Abandoned Women: The First Secret Service Concubine

Chapter 55 Making Preserved Eggs

Today I bought a basket of eggs and a basket of duck eggs, thirty each.One part is used for daily eating, while the other part is intended to be made into salted eggs and preserved eggs.Many of the ingredients Fengyao bought today, such as coarse salt, tea, and soda, are all for this purpose.

Feng Yao had inquired about both Wuyou Building and Zhiwei Building 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 little troublesome, if the ingredients are not well done, it is easy to marinate.Therefore, for the first time, Feng Yao did not plan to go long.

Divide the two baskets of eggs into three equal parts, each with ten eggs and ten duck eggs.Feng Yao first picked out one 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, Feng Yao washed out two basins, filled one with clean water, 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.

In this way, the salted egg is done.Then, Feng Yao started to make slightly troublesome preserved eggs.

Picking up two large buckets of water, poured it all into the pot, Feng Yao 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, I crushed the remaining coarse salt and poured it in together 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, Feng Yao 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.Feng Yao 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 finishing all this, it was getting late, and the setting sun had already reached the horizon, half of the face was covered by clouds.Just when Feng Yao was standing at the door fanning herself to enjoy the cool, the other half of her face disappeared into the clouds and disappeared.

"Doudou, are you hungry?" Feng Yao called to Doudou who was playing with the little fox in the yard.

Hearing this, Doudou stood up and ran over, looked up at Feng Yao and said, "Mother, are you done?"

"Yes, mother is done with her work." Feng Yao touched the little guy's face and said.

Doudou nodded again and again: "I'm hungry, mother, Xiaobai is also hungry."

"Then let's cook and eat." Feng Yao led Doudou into the house, stood by the stove, scooped up a few scoops of water and poured it 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.Feng Yao scooped out a spoonful, 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 Doudou.

These days, Feng Yao 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, Doudou is not picky, and he still eats rice happily for every meal.

After dinner, the sky has darkened.After a busy day today, Feng Yao was a little tired, she did nothing after eating, she took Doudou and sat in the yard, it was cool enough, she turned on the lamp and went to bed to rest.

On a willow tree not far away, Wuji looked at the mother and son who were living a comfortable life, with their usual expressionless faces, at this moment they were faintly so angry that their noses were crooked.

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!

"Slap!" A mosquito came over recklessly, and was slapped to death by Wu Zing.

Could it be that this kid is really the master's illegitimate son, and this peasant woman is the master's heart, right?Flicking the corpse of the mosquito without a trace, the soul of gossip faintly ignited in his heart.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 was just looking for Yu Wuyou and sent a few little eagles to guard him.

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

"Huh?" Suddenly there was an unusual flow in the air.Wuji 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 Feng Yao?Wuji 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 Feng Yao's small courtyard.court death!Wuji's face 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.

Wuji retracted the 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, Wuji used lightness kung fu to come back, and once again came to the big tree where he hid just now.As soon as she hid her figure, she saw the dilapidated wooden door in Fengyao's yard opened, and Fengyao's figure appeared at the door, she took two steps outside, her eyes patrolling vigilantly.

Sure enough, the five senses are different from ordinary people, Wu Ji admired in his heart.Suddenly smelling a faint smell of blood on his body, he couldn't help frowning, and with a strong wave of fingertips, he cut off the piece of blood-stained cloth.He shouldn't have done it just now, and it's not that Feng Yao doesn't know martial arts, seeing how alert she looks, she can't do anything to those kittens.

Just thinking of this, she suddenly froze, and saw Feng Yao's gaze swept around and landed on his position.Could it be that she found out?Wuji was taken aback, he had learned the skill of concealing breath from Wuhen, how could he still be discovered by this little peasant woman who didn't know the slightest bit of inner strength?
Just as she was thinking, she saw Feng Yao's eyes slowly move away, and then scanned around again, with a flash of a dagger in her hand, she turned and walked back to the room, closing the door.Wuji sighed, leaned against the willow tree, and fell asleep.

Silent all night.

The next day was another sunny day.Feng Yao got up early and began to fight in the yard.After finishing the two sets of boxing, she began to review the footwork and subtle moves that Wuji taught her.After concentrating on typing twice, the sun has risen, and a faint heat has begun to float in the air.

After Feng Yao finished her work, she sat on the big rock in the yard and started chopping firewood.But I was thinking about it in my heart. It was the first time I went to the city to sell star anise, and I saved five taels of silver.The second time I went to the city to sell snails, but it was a good time and I sold 100 taels of silver.In addition to the 13 taels spent, there are 87 taels.

Adding the five taels deposited before, there are a total of 92 taels of silver.These silver, placed in Moshui Village, can be described as a well-known wealthy household.After all, a family of four worked hard for a whole year, and only saved five taels of silver when the harvest was good.However, these silvers are far from enough for Feng Yao.

Feng Yao no longer wants to build a big courtyard in Moshui Village. Although the local customs here are simple and warm, her identity is not suitable for her.Especially Doudou's appearance, he is still young now, and it has only been three years since he was dismissed, the villagers haven't gotten over it yet, and they won't doubt her.

But when Doudou got bigger and his outline became more distinct, in the eyes of the villagers, it was only a matter of overnight to be recognized.She didn't want Doudou to be called a bastard, so she wanted to move to the city.

As for the courtyard in the city, if you buy a small courtyard with two entrances and two exits, you may not be able to afford five or six hundred silver.If the location is better and the decoration is more exquisite, I am afraid that you will have to prepare 1000 taels of silver.There is still a long way to make money.

However, Feng Yao is not worried at all, she has many advanced and strange things from modern times in her belly, if she can't make money, she doesn't have to live anymore, she can just hit her head to death.

After chopping the firewood, Doudou was already awake when she carried her into the house.Seeing Feng Yao coming in, she opened her big black eyes and called out in a soft voice, "Mother."

"Doudou is awake?" Feng Yao said with a smile, "Today my mother will make you something you haven't eaten before."

"Ah? What is it?" Doudou ran over, looked at Feng Yao, licked her lips with her small tongue, showing a greedy look.

Feng Yao couldn't help smiling, and said to him: "Go wash your hands and face first, and you'll know when you're done."

It's the same way every morning, Feng Yao is afraid that Doudou will get bored, so she made an extra bowl of rice last night, and it happens to be fried rice this morning.I washed half a cucumber and half a carrot, peeled and cut into cubes, and put them in a small bowl.Cut the onion, ginger and garlic, cut them all into pieces, and started to heat up the oil.

The rice is already cooked, after the diced cucumbers and diced carrots have rolled back and forth in the oil for a few times, Feng Yao pours the rice in and stir-fries over high heat.It's a pity that there is no ham sausage, otherwise it would be better to add some ham sausage.Feng Yao picked up an egg from the pot by the stove, knocked it on the edge of the pot, hit the egg on the rice, and turned it over with a shovel.

After a while, the fried rice is ready.The white rice is plated with a layer of gold with eggs, and the crispy diced cucumbers and orange-red diced carrots are evenly scattered in the rice, just looking at it makes people very appetizing.

"Doudou, come to eat." Feng Yao shouted outside.

Doudou and the little fox started playing again, and when they heard Feng Yao's call, they ran in with the little fox in their arms.

Feng Yao filled three bowls, the two big bowls belonged to her and Doudou, and the other one, which was about the size of a cup, was for the little fox.Feng Yao was very afraid that she would be negligent sometimes and would not be able to take care of Doudou, so she came up with the idea of ​​the little fox.

She doesn't expect anything else, she just hopes to feed the little fox closer and let it be with Doudou. If someone bullies Doudou, it will be able to protect Doudou at that time.

"Squeak." The little fox also found his new tableware, and yelled twice happily.Finally, there is no need to use the ugly big bowl with the gap in the past. The little fox was very happy, jumped out of Doudou's embrace, and squatted next to the small bowl to eat.

After eating, Doudou and the little fox went to play in the yard, while Feng Yao washed the dishes.I thought to myself, I won’t go anywhere today, I will stay at home and cut out another ten feet of cotton cloth, and make another clothes for myself and Doudou.

(End of this chapter)