Chapter 86: Tasting New Things
It was just noon and Baolinju was already bustling with activity.
Zhou Xiaoqi and Lin Xiaoqi knew that Song Zhenping was not good at socializing, so they didn't care and took the guests for a walk around the courtyard.
"Look at this nice house. It's not the haunted house that people say it is."
"Yes! It's spacious and bright, and it's obviously the layout of a wealthy family." Wang Qi was dishonest and jumped up to climb over the wall, but no matter how he jumped, he couldn't reach the five-meter-high wall.
Han Ming told others that he was a hired worker, but at this time he was busy serving tea and water.
He looked at the soldiers in the yard and still felt a little scared.
The main reason why he was persuaded by Jin Sanchong to come to Baolinju to pry open the door was that he saw that the Song brothers and sisters had just arrived in Suijin Town and had no one to rely on, and thought they were weak and could be bullied.
Even though they were military households, they didn't seem to be very close to the garrison, and they were not as powerful as the military household Xue in the town.
But he didn't expect that there was a "great immortal" around the Song brothers and sisters. Not only did he fail to succeed, but he also hit a wall and got himself into trouble.
Now, seeing that the Song family casually invited soldiers to be their guests, he naturally felt guilty.
The garrison had already announced that this would be a military town in the future, and any mistakes made by civilians would be dealt with according to military law.
If Song Liyun had caught the two of them for trespassing that day and reported them to the garrison, their lives would have been in danger.
The food was served, the wine bought from Boss Mu was poured into the glasses, and then the dishes began to be served.
Because these men wanted to drink, Song Liyun prepared fried peanuts and sweet and sour pork ribs.
This sweet and sour dish is perfect as a side dish.
Song Liyun is not a great chef, so the taste is just average, but it still makes these soldiers salivate with joy.
Next came a large pot of potatoes and pork intestines.
Song Liyun personally brought it to the table and said to everyone, "This is cleaned pig intestines. If you don't like it, there are dumplings to eat later."
Pig intestines are smelly meat. Many people have eaten them when there is no meat to eat. The indescribable smell and the sandy feeling in the mouth make people very uncomfortable.
Because the food didn’t look good, several people at the table were hesitant to pick up their chopsticks.
Song Zhenping was very nervous today. It was only the second time he met Zhou Xiaoqi and Lin Xiaoqi, the two people he was most familiar with at the table.
Seeing everyone's glum faces, he hurriedly explained, "Yun'er washed it with salt, oil, and flour. It's very clean and delicious. Seriously, I've eaten it before. If you don't believe me, try it. It's really delicious."
He really tasted it and found it a thousand times more delicious than what he cooked himself before. After saying that, he took a bite and showed it to everyone.
The table was still quiet, and Zhou Xiaoqi was the first to pick up a piece of pig intestines with chopsticks.
The intestines were shiny and greasy, trembling on the tip of the chopsticks. Zhou Xiaoqi closed his eyes, stuffed the intestines into his mouth, and chewed them randomly.
Today, the Song brothers and sisters specially invited him to dinner, and he also brought his friends.
If no one eats the pig intestines, it will be difficult to back down. You have to eat it yourself whether you live or die.
As Zhou Xiaoqi chewed, he tasted the flavor and slowly slowed down his pace.
The pig intestines look greasy and soft, but they are chewy and dry in the mouth. There is no bad smell or muddy feeling as before.
The more you chew, the more flavorful and fragrant it becomes. It has a completely different feeling from pork.
Delicious, good stuff!
It’s just right that these bastards don’t eat it, I can take it all by myself.
He said nothing and just stuffed the food into his mouth. Everyone else looked at him in amazement.
Lin Xiaoqi and Zhou Xiaoqi have the best relationship and understand each other best.
When he saw Zhou Xiaoqi looked like he hadn't eaten anything, he immediately reacted.
He picked up two pig intestines with chopsticks and put them into his mouth. His eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly followed Zhou Xiaoqi's actions, eating silently.
Seeing the two little flags in this state, everyone else couldn't sit still. Some tried to pick up the pig intestines, while some pretended to be smart and only ate potatoes. In any case, no one's chopsticks were idle.
"Oh my god, why is it so delicious!" Wang Qi exclaimed.
"Yeah, it's delicious, really delicious!" someone agreed, eating with their mouths full of oil.
Seeing that everyone liked it, Song Zhenping immediately laughed. He was also worried that no one would eat this big bowl of delicious food, and Yun'er's hard work would be wasted.
Now it seems that everyone likes it.
I hesitated for too long at the beginning and only ate half of the pig intestines when the round, steaming dumplings were served.
Wang Qi and a few others had eaten acorn tofu at Xue Zhuang's place, but had never eaten other food made with acorn flour.
However, the presence of pig intestines was unexpected, so they were not worried about the taste at all.
Each person picked up a dumpling and put it in his mouth, then bit it open without chewing it. Everyone was stunned.
Wang Qi spat out the dumpling from his mouth and took a look at the filling inside.
"Ah! It really is filled with leek."
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment: What kind of weather is this? Winter!
Can you have such fresh and tender leeks in winter? In winter, apart from cabbage and potatoes, you can only eat sauerkraut.
What fresh vegetables can be eaten here, and the delicious taste of the first batch of leeks.
Lin Xiaoqi put down his chopsticks, grabbed Song Zhenping and said, "Where did you get the fresh vegetables? We eat sour cabbage every day in the garrison, and our mouths are dry!"
With the men drinking, Song Liyun naturally sat at a separate table with the timid Xiao An. When asked where the chives came from, she finally said, "I invited everyone here today because I wanted to show you that my family grows some vegetables, and we wanted you to come and try them. There are only a few of us at home, and I'm afraid the vegetables will be stolen if word gets out."
Song Liyun originally wanted to keep the food for herself, but after what happened between Han Ming and Jin Sanchong, she gave up the idea.
In the past month, seeing that there was more and more acorn flour at home, Song Liyun began to prepare to sell it.
Suijin Town is only this big, and what can be sold is only a few cents. The real market is still the garrison.
Any business has to have a future if it is done with the official side.
However, military supplies are supplied through fixed channels, and the dozens of kilograms of acorn flour at home are not worth her attention at all. She cannot go to Captain Luo for such a small matter.
Now that everyone has no green leafy vegetables to eat, it is a good opportunity to open up the logistics department of the garrison.
When they heard that the Song family could grow vegetables in the middle of winter, the soldiers could not sit still and walked to the backyard with dumplings in their hands. They wanted to see with their own eyes if it was true.
In the backyard of the Song family, there was indeed a lush green vegetable field.
A circle of chives by the wall has been cut, leaving fresh shallow stubble. There are still many vegetables, including eggplants, beans, and pepper seedlings. They have not yet borne fruit, but they are all growing well.
It has been two months since the greenhouse was built. The fastest-growing cabbages are now only one foot tall and are so densely packed together that it is hard to breathe just by looking at them.
"It's too dense, we need to pull some out quickly!"
"Yeah! You won't grow up like this!"
Zhou Xiaoqi and his friends all come from farming families, and they became anxious when they saw such densely grown vegetables in the fields.
Of course Song Liyun had to pull some of them out quickly, not only to make room for new vegetables to grow, but also to make full use of them.
After returning to the front yard, Zhou Xiaoqi and Lin Xiaoqi pulled the Song brothers and sisters over to talk alone.
(End of this chapter)
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