Another half month has passed in the busy life. It is autumn now, but the weather is still quite hot. I guess it will not get cold until November.
There's actually no autumn in the south; it's gone in a flash, with sudden changes from cold to hot. It's a bit chilly in the morning, and sweaty by noon.
When the weather gets cold, it will be difficult to sell drinks. Lin Yan was thinking about what hot drinks or hot soups he could sell in winter.
Lin Yan couldn't think of any new food for the time being, so he simply didn't want to think about it. He was at the market now, preparing to buy some lotus roots and pig's feet to go home and make soup. Tomorrow was the Double Ninth Festival, so he would see if there was any Double Ninth Festival cake.
Lin Yan picked a few sticky lotus roots and went to the butcher shop to buy some pig's feet. However, he was late and the pig's feet were sold out. Lin Yan looked around anxiously, not knowing whether to buy spare ribs or pork belly.
"Young man, do you want some pork offal? I saw you bought lotus roots. The pork offal and lotus roots stewed together make a delicious soup." The butcher suggested as he saw he was hesitant.
Lin Yan's eyes lit up. Yes, pork offal can also be stewed. So he asked the boss to weigh some pig hearts, livers, lungs and intestines, and happily carried them away.
In the pastry shop, there were many Chongyang cakes on display. Lin Yan asked the waiter to weigh out a pound of them. When he had almost finished buying, Lin Yan was walking back when he saw someone selling chrysanthemums. Pots of chrysanthemums were so gorgeous, they came in a variety of colors: white, yellow, green, orange, and purple. Lin Yan's eyes lit up. He liked all of them. After a long struggle, Lin Yan picked a yellow pot and a green pot, carrying them to the shop.
Lin Yan hadn't seen green chrysanthemums very often, so he chose green. Yellow is a popular color, and many people buy chrysanthemums to display at home during the Double Ninth Festival.
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When they got home, Lin Yan placed the chrysanthemums in the corner. Yu Geer came over to take a look and even touched them, "Brother, this is so beautiful!"
"Really? I think so too." Lin Yan chuckled, looking at Yu Ge'er holding the needle and thread, he asked curiously, "What are you embroidering?"
"I'll embroider a few sachets and put ground dogwood in them. We'll each have one when the time comes." Yu Ge'er finished class early today. He thought he didn't have time to go to the mountains to pick dogwood, so he went to the market and bought a few dried ones. He came back and ground them into powder to make sachets.
Lin Yan smiled and nodded. He rested for a moment before going to work on the pig offal. The liver, heart, and intestines were easy to prepare. Wash the liver and heart and slice them thinly. Cut the intestines into sections. The lungs needed to be rinsed with clean water until they turned white. Cut the cleaned lungs into small pieces. Place the chopped offal in a bowl, add the ginger slices and white wine, stir well, and marinate for about a quarter of an hour.
Peel and clean the lotus root, then cut into pieces.
After Lin Yan prepared the ingredients, he lit a fire to simmer the soup. He added an appropriate amount of water to the pot, poured in the chopped lotus root, covered it, and simmered it for at least 25 minutes. In another pot, he brought water to a boil, added the marinated pork offal, and blanched it, skimming off the foam before removing it.
After the water is blanched and the lotus root is almost done, pour the pork offal in with the lotus root, cover it, and simmer on low heat for about 15 minutes. While it is still boiling, quickly wash the pot and start steaming the rice.
After embroidering a sachet, Yu Ge'er joined the kitchen. He immediately smelled the aroma of the pork offal soup, lifted the lid, and took a look at the bubbling soup in the pot. He took a deep breath and said, "Brother, this soup must be delicious." Lin Yan smiled and patted his head, "Of course. When it's done, I'll let you drink as much as you want."
A quarter of an hour later, the aroma of the soup filled the entire room. Lin Yan opened the lid of the pot, sprinkled chopped green onions and salt to taste, and stirred it evenly. He scooped out a small bowl of soup and handed it to Yu Ge'er: "Try it." Yu Ge'er blew on it gently, took a sip, and his eyes lit up instantly: "Brother, this is so delicious!"
Lin Yan also took a little sip and tasted it. It was indeed good, and he had an idea in his mind.
The whole family sat together drinking soup. The weather is dry in autumn, and drinking soup can nourish and moisten the body, and it can also regulate the spleen and stomach. It has many benefits.
Lin Yan tasted a piece of lotus root. It was soft and sticky, and it was stringy when he bit it. "This lotus root is good. It's delicious."
"Brother Yan, how did you come up with the idea of using pork offal and lotus roots to make soup?" It was the first time that Li Yuemei drank this soup.
"It was a complete coincidence. I originally wanted to buy pig's feet, but they were sold out. The boss suggested I buy pork offal, so I thought I'd give it a try. It turned out to be quite delicious." Lin Yan paused and continued, "I plan to sell this soup in the shop. The weather is getting cold, and drinks are not selling well. Selling hot soup to warm myself up is perfect."
Zhao Shiyun nodded. Although it was still hot these past few days, the drinks in the shop weren't selling as well as before. There was always some left over, so he decided to try hot soup instead. "I think it'll work."
"I think so too. This soup is so delicious." Yu Ge'er has already drunk his third bowl.
"Drink less and be careful about going to the toilet at night." Li Yuemei reminded.
Yu Ge'er stopped eating immediately. There was no toilet in his room, so if he wanted to urinate in the middle of the night, he had to go to the toilet in the yard in the dark. To be honest, he was a little scared.
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