Abandoned peasant woman in the prosperous world

Chapter 78 Making Preserved Eggs (2)
Qin Yuyao wiped the sweat from her forehead, turned around and saw Bao'er blushing from exhaustion, took the fan in his hand with a smile, hugged him on his lap and sat down, praised while shaking the fan: "Mother's Bao'er is so caring. She knows how to love mother at a young age. Mother is really happy in her heart."

Bao'er was a little shy, her little ears were dyed red, but she raised her face seriously and said: "Mother is good to Bao'er, and Bao'er will be good to mother, and we will get better and better."

Qin Yuyao was startled, and then realized that Bao'er really remembered that sentence in her heart, she couldn't help touching his little face lovingly, and said: "That's the truth. Bao'er is so smart, what mother said, You get it all."

In Bao'er's arms, the little fox's round eyes rolled around, as if he also had some enlightenment.

Fanning until her body was cool, Qin Yuyao put Bao'er down and said, "Bao'er plays with Xiaobai, and mother goes to work."

Today I bought a basket of eggs and a basket of duck eggs, thirty each.One part is used for daily eating, and the other part Qin Yuyao wants to make salted eggs and preserved eggs.Many materials bought in the town today, such as coarse salt, tea, and soda, are all used for this purpose.

Qin Yuyao had inquired about both Xianyunlou and Biyuntian before, but there was no way to eat salted eggs or preserved eggs.Thinking about it now, if she made salted eggs and preserved eggs, it would definitely amaze people's taste buds and sell them at a good price.

Salted eggs are easy to make, just wash the eggs and put them in salt water to pickle them.Preserved egg is a bit troublesome, if the ingredients are not well done, it is easy to marinate.Therefore, for the first time, Qin Yuyao did not plan to go long.

Divide the two baskets of eggs into three equal parts, each with ten eggs and ten duck eggs.Qin Yuyao first picked out a portion and put it away for daily food.The other two portions, one is prepared to be salted eggs, and the other is prepared to be made into preserved eggs.

After dividing, Qin Yuyao washed out two basins, poured clean water into one, and put the washed ten eggs and ten duck eggs in it.Then I took out the coarse salt I bought in the morning, put it on the chopping board, raised the handle of the knife, smashed it with the back of the knife, put it in a basin, and covered it with a bamboo grate.

The salted egg step is done.Then, Qin Yuyao started to make the slightly troublesome preserved eggs.

Picking up two large buckets of water, poured it all into the pot, Qin Yuyao grabbed two handfuls of Chinese prickly ash and star anise, put it in, lit it up and boiled it.After cooking for about two quarters of an hour, crush the remaining coarse salt and pour it in with coarse tea.After cooking for about half a quarter of an hour, it was scooped out and put into a large tank.Wait until it cools down a bit, put in the flour base and other materials, and stir vigorously.

Finally, I grabbed a few handfuls of plant ash and stirred them into a thick paste.After doing all this, Qin Yuyao was already sweating from exhaustion.I scooped a ladle of cold water from the water tank, drank it all, and felt a little cooler.

Dip the washed eggs and duck eggs into a thick layer of paste, then wrap them with a layer of chaff, and carefully put them into the basket.Put ten eggs in one basket, ten duck eggs in one basket, the space is just right.Qin Yuyao pasted up the basket with two layers of straw paper, then moved it to a corner of the room that was not easily accessible, and put it away.

It is hot summer now, and it will be unpacked in about four or five days.After doing this, it's getting late.The setting sun had already reached the horizon, half of his face was covered by clouds.Just as Qin Yuyao was standing at the door playing with a fan to enjoy the shade, the other half of her face disappeared into the clouds and disappeared.

"Bao'er, are you hungry?" Qin Yuyao called to Bao'er who was playing with the little fox in the yard.

Hearing this, Bao'er stood up and ran over, looked up at Qin Yuyao and said, "Mother, are you done?"

"Yes, mother is done." Qin Yuyao touched the little guy's face and said.

Bao'er touched Xiaobai's ear, nodded repeatedly and said, "Bao'er is hungry, mother, and Xiaobai is also hungry."

"Then let's cook and eat." Qin Yuyao led Bao'er into the house, stood by the stove, poured a few ladles of water into the pot, cleaned the pot and bowls, and began to wash vegetables.

In the afternoon, I fried a bowl of pork and a bowl of beef, and put them in bowls to dry in the shade.Qin Yuyao scooped out a spoonful of pork, washed two potatoes and cut them into slices, and briefly fried a plate of potatoes with twice-cooked pork.Then I steamed two bowls of rice and ate it with Bao'er.

These days, Qin Yuyao has been using rice as her staple food. It's not that she doesn't know how to steam steamed buns, but steaming steamed buns is too time-consuming.Fortunately, Bao'er is not picky, and she still eats rice happily at every meal.

After dinner, the sky has darkened.After a busy day today, Qin Yuyao was a little tired, so she did nothing after eating, and sat in the yard with Bao'er, it was so cool, she turned on the lamp and went to bed to rest.

Not far outside the yard, on a big willow tree, Si Luo looked at the mother and son, who were living a comfortable life, on their usual expressionless faces, at this moment, it seemed that their noses were crooked with a little anger.

His master didn't know which tendon was wrong, so he insisted on coming to this ravine to protect a little peasant woman.Even if this peasant woman is a bit special and the master thinks highly of her, he shouldn't be sent here, right?What a fuss!

"Crack!" A mosquito came over recklessly, and was slapped to death by Si Luo's slap.

Could it be that this kid is really the master's illegitimate son, and this peasant woman is the master's heart, right?Si Luo flicked the corpse of the mosquito, and the gossip spirit in his heart faintly ignited.Otherwise, why did the master pay so much attention to the mother and son?According to the master's temperament, even if he valued someone very much, he would just look for Liu Xianyun and send a few eaglets to guard him.

The more he thought about it, the more Si Luo felt in his heart that this was the truth.

"Huh?" Suddenly there was an unusual flow in the air.Si Luo turned slightly and looked at an unusual place. Under the faint moonlight, three or four men in black night clothes were approaching quickly.

Could it be that they came to trouble Qin Yuyao?Si Luo couldn't believe it, this is too coincidental, isn't it?As soon as the master sent him to protect them, someone bullied them that day?
As his gaze moved, he saw those people encircling Qin Yuyao's small courtyard.court death!Si Luo's expression sank, he jumped off the willow tree, drew a big knife from his waist, and slashed down!
A powerful wave was sent out invisible, rushing straight towards the four men in black.As soon as the four men in black came outside the fenced courtyard, they felt an inexplicable force coming over them. They suddenly felt severe pain in their chest and abdomen. They fell to the ground without even making a sound.

Si Luo withdrew his broadsword, tiptoed the ground, and flew up.Coming to the side of the man in black, he picked up two of them in one hand and quickly swept away to the distance.

After a while, Si Luo came back using lightness kung fu, and once again came to the big tree where he had just hid.As soon as she hid her figure, she saw the dilapidated wooden door in Qin Yuyao's yard opened. Qin Yuyao's figure appeared at the door, took two steps outside, and patrolled vigilantly.

(End of this chapter)