Chapter 51 (Toothpick Meat (Part 1)...)

So when Yan Qiushu was taken back by Xie Qingyun, she still felt a little bit in the clouds.

This solved her financial problems and allowed her to have her own farm???

She could feel that Xiao Huaiqi was completely trying to fool her when he spoke, but her mind was a little confused at the time and she didn't realize it. It was only after she took the thing and looked at it carefully that she discovered it.

In fact, the property had already been transferred, and she saw with her own eyes that her name was on the title deed.

They had already made the decision, which is why they are having the outing today.

But it doesn't matter. Since she accepted it, let her accept it.

I just have to work harder in the future to think of what kind of food can be made in this era.

Soon Yan Qiushu's eyes fell on the beans drying in the open space next to the farm, and she stopped.

"What's wrong?" Xie Qingyun asked.

Yan Qiushu tilted her eyes and looked at Manager Yao: "Manager Yao, please pack two bags of soybeans for us to take back together later." Then she looked at Xie Qingyun: "I want to make something delicious!"

Xie Qingyun looked at the ordinary soybeans and said enviously: "How can you have so many delicious things in your mind? It's really amazing. I don't know how to cook at all——"

Just as she was about to sigh, a clear child's voice interrupted her: "Sister Shu! I just saw the cows being milked! There was so much milk!"

Several people looked aside subconsciously.

Dongdong's fat body was running in the front, two steps behind him were Wan'er, whose face was also flushed with excitement, and Zhou Zhaoheng, and behind them was Xiao Pingsong, who had to walk slowly while carrying two buckets.

The young man carried two buckets of milk steadily, with a smile on his face: "Uncle, aunt, Aunt Yan."

The children came closer one by one. Dongdong rushed directly towards Yan Qiushu. Yan Qiushu followed closely. Her body was shaken by the impact. Just as she managed to stand firm, Wan'er imitated him and rushed towards her with a smile on her face.

Yan Qiushu was much softer towards the little girl. She stopped talking and even tidied up her hair which had been messed up by playing.

Zhou Zhaoheng was breathing quietly at the side. Xiao Pingsong also came over, put the milk steadily on the ground, and said with a smile: "There are so many cows on the farm."

Manager Yao smiled and said, "The eldest young master also asked us to raise a lot of dairy cows. They may not have adapted to the new environment before and the milk production was low. In recent days, the milk in the mansion has been sent by our farm."

Yan Qiushu silently added another step to the plan in her mind and said, "Manager Yao, please send more of the milk. It will be useful to me."

Manager Yao nodded repeatedly and said, "Miss, our ducks and geese have started laying eggs now. Do you want some?"

"Yes!" Yan Qiushu accepted all the food, her eyes brightened. There were so many delicious foods! She added: "Send them directly to my yard."

She seldom went to the kitchen, for fear that she would forget and waste these things.

Manager Yao wrote it down carefully, and Mrs. Xiao just happened to come back.

After walking for so long, everyone was a little tired, so they went back home.

As soon as she got on the carriage, Shui Yu knelt down and admitted her fault: "Miss, I didn't mean to do that. It was just that the maidservant beside the young lady came over and asked me why I was going out so often and where I was going. I just said I was going to the west of the city and the suburbs. She guessed it and asked me if I was going to buy a house."

Although there are commercial streets in the east, south, west and north of Kyoto, each has its own characteristics. Due to its geographical location, there are more houses for sale in the west of the city.

Those who go there often are likely to buy houses.

The maidservant lied and she couldn't deny it, because she was also a member of the Xiao family, so she went and told the young mistress.

Yan Qiushu smiled calmly: "I don't blame you, it's nothing."

Not to mention that Shui Yan was originally from the Xiao family and was just assigned to serve her, and she did a very good job.

Yan Qiushu sees this clearly, and she doesn't mind being known. Buying a house is a good thing.

She was embarrassed not to tell the Xiao family, and she also planned to save money to buy it herself. Now, although she was a little flattered by this generous gift, she was still stunned. In fact, the main reason was that she had saved money for buying a house for several months, but she couldn't use it!

But she was also very happy. Although it was unreal, she did have her own house in this strange world.

Only when you have a house and your own land can you be said to have truly taken root in this world.

However, Yan Qiushu did not plan to leave the Xiao family. She wanted to wait until the Xiao family no longer needed her. But now that she had a house, she could go back during the holidays and play to her heart's content in her own home!

Thinking of this, she began to plan what she would do with her own estate.

Chicken, duck, fish and meat are definitely indispensable. We also need to raise dozens of sheep, pigs and cows. In addition to these, we have to ask people to order special dishes. I don’t know when we can find sweet potatoes. Why don’t we tell the eldest master?

With sweet potatoes, she can make her favorite hot and sour noodles!

In addition to spicy strips, the spiciness of the hot and sour noodles is quite considerable. It would not taste good if it is not spicy.

The taste of other dishes can be reduced according to taste, but this one cannot.

By then, Dongdong and his friends will surely be eating so hard that their eyes are watering. It’s so funny just to think about it…

Just when Yan Qiushu was daydreaming, she returned to the Xiao Mansion and received a visiting card.

It was sent by Princess Chang.

Prince Chang made a great contribution this time. They didn't know the details, but the old emperor became enthusiastic about his son again.

Just this morning, when they were barbecuing there, the imperial edict to confer the title of King Chang came down.

In addition to appointing a rich fiefdom, he also pointed out the best house, which was the Qiao family's house in Kyoto. The Qiao family was extremely greedy, and in addition to giving the money to the third prince, they would definitely keep some for themselves.

The Qiao family's house looks similar on the outside, but it is large and luxurious on the inside, and they dare to put many things that go beyond the system there.

Now that the Qiao family is gone, these things can be given to a prince.

After giving this house to him, the fourth prince, the fifth prince, the sixth prince and other princes who left the palace to set up their own palaces were also conferred the title of king. They were respectively named King Huai, King Shun and King Xuan.

They were each given a fiefdom, but the best one was that of Prince Chang, followed by the fifth prince, the fourth prince, and the sixth prince. The fiefdoms were all about the same, none of them were very good, but they were okay.

The imperial court was shocked by this incident. Everyone was speculating that the old emperor was hurt by the third prince and simply arranged for all the princes to be eliminated. But who would inherit the throne in the future?

The Seventh Prince is only one year old now, and it is hard to say whether he can live to adulthood.

The rest are princesses.

Therefore, there are only a few princes who can inherit the throne. Prince Chang was not included originally, because if he was crowned as a prince, it meant that he was not worthy of being a candidate. However, now four are on the same line. Prince Chang has made merits and has the foundation of being a crown prince for more than ten years. The fifth prince, Prince Shun, has his mother, Concubine Lu, whispering in his favor. On the contrary, the remaining two princes are in a weak position.

For a while, various forces were struggling.

At this time, the first thing that Prince Chang and his wife thought of was their son.

Ah Heng, who had been with them through five years of hardship.

That’s why I have this visiting card.

Dong Dong was very disappointed: "Ah Heng, are you going home?"

Xiao Pingsong rubbed his brother's head and was not in a good mood.

Wan'er bit her lip and whispered, "Ah Heng, can't you just not leave?"

This child, who is about the same age as her, always takes care of her, and Wan'er feels a little reluctant to leave him.

Hearing this, Ah Heng, who was originally quite excited, shook his head sadly and said, "I'm sorry, Dongdong, I miss my mother."

Although he was very happy here and had gained a lot of weight in a short period of time, he missed his parents more and more. If Nan Qi hadn't been running back and forth, delivering and retrieving letters for him and reading them to him at night, he would have probably been hiding in his bed crying.

Dong Dong's shoulders slumped. Although he would not cling to his mother, mainly because his mother was too impetuous and had not been around him since he was a child, he could still understand: "Okay then."

Yan Qiushu couldn't bear to see such a scene, so she patted her head and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's not like we won't see each other again in the future. Ah Heng lives outside the palace now, we can go see him anytime."

Dong Dong: “! That’s right!”

Wan'er was also shocked: "Really?"

"Really!" Yan Qiushu said with a smile, "But now, we still have to give Ah Heng a little gift as a farewell gift."

"Food! Delicious!"

“Spicy noodles!”

"Little crispy meat!"

The children raised their hands one after another, but without exception, they were all talking about food. Maybe this was influenced by themselves?

Yan Qiushu covered her face in shame. She had raised a bunch of foodies, but since the suggestion had been made, she still nodded: "Okay, let's make something delicious."

Ah Heng's face lit up with joy and he looked at her eagerly.

Dongdong and others also came over and asked curiously, "What is it?"

Yan Qiushu: "Toothpick meat!"

Although they didn’t know what it tasted like, the children were still very happy: “Yeah!”

Toothpick meat can be chicken, lamb, beef, or even pork.

It just so happened that I brought back a lot of fresh meat from the farm this time, so I decided to make this.

These meats are fried and can be kept for a long time, so they are perfect as snacks!

Yan Qiushu thought about this and said, "Let's do it now!"

She had only thought about it occasionally before, but now that she was going to do it, her mouth was watering. She was so greedy that she immediately took the children to the kitchen.

"Shui Yu, Madam Xu, you come and cut the meat." Yan Qiushu distributed two portions of meat and picked up the third portion herself.

Then let a few children go to the manager to ask for toothpicks.

Yan Qiushu couldn't use a toothpick, and the other children couldn't use one either, as there weren't any in their yard.

The children swarmed out, and the sound of "dong dong dong..." of cutting vegetables began to sound.

After the meat is cut, it needs to be washed and then marinated. When marinating, add egg white and a little oil to lock in the moisture.

At this time, Xiao Pingsong brought his brothers and sisters and brought a lot of toothpicks over. Yan Qiushu said, "Boil the toothpicks to disinfect them."

"Okay!" Dongdong responded crisply.

Wan'er had already gone to find a pot, and Nanny Xu and Shui Yu were watching over them to make sure they didn't hurt themselves.

After the water was roasted and the toothpicks were cooked and disinfected successfully, the marinating time for the meat was up. Yan Qiushu placed a plate of meat in front of each of the four people and said, "Come on, skewer this with toothpicks."

Dong Dong was shocked: "Another string?!"

"It seems that Dongdong doesn't want to help, so I can only do it myself." Yan Qiushu pretended to be regretful and wanted to take the meat from his hand.

Dongdong rushed over and said, "I want to! Sister Shu, let me do it. You've been tired for a long time. Take a rest first."

Yan Qiushu chuckled and sat next to them to help skewer the vegetables.

The meat is cut into small pieces, and after being skewered, it is divided into different ingredients and piled aside. However, just a little bit of meat, plus toothpicks, can be piled up into a large plate, which looks so pleasing to the eye.

When the skewering process was almost done, Yan Qiushu came to the stove. Nanny Xu lit the fire while she poured the oil.

When the oil is slightly hot, add the prepared scallions, ginger, garlic, peppercorns, cinnamon and other spices, fry until fragrant and then take them out.

At this time, Shui Yu took the chicken as Yan Qiushu requested, and poured the toothpick chicken into it with a sizzling sound. It seemed to stick to the bottom of the pot all of a sudden, but when she stirred it with a colander, the toothpick chicken pieces separated directly.

After frying for a while and setting, take it out and wait for the meat to cool down before putting it back in to continue frying.

When the surface is slightly browned after frying for the second time, you can take it out and set it aside to control the oil.

Next, repeat the steps for beef and mutton in order.

Until everything is done, leave a little oil in the pot, add minced garlic, cumin, sesame, chili oil and other things, stir-fry, then put the meat in.

Mutton has a strong mutton smell, so after it is seasoned, you need to sprinkle a little more cumin to cover up the smell as much as possible.

The last bit of cumin powder was added, and three portions of toothpick meat with different tastes were completely taken out of the pot and appeared hot in front of everyone.

The chicken is orange-yellow in color, the mutton is a little darker in color, and the beef is directly brown-red, all dotted with white sesame seeds. The spicy aroma flows with the air, blowing into your nose, and the aroma of meat is all over the place.

The plates these are served on are all ordinary white plates, which makes the contrast with the meat even more obvious. Occasionally, some of the meat has a few peppercorns hanging on it, and you can imagine how delicious it is just by looking at it.

Dong Dong stared at it intently, and finally swallowed his saliva: "Gulp!"

Xiao Pingsong took a deep breath and exclaimed sincerely on his honest face: "It smells so good!"

Wan'er stared at those big eyes with anticipation, and said in a cute voice, "Sister Shu, can we eat now?"

Ah Heng didn't say anything, but his eyes seemed to have spoken.

I want to eat!!!

Yan Qiushu raised her eyebrows, motioned them to look at Ah Heng, and said with a smile: "This is a farewell gift we made for Ah Heng. The owner is Ah Heng, you have to ask him~"

Hearing this, the three children all looked over, silent and expectant.

Ah Heng was stunned for a moment without saying anything. He looked at the girl who was smiling at him, then looked at his good friend's sparkling eyes. He grinned, nodded vigorously, and said loudly with all his strength, "Sure! Thank you, Sister Ah Shu!"