Chapter 794: Carefully Cooked Ninety-Nine Small Noodles
After the feng shui mother-in-law left, the imperial grandmother also felt empty in her heart, after all, she had been together for eighty-one days day and night, and she had unconsciously regarded the old woman as her dearest.
Because Grandma Huang has only been dependent on her parents since she was a child, she has never seen other relatives and friends.
Except for the heads of the two large families next door who occasionally came to visit their family of three, no one ever came.
Therefore, the people of the two large families come and go, and the door of her family is very different.
In addition, after all, Grandma Huang was a woman, and it was inconvenient to show her face in that era, so she almost never went anywhere except for accompanying her mother to the vegetable market every few days.
And the parents of the imperial grandmother grew up in the countryside, if it were not for the flood in the countryside and there was nothing left overnight, they would not have fallen penniless to the ruined temple to give birth to the imperial grandmother.
Therefore, my great-grandfather was not used to the life of such a bustling big city at all, and his body was not as good as before after being hit by the flood and wandering all the way to a ruined temple near the imperial city.
I also have to take care of the young imperial grandmother, and I don't have the energy and physical strength to go out to work and earn money.
Fortunately, after being personally taken over by the heads of two large families to live in this house, with the help of the two heads of the family, they also had no worries about food and clothing.
In this regard, my great-grandfather also asked the reason, otherwise it would be difficult to live in vain for a long time, and he also expressed his intention to return to the countryside to rebuild his home.
In order to keep the great-grandfather's family of three, the two heads of the family did not hide the truth that the imperial grandmother was a person of extreme yin, and also mentioned the feng shui mother-in-law, and tried their best to persuade the great-grandfather to live in peace.
The implication is that for the two of them, this amount of money is nothing, as long as they can make the two families no longer in the same vein, the two families are willing to take care of their family of three without worrying about eating and drinking for a lifetime as a reward.
Of course, if you really can't get used to living in this imperial city, according to the feng shui mother-in-law, you must at least wait until the imperial grandmother gets married before you can leave.
Otherwise, it will destroy the feng shui again, and the two families will return to the previous situation of being in the same vein.
After learning the truth, my great-grandfather felt that Feng Shui was too profound and mysterious to be believed.
But since he can help others and make his family live a good life, he has lived in a down-to-earth manner.
I thought about waiting for my daughter to grow up before making other plans.
Although the imperial grandmother is considered to be out of the door, she has not become lonely.
First, when the heads of two large families occasionally come to visit their family of three, in addition to delivering some food, they will also sit down and tell their family of three about the strange things outside to pass the time.
Second, every time the head of the two families asked what the imperial grandmother wanted, the imperial grandmother would answer without thinking that she liked to read books and appreciate paintings.
Therefore, the heads of the two families also like Grandma Huang, a smart, diligent and studious girl.
I am always willing to tell the royal grandmother about the interesting things I have seen.
Sometimes when I came to see their family of three, I would send some calligraphy and paintings to the imperial grandmother by the way, and then change a new batch to the imperial grandmother after a while.
Whenever the heads of the two families invite famous teachers to come to the house to teach their children to learn piano or chess, they will also call the imperial grandmother to learn together.
Over time, the imperial grandmother has also become proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and even some things in daily life are omnipotent.
And when she was fifteen years old, the feng shui mother-in-law who went out to travel came as promised, and lived in this house for 81 days, which also changed her fate again.
In those eighty-one days, the Feng Shui mother-in-law also told the royal grandmother all the stories she had seen and heard in her life, which opened her eyes and benefited a lot.
In addition to this, the Feng Shui mother-in-law also carefully taught how to cook a bowl of noodles.
As for the name of this bowl of noodles, the feng shui mother-in-law said that it is called Chongqing Jiujiu small noodles.
Among them, Chongqing, which the imperial grandmother has never heard of, is the most desirable hometown in the mouth of the Feng Shui mother-in-law, but listening to the tone of the Feng Shui mother-in-law, she seems to have no chance to go back to her hometown in this life.
As for "ninety-nine" is the rule that must be followed in the process of making noodles, that is, each step must be inseparable from the number ninety-nine-eighty-one, which is also homophonic "long-lasting", which has a long-lasting meaning in it.
It means that those who eat this bowl of noodles will always remember the person who made the noodles and will never forget it for a long time.
This bowl of noodles seems simple, but the feng shui mother-in-law let the imperial grandmother practice for eighty-one days before leaving very satisfied.
The whole process of making noodles, from washing vegetables and cutting meat, to cooking, and finally mixing noodles under the noodles to serving them in a bowl, is taught by the Feng Shui mother-in-law to the imperial grandmother.
This is also the first time that the imperial grandmother has grown so big and has seen someone make a bowl of noodles so bothered.
Almost every step strictly follows the rules of ninety-nine, accurate to the point that it is not like making noodles, but more like carefully carving a bowl of art.
Grandma Huang felt that making a bowl of noodles was more laborious than painting a high-quality painting.
But on her last day, when she finished eating the noodles she had made, she felt that all the hard work had been worth it, because that bowl of noodles was the best she had ever eaten in her life.
It really made her unforgettable.
Before leaving, the Feng Shui mother-in-law also specially told the imperial grandmother that she could only make this kind of noodles again at noon on the eighty-first day after she left, otherwise once she couldn't help but do it in advance, the best fate of her life would be changed.
He also said that after eighty-one days of noon, she could do it at any time, but she repeatedly emphasized that this bowl of noodles should either not be done, but she must do it carefully, and every step of it must not be made in the slightest, otherwise this bowl of noodles will never bring her good luck again.
In the days after reluctantly sending off the Feng Shui mother-in-law, as soon as the imperial grandmother calmed down, she couldn't help but think of the Feng Shui mother-in-law, and she had an urge to rush to the kitchen to make a bowl of noodles.
Because this bowl of noodles is something she must do every day in the eighty-one days she has been with Feng Shui Granny, only when she does this thing can she feel that Feng Shui Granny is still by her side.
This also led to the strong desire of the imperial grandmother to go to the kitchen to make noodles every day for the eighty-one days like a year.
Even when you wake up in the middle of the night, you can't help but go to the kitchen and look at it for a while before you can go back to sleep with peace of mind.
When she finally got up until the morning of the eighty-first day, Grandma Huang got up early and went to the vegetable market to buy the freshest meat and vegetables, as well as the seasonings necessary for making noodles.
Then sit in the courtyard, basking in the warm sun, while closing my eyes and recalling every step of this bowl of noodles repeatedly, making sure that I am not rusty after 81 days.
Lest there be any mistakes in a certain step when making noodles for a while, and ruin the luck of the second half of her life, not to mention, I am also sorry for the Feng Shui mother-in-law's careful cultivation of her in the past eighty-one days.
It is even more disrespectful to the feng shui mother-in-law, so the imperial grandmother also reminded herself again and again that she must not make mistakes, and must make the most perfect bowl of noodles to be worthy of her most respected feng shui mother-in-law.
When the noon of that day finally came, the imperial grandmother specially lit a stick of incense in the kitchen, so that she could make this bowl of noodles again in the most peaceful state of mind.
And all the kitchen utensils were carefully cleaned three times before officially starting to make this bowl of noodles.
Grandma Huang first soaked a piece of carefully selected pork belly in the pre-prepared rice washing water, and during the soaking process, gently washed every part of the meat with the thumbs and index fingertips of both hands.
And it is still strictly controlled after eighty-one kneading, just to wash the meat thoroughly.
Then the royal grandmother put the clean pork belly on the cutting board, delicately removed the skin with a knife, separated the fat and lean meat, and cut it into pea-sized dices.
In the process of cutting meat, Grandma Huang also tried her best to make every knife clean and neat, and never dragged mud and water.
And also make sure that the eighty-one knives just remove the skin, and there must be no trace of fat on the skin, because according to Feng Shui mother-in-law, as long as a trace of fat is taken away from the skin, it will greatly affect the taste of this bowl of noodles.
At that time, when the imperial grandmother was learning, she also asked casually, that is, after the skin was removed, it was thrown away, and it had nothing to do with the next noodles, how could it greatly affect the taste of this bowl of noodles, and the mother-in-law smiled mysteriously and said that it was because of the feng shui that destroyed this bowl of noodles.
In this regard, Grandma Huang also felt that Feng Shui was too mysterious and incomprehensible, but she still kept it in mind.
When separating the fat and lean meat, the royal grandmother also strictly abides by the principle of eighty-one knives, because the feng shui mother-in-law emphasized that one more knife and one less knife are unforgivable mistakes.
When Grandma Huang finally cut the separated fat and lean meat into pea-sized dices, she also cut the fat and lean meat into exactly the same size after eighty-one cuts.
When the pork belly was cut, a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on the tip of the imperial grandmother's nose, which was enough to see that she was really doing every step with great care.
Next, Grandma Huang took out another bag of peanuts, carefully selected the fullest nine peanuts, kneaded and peeled them nine times, and cut them into minced pieces with eighty-one knives for later use.
Grandma Huang took out another piece of mustard, and after beating it nine times, she also chopped it with eighty-one knives for later use.
After that, the green onions, ginger, and chopped green onions are also cut and set aside in accordance with the strict ninety-nine regulations.
I also specially prepared a little ginger and garlic water for later use.
After carefully selecting nine peppercorns, the royal grandmother roasted them with oil in the pot, and after taking them out, they were cooled and rolled into pepper noodles for later use.
After all these preparations, Grandma Huang began to cook.
First of all, after the pot is hot, put lard in the pot, when the lard is just the best temperature to melt, put in the fat and diced meat and stir-fry, fry until the oil is slightly out of the oil, add the lean meat and diced meat, fry until it changes color, add nine drops of rice wine.
Immediately after that, the royal grandmother added the green onion and ginger, as well as the bean paste and sweet noodle sauce, and stir-fried until the meat was slightly dry, then added the broken rice sprouts, and then stir-fried until the fragrance overflowed, and then put it out for later use.
Subsequently, the imperial grandmother boiled another pot of hot water, selected a clove of cabbage to blanch until it changed color, then took it out, passed it with cold water, squeezed out the water and cut it into eighty sections, and mixed it well with nine drops of sesame oil for later use.
After doing all of the above, Grandma Huang has completed most of the steps in this bowl of noodles.
The next thing is to make noodles, and noodles seem simple, but according to the requirements of the Feng Shui mother-in-law, it is not so easy......