Border Cook

There are many rumors outside now, saying that the Western Frontier Army intends to fight a few more big battles in the near future and present the victory of the war as a New Year's Eve gift to the emperor.

Since it's a big battle, the atmosphere in the army must be tense and everyone should be ready to go.

If war is completely unavoidable, we can only hope that the Great Zhou will win and that our family members will be safe...

Xia Mingyue prayed silently in her heart, and couldn't help being distracted. The needle in her hand slipped away and she couldn't hold it tightly, and it suddenly pierced into the tip of her finger.

Bright red blood immediately oozed out, and the stinging sensation made Xia Mingyue frown slightly, and she subconsciously put her finger into her mouth.

"Madam, are you okay? I'll go ask Doctor Yin for some medicine." Yin Qiao stood up quickly.

Xia Mingyue stopped her, "You're not that delicate at all. I was just distracted just now. The prick is not serious. It's unavoidable when doing needlework. To be honest, when I first started learning needlework, my fingers were almost pierced like a sieve, but I was fine."

"Ms. Xia, did you often prick your fingers when you were learning needlework?" Fan Jinglan suddenly turned her head.

"Of course." Xia Mingyue admitted very frankly.

She had no memory of learning needlework in this body as a child, but whether since she traveled to this world or when she was in modern society, she was always flustered when she first picked up the cold and slippery needle.

It may be a bit of an exaggeration to say that the fingers are pierced like a sieve, but it is very common for the fingers to be pierced three or four times a day.

Fortunately, she is a fast learner. After practicing for several days, she gradually mastered the skills and improved steadily.

After hearing this answer, Fan Jinglan blinked several times and smiled, "It turns out that Miss Xia is just like me when I first learned needlework."

"Is that so?" Xia Mingyue smiled with her eyes curved.

The smile was bright and also had a hint of doting.

Seeing such a smile, Fan Jinglan felt warm in her heart, and then she smiled and said, "I usually call Madam Xia "Madam Xia", which seems very distant. I only have two older brothers, but no older sister. I have always wanted a sister. How about I call Madam Xia "Sister" from now on?"

"Okay." Xia Mingyue agreed readily, with a smile on her face that became even more intense.

"You agreed so easily?" Fan Jinglan was a little surprised.

"What else?" This time it was Xia Mingyue's turn to be slightly surprised, and then she smiled slyly, "You are the daughter of the Fan family, and you are valued by the royal family. Others are eager to get close to you. Since you want to call me sister, I have to burn incense in secret. How can I not agree?"

"Having Madam Fan call me sister is like having a strong thigh to cling to. I won't be afraid of anything in the future."

"No, I am getting happier the more I talk about it. Let me laugh for a while and then I can go back to my sewing..."

Xia Mingyue's pretentious joke only made Fan Jinglan laugh so hard that she fell backwards. She even patted her chest and said, "No problem. I will protect you from now on."

"Then I will rely on Jinglan for everything from now on." Xia Mingyue clasped her hands together and responded jokingly.

The two of them sang in unison, and after a while of talking back and forth, they finally quieted down.

But when both of them had just stopped laughing and looked at each other seriously, they couldn't hold back and laughed heartily again. And this time, it was even more heartfelt than the previous laugh.

Especially Fan Jinglan.

In the future, she will have a sister!

Because of this call, Fan Jinglan felt that her relationship with Xia Mingyue had become much closer. She also thought that she should sew a few lucky bags for Xia Mingyue, so she spent more time on needlework every day than before.

As for Xia Mingyue, she felt that she couldn't bear to be called sister in vain, so she thought about what she should do for Fan Jinglan.

After much thought, I finally decided to use my strengths to make some food.

And thinking that Fan Jinglan would be leaving for the capital soon, he made a few more dishes for Fan Jinglan to take back to the capital.

Fry the rice into white popcorn, then mix it with fried peanuts, black sesame seeds, walnut kernels and the syrup made of boiled white sugar and maltose. Pour it into a mold, flatten and compact it, and after it cools and takes shape, you can take it out and cut it into one-inch thick and two-inch square pieces to make crispy, delicious and fragrant rice popcorn candy.

Rice candy is easy to store and very affordable, making it convenient for Fan Jinglan to share with her true friends.

In addition, Xia Mingyue made some donkey-hide gelatin cakes.

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Buy a can of boiled donkey-hide gelatin paste from the pharmacy, and mix it evenly with rice wine. This way, you can take advantage of the rice wine's blood-clearing and blood-nourishing effects and enhance the medicinal properties of the donkey-hide gelatin itself.

After the donkey-hide gelatin and rice wine have been fully soaked for a day and a night, they are simmered over low heat with rock sugar until the donkey-hide gelatin can be scraped off. Then black sesame seeds, walnut kernels, jujube slices, wolfberries and other ingredients that have been washed and dried are poured into the pot and stirred thoroughly until a wire-drawing effect appears during the stirring process.

Put all the mixed ingredients into a mold, flatten and press, then cut into small cubes one and a half inches square and half an inch thick, and seal them into a jar.

This kind of donkey-hide gelatin cake made with donkey-hide gelatin and various nuts has the original nutritional benefits of donkey-hide gelatin, and it is not as monotonous and bland as donkey-hide gelatin alone. Instead, it is full of the crispy texture and rich aroma of nuts when you bite it. The more you eat, the more delicious it tastes.

Something like this, which has both delicious taste and medicinal effects, is most suitable as a gift to honor elders.

Next, Xia Mingyue made some snacks that Fan Jinglan liked to eat on weekdays, such as millet rice crackers, shachima, egg biscuits, egg cakes, etc., which can be stored for a long time, and prepared them for Fan Jinglan to eat slowly on the road.

Moreover, each of these foods was divided into two portions, so that if Fan Jinglan couldn't finish it, she could share it with others after arriving in Beijing.

Seeing how thoughtful Xia Mingyue was, Fan Jinglan felt warm in her heart. She reached out and hugged Xia Mingyue's arm, shaking it like a spoiled child, "It's really good to have a sister."

"Yes, yes." Xia Mingyue reached out and tapped Fan Jinglan's forehead, smiling, "Just take a look and see if there's anything you're missing or want to eat. If there is, I'll make it for you."

"Since you've asked me to do it, I won't refuse. But you don't need me to do it again. Just bring me some of the spicy rabbit jerky you made earlier."

"no problem!"

Last time, Fan Jinglan and Xia Yunji hunted a lot of rabbits, so Xia Mingyue also made a lot of spicy dried rabbit meat. (End of this chapter)