Zhou Ziwen is not a stingy person.
Seeing that the eggs would still take a while to cook, Chen Qiaoyi asked Chen Qiaoyi to take out the dried fruit snacks at home for everyone to eat.
During this period, he went up the mountain from time to time, and every time he went, he was always empty-handed.
Whether it’s herbs or dried fruit snacks, I got a lot of them.
It is just right to entertain everyone at this time.
The dragon and phoenix soup outside was very fragrant. Everyone hadn't had dinner yet and their stomachs were growling with hunger.
Smelling the fragrance of dragon and phoenix soup, everyone could not help but swallow their saliva several times.
“The snake soup stewed by Zhou Zhiqing is so delicious! It’s more fragrant than my mother-in-law’s stew.” A villager said while eating dried fruits.
"You know what the heck, this is called dragon and phoenix soup, the snake is the dragon and the chicken is the phoenix." Another villager retorted.
“Educated people are different, their names reveal culture.”
"No, Zhou Ziwen is an intellectual and knows a lot, otherwise he would know how to grow mushrooms?"
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The villagers gathered together outside the yard, and the scene was very lively.
Zhou Chaoyang is also very hospitable. He is afraid that everyone will get dry mouth after eating dried fruits and snacks, so he even pours water for them.
Let’s not talk about cigarettes. After a while, Zhou Ziwen and Zhou Chaoyang opened two packs each.
The eggs cook very quickly and are almost done in a while.
Zhou Ziwen checked it, and together with the Chen sisters, fished out the eggs, cracked the shells, and then took them to the dragon and phoenix soup outside to cook them.
Looking at the eggs rolling in the dragon and phoenix soup, everyone from the villagers to the educated youth seemed very happy.
I wish the eggs could absorb a little more of the flavor of dragon and phoenix soup.
The smell is so delicious that I can’t help it!
Zhou Ziwen controlled the heat very accurately. He simmered a pot of eggs for half an hour, and every egg was cooked into the flavor. The fragrance of the dragon and phoenix soup, plus the taste of the eggs themselves, mixed together, just smelling it fragrant.
Watching the eggs coming out of the pan, the educated youths and villagers who came down couldn’t help but gathered around, and those who came later also followed to watch the fun.
Everyone looked at the eggs that were fished out with eager eyes.
Someone who cracked the eggshell hard just now can see the meat of the egg. The originally white and tender protein has changed color and become a little dull. Everyone didn't take it seriously, but looked happy.
It’s good if the color changes. The change of color proves that the eggs are cooked well.
The anxious educated youth peeled one off on the spot as soon as he got the eggs, and when he took one bite, he was stunned.
The squinting eyes and intoxicated expression made the others waiting for him to speak a little anxious.
"Tang Zhiqing, what do you think? Say something!" An educated youth gave him a push.
"Yeah." Tang Zhiqing opened his eyes angrily. He was still thinking about it. He deserved to be disturbed at this time.
But when he opened his eyes and looked at the people gathered in a circle, he became timid.
He commented honestly, "It's delicious."
Perhaps he felt that the word "delicious" alone was not enough to express his feelings. He also tried hard to recall the knowledge he had learned, and said while thinking, " The aroma is rich, and the flavor of the dragon and phoenix soup is fully absorbed in the eggs. It tastes better than meat in one bite. "
"Really?"
Just listening to his description, everyone was stunned. Couldn't help but swallow.
"Of course it's true. If you don't believe it, try it." Tang Zhiqing felt that he was being doubted and offered the remaining half egg in his hand without thinking.
"Hmm, um, delicious, delicious."
"Let me have a taste."
"Don't squeeze, give me some, and I'll have a taste too."
In the blink of an eye, half the egg in Tang Zhiqing's hand was gone.
Tang Zhiqing blinked, and only then did he react, feeling like he wanted to cry without tears.
The dragon and phoenix soup stewed by Zhou Ziwen is so delicious, and the eggs cooked in the dragon and phoenix soup are also very fragrant.
The villagers were very happy and praised Zhou Ziwen to the sky one by one. "Zhou Ziwen is great, he understands technology, is highly educated, and his soup is delicious."
"Intellectuals are different. At this level, you can work in a state-owned hotel in the county." Chef.”
“Haha!”
Zhou Ziwen smiled happily beside him.
He was also very happy to be praised by the villagers' simple words.
"Zhou Zhiqing, the persimmons at my aunt's house are ripe. I will bring you some to try later."
"Xiao Zhou, I have some vermicelli over there, and I will send you some later. ”
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After getting the boiled eggs, the villagers said goodbye to him warmly.
At this moment, they also realized that they had taken advantage of them, so one by one they took out the rare things at home and wanted to give them to Zhou Ziwen as a thank you gift.
Zhou Ziwen didn't even have time to refuse. He happily left with eggs one by one, and soon took a bunch of his own specialties, put them at home and left without giving him a chance to speak.
“The villagers are so enthusiastic.”
Zhou Ziwen looked helplessly at the large push of things on the table.
There were dozens of villagers boiling eggs just now. Each person took a little, and together they made more.
"Brother Ziwen, come on, we've finished grinding the tofu."
While Zhou Ziwen was standing at the door of the yard, lost in thought, Chen Qiaoyi shouted from inside the room.
While he was boiling eggs for the villagers, the two girls were grinding tofu in the house with Shen Zhaodi.
After a while, not only the tofu was ground, but the stone mill was also cleaned.
"Okay, come on."
Chen Shiying has never made tofu and needs his help.
Brine to order tofu. Making tofu requires brine. They don’t have this stuff at home, so they borrowed it from Aunt Li’s family.
There are many kinds of brine for ordering tofu, some use lime water, some use plant ash, but now generally use gypsum, which is what everyone calls brine.
When the brine cubes are soaked in water, they become brine.
A piece of brine can be used for several years and will never be used up.
When he arrived at the home of the Chen sisters, Zhou Ziwen found a piece of filter cloth and a large basin, and filtered the bean dregs with them.
Because there was no preparation in advance, there was no rack for filtering bean dregs at home. Fortunately, there were many of them, so four people held one foot of the filter cloth and an artificial filter rack was used.
Chen Qiaoyi added water and soy milk beside him, while Zhou Ziwen, Chen Shiying, Chen Zhaodi, and Zhou Chaoyang held the filter cloth and started shaking it.
The four of them didn’t cooperate very well at first, and it was always awkward. Once they became more familiar with it, they filtered out very quickly.
After filtering the bean dregs, Zhou Ziwen took the soy milk to the kitchen and poured it into the pot to cook.
Chen Shiying and Shen Zhaodi were helping.
They are very interested in ordering tofu and want to learn how to do it.
When I came to the countryside, I couldn’t buy ready-made tofu, so I had to make it myself.
If they learn this skill well, they can often make tofu and eat it in the future.
Chen Qiaoyi collected the filtered bean dregs and planned to cook them later and feed them to the chickens.
Under the care of Chen Qiaoyi, these chickens are treated very well. Vegetable leaves and cornmeal are all their food.
Compared with other chickens in the village, their chickens are definitely very happy.
“Ordering tofu is actually very simple. You see, at this temperature, it is about 80 degrees.”
“You can add brine at this time. Remember, brine is poisonous. Yes, you must not add too much, just a little bit, slowly, don’t rush..."
In the kitchen, Zhou Ziwen explained the secret of ordering tofu to Chen Shiying and Shen Zhaodi. (End of this chapter)