Chapter 44 (Sour and spicy boneless chicken feet (Part 1)...)

After eating the beef, Yan Qiushu said goodbye to Xue Jiahe.

There were no children around, so she didn't take a carriage but walked back directly. Now the temperature was starting to rise, and the cats had been staying up all winter, so it was a good time to exercise.

By the way, take a look at this ancient street scene.

The place where they had eaten before was not a very busy street. When they walked out and came to the main road of Kyoto, they could feel its spaciousness by standing directly on it.

In order to accommodate various carriages and even armies, as well as parades and visits from foreign countries, this main road was built very wide. It takes a long time to get to the other side of the street from here.

This is also the place with the largest flow of people. Along the way, you can see all kinds of shops.

As she looked around, Yan Qiushu discovered that there were so many street lanterns, all of which were beautiful.

She asked before she could react immediately.

Shui Yu smiled and said, "Tomorrow is the 13th, the Lantern Festival will begin, and there will naturally be more lanterns. Girls can go out tomorrow night and the 15th night. During the Lantern Festival, many people will come to play. There will be no curfew, and it will be lively all night long. The street can also be used by vendors."

Yan Qiushu suddenly realized, it was the Lantern Festival.

She didn't pay much attention to time in her daily life, and she had been staying at the Xiao residence before, so she didn't notice it.

Since it’s the Lantern Festival, of course I have to buy some lanterns.

Yan Qiushu limped and went to a lantern shop, where she picked out some lanterns with small animals in them. Since there were a lot of them, she had them delivered directly to Xiao's house.

After shopping, she felt that her money was well spent and bought some snacks to take back.

As soon as she returned to the mansion, the children who had not yet started school seemed to have heard the news and quickly came over, chattering around her and asking her, "Why did you take so long today?"

"Did you have anything delicious to eat?"

Yan Qiushu gave them the snacks and said with a deliberate attitude of enjoying herself: "I had a very delicious beef noodle. The noodles were really delicious. The soup was also delicious. The beef was also delicious. I also bought lanterns for you. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are the Lantern Festivals..."

"Wow!" The children all opened their mouths wide.

Among them, Ah Heng was the most surprised. He envied Yan Qiushu and the others for being able to go out freely.

Wan'er was the first one to pull Yan Qiushu and beg, "Sister Shu, I want to go too!"

"I've been there. It was the last Lantern Festival. My uncle was at home and took me there." Dongdong raised his chin proudly.

In return, Ah Heng asked, "What is the Lantern Festival like?"

Dong Dong scratched his face and his voice suddenly became much quieter: "...I forgot, I just remember there were a lot of people and a lot of lanterns."

Wan'er said regretfully: "I didn't go, I was afraid..."

Last year, Wan'er was six years old. Dongdong was rarely at home, and her brother went back to the Shen family. She was not as cheerful as she is now.

Xiao Pingsong was the calmest. He was the oldest and had experienced many things countless times, such as the Lantern Festival: "I've been there a few times. The Lantern Festival is fun. There are lantern riddles, all kinds of food for sale, and performances..."

Yan Qiushu didn't know either and just watched eagerly.

The boy spoke more seriously: "I guessed two lantern riddles at a stall before and got two lanterns!"

"Brother, you are so awesome!" Wan'er said with starry eyes, holding her face.

Dongdong nodded vigorously.

Yan Qiushu also admired him: "I'm sure I can't do it. So this time when we go out to play, the lantern riddle will be handed over to Pingsong. I hope we can bring back a few more lanterns."

"Okay, okay..."

Dongdong and the others nodded repeatedly and were discussing something.

Ah Heng whispered, "I won't go."

Dong Dong was shocked: "Why?!"

The fair and slightly chubby little boy smiled shyly: "I don't want to go..."

But I don't have enough confidence in saying that.

But it is true that on days like the Lantern Festival, the streets are crowded with people, and if you are not careful, it would be easy for someone to snatch a child.

Just two days ago when they went to the fried chicken restaurant to show their support, Yan Qiushu brought a lot of people with her, but she didn't dare to take them for a long walk on the road. Even though there were many guards, the chances of the other party making a feint to the east and attacking in the west to successfully launch a sneak attack were still very high.

But she really couldn't bear to leave the child alone at home, and she couldn't do it.

Suddenly she had an idea and said, "How about we go there in a carriage?"

All four children looked over and asked: "Why do we want to ride in a carriage?"

Yan Qiushu smiled and said, "I also want to set up a stall and let people come to guess the lantern riddles. If they guess correctly, I will give them a portion of popcorn. If they guess wrong, they will have to spend money to buy it. Of course, I need a carriage to do that."

"Guess the lantern riddle?"

"Build a stall?"

“Selling popcorn???”

After three shouts of surprise, a pair of clear big eyes were filled with surprise and joy, and the three of them said in unison: "This is OK!"

So interesting!

This was a huge surprise for a kid who had never run a business before.

In the past, they were the buyers, buying things, but now their roles have been changed. They set up stalls, selling popcorn and asking people to guess lantern riddles. It’s fun just to think about it. Xiao Pingsong understood what it meant and his face turned red.

Yan Qiushu looked at the boy who had been silent the whole time and said, "Ah Heng, come along too. I need a helper to help me move things."

Ah Heng couldn't believe it at first and pointed at himself.

After the woman in front of him nodded with a smile, he was still a little nervous: "Can I go?"

"Of course you can, but you can't get off the car." Yan Qiushu waved her hands and looked at Xiao Pingsong and others: "You all have to behave, otherwise I won't open this stall and will go home directly!"

"Of course!"

Wan'er's head was dotted like a woodpecker. This new and interesting thing on the stall was so interesting!

Fortunately, with sister Ashu accompanying her, she dared to play even though she was timid.

Yan Qiushu added, "This is my plan, but whether it will succeed or not, I still have to ask your grandmother, Madam Xiao, because there are so many people at the Lantern Festival, it will be very dangerous, and you kids might be secretly taken away if you're not careful, so we need a lot of people to protect you, which is a very troublesome thing. If it's not possible, then we can just celebrate the festival in the mansion, okay?"

The four children were delighted and said in clear voices: "Okay!"

Moving the stall was something Yan Qiushu had just thought of.

It is difficult to cause large-scale casualties in crowded places. With the protection of the carriage shell, the possibility of taking the child away in the chaos is basically non-existent, unless the carriage is also destroyed, but there will be many casualties and it will be difficult to implement, not to mention that the Lantern Festival will be strictly managed, with patrols throughout the entire process, etc.

If the Xiao family's guards were there to protect them, the children could see what was happening outside the window when they were shopping, and they could also communicate with people outside by guessing lantern riddles, and the Lantern Festival experience would be complete.

However, this is just Yan Qiushu's idea, and the details still need to be discussed with all the parents.

In order to increase the success rate, Yan Qiushu decided to make some delicious food and send it over!

As soon as this proposal came out, it immediately attracted everyone's approval: "Yes, yes!"

"Sister Shu, what is that delicious food?"

Xiao Pingsong coughed lightly and said, "Aunt Yan, Pingsong can help."

Yan Qiushu looked at the group of people. Although they were young, the youngest was five years old and could really help a lot. She smiled and said, "Make chicken feet."

Dong Dong's eyes lit up: "Is it the chicken feet from the halogen shop?"

Yan Qiushu smiled and said, "No, but it's also very delicious."

As long as it tastes good, Dongdong is satisfied.

However, the first step to making chicken feet is to have chicken feet. The Xiao family has almost never eaten chicken feet, and the kitchen doesn’t have them, so they have to go to the farm to get them. By the time they come back, it’s already late.

For this reason, Yan Qiushu asked someone to cook beef for her so that she could eat some at will.

Although the food was not as delicious as the beef in the store due to lack of ingredients, it was still very delicious when prepared by Yan Qiushu. After eating, they started to get busy before it got dark.

The first step to cooking chicken feet is to blanch them.

Put the chicken feet in cold water, add onion, ginger, garlic and a little wine to remove the fishy smell. Then rinse the chicken feet in cold water to make the skin and flesh tighter and more chewy. At this step, the process becomes complicated.

All four children tried hard to hold the small scissors and carefully cut the chicken claws from the top according to Yan Qiushu's instruction. Shui Yan and Aunt Xu took over and took out the bones.

The wet nurse who was serving the four children was terrified, fearing that they would hurt themselves. But seeing that the little kids were having so much fun, she didn't dare to say anything. She just stood beside them and stared at them intently.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

After the chicken feet are deboned, they become a little soft without the support of the bones. In order to disinfect them, they are rinsed with hot water again and then placed in a large bowl. At the same time, add minced garlic, chopped green onion, minced ginger, chili oil, pepper, vinegar, soy sauce, sugar and other seasonings. Then pour in cooled boiled water, stir evenly, and mix it into every part of the chicken feet.

Finally, cover with a lid and leave overnight.

When the lid was put on, the shoulders of the children who had been helping for a long time slumped, and their faces were full of fatigue: "It's finally done."

“Cooking is so hard!”

"Yes, Sister Shu, thank you for your hard work." Wan'er nodded with lingering fear and came over to hug Yan Qiushu.

Seeing this, the other children followed suit.

Yan Qiushu was feeling a little tired at first, but after being hugged like this, she immediately started to smile, and her tiredness seemed to disappear.

She patted their heads one by one, and finally came to Xiao Pingsong. The two of them were not that familiar with each other, but when she saw the child blinking at her, her heart softened, and she reached out to pat his shoulder, saying in a slightly trembling voice, "Go back to sleep. It will be ready to eat after breakfast tomorrow."

"Okay!"

Following clear responses, the children left one after another, tired but full of expectations.

This time, they made the dishes themselves!

It must be delicious!

The next day.

Yan Qiushu had just finished eating and hadn't even wiped her mouth when the four children came over one after another.

He said he came to pay his respects to her.

Under Xiao Pingsong's leadership, the etiquette was acceptable, but after the ceremony, everyone looked at him hesitantly and said nothing.

Yan Qiushu pursed her lips and smiled: "It's ready to eat. Let's take it to your grandma to eat first."

"Okay!" the four children said in unison.

Xiao Pingzhou originally wanted to finish speaking, feeling a little embarrassed, as he had been playing with his younger brothers and sisters these days and had become a little childish, but soon he looked at the delicious food that Yan Qiushu brought out and sniffed.

A sour and spicy fragrance made his mouth water just by breathing it, and he immediately felt that his expectations were justified.

The chicken feet that were white and tender yesterday have now turned light brown. They are lying close together in the bowl, with the soup just enough to reveal the tips of the chicken feet, making them appear looming. As the chicken claws are picked out one by one, you can see that the boneless chicken claws are still shaking exceptionally softly.

It was a completely different feeling from the halved chicken feet he had tasted before. The latter seemed to be bone-breaking with just a bite, while the former made his teeth tremble.

"Gulp!" Xiao Pingsong watched, and because he was close to it, he swallowed his saliva stimulated by the sour and spicy taste.

At this time, the three children were all staring at him, but no one spoke. The sound was slightly obvious, and Yan Qiushu heard it. She turned around and saw the honest young boy with a red face.

She was silent, and picked up a chicken claw for each person: "Let you try it first."

"Thank you, Aunt Yan." Xiao Pingsong smiled innocently and quickly put the food into his mouth.

Sure enough, it tasted spicy as soon as I took a bite.

The tongue just felt a little irritated, and then quickly tasted the strong sourness, which reduced its spiciness, and finally the salty and sweet tastes. The mixture of multiple flavors made Xiao Pingsong's lips and tongue, which had just had a light breakfast, feel refreshed.

The chicken feet are quite crunchy when chewed. The smooth chicken feet have a great taste, and the tendons are especially tender. Without bones, it tastes...

It’s not over yet!

After unknowingly swallowing a chicken claw, Xiao Pingsong found that his simple taste not only failed to appease his appetite, but made him want to eat more!!!