Border Cook

Some of the finished mooncakes were kept for the Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow to ensure a sense of ritual in life, and the rest were distributed to Mrs. Lu and all the people working in Xia Ji, as a little gift from her as the boss.

In addition, Xia Mingyue gave some to all the franchisees who joined Xia Ji Food Stall and Xia Ji Cold Pot Skewers, and let them each have a try.

Xia Mingyue distributed the remaining money to neighbors, Aunt Feng, and Aunt Han's family.

The pickling time has lasted for more than a month, and the watermelon beans have been fully fermented. With the help of Jiang Zhuguo, Xia Mingyue removed the mud seal on the jar and opened the lid when she woke up in the morning.

The rich aroma of the sauce rushed out immediately, constantly teasing the noses of everyone present.

"It smells so good." Jiang Zhuguo exclaimed.

When Xia Mingyue took out a large spoonful of watermelon bean paste with a clean wooden spoon, Jiang Zhuguo looked at the brown-red color of the watermelon bean paste and sighed again, "The color of this bean paste is really beautiful."

After Xia Mingyue carefully checked the color of the soybeans, the condition of the beans, the degree of fermentation of the watermelon cubes, and even tasted the soybeans, she couldn't help but nod, "Not bad."

The pickling was successful and there was no failure.

But what is scooped out of the jar is raw fermented beans. If you look closely, it is edible, but the taste is much worse.

If you want to really taste the wonderful flavor of watermelon beans, you have to cook the beans in a pot.

The so-called cooked actually means fried.

Chop scallions into sections, heat oil in a pan, put the fermented soybeans in and stir-fry until they are fully heated.

If you like spicy food, you can add some red pepper segments when stir-frying the soybeans.

Taking into account the dryness of autumn which can easily cause indigestion, Xia Mingyue did not add any heavy seasonings such as chili pepper and star anise.

When ordinary people pickle watermelon and soybean sauce, they will add a lot of salt to survive the winter when vegetables are scarce and there is only a single variety of vegetables, as well as the spring when there is a gap between harvest and harvest. The watermelon and soybean sauce made in this way are very salty, and they need to be diluted with water when frying them before they can be eaten.

Xia Mingyue is more concerned about good taste and texture, so the amount of salt she put in the marinating this time is limited. The saltiness of the fermented beans is just right, so there is no need to add water. Just heat them thoroughly and serve them in a bowl.

The cooked soybeans have a brighter color and a richer aroma with the addition of oil. Even Xia Mingyue, who had just had breakfast, had to take half a steamed bun that had just been steamed that morning and dip it in some soybeans to eat.

The white flour steamed buns are fragrant, and the watermelon and soybean sauce are rich and delicious. After the two are mixed together, they are fully released in the mouth...

"It's so delicious!" Xia Mingyue exclaimed repeatedly.

The person next to him also took a bite of Jiangzhuguo dipped in watermelon sauce and bean bun, and stood there in a daze with his mouth open.

It seems like someone’s lines were taken away?
But that's okay……

"It's really, really delicious!" Jiang Zhuguo praised it at first, but then felt that it was a little lacking, "It tastes even better than meat."

This kind of watermelon bean sauce is best eaten with breakfast in the morning when you scoop a little of it to heat it up and pair it with porridge and some side dishes.

Xia Mingyue pursed her lips and smiled.

This was the idea I had when I pickled the watermelon beans.

Recently, I have to have enough fermented soybeans to enjoy myself!

The pickled watermelon and soybeans were a success, and Xia Mingyue felt that she couldn’t enjoy the delicacy alone. In addition to giving some to the Lu family, she also took two small jars and gave them to Aunt Han and Aunt Feng respectively.

The two were very happy to receive such delicious fermented beans and said a lot of good things to Xia Mingyue.

Xia Mingyue sat in each of the two houses and talked for a while before she went back. When she came out of Feng's house, she was spotted by Ma.

Ma originally didn't want to meet Xia Mingyue. When she saw her, she hurriedly retreated from the alley and walked to the side. But when she realized that Xia Mingyue came out of Feng's house, anger surged in her heart and she spat on the ground several times.

She was really frustrated these days.

First, she was scolded by Feng, and then those ignorant women also followed suit and scolded her, which really made her feel embarrassed.

Later, she was so angry that she went to East Street and North Street to look for Luo and Qiao respectively, and told them not to be too honest and be deceived by Xia Mingyue's hypocritical face.

But those two ungrateful bitches, Mrs. Luo and Mrs. Qiao, not only did not listen to her finish her words, but they turned cold and scolded her.

Qiao said, "Madam Ma, if you really have nothing to do, you can pick up the manure from each household. If it's still not enough, go find a job in the restaurant. It would be best if you can feed the fish to the guests. You are so good at finding faults, you will definitely do a good job of feeding the fish, and the guests will definitely be satisfied!"

This kind of weird attitude really made Ma very angry.

And the Luo family was even more excessive.

Without even saying a word, he picked up the ladle, scooped a spoonful of hot soup and poured it on her.

While pouring the water, she was cursing, saying that dirty things like her should never get close to Lengguochuanchuan in the future, so as not to pollute the place.

Listen, is this what people say?
Do you think she is dirty and that she is troublesome and you are good at finding fault with her?

She obviously just wanted to help the two poor women and let them see Xia Mingyue's true face.

Not only did these people not know how to be grateful, but they treated her like this.

It's really hateful!

In that case, let them be. She wanted to see how good the future would be for someone who made friends with a sinister and cunning couple like Lu Qiyan and Xia Mingyue.

The more Ma thought about the cold treatment she had received in the past few days, the angrier she became. She no longer avoided Xia Mingyue and simply walked straight into the alley and blocked Xia Mingyue's way.

"Hey, isn't this Madam Xia? How come you have time to hang out today?" Ma crossed her arms, her eyes full of sarcasm, "Don't you need to trick others into joining your Xia's business and earn more money for you?"

Xia Mingyue stopped and looked at Ma, who was arrogant at the moment and whose eyes were full of mockery and anger. After a pause, she laughed.

The smile is as bright as the peach blossoms in March.

Ma was stunned.

She had thought about Xia Mingyue's reaction when she saw her many times in her mind.

Angry, busy with quibbling, even cursing, but the only thing he didn't expect was that Xia Mingyue would laugh.

And he was laughing so happily.

Ma was a little flustered, "What are you laughing at!"

"No, nothing." Xia Mingyue waved her hands and pressed down the corners of her mouth, but her face was still full of joy. "It's really a coincidence that I met Madam Ma here. Is Madam Ma not busy today?"

Without waiting for Ma to answer, Xia Mingyue continued, "Yes, Madam Ma is destined to enjoy life, unlike me who is destined to be busy. I have just finished my family business and I have to go to the cloth shop again." (End of this chapter)