Chapter 20: Goose Stewed in an Iron Pot
Xu Qingmeng had been thinking that she would have to spend a lot of time talking, but unexpectedly, the meat stall owner had already started asking questions before she even opened her mouth.
"Mrs. Gu, I heard that your shop is going to be renovated?" The owner of the meat stall was named Liu. He was fat, which fitted his image as a butcher. After all, butchers never lacked meat to eat.
Xu Qingmeng nodded, "Well, we have started work today."
"Madam Gu's shop is doing so well. It will definitely be even better after renovation. A lot of meat is needed every day. Madam Gu, do you think the meat in our shop is fresh?"
Xu Qingmeng understood what the boss meant when she heard it, and said with a smile, "Boss Liu's meat is very fresh."
When Boss Liu heard that there was a chance, he quickly said,
"Mrs. Gu, look, from now on, I will deliver the meat you need every day to the shop, how about that?"
"Thank you for your appreciation, Boss Liu. If you are willing to believe me, I will send some meat to you every morning."
"Okay then. When Madam Gu is free later, I will come to visit her with the contract."
Xu Qingmeng agreed and left with the meat and other things he had bought.
After Xu Qingmeng left, she went to buy a lot of things. Then, when she saw the goose for sale, she remembered stewing the goose in an iron pot with a circle of pancakes on the edge of the pot. She swallowed her saliva subconsciously.
Thinking that there were still workers, he asked the stall owner to pick out two fatter geese, and then made them into two flavors, one spicy and one non-spicy, and then used the goose oil to make pancakes.
Xu Qingmeng bought a lot of things. His basket was full and his hands were full of things. He had no more room, so he walked back from the street.
When they returned to the restaurant, He was already at home, sitting and talking with Gu Yunyi. When she saw Xu Qingmeng coming back, she quickly stood up and came over to help take the things.
Xu Qing dreamed that it was getting late, so he hurried to cook.
There were more people eating today, so the goose alone might not be enough, so I peeled some potatoes, cut them into pieces, chopped a cabbage, and soaked a handful of vermicelli.
Xu Qingmeng started to knead the dough again. She mixed corn flour and wheat flour together for the iron pancakes, beat in four eggs, added a little salt, and set it aside.
He had already killed the goose. Xu Qingmeng took it and chopped it into pieces. She then put it in cold water and washed it clean. She then heated the pot and added goose oil to stir-fry the fat. She then put the chopped goose pieces in and fried until the water was dry. She poured out the excess oil and used it for cooking, which would be particularly fragrant.
Leave a little bit of oil, add rock sugar, stir-fry the spices until fragrant, then pour half a bowl of rice wine along the edge of the pot, stir-fry for a while, and finally pour some soy sauce and stir-fry, the color will be very beautiful.
Finally, add boiling water until it is level with the goose, add the chopped potatoes, bring to a boil over high heat, cover with a lid and simmer over medium-low heat.
The goose was still stewing in the pot, so Xu Qingmeng took this opportunity to stew some cabbage and vermicelli and scrambled an egg.
The goose was almost cooked, so Xu Qingmeng opened the lid and started to stick pancakes on it. Since there were many people around, she stuck more pancakes on it. Fortunately, the pot was big, so not only were the edges of the pot covered with pancakes, but the goose was also covered with pancakes.
At this time, the aroma of goose meat had filled the entire kitchen and even drifted to the yard and the front hall. The two little guys who were playing in the yard sniffed hard, looked at each other, swallowed their saliva, and ran to the kitchen.
Several people who were working in the front hall couldn't help but pause for a moment.
"This is the smell of meat, I don't know what kind of meat it is, I'm just wondering!"
"We can still eat meat!"
Li Quan nodded, a smile on his dark face, "Madam Gu is a real person."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
After all, I have been working for so many years, and I have never seen anyone have such honest meals.
Even Gu Yunyi, who was reading in the room, couldn't help but put down the book in his hand and walked out when he smelled the fragrance.
As soon as I walked into the kitchen, I saw my younger brother and sister lying over the stove, staring at the pot, swallowing their saliva from time to time.
Xu Qingmeng had just put the last pancake on the pot and covered it with the lid. She turned around and saw Gu Yunyi standing at the door, just looking at her.
Xu Qingmeng was stared at by Gu Yunyi, and subconsciously wondered if she had offended this big man again. After thinking about it, it seemed that she had not, so she asked,
"What's up?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Yunyi shook his head, then nodded.
Xu Qingmeng: “······” Is this something wrong or not.
Gu Yunyi coughed lightly, then said, "I just wanted to ask if the meal is ready and if you need any help."
Xu Qingmeng was stunned for a moment, then reacted and realized that the big boss smelled the fragrance and became hungry.
"It will be ready soon. Take these two dishes to the front room first. The goose will be ready soon."
When Gu Yunyi came back again, Xu Qingmeng had already served out the big goose and picked out the pancakes. There was a large bowl full of spicy and non-spicy dishes, and two large bowls full of pancakes.
Gu Yunyi accompanied the workers to eat in the front hall. Xu Qingmeng left some of each dish. He and Xu Qingmeng brought the two little ones to eat in the main hall in the backyard.
He praised the stewed goose highly, especially the pancakes made with goose fat, which were fragrant, soft and delicious. He likes to eat pasta. He was so satisfied that his eyes narrowed.
Xu Qingmeng smiled and said, "If you like it, eat more. I can make other pasta for you next time."
He was still very happy to hear that, and then shook her head, "Noodles are too troublesome. The store is busy enough for you now. You haven't had a good rest in the past two days. Don't be so troublesome tomorrow. When you steam buns in the morning, mix more flour, steam some buns, and stir-fry two dishes."
Xu Qingmeng smiled and was quite happy in her heart. After all, He really cared about her. Then Xu Qingmeng talked about wanting to renovate the kitchen.
The current kitchen has a large stove, but it is still not enough. "We can put a large stove in the middle of the kitchen, add the original stove, one for steaming buns and one for making stewed soup, and put a smaller stove for us to cook."
He said, "You can handle the kitchen matters as you wish. Your uncle Li and his men should know how to do it. You can ask him later."
After dinner, Xu Qingmeng asked Gu Yunyi to ask Uncle Li Quan, and Li Quan soon came to the backyard.
After Li Quan talked with Xu Qingmeng, he looked at the empty space in the kitchen and immediately agreed.
"It's not a big problem. The blue bricks were brought in this morning and are now placed in my house. The blue bricks for the table in the front hall will be put on the day after tomorrow. You can come over and build the stove first. It will be completed in an hour. You can light a fire in the evening and use it."
Uncle Li Quan was very thoughtful, so Xu Qingmeng was naturally very happy.
(End of this chapter)
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