CHAPTER XXXVI

Zhao Qinghan hung up the phone and started the car and drove towards the city. Zhao Qinghan didn't drive home first, but drove directly to the vegetable market not far from his home in the district, which was the time when the fresh vegetables came out in the afternoon.

Thinking that Zhao Baiyun had just come back, coupled with jet lag and physical exhaustion, Zhao Qinghan was ready to cook a light dinner.

Buy some dried shrimp and cabbage and make a stir-fried dried shrimp cabbage. Passing by an old man who sells shiitake mushrooms, to see that those shiitake mushrooms are in good condition, Zhao Qinghan unceremoniously picked some shiitake mushrooms. Picking and picking along the way, she bought a big bag of things, fortunately she was driving today, otherwise she really didn't know how to get back so many things.

After putting the large bags and small bags of things in the trunk of the car, and making sure that it was safe, Zhao Qinghan drove towards home. When he got home, it was already six o'clock, Zhao Qinghan took out all the things, left the things to cook tonight, and put the rest of the things in the refrigerator one by one.

After putting away his things, Zhao Qinghan went back to the house to change into his regular clothes, and deliberately went to Zhao Baiyun's room to take a look, Zhao Baiyun was still sleeping soundly, and he must have been extremely tired.

Zhao Baiyun was sent to Europe by Zhao Jingshao before, to see the business in Europe, and to open up the market by the way. Zhao Baiyun has been gone for two or three months, and he must be busy with his feet not touching the ground. Today must have booked a plane ticket back as soon as things were done, and the continuous high-intensity work, coupled with the reason for the jet lag, led Zhao Baiyun to be so tired. Otherwise, Zhao Qinghan would have woken up Zhao Baiyun long ago when he came back, although Zhao Qinghan deliberately took it lightly.

At the beginning, I bought cabbage and dried shrimp to stir-fry, this dish is light and goes well with rice, and it is full of umami when accompanied by dried shrimp. You can take out some of the shiitake mushrooms you bought, and you can also buy mushrooms at home, stir-fry them with shiitake mushrooms, put oyster sauce and broth, and after the juice is collected, the delicious oyster sauce double mushrooms will be baked.

Mushrooms contain the essence of nature and are a delicious food. All kinds of mushrooms are not only delicious, delicate and tender, but also have very high nutritional value, which is a high-protein, low-fat, healthy food, rich in essential amino acids, minerals, vitamins and polysaccharides and other nutrients, and has a strong health care function. Regular consumption can well coordinate the body's absorption of other nutrients, thereby increasing the nutritional efficiency of food.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that yam is sweet in taste and flat in nature, and enters the lungs, spleen, and kidney meridians; Not dry, not greasy. Yam has the effect of nourishing the spleen and stomach, nourishing the lungs, and tonifying the kidney and astringent essence. "Compendium of Materia Medica" thinks that yam can benefit kidney qi, strengthen the spleen and stomach, stop diarrhea, dissolve phlegm and salivation, and moisten the foreign minister's "New Materia Medica" said that the potatoes are dried and pounded finely, the food is beautiful, and the body is lightened for a long time, and the hunger is prolonged. Li Xiuyuan, a medical scientist in the Qing Dynasty, said that yam can replenish the kidneys and fill the essence, and the essence is strong yin, bright eyes, and deaf ears. "Medicinal Materia Medica" believes that yam can make up for five labors and seven injuries, have the effect and effect of removing the cool breeze, calming the mind, calming the soul, replenishing the lack of heart qi, opening the heart, and remembering more.

Today, Zhao Qinghan is just the most common yam porridge, Zhao Baiyun is too tired, suitable for eating porridge dinner that warms the spleen and stomach, and yam is the first choice.

Take the yam in half, wash and peel off the skin, and cut into small cubes. Prepare rice and millet, wash it and put it in a stew pot, then add yam cubes, add 8 minutes of water, and put it on the stove to simmer slowly for two hours. Although you can choose to stew quickly, then the nutrients of the yam cannot be well absorbed by the rice grains, so Zhao Qinghan chose to simmer slowly. Besides, it takes some time for her to cook, and she can let Zhao Baiyun sleep a little more, which is still very effective for the repair of his spirit.

Zhao Qinghan met an old woman selling ducks in the vegetable market, and saw that the old woman was only carrying an old duck in her hand, so Zhao Qinghan was moved, bought it from the old woman, and paid some more. Zhao Qinghan took out the old duck that had been cleaned up and cut the duck into large pieces; Put the duck meat in a pot of cold water, bring to a boil over high heat, and when there is a lot of foam, remove the duck pieces and rinse them with warm water. Peel the yam left over from the porridge and cut it into hob pieces; Peel the ginkgo seeds, soak them in water and remove the thin skin on the outside; Lotus seeds go to the heart; Peel the ginger and cut into large slices for later use. There is no need to put oil in the wok, put in the duck pieces and stir-fry, fry until the moisture of the duck meat is dry, smell no fishy smell of duck, turn off the heat and put it out. Put the fried duck pieces and all the ingredients except the yam into the stew pot, pour in the water to cover the ingredients, boil over high heat, change to low heat and simmer for about an hour, then put in the yam pieces and continue to simmer for half an hour, add salt to taste before leaving the pot and serve.

The most time-consuming porridge and soup have been stewed, and the next dish Zhao Qinghan can take his time. Otherwise, it's not good to make porridge and soup early, and the dishes are cold, so it's not good. So Zhao Qinghan calculated the time and made the remaining dishes.

It's not good to have a light dish for dinner, so I was lucky today and bought a new winter bamboo shoot, Zhao Qinghan is going to make a braised winter bamboo shoot, although the winter bamboo shoots just come out are a little expensive, but the taste is really good. So Zhao Qinghan bought all the old man's winter bamboo shoots, a total of about ten, Zhao Qinghan kept four for himself, and the remaining six were sent back to the Zhao family's old house, all of which should be filial to Uncle Zhang in the old house and the father of this body.

Fresh winter bamboo shoots, fragrant, crispy and tender, one of the most enjoyable ways is to not add too much seasoning, let the bamboo shoots withdraw from the supporting role as the protagonist. Braised bamboo shoots in oil, is a special dish in Shanghai-style dishes, wrapped in thick oil red sauce, the soup is mellow, the sugar is heavy and colorful, salty and palatable, the taste and fragrance of bamboo shoots are set off to the fullest, and the flavor and rice.

Remove the old roots and clothes of the bamboo shoots and cut them into small pieces. Boil the bamboo shoots to get rid of the astringency, remove the water, and drain the water. Cook small pieces of rock sugar in an oil pan and stir-fry the bamboo shoots. Add soy sauce and stir-fry, add a certain amount of water after coloring evenly, cover the pot and turn to low heat to simmer the bamboo shoots. When the water is almost dry, add the chopped garlic and continue to simmer the bamboo shoots until the water is completely dry, pour in some sesame oil, stir-fry evenly.

Finally, stir-fry a stir-fried shredded lettuce and fish-flavored eggplant, and dinner is done. All the dishes here are out of the pot, the porridge over there is just ready to be extinguished, and the duck soup that is slowly simmering over low heat can also be extinguished.

Zhao Qinghan took the time to go to Zhao Baiyun's bedroom ten minutes ago to wake him up, wash up, and prepare for dinner. Zhao Qinghan was serving the dishes one by one, arranging them neatly on the table, serving the yam porridge in a bowl, putting spoons and chopsticks, and bringing them to the table.

Zhao Baiyun just packed up and went out, although he still looked a little tired, his spirit was already a lot better. Zhao Qinghan put down the porridge, beckoned Zhao Baiyun to eat, and then turned to the kitchen, the duck soup had not yet been served.

"How can I help?" Zhao Baiyun walked to the kitchen door, and Zhao Qinghan was using a soup spoon to put duck soup in a soup bowl.

"Hmm...you can help me get two bowls and a soup spoon, I'll put the soup on it, and serve it out and start the meal." Zhao Qinghan was about to go out with the soup bowl as he spoke, but he didn't want to stretch out a pair of hands next to him and rob the duck soup.

Zhao Qinghan looked at Zhao Baiyun, who had already turned away, and shook his head helplessly, so he had to go to the disinfection cupboard and take out two bowls and a soup spoon.

"Drink some soup to warm your stomach, and then drink the porridge in the bowl." Zhao Qinghan said as he used a large soup spoon to put the bright-colored duck soup in Zhao Baiyun's bowl, and instructed uneasily: "This is just out of the pot, it will be a little hot, you drink it carefully." After Zhao Qinghan put the bowl in front of him, he picked up his bowl and served the soup.

Zhao Qinghan carefully blew the cold soup, the soup was clear and mellow, and then sent it to the mouth to taste, the old duck soup tasted delicious, and he couldn't stop nodding after taking a bite. Look at the old duck in the soup bowl again, the duck fat is yellow and bright, taste it, the meat is crispy and mellow. It is a soup pot food that integrates gourmet health, traditional nourishment, and folk food therapy.

A bowl of soup is in the stomach, and the whole person feels warm. Then start to move the yam porridge that has been at the right temperature. The stewed rotten yam mixed with the rice grains can't tell each other apart. The yam porridge is smooth and moist in the mouth, with the soft glutinous yam and the fragrance of rice, which is a porridge that nourishes the stomach.

Probably hungry, Zhao Qinghan and Zhao Baiyun were both immersed in eating porridge, and before they knew it, a bowl of yam porridge had bottomed out. A bowl of duck soup and a bowl of yam porridge warmed the spleen and stomach very well, cushioned the stomach fund, and now you can eat something else.

Zhao Qinghan served another bowl of porridge to the two of them, and ate slowly with the dishes on the table. The dried shrimp cabbage is delicious and crispy, and the stir-fried shredded lettuce is accompanied by the chili pepper in the pot, which is indescribably appetizing and tender. Oyster sauce double mushrooms, the mushrooms are fragrant and soft, and they are eaten with yam porridge. Braised winter bamboo shoots in oil, fragrant, crisp and tender, wrapped in thick oil red sauce is the fragrance of winter bamboo shoots, which makes people can't stop at all.

During the meal, both of them ate in silence, and only the sound of chewing could be heard at the table, and the sound of the collision between the tableware, in this warm night, a heart-warming song was intertwined.

After dinner, it was already half past eight, Zhao Qinghan received the things on the table one by one to the kitchen, and Zhao Baiyun was standing there washing dishes by the kitchen counter, a big man close to one meter nine, standing in the kitchen, it seemed that the whole kitchen was crowded a lot. The washed dishes were handed over to Zhao Qinghan, who was standing aside, and Zhao Qinghan wiped the water droplets on the bowls with a clean towel and put them in the disinfection cupboard. The two cooperate tacitly, like an old couple and wife who have been living together for decades.

"Qinghan, has something happened to you lately?" Zhao Baiyun washed the dishes and asked casually.

When Zhao Qinghan heard Zhao Baiyun's words, his hand wiping the dishes paused, and after a while, he continued calmly, "It's nothing, I think you've probably heard them say it." The voice was faint, with a feeling of transparency, as if I had seen through something.

Zhao Baiyun did listen to Shen Muge talk about Zhao Qinghan, but at that time, the company's affairs were at a critical juncture, and he really couldn't be separated, so he had to be in a hurry in Europe alone. And what Shen Muge said was not very clear, only said that Qinghan was injured by a mysterious man, and then it was a week of seclusion, and no one was found anywhere.

Although he was in a hurry, he knew that he couldn't help anything when he went back, and if he left without authorization, the company would have to make a big basket, so Zhao Baiyun had to resist the anxiety in his heart and keep working overtime to shorten the time to return to China.