In the county town, there is Jiang's braised meat shop.
After seeing Gu's mother off, Jiang Yi took Xiao Lingdang to the meat processing plant to buy meat. Given yesterday's brisk business, and anticipating that today might not be as successful, Jiang Yi only bought one pig.
Well, in Jiang Yi's opinion, she didn't buy much, but to outsiders, she was very generous.
As the meat was prepared and put into the pot to cook, the aroma slowly began to spread, and Jiang Yi noticed that there were already people queuing outside the shop.
"Honey, when is this meat ready?"
When the older women in the queue saw Jiang Yi come out, they greeted her.
"Auntie, the meat is still being braised. It needs to braise for another hour or so to fully absorb the flavor!"
There's no fixed time for braising meat; it mainly depends on the heat. Braising meat for too long isn't necessarily better; if it's done too long, the meat will fall apart in the pot.
Mastering the cooking time and temperature is a skill.
Coincidentally, Jiang Yi is a tech person.
“Girl, your braised meat tastes so good, it tastes just like the meat I ate in Beiping when I was young.”
"I never expected that I could find something with the same flavor in this small place."
"Speaking of which, your cooking seems to taste even better than that of the master chefs from the Imperial Kitchen in Beiping."
"You're too kind! You're too kind!"
Jiang Yi was genuinely taken aback by the aunt's praise.
Because when she received the recipe for braised meat, it was written as a recipe from the Imperial Kitchen.
However, Jiang Yi is not a professional food researcher, so she naturally doesn't know where this recipe came from or whether there is a similar product on the market.
After all, back then, she was just cooking for herself at home.
As for now?
There are recipes for this braised meat all over the world, so who dares to say which one is the most authentic?
Everyone should just enjoy the taste; if it's good, that's enough.
Who's in charge here?
"Hurry up, your Sixth Master is here to show his support!"
Just as Jiang Yi was chatting with a few middle-aged women in line, a group of young thugs came up behind her and started banging on the shop counter.
"I'm in charge, what's it to you?"
Jiang Yi turned around and looked at the group of thugs.
In the 1980s, there were many scoundrels and thieves.
Young people who are unemployed, or those who have jobs but work idly, often loiter on the streets. The cowardly ones steal chickens and dogs, while the bold ones bully men and women.
Many people are genuinely afraid of these gangs of thugs.
However, Jiang Yi was quite the opposite.
She wasn't afraid of any of that.
She has trained in combat sports and specializes in women's self-defense techniques.
To put it bluntly, she could take on ten of those scoundrels!
"Sister, your plate is quite pretty!"
Want to be friends?
"I, Sun Liu, quite like you!"
The leader of the thugs saw Jiang Yi and started making suggestive remarks to her.
"He looks like a monkey, no wonder he's surnamed Sun!"
Jiang Yi glanced at Sun Liu and responded coldly.
"She has a fiery temper, I like that!"
Sun Liu chuckled and reached out to hook Jiang Yi's chin.
However, the moment the other party reached out, Jiang Yi grabbed his index finger and twisted it slightly. Sun Liu let out a scream and knelt on the ground.
"Big sister, spare me!"
Sun Liu was completely unable to resist, nor dared to resist, fearing that Jiang Yi would use more force.
Seeing how fierce Jiang Yi was, her group of companions didn't rush at her all at once, but instead took a step back in unison.
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