farmer's wife

Chapter 11
Fu Yan looked around in the kitchen.

There was a banquet yesterday, and there are still a lot of ingredients left today.Pork, beef, cabbage, bean sprouts, vermicelli, eggplant, etc.

The Li Dynasty opened up maritime trade and introduced many things.Fu Yan also doesn't know which era corresponds to the original world, but Fu Yan has seen cotton, peppers, potatoes, corn, etc. in Zhao's mansion, and these have been circulated in the lives of ordinary people. Fu Yan doesn't understand I don't even bother to get to the bottom of it.

With them, it is always more convenient for the people to live, but there may be some things that have not been developed and utilized more vigorously than later generations.

Fu Yan thought about it, and decided on today's lunch menu, three dishes and one soup, enough for the three of them.

Eggplant with minced meat, vinegared cabbage, stir-fried bean sprouts with leeks, beef vermicelli soup.

The kitchen of Xiao Lie's house has two stoves, which can cook at the same time.

She first cleaned the two cauldrons.Scoop three bowls of rice and wash them repeatedly, put them into the pot on the inner side of the wall, and pour water. It takes longer for the rice to cook, so you have to start first.

Xiao Jian poked her head out from the kitchen window, and said softly, "Sister-in-law, shall I help you light the fire?"

The soft and cute little boy, with two boys wrapped around his head, seriously wanted to help her, Fu Yan was so cute by his small appearance.

"There's a lot of gray in the kitchen, go play in the yard."

"Ah Jian, go out, I'll light the fire." Xiao Lie put the things down, went to the stove and sat down to light the fire.

"Then you fire up the two pots first, and I'll go to the backyard and cut some leeks." Fu Yan wiped her hands and walked out of the house.

Seeing that her elder brother had already sat down to light the fire, Xiao Jian hurriedly picked up the small vegetable basket and the sickle under the corner of the wall.

"Sister-in-law, let me go to the backyard with you. I know where the leeks grow."

Fu Yan smiled lightly, touched the small bag on Xiao Jian's head, took the vegetable basket and went with him.

You only need leeks for a meal, and you don't need to cut much, and they will be back in a while.

At this time, the two pots were also heated up.

Xiao Lie took the basket and picked leeks while lighting the fire.Xiao Jian also squatted aside to help.

Fu Yan cleaned and chopped the eggplant, cabbage, bean sprouts and meat quickly, and set them aside for later use.

Farmers save food and money, and they are not willing to put oil, salt and other condiments in cooking, so the meals are light, and people will easily lose energy without oil and water.

Fu Yan insisted that cooking must be done well, and she should not treat herself badly.

She cooks vegetarian dishes first, and then cooks meat dishes that are easy to retain their flavor.

Pour an appropriate amount of oil, put the chopped chili, onion, ginger, and garlic in and stir-fry until the flavor is released, then add cabbage, and stir-fry from time to time on high heat.It doesn't need to be fried for too long. When the root of the vegetable is about to soften, pour in vinegar, a small amount of soy sauce and sugar, and wait for a while to start the pot.

After simply rinsing the pot, Xiao Jian handed the washed leeks to Fu Yan, and Fu Yan quickly cut them into pieces.

Stir-fried bean sprouts with leeks, stir-fried bean sprouts first, then put leeks, with soy sauce and salt, put on a plate and set aside.Simple and fast.

For the eggplants cut into hob pieces, Fu Yan grabbed them with white vinegar to taste and prevent oxidation.Stir-fry the minced meat first, because the pork belly is the pork belly, which is fat and thin, and oil will come out when frying. Fu Yan pours less oil than when cooking.

There is no cooking wine here, so Fu Yan found the baijiu bought yesterday and poured a little into the pot to remove the fishy smell with ginger and garlic.Wait until the fat in the minced meat is slowly forced out, and it looks oily and shiny, then pour in the eggplant, ask Xiao Lie to set aside the firewood, stir fry slowly on low heat, and finally put in soy sauce, sugar, salt, water, etc. Stir fry evenly, sprinkle with chopped green onion and serve.

Only the last dish left, beef vermicelli soup.

At this time, the kitchen was already filled with a strong aroma of food, and the two brothers squatting behind the stove swallowed involuntarily, staring straight at Fu Yan's white and tender hands, who seemed to be performing art.

It is these two hands that have made dishes with complete color and appearance, and they are already so fragrant that people can't stop eating them.

The stewed vegetables, stewed meat and big pot dishes made by the aunts from the neighbors who were invited to the banquet yesterday are really incomparable, at least they didn't lose their composure yesterday.

Fu Yan looked at the synchronous expressions of the two brothers' greedy cats, and smiled slightly, "Let's have dinner later."

Xiao Jian nodded, "The rice cooked by my sister-in-law is delicious, much more delicious than my brother's."

"I don't have any skills, so I usually just cook well." Xiao Lie didn't care, he really didn't know how to cook.

Xiao Jian earnestly echoed her elder brother's confession that her elder brother's craftsmanship was not as good as Aunt Zhang's.But Ah Jian still likes to eat with her brother.

"Hahaha, then you guys will have a good taste of my craft in a while."

While chatting, the fans had already dropped into the beef broth.Just cook for a while longer.

Fu Yan called Xiao Lie to bring the food to the living room, and served three more bowls of rice, Xiao Jian's portion was less.

Finally it was all ready, everyone was ready to eat, Xiao Lie and Xiao Jian couldn't wait to pick up a chopstick dish.

The hot and sour cabbage, the tough and refreshing bean sprouts and leeks, the delicious and rich minced meat eggplant, and the beef vermicelli, all kinds of flavors fill the mouth, so satisfying that you can't wait to swallow them all together.

Today's lunch, Xiao Lie ate three bowls in a row, and Xiao Jian added another bowl to be satisfied.

Seeing them satisfied, Fu Yan was also very happy.It is a joyful thing to be recognized by everyone for your cooking skills and to eat happily and excitedly.

After lunch, everyone enjoyed themselves.Even if you eat too much, you have to take a break.

Fu Yan looked at the two lazy and greedy cats who seemed to be spread out on the chairs, and cleaned up the dining table dumbfounded.

"Leave it alone, I'll pack it later." Xiao Lie, who was full of food, felt a little embarrassed, and accompanied Fu Yan to clean it up.

Fu Yan is not someone who is unable or unwilling to work.As for housework, Xiao Lie was willing to considerate her and do more, she was very happy.But she will not push everything to Xiao Lie.Her life experience made her not afraid of hard work.

Xiao Lie couldn't hold back her, so the two of them cleaned up together, and they could digest food by the way.

After packing up, everyone took a lunch break.

Today is the first day of the wedding, and there is nothing going on at home. In the afternoon, Fu Yan, Xiao Lie and Xiao Jian sat and chatted to get familiar with the situation of the Xiao family.

"I don't have any relatives in my family. If I have something to do on weekdays, the village head Uncle Sun and Aunt Zhang can be found in the village. They are very nice people, and they are also Master's cousins."

Fu Yan nodded. She also saw Aunt Zhang yesterday, a hearty and powerful woman.

"The uncle's family is no longer in contact with each other, so you don't have to worry about it. But my aunt loves to take advantage of small things, and sometimes she is not very polite. If you meet her, don't be afraid."

"Okay, I see. When shall we go up the mountain tomorrow?"

Xiao Lie looked up at the weather. It is estimated that there will be light rain tonight. "Tomorrow we will get up early and go to the mountain to see if there are any mushrooms. We can pick some then."

Hearing that she could pick mushrooms, Fu Yan's eyes lit up, full of anticipation.She has never been into the mountains, nor picked mushrooms, but it is fresh.

(End of this chapter)