Ignoring the gossip at the educated youth point, Yun Yan sorted out the things she bought today and put them away.
Not long after, Zhou Yuanchao and Xu Weiguo came back on bicycles.
When they came back on their bicycles, they caused quite a stir in the brigade. Even the children came out to look at their bicycles.
There's no way around it. A bicycle in this era is more eye-catching than a Mercedes-Benz or BMW in the 21st century.
Now, only the team leader's family and the accountant's family have bicycles in the entire brigade, and they are both old bicycles that have been ridden for several years.
Zhou Yuanchao and Xu Weiguo finally rode their bicycles to the educated youth site. After parking the bicycles, Zhou Yuanchao called Yun Yan's name in the yard.
"Yun Zhiqing, could you please come out for a moment?"
Yun Yan heard Zhou Yuanchao calling her, so she put on her shoes and walked out. "Zhou Zhiqing, what can I do for you?"
"I bought some pig's trotters today. Could you help me cook them later? We can eat them together as a snack."
Zhou Yuanchao was at his wit's end. He didn't know how to cook, and Chen Zhiqing's cooking skills were also terrible. In order not to waste the meat and for the sake of his own stomach, he had no choice but to shamelessly come to Yun Yan.
Yun Yan looked at the pig's trotter in his hand, which had been chopped into small pieces by the butcher.
Anyway, I can eat it myself, and for Yunyan's sake, I have no reason to refuse.
Yun Yan took the pig's trotter, which weighed about four or five pounds. She placed it in the kitchen and went to her room to open her box as a cover, then took out about a pound of soybeans from the space.
Yun Yan soaked the soybeans in water and planned to make braised pig's trotters with soybeans.
After soaking the soybeans, Yunyan returned to her room, planning to take a nap and make dinner after waking up.
It was already half past four when Yunyan woke up, having slept for almost two hours.
She went to the kitchen and started making braised pig's trotters with soybeans. She blanched the trotters until they changed color, then removed them from the pan. Then, she heated oil in a pan, added chili peppers, and stir-fried them until they were fragrant. She then added sugar and stir-fried until it melted.
Then add the pig's trotters and chopped ginger and garlic and stir-fry. Add some white wine and continue stir-frying.
Qian Qian smelled the fragrance and ran into the kitchen. Seeing the already brown pig's trotter, she asked, "Yun Yan, is this pig's trotter ready to eat?"
Looking at her, Yun Yan smiled and said, "Not yet. It's not soft enough yet."
Then pour the soaked soybeans into the pot, add boiling water to cover the pig's trotters, and pour the prepared cinnamon, star anise, cloves, fennel and other ingredients into the pot.
After covering the lid, Yun Yan asked Qian Qian to watch the fire while she started cooking.
To go with this dish of braised pig's trotters with soybeans, a few people decided to eat rice.
After the rice is cooked, the pig's trotters are stewed until they are soft and tasty.
When the lid was opened, smoke wafted out, releasing a rich aroma. Qian Qian couldn't wait to get in. Yun Yan glanced at the shiny red pig's trotters in the pot, tested them with chopsticks to see if they were tender, and immediately scooped up the soybean stewed pig's trotters on a plate.
Zhou Yuanchao and Xu Weiguo couldn't resist the aroma any longer, so they set the table early and waited for dinner.
After the braised pig's trotters with soybeans were served, several people immediately picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
"Yun Yan, your cooking skills are really good. This dish is much more delicious than my mom's."
Qian Qian, the foodie, did not forget to praise Yun Yan while eating.
"I highly agree with Qian Zhiqing's words. Yun Zhiqing, your cooking skills are definitely no worse than those of the chefs in state-owned restaurants." Xu Weiguo echoed.
"It's really delicious." Zhou Yuanchao also said.
Li Shuwan and Chen Zhaodi felt indignant when they heard the two male educated youth praising Yunyan.
Isn't it just cooking? What's so great about it? No matter how good the cooking is, you're just destined to be a chef.
Zhou Zhiqing wouldn't like her, right? Just because she can cook?
What's so great about her cooking being delicious? I even asked her to cook it. If you can, don't eat the food I cook anymore.
What a shameless vixen, she relies on the fact that she can cook a few dishes to seduce men in every possible way. What a bitch.
No matter how angry the two were, they could only curse in their hearts. After all, they knew that Yun Yan was not someone to be trifled with.
Yun Yan had no interest in the two people's inner thoughts. As long as they didn't say it in front of her, she would let them curse in their hearts if it satisfied them.
Several people finished eating all the braised pig's trotters with soybeans, and everyone was very satisfied.
The next morning, Yun Yan went to cut two baskets of pig grass and recorded her work points, then went back to her house.
The house's outline had already been completed, and the door's dimensions had been measured. Yunyan also saw the bamboo drainage pipes, which were also very finely crafted.
Fifteen three-centimeter-thick bamboos are bundled into a cylinder with a diameter of seven or eight centimeters, and then wrapped with two layers of bamboo strips.
It is guaranteed to last for at least five years. Yun Yan picked it up and took a look at it, and felt that the twenty yuan was great value for money.
Looking at the yard, Yun Yan had some new ideas.
She went to the team leader and asked him to help her find a well digger to dig a well in the yard. She also went to the carpenter's house and asked him for the sizes of several doors.
Then he took a small basket and went to the back mountain to find Hu Zi and the other little kids.
"Sister Yun, why are you here? Haven't we gathered enough pig grass for today?"
"Huzi, call all your friends over here. I have a task for you."
After the little kids arrived, Yun Yan said, "Children, do you want to make some money?"
Several little radish heads said in unison: "Yes."
"Then I'll give you a chance to make some money. Go to the riverbank and pick up stones."
"Why does Sister Yun want the stone?" Hu Zi asked in confusion.
"Of course they are useful. I want smooth pebbles like those by the river, the ones the size of eggs."
"The more you pick up, the better. Not too big, not too small. Remember?"
"Sister Yun, how many of those stones do you want?" Xiaodong asked.
"The more the better. Look at this small basket in my hand. If you pick up a basket, I will give you a penny or a candy." Yun Yan picked up the small basket in her hand and showed it to them.
"Really, Sister Yun? We can exchange rocks for candy?"
"Of course it's real. After lunch you can go pick them up and take them to the house that's being built at the end of the village to exchange for candy."
When the little kids heard this, they immediately ran down the mountain, but Hu Zi was still waiting for Yun Yan.
"Sister Yun, what do you want the stone for?"
This little guy was really persistent. Yun Yan could only tell him, "Sister is planning to pave the road with stones."
"Look, isn't this road all muddy when it rains?"
"Yeah, I hate it when it rains. Every time I get my feet covered in mud."
"So my sister used stones to pave the doorway so she wouldn't get muddy."
"I understand, Sister Yun. I'll go pick up some stones and use them to pave the road for you later."
After Yunyan came down the mountain, she went to the village aunt to exchange some small change.
After lunch, I came to the new house and told the builder about my idea of paving the road with cobblestones, and he agreed.
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