Chapter 7 Aromatic Halogen
Early the next morning, Ying Qi was woken up by her brother Fu Yi.
"Sister, we still have half of the water left, are we still doing that today?" Fu Yi began to drool early in the morning.
"Brother, you're going to drool, it's ugly. Ying Qi pouted. "Really, really?" Fu Yi quickly wiped the corners of his mouth, only to find that he was teased by his sister.
"Sister!" Fu Yi was a little annoyed.
"Okay, I won't cook that dish today, that dish won't work. Let's switch to something else. Ying Qi took advantage of his lack of anger and hurried back to the topic.
"That dish is so delicious, why can't it?" Fu Yi asked.
"What do you want to do, do you want to study the dishes to sell?" Xiaobao hit the nail on the head.
"Yes. Daddy worked so hard, every day in the farmland, but we still didn't have enough food and clothing. There is often not enough to eat in winter, not to mention that my brother and I are growing taller, and there is one more you. Ying Qi joked.
"We can eat a little less, so it's enough for Xiaobao to eat. Fu Yi hurriedly cheered Xiaobao up, he was happy to have a playmate of his age now.
"Brother, if the food I cook is delicious, let's buy cheap sewer, and then make delicious sewer and sell it, won't we be able to make money? We can also be fed and clothed. And maybe you can go to a private school with Xiaobao. Yingqi taught her brother Chunchun.
"Are you going to a private school?" Fu Yi is not very interested in this, after all, there are few peasant children who can go to a private school.
It is said that only the second child of the village chief's family was sent to the town's private school to study. As for him and Lin Zi, these babies basically grew up in the fields. I have no idea about private school.
However, Ying Qi knows that in this world, there is one thing that is still very useful, that is, it can be tax-exempt if you are admitted to the show.
If they didn't have to pay taxes, their family would basically not be as hungry and clothed as they are now. Even go straight to the road of well-off life, maybe it's no problem.
"Okay, let's talk about that. Let's make another dish. As for yesterday's dish, I'll make it for you separately in the future. Ying Qi said, she naturally had thoughts about her nine-turn large intestine, but this was not acceptable to this Zhoujia Village, or even this small town, Ba County.
The county seat of this era is completely different from the county seat of my own era. The county is too small and there are too few people, and it is not at all the ancient towns on TV that I saw at the beginning. Perhaps there is a difference between actual life and glorified literature and art.
"Okay, okay!" Fu Yi nodded. Fu Yi is an obedient brother.
Xiaobao thought about it and nodded, after all, this family is indeed relatively poor at present, not to mention that there is one more of himself now.
The porridge in the morning is clear and visible. I've never eaten these before, but I've only been here for two days, and I can bear it. I think it's a little incredible. Maybe it's your own adaptability, but you have to adapt in order to survive.
Although it took two long months for him to go to Zhoujia Village, the kidnapper did not starve himself except for taking dumb medicine.
And he was groggy all day long, but he didn't really go through the days of poverty and hardship.
Although I can repay this family in the future, this place is too remote after all, and I don't know the specific address here, I haven't gone out, I can't send a signal, and I don't know when the guards will find me.
I can't do anything here, it's better to live a simple life in a farmhouse like this.
"When we went to the market, I asked my dad to buy him a lot of marinade. Let's try to make fragrant brine water today. ”
In the previous world, this self-owned brine was sold everywhere, and he always threw the brine in it and boiled it, and then threw it into the water to get it done.
Not here, the marinade has to be boiled from scratch. I still have to toss and toss, I don't know what kind of taste I can toss. However, Ying Qi was still quite interested.
"We washed the water yesterday, what are we going to do today?" Fu Yi and Xiaobao helped Ying Qi bring out all the marinades.
All kinds of star anise, cloves, cinnamon, fennel, licorice, sannai, pepper, sand kernels, in fact, you can also add various spices such as sweet ginseng, grass cardamom, grass fruit, etc. But some will be fine as well.
Fu Yi lit the fire and poured white water first, which was supposed to use broth, but now this family doesn't have it. So I just used the water from the well.
After boiling, add ginger and green onions, and it is said that green onions taste better without removing the roots, so just wash them and throw them directly into the boiling water.
Then add salt, boil for a quarter of an hour, and then add various spices. After boiling, change to low heat and simmer slowly.
After an hour, the aroma of the brine overflows, and the fresh brine is basically ready.
"Sister, it's really fragrant!" Fu Yi took a deep breath.
"It's time to put down the water. Ying Qi said. Xiaobao consciously put the water into the pot. After all, he eats and drinks for nothing in this house, and he should still do something.
The water has been flooded yesterday, and there are basically no impurities. After putting it in the pot, it is still boiled over high heat first, and then changed to low heat.
"Brother, let's come and see it in an hour, it should be fine. Ying Qi said to Fu Yi.
"Okay, shall we go catch fish?" Recently, I have been busy picking mushrooms, and I haven't been to the creek for a long time.
Ying Qi and Xiao Bao both nodded. So the three of them ran to the creek to catch fish.
Fu Yi and Xiaobao each had a small fish cage, Ying Qi carried a small bucket, and the three of them came to the river.
Fu Yi found a narrow place in the creek and put the fish cage into the water. Ying Qi ran to the edge of the woods and found a fragrant branch.
"Xiaobao Xiaobao, come and help me break it. Xiaobao looked at her red face, and felt very warm, so she ran over obediently.
"Yo, the higher the branches, the denser the leaves, the more fragrant. Ying Qi commanded Xiaobao, picked and picked, and broke a fragrant branch.
"It's a long one. That's enough, let's go to my brother's. Ying Qi looked at it and thought it was okay.
led Xiaobao to Fu Yi. Xiaobao frowned slightly, glanced at Ying Qi secretly, and saw that she didn't pay attention at all, so she secretly laughed that she was a little allergic. Let her lead her to the river.
"Brother, come, put this in the cage. Ying Qi handed Fu Yi the branch of the leaf with the fragrance of the tree.
"What are you doing with this?" Fu Yi was a little puzzled.
"I've heard that fish like scents. Let's try. Ying Qi said. This time she had only heard about it, and had never tried it before.
"I haven't heard of it. If you don't put it in the small treasure cage, I won't put this one. Then see which cage has the most fish. Fu Yi was a little speechless at his sister's strange thoughts.
"Yes. Ying Qi directly called the shots for Xiaobao.
Then thinking that he should still ask the master, he turned his head and tilted his head to look at Xiaobao: "Is it okay?" That cute look like an auspicious doll, Xiaobao nodded involuntarily.
"Brother, let's compete. Whoever loses will carry whoever climbs the mountain to pick mushrooms. Ying Qi smiled, thinking that she shouldn't lose.
And she thought that Xiaobao would be with herself, and if she lost, she would let Xiaobao carry her brother.
Thinking like this, she couldn't help but secretly laugh.
"Okay. The two boys couldn't help but flash their eyes as they looked at their sister's cute smile. Fu Yi agreed even more obligedly.
I thought that my sister lost, and it was a big deal to let Xiaobao carry it.
It's really worthy of two brothers and sisters, and they all want to go together. Fortunately, I didn't say it, otherwise I wouldn't have made Xiaobao speechless.
Put down the fish cage and ignore it. The three of them returned to the stove house, and the smell of halogen became stronger.
Ying Qi looked at it, shoveled the water with a spatula, and then continued to boil, leaving it alone.
Fu Yi went to set the fire, and then circled around the stove a few times.
"Sister, it's really fragrant!" "Okay, brother, it's almost ready." Ying Qi couldn't help but laugh when she looked at his gluttony.
The three of them went to the courtyard to feed the chickens, laughed for a while, and then returned to the stove house. It is estimated that it should be an hour, Ying Qi poked the water with chopsticks, and it was already very soft.
Then he asked Fu Yi to cover the fire, picked up the water one by one into a big bowl, and then asked Xiaobao to pour the brine into a large basin to cool.
Fu Yi cut the water with a kitchen knife, and then the three of them each tasted a small piece.
It's so delicious! Fu Yi looked like Zhu Bajie was eating ginseng fruit, and he didn't seem to be able to eat enough of it, let alone just taste such a small bit.
Xiaobao also nodded, he used to eat a lot of delicacies from the mountains and seas, but recently this toss, although he did not lack food and drink, he also ate extremely simply, and suddenly smelled such a fragrance, which really felt very delicious and delicious.
"Well, yes, yes. "Yingqi feels good about herself. It seems that I can finally do business, so that I can really increase my family's income.
"Okay, when my father and mother come back in the evening, let's discuss our plan to make a fortune!" Ying Qi laughed, Xiaobao finally discovered that this girl who seemed to be extremely smart also had a silly side.
"Sister, can I take another bite?" Fu Yi looked at the brine, almost unable to take his eyes off it.
"Brother, no. Neither my father nor my mother ate it. Ying Qi righteously refused.
"That's right. Wait for Daddy to come back. "Fu Yi is a very filial child.
"Let's go scoop the fish, and don't forget to make a bet." Ying Qi covered the brine with a lid, and pulled Fu Yi and Xiaobao out of the door.
Coming to the river, Fu Yi jumped down the river and lifted up the two fish cages.
Xiaobao has always wondered why Yingqi uses leaves, so she hurried up to see it.
Sure enough, as Ying Qi expected, the fish cage with fragrant leaves had more fish than Fu Yi's fish cage. There are only 3 small fish swinging around in Fu Yi's fish cage, while Yingqi's side is basically half a cage of fish jumping.
"Sister, you're so amazing!" Fu Yi was completely stunned, he had never been able to catch so many fish at one time. Xiaobao also gave a thumbs up.
"Hey, that's, who am I. I'm the only smart baby in heaven and on earth!" Ying Qi proudly and humbly admitted that she was amazing!
"Haha!" Fu Yi and Xiaobao laughed as they listened to her boasting. "Sister, where did you hear this kind of praise for yourself, it's so funny. ”
"You stupid, two guys who don't know how to appreciate. Ying Qi glared at the two of them, "Let's go, I have a big meal tonight." ”
The two boys carried the fish cage, and the three of them laughed all the way and went home happily.