The cannon fodder of fast wear, she chooses to farm

Ever since he learned that his son-in-law had woken up, Xu's father had been very excited. He fantasized about being called "father-in-law" by Mr. Xue and introducing him to a circle that he had been unable to enter before.

As a result, despite being stopped by his unlucky daughter from seeing his son-in-law, he went to a hot spring village outside the city to recuperate, and asked the servants there to grow some fruits and vegetables that tasted very good, and sent them to the palace and the Zhong family. , but he didn't give it to his father-in-law. He couldn't help but become angry and dropped the tea cup several times that night.

When Xue Zhaojin received the news from the secret guard, she raised her eyebrows and handed the note to Xu Yin, wanting to see her reaction.

Xu Renjian Xingyin glanced at it and continued to eat hot pot and drink strawberry juice.

Not many watermelons are ripe, and juicing is too expensive. Just cut one into two pieces and taste them.

She blanched some slices of fish fillet for Xue Zhaojin and put them in the dipping dish in front of him. Seeing that his lips were dry and a little flaky, she stuffed a piece of watermelon into his hand, but looking at his The expression seems to be more suitable to stuff melon seeds?

"Am I right? My father can't take advantage of you, so he's starting to get anxious. Fortunately, we didn't go back to celebrate the New Year, otherwise we would have been in a lot of trouble."

In fact, Xu's father's reaction was nothing. The next melons would be more urgent and thicker, otherwise she wouldn't have hid in the village outside the city. After all, it was better to lie on the wall and eat melons - the real first-hand experience Big melon, cooked and sweet!

The melons in the second room are not available for the time being, so I can only eat a piece of watermelon grown by the hot spring pool.

Her mother-in-law really liked the hot pot she prepared.

She asked craftsmen to order a relatively simple copper hot pot. Thinking that everyone has different tastes, she made six copper hot pots of the same style in one go, four small, two large, and two large ones for everyone on New Year's Eve. Eat hot dishes, four small ones, one for each family of three, and keep one in case guests come.

She fried the hot pot base a day in advance, including spicy and non-spicy sauces. Xue Zhaojin hadn't fully recovered yet, so she stopped giving him the red oil base and made a light mushroom soup for him. , delicious enough without dipping.

She and her mother-in-law did not have these taboos, so they chose their favorite bases and dipping sauces. A solid wooden shelf was placed next to each person, with thinly sliced ​​chicken, duck, fish, shrimp, pig, and lamb placed in layers. While waiting for the meat slices, the farm dried all kinds of dried mushrooms and bamboo shoots in autumn, soaked them and cut them into slices and strips. There were also tofu that the village leader had ground years ago, rice cakes that had been pounded, and seeds that Xu Yin had grown. The green leafy vegetables that come out...

She wanted to eat and cook whatever she wanted. When Zhong Minhua saw that her daughter-in-law could take good care of herself and her son in an orderly manner without the help of a maid to prepare the dishes, Zhong Minhua waved her hand and asked the maid who was serving the dishes to leave as well, hoping to "make enough food and clothing by herself."

Although there was no servant around to serve the dishes, he was a little uncomfortable at first, but after getting used to it, Zhong Minhua still felt so comfortable.

And it can be cooked at any time and eaten at any time. The food is hot in the mouth. Unlike the Chinese New Year in the house, the dishes are served one after another after the big family is seated. Even if they are placed on the charcoal pot to warm after being taken out of the pot, they are still hot after being served and plated. He started to use his chopsticks immediately. He had to listen to the old lady talk about the prosperity of the Xue family this year and the achievements of his nephews and nephews in the past year. After saying a few words of flattery, he raised his chopsticks and waited for the maid to put the dishes in his mouth. It's cold even if it's not cold.

The light vegetables are better, but the big fish and meat with thick oil and red sauce are all frozen, which makes them unappetizing. It is better to boil them yourself and eat them like this.

These ingredients do not have an exquisite presentation, nor do they have a long string of auspicious names. At most, they are marinated for a short time in order to enhance the flavor. After being boiled, they will remain as they are, retaining their original flavor, but surprisingly Delicious and delicious.

Zhong Minhua fell in love with hot pot since then. There was not enough hot pot around the stove on New Year's Eve. Early in the morning on New Year's Day, when her son and daughter-in-law came to greet her and wish her happy New Year, he stuffed each of them with a big red envelope and asked his daughter-in-law: "Will there be hot pot for today's meal?"

Xu Yin: "..."

Mom, are you addicted to hot pot?

But if you like it, arrange it!

Anyway, here, their family of three has the final say.

If you want to eat hot pot, hot pot, dry pot, or even barbecue, we can arrange it for you!

“What is a dry pot?”

"What's barbecue?"

"……" have to!

Got some work to do on the first day of the first lunar month!

It’s time to show my mother-in-law the variety of food that gardeners can offer.

The dry pot is easy to handle, and the hot pot base she stir-fries is also delicious when made into dry pot. Just explain the cooking techniques and leave it to the kitchen.

She had to do the barbecue herself.

After all, whether the marinade is tasty, how salty it is, and how hot it is are all related to the final quality of the skewers.

Fortunately, there is not much else in the hot spring village, and a lot of charcoal of various grades are stocked. I think the head of the village also understands the psychology of the owners-it is usually after late autumn for a short stay. Who will take a warm bath when it is hot? The most indispensable thing when the weather is cold is naturally the charcoal basin. Charcoal is used to warm hands, feet, tea, and snacks.

Smokeless Yinshuang charcoal is the highest quality and most expensive charcoal in China. It is odorless and smokeless when burned, making it perfect for barbecues.

Xu Yin asked Zhuangtou to find a carpenter to come over and make a long barbecue grill on site according to the drawing she drew.

When the carpenter heard that it was the eldest mistress's order, he rummaged through the boxes and cabinets, took out the high-quality wood he had saved, and began to work diligently to plan the wood.

Xu Yin walked away for a while and went to tell the kitchen to prepare the ingredients she wanted. When she came back, she saw the prototype of the barbecue rack coming out. She was about to praise the carpenter for his high work efficiency, but at a closer look, the wood of the barbecue rack was a bit exquisite. Get closer and take a closer look: Oops! Mahogany!

"..."

Xu Yin didn't know what to say.

She just wants a grill that can be used for barbecue. What's the use of the whole mahogany frame?

Should she use it or not?

Eh? Master, what are you doing?

Carved?

no, I'm fine!

She was dumbfounded and stopped the old carpenter from the carving process. Instead, she asked him to cut a small half-moon-shaped opening every ten centimeters on the edge of the inlaid copper groove to hold bamboo skewers for skewers.

The carpenter was very meticulous in his work. Slow work yields fine work. Xu Yin did not disturb him. When she returned to the kitchen, the cooks had already washed and prepared the ingredients she wanted. She began to mix the marinade and sprinkle the ingredients.

Meat generally needs to be marinated first, which makes it more flavorful but not over-marinated, so she does all these tasks herself, but she allows the cook to observe and learn. If guests come to the village one day and you can't think of what to treat them to, it would be a good idea to have some skewers with wine.

Prepare ingredients here, and direct people to peel bamboo skewers over there.

The ingredients are prepared, the bamboo skewers are sharpened, and the carpenter's grill is completely finished, with every corner polished to a smooth finish.

Even though he was not asked to carve, he still applied the spirit of carving to every detail!

Xu Yin was amazed and happily rewarded the carpenter with a piece of silver.