Chapter 109: I'm not hungry, I'm worried that you're tired
It takes about an hour for the dough to ferment, so you should knead the dough before cooking.
Song Shiwei scooped two scoops of flour into the basin, and then put in the leaven that he had left over from last time kneading the dough.
In this era, when ordinary families kneaded dough, they would usually make some old leaveners and keep them for kneading dough. The first time Song Shiwei kneaded dough, he borrowed one from Sun Meimei's house.
Later she made some leaven herself.
To make old leavener, it is best to use cornmeal, because white flour is very hard after drying and is not easy to soak, but cornmeal is different and can be dissolved quickly with warm water.
Also, they should not be placed in the sun for direct exposure. It is best to dry them in a cool place. Only in this way will the steamed buns not become sour.
Song Shiwei took a small piece of the old leavener from last time and dissolved it with warm water. Then he poured some flour on it, stirred it into a paste, and waited for it to ferment.
After fermentation, pour it directly into a basin, add warm water, and knead the dough.
Of course, this time when making the piglet quilt, she also added a spoonful of white sugar. One reason is to increase the taste and make the dough sweeter, and the other is that white sugar can promote yeast fermentation.
Song Shiwei kneaded the dough in his hand into a smooth dough, then held the bowl and placed it next to the stove, leaving it to ferment.
At this time, she can start stir-frying the clay pot chicken.
Pour a little more oil into the pan than usual for cooking, heat it over low heat, pour in the peeled garlic and slowly stir-fry until fragrant.
Add ginger, scallions, onion slices, and spices and continue to sauté until fragrant.
Then put the drained chicken pieces into the pot. At this time, you can add a spoonful of white sugar, which can help color the chicken pieces. Continue stir-frying until the chicken skin turns slightly yellow.
At this time, the whole kitchen was filled with the aroma of fried chicken.
It drifted far away and Zhou Tingyue and Zhou Cheng at the door also smelled it.
Shitou and Wenwen also came out to watch them making shuttlecocks, and they were immediately envious when they smelled the fragrance.
"Xinxin, Zhou Wei, and Brother Zhou Cheng and Brother Zhou Lin, you are so lucky! Aunt Weiwei's cooking is so delicious!"
"Yeah, every time it's time to eat, I envy you guys so much, but it's a pity that my mom's cooking skills are far inferior to Aunt Weiwei's!"
When Xinxin heard this, she immediately raised her little head happily.
"My mom's cooking is really delicious! Oh my, my mouth waters every time!"
Zhou Wei also nodded vigorously: "If my mother could open a restaurant, the business would definitely be good!"
Shitou agreed: "If Aunt Weiwei opened a restaurant, I would definitely go there every day when I grow up!"
Zhou Tingyue heard all the conversations among the children and couldn't help but smile.
"Okay, stop saying that. The country is now in a planned economy and individuals are not allowed to open restaurants. If someone with ulterior motives hears this, your mother will probably be taken away for investigation!"
When Shitou and Wenwen heard this, they immediately fell silent.
Xinxin and Zhou Wei were so scared that they covered their mouths.
"We won't tell! I don't want my mother to be investigated!"
"Then my mom will just make us something delicious, so let's not open... that thing!"
Zhou Wei originally wanted to say that he would not open the restaurant anymore, but when the words came to his lips, he thought of these two words and quickly swallowed them down and replaced them with "that thing". He didn't want to hurt his mother.
Zhou Tingyue handed the shuttlecock he had prepared to Xinxin.
"Take a look. Do you like it?"
When the children saw that the shuttlecock made of pheasant feathers was finished, they were so happy.
“This is so beautiful!”
“It’s so beautiful!”
Xinxin was so happy that she held it tightly.
This made Shitou and Wenwen extremely envious.
"Xinxin, shall we play shuttlecock together?"
"Yeah, let's play together?"
Xinxin is not stingy.
"Okay, let's play together!"
Zhou Lin also wanted to join, but was rejected by Xinxin.
"You have your own, why are you kicking mine!"
Zhou Lin looked at the half-made shuttlecock in his hand and felt a little regretful.
"I haven't finished it yet, have I?"
But Xinxin is a vengeful little girl. At that time, she wanted some pheasant tail feathers from her second brother, but he refused to give them to her. Now, she won't let him play with the shuttlecock that her father made for her.
"Then you can play after it's done!"
Zhou Lin was so angry that he wanted to pinch her chubby little face.
Instead, Zhou Cheng smiled and poked him.
"Are you still arguing with Xinxin? How old is she? How old are you? You should behave like a big brother and learn to give in to your sister!"
These words made Zhou Lin lower his head in shame.
"But I... I don't know how to tie this shuttlecock... Brother, how about you help me?"
But Zhou Cheng was busy with his own things, so how could he take care of him?
For a moment, Zhou Lin was so anxious that he scratched his head.
Zhou Tingyue couldn't bear it anymore and reached out to take his unfinished chicken feather shuttlecock.
"Come on, Dad will help you!"
Zhou Lin was immediately happy when he heard it.
He was just envious of what his father made for Xinxin. It was neat and beautiful, and looked very nice!
I wanted to ask him to help me, but I was too embarrassed.
After all, at the beginning, it was because he didn't give Xinxin the chicken tail that Dad helped Xinxin.
Seeing that he was happy, Zhou Tingyue certainly took the opportunity to give him a warning.
"Ahem, Dad can help you do it, but first, if your brothers and sisters want to play with your shuttlecock, you should let them play with it. Good things should be shared, okay?"
Zhou Lin blushed and nodded.
"I know, Dad! Don't worry!"
Seeing that he really knew it, Zhou Tingyue also smiled.
After the shuttlecocks were made, several children were playing with them at the door. Maybe Xinxin and her friends' shuttlecocks were so beautiful that many children in the compound came over to play.
For a while, their house was very lively.
Zhou Tingyue asked Zhou Cheng and Zhou Lin to stop playing by themselves and to keep an eye on their younger siblings. He washed his hands and went into the kitchen.
Seeing that beautiful figure still busy, he suddenly felt a little distressed and hugged her from behind.
Song Shiwei, who was rolling out the "quilt", was startled by him.
She smiled and tapped his face with her flour-covered finger.
"What are you doing? You scared me!"
Zhou Tingyue put his head on her left shoulder: "I'm here to see if our little girl has finished her work!"
Song Shiwei had just finished rolling out the dough in his hand, and smiled as he moved his hands away from his waist.
Lift the lid of the earthen pot and cover the entire "quilt" on it.
Then quickly cover the pot.
Then he looked at Zhou Tingyue with a smile and patted the flour off his hands.
"What? Are you hungry? It will be ready soon. You can eat in a few minutes!"
Zhou Tingyue took two steps forward and helped her wipe the flour off her forehead. He said with a gentle look in his eyes, "I'm not hungry, I'm just worried that you'll be tired. I'll be back tomorrow. I know you promised Secretary Gu to go to his house to cook, but you must take good care of yourself and be safe! I'll let Xiao Zhang follow you! If anything happens, he'll be able to take care of you!"
Song Shiwei was about to smile and say no, but suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen again.
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