Chapter 51: No More Detergent



Xiaoguo was not in a hurry to clean the basin and basket. Anyway, she didn't have to prepare potato flour ingredients and had plenty of time. After dinner last night, she taught Zhuangzhuang new words and agreed to check them today. Xiaoguo sat on the side and asked questions while Zhuangzhuang wrote them down. Xiaoguo was afraid that Zhuangzhuang would forget the first words he learned, so every time she mentioned a new word, she would insert the words she had learned before.

Zhuangzhuang did not disappoint Xiaoguo and got all the answers right. Xiaoguo rewarded Zhuangzhuang with a kiss. Zhuangzhuang was so happy that he asked for the reward again next time. Xiaoguo patted him amusedly and asked Zhuangzhuang to put away the book. She went to the kitchen to cook and saw white smoke coming out of other people's chimneys.

Xiaoguo came to the kitchen. There were not many vegetables left in the basket and the vegetables in the vegetable garden were just beginning to sprout. It seemed that she would have to buy some vegetables at the market tomorrow. She was thinking while her hands did not stop. There were still a few potatoes, a bundle of leeks, and a few tomatoes left in the basket. Xiaoguo was going to eat tomato noodles.

Scoop one and a half bowls of flour into the basin. This amount is just right for Xiaoguo and Zhuangzhuang. Add water and knead the dough. After it is formed into a ball, put it aside to relax. Then start washing and cutting tomatoes. Go to the space, open the refrigerator, use a knife to pull out a piece of pork belly, take it out and cut it into cubes. At this time, Zhuangzhuang finishes feeding the animals and goes into the kitchen. He sits on a bench and starts to light a fire.

Heat the pot and add pork fat, add chopped green onion and minced ginger to stir-fry, add diced pork and stir-fry until it changes color, drizzle with balsamic vinegar to enhance the flavor, add tomatoes and stir-fry until the juice comes out, add salt and stir-fry evenly before serving. Zhuangzhuang brings it into the house, Xiaoguo brushes the pot and adds water, and when the water boils, start cutting noodles. Knead the relaxed noodles until smooth, roll them into thin slices, stack them up and cut them evenly into layers of about three centimeters in width. Xiaoguo and Zhuangzhuang both prefer wider noodles, so roll them wider.

After the water boils, put the noodles in. After a while, they can be taken out of the pot. Carry the noodles back to the house. Zhuangzhuang follows behind with the dishes and chopsticks. After washing hands together, you can eat.

After dinner, Zhuangzhuang washed the dishes, Xiaoguo wiped the table clean, returned to the kitchen, took the detergent that Zhuangzhuang put down and went to the well, taking the opportunity to wash the basin and basket of potato flour ingredients.

Zhuangzhuang finished washing the dishes and came out to wash the basins and baskets with Xiaoguo. Zhuangzhuang squeezed out the last drop of detergent and said to Xiaoguo, "Mom, this is gone." Although I don't know what it is, this is very useful. It can wash dishes cleanly no matter how greasy they are, and it smells good. It is very convenient to use it yourself.

Xiaoguo took it, opened it and saw that the inside was indeed very clean. "It's okay, mom will make soap beans in the afternoon. Look, mom picked so many soap beans." Xiaoguo pointed them to Zhuangzhuang. Zhuangzhuang looked in the direction and realized that the long black ones were called soap beans. He nodded obediently.

Xiaoguo brought the cleaned basins and baskets back to the kitchen, put them away one by one, and glanced at the rice cupboard and saw the leftover lard residue from boiling the pork fat. If she hadn't seen it today, she would have almost forgotten that there were lard residues. Xiaoguo took it out and looked at the cabbage in the basket. She decided to steam the cabbage and lard residue buns in the evening.

After getting a nod from Zhuang Zhuang, Xiao Guo immediately started to work! Let's make the dough rise first! It will rise soon in this weather. Xiao Guo covered the dough with a lid and put it in a sunny place. Then he went to the place where the potato flour was drying and took the dried starch block to the millstone to grind it into flour.

Zhuangzhuang still wants to help, and Xiaoguo will of course not refuse. She knows that Zhuangzhuang likes to help her, and based on last experience, Zhuangzhuang probably likes the feel of starch, so Xiaoguo will not stop him no matter what.


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