Spring is coming

Chapter 41 Braised Pork

"OK then."

Mo Jingchun glanced at the various stalls crowded with people on the street: "Brother Bo, I will go back after buying some things."

After earning so much money, Mo Jingchun thought about improving the food at home tonight. He spent [-] yuan to buy one and a half kilograms of pork belly and various spices, and planned to go home to make a braised pork dish for Gao and Mo Qinglin. .

In addition, she saw a pair of pig front hooves at the meat stall that had not yet been sold, so she asked the stall owner: "How to sell pig hooves?"

"If you want a pair, it's [-] cents to take away." The stall owner saw that she had just bought meat, so he gave her a slightly cheaper price. He weighed the two pairs and weighed a total of almost five kilograms, and wrapped them up for her at [-] cents.

She also spent a few extra cents to buy two meatless tube bones, and she was already thinking about what to do with them.

"Pig's feet. What are you going to do with them?"

When Bo Qingshan saw the black hoof tips, he was inexplicably disgusted and hesitated to speak.

"Braised, marinated, grilled, you can do it." Mo Jingchun answered naturally, "You've never eaten pig's feet, right?"

".What does it taste like?"

Won't it have foot odor?
Mo Jingchun felt sorry for him: "Pork's trotters are a rare delicacy. Braised pig's trotters, the skin and muscles are stewed until they are soft and delicious, and the bones and flesh are separated by a gentle touch with chopsticks.

I like to eat braised pig trotters that are chewy, and I can chew one for half an afternoon, not to mention the roasted ones, which are crispy, juicy and fat."

Bo Qingshan suddenly felt that he was quite greedy, so he said shamelessly: "Then what are you going to do, and let me try it too?"

Mo Jingchun's purpose of seducing him was achieved, and he smiled and said: "When the marinade is ready tomorrow, I will send some over. Please try it."

Mrs. Gao only knew that she went to town today, and she didn't want to bring back a lot of things, including meat and vegetables, in big and small bags. She was shocked.

Then Hang Sheng sent two and a half bunches of copper coins, totaling about two and a half taels of silver, which she exchanged for the 20 taels she earned from selling wine.

Not knowing what was going on, Gao quickly closed the doors and windows and asked Mo Jingchun carefully where all this came from.

"Grandma, my uncle picked several baskets of wild peaches from the mountains in the past two months, and I tried to make wine. The money was all the money I paid to sell wine in the town today."

"Selling wine?" Mrs. Gao became more and more surprised as she listened, "Did you set up a stall? You got three taels of silver?!"

It was just a few jars of wine that children brewed for fun, and they actually got three taels of silver in one go?

Mo Jingchun smiled and shook his head, thinking that if he told Mr. Gao that it was not three taels but twenty taels, he didn't know how excited she would be.

I thought so in my heart and said it with my mouth.

Gao's feet went weak, 20 taels!
She almost fainted, her whole body felt as if she had stepped on cotton.

20 taels. Their family only gets about the same amount of money from farming for a year. How come they suddenly have so much money?
Mrs. Gao swallowed, and it took a long time to regain her composure: "Chun'er, where is the remaining silver?"

Mo Jingchun took the money out of his wallet and handed it to Gao: "Grandma, it's here."

After Gao regained his composure, he had a different idea.

When Mo Jingchun discussed setting up a stall in the town with her before, she thought it was unnecessary, a waste of time and no money.

But seeing that Mo Jingchun had made so much money at once, her thoughts were different now.

"Chun'er, let grandma keep the money. Can you tell grandma how you earn so much?"

"Grandma, Brother Bo said that my wine is suitable for ladies of official families, so he took me directly to a big restaurant to sell it at a higher price. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be able to sell it at such a high price."

"It's Young Master Bo again. Then I have to thank him properly." Mrs. Gao now feels that this Bo Qingshan is really a good man and must thank him properly.

"Well, grandma, I brought back the pig's feet. I'll braise them and give them to Brother Bo and Aunt Ming's house to try."

"Okay, Chun'er is so capable. Grandma is very happy."

Mrs. Gao was really happy. She took the silver in her hand and touched it again and again, and weighed it on a scale. She confirmed several times that it was really 20 taels.

She carefully put the money in the box she usually used to store it, plus the money left over from selling the rice after paying the tax. There were about 24 or [-] taels of silver in it now, which she would never touch.

The remaining loose copper coins, plus the two and a half bunches obtained today, total about four bunches.

After putting it away, Mrs. Gao felt uneasy, so she put it in a larger box, added a lock, and pushed it to the innermost part of the cabinet. Only then did she feel relieved.

Mo Jingchun washed the pork belly he bought today, cut it into uniform pieces about two fingers wide each, and blanched it in a pot under cold water.

Heat the oil in the other pan, add the star anise you just bought and stir-fry until fragrant, add a few pieces of rock sugar and stir-fry until the sugar color turns white.

When the rock sugar melts and the sugar color becomes slightly yellow and bubbling, add the meat pieces and stir-fry until the color becomes translucent, gradually cook out the fat, add rice wine to remove the fishy smell and soy sauce to adjust the color.

Pour boiling water into the pot to cover the meat, then add rock sugar and spices and simmer.

She counted the time in her mind and felt that it was almost done.

Lifting the lid of the pot, the dense steam carrying the strong aroma of meat hit his nostrils. Mo Jingchun took a big sip intoxicatedly and let out a satisfied sigh from his throat.

Season briefly with salt, reduce the sauce over high heat, and serve on a plate.

Mo Qinglin couldn't wait any longer and kept standing at the door of the kitchen poking his head, but she kicked him out several times.Now when he saw Mo Jingchun waving to him, he immediately ran over.

It turned out that Mo Jingchun served two plates. She handed one to Mo Qinglin and said, "Uncle, give this to Brother Bo and tell him that he can't eat the braised pig's trotters until tomorrow."

She was cooking at home today, and filled a new bowl of the braised pork left in the pot, and took it to Mo Tongming's house: "Aunt Ming, I bought some meat at home, and I wanted to give you some. I want to thank you for the wine song I borrowed last time."

"How much does Jiuqu cost?" Mrs. Liu was happy and felt sorry for her, so she was about to stuff the meat back into her hand, "Why are you giving me so much meat? Your uncle and I can't finish it!"

"Oh!" Mo Jingchun circled her arm and said coquettishly in a long voice: "Aunt Ming and Uncle Ming always feel sorry for Chun'er, why don't you let Chun'er respect you in the future?"

"Okay, okay," Mrs. Liu felt warm in her heart, "your uncle drank the wine you brewed and said it was delicious."

"Then next time I can brew it, I'll bring it to Uncle Ming!"

"Okay, you can ask my aunt to teach you when you have time, so as not to drink the wine you worked so hard for in vain."

Mo Jingchun thought that if Mr. Liu brewed wine with her, she could have several large vats in her yard. By then, she would be able to brew dozens of jars of wine, which would increase the quantity and earn more money.

She thought it was feasible and planned to teach Ms. Liu first and then ask her if she had the idea of ​​cooperating with her.

So he promised: "When my aunt is free, come to my house and I will teach you."

Although you can make a lot of money by making wine and selling it, it takes too long, usually two or three months.

During this time, she plans to try other businesses.

For example, today I saw pig's feet at a meat stall, and I thought of braised pig's feet, and then thought of other braised dishes. I can make them at home and set up a stall in town.

The skill she uses to make money is this cooking skill.

(End of this chapter)