Chapter VIII
Ruizhu hurriedly walked back with the things he had bought in the market.
When I walked to the house I rented, I saw the shadow of a horse swaying in that street, and the people who could ride horses in this city were by no means flat-headed people, who else would be in black armor except for soldiers? But what they were doing in the streets and alleys was still in the direction of the house where she and the young lady lived.
Rui Zhu immediately didn't care about the bloody things in his hand, and ran all the way over with bumps, but his two feet were hard to beat his four legs, and when he arrived, he was a little late, only to see a few horsetails swinging in the corner of the wall, and the sound of horses' hooves under the seat of the black cavalry that was getting away.
Thinking of the young lady who was still asleep in the house when she left, she pushed open the door and rushed in.
As a result, I saw that in the courtyard surrounded by blue brick walls, my own lady was thinly dressed and sweaty in the field.
Probably in a hurry, his black hair was only loosely held with a cotton cloth at random, and he was bent over with his head bowed at the moment, still holding a farm hoe in his hand, stumbling and stumbling on a piece of dry and hard ground under his feet.
The field was originally a flower bed overgrown with weeds, but it was cleared at some point and the weeds were piled aside.
Probably hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, the young lady looked up, and saw Rui Zhu's panicked appearance, looked at her dissatisfied, and scolded lightly: "What are you doing outside?" It's so probing the brain, panicked. "The self-confident style that has been raised in Tanfu for many years, since I came here, I have all returned it.
Ruizhu stood there, looking at Miss, and suddenly became a little speechless.
On a sunny day, the sun shines through three or two peach branches with sporadic leaves, and the warmth falls on the young lady, missing the gold, silver and satin, rouge and delicate carvings on weekdays.
Especially in such a delicate light, the skin that is already whiter as snow and as thin as porcelain than others is more eye-catching, and then lined with a faint pink lip, and a thin layer of sweat on the forehead.
Ruizhu at the door, standing at this distance, looked at it so much, how the woman in front of her was condensed with goose fat, her cheeks melted, and the cloud-like hair on the back of her head was as beautiful as a painting.
Thinking of what happened just now, a trace of uneasiness suddenly surged in her heart, hoping that this scene would not be noticed by anyone, and the few black cavalry just now were really just passing by......
She thought so, but people were stunned, and it was not until the young lady called her a few times that she came back to her senses, when she finally noticed what the young lady was holding in her hand and what she was doing.
She almost jumped up, and couldn't help but shout, "Miss! He rushed over, then held his fingers that had been strangled by the grassroots, and stomped his feet repeatedly.
“…… Miss, if you really feel uncomfortable in your heart, just like you usually recite poems and paint, don't practice yourself like this again! If you want to do this, how uncomfortable Ruizhu feels in her heart! "The hands are delicate and tender, how can I stand the rough work in the farmhouse, this is not easy to get sick, if it is because of this and then the wind blows, and the cold is ......
At the thought of this, Rui Joo's tears of worry were about to fall.
Tan Wanqing sighed, went back to the kitchen to rinse her hands with warm water, and wiped it with a white cotton cloth, these days she has been sick, Ruizhu is busy alone, not only three meals a day, boiling soup and decoction, but also pulping laundry and adding household goods, this weather is cold, many things in winter have to be prepared, the same can make people busy and dizzy, but she can only stay in the house, and she can't help at all.
Now that my health is better, I want to find something to do, but it's just two parts of land in the yard, and it's good to move my muscles and bones as an activity, so that I can think about my own disease, so that Ruizhu was bitten by a snake for ten years, hated the grass rope for ten years, and watched her tightly all day long, and now I don't let me do any work.
Who doesn't want to live comfortably, but in the current situation, how can there be conditions and time to enjoy, and the times change, and they must always think of ways to make a living.
Probably seeing Tan Wanqing follow her into the kitchen to wash her hands, she didn't speak, Ruizhu also knew that she was louder just now, so she saved some flattering thoughts, and took out the things she bought in the market, which contained Miss's side-medicine, the doctor said that Miss was in good health, although she was tired and sick, but she took three pairs of protective medicine to get rid of the disease, and there would be no root cause of the disease, this is the last pair.
Then she took half a hen, which was still bloody, and she had been running to the market these days, but she had met a lot of people, although they were small people in the market, and they were rude and rude, but they were also enthusiastic.
On the street, an old lady who sold baked cakes with a stove told her that the old hen was the best to nourish her body, especially for women, and it happened that her family also wanted to buy two hens, so she gave her half of it, which was very cheap, only eight cents, and she was going to stew it at noon to make up for the young lady.
Then he took a wet bag, and inside was a fresh carp, "There are people selling fish in the market, it is very fresh, I look at this one and it is bigger, miss, the fish here is cheaper than in the capital, it turns out that the water source here is abundant, and there are many fishermen who fish in the pond around the river."
This is, I only caught it in the morning, I originally wanted to make Miss Dao's favorite golden carp, but unfortunately my cooking skills are average, and I can only add soup to stew ......" Rui Zhu said more and more quietly, the chef of Tan Kitchen, but the famous knife work is good, there are many tricks, the cut fish fillet is like a tulle, crystal clear can dance with the wind, if she comes to do it, the knife skill can only be ugly.
"Who said I love golden carp? However, seeing that it is beautifully cut, the fish is still stewed more originally. Tan Wanqing smiled, thought of something and added, "Don't eat these all at once, the two of us can't eat so much, remember to put the rest in a basin and cover the lid, now that the weather is cold, you can put it for more time, just be careful when you put it, don't let some wild cats and mice worry about it." ”
Although Ruizhu thinks that Miss has always had an idea, but since she left Tanfu, she feels that the Miss in Danfu is different from now, she was originally a jade food brocade clothes, the famous daughter of Zhong Ming Ding's food family, and she also eats ten thousand dollars a day on weekdays, and the cost is not much, but at this time, she is actually more careful than her, and even just a month or more, Miss actually said that she will put the fish and meat for a few more days, not seeking fresh quality but only eating and saving money, how can Ruizhu be frightened?
Thinking that Miss was nothing more than being forced to be impatient, Rui Zhu felt a little sad in her heart.
Tan Wanqing didn't care about Ruizhu's shirt for herself, she just flicked another bag of things in the fish, "What is this?" ”
"That? It was given by the afterlife who bought the fish, and it was all fish offal, and it didn't cost money anyway, so I brought it back to see if I could make soup. She actually picked up these fish offals that others disdained and threw away, and she was afraid that the young lady would be sad to look at, so Ruizhu hurriedly poured them into the basin.
The so-called fish offal are caught up with some small fish, small shrimp and small crabs, not much meat is not worth anything, cheaper and sold, meet to buy big fish, fishermen often sell half and half give, although there are not a few taels of meat, but the poor people throw some vegetable leaves in the pot to boil a soup is also delicious.
As soon as the fish offal was poured into the basin, it shook slightly, and quickly dispersed, Tan Wanqing actually saw a few octopuses in it, but it was strange, I don't know how many years I haven't seen this thing.
"Miss, you mean this? The afterlife is called this eight-ribbon fish, yes, this strange fish has eight straps, he said that when he eats, he will chop off his legs, and the round thing in the middle must be thrown away, otherwise the mouth will turn black and rotten after eating. Rui Zhu pouted, "I've never seen such an ugly thing, how can I eat it, I will pick it out and throw it away later." ”
Seeing this thing suddenly, Tan Wanqing suddenly remembered something, and was a little greedy, and hurriedly said, "Don't throw it." After speaking, she found an empty bowl and picked out five or six octopuses individually, and then said a little mysteriously: "This can be eaten, we will use these to make an octopoyaki at noon, don't look at it ugly, it will be delicious when you make it." ”
"Takoyaki?" Ruizhu was stunned, what is that?
"But...... Miss, the fish seller said that this head is not edible, it is poisonous inside, and the mouth will turn black and rotten. When she saw that the young lady reached out to pinch the head of the strange fish, she couldn't help but remind her again.
People always have a fear of black things, Tan Wanqing didn't explain, only said: "That's because they don't understand, you see, as long as the ink bag inside is taken out with these two things, the poisonous things will be gone, and the rest is non-toxic and can be eaten." She pinched open the ink pouch and showed Ruijoo the ink on her hands.
"It turns out that its poison is all in this bag." Rui Zhu suddenly realized that Miss Secretly knew a lot, and then thought that what Miss said was delicious, she couldn't help licking the corners of her mouth, and the greedy worm came out, and she came to the side and looked at the bowl and said, "Miss, is it really so delicious." ”
Tan Wanqing knew that she was salivating, and glanced at her, "You'll know when you make it." ”
"Put the fish first, go get some flour and spices first." As long as there is something delicious, Ruizhu's hands and feet are extraordinarily sharp.
The conditions are limited, and there are not so many condiments, so I washed the octopus, cut it into small grains, and put some flour and minced chicken, which only added coarse salt and pepper to taste, and then rubbed it round with a little oil and put the snowy palm in the hand, and then wrapped in egg wash and fried it until golden brown, and fished out.
It's not difficult to make, the seasoning is not complete, but the rare ingredients are fresh, the heat is appropriate, it is unexpectedly delicious, there is octopus fresh meat in each octopus ball, the taste is delicious, the outside is crispy and fragrant, the inside is tender, fragrant to drool.
"How can it be so delicious!" Ruizhu sat on the kang table, holding the bowl with hot tears, unable to bear it or in a hurry, probably not eaten for a long time, Tan Wanqing also felt that the taste was good, I think the octopus at this time is extraordinarily fat.
But the delicacy can't be used more, and the little thought in my heart is satisfied, and the rest will go to Ruizhu.
The chefs of Tanfu are exquisite, all kinds of delicacies have never been scarce, and her appetite has been raised over the years, Tan Wanqing's appetite is not so heavy, after eating, she has slept for a while, and the octopus balls are considered to be turned over in her heart, but she has turned the page here, and for the foodie Ruizhu, she can't turn it over.
On the second day, I got up early in the morning and pestered her bitterly, I didn't sleep all night last night, yes, for a foodie, how can I sleep if I haven't eaten enough delicious things?
Let's go, Tan Wanqing has been staying in the yard since she moved here, and she hasn't gone out yet, but she thinks that Ruizhu often talks about walking around the city, and by the way, let's see if there is any way to make money.