30. Chapter 30
"Alright, sit down for a while, I'll go get lunch." Su Mu stood up.
"I'll help you." When she went up to the second floor just now, Liu Ting found that the Su family used a firewood stove, and Liu Ting was still very interested in the firewood stove in the countryside, and Su Mu was younger than his younger brother, and he could do any housework at home, which was like his younger brother.
"Little Mumu, let my mother help you! You know her cooking, too. Yang Fan was very concerned about eating, and as soon as he heard that he was going to have lunch, he immediately pushed Yang's mother out.
"No need, my family uses a wood-fired stove to cook rice, and Mother Yang shouldn't be able to make it. If you want to help, come ahead. Su Mu shook his head, now people are all used to electric stoves, gas stoves, and difficult things like firewood stoves, which have been forgotten by people.
"Wood stove! I still can't do it. Yang's mother smiled, remembering that when she was a child, she still lived in the countryside, and the family burned a firewood stove.
"Cook salty rice at noon and eat it, eat it casually first, and then go up the mountain in the afternoon and let Xiao Hei catch some game to eat." Su Mu walked in front and led everyone to the kitchen.
"Does Su Xiaohei still hunt? Isn't it a dirt dog? Chen Xin was curious.
"Yes, it's a well-known hunter."
"Okay, shall we have a barbecue then?" Zhang Wenlong was a little eager to try, he liked game or something.
"Whatever, we'll see when the time comes." The kitchen of the Su family is on the right hand side of the hall, and the whole kitchen area is quite large, and the innermost part of the kitchen is made of bricks and cement to build a wood stove, and the stove is pasted with white tiles. The wood-burning stove forms an angle of 60 degrees with the wall, and there are two stove holes, one large and one small, on which a suitable iron pot is placed. As long as you cook on the fire in the stove, you can also heat some dishes in the small iron pot, or boil hot water, which is time-saving and convenient.
Several boys and girls who have lived in the county town since they were children all watched curiously, and Su Mu lit a fire there.
In fact, there is no need to raise the fire, because as early as when he knew that his grandson was going to bring a few classmates and parents to Sujiazhuang to play for two days today, Mr. Su bought a big bone early this morning, and after processing it, he added kelp and put it in a big iron pot to boil.
At this time, there was no open fire in the stove, but the charcoal was red, but it was still emitting light and heat. Su Mu put the kelp bone broth into a large aluminum pot and put it in the small iron pot next to it with only half of the water left and covered it.
Some flammable objects such as plastic bags were thrown into the stove, and the open flames quickly escaped.
Liu Ting was surprised, "Use a plastic bag to start a fire? That's a good idea. ”
"In the past, people in the countryside used to go up the mountain to pick up some pine needles or miscanthus grass, or take wood with pine resin to light the fire, but then there were fewer people in the village, and there were more household garbage such as plastic bags, so my grandfather thought of using plastic bags directly to light the fire. This method has since been retained. Su Mu explained with a smile.
To be honest, Su Mu's level of raising fire is not very good, usually when he was in his hometown, raising the fire and cooking or something, it was all Su Lao and Yan Hao's work, he just had to open his mouth when he ate.
Today, in order not to show timidity in front of these classmates, Su Mu also fought hard. Mobilize the spiritual power of the fire attribute to make the flame that has just been ignited as fast as possible. Secretly breathing a sigh of relief, turning on the exhaust fan and blower, Su Mu began to direct everyone to work.
Yang Fan sat in front of the stove and claimed to help Su Mu burn the fire and be a qualified firehead.
Liu Jie was pulled by Liu Ting to the edge of the pool to wash vegetables. Seeing Yang Fan sitting in front of the stove hall easily, without having to do anything, he was suddenly dissatisfied, "Yang Xiaofan, will you burn the fire?" ”
"Don't underestimate me!" Yang Fan was triumphant.
"He didn't sit for long." Su Mu didn't give face, he didn't raise his head, and went straight to dismantle the stage.
Sure enough, within five minutes, Yang Xiaopang was as if he had been fished out of the water, sweating like rain.
Su Mu glanced at him, not angry, "The weather is already hot, and there is a fire in the stove, with your size, you dare to sit in front of the stove and be the head of the fire?" The heat doesn't kill you! Alright, just sit on the sidelines, but don't get too hot. ”
"I'm not helping you! I really don't love my classmates! Yang Fan was extremely aggrieved.
"Thank you! Huotou Army is a technical job, and the chef's cooking skills can be practiced and improved through guò, but Huotou Army really relies on experience. You think it's just a fire! With your skills, it's good not to put out the fire! Su Mu pointed out the facts very unceremoniously. By the way, he pointed to the fire in the stove, and sure enough, the flame was already dimming at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Yang Fan walked to the side and sat down dejectedly.
For the kitchen, Chen Xin himself is very self-aware, for the safety of everyone's lives, he has always stayed away from the kitchen, and today is the same, after Yang Fan was driven away from the stove by Su Mu, he went to be with Chen Xin.
The guy who got in the way drove away, Su Mu could control the firewood in the stove hall very freely, although he knew that Yang Fan and the others didn't know anything about the firewood stove, and he used the fire spirit to control the stove fire would not be discovered, but he didn't want to bet on that little possibility.
What Su Mu is going to make today is taro salty rice. Liu Ting and Liu Jie's sister and brother were not slow, and they quickly cleaned out the pork belly, green onions, garlic, taro, mushrooms, carrots, etc. that Su Mu needed.
Slice the pork belly, mince the green onion and garlic, cut the garlic sprouts, dice the taro and carrots, and have the precise control of mental power, and the things cut out are even better than those old chefs who have been over the years, and Su Mu himself is very satisfied.
Liu Ting's eyes were straight.
"I thought you were just talking about cooking, but you really do!"
Su Mu showed a mysterious smile at Liu Ting, and immediately confused Liu Ting. Liu Jie couldn't stand it anymore, and couldn't help but vomit, "Besides, Xiao Mu can cook, as a girl, she can't even tell the difference between sugar and salt, and you are embarrassed to say it." ”
Liu Ting was dissatisfied, "What about me?" Xiao Mumu is your classmate, look at you, you can't compare to study, and you don't have any housework. Alas! Tell me, why isn't Xiao Mumu my younger brother? ”
"......" begged Liu Jie's heart to ......
Su Mu didn't want to pay attention to the two sisters and brothers, anyway, he really didn't know how to cook! Honestly, why doesn't anyone believe it?
Pour half a pot of oil in a bucket into the iron pot, and after it is hot, put the taro in it and fry it first, so that when the rice is officially cooked later, it will not be completely scattered and cannot be formed.
After doing this, put the oil out, leave only a little base oil, pour in the pork belly and fry, wait until there is no oil, pour in the mushrooms, carrots and stir-fry, put some salt and soy sauce, and finally put the rice, stir-fry a few times, let the rice and seasonings, the ingredients are fully mixed well, get out of the pot, put all the ingredients into the rice cooker, add water, and boil.
Clapping his hands, Su Mu is still very satisfied with his watch today, he has learned a lot, and he only hopes that the taste can be good. Originally, Old Man Su wanted to cook by himself, but he was stopped by Su Mu on the grounds that he was too old to work too hard. In Su Mu's mind, if the meal at noon was ruined by him, it would be a big deal to let Yang's mother take action at night, and he would come to light the fire.
Fortunately, the situation that Su Mu was worried about did not appear, and about twenty minutes later, the indicator light of the rice cooker jumped to the state of heat preservation, and when the lid of the pot was lifted, an extremely domineering aroma of rice filled the entire kitchen space.
"Gollum ......" An inopportune voice came out of Yang Fan's stomach.
"It's so fragrant, I'm hungry before I know it." Yang Fan felt that he should explain.
In fact, not only Yang Fan, but even a few adults who were making tea in the hall at this time also hooked up.
Zhang Wenlong covered his mouth, and then spoke, "Don't talk about Yang Xiaopang, I'm about to drool, Su Xiaomu, your skills are good, you can open a restaurant in the future." ”
"Go, try your best to make a bad idea, Xiao Mumu's grades are so good, she doesn't go to college, what kind of restaurant do you open!" Liu Ting vomited, "But it's really fragrant, I just don't know how it tastes." ”
Su Mu nodded solemnly, "That's right, I'll try how it tastes first." After speaking, he took out the dishes and chopsticks, took out a little and tasted it at the bottom of the bowl.
Su Mu took a bite of food, but did not immediately express his opinion.
"How?" Lin Wenle really can't stand it, this taste is really unbearable, he has already made a decision, no matter whether this meal is delicious or not, he will have a good meal because of this taste!
"Yes, it's delicious." Su Mu finally opened his mouth. "But if it weren't for my lack of skills, the effect would have been better if I had burned it on a firewood stove throughout the whole process."
Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, fortunately they didn't disappoint everyone, as for what Su Mu said with a better effect, everyone only gave him a roll of the eyes, an afterthought or something, they would too.
With Su Mu's affirmation, Yang Fan automatically and spontaneously found the dishes and chopsticks, planning to be the first to eat.
A pair of chopsticks clamped Yang Fan's fat hand, Yang Fan only felt that his hand was as heavy as a thousand catties, let alone serving rice, he couldn't even raise his hand, and he was taken aback, "What's wrong?" ”
"I can't eat it yet! There is still one process that has not been done. Su Mu pouted, this guy won't work when he sees his brain.
Su Mu ignored him anymore, turned around and returned to the stove, re-lit the fire, heated the pot, poured a little of the lard fried out of the pork belly just now, added the green onion and garlic to stir-fry, and then added the garlic sprouts and stir-fried lightly. Soon the fragrance came out, add a little salt, put it on top of the rice, and put the lid back on, and after three minutes, Su Mu finally announced that he could eat.
Everyone suddenly felt like a natural sound, and they couldn't care about the image problem, and the chopsticks flew together for a while. Fortunately, Mr. Su had the foresight to prepare an oversized rice cooker early, otherwise, this group of people really couldn't finish their meal at one time.
"I didn't expect Xiao Mu's cooking skills to be good, and he was almost the same as your mother Yang." Father Yang looked emotional, and when he turned his head, he saw Lin Wenle eating happily there with a king-size bowl, and his whole face was about to be buried in the bowl, "Yang Xiaofan!" Can you make a difference! ”
"Xiao Mu's cooking is so delicious, Dad, we will have time for the holidays in the future, let's come back!" Yang Fan gave his father a rare look, but the words he said made Dad Yang want to cover his face.
"Of course, we'll come back when you're on vacation." Mother Yang agrees with Yang Fan's opinion, she really likes Sujiazhuang too much.