Chapter 16 Sauerkraut dumplings!
Seeing that her help was not needed, Qin Zhizhi secretly exchanged some dumpling fillings with Wanwan and secretly put them into the dumpling fillings later.
Qin Zhizhi planned to eat dumplings stuffed with sauerkraut and Chinese cabbage today, so she took the Chinese cabbage out of the basket and started washing it.
"Zhizhi, is this cabbage still useful?" Seeing her granddaughter washing the cabbage again, Mrs. Qin asked curiously.
"Grandma, Zhizhi wants to try dumplings stuffed with cabbage!" Qin Zhizhi said happily. She was not sure whether people here would eat dumplings stuffed with cabbage.
Mrs. Qin thought her father-in-law had taught her in a dream, so she smiled and said, "We'll make whatever filling Zhizhi likes."
After hearing what Mrs. Qin said, both Mrs. Li and Mrs. Wang laughed. In the Qin family, only nieces enjoyed such treatment.
"This is Qin Zhizhi's first time too. Grandma has to give Zhizhi some advice tonight." Qin Zhizhi acted coquettishly to Grandma Qin.
"How can it not be delicious if it has meat in it? Besides, it must be delicious if it's cooked by my granddaughter." Mrs. Qin's preference for her granddaughter was so naked.
The interaction between the grandfather and grandson made Zhang, who was lighting the fire in the kitchen, laugh.
After Qin Zhizhi washed the cabbage, she cut it into thin strips and put it in a basin, sprinkled some salt on it. The salt will make the cabbage release water faster, then she squeezed out the water and chopped it again!
After chopping, squeeze out the excess water from the cabbage with your hands and set it aside.
I went to my aunt-in-law and third aunt's place to get some chopped meat and cabbage, put them together, and secretly added some dumpling fillings and salt.
Take a bowl, put some green peppercorns in it, and scoop boiling water from the pot into the bowl.
"Zhizhi, what did you put in the bowl?" Zhang was really curious.
"Mom, take a look and see if you recognize it. Chef Zhang in the restaurant kitchen gave it to me today."
Qin Zhizhi took out a few green peppercorns from the cloth bag she carried with her and spread them on her palm to show Zhang.
The green peppercorns were exchanged between her and Wanwan, and were not given by Master Zhang at all.
Zhang carefully identified it and shouted to the outside in surprise, "Mom, come and see if this thing looks the same as the one on the hillside behind."
When the people outside heard Zhang's voice, they all crowded into the kitchen. Then, following the direction of Zhang's finger, they all looked at the peppercorns in Qin Zhizhi's palm. After carefully identifying them, they all nodded.
"Zhizhi, are you sure this is edible?"
"We have a lot in the back mountain!"
"No one takes them seriously on weekdays."
Several people were also very confused. Things that they thought were useless could be eaten by Qin Zhizhi.
"This is also a seasoning. Mom will take me to see it after I'm done with my work these two days." Qin Zhizhi decided to go and see it in person. If it really exists, that would be great.
"Zhizhi, you just go ahead and do your thing. We can go pick some tomorrow." Granny Qin knew that her granddaughter was busy, so she decided to go to the back mountain to pick some tomorrow.
"Thank you, grandma!" Qin Zhizhi was very happy. Her grandma was really a great help.
When the peppercorn water was almost done, Qin Zhizhi added some oil to the dumpling filling, poured in the peppercorn water, and then stirred it in one direction for a while.
"Grandma, the cabbage and pork filling is ready. We can wrap it soon."
Qin Zhizhi brought the prepared dumpling filling to show to Mrs. Qin. Mrs. Qin was so happy that she thought her granddaughter was really amazing.
Qin Zhizhi used the same method to prepare the pork and sauerkraut filling. After all the preparations were done, the next step was to make dumplings.
Zhang and Mrs. Qin were responsible for rolling out the dumpling wrappers, while Li, Wang, and Qin Zhizhi were responsible for wrapping them.
The five of them divided the work and worked together, and they finished wrapping the dumplings in no time. Afraid that there wouldn't be enough to eat, they filled four bamboo walls with dumplings.
After making the dumplings, the dough that Li had fermented was ready. When she was fermenting the dough, Qin Zhizhi specifically asked Li to put more white flour, which made Li very distressed.
"Grandma, we're having dumplings tonight. Zhizhi wants to send some of these meat buns to her eldest brother, second brother, and husband tomorrow. They study hard and need to eat better."
Li's nose felt sore when she heard this. She didn't expect that her niece asked her to add more white flour because of this.
"Okay, when you go to the restaurant tomorrow, bring some for your fourth brother." Granny Qin treated all her grandsons equally.
"Even if Grandma doesn't say it, Zhizhi will remember that Fourth Brother has lost weight."
After hearing what her niece said, Mrs. Li was even more moved and quickened her work. Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Wang also helped silently.
Before they even started making the buns, the men of the Qin family came back, and the three brothers had a great harvest.
Qin Zhizhi smiled as she looked at the nearly 100 kilograms of fish. It would be enough for the restaurant tomorrow and would also be a considerable income for the Qin family.
Uncle Qin San also specially prepared a basket of river shrimps for his niece. Qin Shan and Qin He didn't know how to catch them, but Uncle Qin San caught them easily.
Qin Zhizhi asked Qin He's father to pick some small fish to process, as she would need them later. The three brothers got busy together.
After processing the small fish, Qin Zhizhi coated them with some flour and fried them until they were crispy on the outside and charred on the inside. She then asked Mrs. Qin to put them in a small bamboo basket.
"Zhizhi, what is this?" Mrs. Qin asked uncertainly.
"Grandma, take this to Big Brother and the others tomorrow. Wenshu can have it as a snack when he's hungry."
When she heard that it was a snack for her grandson and grandson-in-law, Mrs. Qin quickly put it away.
We found a big tank to keep the caught fish and will send them to the restaurant early tomorrow morning.
Gu's mother came over when Qin Zhizhi was making dumplings. After listening to Qin Zhizhi's explanation, she washed her hands and joined in.
The last pot of buns came out of the pot, and finally the dumplings were cooked. In order to eat dumplings, the children refused even the meat buns.
The ones stuffed with Chinese cabbage and sauerkraut were cooked separately and served in two large bowls. There were also dishes fried by Qin Zhizhi and bone soup. The Qin family was as lively as the New Year.
Mrs. Qin scooped two large bowls full of dumplings and said to Zhang and Wang, "Send some to your eldest and second uncles' homes."
"Grandma, give me a few more buns!" Qin Zhizhi was willing to share.
Mrs. Qin gave each family four more meat buns before Zhang and Wang left.
After the two came back, the Qin family's dinner could finally begin. The dumplings that can only be eaten during the Chinese New Year, the greasy dishes, and the milky white bone soup were better than those of a living god.
The children ate with their mouths drooling and kept praising the food.
"Third sister, dumplings stuffed with sauerkraut are delicious."
“The ones stuffed with cabbage are delicious too.”
"Sister-in-law, the bone soup is delicious too."
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Mother Gu was eating the dumplings in the bowl, feeling very touched. These were all brought to the Gu family by Zhizhi. In the future, she would treat Zhizhi and the Qin family better.
Because of Zhizhi, their two families will become one family in the future.
Except for the big bone soup, all the dumplings and vegetables were eaten up. Everyone was very satisfied. If their stomachs were not really empty, the big bone soup would have been finished as well.
Qin Zhizhi's cooking skills were recognized once again. Old Man Qin and Old Lady Qin believed even more in what their granddaughter said. Their father was really blessing their Qin family.
The two became even more determined to keep the secret for their granddaughter.
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