rebirth through food

When asked by Li Zheng, the others also became curious. If the second daughter-in-law is a chef, then she must have passed down some recipes to Ye Xiaofeng. No wonder she can make such meals.

Everyone was talking about it, but Ye Lao Er had a wry smile on his face, "What kind of cook is she, she is just an ordinary woman, but she does have unique things in cooking, Xiaofeng has inherited his mother's dexterity, There is still a bit of spirituality in tinkering and eating."

Ye Laoer's remarks made people feel understandable.Even if the second daughter-in-law really left some recipes, why didn't Ye Laoer learn it, and the second boy of the Ye family didn't learn it?It seemed that Ye Xiaofeng did have the talent in this area.

"What a pity, what a pity!" Xie Shisan suddenly sighed.

Everyone didn't understand, and quickly asked him what he was sorry about.

"This kid Xiaofeng is so talented, it would be great if he found out a few days earlier. I heard that the chef is also very strict in accepting apprentices. In addition to carrying forward the world, the rest of their life is to find a disciple who can pass on the mantle." Xie Shisan picked up the bowl and drank a big mouthful of the soup, "If I found out a few days earlier, I would have recommended it to the chef hired by my uncle's family. He traveled all this time to recruit apprentices."

"Is it so troublesome for a chef to recruit apprentices? Isn't the street full of people? If you take them back and teach them well, you're afraid you won't be able to learn? Or is it that a chef only accepts one apprentice?"

"Bullshit, if it's that simple, will it be valued by the cultivation sect? Although this chef may have countless apprentices in his life, only the disciples they approve can get the title of chef. The other disciples are nothing more than better skills, and they are just learning It's just scratching the surface."

"I see." Everyone nodded.

A clear expression appeared on Ye Xiaofeng's face. It turns out that the world is not so low in cooking skills, but that those who can cook good food are cherishing themselves.It's just some basic cooking skills and basic seasonings, but they are still so secretive, Ye Xiaofeng felt angry when he thought about it.Could it be that the immortal master is really so superior that even the food tastes better than that of these so-called ants and mortals?

Ye Xiaofeng felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart. Could it be that cultivating immortals is the only way out in this world?

Everyone ate and drank, paid the money and left.But they are all neighbors, most of them are kind people. After eating so much food today, they almost all feel that they have given an extra penny or two.Some people even bought some of the Ye family's unsold sesame seed meat and so on, so that the family members could try it too.

The pigs were still very cheap at this time, so Ye Xiaofeng sold the cooked ones at a low price, and everyone was happy to spend a little money to buy some back.

After seeing off the guests, Ye Xiaofeng dug out his own sauce vat and turned over the vat once a day.Although it is reasonable to turn it over once every few days, Ye Xiaofeng found that the sauce in his house is brewed very quickly, and from this point of view, the soy sauce may be brewed in less than half a month.

While flipping through the sauce, Huzi ran into the yard and asked Ye Xiaofeng if he wanted to go to the town. Although he was asking Ye Xiaofeng, his eyes kept looking at Lan'er. Unfortunately, Lan'er was too small and was busy cleaning the dishes. Did not see his eyes.

Ye Xiaofeng gloated and laughed strangely, "Didn't you just go there yesterday?"

"My father has a set of furniture ready, and the master is waiting for it, so let me deliver it. My mother asked me to go to the town to buy a few catties of fine salt, will you go?" Hu Zi smiled innocently.

"I won't go, there are still a lot of things to do at home." Ye Xiaofeng shook his head, all the work in the field was done by Ye's father alone, but the family's garden also had to be taken care of, at least pulling weeds and fertilizing. Take care.The brothers and sisters go out every day, and the family has already accumulated a lot of work.

"Then, is there anything you need to do?" Huzi hesitated for a moment.

"Go buy salt, give me a catty too." Ye Xiaofeng touched his hands and had to call Lan'er to get the money.

"Yeah, yes, I'll go to the biggest salt shop, we can buy a lot, and we can save a few pennies."

"Brother Huzi, why don't you go to the biggest one? That's a long way away!" Lan'er came out with the money, just when she heard Huzi say, she immediately said in surprise.

"It's okay, we have a big cattle cart, not to mention that he makes his own salt, which is cheaper than other places."

"Do it yourself?" Ye Xiaofeng thought for a while, "Does his family have a salt pond? Huzi, help me see if there is any salt brine for sale at his house. Lan'er will give you some more money, brother Huzi."

"Salt bittern? What is it?" Hu Zi looked blank, he had never heard of this thing.

"It's the mother liquor left in the salt pool after salt making. If you ask the salt making masters, they must know."

"Hey, okay, wait." Hu Zi nodded.

"By the way, Huzi, buy me half a bag of soybeans when you come back! I want the best..."

Huzi had already strode out, but he just waved to him to show that he heard.

"Brother, what delicious food do you want?" Lan'er asked curiously.

"Hey, you little greedy cat, how do you know I'm going to make something delicious?" Ye Xiaofeng looked at his sister jokingly while fetching water to wash his hands.Lan'er has become more lively recently, and dares to speak. In Ye Xiaofeng's view, a girl in her teens should be lively and cute.

"Because every time I think of a good idea, I will make something delicious." Lan'er replied with a smile.

"Huh, you guessed it right. When I cooked soybeans last time, I found that the soybeans were cooked and fragrant. Putting this brine and soybeans together can make a wonderful food called tofu, so I bought it and tried it. "Ye Xiaofeng scratched Lan'er's nose with his finger, "Don't tell others before you succeed!"

"Understood, brother. But I told others about the pig's entry into the water, and everyone knew to buy it and eat it. What else are we selling?" Lan'er said worriedly.

"Little girl, do you know that you are worried about family affairs? Let me tell you, there is no impenetrable wall in this world. Take the first step and eat the world. You can't succeed by hiding, but you have to walk ahead of others in everything. You see Although we tell our neighbors that pig offal is edible and delicious, only we have this secret marinade. Besides, if we make this tofu, aren’t we going ahead of others? What did you do? It’s the last word so that they can always eat what they don’t have anywhere else.” Ye Xiaofeng half-truthed to fool his younger sister, but the method of making tofu really doesn’t need jade charms to open it up for him The production method, he had seen it when he followed his parents back to his grandpa's house when he was a child.His grandfather's house used to make tofu, and he read it every day, and he had already recorded it in his mind.But at that time, I thought it was fun. Wherever he needed to make tofu himself, he could buy it in any community.

Now at this place, you have to do it yourself to eat it. If this tofu is cooked well, you can eat more delicious food.

Not to mention reprocessed tofu shreds, tofu cubes, tofu skin, yuba, etc. Braised tofu in soy sauce and mapo tofu are extremely delicious when cooked. Sesame oil, sprinkle with fine salt, tofu mixed with shallots, just thinking about it makes Ye Xiaofeng very hungry.

And that fried tofu, tofu balls...

Ye Xiaofeng wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth, wishing he could make a drawer of tofu and eat it right now.

The Ye family's vegetable garden is behind the main house. The land here is sparsely populated, and each house has a large yard.I usually think it's good that this place is big, but now that I have to work, Ye Xiaofeng feels that one head and two are big.

For such a large area, weeding, thinning, fertilizing, watering, and red pepper seeds need to be planted... How long will it take?But look sideways at the thin sister next to me, let's do it, who made us men...

When the garden was tidied up, Ye Xiaofeng felt like he was going to be scattered.Going up the mountain to dig wild vegetables and mushrooms is not so tiring.Bending down for a while, straightening up for a while, and squatting from time to time, if an office worker of his era did it, I'm afraid they would all be sent to the hospital by now.

Ye Xiaofeng clutched his sore waist and told Lan'er to rest.Even so, he still has to do the important task of cooking. Fortunately, he has already prepared a few pancakes in the morning, and now he can cook some porridge.

After the family ate, Ye Xiaofeng plunged into the quilt and fell asleep.It’s no wonder he’s tired. These days, he’s either going up the mountain or going to the market during the day, getting up early in the morning, and identifying plants and learning secret recipes in his dreams at night. Hard-core people can’t stand it anymore.

"Father, I'm exhausted today." Lan'er said softly, pawing at the door.

"Well, let him sleep a little longer." Father Ye took a break after dinner as usual, and went down to the ground again with the hoe on his shoulder, leaving Lan'er alone to look after the house.

An afternoon was spent in Ye Xiaofeng's boundless dream. In the dream, he was hugging left and right, and there were all kinds of delicacies in front of him.Ye Xiaofeng stretched out his hand to grab the braised pork elbow that he hadn't seen for a long time. A man in white clothes suddenly appeared in front of him. He couldn't see his face clearly, but he just felt chills all over his body.

"Elbow, my elbow!"

The person on the other side picked up the elbow, "The elbow is mine, and the person is mine!" After saying a word, Ye Xiaofeng felt himself soaring into the air, and couldn't help but let out a cry.

"Father?" Ye Xiaofeng rubbed his eyes, looked at Father Ye in front of him, and shouted in a daze.

"It's time to eat." Father Ye let go of his hand, "Next time you sleep carefully, don't drop it again."

"Hey." Ye Xiaofeng's face was burning with pain, and everything in his dream had already been thrown to Java.

Looking at the burlap bag by the stove, Ye Xiaofeng went to open it, and sure enough there were plump soybeans inside.

"Where's the tiger?" Ye Xiaofeng asked Lan'er eagerly.

"Brother Huzi put down his things and went back. Oh, by the way, this is what Brother Huzi gave you. He said it was called... marinade?" Lan Er took a paper bag wrapped in layers from the window sill and handed it to you. Ye Xiaofeng. "Brother Huzi told me to keep it carefully, don't eat it by mistake. Brother, what is this?"

"Brine cubes? That's great." Ye Xiaofeng narrowed his eyes with a smile. "Brine cubes are the crystallization of salt bittern. With this, you can make tofu. Brother Huzi is right, don't touch this thing, it's poisonous."

Such things as salt bittern can be used to order tofu. If you eat it by mistake, it’s not a joke, you should put it away carefully.

"By the way, Lan'er found a bucket to help me wash the beans."

"Brother, I'll just wash it, you go eat first!" The food was left over at noon, seeing Ye Xiaofeng sleeping soundly, the father and daughter didn't wake him up, the leftovers were warmed up and had a decent meal.They knew that Ye Xiaofeng was really tired these days. He was not in good health, and he had never done these jobs. The strings in his head were so tight these days, it was inevitable that he would be so tired.

"Okay, then you wash slowly, I'll go eat something." When Jing Lan'er said, Ye Xiaofeng really felt that his stomach was empty, and helped Lan'er to get a small amount of beans into the wooden barrel, and carefully told, "If there are sundries in the soybeans, pick them out."

"Don't worry bro."

Ye Xiaofeng was thinking about the tofu, and ate the food that was warm in the pot like a storm, and rushed to the yard without even bothering to clean the dirty dishes.