Chapter 88 Chapter 88-Two-in-one fried crispy meat
Vegetables Lin Chunxing washed a sweet potato leaf and a handful of beans. Lin Duoer also took a loofah, washed them and put them in the colander.
After washing the vegetables, Lin Duoer ran to Lin Chuntao and they worked together. They could also cook, but they both liked Lin Chuntao's cooking the best.
As long as it is cooked by Lin Chuntao, even vegetables taste better than theirs.
After the girl and Lin Chuntao ordered the dishes, they asked, "Sister, what kind of meat should we make for dinner?"
Lin Chuntao raised her eyebrows slightly and smiled, "What's the matter? Are you tired of the stir-fried pork and braised pork?"
Lin Duoer chuckled, "Not that I'm tired of it either."
After Lin Chuntao prepared and steamed the rice, she went into the house and looked at the meat in the basin. There was a tenderloin and a piece of pork belly.
Lin Chuntao has made stewed pork belly and twice-cooked pork. Recently, she has been busy and has not made any new dishes.
The tenderloin here is suitable for frying crispy meat.
Lin Chuntao thought for a moment and said to Lin Duoer, "Go find Aunt Guizhi and pick some pea tips from her field."
"What are you doing with the tips of peas?"
Lin Chuntao said: "Of course I cook it and eat it."
"I'll fry some crispy pork and share it with you guys later." As soon as Lin Chuntao finished speaking, Lin Duoer, knowing they were going to have another delicious meal tonight, jumped up and ran off. Lin Chuntao said, "Don't overcook. One bowl is enough."
"Oh, I see."
After Lin Duo'er ran away, Lin Chuntao took the tenderloin out to wash it. Pei Ying was still chopping the meat on the chopping board. It wasn't all done yet, but since they had to prepare dinner now, they had to put it away and free up the chopping board.
He was listening to the two sisters chatting just now.
Lin Chuntao brought the pork tenderloin over, and he quickly put away the meat filling.
Lin Chuntao cut the meat into strips as thick as chopsticks and told Pei Ying and the others to wash the onions and ginger. Lin Chuntao thought that there was flour but no starch, but they couldn't tell the difference between starch and flour at a glance. While they were washing the seasonings, Lin Chuntao went back to the house and exchanged some sweet potato starch.
After the meat strips are cut, they need to be patted with the back of the knife to make the meat soft.
After she prepared the meat, she put it into a bowl, cut some green onions and ginger and put them in, then poured in some wine, added salt and pepper powder and started to marinate.
"Wait for it to marinate, and I'll cut up some pork belly to make it together."
You can fry more crispy meat at one time and eat it tomorrow.
When Lin Chuntao was marinating the pork belly, Lin Duoer also came back.
"So fast?" Lin Chunxing asked in surprise.
Lin Duoer said, "My aunt is also in the field. She helped me pick the pumpkins. There is also a big pumpkin on it."
"We have pumpkins in our fields, why did you take my aunt's?" Lin Chuntao finished speaking, and Lin Duoer said, "My aunt said her pumpkins this year are especially sweet and there are a lot of them. She asked me to pick one and cook it. I refused, so she just gave it to me."
Lin Chunxing saw her struggling to hold the big pumpkin and hurriedly took the pumpkin down.
The melon was really big and quite heavy.
After being taken away by Lin Chunxing, Lin Duoer breathed a sigh of relief: "My arm is almost broken."
Lin Chuntao said to her, "Shake them and rub your wrists." Lin Duoer put down the pea tips and began to do as she was told. Lin Chuntao smiled and teased her, "Thank you for your hard work, Duoer. I'll chop them and cook them later. Have some more, Duoer."
Lin Duoer pouted and said, "No, no."
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "You said you didn't want it, but when I make it, don't be greedy."
Lin Duoer narrowed her eyes and shook Lin Chuntao's arm. "Sister, what delicious food are you going to make?"
Lin Chuntao looked at the big pumpkin. She thought that even if she cooked it, she would never be able to finish it.
"I'll make some pumpkin pie tonight and you can have it for breakfast tomorrow morning."
It was something she had never eaten before, and Lin Duoer's eyes were shining and full of anticipation.
"Go get some red beans and pick them up. I'll cook them and make the filling later."
“Okay!”
She agreed and went to get the basin and ran into the house.
Before the meat was marinated, Lin Chuntao first got the flour and starch and mixed them together. The consistency needed to be adjusted to a level that could be hung on the meat strips. Lin Chuntao still beat a few eggs in it as usual.
When this is done, the steamer on the fire is already steaming.
That would take a while, so she first cut the sweet potato leaves and peeled a few garlic cloves. The loofah was durable, and Lin Chuntao wanted to eat pea tips tonight, so she only cut the beans.
All the dishes were prepared and the meat strips were almost marinated. Lin Chuntao poured out the blood from the marinade, picked out the green onions and ginger, and beat two eggs into a bowl and mixed them evenly.
She checked the rice in the steamer and saw it was ready to be poured out and sprinkled with water. Lin Chuntao took a winnowing basket and asked Lin Chunxing and the others to light a fire in the yard, preparing to steam the rice and fry the crispy pork at the same time.
The meal was cooked quickly, and by the time Lin Chuntao was done, the fire was already lit. She took the steamer to the yard to steam the food, and used the stove to fry meat and stir-fry vegetables.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the crispy meat twice, and control the oil temperature. The first time, Lin Chuntao pours the prepared flour into the two bowls of meat, mixes it evenly, and makes sure that every piece of meat is coated with flour. After she is done, she brings it over and places it on the stove.
She removed some of the firewood, waited for the oil to melt, and then tested the oil temperature with chopsticks.
Seeing the oil in the pot start to bubble, she began to put the meat strips in. She put the meat strips coated with flour in, and with a sizzling sound, the crispy meat was successfully formed. Lin Chuntao quickly put it in, and by the time the flour turned yellow, the fragrance had already spread.
Pei Ying and her three sisters were standing nearby, watching. They all took a deep breath at the same time when they smelled the fragrance. Lin Chuntao asked with a smile, "Isn't it fragrant?"
Several people nodded vigorously, and Lin Chuntao also took a sip. She didn't feel hungry just now, but now she felt hungry after smelling this smell.
The first frying didn’t take long. Before it turned golden brown, Lin Chuntao scooped it out with a bamboo colander.
"Sister, are you ready? Can I eat now?"
As he spoke, he turned on his toes and prepared to pick up the chopsticks. Lin Chuntao hurriedly said, "It needs to be fried again. Wait a minute."
Lin Duoer asked curiously, "Is it not cooked yet?"
"I really want to try a piece."
"Wait a little longer, the meat inside might not be cooked through yet, fry it later and eat it later."
As Lin Chuntao spoke, she started frying another bowl. This bowl was pork belly with a little bit of fat, but it was thin pork belly, not much fat.
While waiting for the pot to be taken out, Lin Chuntao added some firewood to the stove to make the fire a little bigger, and poured the two large bowls of crispy meat back in to fry them again.
The aroma was now stronger. Lin Chuntao stood by the stove and asked, "Do you want some chili dip?"
"If you want to dip it, put some chili powder and Sichuan pepper powder in a bowl and add some salt."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Chunxing said, "I'll do it."
Lin Chunxing went to mix the chili powder, while Lin Chuntao stared at the pot. If she was not careful and over-fried it, the taste would be bad. When she saw that the color was a little darker golden, she quickly scooped it out.
Lin Chuntao asked Pei Ying to bring it to the table. There was still a lot of oil in the pot, so she scooped it into a bowl.
The rice was already steaming. Lin Chuntao quickly stir-fried some sweet potato leaves with garlic, grabbed some minced meat, cut some dried chilies, and made a dish of stir-fried minced meat with green beans.
This was also the first time for Lin Chuntao to make stir-fried green beans. Lin Chunhe moved her nose and stretched her neck to look into the pot.
"Sister, this smells a bit good too."
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "If it smells good, eat more later."
She fried the beans, then added the crispy pork and cooked the pea tips.
The crispy meat has a mellow aroma, the pea tips have a refreshing fragrance, but Lin Chuntao’s favorite is the one cooked with pig skin residue, and she even likes to drink the soup.
Thinking about it, he said to Pei Ying, "Buy some pig skin tomorrow."
"good."
Lin Chunxing had already mixed the chili powder and called Lin Chunhe and the others to come over and eat.
The pea tips were still cooking in the pot, and Lin Chuntao walked over: "Let me try some too."
Lin Chunxing handed her a pair of chopsticks. Lin Chuntao didn't dip the noodle in the sauce and tried a piece first. There was pepper powder in the batter, so she wanted to try a piece first.
The golden skin is crispy, the meat inside is tender, and the combination is not too dry. The cooking time is just right, and the pepper powder is added just right, so it is not too spicy.
It is a familiar taste to Lin Chuntao.
After tasting a piece, Pei Ying and Lin Chunhe all looked at Lin Chuntao at the same time.
Several people were still chewing something, but they looked at her excitedly, as if the food was so delicious that they couldn't open their mouths.
Lin Chuntao couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Don't be so exaggerated. I suspect you are trying to trick me into cooking every day."
When Lin Chuntao finished speaking, Lin Duoer had already finished a piece. She rushed to Lin Chuntao and said, "Sister, I feel like we missed out on the stir-fried pork a few days ago!"
“This is so delicious!!!”
As she spoke, she stamped her feet and spun around in circles with joy.
Lin Chuntao shook her head helplessly. "If you eat this for a few more days, you'll get tired of it. Next time you come across something more delicious, you won't say you've missed out on this, right?"
Lin Chunxing, Lin Chunhe and the others were laughing beside her, and Lin Duoer kept refuting.
"No, no! This is delicious."
The soup in the pot boiled. Lin Chuntao took a piece and ate it while looking at the pot. She cut a tomato and threw it in, then put in the pea tips, and then she added some salt.
The pea tips were cooked in a moment. Lin Chuntao waited for the soup to boil again, tasted it and found it was just the right saltiness, then scooped it up in a bowl.
"Get the bowls and chopsticks and prepare to eat."
Lin Chuntao called out, and Pei Ying went to bring down the steamer. Lin Chuntao took away the firewood before the red beans they had just picked were soaked, thinking that she would cook after dinner.
There was meat and vegetables. The days were still long in Yizhou in late August. It was estimated to be three quarters after the hour of You, and the sun had not yet completely set. The sunset made people's shadows very long.
A gentle breeze blew, bringing a hint of coolness.
Lin Chuntao and her friends sat in the yard and ate dinner facing the sunset.
They continued to eat while exclaiming that the crispy meat was delicious. Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "This is not difficult to make. If you like it, make it often in the future. You can also have it as a snack."
Lin Chuntao likes to eat pea tips. She feels full after eating the vegetables, drinking the soup and half a bowl of rice.
The stir-fried green beans also had a dry fragrance. After putting down the bowl, she picked up two pieces and ate them.
After dinner, the sun had already set and everyone sat in the yard to rest.
They were all too full to stand up and clean up, so they turned around and sat down to enjoy the cool air.
Fan Li'niang, Meng Yun and the others had dinner early, and then they kept waiting after they finished, fearing that it would be awkward if they ran into Lin Chuntao and the others having dinner.
They waited until the sun set before coming to the house together.
The bamboo gate was unlocked and ajar. Fan Li Niang and the others knocked gently on the door, and it opened.
Lin Chuntao looked up and saw them. They both smiled and said, "Mrs. Lin, is it convenient now? We want to ask you something."
After Fan Li Niang finished speaking, Lin Chuntao stood up and greeted them: "It's convenient, come in."
After hearing what was said, the two of them came in. Lin Chuntao brought two stools for them to sit on. "Have you eaten yet?"
Meng Yun replied, "I have eaten. Have you just finished eating?"
Lin Chunxing smiled and said, "Well, we did it a little late and just finished eating."
As she spoke, she stood up and started to clean up the dishes. Lin Chunhe and Lin Duoer also stood up to help, took the table aside, wiped it clean, and prepared to boil water to wash the dishes.
Pei Ying got up and saw that the water in the bucket was almost gone, so he poured the remaining water into the basin. He carried the bucket out of the yard.
While they were busy, Lin Chuntao sat down beside them with Fan Li'niang and the others.
"Madam Fan, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Lin Chuntao asked, and Fan Li Niang glanced at Meng Yun. Meng Yun pursed her lips, took a deep breath, and then said, "Madam Lin, are you looking for someone to do the work?"
Lin Chuntao guessed their intention after hearing this and said, "We are looking for a few, but not many people are needed right now."
Meng Yun asked, "Does the lady need someone to take notes?"
Lin Chuntao raised her eyebrows slightly, and Meng Yun continued, "I've studied for a few years and can do some simple accounting. If my lady needs anyone, I'd like to recommend myself."
Lin Chuntao will indeed need an accountant in the future. Not to mention the money, even the inflow and outflow of inventory must be recorded.
She looked at Meng Yun, thought for a moment, and asked, "Madam, have you ever worked as an accountant in any shop before?"
Meng Yun subconsciously looked at Fan Li Niang, and finally told Lin Chuntao the truth.
"My sister-in-law used to run a small embroidery studio, and I was in charge of it."
Lin Chuntao nodded. She actually didn't have that much to do right now. As far as she knew, the monthly salary of an accountant was not low. She didn't want to hire someone with the normal monthly salary. She also had to build a house, so she wanted to save money wherever possible.
But Meng Yun and the others lived nearby. If I worked for her, I could also do some housework when I was not busy. It was actually a convenient thing for both sides. After thinking about it, Lin Chuntao asked Meng Yun: "So, how much salary do you expect?"
Fan Li Niang and Meng Yun were both stunned for a moment.
What wages were she expecting? Wasn't it the boss's promise? How could she ask for such a salary when looking for work?
Seeing the changes in their expressions, Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "Mrs. Meng, please tell me the number. I'm just starting out here, so we can discuss it."
When Lin Chuntao said this, Fan Li Niang understood that she had just started, didn't have much money, and couldn't possibly ask for a high salary. She didn't know if Meng Yun understood, so she could only reply on her behalf: "Madam, is twenty cents a day okay?"
Twenty cents a day was a low wage for an accountant, but there was little Meng Yun needed to do now.
Lin Chuntao said, "Of course. I don't need much work from the account office right now. Madam Meng can take care of the family after she finishes her work. When I have more things to do in the future, I will increase Madam Meng's monthly salary."
Lin Chuntao agreed readily, and Meng Yun and Fan Li'niang were both very happy.
Twenty cents a day is not a lot, but in a month it is six hundred cents, and the work is much easier than chopping wood and carrying it to the county town to sell.
They originally came here just to give it a try, but they didn't expect it to work.
Meng Yun smiled and said, "Thank you, my lady."
Lin Chuntao looked at her and smiled, "We'll work together in the future, no need to be so polite."
Meng Yun nodded. They only knew that Lin Chuntao and her team sold soup noodles in the county town, but soup noodles did not require hiring people to do the work, so they still didn't know what Lin Chuntao was doing specifically.
Meng Yun didn't know so she asked Lin Chuntao directly.
Lin Chuntao said, "Make the sauce."
Meng Yun was a little surprised. Lin Chuntao said, "It's not a lot of stuff. Just beans, chili peppers, spices, and salt. I'll have to trouble Madam Meng to help me keep an inventory account later."
Meng Yun nodded: "I will come and do it for my wife tomorrow."
Lin Chuntao said, "I may not be home in the morning, but Chunhe is here. When Madam Meng comes, just ask Chunhe if you have anything to ask."
Lin Chuntao called Lin Chunhe over and said to her, "I asked Madam Meng to help us keep the accounts. If there is anything she can't find, please tell her."
Lin Chunhe didn't quite understand, but since her sister said so, she just agreed. If she didn't know, Lin Chuntao would tell her after everyone left.
Lin Chunhe nodded, "Okay."
She agreed and went to work. Meng Yun thought for a moment and asked Lin Chuntao, "Madam, did you buy pens, inkstones, and paper?" Lin Chuntao replied, "I did, but I only bought one notebook. Isn't that enough?"
Meng Yun said, "The inventory and money should be kept in two separate notebooks. We'll need another."
Lin Chuntao nodded and said, "Okay, I'll come back tomorrow and buy another one."
After the matter was settled, Meng Yun and the others went back after not staying for long.
After everyone left, Lin Chunhe came over. Lin Chuntao said to her, "We can ask Madam Meng to weigh the peppers and beans we're going to make the sauce tomorrow and keep track of the number, including the two hundred kilograms we soaked today."
"good."
Upon hearing this, Lin Chunxing said, "Then do you want to remember the ones at our stall as well?"
It was easier for the stall owner to count the money every day. If he wanted to remember it, he could just write it down himself. However, Lin Chunxing and Lin Chunhe were illiterate.
Lin Chuntao thought about it and felt that she needed to hire a teacher for them.
"It's okay to take a note, but there's no rush for this stall. I'll ask in a few days how much it would cost to hire a teacher to teach you how to read."
Lin Chunxing was stunned for a moment, "Are we going to study?"
Lin Chuntao frowned slightly when she saw her appearance.
"What's the matter? Don't you want to study?"
Lin Chunxing shook her head and said, "No." The main reason was that not many people in the village went to school. In other villages, those who did were all boys. She had never seen any girl studying.
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