After weighing the old hen, Zhou Ziwen paid the money and chatted with Aunt Li for a few more words before leaving.
On the way home, Zhou Ziwen opened the gate of the Chen sisters' house, went to the kitchen and started boiling water and killing chickens.
When he was almost done with all the work, he took his tools and went outside to the yard and built a simple stove with stones.
According to rural sayings, snakes cannot be stewed at home. Zhou Ziwen is not very clear about the reason, but he just knows that it is not a good idea to do so.
Although it is a bit superstitious, Zhou Ziwen also plans to stew it outside to follow the local customs.
It’s not a big deal anyway, it’s the same if you stew it outside.
After putting all the ingredients in the pot, Zhou Ziwen went outside and started to light the fire to stew the dragon and phoenix soup.
In fact, snake meat does not need to be cooked for a long time, but stewing an old hen takes a long time.
Zhou Ziwen estimated that if he started stewing the chicken now, the Chen sisters would not be done by the time they got home from work.
After adding a few pieces of firewood, Zhou Ziwen decided not to care about it anymore.
Anyway, this pot of dragon and phoenix soup will have to be stewed for a long time.
The longer you stew it, the more flavorful the soup will be, so stew it for a few hours first.
However, since someone couldn't leave the place without him, Zhou Ziwen didn't plan to go out. He returned to the house and flipped through the barefoot doctor's manual from time to time.
The contents of this book had long been memorized in his mind, and he took it out to read it just to kill time.
He thought that he would buy a few more medical books when he went to the county town next time.
What happened today gave him a wake-up call.
Although he doesn't need any medical skills, the villagers do. If they encounter such an emergency again in the future, they can use better methods to rescue them.
Whether it is acupuncture or medication, it is better than stimulating acupoints.
Zhou Ziwen felt that his idle slots seemed to be becoming less and less sufficient.
There are several skills waiting to be used, and it is impossible to use them all in turn.
Zhou Ziwen spent the entire afternoon in boredom.
Fortunately, within two hours, the Chen sisters finished work and went home.
As soon as they came back, Zhou Ziwen stopped saying he was bored.
Having a girl by my side makes me happy even if I am bored.
"Brother Ziwen, we're back!"
Chen Qiaoyi's clear voice rang out, bringing Zhou Ziwen back from his boredom.
"Haha, are you tired? I made some tea, you can have some!" Zhou Ziwen put down the medical book in his hand and said with a smile.
"Not tired." Although she said this, Chen Qiaoyi still obediently picked up the teacup and took a sip of the tea brewed by Zhou Ziwen.
"Oh, this tea is so bitter!" After just taking a sip, Chen Qiaoyi's face became bitter and her brows were furrowed.
"This is the wild tea I picked on the mountain. It's a bit bitter, but it quenches thirst." Zhou Ziwen laughed.
"It's too bitter and not tasty." Chen Qiaoyi shook her head repeatedly. No matter how good Zhou Ziwen's words were, she just wouldn't drink it anymore.
"Haha, okay, let's go push tofu first. Today we'll drink dragon and phoenix soup and eat tofu." Zhou Ziwen rubbed her head and pinched her face. After taking full advantage of her, he took her out of the bedroom.
Here, Zhou Ziwen's dragon and phoenix soup has been stewed for more than two hours, and the fragrance has already wafted out.
It just so happened that he had stewed the dragon and phoenix soup outside, and the aroma could not be concealed at all.
Look, even the people in the Youth League Home smelled the scent.
Some people who were curious and had nothing to do came over to see what smelled so good.
As soon as I arrived, I saw a big pot stewing outside the yard of the Chen sisters.
"Comrade Chen Shiying, what are you stewing? It smells so good?" asked a curious educated youth.
"This is snake meat, stewed by Zhou Ziwen." Chen Shiying glanced at them and answered.
The snake meat was stewed outside and cannot be hidden. Instead of hiding it, it is better to tell them directly.
"It's stewed snake, no wonder it smells so good." The educated youths only then understood what the fragrance they had just smelled was.
This pot of snake meat was added with old hen and some spices. It was prepared by Zhou Ziwen himself, so of course it smelled very fragrant.
"So it was stewed by Zhou Zhiqing. By the way, can you help me boil two eggs?" When the clever educated youth heard that the stew was snake meat, he asked hurriedly.
Snake stewed with eggs is a delicious dish. In the countryside, if you hear that someone’s family has caught a snake, they will definitely take the eggs from their home to cook together.
Eggs cooked in snake meat soup are very beneficial for both men and women.
It can not only nourish the kidneys and strengthen yang, but also nourish yin and blood.
Eating eggs cooked with snake meat can regulate qi and blood, beautify the skin, enhance immunity, and improve sleep. It is a rare good thing.
"Okay, come on, everyone who wants to boil eggs. Such a big pot can boil a lot of eggs." Zhou Ziwen came out of the house and agreed generously after hearing the educated youth's question.
Boiling eggs for others is a cost-free thing. Although he doesn't have much contact with the people in the Youth League Home, there is no need to refuse such a small thing.
"So Zhou Zhiqing is stewing snake meat. I also want to cook some eggs for my children." Hearing the noise here, the villagers who live nearby also came to join in the fun.
"Come on, come on." Zhou Ziwen nodded generously, and at the end he called on them to tell others that those who wanted boiled eggs should come quickly.
"I knew that Zhou Zhiqing is not a stingy person. Just wait, I will tell others." Hearing this, the villagers' faces brightened and they had a better impression of Zhou Ziwen.
You should know that boiling eggs for others also consumes energy, and the nutrients in the snake soup will be absorbed by the eggs.
Although it’s not much, most people wouldn’t be as generous as Zhou Ziwen.
"Go ahead, come if you want boiled eggs." Zhou Ziwen accepted everyone who came.
It's just boiling an egg, it's not a big deal.
"Chaoyang, I leave this matter to you. Remember to bring out a basin of warm water." Zhou Ziwen glanced at Zhou Chaoyang who was watching the fun and directly pulled him into service.
If this kid wants to make the Dragon and Phoenix Soup, he has to put in some effort.
"Brother Zhou, why are you bringing warm water?" Zhou Chaoyang asked curiously.
"One is to wash the eggs more thoroughly. Well, one basin is not enough. You need to bring two basins and wash them twice more." Zhou Ziwen said after thinking for a while.
"Oh, then what's the other reason?" Zhou Chaoyang nodded. He didn't want to cook unclean eggs in the pot. How could he drink the dragon and phoenix soup if it wasn't washed clean?
"Another thing is to let the eggs adjust to the temperature. The temperature in the pot is so high. If you put the eggs in like this, they will break immediately."
He is here to help others, not to make things worse.
If he boiled someone else's eggs and broke them, he wouldn't be able to explain himself.
"So that's what's going on. I'll go get some water."
After hearing this, Zhou Chaoyang felt as if he had suddenly realized something. He really didn't know that eggs cannot be boiled in boiling water.
After handing over the task of boiling eggs to Zhou Chaoyang, Zhou Ziwen went to grind tofu with the Chen sisters.
By the time the tofu is cooked, the dragon and phoenix soup here will probably be almost done. (End of this chapter)
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