Chapter 22: Troubled Times Have Arrived
Tell Yingle everything she knows, Zhuang Hui is worried about A-Niang's body, and she will leave immediately, but to no avail, Yingle took out a bottle of heart-saving pills and stuffed it to her good sister, telling her that if she finds that Aunt Zhuang is sick again, remember to take it in time to save her life, of course, as long as Aunt Zhuang takes Huixin pills on time every day for maintenance, do not be happy and sad, and ensure that she is in a good mood, and the chance of recurrence is not great.
Sending Zhuang Hui out of the house, and seeing Second Brother Zhuang pick people up with his own eyes, Yingle turned around and came back, "Eldest sister, it's time to eat, my mother made kelp soup, fried crabs and steamed sea urchins today, as well as the big fish you brought back, one steamed and the other braised red." Bao Tai threw himself into his sister's arms, and sucked his saliva in the small mouth, the smell of the kitchen was hungry for him, and he would eat more later.
Touching her brother's innocent smiling face, Yingle picked up the little guy and went into the kitchen, the abalone and sea cucumber she brought back Shen had never seen, probably because she didn't know how to do it, and the name of the dish that my brother just reported didn't have these two.
Although she is a thirteen-year-old girl, she must be strong to support the whole family and seek stability and happiness for her relatives in the turbulence of history.
"Baotai come down, the eldest sister is tired after a busy day in the mountains, where can I still hold you." Shen muttered in his mouth, but the person quickly stretched out his hand and hugged Jin Baotai into his arms, compared with the two daughters, she had a special love for this only youngest son, "Le'er, my mother has made a few dishes for Yinwen, I won't make those new things you brought back, or you will personally stare at Yinwen to get it." ”
Shen took his son to the main hall, Yingxiao stayed to help her sister, the abalone had been soaked in clear water for a long time, Yingle immediately took out one, used a knife to remove the fish, remove the hard shell, and then remove the internal organs, and repeatedly scrubbed it with a small brush, so it was handled.
After seeing her sister do a demonstration, Yingxiao quickly got started, Yinwen also came to help, just in the two of them cleaned the abalone, Yingle began to deal with the sea cucumber, first cut its belly, rinse the sediment stored inside, pull off the tendons in the stomach, by the way cut off the teeth and mouth, and then need to be soaked in water for two days and two nights, and finally Yingle told Yinwen not to forget to change the water a few more times halfway, and soak the sea cucumber thoroughly before it can be stewed and eaten.
Ying Xiao on the edge of the water basin brought the washed abalone to her sister, Ying Le Ma picked out eight of them, marinated them with ginger, salt and aged wine and then put them in a steamer to steam, the fresh abalone just caught from the sea tasted sweet and springy, just the simplest steaming, it was already the supreme delicacy in the world.
If too much seasoning is added, it will ruin its extremely good taste, and this delicious seafood is most suitable for the people of Luhe Village who are short of seasonings.
While the steamer was steaming, Yingle did not stop the work in his hands, continued to pick out the washed abalone, blanched it with hot water first, and then boiled the oil to add the dried abalone to salt, ginger shreds and aged wine and stir-fried slightly, and then added water to the pot as appropriate, and at the same time put in a piece of green vegetables washed by Yingxiao and simmered, and the aroma of the meat also floated out when the juice in the iron pot was dried.
The conditions are limited, she can only do it casually, and the chef's exquisite cooking skills are not comparable, but fortunately, the abalone is fresh and delicious, even if the cooking is simple and the seasoning is single, the taste will never disappoint.
Instructed Yinwen to take the prepared dishes to the main hall, Yingle took her sister out of the kitchen, when someone at home had just called, Shen had the idea of letting Yinwen and Uncle Kui eat with them, Yingle knew that she refused by the end.
It's not because I'm afraid that people have any infectious diseases, but I don't want to feed the hearts of my subordinates, their family is weak and weak, and the mysterious father has never heard from him.
Even in that society that once universally preached the equality of all people, it was not possible to truly treat children without deception and without discrimination, let alone in this time and space when people were called to be legal and reasonable.
In Yingle's eyes, she didn't treat Yinwen and Uncle Kui as slaves and slaves, at most as employees hired by her, or the kind that included food and accommodation and paid monthly wages.
When the family of three had dinner in the dining room, Yinwen brought a meal to Uncle Kui, and then returned to the kitchen to start eating.
Because of the war, she was separated from her family, fell into the hands of human teeth and was almost sold into the land of unclean fireworks, if it wasn't for the young lady, even if she was still alive now, she must be better than dead.
"Eldest sister, the abalone is so fragrant, you can eat it too!" The four-year-old baby can't even use chopsticks, but she is in a hurry to pick up vegetables for her sister, thinking that tomorrow her sister will leave home to go to the county seat, Baotai is a little unhappy, if the eldest sister cooks food for him at home every day.
At the dinner table, Shen Shi and Yingxiao were both immersed in eating, abalone was delicious, it was a taste they had never tasted, "Le'er, I have to get up early tomorrow, let's wash and sleep early tonight." ”
After dinner, Shen felt a little overwhelmed, asked Yingle for a pill, fed his son one pill, chewed two more, and told his eldest daughter to go to bed early, and then took his son back to the bedroom.
"Sister, when Uncle came last night, he said that the situation outside was unstable, and today Sister Zhuang Hui came over and pulled you for a long time, is Qingchengzhou really going to war?"
Yingxiao's ability to read and write was learned from the eldest sister, although her talent is not as good as Yingle, but she is obviously different from the country girls in the village who don't know big characters.
Ordinary poor people are luxuriant to eat a full meal with meat and rice, and the people are overwhelmed by the heavy and cumbersome taxes on their heads, where do they have the time to care about the situation, I am afraid that even the current old emperor has no time to figure it out.
Hearing her sister's inquiry, Yingle comforted her, took the little girl's hand and said affectionately: "Xiao'er, are you worried about your sister, don't be afraid, even if there is a real war, I will protect you, wait for my sister to come back next time, take you to a good place, no one can find it there, if there is a bad person into the village, our family will move there to live, no matter what happens, our family will never be separated, live together peacefully and happily, do you say okay?" ”
The eldest sister's gentle and steady voice made Yingxiao's heart infinitely stable and quiet, she was suddenly not afraid of anything, what her sister said never broke her word, as long as it was said by the eldest sister, she was convinced.