Zhao was surprised to see An Yong's pale face and asked, "What happened to Dayong?"
After everyone sat down, Captain Zheng briefly explained what happened to Zhao, and then said, "Send someone to prepare a room for the eldest nephew. He will stay at home while he recovers from his injuries."
After hearing what Zheng Rong said, Zhao quickly sent someone to clean up the room, and then said, "If Sister Gao knew about this, she would be so sad! Be more careful next time, nothing is more important than life."
An Yong nodded and said, "Yes, I won't be so reckless next time."
Captain Zheng said, "There won't be a next time. There are still a few barbarian leaders for you to chop down."
Zhao burst out laughing when she heard this, and An Yong also laughed.
On the other side, in Huaishu Village, An Ning had finished her dinner and kneaded two large bowls of dough, planning to make steamed buns and flower buns tomorrow. After kneading the dough, An Ning soaked some red beans and planned to make a red bean paste tomorrow. After doing all this, she returned to her room.
The next morning, An Ning got up early to make breakfast. She didn't make anything complicated. She just made a few egg pancakes and cooked some rice porridge.
After breakfast, An Ning went to the kitchen to busy herself. An Ning first washed the soaked red beans, then put them into the pot, added a small amount of water, then lit the fire and started cooking the red beans.
After boiling for about half an hour, crush the red beans with a wooden plunger, then put them into a fine-meshed sieve, add a little water, and start filtering. In a short while, the red bean skins will be filtered out. Then use the gauze used to make tofu last time to squeeze out the water, and you will get red bean paste.
Then An Ning cleaned the pot, put the red bean paste that had been squeezed dry into the pot, and then put some lard and sugar in it, and stir-fried it over low heat for about a quarter of an hour.
An Ning put the prepared red bean paste into a large bowl, preparing to make a few red bean paste buns later. The remaining red bean paste could be frozen and kept for later use, as it would not go bad now anyway.
After making the red bean paste, it is time to start steaming the buns. An Ning puts the working board in place, sprinkles some flour on it, then pours out the fermented flour and kneads it for a while. This way the buns are chewy and firm.
An Ning first made a basket of steamed buns and a basket of red bean paste buns, put the steamed buns and red bean paste buns into the pot to steam them, and then An Ning went to find Gao to help make flower steamed buns.
An Ning really didn't know how to make this, so she had to ask for help. When An Ning came in, Gao was making shoes for An Dashan, so she said, "Mom, I don't know how to make that flower bun, please come and help me!"
After hearing An Ning's words, Gao quickly put down the half-made shoe in her hand and said, "Okay, I thought my daughter could do everything, but it turns out there are things she can't do!"
An Ning listened to Gao's joke and smiled. She said, "Mom, how can there be a person who knows everything? Wouldn't that make him a god?"
The mother and daughter came to the kitchen chatting and laughing. Gao used a few chopsticks and a knife to make flower buns of several shapes, which amazed An Ning.
The flower steamed buns were ready, and the steamed buns and red bean paste buns in the pot were also ready. An Ning took out the steamed buns and red bean paste buns, and then put the flower steamed buns on top and continued to steam them.
An Ning picked up a bean paste bun, broke it open, handed half of it to Gao, and said, "Mom, try the bean paste bun I made. How does it taste?"
Gao took a bite and found the bean paste very smooth and the sweetness was just right, so she nodded and said, "Well, this bean paste is very good."
After listening to Gao's evaluation, An Ning also took a bite and found that it was just the right sweetness without any bitterness. It was indeed a success.
At noon, An Ning stewed a big pot of vegetables with the smoked bones, cabbage and tofu from last time, made some seaweed egg drop soup, and then heated up the steamed buns and red bean paste buns.
After the meal was ready, An Dashan also came back. Although the family was rich now, An Dashan would still go up the mountain to hunt from time to time.
An Dashan threw two pheasants and two hares on the ground. An Ning saw them and said, "Dad, you are so awesome! You caught so many of them."
An Dashan chuckled and said, "Today's harvest is not bad. We will deal with these after dinner, and also kill the two chickens at home that don't lay eggs."
An Ning said, "Well, Dad, wash your hands and try the red bean paste buns I made and the flower buns my mom made. Are they delicious?"
An Dashan agreed and went to wash up. After washing up, An Ning had already put the food on the table, and the family sat together and had a simple lunch.
In the afternoon, An Dashan first processed the game he had hunted today, and then killed the two old hens. An Ning took one of the old hens to the kitchen, intending to stew an old hen soup for Gao Shi.
There is no need to blanch the old hen when stewing soup. An Ning first chop the old hen into small pieces, put it into a large porcelain basin, and then soak it to remove the blood. After the blood is removed, wash it repeatedly several times until the water is bloodless, then take it out and drain the water.
An Ning took out the small red clay stove, put charcoal in it, lit it, put the casserole on it, added a little lard in the pot, sautéed the onion and ginger, then put the chicken in, added a little white wine, and after the water in the chicken was dried, put in hot water, and finally added a handful of wolfberries and a few red dates, covered the lid, and simmered on low heat for an hour.
An Ning cleaned the chicken hearts, chicken livers, gizzards and other chicken offal that An Dashan had cleaned, planning to stir-fry them later.
An Dashan put the processed rabbit, pheasant and the remaining old hen outside to freeze and save them for later consumption.
After cleaning the chicken offal, An Ning steamed a pot of rice. After an hour, An Ning lifted the lid of the pot, and a burst of fragrant aroma came out. A layer of golden oil floated on the surface of the chicken soup. The soup was delicious and looked particularly appetizing.
An Ning added a little salt to season it, then took a sip and found the chicken soup to be fresh and delicious, so tasty that she even wanted to swallow it.
An Ning first served out two small bowls of chicken soup and gave them to Gao and An Dashan, asking them to drink a bowl of chicken soup to warm their stomachs, and then went to the kitchen to stir-fry the chicken offal. An Ning cut a few red peppers and stir-fried them with the chicken offal. It was so spicy and fragrant.
After frying the chicken offal, An Ning brought the food to the table, and An Dashan also came to help.
An Dashan said: "Ningning, your chicken soup is so delicious. I have never tasted such delicious chicken soup before."
An Ning smiled and said, "Let's keep the remaining old hen to make chicken soup!" An Dashan nodded in agreement.
An Ning served each person another bowl of chicken soup, and the family began to eat while chatting and laughing.
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