Border Cook

Chapter 203: Rice Wine and Egg Drop Soup

Regarding the franchising and hiring of employees, relevant documents have been signed. Xia Mingyue is indeed obligated to teach the franchisees the skills that are needed.

For Xia Mingyue, it made no difference whether she taught one person or several people. On the contrary, she was quite happy that Aunt Han could come to her home often to talk these days.

While teaching, Xia Mingyue lifted the lid of the wooden basin that had been placed on Lu Qiyan's kang.

The smell of wine hits you in the face, rich and full of fragrance.

Xia Mingyue sniffed, looked carefully at the condition of the glutinous rice in the bowl, then took a clean spoon and scooped up a spoonful to taste it.

It is refreshing and sweet, with a certain spicy taste, but not strong. Instead, the aftertaste is full of fragrance and leaves an endless aftertaste.

Xia Mingyue smacked her lips and nodded affirmatively.

This fermented rice wine was barely successful.

Fresh fermented glutinous rice can be eaten raw directly, with a delicate and moist taste, mellow fragrance and full sweetness.

You can also add some boiling water and sugar, stir and let it cool. It will taste refreshing and delicious.

But Xia Mingyue still likes to make rice wine into soup the most.

Scoop a few spoonfuls of glutinous rice wine and put it in boiling water to boil, add some rock sugar and wolfberry, and beat in a few chopped frangipani. After it is cooked, you can serve it in a bowl.

The fermented glutinous rice and egg drop soup made in this way is sweet and sour and delicious. It has the unique fragrance of fermented glutinous rice and the light mellow aroma of eggs. It is smooth and soft in the mouth and delicious.

In such a cold winter day, whether it is eaten as breakfast in the morning or as a midnight snack at night, it is warm, sweet and very comfortable.

It was now mid-morning and everyone had gotten up early and had been busy for most of the day. Now they felt tired and hungry.

After drinking a large bowl of fermented rice wine and egg drop soup, one will feel refreshed, as if the whole body has strength and is very comfortable.

Even Lu, who didn't like sweets very much, drank a whole bowl of it and praised Xia Mingyue highly.

Han also liked the rice wine and egg soup very much. She asked Xia Mingyue how she made it so that she could make it for herself often when she returned home.

Older people like to eat sweets, and fermented glutinous rice has the effect of promoting blood circulation and metabolism, which can replenish blood, nourish the body, and prolong life. It is indeed very beneficial for older people like Han.

Xia Mingyue generously told Han the recipe of rice wine and egg soup, and even briefly explained how to make rice wine.

However, Han had never come into contact with things like koji and fermented rice, and was quite confused about what Xia Mingyue said about fermentation. He did not understand many details, especially the temperature control during fermentation.

"It's okay. I just tried to make some fermented rice this time. I made a small amount. Since the method was successful, I will make more."

It is now the twelfth lunar month and the Chinese New Year is just around the corner. It is better to prepare more fermented rice wine so that it will be convenient for making various soups and dishes during the Chinese New Year.

During the Chinese New Year, the men would drink alcohol, and people like her, Mrs. Lu, and the children would also have a few sips of fermented glutinous rice as wine to have some fun.

Xia Mingyue said, "I'll send some to you when the time comes."

You don't need too much, just a small can will be enough for him to eat for a long time. "Then I'll wait." Since his family had a lot of contacts with Xia Mingyue's family and they would cooperate in the future, they were not strangers, so Han Shi did not refuse and agreed.

After drinking the fermented rice wine and egg drop soup, they continued to busy themselves with their own things.

Xia Mingyue continued to teach, and Han and others continued to learn.

After noon, the sun was blocked by clouds and the sky gradually became gloomy. In the evening, tiny snowflakes floated in the sky.

The snowflakes increased from a few to many, and from small to large. By the time we finished dinner and the sky had become completely dark, all we could see was heavy snow.

The ground was soon covered with a layer of white snow, which gradually became thicker, making a crackling sound when people stepped on it.

This is not the first snow since the beginning of winter, but it is the heaviest.

As the saying goes, auspicious snow means a good harvest. Such heavy snow is enough to provide the crops in the fields with sufficient warmth and snow water to nourish them in such a winter, so that the crops can thrive and produce full grains in the coming year.

However, this kind of snow also causes many inconveniences to people.

For example, if there is a lot of snow on the road, it will affect travel, and the number of pedestrians on the street will decrease, and the business of stalls everywhere will definitely be affected to a certain extent.

Fortunately, the weather today didn't seem to be very good. When the stalls came to place supply orders for tomorrow this afternoon, Xia Mingyue reminded them to order less goods to avoid backlogs or surpluses.

Seeing that it is snowing so heavily now, I don’t know whether the farmers who supply vegetables to the central kitchen will be able to deliver them on time tomorrow. If not, we have to find some backup supplies temporarily.

Also, with such heavy snow and freezing weather, the bridge construction will definitely be greatly affected.

I don’t know how Lu Qiyan is doing now.

Is everything going well?
Xia Mingyue tilted her head and thought, then looked at the scene of snowflakes falling outside reflected on the window paper. She felt completely sleepless and simply stopped thinking about sleeping. She just lit two candles, took out a storybook, and read it by candlelight.

"Spring Boudoir Dream" is a book that tells the story of a rich girl and a poor scholar. It is a cliché love at first sight, and despite the opposition of their families, the love between the two is stronger than gold.

But what is different from ordinary stories is that the scholar is talented and handsome. When he went to Beijing to take the imperial examination, he was found to be very similar to the current Duke.

The Duke is now over sixty years old and has been in love with his wife for many years. He has no concubines or maids. When the rumor of an illegitimate child came out, the Duke was very angry and wanted to get to the bottom of the matter.

After several days of investigation, it was discovered that this scholar was indeed not the son of the Duke, but the child of his third son.

The third son of the Duke was fond of practicing medicine. While traveling around doing charity and curing illnesses, he met the mother of the scholar by chance. He fell in love with her at first sight and decided to spend the rest of his life with her. He also agreed that he would propose to her after she returned home and told her parents.

Unfortunately, the Duke's third son contracted a serious illness on his way back to the capital and unfortunately passed away. No one knew about his marriage and it ended in nothing. Now that the truth has come out, the Duke and his wife were already very sad about the young death of their third son, so they take great care of this grandson and love him dearly.

A poor scholar suddenly became the grandson of Duke Chengguo, and his status rose rapidly. Because of his outstanding appearance and literary talent, he was targeted by many people, and the door for marriage proposals was often broken down. However, the poor scholar was still concerned about the lady with whom he had a secret engagement.

The young lady had a high status in the local area as she was the daughter of a state official, but she was naturally inferior to the noble ladies from the capital, and the Duke's Mansion did not approve of this marriage.

The poor scholar argued with reason...

I thought I had set the timer, but it turns out I hadn't... What a sin, luckily I found it in time, otherwise I would have updated less, -_-||