PNB Chapter 149 If I could do business in town
Chapter 149 If I could do business in town
I saw a group of people gathered in front of the stove watching Jiang Xiaohe frying the hot pot base. She also put the chili sauce in it, and the smell was even more delicious.
Everyone couldn't help swallowing.
Jiang Xiaohe explained: "This is the base for hot pot. Add soup to it at night and you can have hot pot!"
The way of hot pot that Jiang Xiaohe talked about is different from the way they usually eat. They usually put some oil in the pot, then some salt, and then add water. Then they put all the vegetables to be hot pot in and cook them. There is no need to stir-fry the base ingredients at all.
Pour the fried hot pot base into the prepared pot next to it, then add water into the pot, put the purchased bones in and simmer over low heat, then use the bone soup to cook hot pot.
After covering the pot, everyone has started looking forward to the family reunion dinner in the evening.
Then he asked everyone to prepare the ingredients for dinner. He asked Wang Hong to help chop the meat and make meatballs, and cut the pork belly into thin slices. The chicken brought by Chen Xiuquan was also slaughtered. Half of it was blanched and set aside, and the remaining half was saved for stewing tomorrow. Then he prepared the vegetarian dishes. The radishes in the field were cut into slices, and two potatoes were taken out and cut into slices. Then two baskets of cabbage and mushrooms were washed.
The last thing is the seasoning. Onions and garlic are of course indispensable. She also fried some peanuts, crushed them and put them in the bowl. Finally, she put the seasoning in it. Fortunately, she bought a lot of seasoning yesterday, otherwise there would not be enough. It's a pity that there is no sesame oil, otherwise it would be more fragrant.
Everyone felt a little distressed when they saw her prepare so many bowls and put so much seasoning in each bowl.
Get these ready, it’s getting late.
Jiang Xiaohe also asked Zhang Daniu and Wang Hong to go to the backyard and move the two earthen stoves that were used for the housewarming party at home.
"Second Aunt, I'm afraid I'll have to borrow your cooking pot."
When Zhang Daniu heard this, he put down the earthen stove, turned around and ran back to get it.
After the pot is brought back, it is placed directly on the earthen stove. Then a lot of the bone soup in the pot is scooped out and poured into two pots, one pot contains hot pot base and the other pot contains mushrooms.
"One is red soup, and the other is clear soup. If you can handle spicy food, we can sit in front of this pot. If you can't handle spicy food, we can sit in front of that pot."
She placed two small tables in front of the two pots, which were perfect for placing the vegetables.
Everyone immediately chose the pot they wanted to eat, but most people wanted to eat the red soup. After all, the hot pot base that Jiang Xiaohe cooked today was so fragrant that everyone wanted to try it.
Jiang Xiaohe put meatballs, chicken and pork belly into two pots. As soon as the pots boiled, she immediately took a spoon and scooped soup into everyone's bowls to mix the seasonings.
"You can eat now."
Then she added: "Dip it in the condiments in the bowl and eat it together."
Following the steps she said, Zhang Danniu couldn't wait to take a bite. It was so hot that she couldn't put it in her mouth, but it tasted really delicious.
After she swallowed it, she exclaimed: "Cousin, this is so delicious. It's different from what we usually eat!"
Everyone nodded.
Wang Hong also said, "That's right, cousin, the food is so delicious. If we can open a business in town, it will definitely be full of guests!"
This sentence undoubtedly gave Jiang Xiaohe some inspiration. She thought about it silently. Now she is selling mushrooms, and the sales are improving. However, these mushrooms will definitely not be sold at a high price in summer. Moreover, if someone is interested in making these mushrooms, as long as he studies them more, he will definitely be able to make them.
And eating...
Jiang Xiaohe originally thought about making fruit wine in the summer and growing mushrooms in the spring, autumn and winter, and had never thought about going to the town or county to make food. But now Wang Hong's words undoubtedly reminded her.
There was hot pot in this era as well, but their hot pot was more like the shabu-shabu of later generations, and there was no hot pot like this one with various seasonings and spices.
Making food is indeed more profitable, so she needs to plan this matter carefully.
Wang Qiuxia looked at her holding the bowl, not eating, but staring blankly, and quickly touched her.
"Xiao He, what's wrong?"
Jiang Xiaohe came back to her senses and smiled slightly: "Nothing, I was just lost in thought."
Then he went to get wine for everyone.
"We drank some of this wine at noon, but Uncle and Aunt haven't tasted it yet."
As he said that, he poured a glass for both of them.
Bai Yulan and Wang Fusheng didn't drink at night because they were afraid of feeling uncomfortable in their stomachs.
The hotpot meal lasted until late at night and everyone still felt unsatisfied.
Zhang Da Niu touched her belly, burped and said with a smile: "This is the most delicious meal I have ever had in my life."
Zeng Hua poked her on the forehead and said, "What do you mean by this life? How long is your life?"
Zhang Da Nv hugged her arm coquettishly: "Oh mom, so many people are watching, I don't want to lose face."
That cute look made everyone laugh.
Jiang Xiaohe went back to the house to boil some brown sugar water and poured a bowl for everyone: "Everyone should warm up their bodies, as we still have to stay up to celebrate the New Year."
Bai Yulan and Wang Fusheng waved their hands: "You two old guys won't keep up the New Year's Eve. We can't stand it!"
Wang Qiuxia quickly took them to rest.
Everyone stayed up like this and felt bored.
Jiang Xiaohe began to tell them a story about King Zhou and Su Daji. The men were not very interested, but the women were fascinated. Zhang Daniu secretly looked at Jiang Xiaohe who was telling the story, with the emotions in his eyes hidden in the darkness. When Jiang Xiaohe turned her head to look at him, she saw him talking to Zhang Fu and the others, with a slight frown on his face.
Finally the time came, she took out firecrackers and set them off at the door. As soon as her family started setting off firecrackers, firecrackers from the village chief's house in the distance also started to go off.
People in the yard were saying Happy New Year to each other.
Wang Qiuxia urged everyone: "Okay, let's go to bed, it's getting colder."
Zeng Hua's family said hello and went back. Wang Qiuxia scooped out the hot water from the pot and let everyone soak their feet in it.
Jiang Xiaohe carried a bucket of water and went back to her room to wash up, while Zhang Chuan ate early and went to bed.
The next morning, when Jiang Xiaohe got up, she found that the sky was very dark.
Wang Qiuxia came out with a basin in which she was kneading dough.
"I've already put some firewood in the kang, picked the mushrooms, and your father has sent them to town. You can sleep for a while."
Wang Qiuxia looked at it and said with a smile: "It's going to snow today. Snow is a good omen for a good harvest. If it snows, the harvest here will be even better this year!"
"That's right!" Chen Xiuqun agreed, "There was no snow last year, so there are more pests in the fields this year."
After saying that, the two of them smiled at each other and went back to the kitchen to continue cooking.
We had steamed buns and porridge for breakfast. At noon, Zhang Da Niu came running over and said, "Aunt, aunt, my mother said that you should come over for lunch."
When the two heard this, they tidied up their house and went over to help.
Just as Wang Qiuxia said, snow started falling before noon.
The happiest people are the children in the village. As long as the snow falls heavily and accumulates on the ground, they can have snowball fights and build snowmen.