Border Cook

This way, my sister-in-law can also have a taste.

Otherwise, she would not eat any of the meat, eggs, etc. in the house and would leave them all to him.

As Li Shuisheng spoke, he took the roast chicken into the kitchen, washed his hands, tore it into pieces and put them into a bowl, then scooped up the slightly cooled cornmeal batter.

Seeing this, Song said nothing more and just took out the blanched beans and made a cold dish.

The food was served on the table, and Song specially placed pork belly and roast chicken in front of Li Shuisheng.

Li Shuisheng calmly moved the two dishes towards Song, and directly put two large chopsticks into her bowl, "Sister-in-law, eat quickly."

"You eat too." Song hurriedly stopped him.

"Mr. Luo has been very happy these past two days, so I'm afraid he will have something to eat these days!" Li Shuisheng said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, please don't worry about me. The steward also said that I have been working in the Luo family for a while and my work is pretty good, so I will get a fifty yuan increase every month."

"That's great." Song curled her lips, "With the money my sister-in-law earns, I can make almost one tael of silver a month!"

Moreover, the two of them usually eat and drink most of the time at the host's house. Apart from paying the rent every month, the family has almost no expenses, so this money can basically be saved.

Let's say ten taels of silver a year...

"Next autumn, I will ask a reliable person to arrange a marriage for you." Song said with a smile.

When her brother-in-law gets married, she, as his sister-in-law, will have completely completed her mission as a daughter-in-law.

Talking about marriage?
Li Shuisheng was stunned for a moment, looked at Song, and covered his face with the bowl, "There's no rush for this."

"After the Chinese New Year, you will be sixteen." Song said earnestly, "From the beginning of the proposal to the final decision, it will take at least half a year. By the time the wedding is planned, it will take another half a year. By the time the wedding is actually held, you will probably be eighteen."

Getting married at the age of eighteen is not considered young.

So what?

Li Shuisheng almost blurted out these words, but after the words went around in his mouth, he finally swallowed them back.

Li Shuisheng lowered his head and ate the bowl of cold beans in silence. He broke the pancake in his hand into small pieces and stuffed them into his mouth bit by bit.

Seeing this, Song pursed her lips.

After all, he is young and thin-skinned and can't afford to be embarrassed.

It’s still early for this matter, and it won’t be too late to talk about it later.

After thinking this over, Song stopped talking.

In the small courtyard, the two people didn't even light a candle, but just ate in silence under the hazy moonlight.

The two families talked until the end of the Xu hour, and then dispersed.

Mrs. Lu helped Xia Mingyue and Jiang Zhuguo clean up the dishes, and then went home to take care of the drunk Zhao Youcai.

"I'll take care of the rest. Sister Xia, go take care of your brother-in-law first." Jiang Zhuguo took the broom from Xia Mingyue's hand and picked up the loofah beside her.

The former is used to scrub pots and the latter is used to wash dishes, both of which are used to remove grease and dirt. They are two extremely useful things in the kitchen.

Thinking about how Lu Qiyan looked drunk when Zhao Youcai left, Xia Mingyue nodded, "Yeah."

But when Xia Mingyue entered the main room, Lu Qiyan was drinking tea there.

Seeing Xia Mingyue come into the room, he poured her a cup.

His behavior was steady, not a drop of tea spilled, and his eyes were clear, without any sign of drunkenness at all.

But just now...

Xia Mingyue's face was full of confusion.

"Brother Zhao doesn't like to go home until he's drunk. If I'm not drunk at all, he'll think I didn't enjoy the wine enough today and will try to find an opportunity to make up for it." Lu Qiyan explained.

"So that's it." Xia Mingyue suddenly realized.

This Lu Qiyan is really smart and considerate.

However, the strength of the Fenjiu today was much stronger than the rice wine. With each person drinking one pound of it, Zhao Youcai was already very drunk and started talking nonsense, but Lu Qiyan acted as if nothing had happened.

It can be seen that he can drink a lot?
Xia Mingyue raised her eyebrows and was amazed in her heart.

"I have been able to drink quite well since I was a child. It may be innate." Lu Qi Yan said.

Xia Mingyue, "..."

She didn't say anything just now, but Lu Qiyan guessed what she was thinking.

Still twice.

Could it be that Lu Qiyan is the worm in her stomach?
Or could Lu Qiyan hear what was in her heart?

What if she cursed Lu Qiyan as a fool in her heart...

Xia Mingyue narrowed her eyes and watched Lu Qiyan's next reaction with interest.

Being stared at by Xia Mingyue like this, Lu Qiyan felt a little uncomfortable all over. He reached out and touched his cheek, "But is there anything dirty on my face?"

Xia Mingyue, "..."

She was overthinking it.

This Lu Qiyan is just simply smart.

"Nothing, I was just thinking about what I should pack for Brother Lu when he leaves tomorrow." Xia Mingyue lowered her eyes guiltily and changed the subject.

"Just bring a set of clothes." Lu Qi Yan said.

"Okay." Xia Mingyue nodded. "It's getting late, Brother Lu should go to bed early."

"Ah."

After washing and getting ready, they both went to bed.

Blowing out the candle, Xia Mingyue faced the wall, thinking about the things she would be busy with the next morning.

Because he had to leave the next morning, Lu Qiyan was a little sleepless at this time. But he was afraid that the tossing and turning would wake Xia Mingyue, so he just lay quietly.

In his hands were the two amulets that Xia Mingyue had placed on the head of the kang.

I hope he can really live a peaceful life.

The next day, Xia Mingyue got up early and made breakfast with Jiang Zhuguo.

The ready-made pork filling is added with some of the fragrant and delicious soup from stewing the big bones of the black gold, boiled water soaked in scallions, minced ginger, minced garlic, soy sauce, etc., and finally a large amount of sesame oil is added.

Keep stirring the meat filling in one direction to allow the meat filling and seasoning to be fully blended and fully cooked.

The meat filling is ready, and the next step is to make the bun skin.

When ordinary people make buns, they usually use leavened dough, but Xia Mingyue drew on the making technique of Goubuli buns today and used its unique semi-leavened dough process.

Roll the semi-fermented dough into strips, knead it, and form bun wrappers of uniform thickness. Add the meat filling and pinch folds along the center.

The pleats of the buns require even strength, with moderate wrinkles and consistent density. From a distance, they look like white chrysanthemums, pleasing to the eye.

Because the dough for the bun skin is half-fermented, before steaming the buns, you need to put the buns in a steamer with hot water at the bottom, ferment them again for a bowl of tea time, and then steam them for a quarter of an hour.

The meat buns made in this way have a fluffy and soft skin, a fresh and delicious fragrance, and are paired with juicy meat fillings. They are truly fresh and not greasy, and you will never get tired of eating them.

When eating breakfast, pair it with refreshing cold dishes and a bowl of thin egg drop soup to make you feel even more satisfied.

Lu Qiyan did not praise Xia Mingyue's cooking skills too much, but only used practical actions to express his love for the fresh meat buns. (End of this chapter)