Chapter 79: Sausage Rice, Every Bite is a Surprise
I immediately felt guilty and said automatically, "Your Third Aunt wanted to talk to me. I felt a little bored along the way."
"What did you say? Are you done?" Xie Ning asked coldly, "I didn't see you two getting close along the way, why do you suddenly have so much to say to me?"
"What else can I say? She was mad at those bastards, so she came to me to talk." Jiang Shuang suddenly got angry, "I'm your mother, how dare you talk to me?"
"You must always remember that you are my mother! If you continue to do foolish things, don't blame us for being cruel and refusing to acknowledge you!"
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Zhou Shaoyu and his companions stayed at the Yangjiazhan Inn for one night. They got up the next day, had a simple breakfast, and set off immediately.
The road to the northwest is long and the locust plague is severe, so we are racing against time every day.
However, no matter how rushed he was, Zhou Shaoyu still arranged for Xie Yanyan to stay in the hotel and rest every night.
We thought we could reach the town ahead before dark, but we didn't expect that someone would dig a big hole in the dirt road on the way, causing a team of horse-drawn carriages carrying grain to overturn.
The road is blocked and people are stuck in the middle of the road with no village or shop nearby.
It was getting dark and it was dangerous to continue on the road.
[We are going to camp outdoors. We are tough, but Miss Xie is a delicate woman.]
[Alas, I am such a mess]
Xie Yanyan suddenly said: "It's possible for us to go to a nearby village and ask for a place to stay."
Zhou Shaoyu had no choice but to turn around and seek shelter in a nearby village.
When strangers came to the village, everyone came out to see them. The village head also came and knew that they wanted to stay overnight, so he said warmly: "I have many houses at home, stay at my house."
The village head's house has three courtyards, which are very deep and large.
The front courtyard is home to the headman's eldest son and his family, with three main rooms and two west rooms. The second courtyard is home to the second son, with the same layout.
The third courtyard is where the head of the village, his wife and their youngest son live. There are five main rooms, two west rooms and two east rooms.
The west room is usually used as a guest room, and relatives and friends who come to visit stay in the west room.
It was agreed that the west room would be lent to them for one night.
70 coins per person, a total of 280 coins for four people.
The stove can be borrowed, but rice, grains, vegetables and other items are charged separately.
Zhou Shaoyu wanted to buy some vegetables and food from the village head, and Xie Yanyan said, "I have food in my car."
She thought it over and made a soup and a pot of rice.
Simple and inconspicuous. It is not good to show off your wealth when living in someone else's house.
She asked Xie Anfeng to go to the car and take down one of her baskets. Xie Anfeng was already numb because there were always things in the car that he didn't know about.
Open the lid of the basket and take out a large bowl of peeled broad beans, corn kernels, and a handful of soaked dried mushrooms.
He also took out a small piece of bacon, unpacked sausage, five potatoes, a carrot, half a winter melon, and a small bag of rice.
Zhou Shaoyu asked her: "What do you want to cook?"
"Chinese sausage rice, served with winter melon soup."
Xie Yanyan handed him the potatoes: "Peel them and wash them."
Zhou Shaoyu had never seen potatoes before, but he didn't say anything and went to do it happily.
Zhou Jin was also busy, dicing the bacon and slicing the sausage.
Xie Yanyan processes winter melon and carrots.
The head of the village, whose daughter-in-law had just married, watched from a distance, not daring to approach. She was somewhat envious, thinking that this girl was really amazing, making several grown men circle around the stove.
After the ingredients were prepared, the headman's wife helped to light the fire and Xie Yanyan began to cook.
Put oil in the pan, fry the potatoes until golden, add carrot cubes, sausage slices, broad beans, corn kernels, and mushroom slices, and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the seasoning you prepared secretly.
Put the washed rice in, and also add the water used to soak the mushrooms.
Add enough water, cover, and cook the rice.
Put a little bit of peanut oil in the wok, stir-fry the sliced winter melon, add half a basin of water, put in the diced bacon, bring to a boil, turn off the heat, remove from the wok, fill half a basin with water, and let it cool first.
As the steam rose, the aroma of the sausage rice in the big pot began to spread. The headman's daughter-in-law secretly swallowed her saliva. How could the rice be so fragrant?
Everyone who has eaten sausage rice knows how delicious it is.
Xie Yanyan also likes to eat it, mainly because it saves time and effort, as the rice and vegetables can be cooked in one pot.
Zhou Shaoyu and Zhou Jin are both of working age, and Xie Anfeng is only in his early 40s. He is also a military commander and both have good appetites. Xie Yanyan knows that sausage rice must be a best-seller, so he cooks a lot of it, using about 2 kilograms of dry rice alone, which is definitely enough for them.
How delicious is this pot of rice? In addition to the sausage, the soul, she used the best Wuchang rice in the space, the authentic one.
The rice is crystal clear, each grain is distinct, chewy, fragrant and soft, every bite is a surprise!
It is especially delicious when paired with bacon and winter melon soup.
Zhou Shaoyu had eaten the dishes and rice from the imperial kitchen countless times, but he had never eaten such delicious sausage rice.
He had seen sausages before, but none of them tasted as good as this one!
Zhou Jin was almost suffocating. He couldn't say much in someone else's house. He didn't recognize any of the ingredients in the meal except rice and mushrooms. Wasn't that stupid?
Since I can't ask, I'll turn my doubts into strength to eat. One bowl is not enough, two bowls are not enough, three bowls are the base, four bowls will take off, five bowls...
"Eat slowly! Have I ever left you without food?" Zhou Shaoyu tapped his hand with chopsticks.
Zhou Jin said without even looking up: "It's delicious..."
The headman's family was so greedy that the eldest and second sons smelled the delicious food and went to the backyard. Looking at the people eating around the table, they asked with a smile, "Dad, are there guests at home?"
The head of the village kept swallowing his saliva, and he just said "hmm" without saying anything else. He was afraid of embarrassment if his saliva flowed out.
A pot of rice and half a basin of soup went into Zhou Shaoyu's stomach. The village head was a little angry. He didn't look fat, so why did he eat so much?
There is not even a bit left. How can you be so kind as to envy others at their homes?
Zhou Jin also scooped up the bottom of the pot and ate it. The rice crust was salty and delicious!
Xie Yanyan didn’t think about taking care of the headman’s family. He has already paid for your accommodation, so why should he treat you to a meal?
Besides, many ingredients were out of stock right now and she didn’t want to be seen by strangers.
After cooking, there was not a single vegetable strand left in the basket.
Zhou Shaoyu had a lot to say to Xie Yanyan, but Xie Anfeng was like an old hen protecting her chicks, watching him very closely, so he couldn't say anything.
At night, he and Zhou Jin slept on the floor outside the west room. It was too hot in the room and the mosquitoes were buzzing loudly.
They were guarding outside while Xie Yanyan was sleeping in the house with a mosquito net.
Before going to bed, Xie Yanyan took two large wooden barrels and asked Xie Anfeng to go to the well to fill half a bucket of water, then throw the saltpeter in and cover them with lids.
Zhou Shaoyu looked at the stars in the sky and asked through the window: "Miss Xie, is it hot in there?"
"fine."
Hearing Xie Yanyan say that everything was fine, Xie Anfeng said, "Go to sleep."
"Yeah." Xie Yanyan attached two small portable electric fans to the bed frame, which provided coolness and drove away mosquitoes.
Zhou Shaoyu kept his ears perked up to catch Xie Yanyan's voice, and all he heard was the sound of fanning coming from the room, even and continuous.
He felt so itchy in his heart and wanted to take a peek. How could she be sleeping and snoring at the same time?
(I decided to have sausage rice for lunch today~~)
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