Chapter 158 Cabbage Buns with Oil Residues
After the Chen sisters went to work, Zhou Ziwen stayed at home and continued to process his camellia seeds.
Without the help of the Chen sisters, Zhou Ziwen's processing speed slowed down a bit. By the time he finished processing the remaining camellia seeds, it was already three hours later.
After all this was done, Zhou Ziwen took the camellia seeds to the kitchen, lit a fire and stir-fried them to remove the moisture.
After removing the water, it must be ground into powder and then steamed in a pot. After this step is completed, the oil can be pressed.
However, Zhou Ziwen did not have an oil press, so he could only devise a simple method of squeezing oil using weight.
This is quite simple. He plans to bring back a few big rocks tomorrow, and he can squeeze out the oil with a little processing.
It's late today and it's definitely too late.
After roasting the camellia seeds until fragrant, he went to the stone mill and ground the camellia seeds in his hands finely.
After doing this, it was time to get off work. When he went home with finely ground camellia seeds, the Chen sisters also came back from work.
After saying hello to Zhou Ziwen and finding that there was nothing he needed help with, the two sisters started busying themselves with their affairs.
There is still a lot of meat from the roe deer that was hunted yesterday that has not been processed. The meat that Zhou Ziwen will send out tomorrow has been processed, but there is still a lot of meat that has not been processed.
For example, the edge oil of roe deer needs to be refined in time.
There are also internal organs such as intestines and stomach, which also need to be braised.
Zhou Ziwen is no longer needed for these matters. Chen Shiying takes the lead, with Chen Qiaoyi helping out. The two sisters are very busy.
After the oil from the roe deer is refined, some dry oil residue is left, which is crispy and very fragrant when chewed.
Chen Shiying is a good craftsman. She chopped up the dried oil residue and mixed it with cabbage to make stuffing, ready to make steamed buns to eat.
Speaking of which, they had never eaten steamed buns after being in the countryside for so long. Today, Chen Shiying suddenly wanted to eat steamed buns on a whim. She happened to have the ingredients at home, so she made them.
Next door, Zhou Ziwen was polishing two stone piers in the yard when he suddenly smelled the smell of steamed buns coming from the Chen sisters' house.
"Not bad, my sister-in-law's skills have improved again, and the buns she makes are so delicious." Zhou Ziwen commented secretly.
With his level of cooking skills, he can basically guess what the other party is cooking just by smelling it.
The delicate aroma of white flour and the rich aroma of oil, combined with the plain aroma of cabbage, cannot be concealed from others.
Sure enough, while waiting for dinner, Zhou Ziwen came to the Chen sisters' house. As soon as he entered the door, he saw a large pot of steamed buns on the table.
There is no other dish today, only cabbage buns with oil residue.
“Ziwen, try my craft.” Chen Shiying looked at Zhou Ziwen expectantly.
"Okay!" Zhou Ziwen knew what was going on as soon as he saw the girl's expression.
He picked up the bun and took a bite, and immediately showed a satisfied expression, "Well, it tastes very good, the saltiness is right, the ratio of oil residue and vegetables is also very suitable, the fragrance of vegetables and the fragrance of oil residue Crispy and unique in taste. Sister, your skills have improved again!"
"Haha! You know how to coax me." Chen Shiying was a little shy when praised by Zhou Ziwen, but she was also very happy. I feel like my whole person's energy level has improved.
If someone else had praised her, she might not have reacted, but Zhou Ziwen's compliment was different. After all, in her heart, Zhou Ziwen's cooking skills were much better than hers, and his evaluation was very authoritative.
"I'm not telling lies. If you don't believe me, just ask Yiyi." Zhou Ziwen smiled and looked at the little girl of the Chen family who was eating steamed buns.
"Yeah, the buns made by my sister are delicious!" Chen Qiaoyi nodded repeatedly. Her little mouth was burned by the freshly baked buns and she couldn't bear to let go. She could only keep breathing in.
“Can’t you eat slower?” Chen Shiying glanced at her with disgust.
“The buns made by my sister are delicious!” Chen Qiaoyi answered vaguely with food in her mouth.
"Haha, just look at Yiyi's look and you will know how delicious the buns made by my sister are." Zhou Ziwen said with a smile. "My craftsmanship is not as good as yours." Chen Shiying said modestly, but she couldn't help but smile.
They were eating steamed buns here, and the kitchen didn't stop. Chen Shiying prepared the marinade and put the roe deer's offal into the pot to marinate it together.
While they were eating the buns, the smell of braised buns could already be heard.
After dinner, Zhou Ziwen returned to his yard and continued to deal with the two stone piers.
He didn't stop working until it was almost dark.
Zhou Ziwen feels that he is becoming more and more diligent. He is usually either working or on the way to work.
I have to say that there are really few entertainment activities in this era. The reason why I have been so busy is that I can't take any time off.
Because he has nothing to do when he is free, let’s talk about sleeping. His physical fitness is too strong, and it reflects that he is full of energy.
It would be nice to take a nap after lunch, but I can’t sleep at all other times.
Lying in bed at night, Zhou Ziwen longed for Yiyi. During this period, with the improvement of Bajiquan, his energy became more and more vigorous.
"Soon, soon." Zhou Ziwen silently hypnotized himself.
Although I am not married now, it is almost the same as being married. Except that I have no one to accompany me to bed at night, it is almost the same as having a wife.
After thinking about it for a long time, Zhou Ziwen finally fell asleep.
I woke up the next day feeling refreshed.
After breakfast, Zhou Ziwen set off towards the county seat on his bicycle with a letter and roe deer meat to be sent home.
There is nothing else to do this time except sending letters.
It only took more than an hour for him to arrive at the post office and come back after finishing his work.
I have to say that having a bicycle is really convenient. It doesn’t take long at all to go to the county town.
After returning, Zhou Ziwen did not go home, but went to the mushroom house.
When he arrived at the mushroom room, the team members were already very busy. Everyone gathered in the mushroom room in twos and threes, observing the growth of the mushrooms, and some were still discussing the growth of the mushrooms. Nurture issues.
Actually, there is no need for ten people in the mushroom house, three or five are considered too many.
However, in order for Zhou Ziwen to master the techniques of cultivating mushrooms, the production team arranged so many people.
As for the Chen sisters and Zhou Chaoyang, this is a convenience given to him by the village.
In fact, Zhou Ziwen and the production team have a tacit understanding about this matter. The production team takes care of his people, and he passes the technology to the village, which is mutually beneficial.
Of course, this kind of thing cannot be said openly, everyone just needs to understand it in their hearts.
Looking at the growth of the mushrooms, I found that the mushrooms are growing vigorously. The mushrooms in the germination stage are slowly growing into solid bodies. When the solid bodies mature, the mushrooms will be cultured.
"Pay attention to ventilation, don't close the windows tightly, and open them every once in a while." Zhou Ziwen said to the team members who gathered around.
"Okay." Everyone nodded immediately.
Being able to join the mushroom group, both the Chen sisters and the villagers cherish this hard-won opportunity.
They would remember every word Zhou Ziwen said in their hearts, write it down on paper, and ponder it carefully after returning home. The degree of their attentiveness surprised Zhou Ziwen.
(End of this chapter)