"This is too expensive." A sheep costs a lot of money, and her elder brother is willing to spend money. Oh, and she hasn't asked how much the materials from yesterday cost, so they are probably not cheap.
"Don't worry, big brother has money. Feizi is washing the internal organs at home. You can braise them and freeze them. You can just heat them up when you want to eat them."
"Hehe, of course it would be best if I could take some extra back to Fourth Brother."
Speaking of this, Cen Zixiang was still smacking his lips, obviously still savoring the taste of the braised mutton offal he had eaten last time. The mutton offal soup was also extremely delicious, and it felt much richer and more fragrant than the mutton offal soup people drank in later generations.
Chen Ye rolled her eyes in her heart. She felt that she was greedy enough, and her cousin was even greedier than her. Is this what people in later generations call a foodie?
The temperature felt okay yesterday, but it dropped today without any transition between the two seasons. Cen Zixiang tightened his military coat, which he wore when he returned home today.
He almost froze to death on the way back, and later he and Gao Laoer squeezed into the cab together to go back.
"Sister, I've been through a lot today. You have to get me some spicy hot pot base when you get home to comfort my wounded heart." The guy's nose was so cold that it started to run.
"Didn't you bring the base ingredients from home?" Every time she cooked, she would make extra and cut it into small pieces. When she wanted to eat it, she would just put a piece in the pan and stir-fry it. She remembered that there was a big pot of it in the cellar.
Cen Zixiang's pitiful expression instantly turned into a wry smile: "Well, it's because there are so many people at home. I thought you wouldn't be home, so we stayed here. I thought if you wanted to eat, it would just be a matter of trying."
Chen Ye...you make it sound so easy.
"Then I also need those ingredients to make the base, right?" She didn't bring any of those seasonings.
No, "You didn't bring all the seasonings to me, did you? Didn't you leave some at home?" The little grandfather didn't have much at home, so he would go to her to get them after eating.
"Hey, when we get back, Fourth Brother can just go to Lao Hei's place and you'll have everything. I was worried that it would be hard for you to buy those things in the city, so I saw a big piece of butter, so I brought it over too."
After he came here, he didn't have any big pursuits. He just wanted to eat good food and was particularly attentive to food. Of course, nowadays, there is no one who doesn't care about food.
The man even said confidently: "That thing will go bad if it's kept for a long time, so you might as well make it all this time." Then he would take half of it back, and it would be enough for the hot pot base for the whole winter.
When the younger sister is not at home in the future, he and Gao Laoer's cooking skills are not good enough, and they are embarrassed to always go to Grandpa Chen's house for free meals. So they have to rely on this base material to make a living.
This thing is easy to make. Just put it in the pot, add some water, and then throw the rest of the ingredients in and stew it. It will be delicious.
Chen Ye...this guy, the abacus beads even jumped on her face.
But considering that these two people had to work very hard to get that little bit of butter, and they didn't even know how much stamps they used, it was normal for them to eat a little more.
"You two aren't planning on eating hot pot every day this winter, are you?"
Why does she feel that these two people can definitely do this? They call it hot pot, but what these two people make is just a hodgepodge. They just put anything edible into the pot and stew it together.
"Haha, haha, well, it's because our cooking skills are not good enough. This base can be used to make several meals. How convenient!" Anyway, the soup can be used repeatedly. When it has no taste, just add some salt and cook a pot of noodles directly. It will be delicious.
It's quite convenient, but the question is, can you two bear to eat that stuff every day? Wouldn't you feel sick eating the same thing every day?
"Okay, whatever you want, but you can't eat it every day. It's so irritating! You have to eat something light every now and then."
"Don't worry, I will definitely change the food." If he doesn't say whether he will change it or not, no one will know. There's no need to be afraid of getting a sore throat. The key is that it tastes good.
When the two of them got home, there was almost no place to step in the yard. All kinds of materials were everywhere, and it was impossible to put the wood, bricks and pipes in order.
Cen Zixiang was overwhelmed by all these things: "Sister, can you really do it alone?"
Chen Ye nodded. She felt that she could do it. She would wait until she couldn't do it again. How would she know if she could do it if she didn't try? She was still very confident in her ability to do things.
"Is it suitable to work in such cold weather?" It's so cold here in winter that water turns to ice. How can we work in such weather?
Chen Ye washed his hands with warm water. Gao Fei and the others had already prepared everything else, except for the base ingredients. "I'm working inside the house, not outside. What does it matter if it's hot or cold?"
"Add more chili peppers. The chili peppers this year are good. They are not very spicy but very fragrant." Although Cen Zixiang doesn't know how to cook, he is very active in giving instructions.
Chen Ye didn't listen to him. She just followed the recipes and wouldn't add or subtract anything, for fear that the food wouldn't taste good.
This is also the reason why the things she created did not improve, and she didn't dare to give it a try.
After a while, the spicy and fragrant smell came out. Standing in the yard, you can hear the neighbors asking who had made something that smelled so good.
However, not many people can guess it. After all, this thing is not as ubiquitous as it is in later generations. Almost everyone has eaten it. They can only think that it is so delicious because of someone's cooking of meat dishes with chili peppers.
The base sauce needs to be simmered for a while. Chen Ye signaled Cen Zixiang to light another stove. He quickly washed the rice and put it in the pot to steam. When the rice was cooked, the base sauce was almost ready, and it also saved the rice from being cooked too early and getting cold.
"By the way, since we've brought everything from the cellar, did you bring the pickles too?"
"I brought you half, and we kept the other half for ourselves."
The seasonings that Chen Ye used to make pickles were all bought by these two people. Chen Ye provided the seasonings and the two of them also provided the labor. The pickles were divided into two and each of them took half.
"Are the jars at home enough?" In recent years, when she has free time, she would go to the mountains and burn some things in the earthen kiln she built. She never has to spend money to buy jars for the family.
"It's barely enough. I borrowed two jars from the one-eyed grandfather. I'll go to Xishan in the spring to burn some more for future use. I've also brought you all the mud bricks at home. You'll need to burn some more next year so you don't run out when you need them urgently."
After he became familiar with Gao Laoer and Ye Zi, he realized how amazing Ye Zi was. She could even make things by herself. For Cen Zixiang, who came from later generations, the steps to make these things were not difficult and could be found by just searching on the Internet.
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