Sour Cabbage Stewed Pork Ribs

When Aunt Feng returned the bowl, she filled a large bowl with sauerkraut for Song Shixia.

"How did you make that Tremella soup? My daughter wanted to lick the bottom of the bowl clean. Old Xie, who doesn't like sweets, snatched the food from the children, and Xiaoyu only got two sips."

Song Shixia smiled and said, "My aunt gave me some fresh dates. I'll get you two pieces of Tremella fuciformis. I'm sure it will taste as good as mine when you cook it at home."

Aunt Feng did not refuse: "Then I must try it when I go back. Old Xie is old and always competes with the children for food, and every time the little fish suffers."

Song Shixia didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Professor Xie, this is called getting along well with children."

Aunt Feng nodded in agreement.

"That's right. He almost started a fight with the kid."

Song Shixia wanted to say that getting along did not mean fighting, but Aunt Feng had already admitted it, so she did not explain further.

Aunt Feng brought a big bowl of sauerkraut, and together with the spareribs bought from the cafeteria today, Song Shixia prepared to make sauerkraut stewed with spareribs.

This is a famous dish from Northeast China. Song Shixia learned how to make it from a chef at home and still remembers the recipe.

For the staple food, she prepared to steam a basket of brown sugar cake. The brown sugar was the stock she brought out from the space. The supply and marketing cooperative had brown sugar, and she wanted to solve the problem of the stock in the space first, otherwise she was afraid that she would not be able to finish it until the 21st century.

While Song Shixia was waiting for the dough to rise, she picked a batch of fruits that had grown in the space.

Too much fruit is also a problem. Every day when she wakes up, the trees are full of fruit. Does she have to cut down all the trees? But out-of-season fruit is not popular now. If she wants to eat some fruit, she may not be able to buy it.

Song Shixia remembered that she could use her mind to take things, so she tried to make the fruits in the space grow slower. As to whether it worked or not, she would have to see if there were any fruits on the trees when she woke up tomorrow morning.

She felt sad even when she saw the fruits rotting in the fields, but she couldn't give them away.

In her world, these fruits can be sold at a roadside stall, but it is not easy to sell them in a school where there are teachers or leaders' families everywhere.

The only thing she could sell was apples, but she couldn't explain where they came from because she had never left school since she moved here.

Song Shixia put bananas and apples on the table for the two kids to eat, and soaked yellow peaches and oranges in cans so that they can have extra food for the two kids tomorrow. Canned fruit is a luxury, so of course one has to get used to it.

Song Shixia specially made the brown sugar steamed cake very big so that she wouldn't have to go to the cafeteria to buy breakfast for a week.

She grabbed a handful of soybeans and soaked them so that she could drink homemade soy milk tomorrow.

The juicer could not be taken out, so the small stone mill on the first floor had to be placed in the kitchen.

While she was doing all this, two little guys were playing with toys in the living room. These were the kids she liked.

In her eyes, there are two kinds of children: one is the naughty children, and the other is the cute children of other people's families.

In her previous life, she always saw various cute babies when watching short videos. She quite liked those soft and sticky little buns. Both little girls and little boys were very cute.

But the children of her partners were more naughty than the other. Every time the partners came to have tea, they would complain about their naughty children and how they had broken another belt.

Song Shixia felt that she was very lucky. When she brought Tremella soup to Aunt Feng, she vaguely noticed that the children in Aunt Feng's family tended to be naughty. However, it might also be because she couldn't take care of the children at home. For example, Xiaoyu was very well behaved.

It doesn't seem that bad to say that a naughty kid is bad. Children are ignorant and need correct guidance from adults, but it's just hard to like them.

The two kids at home perfectly meet Song Shixia's expectations for children. Not only do they not have to be born by herself, but they are also extremely well-behaved. They are like little angels who have come to the world to repay their gratitude.

When I go to the canteen’s logistics department to buy meat, I can only pick out some meat that others have not used up. After all, the canteen has quotas. The extra meat these two times was all pork ribs. When can I buy some beef and mutton from the canteen?

She is a carnivore and will feel hungry if she doesn't eat meat for a meal. When she was a child, she ate stir-fried and boiled vegetables every day, which left a shadow on her.

Song Shixia blanched the chopped ribs and filtered out the blood foam, cut the sauerkraut into small pieces and soaked them in cold water. She picked up a piece of sauerkraut and tasted it, and her facial features immediately wrinkled.

It’s so sour.

The hot brown sugar steamed cake came out of the pot. She tried one first and found it was not too sweet and was perfect.

She put two in a bowl and took it to the living room.

"Go wash your hands and eat the brown sugar steamed cake."

Ji Yuan pushed his brother to wash his hands.

Heat the pot and add lard, add pickled cabbage and fry until the water is dry. The pickled cabbage will be very fragrant. Pour the blanched ribs, green onions, ginger and star anise into the clay pot, then pour the pickled cabbage in, add boiling water to cover the ingredients, cover the pot and simmer over medium heat for half an hour.

While the food was stewing on the stove, Song Shixia took out a foreign language book and was reading it when someone knocked on the door again.

She thought it was Aunt Feng coming, so she packed some brown sugar steamed cakes for her. She steamed a big pot of it today and gave one to each of Aunt Feng's family members. The leftovers were enough for the three of them to eat for a week.

Standing outside the door was a woman she didn't know, who had a kind face.

"Who are you?"

Zhang Wanqing smiled and said, "I am your neighbor who lives next door to you."

Song Shixia nodded to her: "Hello." She had never seen anyone living next door since she moved in, so she thought there was no one next door.

Zhang Wanqing was holding something in her hand. "I came here specially to visit you. I wonder if it's convenient."

Song Shixia hurriedly welcomed the person in.

"I'm sorry, I'm new here and I don't know anyone."

Zhang Wanqing followed behind her and looked around.

When she saw the reclaimed land in the yard, she couldn't help but admire her in her heart, thinking she was a family-oriented girl.

"It's okay. I should have been the one to help you integrate into the group. I had something to do a few days ago and stayed in the office. I just came back last night."

Song Shixia roughly guessed the other party's identity. Since he could speak like that, he must be the principal's relative. This person seemed quite polite and probably had no bad intentions.

As soon as I entered the living room, I was greeted by the aroma: "Are you cooking? I want to invite you to my house for dinner."

The two children, each holding a piece of brown sugar steamed cake, were delighted to see the visitor.

Zhang Wanqing had just sat down when a child sat on each side.

Ji Yuan clung to her: "Grandma Zhang!"

Ji Yang also called for help obediently.

Zhang Wanqing held one in each hand and said, "Hey, do you miss grandma?"

Ji Yuan: “Think! We have one, one…” He racked his brains but couldn’t remember what seven days was called.

Ji Yang reminded him: "One week."

Ji Yuan nodded heavily: "Yes, a week. We haven't seen grandma for a week."

Zhang Wanqing spoke softly to the children: "My dear children, what are you eating?"

Ji Yuan held up the steamed cake in a show-off manner, and pulled off a piece and stuffed it into Grandma Zhang's mouth: "It's the brown sugar cake made by mom."

Zhang Wanqing was secretly shocked that Ji Yuan changed his words so quickly. It seemed that Professor Ji liked his wife very much.

Song Shixia brought out a plate of brown sugar steamed cake from the kitchen: "Can I call you Teacher Zhang? I made brown sugar steamed cake at home, don't complain that the taste is just average."

Zhang Wanqing just took a bite and found that the brown sugar steamed cake was made with a lot of sugar and tasted really sweet.

"How could that be? These two kids are the pickiest eaters. The brown sugar steamed cake you make must be delicious."

Song Shixia invited him with a smile: "I have some pickled cabbage and pork ribs stewed in the pot. Teacher Zhang, please stay for dinner later."

Zhang Wanqing felt embarrassed: "I wanted to invite you to my house for dinner, but you had already prepared the meal. It seems that I came at an unfortunate time."

Song Shixia joked with her: "How could that be possible? If I knew someone was inviting me to dinner, I would definitely not cook at home. I'll serve you a bowl of sauerkraut stewed pork ribs and you can take it home and try it. Next time, Mr. Ji and I will come to visit you in person."

Zhang Wanqing smiled and waved her hands: "We are all neighbors. I will invite you and Professor Ji to have dinner together next time when I am free. I know you young people will definitely not let go."

Zhang Wanqing had never thought that she had only come to invite Professor Ji's newlywed wife to dinner, but she didn't invite her over and instead took home a bowl of food and some brown sugar steamed cakes.

She realized it only after she got home.

"Oh my, how could I have been entangled by that girl?"

She was not angry, she just thought Comrade Xiao Xia was very interesting.

When Principal Hu returned home, he was surprised not to see the guests he was supposed to invite today.

"Where are your guests?"

Zhang Wanqing said helplessly, "Don't mention it. When I was there, they had already prepared meals and the two children were well taken care of. The brown sugar steamed cakes they made were really sweet. Comrade Xiao Xia also sent me a bowl of vegetables, stewed pork ribs with pickled cabbage, which smelled delicious."

Principal Hu shook his head helplessly: "You women can only see the advantages and not the shortcomings."

Zhang Wanqing glared at him and said, "You're right. We women can only see the flaws in men."

Principal Hu touched his nose and wondered why this woman was angry again.

The brown sugar steamed cake was reheated and the sauerkraut stewed pork ribs were served on the table. Principal Hu instantly forgot what he was going to say.

He swallowed and said, "Is this the brown sugar steamed cake made next door?"

"What else? When has our family ever bought candy?"

Principal Hu has a habit. He particularly likes sweets. He can't resist the aroma of brown sugar steamed cake.

"Hey, you know what, this brown sugar steamed cake is really delicious. It's sweet but not greasy, soft, glutinous, sweet and has the aroma of wheat. How do you think they made it?"

"Eat your food. You just said I was just praising others. Comrade Xiao Xia's cooking skills are beyond reproach, right?"

"No doubt, no doubt, Comrade Xiao Xia is a real culinary genius."

Principal Hu finished the brown sugar steamed cake in a few bites. He wanted to eat more but was stopped by his wife.

"Have you forgotten your illness? You can't eat too much sugar. Eat some pickled vegetables to help digestion."

Principal Hu could only reluctantly admit that the sauerkraut stewed pork ribs was unpalatable, but he never expected that it would be so delicious.

He pointed at the dish and said to his wife, "Try it now. This pickled vegetable is also delicious."

Zhang Wanqing was speechless at his hungry eating habits.

"Have I wronged you?"

It was only when Song Shixia delivered food to Aunt Feng's house that she realized that Teacher Zhang should be called Secretary Zhang. Fortunately, the other party did not care about the title.

Aunt Feng was impressed by Comrade Xiao Song's generosity.

"Brown sugar steamed cake is a good thing. Principal Hu loves sweets, but it's a pity that he is sick and can't eat too much."

Song Shixia: "I didn't put a lot of brown sugar, so it tastes just slightly sweet."

"Your brown sugar steamed cake smells sweet and delicious. Principal Hu probably couldn't resist it."

She smiled and said, "Secretary Zhang won't let the principal eat too much."

Song Shixia was not worried. She was very confident in her spiritual spring water. She used the spiritual spring water to knead the dough. Although it could not cure terminal illnesses, it would definitely not cause a burden on the body's underlying diseases.

The principal cannot eat sweets because she may have diabetes or high blood sugar. Eating the brown sugar steamed cake she makes will not have any effect on her body.

"That's right, Secretary Zhang is watching over him. You know what, I used the Tremella you gave me to cook a pot of red dates and Tremella soup. Although it's not as delicious as yours, it has satisfied all the mouths at home."