Shuiqing's family is large and has a clear division of labor. No matter the season, there are at least ten kinds of vegetables to eat in the vegetable garden. In addition, there are wild vegetables, mushrooms and bamboo shoots from the mountain. It feels like one stomach can't hold them all.
Meat is consumed in abundance, including pork, mutton, rabbit, chicken, duck, and goose, every day without interruption, and there is an endless supply of chicken, duck, and goose eggs.
Feng Daman and his fishing skills have ensured a constant supply of fish and shrimp since they arrived.
She has no worries about three meals a day, and everything is delicious. To avoid getting tired of the same old food, she will cook different dishes. Not only has she lost weight, but even Jiajia, who she always thought was weak and had a poor constitution, has gained weight!
She only knew that life was easy, but now, comparing herself to Bai Manshan and Li Huyu, she truly realized that their life at Shui Qing's house was like a paradise...
When the group arrived at the dining room, Bai Manshan and Li Huyu stared wide-eyed at the food on the round dining table!
The food on the table, though simple, was well-matched in Shui Qing's opinion.
The stewed old hen soup was made with fresh bamboo shoots. Fortunately, the ingredients were good. The old hen, which grew up eating insects and chaff, was simmered over charcoal. A thick layer of clear yellow oil floated on top of the soup. Although the spring bamboo shoots were not as sweet as the winter bamboo shoots, they were still fresh and tender.
Thinly sliced, tender bamboo shoots are added to the old hen soup. This not only cuts through the greasiness but also allows the bamboo shoots to absorb the broth's oil and flavor, making them exceptionally sweet and delicious.
The young duck is cooked in a rich, dark sauce, and then it's made into a dry pot duck dish that looks incredibly appetizing.
The big fathead fish is prepared in two ways: the fish head is stewed into a milky white soup, and soaked bamboo fungus is added to it.
The fish fillets are sliced into thin pieces, and the fish bones and pickled cabbage are stir-fried together. After boiling water is added, the blanched fish fillets are added, topped with a pinch of minced garlic, Sichuan peppercorns, and dried chili peppers, and then hot oil is poured over them, creating an irresistible aroma!
These dishes were clearly made by Yan Qiu. This child has surpassed her teacher. Although she is not yet very good at making elaborate and complex dishes, she has already made the dishes that we eat regularly quite well, and they are even more flavorful and delicious than hers.
The whole roasted rabbits, prominently displayed, were quite different. One was brushed with honey, glistening with oil, and golden and crispy. The other was a whole roasted rabbit, torn apart by hand, with charred skin and tender meat. Both rabbits were clearly roasted with care.
Needless to say, it must have been Bai Ziqian's doing. He can't cook, but when Ling Ran was around, the boys always took care of roasting lamb, pork belly, rabbit, and so on. They roasted them quickly and deliciously. This time, he probably wanted to show his filial piety to his parents and was showing off his best skills.
The rest were steamed dishes, cold dishes, and stir-fries, served with rice. Since we have many pots at home, it was easy to prepare them. Xinghui and Wanxia also participated in making quite a few.
As for Ding Jiajia, she was always the one in charge of starting the fire.
It's quite an achievement that several teenagers and Jiajia, who has never been able to cook, could prepare such a meal.
Shui Qing was just about to tell Bai Manshan and Li Huyu to make do with what they have and that she would cook some less common dishes tomorrow when she saw Li Huyu struggling to look away and say to her, "This, this is too lavish!"
In the past, she would have felt valued but not too surprised by such a table of dishes. However, after experiencing the days of food shortages and lack of food during the flood, especially the days when even money couldn't guarantee the purchase of fresh meat and vegetables, she was now overwhelmed by the sheer amount of food on the table.
But the other people didn't seem surprised at all. They often ate like this at Shuiqing's place.
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