Baoyao

Chapter 147 Braised Noodles
Originally they didn't plan to open a shop, but the weather is good this winter, and they can return to the meeting, but when it rains or snows, they can't go there.

Meihua has also made some money in the past two months. She discussed with Zhou's Wang Changshun and others to rent a small shop in Jiangma, so that she can sell it all day long without worrying about the bad weather.

They looked at several of them, and there was one that cost five taels of silver a year for rent. Meihua and the others fell in love with it and wanted to rent it.

Qiaozhen went to see it, the location is okay, not too remote, the room is not too big, not too small, there can be a few tables in it, if it is rented here, no matter it is windy or rainy, there will be no one to worry about.

Qiaozhen nodded, and then began to teach the second brother and the second sister-in-law to cook, pork stewed noodles, mutton stewed noodles, these two kinds, in addition to fire, plus meat buns, these few things are enough for the moment.

Speaking of stewed noodles, people in the Central Plains mainly eat noodles, and they would feel uncomfortable without noodles for a meal. They usually eat noodles in soup and noodles, but there are not many others.

The stewed noodles are not too cumbersome to make, but they are more troublesome than ordinary noodles. First of all, when mixing the noodles, Qiaozhen added a little salt water to the noodles, then added water, and told everyone watching the trick while adding.

The dough should be kneaded evenly and mixed into a moderately soft and hard dough. After reconciling, Qiaozhen covered the dough with a basin and said to let the dough wake up for about a quarter of an hour.

At this time, Qiaozhen asked Qiao to braise the pot, and then she put the mutton and lamb leg bones into the pot to cook. Qiaozhen had already soaked the meat and leg bones in cold water for about two quarters of an hour.

Qiaozhen put ginger, scallion, and fennel in the pot, these are to remove fishy smell and increase flavor.It is indispensable, and then Qiaozhen explained to Qiaohong that the time when the soup foams must be discarded, so that the soup will come out bright.

Qiaozhen kneaded the dough again when it was finished. After kneading, she covered it again and woke it up for a quarter of an hour. This was repeated several times until the dough was smooth and elastic before Qiaozhen nodded.

She rolled the kneaded dough into thick and long strips, and cut them into the same size with a knife.

Then she rolled each noodle into a rectangular noodle with a thickness of about 1 cm, asked Meihua to help spread some oil on it, and put it there to wake up.This one wakes up for about a quarter of an hour.

When it was time to wake up the noodles, Qiaozhen told Meihua and the others that in addition to mutton soup, you can also use pork. If it is pork, use pork and big bones. The steps are the same, and it takes about an hour and a half to cook.

As for the ingredients, vermicelli, shredded kelp, and day lily are used. These Qiaozhen are also soaked in advance.

A pot of soup was gurgling on the stove, smelling delicious. After the soup was cooked, although the soup did not turn milky white, it looked quite lovable and mouth-watering.

Qiaozhen scooped some of the soup into the small pot, took the wake-up noodles and pulled them into long strips, then put them into the pot.

Then put shredded kelp, day lily and vermicelli into it, put salt, simmered for a while, and then she sprinkled chopped green onion in.

"Okay, let's have a bowl and try it, and see how it tastes." Qiaozhen smiled, she was very beautiful in her heart, because the appearance was not bad.Each member of the Wang family served a bowl, and when they ate it, they served it with garlic and a little chili oil.

One mouthful of noodles and one mouthful of garlic, everyone was sweating profusely, shouting deliciously and happily, Qiaozhen was also very satisfied.

The stewed noodles gave her the impression that the soup is mellow, the noodles are tough, the meat is crispy, and it is delicious and delicious.She was sure it would be popular.

As for the other kind of fire, the fire is flat and round like sesame seed cakes, because it is made from a kang, so it is also called fire.

The fire is used to raise the dough, and the dough does not need to be too hard. Qiaozhen said the trick while making it. After the dough is kneaded, it is pulled into a dough.Press the dough, roll it into a long strip, then roll up the strip, flatten it, and start rolling again.

It was not big, and then put the fire on the iron lid, which is specially made for kang fire, with a round iron lid on the top, coal fire on the bottom, of course, firewood, and the top is covered with mud. A small hole was left to allow the flame to come up slowly and heat up.

The fire was placed on the iron lid, and Qiaozhen turned and pressed it with her fingers. After a while, it was pressed into a round cake, and then she started the next one.

After the fire slowly changed the color, turn it over. After turning over, Qiaozhen continued to roll it again.

"Sister, the fire is burning." Qiaohong shouted beside her.

Qiaozhen smiled, a big bag will form in the middle of the fire and then heat, it will bulge up, this is normal, so it's fine.

She picked up such a fire, put it into the stove regardless of the heat, and placed it one by one beside the side, so that the fire could continue to heat up, and she could take it out when it was completely cured.

Qiaozhen handed over all these to a few people, and she has been helping in Meihua's shop after she finished moving.

I thought it was cold and not many people came to eat, and the big guys just wanted to learn a few more things to prepare for the coming year.I didn’t know that the business was quite good. First, several neighbors came to eat after smelling the fragrance, and everyone said it was good after eating. Just like this, there were many customers who came to the door. If there was time, there was no place to sit. , Some people hold a bowl, just squat on the side, and eat and chat with the people around them, which is not interesting.

Erzhong, Meihua, and Qiaohong are busy all the time, Zhou takes care of the house and takes care of her mother-in-law, and Qiao'e has to cook and take care of the children, so they can't help.

Qiaozhen brought Jia Shi over to help every day.Meihua plans to ask her natal nephew to help after the Chinese New Year, and then find a well-connected daughter-in-law in the Zhuangzi to come to work, otherwise she will be really busy.

They work so hard, and they earn a lot of money. Meihua will give half of the money she earns every day to her mother-in-law, because she has to spend and buy things every day, and she must have money that can be moved.In addition, she had to give some to Qiaohong, and asked Qiaohong to keep it as a dowry.

Mrs. Zhou is very happy, and the money in her hands has been relaxed a lot. The only thing that makes her dissatisfied is the eldest daughter-in-law Yuhua.

Because of the cold weather, Dazhong and Yuhua seldom go to meetings. If they don’t go to meetings, they will lose their income. Dazhong is fine. He usually helps the family when he has nothing to do. , She eats and sleeps every day, eats and sleeps, does not pay a penny, and mutters all day long, saying that Zhou's eccentricity, giving money to the second family to open a shop but ignoring them.

Mrs. Zhou was very angry, the second child's shop was opened with the money she earned, Qiaozhen added some, now she is jealous when she sees people making money, and she doesn't think about whether she can compare with Meihua.

It is said that Yuhua earns a lot from eating and drinking. She didn't give much to her mother-in-law, but gave a lot to her mother's family. She saved the rest herself. Now she wants to deduct money from Zhou's hands. How can Zhou agree? , so Yuhua has a dark face every day, and everyone ignores her when she falls and beats. Fortunately, Qiaozhen doesn't live here, and she doesn't bother to care about her.

Qiaozhen was helping in the store this day, and suddenly felt uncomfortable. She knew that it might be her time of the month, so she told everyone and went back to rest.

When she got to the door of her house, Qiaozhen found a carriage parked in front of her house. She looked carefully and found that the carriage belonged to Chen Xuanyu, because she recognized his carriage.

Why is he here?He didn't ask anyone to call him back, Wang Tao was the only one at home, and no one entertained them.He could sit still, Qiaozhen smiled and walked into the yard.

She went into the main room to look, but she couldn't find anyone. Inside the main room, Wang Tao was squatting on the ground, drawing words with branches in the frame filled with sand.

"Tao'er, is anyone here?" Qiaozhen asked, she didn't know if Chen Xuanyu was here.

"Gu, Mr. Chen is here. I told you to come back, but he refused. He said he would not leave for a while, and waited for you to come back. He went to the backyard. He didn't let me follow." Wang Tao looked at Qiaozhen and smiled, He likes the current life very much. He doesn't have to be beaten or scolded, and he eats well and wears warm clothes. Cheng Zi and third uncle also taught him to recite books and read characters. He is very satisfied.

"Oh, I went to the backyard, it's cold, what did he do in the backyard? Who followed?" Qiaozhen was not in a hurry, and asked in detail.

"My lord brought a girl, I haven't seen her before, and Uncle Wu, they are all in the backyard." Wang Tao and Qiaozhen made it clear.

Qiaozhen frowned, girl?How could Chen Xuanyu bring a woman to his home? What is the relationship between her and Chen Xuanyu?

"Draw it. Auntie, go and have a look." Qiaozhen touched Wang Tao, and then walked lightly to the backyard.

Her footsteps are very light, usually she walks lightly, just when she reached the corner, Qiaozhen was stunned for a moment because she heard voices.

"Young master, you really can't do this. If you take advantage of your wife, what will happen to her? You have to think twice." A woman's voice came from a young age.

Qiaozhen stopped in her tracks, what's going on?Who is this woman?

"Stop it. Mom, please stop it." Chen Xuanyu interrupted her, not wanting to hear her continue.

"Young master, even if you scold me, this old slave has to say that you are not worth doing for a woman. You are alone and lonely now. If you turn against your wife now, you will be in danger and your life will be difficult. Why don't you agree first and make plans later. Is this okay?" the person called mother persuaded.

This is because of yourself?But what did I do to hinder them!She and Chen Xuanyu didn't do anything wrong, why did they say it so seriously, and ran to the backyard of their own house to say it, probably because they knew that they would not come back so early, so they didn't shy away from saying it.

Qiaozhen didn't know about Chen Xuanyu feeding himself medicine with his mouth, nor did he know that Mrs. Zhou had acquiesced in their matter, because Mrs. Zhou didn't tell her.

"Mom, you are my nurse, and I really respect you. But this time I really can't listen to you.

My mother did too much, it wasn't for my own good, it was hurting me.I can't let people down, and I can't accept this marriage. As for the marriage my father said, as long as I am sincere enough, the other party will not embarrass me if I think about it, and my father will not blame me. He will let me choose by myself. With the grace of saving her life, her father would accept her.Mom, stop talking. "

　The second watch arrives, and the third watch arrives at around eight o'clock in the evening. Xue continues to code.

　　Introduce this book, the title of which is "The Landlord's Cultivation".Farming literature, the book is very fat, those who like authentic farming literature can go and read it.

　　
　
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