Chen Jianguo went to the canteen to get food in the evening. After dinner, he saw Tian Jun find a ceramic basin, cut the donkey skin into palm-sized pieces, put it into a pot of cold water and boiled it for ten minutes, then took it out, scraped the grease on both sides of the donkey skin, washed it again, cut it into thin strips, rubbed it with flour several times, then put it into a pot of cold water and boiled it on the stove.
This step is more critical. You need to stir it from time to time, otherwise it will easily stick to the bottom of the pot.
After a tiring day, her shoulders were sore.
After washing up, she soaked her feet next to the stove. The three children were all asleep at this time.
Tian Yujun yawned with her eyes closed. Seeing that she was tired, Chen Jianguo said, "Go to sleep quickly. I'll watch over here." Tian Yujun asked, "After you watched the donkey skin inside being completely boiled, did you see the basin and gauze on the table?"
“Yes.”
"Filter it when you pour it out after boiling it, and I will do the rest of the steps every day."
"T."
Tian Yujun went to bed first, and Chen Jianguo stayed up until three in the morning before filtering it out.
After that, seal the stove and go in to rest.
It started snowing heavily outside the window again.
The next morning, after breakfast, Tian Yujun went to the city again. She bought red dates, sesame seeds, peanuts, walnuts, and rice wine.
In the afternoon, the strained soup from last night was simmered on the stove for a few more hours.
When the brown soup turns into dark red and sticks to the spoon, put it aside.
After that, she started to fry sesame seeds, peel the walnuts, fry the kernels and rub off the walnut kernels, fry the peanuts and rub off the shells, and then cut the red dates into shreds.
All these preparations took another afternoon.
The donkey-hide gelatin on the side had solidified into lumps. She then crushed it in a ceramic basin, poured in rice wine and yellow rock sugar, and stirred it to soak.
This thing is time-consuming and labor-intensive to make.
She calculated the days and found that Chinese New Year was only seven or eight days away, so the donkey-hide gelatin and rice wine had to be soaked for at least 48 hours.
She washed all the sheets and quilt covers these two days.
Chen Jianguo has become even busier since he was promoted to group leader. I don’t know what he is busy with, but he goes out early and comes back late.
Tian Yujun fried radish balls, potato and carrot balls, and crispy meat balls for the children. She gave some to Jiang Wan, Feng Xiujuan, and Liu Chunhua.
There are only a few people in the compound, and they are usually taken care of by others. She gives all the gifts she can to those who have a close relationship with her.
After Chen Jianguo finished his work, he learned from the people under him that his wife had returned many favors to others.
After dinner that night, Jiang Wan and Zhang Qingdong were both there. Tian Yujun put the donkey-hide gelatin soaked in rice wine on the stove to boil.
Jiang Wanyu: "Sister, you are so capable."
Tian Yujun smiled and said, "You are free right now, so do me a small favor."
"What can I do for you?"
"Help me cut those oil papers into small pieces of paper that are 12 centimeters long and 8 centimeters wide. We will use them to wrap the donkey-hide gelatin cakes later."
"Sister."
Jiang Wan was cutting paper while Zhang Qingdong was watching the three children doing their homework.
Chen Jianguo didn't know what was going on. He had been in meetings every night these past few days. Tian Yujun didn't ask, but since he wouldn't tell her even if he asked, it was better not to ask.
After the donkey-hide gelatin cake is cooked into strands, add the sesame seeds, peanuts, walnut kernels and red dates prepared in advance and mix well.
Finally, brush oil on a square wooden plate, pour the stirred donkey-hide gelatin cake into it, brush oil on a rolling pin and compact it while it is hot.
A piece of donkey skin was used to make two plates of donkey-hide gelatin cakes, which, together with the other ingredients, weighed about seven or eight kilograms.
Tian Yujun felt that the money was well spent.
Jiang Wan smiled and said, "Sister, your cooking skills are amazing. You can even make the donkey-hide gelatin cake by yourself.
Look at the incense."
Tian Yujun smiled and said, "After I cut it open, you can eat a piece. You can't eat too much of this. One piece a day is enough. Do you understand?"
"I know."
Mr. Tian placed the two wooden plates on the balcony, and they cooled down in less than ten minutes.
Tian Yujun poured the donkey-hide gelatin cake onto a wooden board, moved the kitchen knife left and right a few times, and then started cutting.
The donkey-hide gelatin cakes of the same size and moderate thickness are placed on the plate, looking very appetizing.
Tian Yujun cut the food into small pieces for the three children.
She handed one piece to each person and said, "This is medicine. Each person can only take one piece a day. Did you hear me?"
The three children nodded.
Tian Yujun thought that when she went to see Damei tomorrow, she would ask Damei's family for some wheat so that she could make malt sugar for the three children.
Jiang Wan tasted a piece of it. It was donkey hide gelatin cake that her father had bought for her mother when she was ill. She had eaten it before and still remembered the taste.
She tasted the one made by Tian Xiaojun, which was added with sesame seeds and peanuts. It tasted much better than the one bought by her father.
"Sister, the donkey-hide gelatin cake you made tastes really good."
"If you want to eat more, take more."
"No, I'll just give it a try."
Jiang Wan knew that Tian Yujun was not in good health, and it was difficult to handle this piece of donkey skin. In addition, it took her almost two or three days to boil it until it was successfully cooked.
Tian Yujun: "Why are you being so polite to me?
Wrap it quickly and I’ll give you some.”
It’s been cold these past two days, so everyone took a little and ate it all when the weather got warmer.
Several children also helped to wrap the donkey-hide gelatin cakes. After wrapping them, they lightly spread some glutinous rice soup on the back of the oil paper and wrapped each piece neatly.
Jiang Wan told Zhang Qingdong that Tian Yujun had earned about 6,000 yuan by setting up a street stall during this period. Zhang Qingdong was skeptical.
But when he saw Mr. Tian turn a donkey skin into a plate of top-quality donkey-hide gelatin cake, he believed it.
There is a kind of person who is kind-hearted and can do anything very well.
Tian 㫧-kun is that kind of person.
When Chen Jianguo came back, all the donkey-hide gelatin cakes had been wrapped.
Chen Jianguo: "It's snowing heavily outside again. It's really cold this year.
I have to clear the snow again every day."
Zhang Qingdong wanted to ask about the content of the meeting, but because the two women were there, he didn't say anything.
Zhang Qingdong half-jokingly said: "You are the head of the group now, and you are not the one to sweep anyway, so what are you worried about?"
Chen Jianguo: "Just shut up. If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb."
Chen Jianguo looked at the few pieces of donkey-hide gelatin cake left on the plate and smiled, "Wife, you are so skillful. You actually made the donkey-hide gelatin cake."
Tian Yujun glanced at him and said, "Do you think I can't do it?"
"How can that be possible? You are the most dexterous, intelligent and capable one in our family.
Isn't it, little snow goose?"
Xiao Xueyan nodded with a smile. Zhang Qingdong couldn't help but smile when he saw that he was full of desire to survive.
After washing his hands, Chen Jianguo tasted some of the leftovers and found them quite delicious.
A packet of donkey-hide gelatin cake costs 30 yuan, which is just enough for a month.
In the end, I packed six packages of large pieces and four packages of small pieces.
When Jiang Wan left, she packed two big bags. Jiang Wan refused to take them, but Tian Yujun forced her to take them.
Tian Yujun packed two bags for He Damei, and also packed the sweaters and pants she bought for their family, and then she went to see He Damei the next day.
By the way, let’s go and see Jiang Cuihua.
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