Taoyuan Farmhouse Daily

"What did you do? Why is it so fragrant?"

Chang Xiwang smelled the fragrance, immediately put down the farm tools on his body, and ran directly into the kitchen.As a result, as soon as he entered, he saw Chang Xile throwing things into the pot, and he knew what was going on at a glance, and he was a little dazed.

"Xi Le, you, what are you doing?"

Chang Xile turned back and smiled at him, "I made pig's trotters and snail stew, you guys hurry to wash your hands and come and taste my cooking. I'll give you some advice later and see if I can sell it for money."

Chang Xiwang was completely stunned, he didn't have the notion that Chang Xile would do these things, even though Chang Xile didn't wear long gowns anymore at home, her temperament was still different from those mud-legged ones.

Chang Xiwang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly turned around and ran out, shouting loudly: "Father, mother, Xile cooks delicious food by herself!"

The corners of Chang Xile's mouth twitched. The commotion was so loud that those who didn't know it thought something serious had happened!

For the third room of the Chang family, this is really a big event, everyone put down what they were doing and rushed over.

"What? The smell just now was made by my uncle? Why did he cook himself?" Mrs. Cao was the quickest to respond, shouting as she walked into the kitchen.

Aunt Wang was full of anxiety and worry, and scolded Huaizi, "Huaizi, are you lazy and working for uncle because of your young age!"

Huaizi was originally focused on the pot of pig's trotters and snails, but when she heard this, she quickly jumped up from the grass mound, "Mother, I don't have one. Uncle made it himself."

Chang Xile also quickly explained, "Sister-in-law, don't blame Huaizi, it was my idea."

Mrs. Wang suddenly didn't know what to do with her hands and feet, "This, how can you do this kind of thing, this, this is not appropriate..."

Chang Xile smiled and said, "If there's anything inappropriate, I'll do it when I'm free. Isn't it like this in our family?"

Seeing that everyone came in, he said again: "Besides, this is what I said before. I will sell it outside in the future. I knew that Fang Zi hadn't done it myself. I have to try it before I can teach you. Parents, brothers and sisters-in-law, you Come over and have a taste, see if this thing can sell for money?"

Grandma Sun looked distressed, "Your hands are used for writing, not for such rough work."

Although Chang's father also felt that it was inappropriate, he was not like Mrs. Sun, wishing to confess Chang Xile so that he would not get involved in the family's work.He felt that no matter who he was, he had to be able to do this kind of housework, and whether he usually did it or not was another matter.

"It's okay to do it once in a while. After you have this skill, you don't have to worry about starving to death."

Grandma Sun was not happy, "Xiao Wu is a scholar, and he doesn't need to rely on this to make a living. He is a Wenqu star in the sky, how can he do such dirty things."

These words are really not pleasant, and they belittled all the people present. Although people in this world also pay attention to "everything is low-grade, only reading is high", it does not mean that people who are engaged in "low-grade" things will like their own hard work. It has become a dirty thing in other people's mouths.

Chang's father's face darkened, Chang Xi was happy to see something was wrong, and quickly interjected, "Father, mother, hurry up and try your son's cooking skills, I don't know what to do, I have to listen to your opinions, and everyone is hungry."

Father Chang didn't get angry on the spot when he heard this, and asked everyone to sit down for dinner.

Those present were already so greedy by the tangy fragrance, they all sat down happily when they heard this.Originally, I was hungry after working all day, but when I encountered such a good thing, I couldn't bear it.

Second Sister-in-Law Cao happily said: "I can eat more today, this is made by Mr. Xiucai himself! If we don't ask for food, we can be as smart as Xiao Wu. If we can be more sensible, that would be great."

Second Sister-in-Law Cao wanted to say something nice, but Grandma Sun didn't appreciate it, and gave her a glare, "Even if you have something to eat, you can't stop your mouth!"

From the bottom of her heart, Mrs. Sun disapproved of Chang Xile's actions. She couldn't help but wondered if there was an accident. How could her son have fallen to such a state.The more I thought about it, the more I felt that God was unfair, and my eyes turned red.

Originally, everyone was very interested in this pot, and they couldn't bear to eat their chopsticks for a long time, but when they saw Mrs. Sun's attitude, they almost lost their appetite.

Father Chang got even more annoyed, and dropped his chopsticks directly, "If you don't want to eat, go out! I won't lose everyone's appetite here."

Only then did Grandma Sun calm down.

Chang Xile wanted to help his forehead. Although he could guess that everyone would object to his cooking, he thought that he would not be allowed to move in the future, but he never expected such a situation.He didn't say that he would continue to do this job from now on, and he didn't bury his status as a scholar just because he cooked a meal, as for that!

Chang Xile once again felt the helplessness of the original body. Everyone really praised him too much and separated him from the members of the family, so if something happened, he would not be able to survive.

At this moment, a head suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, with a pair of big eyes full of worry.

"Wow meow-"

Chang Xile laughed immediately, and tapped Chang Yu's forehead, "Little guy, when will you talk? You meow meow all day, you really treat yourself like a cat."

Seeing Chang Xile smile, Chang Yu knew that he was no longer unhappy, so he arched his head into Chang Xile's arms again.

Although the atmosphere was not very good at the beginning, when everyone started eating with their chopsticks, they were all overwhelmed by Chang Xile's craftsmanship.

Poor people don't pay attention to food, but it doesn't mean they can't eat good or bad.Everyone first divided the pig's trotters inside. When the pig's trotters were bitten in the mouth, the taste exploded in the mouth instantly. It was so delicious that I don't know how to describe it.

"This, this taste is really good! It's completely different from the pig's trotters I've eaten before, or I wouldn't even recognize it as a pig's trotter!" Chang Xingwang's eyes lit up.

Although the Chang family has not been able to eat a meal of meat for a long time now, they still have meat to eat.Especially when women give birth, even if they grit their teeth, they will stew their own pig's trotters for the puerpera during the confinement period.

Second Sister-in-law Cao also said: "Why does this taste so good, the chef of Zuixianlou in the county is not as good, my uncle is really good at everything! Yes, it is just a little spicy."

Second Sister-in-Law Cao gasped and said, obviously it was too spicy, but she didn't want to eat the one without chili on the other side.

In order for the children to eat it, Chang Xile intentionally left half of the cornel sauce, and the taste was lighter.Although it is also delicious, it is obviously not tempting to put cornel sauce.

But for the children, it is still a great delicacy, and the mouth is full of oil, and there is no time to talk.Chang Yu also ate with a satisfied face, and his expression was obviously much more enjoyable than usual.

"Spicy is enough! Sweating all over, the hard work of the day is gone, and the stomach is so hot! It would be even better if there is wine." Chang Xiwang regretted.Especially with too few trotters, one person can eat only two pieces, so he can only reach out to the snails.

"Is this spicy because of the cornel? Why is there no bitterness?" Father Chang asked in confusion.

Only then did the others realize, yes, why is there no bitterness?

Chang Xile smiled and said, "That's why I cook the food myself today. I have to try to get rid of the bitterness and keep the original taste."

"Hey, how come this snail is so delicious! It's fresh, fragrant and has no earthy smell. It's very tasty, but the meat is a little less."

Chang Xiwang couldn't help but let out a loud cry, and kept admiring, the speed in his hand was extremely fast, and he could eat the meat with just one inhalation.Both words and actions make no secret of their satisfaction, definitely belonging to the chef's favorite customers.

It is very inconvenient to eat snails, and you can eat the meat with a quick inhalation, but those who are not able to do this can only use bamboo sticks to pierce them slowly, and they can't make one in a long time.Most of the ones who can't get it out are children. Huaizi has shown a sense of responsibility as the eldest son and grandson at this time. He is obviously greedy, but he patiently helps his younger siblings pick snails.

Seeing Chang Yu, he also grabbed Chang Xile and asked him to help.

Chang Xile ignored him, and said, "Let's eat this snail after we finish our meal. It's okay to eat it as a pastime, but it's too troublesome to eat it as a dish. Let's add some water to this pot. I'll give you all the dry rice noodles at home." After it’s soaked, after a while it’s hot and poured with this soup, plus pickled vegetables, green vegetables and so on, the taste will be amazing!”

Pumpkin Mansion is rich in rice but not wheat, so it is popular to eat rice noodles instead of noodles.However, ordinary farmers seldom eat it on weekdays. The main reason is that it is troublesome to make and must be high-quality white rice, so most of them are made by themselves during the Chinese New Year.There are also rice noodle stalls in Daoxiang County, but it is probably to save costs. It is simply boiled, sprinkled with oil, salt and chopped green onion, and the taste is very ordinary.

This time, everyone did not let Chang Xile do it himself, but Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Cao did it for her.

Put Chang Xile’s pre-soaked rice noodles into boiling water and scald until soft, then take it out and put it in a bowl, then pour the pig’s trotter and snail soup on it, add the cooked vegetables, and the pre-fried sour bamboo shoots , capers and dried radish.The pickles are all fried together with cornel sauce, which is very fragrant.These pickled products were all pickled by the previous sisters-in-law. It is very popular in Daoxiang County to make and eat these pickled vegetables. With some shallots, the simple version of snail rice noodles is freshly baked.

Everyone looked at the oily and tempting rice noodles, and as soon as they got it, they ate it without saying a word. The taste was spicy and fragrant, and they couldn't stop eating while sweating.The kid on the other side also squinted his eyes so much after eating, and kept pushing it into his mouth.

Chang Yu has nothing to do with chopsticks at the moment, and Chang Xile feeds them bit by bit.Chang Yu also ate quite satisfactorily, taking a big gulp at once, and Chang Xile almost couldn't keep up with him. This was the first time Chang Yu was so interested in food other than meat.

Normally, Grandma Sun would definitely feel distressed when she saw it. How could her best son be able to feed the children, but now she can't care about eating at all, and all the previous unhappiness was eaten away by this delicious food.

Ever since Chang Xile was injured, the Chang family has been eating without taste, and now they suddenly encounter such delicious food, how can they control it.

After Chang Yu took a few mouthfuls, he pushed the chopsticks to Chang Xile's mouth. Chang Xile also took a mouthful with a smile. Seeing this, Chang Yu also squinted his eyes and smiled.

Chang Xile was not too satisfied with the taste, and there was still a certain gap between what he did in his previous life, and he could barely pass.However, it was much more delicious than the stalls in the county, and he was also happy to see everyone eating so happily.

"Originally there should be brine, but it's too expensive to boil a pot, and now it's not time to do business. We can't eat so much, so we don't do it. If we put that, the taste will be better. We went to inquire before. , when the time comes, many foreigners will come over. If they are not acclimatized, it is most suitable to eat our rice noodles. There are dozens of herbs in the brine, such as grass fruit, fennel, pepper, hay, cinnamon bark, cinnamon sticks, licorice, etc. Specially treat abdominal pain, indigestion, vomiting and diarrhea."

Everyone's eyes widened when they heard this, "Are you so particular?!"

Chang Xile said: "If the rice noodles taste good, the most important thing is the soup and the brine. We are doing business with the stewards. If we don't show some skills, these people will definitely not buy it."

"How many bowls do you have to earn back?" Chang Xingsheng worried. The food is good, but if the cost is too high, the business may not succeed.

"I did the math. Not counting firewood labor, a bowl costs about six renminbi, and we have to sell it for twelve renminbi."

"It's so expensive!"

Now everyone's voice is louder than before, and a bowl of rice noodles sold in the county is only five yuan.

"Who is willing to buy it if it's so expensive?"

"Yeah, this is too cruel, I think eight cents a bowl is enough."

Grandma Sun couldn't speak for Chang Xile anymore, and in her opinion, it was too expensive.

Chang Xile said: "The place where the river is dug is far away from the populated areas. It's not easy to eat something good. Besides, our stuff tastes good and is fresh, and it's worth the price. The reason why I made the taste so good It’s thick, just to change the taste for those people. When the time comes, take this thing and eat it with their own dry food. Wouldn’t it taste better? And the snails and pig’s trotters will be sold separately at that time, and a plate is also the price , it is most suitable to give wine and food to those little stewards."

Now everyone stopped talking. Although they still felt expensive and a bit suspenseful, they didn't find it as incredible as before.

Father Chang pondered for a moment and said: "The price is indeed not expensive. There are many things that are more expensive than this poor taste outside, and they can still sell well. As long as those little stewards have some spare money, they will be willing. We are used to being poor and think it is expensive, but it’s really nothing.”

Even Father Chang said so, and everyone thought it might be possible.

Chang Xile said again: "We can also use this soup to blanch vegetables, add water, chicken and duck feet, etc. These are also sold separately, and they are all good items with dry food. It will not be easy for us to go there, and we will definitely have to borrow it when the time comes." Bullock carts go by, and they are greedy for night, if they are sold too cheaply, they won’t count.”

"We are not afraid of hard work, but we are afraid that no one will pay to buy it. As long as I can sell it for money, I will not sleep for a day!" Second Aunt Cao said, if she can really do business, she is happy to make her work hard.A bowl can earn six cents!If you can sell ten bowls a day, that's sixty renminbi!There is no one collecting rent or anything in that place, and it is all a net profit.In a month it will be...

Mrs. Cao shook her head quickly, she couldn't do it, she couldn't think about it, and when she thought about it, she felt like money was about to drop from the sky.This can't be done, if it can't be done, then it will be like losing money.

Everyone also has the mentality of Mrs. Cao, and they are looking forward to it, but they feel a little unreliable.After all, none of them had ever done such a business, so it was very uncertain.

"You have to try to know, so we don't have to worry about it in the first month. We have to see what's going on there, so as to avoid detours. After all, we can't stand the trouble. If those stewards complain about the bad food, we have a chance In the beginning we did less, if there is no business, we will treat it as an extra meal for ourselves, and we can also improve the meal for the eldest brother in those few days.”

Hearing this, Chang Xixing said quickly: "No, it's important to sell the money, I'll just eat the dry food I get."

But Chang Xiwang said: "I want to eat! This business must succeed, and there will be delicious food when it's my turn!"

"Look at how promising you are!" Father Chang glared at him angrily, but there was no anger in his words, and said: "If this business is really done, whoever digs the river, his wife will sell food for a while. But it’s a good deal, you can’t give all the good things to your man, if the business loses, you will have to deduct all the wages for digging the river.”

As soon as this was said, everyone immediately laughed. Although the business didn't know how it would turn out, everyone felt that they were more motivated in their hearts.

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【Little popular science】

According to Baidu, Guilin rice noodles were invented by King Yingzheng of the Qin Dynasty when he unified China and came to South Vietnam to satisfy the habit of eating pasta by soldiers in the Northwest, because South Vietnam only has rice and no wheat (I have never heard of it until now) Wheat, all rice).

For the sake of health care, but also due to the tension of the war, soldiers often eat rice noodles and medicinal soup together in three or two bites.Over time, the prototype of Guilin rice noodle brine gradually formed.

Brine, those who have eaten Guilin rice noodles may have seen a pot of black things when the flour is made, and that thing is brine.

Brine is made from various Chinese herbal medicines.As said in the article, because of the efficacy of the herbs in it, it can cure acclimatization.Guangxi rice noodles basically use brine (at least I have seen it). My family calls it brine, and we also like to call it brine, including the side stove dipping sauce. In fact, it is not simply salt + water.