Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 246 Hawthorn Stewed Pork Ribs

"The current educational official of this prefecture, Lord Zhang, was my former student. He received the news of my return. General Pei is also an old acquaintance. We will be visiting each other more often in the future, so staying here is somewhat inconvenient."

Gu Yunyi knew about Lord Zhang; he had mentioned him to Xu Qingmeng during the imperial examination.

However, Gu Yunyi did not know the relationship between Mr. Shen and Lord Zhang at the time, but judging from their tone now, it seems that their relationship is quite good.

Gu Yunyi was also surprised that his master was acquainted with General Pei. Now that he had come to the prefectural city, he would surely have people visiting him often. In that case, it was indeed not appropriate for him to stay at the Gu family's residence.

Gu Yunyi told Xiao Li to find a familiar young man to rent a quiet courtyard for Mr. Shen near the Gu family home.

Mr. Shen then talked with Mrs. He and Gu Yunyi, and went to check on Zhizhi and Ruirui. Xu Qingmeng took Xinting to the backyard to prepare the meal.

The dishes at home had already been prepared. Xu Qingmeng and Xinting took charge of cooking, while the three old women assisted. The five of them worked together and quickly prepared a large table of food.

After all, it was the first time Xu Qingmeng had met Mr. Gu Yunyi, and he had even given her a gift. Xu Qingmeng could see the respect Gu Yunyi had for Mr. Shen, so she naturally did her best to prepare a large table of dishes for him.

Xu Qingmeng had previously bought hawthorns, so she thought of using them to stew pork ribs. The result was a sweet and sour dish that was very appetizing and went perfectly with rice.

First, wash the hawthorns, remove the pits, and put them in a bowl for later use. The bright red hawthorns are plump and look like little lanterns, which is very cute.

Put the pork ribs in a pot of cold water with ginger and rice wine to remove the fishy smell. Blanch them and set them aside. Pour oil into the pot and fry the pork ribs until they are slightly golden brown. Set them aside.

Leave a little oil in the pot, add rock sugar, and stir-fry over low heat until it melts and caramelizes. Then add the ribs, so that the ribs are colored and the air is filled with a sweet aroma.

Quickly add water to the pot to cover the ribs, then add an appropriate amount of soy sauce and Shaoxing wine for seasoning, and finally add hawthorn, cover the pot and start simmering.

While the pork ribs were simmering, Xu Qingmeng then made a fragrant and spicy dish of diced chicken.

Xu Qingmeng selected chicken breast, cut it into small pieces, and marinated it for half an hour with salt, rice wine, and a suitable amount of starch. Then she heated oil in a wok.
At this point, pour more oil into the pot and fry the chicken pieces over high heat until they are slightly golden brown. Then reduce the heat to low and fry them again. Remove and set aside.

"When making this, you need to fry it over high heat first, then take it out and fry it again over low heat until it turns golden brown. This way, the fried chicken pieces will be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and won't be dry."

Xu Qingmeng demonstrated the steps while teaching Xinting, who listened attentively.

"Next, remove some of the oil from the pot, and stir-fry the dried chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, and minced garlic over low heat. It's important to keep the heat low at this point, otherwise these ingredients will burn and lose their aroma."

"When the ingredients are fragrant, pour the golden and crispy fried chicken pieces into the pan, stir-fry quickly over high heat, and finally add a little soy sauce for flavor, white sesame seeds and chopped green onions. Stir-fry evenly and it's ready to serve."

Xu Qingmeng quickly scooped the spicy chicken pieces out of the pot, and a spicy and fragrant aroma wafted through the kitchen. However, since everyone had made chili oil before, they could still accept the taste.

However, Yun Sheng and Yun Mo, who were in the courtyard, sneezed several times, but were then attracted by the sweet and sour smell and ran out.

The two little ones went to wander around the kitchen first, and then, when they heard that it would be a while before dinner was served, they lingered at the kitchen door and refused to leave, even though they were coughing so badly.

Xu Qingmeng told the two that Mr. Shen had arrived. The two remembered Mr. Shen, who had been very kind to them, and then ran to the front yard.

At this moment, Gu was talking to Mr. Shen about the changes in the Gu family over the past year. Madam He had always been very respectful to Mr. Shen, and she told him about everything that had happened in the family, big or small.

Mr. Shen had heard about it from the Huang family when he returned to Quan County, but listening to it carefully now, he still couldn't help but sigh.

Especially the death of Gu Hongxin. Before, when he was in Quan County, he often drank with Gu at the Gu family home. Who would have thought that when he returned to Quan County, Gu would be gone.

Things change, people change, and life is unpredictable; this is probably what it means.

Of course, apart from Gu Hongxin's situation, the Gu family is otherwise quite good.

Gu Yunyi's scientific expedition went very smoothly. He also got married, had twins, and his family's shop was doing very well. Just look at the courtyard now, and you can tell that the Gu family is living a very good life now.

Mr. Shen was very happy for them. Of course, he had initially felt a little sorry for his daughter, who had missed out on Gu Yunyi.

But thinking of Shen Yunyi, who had severed ties with him, still made him feel very sad. Oh well, it's better not to mention it. The path she chose in the future was her own.

Later, Mr. Shen also mentioned Jinxiuxuan, but nowadays, the pastries and snacks at Jinxiuxuan are in short supply. He arrived a bit late, and by the time it was his turn, there wasn't much left.

Upon hearing this, Madam He quickly said, "That's easy! I'll have Xinting and Mengniang make some for you to try later. You can make things like sponge cake, regular cake, and bubble tea at home, and they're even better than what you get in stores!"

"Mother, is my sister-in-law making bubble tea?" Yun Sheng suddenly asked, almost startling Madam He.

"Where did you come from, you scared me?"

"Hehehe," Yun Sheng laughed and stuck out her tongue at Madam He.

Mr. Shen, who was watching from the side, immediately broke into a smile on his otherwise serious face.

"It's been so long since I've seen Yun Sheng and Yun Mo, they've both grown quite a bit taller!"

Yun Sheng, who always only remembered food, turned to look at Mr. Shen without saying a word. Looking at Mr. Shen now, she felt that he was a bit unfamiliar.

However, Yunmo quickly walked to Mr. Shen's side and shouted loudly, "Sir!"

"Yunmo is so great! You still remember me? I heard from your brother that Yunmo went to school?" Mr. Shen said, patting Yunmo's head affectionately.

Yunmo nodded.

Mr. Shen then asked the children a few more questions about their early education. Yunmo answered them very well, and compared to Yunsheng next to him, his studies were obviously much better.

Mr. Shen was quite surprised, and even a little delighted. He had only asked casually, but Yunmo answered fluently and clearly.

Mr. Shen was a person who loved talent and had spent his whole life dealing with knowledge, so he asked a few more questions.

Yunmo didn't actually study with the teacher for more than a few days, but he was really smart and learned things very quickly. When he encountered problems, either Gu Yunyi or Zhou Yuanjia would explain them to him, so his progress was incomparable to Yunsheng's.