Chapter 19: Refining lard and making buns
“This”
A Yong didn’t give Jiang Nuanzhi a chance to refuse, turned around and got into the carriage, smiling and waving goodbye to her.
Jiang Nunzhi: "Ayong, thank you for me."
You can still hear Ayong's reply from a distance: "Don't worry, madam, I will definitely convey it."
Master Lu poked his head out of the carriage window and waved: "Master, I'll come find you next time."
Jiang Nunzhi looked at the carriage getting further and further away, and couldn't help but seduce him. The corner of his mouth curled up.
It’s interesting that these two people don’t know who is the master and who is the servant.
When I opened it, it turned out to be a set of silver needles. This set was more comprehensive and better than what I had seen in the store before. I couldn't be more satisfied.
Now Jiang Nuanzhi really has no way to refuse this. I thought in my heart that I should make some money as soon as possible and give the silver needle to him, so I wouldn't have to owe this favor.
Turning around and entering the room, the two little ones were staring at the things on the table stupidly.
I didn’t see Li Junping.
Jiang Nuan subconsciously looked into the room and found that he was already packing the quilt he had brought back.
"Take these two quilts out to dry in the sun, right? The sun hasn't set yet, so bring them in before sunset. You and your brother will cover this new quilt at night."
Li Jun folded the quilt for a moment, then looked back at Jiang Nuanzhi and nodded: "Okay."
Jiang Nuanzhi glanced at Li Junping unexpectedly. He seemed to be particularly gentle today.
When she went out, she saw Li Xiaoer and Xiao Baozhu looking at her intently, and smiled and touched their heads.
“I brought the candy back, why don’t you eat it?”
Little Baozhu glanced secretly into the room, and Jiang Nuanzhi guessed what was going on.
Her brother must have refused again.
Then he directly took the candy and stuffed it into Xiao Baozhu's mouth, blinked and asked her: "Is it sweet?"
Xiao Baozhu seemed to be stunned by the sweetness, and his big eyes turned into crescents. , the little chicken nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and said vaguely: "Sweet!"
Jiang Nuanzhi looked at Li Xiaoer who was swallowing his saliva and stuffed a piece for him.
Most children don’t like to eat sweets. Even Li Xiaoer, a child who usually likes to pretend to be fierce, couldn’t help but curl up the corners of his mouth at this time, as if he was jumping with joy. Get up.
Jiang Nuanzhi gave Xiao Baozhu a candy: "Go and give your big brother one to eat too."
"Okay!"
Little Baozhu nodded fiercely, and immediately jumped out with the candy to find the big brother who was drying the quilt.
After a while, he jumped back: "Brother said he doesn't like sweets, so he left them for me."
Jiang Nuanzhi secretly glanced outside, Xiao Xiao The young man was beating the dust on the quilt, but he could only see his thin back and ragged clothes, but his face could not be seen.
She gave a bag of sugar to Little Baozhu: "This is sucrose. Sucrose has the effects of warming and dispersing cold, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It is very good for the body. Go tell your brother, don't be picky about food, and eat well." Only by taking good care of your body can you be protected. ”
Speaking of the latter part, her voice became louder. The little boy outside paused and continued to knock on the quilt as if he was very busy.
Little Baozhu nodded confidently: "Yes! Brother, I can't help but eat it."
Xiao Baozhu once again vowed to go to Li Junping with the candy and insist on stuffing it into his mouth.
Jiang Nuanzhi laughed unconsciously.
Poke Li Xiaoer's forehead again: "My little helper, help me light the fire. I'll make meat buns for you to eat." After listening to her words, Li Xiaoer's face turned red. Silently squatting down to ignite the fire.
Jiang Nuanzhi brought out the meat and flour.
Clean the fat meat, cut it into small pieces, blanch it in a small amount of water, add some strong wine to remove the fishy smell when blanching, take it out and set aside. Heat half a bowl of water in a pot and put in the blanched fat. After thinking about it, Jiang Nuanzhi cut another small piece of lean meat into it, thinking that he would give it to the children as snacks later.
Then she went to make noodles again. There was no decent cutting board at home, so she cleaned the table and used it to make noodles.
Speaking of which, the flour production process at this time may be different. The mixed dough is not white in color, but slightly yellow. Smell it carefully, with a strong aroma of wheat.
Xiao Baozhu came back now, watching her make a meal, her big eyes full of curiosity.
Jiang Nuanzhi simply grabbed a small ball of dough and gave it to her: "Let's play with it."
When he was very young, he also liked to play with dough, but his mother wouldn't give it to him. She would take it secretly, and at least she would be beaten and scolded.
At that time, she thought her mother didn’t like her playing with dough, so she never played with it again. Later I found out, why didn’t she like playing with dough? It's probably because he doesn't like her.
But that was a long time ago, and then she no longer had a mother. As she grew older, she would play with a big bowl of noodles in the middle of the night, pinching it little by little, and playing with it as she wanted. .
Xiao Baozhu was dumbfounded on the spot, staring at the dough and not daring to pick it up: "I, I, my hands are dirty."
Jiang Nuanzhi smiled and said: "Then you go and wash yours first "Little hands, I put the dough here for you."
Little Baozhu immediately turned to wash his hands and washed them carefully for a while, then carefully came back to Jiang Nuan, his eyes filled with tears. look forward to.
Jiang Nuanzhi put the dough in her hand.
Little Baozhu carefully held the dough with her little hands and poked it gently with her little fingers. After poking it, she secretly looked at Jiang Nuanzhi's expression.
Jiang Nuanzhi encouraged her with a smile: "Play with it. You can make it into the shape you like. If you like it, when you get tired of playing, ask your second brother to cook it for you. You can eat it."
Little Baozhu Holding the dough like a treasure, Xiaoer couldn't help but run to Li Xiaoer: "Brother, look! I'll pinch it for you too."
The flames in the stove pit were burning brightly, which made Li Xiaoer stand out. The waiter's face was red, and he wiped his sweat: "Brother, don't play, little sister, you can play by yourself. Brother will burn it for you later."
Jiang Nuanzhi simply pulled off two more Xiao Baozhu gave a small piece of noodles to each of his two brothers to play with.
Put the mixed dough into a basin and let it rise briefly.
Then she concentrated on refining oil. She bought two kilograms of pork, which was almost equal parts fat and lean. It wasn't much, but it was fast. After a while, the fat meat became sizzling and oily. The scent spreads.
In fact, after the meat came out of the pot, the children had no intention to play with the dough in their hands, even if the dough was something they could not ask for before.
Rendered lard is extremely fragrant, especially for a few children who have no food to eat at noon, it is even more fatally attractive.
Even Li Junping, who was outside the door, couldn't help but take two steps back and looked steadily into the pot.
Jiang Nuanzhi saw that these children's eyes were straight, and the lard was almost done, so he took out the lard residue and put the plate on the table: "How do you guys taste it? ?”
Little Baozhu ran over with a thump, then lay on the edge of the plate and drooled: "Can you eat it?"
Jiang Nuanzhi smiled: "Of course."
"Let it cool before eating it. "Don't burn your hands."
He warned while filling up the lard.
There is also a small jar at home. The lard only fills the bottom of the jar, but it is enough for them to eat for a few days. Seal the lid and put it away.
Then, with half a spoonful of oil left at the bottom of the pot, cut the pre-blanched lean pork into dices the size of a small fingernail, stir-fry in the pot, add a little liquor to remove the fishy smell, stir-fry over high heat until the fishy smell dissipates, and the skin is slightly After it is charred, add onion, ginger, salt, and pepper to taste. Then add hot water, cover the pot, and start simmering over high heat.
(End of this chapter)