Border Cook

Chapter 141 Scars
I guess today Madam Xia wanted them to taste the way rich people eat.

Everyone hesitated, but nodded after exchanging eye contact, and reached out for the plates with their chopsticks.

I really can't accept raw meat, so I might as well eat some raw leeks first.

After all, it was Madam Xia who took the trouble to prepare the food, so we must show our support!

Seeing everyone hesitating, Xia Mingyue smiled and said, "This is the first time for everyone to eat this cross-bridge rice noodles. I will teach you how to eat it first."

As she spoke, Xia Mingyue took away the plate that was covering the large bowl in front of her.

The aroma of the chicken soup suddenly emerged, but because there was a layer of chicken oil floating on the soup, locking in the original heat of the soup, not much heat could be seen coming out at this time.

While Xia Mingyue reminded everyone to be careful with the hot chicken soup, she began to demonstrate how to add various ingredients to the cross-bridge rice noodles.

Compared to putting all the ingredients in at once, putting them in one by one in order can ensure that the delicious flavor of the ingredients is stimulated to the greatest extent.

Moreover, Mengzi Cross-Bridge Rice Noodles has given each step a very auspicious name in the hope of bringing good luck.

One egg brings wealth, two brings luck, three pure ones bring Taoism, flowers bloom in all seasons, five blessings come to the door, six brings good luck, seven stars shine brightly, money comes from all directions, nine are of one mind, and ten are perfect.

They correspond respectively to quail eggs, pork tenderloin slices, leek segments (various green vegetables), chrysanthemum petals, bean curd skin and bean sprouts, chicken gizzard slices (cooked meat), chili oil (symbolizing prosperity), rice noodles, close the lid, wait and eat.

Put all ingredients into the large bowl of chicken soup and wait for half a cup of tea before you can start eating.

At this time, a bowl of cross-bridge rice noodles with various ingredients is rich in color and aroma, which makes people salivate.

The tenderloin slices are fresh and smooth, the bean curd is fragrant, the leeks are spicy, the rice noodles are chewy, and the soup base is rich and fragrant...

After eating this bowl of cross-bridge rice noodles, I felt that my whole body and internal organs were all very warm and comfortable.

The words "Delicious!" and "Really delicious!" were constantly spoken by everyone. Xia Mingyue narrowed her eyes and put another chopstick of rice noodles in the bowl into her mouth.

It’s delicious indeed.

Even she couldn't help but have another bowl.

Even Xia Mingyue couldn't resist the deliciousness of the cross-bridge rice noodles, so she made it again the next day.

This time, Xia Mingyue added two slices of fish to the second side dish, and a few fish balls cut in half to the fifth and sixth cooked dishes.

The rich chicken soup base becomes even more delicious with the addition of the umami flavor of fish meat and fish balls.

As a result, Xia Mingyue once again received a lot of praise from everyone and became more confident. She planned to prepare some cross-bridge rice noodles for He Shunzi when he came to deliver the bamboo sticks.

Firstly, to treat him to a meal, and secondly, to ask him to send a portion to Dexin Garden.

Various side dishes are placed on plates and packed in food boxes, while chicken soup can be served in a clay pot and then placed in a small basket woven with corn leaves of matching sizes. This ensures the temperature of the chicken soup and it will not be delayed when it is delivered to Dexinyuan.

When Xia Mingyue was almost ready, she heard the mooing of cows outside the door.

Xia Mingyue went to open the door and found that the person who came was not He Shunzi, but a young man who was slightly younger than He Shunzi, but looked a bit like He Shunzi. "Hello, Madam Xia." The other party hurriedly explained, "I am Shunzi's cousin, named He Chuan. Shunzi has been feeling a little uncomfortable these two days and is resting at home, so I came to help deliver something to Madam Xia first."

Seeing that the ox cart he was driving was indeed He Shunzi's and that the goods delivered also matched, Xia Mingyue asked people to move down the bamboo sticks and other items, settled the money with He Chuan, and moved all the items related to the Cross-Bridge Rice Noodles onto the ox cart.

"Be careful with the heat. We need to teach them how to eat it after we send it to Dexinyuan..." Xia Mingyue reminded him, and explained to He Chuan in detail how to eat the cross-bridge rice noodles and the order in which to put the ingredients into the bowls.

He Chuan had already received He Shunzi's instructions when he came. He knew that this was food to be sent to Dexin Garden, so he did not dare to neglect it. He just took note of it carefully and repeated it to Xia Mingyue.

"That's right." Xia Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief, "Drive slower on the way, and say hello to Brother He for me when you get back."

"Don't worry, Madam Xia." He Chuan agreed with a smile and drove away in the ox cart.

I didn't dare to delay at all on the way and just went to Dexin Garden first.

At this time, He Shunzi was not resting at home, but was driving a group of white geese to a nearby pond to eat water plants, small fish and shrimps.

As the weather gets colder, people will come to the village to collect whole white geese, one reason being to make roast geese, and the other being to select the down from the geese to make soft pillows.

In short, if you fatten the white geese, you can sell them at a good price.

He Shunzi was thinking this when he saw some villagers working in the fields and greeted them warmly.

When the other party saw He Shunzi, he immediately laughed, "It looks like winter is coming soon, and you are wearing a straw hat and a scarf. What are you doing? If someone doesn't know, they will think you are a thief from somewhere and will take you to see the authorities!"

He Shunzi was a little embarrassed and could only defend himself by saying, "Although it's cold now, the sun is still very strong. If I get tanned and it delays my marriage, that won't do."

"As for the face scarf, I've had a bit of a cold these past two days, and I've been sneezing a lot. The doctor told me to wear this so I can sneeze less and avoid passing on my illness to others, which would affect their work."

The autumn harvest is now basically completed, and winter wheat planting is about to begin. Every household is busy turning the soil and putting the ashes from burnt wood into the ground as fertilizer. It is the busy farming season.

Seeing He Shunzi say this, others also felt that it made sense. They just praised the doctor for his thoughtfulness and said that He Shunzi was a careful person, and then walked into the field.

He Shunzi heaved a sigh of relief after everyone had gone far away. He squatted by the pond and pulled down the mask on his face.

The water in the pond was clear and the white geese had already swam away. Now He Shunzi could get a rough look at his own face through the water.

The scars on the face have already formed scabs. I think they will heal if I rest for a few more days and take medicine on time.

But by the time the scab falls off, you will have to wait for some time for the scar to heal completely.

If you want to find someone to marry, you probably have to wait until after the Chinese New Year.

When He Shunzi thought that he had saved enough money, but was still a long way from getting married at such an old age, he felt extremely aggrieved and could not help but let out a long sigh.

"Hey, isn't this He Shunzi? Now he is blessed with good management and is making money day by day. Why is he still sighing?"

"That is to say, even if it is a sigh, it should be a sigh for people like us who have been driven out."

(End of this chapter)