in2ebook Chapter 137 1 Pot 2 Uses
Chapter 137 1 Pot 2 Uses
In the morning, the strong laborers had achieved great results. The people doing other work in the cave were not much behind. They could probably finish their work one by one. If they worked for another afternoon, everyone would probably have a palm quilt to cover themselves with at night.
After all, adding one more layer is warmer than covering yourself with a wild cotton quilt.
Although all of this is led by Shen Youyou and her family, it was also created by everyone working together without distinction between you and me, using their own hands.
Everyone was very excited, not because of what Shen Zhiqiu said: ten dishes, but mainly because they didn't take that seriously at all.
So no one took up the idea, feeling that it was too impossible to achieve.
They know exactly what food everyone has. How can they make ten dishes with just these few kinds of food?
There is heavy snow outside now and we can't go out hunting.
Everyone thought that the third brother was just too happy, and for a moment he said, "Don't respond to that conversation to avoid embarrassing him."
In fact, Shen Zhiqiu was just talking nonsense at the beginning, but after saying it, he thought about it and realized that it was not completely impossible.
Fishing is actually not an easy job.
It looks really easy, but it is difficult to operate.
There are many difficulties. Not only is it difficult, but it also requires a lot of physical labor.
Didn’t you see that those who got involved were all strong laborers?
I was really tired, so after a whole morning, I just took a break and waited to finish my meal before continuing.
But they were so excited as they watched the net float to the surface in larger and larger areas and the fish hanging on the net jumping around.
It felt like the physical fatigue didn't exist at that time.
When everyone returned to the first level of the cave, the atmosphere in the entire cave was even more lively than when they dug up the kudzu root.
After all, most people are not familiar with Pueraria root, but everyone has seen and eaten fish. The most important thing is that in everyone's eyes, it is meat!
This is their thinking. Meat is better than vegetarian food. Don’t say that Pueraria root is nutritious, more expensive, or a medicinal herb. It’s useless. They still like to eat meat.
These women spent the whole morning making palm quilts and then had to cook. During the past few months of contact, they all loved to hang around Li Jingshu.
At the beginning, it was because Li Jingshu was Shen Zhiqiu's wife, a rich lady from a wealthy family. She didn't come back to the village very often, so I was curious.
What's more, people know that Shen Zhiqiu cares about his wife, and currying favor with Shen Zhiqiu's wife is equivalent to currying favor with Shen Zhiqiu.
After all, Shen Zhiqiu is not only the leader, but also the third scholar. Even if we settle down in the future, we will need his help.
So I wanted to make the already good relationship even more solid.
Later, as I got to know her better, I discovered that this rich lady was very humble, could cook so many delicious dishes, and was very virtuous.
It is completely different from what I heard from Shen Zhidong’s wife Yang before.
In the past, Yang often complained in the village, saying that her third sister-in-law was "untouchable" and could not do anything. She could not take care of the child after giving birth and asked her mother-in-law to go to the county town to serve her.
Life in the countryside is like this, especially in ancient times. There was no entertainment at all, and spreading gossip was the only way for them to pass the time in their spare time.
Yang used to be really jealous of her third sister-in-law. She was beautiful, had a good family background, was treated as the apple of her father's eye, and was also valued by her parents-in-law.
I feel unconvinced. Why? We are all women, why are you the only one who has the best luck?
So he often gossiped about his third sister-in-law to the women in the village.
When Shen Zhiqiu comes back, he will not get together with women, let alone hear about these things.
Old Lady Hua was asked about this in a veiled way by other old ladies, but she really felt that when her third son married her, they knew that she was a "rich and noble person."
Before she got married, she had maids to serve her. But after she married our San'er, the maids were given money and sent away.
As long as they live an honest and down-to-earth life with us, they won't ask for anything from us.
It is true that I do complain a little in private that my third daughter-in-law is not good at cooking or sewing.
But that was only when the old couple were in private, and she complained a few words, but she didn't really blame the third daughter-in-law.
The old man also comforted her, saying that when he married her, the other party didn't do these things, and since the third son liked it, he would be less picky.
The old lady stopped talking about it later, and she really thought so.
This time, the third son's wife who escaped from famine really impressed old lady Hua. The old lady thought, this must be something she learned specially for her third son and her grandchildren. No wonder the third son and his wife have such a good relationship.
Not only did she cook more and more delicious food, but she was also very hardworking. I never heard her complain during the hard journey. She carried the same things as other women.
Sometimes when I see the old lady, I feel really sorry for her.
Even Old Lady Hua thought so, not to mention other women who didn't know anything about Li Jingshu before and had only heard some rumors.
They all like to surround Li Jingshu now, and they no longer do so out of the desire to build relationships or get close to her.
I really approve of this person from the bottom of my heart, and I also want to learn cooking from Li Jingshu.
Li Jingshu has never had the idea of hoarding her knowledge, and she will teach anyone who asks her about it.
At this moment, she was stewing pickled bamboo shoots and fish, and there was a group of women watching her.
There were two hundred and sixty-eight people in total, and in addition to two pots for stewing fish soup, twenty fish were killed.
If the pot wasn't full, I would probably have to do more.
Li Jingshu was afraid that there would not be enough food, so the strong laborers had to continue fishing in the afternoon.
It is even more impossible to let only the strong laborers eat to their heart's content. Let alone letting others watch, if the son eats fish and his father and mother watch, the strong men dare not eat it. Even if the wife and children just watch, they will not be able to eat it!
She stood next to the stove, and in front of the other three empty pots stood her elder sister-in-law Song, her elder sister-in-law Shen Zhixia, and Shen Douzi's wife.
These are all good cooking skills.
Li Jingshu first coated the marinated fish fillets with some kudzu root powder and fried them in a pan. Immediately, the whole cave was filled with fragrance.
When the fish fillets are almost fried, scoop them out with a bamboo sieve, then add oil and two slices of ginger. Mainly, they don’t have any onions or garlic.
First, sauté the sour bamboo shoots until fragrant, then add in the pickled bamboo shoots, stir-fry slightly, add half a pot of water and some seasonings, finally pour in the fried fish fillets, cover with a lid and start stewing.
It doesn’t take too long, just about ten minutes after the water boils.
At this time, Li Jingshu asked other women to roll the dough made of steamed yam and kudzu root powder into noodles for later use.
After the fish fillets are stewed, they are served into large wooden basins, filling eight large basins. Then, add some water to the remaining sour bamboo shoot fish soup, put the noodles in, and make sour bamboo shoot hot soup noodles.
Two uses in one pot, simply perfect!
Today's lunch was noodles with sour bamboo shoots and fish, plus a bowl of fish soup for each person. The milky fish soup looked delicious at first glance.
Four pots of noodles were not enough, so the strong laborers who did the heavy work ate first, and then Li Jingshu and the others cooked the noodles.
Even Shen Youyou admired her mother, because there were limited stoves in the activity area, and now the problem was not about saving food, but about saving the use of stoves.
The sour fish with bamboo shoots is not fishy at all and is very appetizing. After slurping a few mouthfuls of noodles, you can finish with a bowl of delicious milky white fish soup.
It really made everyone feel extremely satisfied with the meal.