"Now that you've bought the beef, go get some spices. I'll make braised beef for you tonight."
As soon as he got home, Bei Yutang started to make braised beef. He first soaked the beef in cold water for quarter of an hour, drained it and cut it into even-sized pieces, then boiled it in cold water. After it was cooked, he rinsed it with cold water and put it back into the pot.
After putting it into the pot, start adding various seasonings until it is well-seasoned.
When Bei Yutang was doing it, Daixiang was drooling at the fragrance.
"It smells so good." Dai Xiang stared at the beef in the pot. Just the smell made her appetite grow. "Sister Mu, if you were a chef, you would definitely be a royal chef."
"You've eaten what the royal chef cooked, so you're so sure." Bei Yutang joked with a smile.
"Although I haven't eaten it, I have a feeling that the food you cook, Sister Mu, is definitely not worse than that cooked by the royal chef." Dai Xiang said with blind confidence.
"The imperial chef is much better than me." Bei Yutang said with a smile.
At noon, Bei Yutang made some noodles, and the two of them ate a bowl of noodles. In the evening, when the braised beef was ready, they waited for Xiao Moer to come back and eat.
Xiao Moer pushed the door open and walked towards the kitchen.
"Mom, what delicious food are you making today? I can smell this delicious aroma from outside the alley."
Bei Yutang was taking the beef out of the brine, and Xiao Moer was staring at the pieces of meat that were emitting a fragrant aroma.
"This is braised beef."
"Beef?" Xiao Moer stared at it curiously.
Mo'er has never eaten braised beef in his life and has no idea what it tastes like.
Bei Yutang also cooked two other dishes, stir-fried beef and chestnut beef, and added the braised beef. The three dishes were enough for the three of them.
"Try it and see how it tastes." Bei Yutang picked up a piece of braised beef for Xiao Moer and Dai Xiang respectively.
After putting it in their mouths, they savored it carefully.
"Delicious." They both said in unison.
Seeing that they were satisfied, Bei Yutang's eyebrows raised unconsciously.
"So this is what beef tastes like." Daixiang sighed as she ate.
"It's chewier than pork." Xiao Moer followed.
The three of them devoured the meal, finishing both plates of stir-fried dishes and leaving some braised pork. Bei Yutang chilled it with well water and would eat it with porridge tomorrow morning.
The next day, Bei Yutang prepared to go to the pharmacy to buy herbs for making the Ice Skin Cream potion. As usual, she divided the more than 30 herbs into more than a dozen pharmacies and purchased them in bulk.
After she bought all the herbs and waited for Daixiang in front of the restaurant, she saw a commotion coming from the end of the street, and many people on the street came forward to watch.
Four yamen runners grabbed an honest couple and were heading towards the government office.
Bei Yutang saw one of them, who was the farmer who bought beef yesterday.
The farmer cried out that he was wronged, and the couple burst into tears.
"I heard the beef this family bought yesterday was poisonous and inedible. Someone bought their beef yesterday and died from the poisoning after eating it."
"Those who bought the beef will be in trouble."
"That's right. Seeing these two innocent couples actually buying poisoned beef, how abhorrent!"
"Otherwise, why do we say you can only know a person's face but not his heart? This kind of person might have a dark heart."
People on the street were talking about it, and Bei Yutang got a general idea of what was going on from their conversations.
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