The journey of giving birth to a son

Chapter 15 Moved to a new home
The house in front of them is located in the west of Yanjing City. The family looked at it for a long time before deciding on it. Jiang Kejian readily handed over 380 taels of silver to the agent. From today on, Jiang Shiyi and his family People have their own houses in the capital.

"I live in the alley in front. We will be neighbors from now on. If you move here, if you need anything or whatever you want to do to make a living in the future, you can come to me!"

Manager Chen in front of me is in his twenties, wearing a long gown and looking shrewd.

In this era, women were not allowed to buy or sell houses or properties, nor were they allowed to own private property. This is why Jiang Shiyi gave all the money to his father.

After Agent Chen left, Jiang Shiyi looked at the small courtyard. It was not big, with three main rooms and two side rooms. The room is bright and bright. The middle room is used for receiving guests and eating, and there is a kitchen in the back.

There are only two bedrooms. The bedroom on the east side is larger, where Jiang Kejian and his wife live, and the bedroom on the west side is smaller.

"You can live with your sister. When she gets older, she should have her own room." Jiang Hui said, and the whole family laughed.

"Then where do you live?" Jiang Shiyi asked.

"I live in the wing room. It's not cold anyway!" Jiang Hui was very sensible. Jiang Shiyi touched Jiang Hui's head.

The family moved everything in and decorated their new home. This house was mostly new, and there was room outside to grow vegetables. Shen Yunniang looked at the house, touching here and there, and couldn't put it down.

Shen Yunniang was an extremely neat person. Everyone was cleaning the house, but she had already lit the fire and cooked dinner quickly.

The weather was very hot, so she cooked porridge, made pancakes, steamed fish, and cooked eggplant salad with garlic and sesame oil. It tasted very good.

The family sat on the stone table in the yard to eat, with the cool breeze blowing and it was very comfortable.

Jiang Kejian deposited the remaining money into a bank account, "This is the money you earned. I will help you save it first, and I will give it to you in the future."

Jiang Kejian couldn't live without leisure. Although his family had a home in the city, they still had to eat and drink. The next day, he found a job driving a large cart at a carriage and horse shop. He would leave early and come back late, earning three and a half taels of silver a month. .

Shen Yunniang couldn't sit still and wanted to find something to do. She found the manager Chen that day and said, "I'm looking for something to do. Is there anything suitable?"

"Excuse me, what are you good at?"

Shen Yunniang thought for a while, "My cooking skills are quite good!"

When she was young, Shen Yunniang worked as a cook in a wealthy family and was very good at her craftsmanship.

"Then let me go back first! How many days will it take for me to come back to you?" Two or three days later, Manager Chen came to the door and said that the Shangshu Mansion needed a cook and asked Shen Yunniang to come over for an interview.

After Shen Yunniang's interview, she came back happily and said that she had cooked the food herself. The housekeeper was very satisfied with the food and left her behind.

Jiang Shiyi was also very happy to see it. Shen Yunniang returned to the city and became more confident day by day.

"My master will give me two taels of silver a month and let me do it first!"

As a cook, you have to leave early and come home late. Shen Yunniang can't worry about her family.

"Mom, don't worry, I will be obedient and write good Chinese characters at home." Jiang Hui said.

"Then what should I do?" Jiang Shiyi asked.

"Just stay at home! After you learn how to work as a female worker..."

Jiang Shiyi knew what Shen Yunniang was going to say and immediately blushed. She didn't want such a life. She just got rid of the fate of becoming an aunt. Could it be that in ancient times, she would marry so early? She is not willing to give in!
Jiang Shiyi spent the entire night thinking about it in bed.

I must work hard so that my family can live a good life and my brother can go to a good school. But all this requires money, a lot of money. First of all, Shen Yunniang would not agree to her going out to do things, so she had to do it step by step.

Shen Yunniang is not at home, and the weather is getting hot. It is better to make cold skin for dinner.

Liangpi has done it countless times both in her previous life and now, so she is very skilled.

The water for washing your face has been prepared at noon, and Jiang Shiyi prepared five perfumes first.

Five-spice water is a seasoning water made by boiling star anise, peppercorns, cloves, fennel, tangerine peel, white peony root and other more than ten kinds of traditional Chinese medicine with water, and adding garlic and ginger into the ginger-garlic water, which makes it look fair and clean. The water tastes like various seasonings.

Then take out a large bowl, put two kinds of thick and thin chili peppers, and white sesame seeds in the bowl.

Burn the oil with spices until it is boiling hot, then pour it into a large bowl in a circle. The moment the hot oil and spices meet, a large amount of foam will be stirred up, and the spicy flavor and various aromas will spread in the air, intruding into the nasal cavity irresistibly. .

The seasonings were ready. Jiang Shiyi took the facial cleansing water that had been prepared last night and had settled overnight. He went to the corridor to pour out the top layer of water, and the remaining batter could be steamed in the pot.

This step of steaming cold skin is not difficult. In addition to being careful, it requires patience.

Brush oil into the gong, pour a spoonful of batter, shake well, then blanch it in boiling water, then quickly pick it up and continue shaking until the dough on the bottom is evenly thick, then put it into the pot, cover the pot and set the fire to high Steam vigorously.

In the stove, the fire was burning very brightly. After a while, the lid of the pot was opened, the gong was taken out, and it was put into cold water to peel it. In this way, a translucent, thin, elastic, and slightly fragrant skin is ready.

What needs to be done next is to repeat the step of steaming the dough, so that all the remaining facial cleansing water is used up, and about ten pieces of dough are made.

After steaming the cold skin, prepare the side dishes. Cut the gluten into pieces, cut the cucumber and radish into thin strips.

Jiang Kejian and Shen Yunniang returned home and smelled the smell. "You girl, what are you doing when we are not at home?"

"Dad, Mom, sit down and eat!

Jiang Shiyi brought the cold skin over. Shen Yunniang looked into the bowl. The dough at the bottom is white and translucent, wrapped in light cooking wine. On top are shredded cucumbers, radish, gluten, bean sprouts, etc., and a bowl of chili oil is placed next to it.

Jiang Shiyi took a spoonful of chili oil, poured it into the wide bowl containing the cold skin, and then mixed it skillfully.

The cold skin in the bowl is gradually dyed red by the chili oil, and the dough is smooth and shiny, embellished with white sesame seeds, and complemented by shredded courgettes and bean sprouts. Just looking at it will make people move their index fingers.

Shen Yunniang couldn't wait to take a chopstick and put it into her mouth. The dough was steamed extremely well, and it was very chewy in her mouth, yet not lacking in softness and smoothness. At the same time, the rice aroma of the dough, the rich spicy aroma of the red oil and a hint of sourness blend in your mouth.

"It's delicious!" Jiang Hui kept stuffing it into his mouth, and his face was stained with chili oil. Jiang Shiyi wiped it clean with a handkerchief.

Jiang Shiyi looked at Shen Yunniang and said cautiously, "I see there are quite a lot of people in the alley these days. I want to set up a stall at the entrance of the alley to see if anyone will buy it and eat it!"

"I agree, agree!" Jiang Hui raised his hand.

Shen Yunniang looked at Jiang Shiyi and said, "What are you going to do again? Just stay here with me. It's not like I can't support you. If a girl goes out to show her face, will she be considered a good family in the future?"

Jiang Shiyi pouted in dissatisfaction, "I just said one sentence, and that's all you said."

After Jiang Kejian and Shen Yunniang left the next day, Jiang Shiyi and Jiang Hui clapped their hands.

"Sister, let's get started!" Jiang Hui looked like he was obsessed with money.

(End of this chapter)