Chapter 60 Fried Egg Snail Noodles
It was after five in the afternoon when the sun started to get a little smaller.
Zhao Yeqing had been feeling a little restless for a long time. She was worried whether the vegetables in the vegetable garden could withstand today's extremely high temperatures.
She watched the glaring sunlight being gradually blocked by the mountain, and hurried out to the greenhouse to take a look.
She opened both ends of the greenhouse in the morning. The temperature inside the closed greenhouse is ten degrees higher than outside, so it is necessary to ensure sufficient ventilation inside. The vents opened before can no longer meet the needs of vegetables under ultra-high temperatures.
The vegetables that had been exposed to the sun for a day looked a little wilted, but fortunately there was no sunburn. However, the loofah and okra were different. They were still green and full of vitality even under the extremely high temperature.
It seems like there are a few more flowers blooming today?
Zhao Yeqing asked Mu Xi in the yard to turn on the faucet, and she held the water pipe and started watering the yard.
The water put into the rice fields in the morning was almost dry in the afternoon, which shows how outrageous the sun was today.
The rice seedlings had grown to ten centimeters tall and fortunately had not wilted. She quickly refilled the water and also rewatered the corn field next to it.
The rabbits that didn't like to drink water in the past drank a lot today. There was a bamboo tube connected to the outside of the water bucket in the rabbit pen, and water would drip slowly from the bamboo tube. Normally, the rabbits didn't go to the water bucket, but today, the rabbits were crowded around the water bucket.
Yesterday, Mu Xi unloaded the soybeans he harvested from the truck and dumped them on the ground in the yard. They were dried for just one day today and almost all of them turned yellow. After another day of drying tomorrow, they will be ready for harvesting.
As the sun sets, the cement floor is laid out first.
The ground in the yard was compacted and there were no weeds even though people walked around frequently. Mu Xi drew a line around the ground, extending from the front door to the yard gate, which was three meters wide.
Three meters is actually a bit narrow. The cement and river sand in the house are at least enough to pave an area five meters wide. However, the two of them dare not use it carelessly now, for fear that there will be another earthquake one day and there will be nothing to repair the cracks in the house.
Generally speaking, laying cement requires building a wooden frame around it so that it looks good. If this is the case, they have to cut down trees and spend another day. They don't care about how it looks, as long as it can be used.
The cement floor needs to be sprinkled with some water. It cannot be dry, as too much water will make it muddy. Zhao Yeqing shook the watering can to evenly sprinkle the water on the ground, controlling the amount to ensure that it was moist but not too moist.
Mix the cement and river sand, pour them on a line in the middle, and start smoothing it out from the middle to both sides.
In order to save some money, the two of them applied the cement relatively thinly, which is definitely not durable and will probably crack slightly after a year.
But they didn't care whether it cracked or not, as long as it could be used. At least it wouldn't be muddy and watery. When threshing beans and millet, the small particles on the ground could be swept together and collected, which was better than mud.
After the cement was laid, the two of them took a shower to wash off the mortar on their bodies, changed their clothes and went downstairs.
In this weather, the cement will probably be completely dry in three or four hours, but it cannot be allowed to dry too quickly. If it dries too quickly, the viscosity and hardness of the cement will weaken. It is necessary to sprinkle a layer of water on it after three hours.
They didn't eat anything at noon, and it's already seven or eight o'clock in the evening, but they still have no appetite.
It's like being hungry but not being able to eat.
Zhao Yeqing took out the jelly he had made at noon. He saw that it had solidified before taking a shower. He put it in the freezer and took it out immediately after taking a ten-minute shower. It was not frozen but still icy cold.
This jelly is different from the usual ones that are brewed. The latter are transparent jelly-like, but this one is not so transparent after solidification. It looks more like the jelly cakes she had eaten in Sichuan and Chongqing.
Use a knife to cut the jelly into small cubes on the tray, scoop it into a bowl, then pour in the diluted honey water, and a bowl of honey jelly is ready.
It tastes chewy and smooth, and she was thinking of trying making it salty one day.
In her hometown, tofu pudding is always eaten sweet. After she tried spicy and salty flavors once, she is no longer a firm fan of sweet flavors. She loves all three flavors.
Thanks to the jelly, both of them felt their appetites whetted after finishing a bowl of it.
The feeling of being hungry but not being able to eat is so uncomfortable.
It was already late, and cooking would take too much time. Zhao Yeqing recalled the thought from yesterday and turned to ask Mu Xi, who was washing their clothes that were stained by cement slurry.
"Do you eat snail rice noodle?"
He didn't even raise his head.
"Add some sausage."
"Okay!"
Zhao Yeqing ran upstairs and then downstairs, holding two bags of snail noodles in his hands.
Boil water and cook the rice noodles first, this takes the longest time.
Take out three eggs from the egg basket and beat them in a bowl.
Pour half a pot of oil into a small pot, heat it up, and slowly pour the egg liquid into the pot from top to bottom. The moment the egg liquid enters the pot, it will be fried into egg crisps.
A bowl of egg liquid was put into the pan twice, and two fluffy and crispy round fried eggs were fried.
Zhao Yeqing took out the pickled sour bamboo shoots, took out the amount he wanted to eat, covered it and put it back.
Rinse the sour bamboo shoots with water, tear the large pieces apart with your hands, and set them aside to cook with the rice noodles.
After the rice noodles are cooked, take them out and rinse them with cold water. Then boil the water again and add the rice noodles, pickled bamboo shoots and seasonings. Don’t forget to add the sausage and a handful of water spinach that Mu Xi wanted to add.
Sprinkle peanuts and bean curd sticks on top after serving.
"Do you want chili oil?"
"Half."
Mu Xi hung the clean clothes on the rope and came in to serve the noodles.
Zhao Yeqing first took out the plate of fried eggs. These eggs cannot be soaked in the soup in advance and should be put in when ready to eat.
The snail noodles were served, the bright red chili oil made people salivate, and the unique aroma of sour bamboo shoots filled the living room domineeringly.
Huhu and Xuebing ran out of the yard and looked at the two of them with complicated eyes.
Finally, he lay at the door with a sad look on his face waiting for them to finish eating.
Zhao Yeqing used chopsticks to pull off a small piece of the fried egg and put it into the soup. He only stayed there for a second before picking it up and putting it in his mouth.
The fried eggs, which have only been soaked for a short time, still retain their original crispness, but they have already absorbed the soup. The moment you bite into them, after the crispness, you can taste the rich, sour, fresh and slightly spicy soup base that bursts out of the fried eggs on your tongue.
She felt that her soul was sublimated.
I even drank up the last bit of soup.
As usual, she cooked and Mu Xi washed the dishes.
She slumped on the sofa, the smell in the room had not dissipated. Looking at the two little leopards at the door who were reluctant to come in, she couldn't help but want to tease them.
"Snowcake... forget it, Huhu~ Huhu come here."
She called Xuebing first, but found that Xuebing refused to look at her at all, as if she had done something that made it unable to look directly at her.
When I called it "Huhu", it did react, but its facial expression was hesitant, and it didn't know whether to move forward or backward.
She was laughing at what she saw.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise outside the wall behind the house...
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