Chapter 311: Tray after tray of steamed buns, steamed buns, and flower rolls come out of the pot
There were gasps all around.
The oil in the jar is animal oil, not vegetable oil.
Even though they were reluctant to eat vegetable oil, they used more than ten kilograms of oil a year, and only dared to drip a few drops on the cooked vegetables or porridge, leaving oil spots on the surface.
Meat oil is only available when pork is bought and chickens and ducks are slaughtered. The fat and chicken and duck fat are repeatedly stir-fried in the pan to force out the oil, which can fill up half a bowl. Even this is something that people would never eat on ordinary days. All of it would be saved for stewing during the busy farming seasons of spring plowing and autumn harvest, when great effort is required.
It’s not the New Year or any other festival now, it’s not the busy farming season, and we don’t even have to work, but the host actually sent us lard?
And there are lard residues!
Lard residue is rich in fat and water, and the stew tastes better than meat stew!
Ping Gu conveyed Shen Qing's words: "The master said that we were too hungry before. Eating small meals frequently can help us recover our physical strength quickly and healthily. Therefore, we should eat foods that are easy to digest for three meals a day these days.
After you recover, those who need to work can still have three meals a day, and those who don’t need to work can have two meals a day.”
Those who work have to get up early. The master says that working on an empty stomach is bad for the stomach, so breakfast is especially important.
Those who don't need to work can sleep a little longer. The days in Jincheng are short in winter. It is light at Chenshi in the morning and dark at Shenshi in the afternoon. If you eat three meals a day, you have to eat the next one before you have digested it. People don't move much at home, so it is not good to have food accumulation.
After hearing this, everyone felt relieved.
Before they fled the famine, they also had two meals a day in winter, even the richest village chief's family was the same!
In order to save food, they ate porridge during the slack season. After fleeing famine to Jincheng, even porridge was a luxury.
At this moment, when I heard Pinggu talking about food that is easy to digest, I felt that it was already very good. Not to mention not working and having two meals a day, even if I work, having two meals a day is also very good.
"Master, this is so thoughtful!"
"I used to wake up from the cold, but today I was woken up by the smell of food. When I think about being able to eat three meals a day these days, I can even wake up with a smile in my dreams."
"Who isn't? Before, I woke up every day in fear, worried about where I would get my next meal. I would panic when I saw the bag of food.
Who could have imagined such good fortune and prosperity? "No longer have to worry about what's next for the whole family.
Many people couldn't help but sigh deeply.
Life is a matter of contrast. I used to think life was hard in my hometown, but when I was fleeing, I realized that although life was hard in my hometown, at least it was stable.
When we settled down in Jincheng, the weather turned cold and the grass and trees withered. The road to escape was bumpy, but it was midsummer, and there were wild grasses in the fields and fish, shrimps, clams and snails in the water, so filling our stomachs was not a problem.
With these comparisons, I now have food and shelter. If I dare to be picky again, I am afraid that God will take away this blessing!
When we lined up for food, looking at the still thick red date millet porridge in the bowl, served with pickled radish cherries fried with lard and spicy dried radish, everyone stopped talking and just focused on eating.
At noon, the soup base was braised cabbage with lard residue, and noodles were added. The noodle soup was covered with a layer of oil, which made the women feel distressed. They thought that the oil could be eaten for several meals.
The dinner was red bean porridge, but after three meals, this time I added a steamed bun with goose egg sauce and a pot of fried spinach.
During the day, women brought their children to take a bath and wash their hair according to the order agreed upon yesterday. Those who were not in the order took the time in the workshop to make winter cotton clothes for changing.
Because the men had to find work, although they didn't eat well before, they were much better off than other people in the family.
After arriving here, I had several full meals, so at least my physical strength is not a problem!
After breakfast, they took the hatchets they brought with them and went to the surrounding area to cut dead grass, chop branches and twigs to store firewood. Later, when they met the villagers, they found out that they were storing firewood and picking up stones and rocks at the same time, all in preparation for dealing with Liu Sheng and his group.
The men immediately changed their plans and acted together with the villagers, with Master Jiang making all the arrangements.
There is strength in numbers. In just one day, firewood had piled up to the size of three rooms. Stones and rocks were piled in several places along the wall, each almost as high as the wall.
Uncle Jiang went door to door to count how many adobe bricks were left. Later, he found that there were not many bricks left, which were far from enough to build a house. So he built a large windproof fire pit near the wall to make it easier to make a fire and keep warm.
It can also boil water and heat food.
Shen Qing's family was not idle at all.
Huo Bing went out to the west and north, Xiangzhong looked after the children, Xiangdong was responsible for feeding the livestock and poultry, and Shen Qingguan, Lijiang Yujiangshui devoted all their efforts to preparing food.
Knead the dough, let it ferment, mix the fillings, and put it in the steamer... Tray after tray of buns, steamed buns, and steamed rolls come out of the pot.
There are two kinds of fillings for buns, one with green onions and pork, and the other with cabbage and pork.
The steamed buns made were sweet brown sugar hand-torn steamed buns and coarse grain pumpkin blossom steamed buns.
The flower rolls are all spicy. The chili sauce is wrapped with chopped green onions, spread on the rolled dough and twisted and rolled. The bright red chili sauce paired with the green chopped green onions looks spicy, fragrant and appetizing.
Each one is simple and practical, and each one is bigger than an adult man’s fist!
This way you can prepare the most food quickly.
One can fill a child with a small appetite, and three can almost fill the stomach of a man with a big appetite.
After counting the number in the evening, Guan Li reported with a smile: "Don't worry, mom, aunt and sister, we made more than 800 in one day!
Including the newcomers, there are a total of about 300 people in the village. Twelve of my sister-in-law's group have gone out. After deducting the very young children and the elderly, the number of people helping at the entrance is estimated to be at most 150.
Three meals a day, two or three per person at each meal, more than 800 pieces are enough for a day's food!"
Every household in the village prepared food for their young men and women to take with them, fearing that Liu Sheng would bring too many people and they would not be able to go home for dinner.
But after all, this matter was caused by their own family. Not only did they contribute their labor, but how could they not prepare some food for everyone to eat together?
Hot meals cannot be provided, but steamed buns, steamed buns and flower rolls can be provided. These three can be roasted on the fire. You can just stick a stick in the fire and roast them, and you can still eat them hot.
Jiang Shui breathed a sigh of relief, a smile in his eyes: "Okay, I'll make a batch tomorrow, and there's no need to rush later!"
They just need to hold on. It’s useless if Liu Sheng can’t attack if he has more people!
Moreover, the more people he has, the more problems he will have with eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, and he won’t be able to survive for long.
However, the more food you prepare, the better. It won’t go bad if you leave it outside, and you can still eat what you can’t finish. But if it’s not enough, how can you replenish your energy?
I'm so hungry, how can I have the energy to fight the enemy!
Jiang Yu thought: "I heard from my second uncle that he would build a kang tomorrow, with a large iron pot on top to boil water. I thought I could boil two pots of brown sugar water.
After nightfall, I boil red bean soup to keep warm and fill my stomach at the same time."
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