Xu Jiang arrived late today, and Liang Mo had already opened the door and was sweeping the courtyard.
She and Yin Yin worked together to clean up the shop, including the inside and outside, the backyard and the kitchen.
Uncle Jackal was led out and tied under a tree. Liang Mo cleaned its grass nest and replaced it with a wooden house, which immediately looked a lot tidier.
Xu Jiang put away the Liangyi couch, cleaned the donkey shed and goose cages, and washed the ground. The yard was finally tidy.
The publication of "New Edition of Mathematics" will begin tomorrow, and both she and Liang Mo have to get started. It's a grand event, so they have to clear out this yard to make things go smoothly.
After cleaning up, they started burning incense according to the old custom, using Huangbai and Hongmu to drive away poisonous insects.
After cleaning, the sun has risen up into the sky. The cicadas and insects are chirping and people are talking, composing a song of Ruibin.
Xu Jiang looked far to the north. Song Qiao and Hu Xu had already gone to Linggao Mountain Orchid Garden to accept Wen Hui's invitation. This trip should have been very interesting, but it was a pity that she had no chance to see them.
Just as I was feeling regretful, Shopkeeper Wang came over with a basin of cold noodles.
"I'll bring this Leng Tao to you first. I really can't move it over there, and with the two little ones making things more complicated, I can't take care of both."
After Xu Jiang took it, he asked, "Do you need my help?"
"No, no, there's my wife's brother, sister-in-law, and mother-in-law here. You won't have anywhere to stay."
"Then we'll just wait to eat for free."
"Hahaha, you won't starve. The sheep are fat today."
Although it was free food, Xu Jiang still prepared some food to reciprocate.
There are enough lotus pods in the lotus garden these days. Lou Jing asked people to pick a lot of them, and Xu Jiang also brought some to the bookstore. They are good for eating, playing, or as a snack.
At this time, you can use it to make a dish of honey-roasted lotus seeds, which is in full bloom. You can also make a fresh lotus root and lotus seed soup to relieve the summer heat.
First, I peeled the lotus seeds, washed the lotus roots, and cut them. With Yinyin's help, the fresh lotus root and lotus seed soup was soon on the stove.
Fresh lotus root and lotus seed soup is made with fresh lotus root and lotus seeds, as well as white fungus, lily and red dates.
Since the lotus roots, lilies and lotus seeds are all fresh, this soup doesn’t take much time to prepare.
When processing the ingredients, first soak the white fungus in warm water for two minutes, put it into the pot together with the prepared ingredients, and stew for half an hour until the white fungus will produce gelatin.
Then add rock honey, wait for it to melt, remove from heat and place in freshly drawn well water to cool. When you eat it, it will be fresh, sweet, smooth, cold and delicious, very pleasant.
After the soup was cooked, the two continued to peel the lotus seeds.
It was a laborious task, but Xu Jiang had plenty of tools. She used a seldom-used carving knife to carve the lotus seeds, while Yinyin took charge of picking them. Both of them were quick and had a tacit understanding, and soon, the plump white lotus seeds filled a large bowl.
"That's enough."
Xu Jiang asked Yin Yin to wash the lotus seeds while she set up a stove and boiled water.
Boil the water, cook the lotus seeds, drain them after they are soft, then heat the pot to make honey.
Use clear oil to refine honey. The amount depends on the number of lotus seeds. Take more if more, and less if less. Do not take too much.
When the oil is about half cooked, pour in honey or sugarcane juice and stir until it is slightly browned. Then add the drained lotus seeds and stir until each lotus seed is coated with honey. Then remove from heat and serve.
Xu Jiang cut some lotus leaves and stuffed them into a food box. After the heat from the lotus seeds had dissipated, she placed them inside the lotus leaves and asked Liang Mo to deliver them to Shopkeeper Wang's house.
The rest were done in the same way, bowls and plates were taken, lotus leaves were cut, and everything was arranged on the plate.
Yin Yin sniffed and said, "It smells so good."
Xu Jiang picked up one and fed it into her mouth.
She first squinted her eyes because of the sweetness, then frowned because of the bitterness of the lotus heart, but in the end, the more she tasted, the more delicious it became.
Xu Jiang also tasted one herself.
Well, joy and sorrow go hand in hand, what a wonderful life.
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