Zhu Tian: The Fiery Years Begin with Taking Qin Huairu as a Concubine

Chapter 166: Rice Crust

After all, in this era in the northern region, there are not many people who can cook fish and make it delicious.

You can probably count them on your hands.

The small lake behind the medical school was very quiet and Zhang Kaiwu had never seen anyone fishing there.

The reason is that it is not lively here, no one is watching, no one comes to cheer, how can you catch fish! ?
Zhang Kaiwu hung up the corn and threw the fishing line out again.

After a while, he pulled up another carp. This one was bigger, weighing five or six pounds, and he threw it into the fish basket.

Zhang Kaiwu chose the thickness of the thread based on efficiency.

Low-level skills are quickly gained, and experience points are increased a little bit!!!
In fact, he could be even faster, pull it to the shore, and collect it directly using space.

The next fish was a grass carp, and Zhang Kaiwu used the space to collect it directly.

By the time the weather got warmer, he had already caught more than ten fish of various sizes.

After gaining more than ten experience points, I collected all the others except the two carps.

Zhang Kaiwu packed up the fishing rod and placed it by the river.

After all, it's the courtyard of my institute, and no one will come to take it away. It's more convenient to put it in the space, and Qin Huairu and others will ask how to catch the fish.

The time was almost up. Qin Huairu and the others had slowly driven the Willys Jeep and stopped in front of the small building.

They are going to come back to help with cooking, and they are very conscious about this matter.

There were many people eating, so Zhang Kaiwu lifted up the big carp. Qin Huairu rushed over and said in surprise:

"Brother Kaiwu! You caught such a big fish!? That's amazing!"

Zhang Kaiwu said with a smile:
"Sister Huairu! I am wasting food!"

Chen Xueru said with a smile:

"How could Brother Kaiwu do business at a loss? Awesome!"

Lin Xiaoniang said with a smile:
"Master! Take a rest. I will kill the fish for you."

Zhang Kaiwu said with a smile:
"Girl! I'll kill the fish myself. You didn't do it right. This carp smells really bad!"

Several people went into the kitchen. Since there was fresh fish for lunch today, they decided to make rice.

Many people like to eat braised carp, but this carp is too big and it doesn’t taste good no matter how it is braised.

The key is that he doesn't like the taste of braised carp. The one from Wagyu Shop tastes like honey, with that sour and sweet taste.

he does not like!

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Zhang Kaiwu thought about it with the kitchen knife, then cut the fish head and tail, tapped the fish back with the knife for a while, and pulled out the tendon.

After draining all the fish blood, you can slowly remove the fish scales, and discard the fish head, fish tail, fish intestines and other things.

This carp head is too fishy and has no meat, it is very unpalatable. If you don’t put it in the dish, it will only increase the fishy smell.

Clean the fish membrane, chop it into fish pieces, and rub it with a little salt.

Then I marinated it with salt and made braised fish fillets.

I got another cured chicken and chopped it up and cleaned it.

Soaked some vermicelli and dried mushrooms and prepared to cook chicken soup.

The royal chef Qin Huairu has already started lighting the stove.

Chen Xueru and Lin Xiaoniang, Su Xiaoyao and Hu Meiniang were responsible for picking and washing vegetables, ginger, onions and garlic.

The current rice threshing technology is not up to standard, so they are also responsible for picking out the grains and small stones in the rice, which is a delicate job.

The rice needs to be washed several times with a colander, and the stones and rice grains need to be carefully picked out over and over again.

Zhang Kaiwu went to get some bacon and prepared the side dishes.

The aroma began to drift out of the kitchen again, it was the smell of cooking chicken soup.

After cooking the dishes.

In order to eat good rice himself, Zhang Kaiwu specially cooked some rice with crusty rice himself.

They don't have the ability to cook rice well. Those who can make porridge well are called chefs and craftsmen.

For the sake of his own happy life, Zhang Kaiwu would explain cooking techniques to them every time he cooked.

In order to be able to eat the delicious meals they cook one day, Zhang Kaiwu is more attentive than a master in training his apprentice.

Apart from anything else, Qin Huairu and the others' skills have indeed improved a lot.

Their cooking skills are pretty average, and they still feel good about themselves.

They are the best in the village, and they think they have no rivals even among ordinary families in the city of Peking.

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Zhu Zhiyin and Emile had already returned for dinner. Zhu Zhiyin was reading a book in the restaurant as steady as a rock.

As usual, Emil cheered passionately from the side:
"Dear Zhang! Good! Beautiful!"

Wang Tiantian also ran back. She had to get out of school late and was afraid of missing dinner.

Seeing that dinner had not yet been served at home, I immediately breathed a sigh of relief, the aroma of the rice crust was already wafting into the air.

Running into the kitchen, Wang Tiantian was immediately mesmerized by the aroma of the rice crust and started sniffing it.

Zhang Kaiwu looked at her like that, rubbed her student head, and said with a smile:

"Tian Tian! Get ready to wash your hands and get a bowl to eat!"

Zhang Kaiwu drove Qin Huairu away and took the fire tongs to light the fire himself.

Listen to the constant popping sound of the soda inside and judge the degree of heat of the rice crust.

He boasted to them with a smile:

"To cook this rice crust well, the most important thing is the heat. First, add soda water over high heat, then simmer it over low heat until it is cooked."

"This requires a wealth of technical experience. If the heat is one second longer or one second shorter, the quality of the rice crust will be completely different!"

"You must learn to listen to the sound and use your ears to judge the situation inside. Never open the lid of the pot, otherwise a pot of good rice will be ruined!"

Hearing the sound of water vapor bursting in the pot, Zhang Kaiwu knew it was almost done, so he quickly removed the excess charcoal fire.

He said to them with a smile:
"It's almost time, it will be ready in a minute!"

The aroma of the rice crust became stronger in the house.

I heard there’s only one minute left for dinner!
Everyone hurried to get bowls, gathered around the stove and prepared to start cooking rice, and they all took up large bowls at the same time.

There were too many people gathered around, so they immediately reacted and lined up again.

A group of women lined up with large bowls in their hands, staring eagerly at the rice crust under the pot!

Qin Huairu, the fireman, was ranked first because of her job. She happily held a large bowl and stared into the pot, ready to get to work.

Emile, who was clapping and cheering on the side, was in the second place with a large bowl. She was also happily preparing to take out the rice crust.

Wang Tiantian was in third place holding a large bowl. She was also very happy because no matter how big the two bowls in front of her were, there were still some rice crusts!

Hu Meiniang, who was in charge of washing vegetables, was shyly holding a large bowl and was in fourth place.

Zhu Zhiyin was a little slow because she was reading in the restaurant. She stood at the back of the restaurant with a sad face, staring at Zhang Kaiwu!
Rub her belly from time to time.

We are all good sisters, it is inconvenient and impolite for her to talk about the rice crust.

Zhu Zhiyin used body language to tell him, if your child is hungry today and I don’t get to eat the rice crust, just wait and see!
Just wait and see how I beat my child in the future!
Zhang Kaiwu looked at Zhu Zhiyin's horrible expression in silence, "You are not in a hurry, you should be polite, but now you are threatening me with your eyeballs! ?
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Looking at their ferocious expressions, they stretched their heads to look into the pot and the big bowls.

Chen Xueru's timid look.

Xu Huizhen was looking forward to the look of Guobafan.

The sister-in-law's worried look is gone!
It's just a pot of rice, how can there be so much rice crust! ?
Without any choice!

Zhang Kaiwu held the spatula tightly, opened the lid of the pot and started to serve them food.

Make equal distribution and eat from the same pot!

After lifting the rice on top, there is a thick layer of rice crust at the bottom of the pot, which is golden and crispy and looks beautiful!

He turned over the whole piece of rice crust, and a group of people stared at the big piece of rice crust with eager eyes.

Zhang Kaiwu counted the heads and divided them up with a spatula.

Make sure everyone has a piece of rice crust, and they are even about the same size.

Now everyone lined up with peace of mind. The sisters chatted affectionately, and Zhu Zhiyin smiled with satisfaction.

He snatched Qin Huairu's big bowl, put two taels of rice in it, added a piece of rice crust and handed it to her.

Qin Huairu looked at the remaining rice crust reluctantly, and left with the big bowl in her arms. She had snatched the first place in vain.

Emile walked away happily and started to eat the rice crust on the way.

Xiao Tiantian also left happily, and from time to time he would take a large bowl and smell it under his nose.

Hu Meiniang held the large bowl and said shyly in a low voice:

"Ah! Little demon! As a guest in your house, I have to queue up to eat. I finally got to the front of the line, but you still won't let me eat by myself!"

Su Xiaoyao cursed in a low voice from behind:

"Auntie Hu! If you don't want to eat, get out of here now! Give me the rice crust! Even if you are a guest, we will eat less!"

"You're carrying such a big bowl to eat your meal. Are you trying to bankrupt our family?"

"Eat my food, drink my drinks. If you keep complaining, I will let Brother Wu out of the way and beat you to death tonight!" The two little gentlemen smiled and lined up at the back with their bowls in their hands, with happy expectations on their faces.

The sister-in-law asked her sister curiously in a low voice:

"Sister! Can this rice be cooked and eaten like this? Is it delicious? Isn't the rice in the restaurant steamed?"

The young lady smiled and said:

"I haven't eaten it either, so how would I know? You'll know after you eat it. It smells so good, it must be delicious."

"Kaiwu is a great cook, everything he makes is delicious!"

Sister Liang Ladi whispered:

"Brother Kaiwu not only makes a lot of money, but also cooks delicious meals!"

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Everyone prepared their meals and went to the restaurant to eat.

Zhu Zhiyin smiled till the end, and after Zhang Kaiwu had filled the rice crust for her, she grabbed the spatula and took away Zhang Kaiwu's piece of rice crust as well.

She smiled and said sincerely:
"Kaiwu! Only children like to eat this. You probably don't like eating rice crusts, right?! I'm doing this for the healthy growth of my children. I actually didn't like eating rice crusts before either."

"Now I don't know why I want to eat rice crust. Maybe it's just the child who wants to eat rice crust!?"

Zhang Kaiwu looked at her speechlessly. As the chef who had worked hard, he didn't even see any rice crust in the end.

You eat it if you want, you grab it if you want, but why do you have to come up with a reason? ?
It's just like the experts and professors in the future, saying things that make people unpleasant.

Zhang Kaiwu took the bowl speechlessly and sat down to eat.

A group of people were soaking rice in chicken soup and kept shouting:

"Hey! Brother Kaiwu! The rice crust smells so good!"

"That's because Brother Kaiwu's craftsmanship is so good that he asked you to try it!?"

"It turns out that rice is most fragrant when cooked this way."

Emil smiled and asked deliberately:
"Zhiyin! Why do you have two pieces of this in your bowl? This is not fair! Are you going to give me half?!"

Zhu Zhiyin ignored her sarcasm and lowered her head to chew the rice crust.

What's fair or unfair? No matter whether it's true or not, I will just pretend I didn't hear it and eat it all.

Really fragrant!

The group of people finished their lunch happily, and they all said that they could have rice crust with hotpot in the evening.

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Zhu Zhiyin and others who had to go to work would take a short nap before going to work.

In order to get into a higher grade, the young ladies and sisters went up to study again.

Zhang Kaiwu was just about to go to the inpatient department, rushing to gain experience points.

Hu Meiniang, who was washing dishes, said shyly:

"Mr. Zhang! The fish you prepared for lunch is also delicious! Please teach us how to fish and we can play with it at home for a while."

Qin Huairu said with a smile:
"Brother Kaiwu! I want to learn how to fish, too."

Su Xiaoyao, Chen Xueru and others also looked at him curiously.

Apart from studying, you really don't do anything serious!

Zhang Kaiwu took them to the lake and spent five minutes teaching them.

How to hang corn, cast the rod, and remember to stand up the rod and pull it back after catching a fish.

Special reminder:
"You all can't swim, so you have to be careful. Even if the fishing rod is dragged away, don't go into the water. Don't let the fish drag you away!"

Lin Xiaoniang said with a smile:
"How is it possible? With so many sisters here, we can't even start a tug-of-war!"

Zhang Kaiwu smiled and ran to the inpatient department to gain experience points.

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Chen Xueru watched the float dip a few times and then sink.

I pulled it immediately and caught the fish. The fish was struggling desperately at the bottom with its red tail flashing!

Chen Xueru shouted hurriedly:

"Mrs. Lin! Hurry up and help pull the fishing rod. It's a big carp! It's a carp!"

Several people started to work in a hurry. It turned out to be a big carp, weighing four or five pounds. Several people pulled it directly to the shore.

Lin Xiaoniang said with a smile:
"Sister Xueru! You are amazing! This master made this fish for lunch, and it tastes great!"

Qin Huairu next to her also caught a fish and was holding up the fishing rod with all her strength. Hu Meiniang and Su Xiaoyao hurried over to help.

Some held the fish's waist, some pulled the fishing rod, some held the fishing net and scooped it up, and they all rushed over to solve the problem.

A few people were very happy and caught a big grass carp weighing seven or eight kilograms.

They were discussing and saying:

"This grass carp is more delicious, and this one is so big!"

A group of people were very happy while fishing. It turns out that fishing is such a simple thing! ?

It seems that Brother Kaiwu is not that good, as he only caught two carp in the morning.

We can do it too!
In a short while, two fish were caught.

Why do those fishermen on the Jinshui Bridge shout and scream every time they catch a small fish?
A few people perked up and took turns fishing. They hung corn on the hook and clumsily cast the fishing line.

Not long after, Su Xiaoyao caught another fish, and several people dragged it up with shouting.

It was a big crucian carp, weighing more than one kilogram.

Su Xiaoyao said with a smile:

"The fish I caught is good for making fish soup. This fish soup with rice is even more delicious than chicken soup!"

Hu Meiniang said quickly:

"Little demon! Give me the fishing rod, it's my turn to fish!"

After a while, Lin Xiaoniang next to her caught another fish and shouted:

"Xue Ru! Come and help quickly, it's another big fish."

Hu Meiniang also caught a fish and shouted with a smile:

"Little demon! This is also a big fish, it must be 10 to 20 pounds. Come and help me pull it in!"

Most of the fish caught with this corn are big ones, it’s really fun!

Ha ha ha ha ha!
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Xu Huizhen was standing by the window studying with her second-grade Chinese textbook, looking enviously at Chen Xueru and Lin Xiaoniang as they fished and caught fish happily.

Have fun!

Have you forgotten that we three are good sisters living together! ?

You went to learn to drive a jeep yesterday and didn’t ask me to go. You went to play again this morning and didn’t ask me to go. Now you are fishing again and didn’t come up to ask me to go! ?

Xu Huizhen secretly looked at the young lady and the big ruler next to her.

A silent sigh!

I thought about asking Chen Xueru to talk to the young lady and ask her to take care of herself and not be so strict.

Chen Xueru said seriously: That was Brother Kaiwu's opinion, how dare I go and say hello to the young lady! ?

Chen Xueru, you are the eldest lady and you are also educated, how come you are afraid of even a young lady! ?
And that Qin Huairu and Lin Xiaoniang, why don’t they have to go to school! ?
The young lady looked at the laughing fishermen downstairs and said to Xu Huizhen:
"Huizhen! Stop standing by the window and watching them play. Come over here and read!"

Sister Liang Ladi said with a smile:

"Sister Huizhen! Only by studying can you get a high salary, save money for Brother Kaiwu, and live a good life."

"Brother Kaiwu said that Sister Huairu is a useless woman. She will only do laundry, cook, and take care of children. She has no ambition."

The two little teachers smiled and hurriedly started studying again.

They have suffered a lot, and studying can change their destiny. The opportunity to study is hard-won, so they will definitely be able to learn.

Xu Huizhen took a reluctant look and left the window.

They are having so much fun playing!

I caught fish again!

You have to listen to the young lady, or else what if you get beaten?!

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When Zhang Kaiwu finished gaining experience points and rushed back to cook, he saw a pile of fish.

It weighs at least two hundred kilograms.

Several female fishermen surrounded him with smiles on their faces, bragging about how many fish they had caught!

They were all very happy, except Zhang Kaiwu, who was not happy. He looked at the pile of fish in silence, and the fish guard could not even keep them all.

He scowled in annoyance.

The fish cage by the lake can no longer accommodate them.

Su Xiaoyao and her friends were in the kitchen, holding basins and jars, and keeping fish everywhere.

(End of this chapter)