Qi Shixiang entered the house with Qi Qizhu, Qi Jiuli put all the dumplings in the wooden basin, and put the entire wooden basin on the table of the Eight Immortals, and Qi Shiyi took four pairs of chopsticks and a vegetable spoon.

When everyone sat down, Qi Jiuli got up and scooped, she also thought that it would not be cold like this.

Twenty-five dumplings were served to Qi Qizhu, Qi Shixiang and Qi Shiyi were both fifteen, and fifteen were also served to themselves, each bowl was accompanied by green celery soup, and there were nine dumplings left in the wooden basin.

Blowing up and drinking a mouthful of soup, pinching a dumpling and biting it open, the oily shuttle and the oil-soaked camellia were so fresh that the four of them swallowed their tongues.

Of the remaining nine, Qi Qizhu divided three, Qi Jiuli got four, Qi Shixiang and Qi Shiyi ate another one, and drank not a drop of soup left, and the four of them finally sat down on the bench with a dazzling look of satisfaction on their faces.

"It's the best dumpling I've ever tasted." Qi Shiyi tasted, "Eldest sister, you will cook all the meals at home in the future." ”

Qi Shixiang sat up straight excitedly, "No." ”

The other three all looked at Qi Shixiang, and Qi Shixiang said firmly, "Grandma, they finally brought a piece of lard, and according to my sister's approach, it will bottom out in a few days." ”

Qi Jiuli felt that he was wronged, "I didn't use it much today, I also added water to boil it out, don't you think this lard has been boiled a lot more than before?" ”

Qi Shixiang had to admit, "Although there are more, you have just fried celery, and there are already oil shuttles in the dumplings, and if you put them again, there is not enough to eat." ”

"Compared with the past, today's dumplings are fragrant, are they delicious, and the soup is not fresh?" Qi Jiuli looked at Qi Shixiang with a smile and asked.

Qi Shixiang nodded honestly.

"Don't worry, when we find a new charcoal buyer, we won't be able to afford the lard alone." Qi Jiuli said confidently, "How much is a pound of lard, how much is a pound of pork, and how much is grain?" Next time, if all the charcoal is sold out, I will buy white noodles and come back to make steamed buns for you. ”

"Really?" As soon as Qi Shiyi heard the buns, his eyes lit up, "Eldest sister, I know that lard is 18 wen a catty, which is the same price as fatty meat, pork belly is 17 wen a catty, and lean meat is not cheap for anyone to buy, fifteen wen a catty; The grain white flour is nine wen a catty, the white rice is more expensive and costs twelve wen a catty, and the coarse grain is mostly six wen a catty. ”

"Eldest sister, if you want to know anything, I'll tell you." Qi Shiyi said seriously, "Then what kind of stuffing will we wrap next time?" ”

Qi Shixiang glared at Qi Shiyi, "If you have steamed buns to eat, let's steal the fun, what kind of stuffing do you wrap, the pickles at home will be wrapped for you." ”

Qi Shiyi had a bitter face, "Second sister, you are too ruthless, where can you make buns with pickles at home, that's not Huo Huo's white noodles." ”

"Mustard buns, shredded radish buns, these vegetables at home can be made into fillings, don't worry, you won't have white noodles." Qi Jiuli touched Qi Shixiang and Qi Shiyi's heads and smiled.

"That's right." Qi Jiuli took out the two taels of silver horns that he had put away before and put them in front of Qi Qizhu, "Brother, grandpa gave it to me, I refused, it's useless." ”

"Jiuli, put it away." Qi Qizhu replied, "After the government tries it, if you can return it, you will send it to grandpa." ”

"Well, I have to pay it back, otherwise my uncle will marry a daughter-in-law." Qi Shixiang is a serious way.

Qi Qizhu looked at Qi Jiuli and told him about the situation in his grandfather's house, "In addition to my mother, we also have three uncles, the younger uncle, you saw it today, and the eldest uncle and the second uncle." ”

"But two years ago, my grandfather's family split up when my little uncle turned fifteen, and my grandfather and grandmother lived with my little uncle, and we came and went with my eldest uncle and second uncle, except for the New Year, when there was something to do." Qi Qizhu said.

"The three uncles are all kind-hearted people, and the two uncles are also quite generous, and there is no friction in the separation of the family, and the life is quite comfortable."

"Uh-oh." Qi Jiuli nodded and said he understood.

"This meat ......" After dinner, Qi Jiuli thought about making most of the big pork belly into bacon, and the rest of Ming'er made some to eat, now the weather is still cold, and it is not easy to spoil.

However, before Qi Jiuli's plan was spoken, Qi Shixiang hurriedly said, "Sister, that pork belly is not to be made into bacon, eat it slowly." ”

Qi Jiuli said helplessly, "Don't worry, it will be made into bacon, look at you like this, it seems that I will eat that big piece tomorrow." ”

"Ming'er will make bacon, leave a little fresh, let's try it, is this good?" Qi Jiuli asked.

"I've already eaten dumplings filled with white flour oil shuttles today, so I'm not in a hurry to eat oil stars again." Qi Shixiang replied seriously.

Qi Jiuli looked at Qi Qizhu and Qi Shiyi, and saw that the two of them didn't have to eat, so he nodded and agreed, "Okay, it's all made into bacon." ”

Stir-fried vegetables with bacon are delicious, steamed eggs with bacon, bacon rice...... Qi Jiuli already had a plan in his mind for how to eat bacon, but he didn't have to eat meat tomorrow.

The next day, Qi Jiuli led Qi Shixiang and Qi Shiyi up the mountain to find pine trees.

"Sister, why are you looking for pine trees?" Qi Shixiang was a little dazed.

"Make smoked bacon." Qi Jiuli replied as a matter of course.

"Smoked bacon?" Qi Shiyi was puzzled, "Isn't it good to directly smear the bacon with salt and soy sauce and dry it?" ”

"Ahh ”

Qi Jiuli has long found out about this problem, "That's why I want to make smoked bacon, and if you smoke it, you don't need soy sauce." ”

"Big sister, will you do it?" Qi Shiyi asked expectantly.

"Theoretically." Qi Jiuli said with a smile.

"What is theoretical?" Qi Shixiang frowned and asked.

"I seem to have heard of it, but I haven't done it, so I'll try it this time." Qi Jiuli smiled, "I remember the method." ”

"Sister, what if it goes bad, five catties of meat." Qi Shixiang was a little worried.

"How bad can it be." Qi Jiuli sighed, "Shixiang, people have to try, they can't stay the same, how about the food my sister has cooked these days?" ”

"Eldest sister, I have confidence in you." Qi Shiyi said loyally.

Qi Shixiang also nodded, "Sister's cooking skills have improved, anyway, I don't know how to make bacon, so I'll leave it to my sister." ”

"That's right." Qi Jiuli smiled and touched the heads of the two, "Okay, where is the pine tree, lead me there, I'll cut some branches and go back." ”

"I remember that there are higher places, I came once in the past when I was picking pine towers." Qi Shiyi replied.

"Well, I remember, I've been here a few times, and the pine nuts are delicious in the fall." Qi Shixiang replied, "Sister, it's right in front." ”

The distance up was higher than the previous few times to find wild vegetables, and Qi Jiuli didn't feel anything, but Qi Shixiang and Qi Shiyi stopped after walking for another quarter of an hour without seeing the shadow of the pine tree.