Chapter 72 Being looked down upon
Every grain of rice has the rich meaty aroma of pork ribs, and the color is light sauce, with a shiny feeling of oil. Just looking at it will make you feel appetite.
Obviously, this rice is steamed together with the pork ribs.
When you eat it, the rice grains that have soaked up the soup not only have the rich meaty flavor of the ribs, but also the refreshing aroma of lotus leaves, mixed with the fragrance of the rice grains themselves...
As for the ribs, they are not just soft and rotten when you usually stew the ribs. Instead, they have a slightly chewy texture, which is completely different from the soft and glutinous texture of rice grains. They taste more delicious and become more fragrant the more you chew them.
With such delicious Lotus Leaf Pork Ribs Steamed Rice, you don’t have to worry about how many meals you can eat, just this one meal is enough!
The steamed rice with lotus leaves and pork ribs at noon was unanimously approved by everyone, and the number of times it was returned to the bowl proved it.
Wu Jin even licked clean the lotus leaves used to wrap the rice in the earthenware pot. He even felt that it was not enough, so he only pulled the instep of Xia Mingyue, and then used his paw to pull the earthenware pot. , motioning for her to add some more.
Xia Mingyue was afraid that Wu Jin would eat too much seasoning, so she didn't dare to add more seasoning to it. She only found a cold steamed bun and took out the meat bones prepared for it and gave it to it.
Wujin, "..."
Although the steamed buns are delicious and the meat and bones are also delicious, but...
It has to eat steamed rice, steamed rice with pork ribs!
Wu Jin was spinning in circles anxiously, and he was even grunting and barking at Xia Mingyue, trying to awaken her conscience.
However, Xia Mingyue didn't seem to understand very well.
Wu Jin pointed his paw at the pot again, then pointed at his earthen pot, and then spun around again. He looked so anxious that he almost spoke human words!
"What happened to Wu Jin?" Jiang Zhuguo was a little confused.
Xia Mingyue didn't quite understand, "I don't know, it loves to eat these meat bones. Today's meat bones are the biggest ones I specially asked for from Butcher Hong."
Why do you suddenly stop liking it?
“I see that it keeps looking at the pot in the kitchen. Could it be that Wujin sees that our meals come out of the pot, so his rice must also come out of the pot?”
Jiang Zhuguo pursed his lips and smiled, picked up Wu Jin's earthenware pot and entered the kitchen.
He held the earthen pot and basin in one hand and shook it in front of the pot. He held the spatula in the other hand and pretended to shovel the pot twice, deliberately making a clanging sound, and then put the earthen pot and basin back in front of Wu Jin.
“This is fried, eat it quickly.” Jiang Zhuguo said with a smile.
Wujin, "..."
The last time I was so speechless was the last time.
It's not a stupid dog, but I just want to trick it. It's so insulting to the dog.
If it doesn't express its ambition, it will really be looked down upon!
Wu Jin was a little angry and depressed. He no longer begged for steamed rice with lotus leaves and pork ribs. He just lay down and sulked, not even looking at the steamed buns and meat bones in the earthen pot. .
However, this situation only lasted until the sun was slightly westward.
Because Wu Jin really couldn't stand the hunger and the smell of meat and bones.
Ambition is nothing, meat and bones are the most practical...
What kind of face does a dog want?
Before dinner, Xia Mingyue pursed her lips and smiled when she saw that the Wujin earthen pot was clean again and that it was still licking and biting the bones that were so bare that there was no minced meat left. laugh.
Let's just say, how could you not eat meat and bones? If you don't eat at noon, you probably weren't hungry at that time...
Three days later, all the work in Xia Mingyue's house was completely finished.
While it was still early, Liu Caisheng and the other three mixed the remaining quicklime and loess into mud, and helped Xia Mingyue paste the base of the walls of the original house. There were some green bricks left, but not too many. Liu Caisheng suggested that they could be returned.
The kiln that burns green bricks is outside the city. Ordinary people cannot return the money if they buy it. However, they have been working as masons for a long time. When working for their masters, they will also take their masters to buy bricks and tiles. The kiln owners all I know him and he is willing to sell face.
"I see there aren't many left. Let me go back and encircle this open space as a barrier." Xia Mingyue suggested.
Now that the courtyard walls are in place and the house looks like the same, Xia Mingyue wants to loosen the soil in the southeast corner and plant some radishes and cabbages during the dog days. They can plant some next year. Cucumbers, beans, etc. are easy to pick, eat and drink, and some of them are bright green, which is also pleasing to the eye.
Take the remaining bricks and bury them diagonally in the soil. They can block water and soil and protect the vegetables to a certain extent.
"That's okay."
Liu Caisheng packed up his belongings and loaded them all on the flatbed truck.
"Thank you, Madam Xia, for your hospitality during this time." The big and small workers who worked with Liu Caisheng went straight to Xia Mingyue to thank her before leaving.
They have eaten more meat in these few days than they have eaten at home all year.
If I work for a few more days, I will gain weight.
"You're welcome." Xia Mingyue smiled and sent people out. "You are doing your work carefully, I have to thank you."
The same work is completely different between doing it roughly and doing it carefully. Xia Mingyue also watched very carefully during this period. Wujin's nests are all built very neatly, and the houses made with this kind of craftsmanship are absolutely strong and durable.
"Where, where." The three people who were recognized were all a little embarrassed.
The food is so good. If I don’t do a good job for the master’s family, wouldn’t it be a violation of my conscience?
“It’s all as it should be.” Liu Caisheng and the others expressed their opinions, “From now on, if Madam Xia is alive, I’ll call you at any time.”
"Okay." Xia Mingyue nodded in agreement.
After seeing the three people off, Xia Mingyue and Jiang Zhuguo packed up the new house together.
Liu Caisheng and three others worked diligently to clean the house after it was built. Even the dust on the first two earthen kangs in the house was swept clean, and window paper was also taped to the windows.
The two of them didn't need to spend too much effort, they just brought Jiang Zhuguo's bedding and clothes.
Simple tidying up, and it already looks like a new house.
Xia Mingyue looked at it and said, "There is still a box to put clothes and belongings in the house. I will buy one for you later."
The reason why I said "turn back" is not a polite excuse, but to build a house. Xia Mingyue spent almost all her savings on the courtyard wall. She even owed some money for the meat that was due to the butcher Hong in the past few days, as well as the flour money from the grain shop. She even borrowed two taels of silver from the Lu family. , as a turnover in these days.
Xia Mingyue is really short of money.
Jiang Zhuguo also probably knew Xia Mingyue's financial situation at this time, and said hurriedly, "Don't worry, I don't have much clothes right now. It's neat to fold them neatly on the bedside."
A box costs a lot, and Jiang Zhuguo feels that Xia Mingyue cannot spend any more money.
Xia Mingyue understood Jiang Zhuguo's intention and just smiled without saying anything else.
Business continues as usual. In order to make more money as soon as possible during this period, Xia Mingyue slightly increased the amount of food she eats every day.
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