage container). The red oil will then appear, and the flavor will become richer. Next, add the chicken pieces and stir-fry over high heat. Add soy sauce, chicken bouillon, and other seasonings as needed, until the chicken is about 80% cooked. Then add the garlic shoots. There were no chili peppers or green peppers, but to make the flavor a little more authentic, I added a tiny bit of bell pepper. I didn't dare add too much, in case someone couldn't handle the spiciness—just a tiny bit.
Several women who were cleaning up chicken and duck offal almost drooled when they smelled the aroma wafting from the large iron pot. Oh my, there was so much meat! And Mrs. Qin hadn't even added any vegetables to it!
These days, when many families hold banquets, they always say there are meat dishes, but in reality, it's just a few slices of meat in a pile of vegetables and a few mounds of minced meat in a pile of soup. Where can you find such a generous and substantial pile of meat?
Grandma He Xing was truly heartbroken, heartbroken over the meat! Heartbroken over the money spent! Especially since some of it ended up in the bellies of those gossipy women, it felt even more unfair! But she was an outsider, and couldn't very well offer advice to the hostess, especially since most of the people were good...
It's better not to look anymore; the more you look, the more heartbroken you become! Before she could even finish her lament, Aunt Qin ladled a plate from the pot and handed it to them, saying, "Aunties, don't bother with your work for now. Have something to eat first! We can continue later!"
Unable to resist the tempting meat, Wang Guixiang glanced at the other two and thought, "Fine, let's eat it. I'll eat less later and share some with my child."
Shaking the water droplets off her hands, she said, "Then let's start eating! To be honest, I was drooling when you were cooking!"
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