Chapter 71 Steamed Rice with Pork Ribs in Lotus Leaves
After serving the meat dumplings last time, He Shunzi successfully took over the job of serving vegetables and eggs from Manager Fu, and was busy every day. Collect vegetables and eggs from farmers and deliver them.
The reason why I came to the county town today is because there are a lot of vegetables that Manager Rifu has been asking for during this period, and they have not been used up in the kitchen. There is no need to deliver goods today, so He Shunzi came to the county town to help his family. A few pieces of new cloth to make clothes.
I happened to see Xia Mingyue’s Xia Ji selling new food, so I bought some and took them back to Manager Fu.
After taking over the job, you have to fulfill your due filial piety, so that the relationship can last long.
"What does Madam Xia want to buy? I wonder if I can find it?" He Shunzi asked.
Being able to take this job, He Shunzi felt that it had something to do with the meat dumplings he made last time. He had persuaded her at that time, and Mrs. Xia was willing to sell it to him because of his sincerity.
It can be said that this job was only possible because of Mrs. Tusha's blessing.
Now that Lady Xia wants something, He Shunzi naturally doesn’t want to refuse.
"Now is the time when lotus leaves are in full bloom. I want some fresh lotus leaves. I wonder if it is convenient for you to find these?" Xia Mingyue said, "If it is inconvenient, it doesn't matter... ”
She looked around again.
After all, He Shunzi has now taken on important work, and may not be able to specialize in these small businesses as before.
"Someone keeps a lotus pond to the east of my house and grows lotus roots to feed the fish. There are a lot of lotus leaves there. I will deliver them to Madam Xia when I finish the delivery tomorrow." He Shunzi agreed.
In order to deliver goods to Zhuangzi, he specially raised money to buy an ox and a cart, so that he could go back and forth more conveniently.
The lotus pond is near Zhuangzi, so it’s a convenient way.
"Thank you then." When Xia Mingyue cut the jelly for He Shunzi, she cut an extra half piece into it.
"Ms. Xia, you're welcome."
After Xia Mingyue cut the jelly and poured the ingredients into it, He Shunzi paid the money, caught up with the ox cart and left.
All the way out of the county town, we went straight to Zhuangzi, delivered the jelly to the boy at Jiaomen, and then stopped by the nearby lotus pond to see how they were picking lotus leaves.
The lotus pond here is quite large, with large lotus leaves growing on it. Looking at it, it is lush green, blocking out the sky and the sun.
The owner of the lotus pond is considered a wealthy family. He usually makes a living by raising fish, feeding ducks and selling lotus roots. He doesn't care about picking some lotus leaves and just asks He Shunzi to pick them casually.
He Shunzi thanked him repeatedly.
After delivering the goods to Dexinyuan on the second day, He Shunzi picked some green-looking, thick and wide lotus leaves and sent them to Xia Mingyue.
Xia Mingyue saw that the lotus leaves were of excellent quality and accepted them with a smile, "How much does it cost?"
"It's just a few lotus leaves, no money." He Shunzi waved his hand, "That lotus pond. If you let me pick it at will without asking me for payment, naturally I can’t ask Madam Xia for payment.”
This is not a valuable thing. If we form a good relationship, we may be able to interact with each other for other things in the future.
This is He Shunzi's consistent style, and this time is no exception.
Seeing what He Shunzi said, Xia Mingyue no longer insisted on giving money. She only cut a small piece of jelly for He Shunzi and asked him to take it back to mix with vegetables at night.
Courtesy reciprocated, and He Shunzi did not refuse.
With lotus leaves, Xia Mingyue washed one piece that night and cooked lotus leaf porridge.
The lotus leaves are fragrant, the rice grains are soft and glutinous, and the taste of rock sugar is sweet. On such a hot day, people can't help but drink an extra bowl.
On the second day, Xia Mingyue made lotus leaf pork rib rice. Chop the ribs into small pieces and put them in a cold water pot to remove the blood foam and fishy smell. Then put them in a frying pan and lightly stir-fry the oil until the skin is browned and the oil is slightly released. Add soy sauce, pepper, sesame oil, salt, etc. Soak and marinate in the prepared sauce for half an hour.
Rinse the rice and pour it into a large porcelain basin covered with lotus leaves. Then pour the soaked ribs together with the soup and put it in the pot to steam.
A quarter of an hour later, a rich aroma was revealed in the cage.
The pork ribs are fragrant, the lotus leaves are fragrant, the rice is fragrant...
The smell is going to blow your nose!
"Brother, I'll light the fire." Zhao Erhu came to the kitchen.
“No, I can just burn it myself.” Zhao Dahu refused.
The smell of lotus leaf pork ribs rice is so fragrant, it’s good to smell it more often.
"Then let's cook it together." Zhao Erhu moved a small bench and sat next to it.
I just said that I wanted to light the fire with Zhao Dahu, but my nose was twitching so hard, and my eyes were staring at the cage without even blinking.
After a while, Wu Jin also walked over.
Only because Xia Mingyue did not allow it to enter the kitchen on weekdays, it just stayed outside, but did not forget to bring the earthen pots and basins used for eating.
Such a fragrant meal should be in your mouth as soon as possible!
When the fire was sufficiently heated, Xia Mingyue asked Zhao Dahu to extinguish the fire in the stove and open the steamer.
A large amount of strong aroma suddenly surged out along with the heat, causing Liu Caisheng, who was working next door, to sniffle.
“I don’t know what delicious food Madam Xia made at noon today.” asked the handyman, while he poked his head.
“Earlier when I was moving bricks here, I saw Mrs. Xia washing ribs there and washing rice there. I guess there will be rice and ribs to eat at noon.”
The man who was doing big work like Liu Caisheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Today is noon, we are going to have a good meal."
"What afternoon doesn't have a good meal?" Liu Caisheng asked with a smile, "Ms. Xia is good at her craftsmanship. Working here, not to mention the wages, will feed the gluttons in her belly really well."
If you go to work in other people's houses, although most of them can eat good noodles, they may not have meat. What's more, Madam Xia is good at cooking and the food she makes is more delicious than that of Yueran Restaurant. It doesn't take up a huge amount of money. Cheap?
"What Brother Caisheng said is not bad." The little worker smiled, but his hands did not stop, and he just placed the green bricks in front of the big worker one by one.
Da Gong took the green bricks in one hand and the masonry knife in the other. He skillfully dug mud from the mud bucket and applied it to the top. He carefully placed the bricks down and then knocked them tightly with the masonry knife "dang-dang" twice. Then, wipe off the excess mud to make sure the cracks in the wall are smooth and smooth, and then take out a blue brick.
After working like this for a while, he looked up at the courtyard of Xia Mingyue's house.
Half of the courtyard wall was already built, and the remaining work, including the gate tower and the final finishing work, took three days of work with the three of them working closely together.
Three days later, when the work is done, they will leave.
I won’t be able to eat such delicious meals as Mrs. Xia’s cooking.
Da Gong felt very sorry and became a little downcast.
But this dejection disappeared completely when the rice bowl was served.
At first they thought that lunch would be rice with a spoonful of braised pork ribs on top, but now the bowl did contain rice and pork ribs, but it was not topped with rice.
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