Chapter 5 Preparation

When she got home, Zhao Jiao took out the noodles at home first, but fortunately, the two became mother and son, and the family prepared several kinds of flour, sorghum flour, buckwheat flour, and fine grain flour for Erhe noodles, almost more than 20 catties.

Zhao Jiao has never made pancakes by herself, so it's not difficult to think about it, try it first.

In my previous life, my family was from northern Jiangsu, close to Lu, where people love to eat pasta.

Grandma loves to eat and make pancakes, her mother is to learn from her grandmother, although she has not done it but she has seen more and knows the process, I think it is not a big problem, but the pot is not very easy to use.

But fortunately, she has a relatively small pot at home, which used to be easy to carry with her in order to escape, and later because of the small population, the fuel consumption of large pots for stir-frying is not as good as that of small pots.

For such a small pot is to make three stoves, this pot is very useful except for the edge of the pot that is missing the size of a fingernail, the most important thing is that although this pot is not as good as a pancake pan, but the bottom of the pot is also very shallow and can be regarded as a flat pot, can spread seven or eight eggs at the same time.

"Fifth aunt, you sit first, I'll try first, just thinking about it, but I don't know if I can do it well." Although I felt that it was possible, I didn't dare to say that I was dead, so I put a few kinds of powder in a clean basin and took a chopstick to prepare to mix the noodles first.

The fifth aunt is an action-oriented person, let her sit on the side and wait for her to die, come up and grab the basin, and let Zhao Jiao go to herself. Zhao Jiao couldn't earn it, so she had to give up her seat and stand on the side to explain.

The noodles of the normal spread cake are thicker, but the pancake should be thinner, and a few eggs are put in it for nutrition.

The fifth aunt didn't speak, after all, this is unusual for heavy labor.

Mix the flour and let the flour wake up first, thinking that the dry pancakes are tasteless, or make him a bottle of sauce to eat with a good wrap.

First, take out the soybean paste made at home for later use, and then clean the remaining half pheasant that was caught a month ago, cut it into fine dices, first stir-fry it in a small pot and then put the soybean sauce to adjust the chicken sauce.

Fortunately, when I went to wash my clothes in the morning, I soaked the mushrooms, and cut them into cubes and put them in, the sauce itself was salty, and the pheasants were also salted, and there was nothing else to add, so I made a big crockpot.

I made a wooden spoon and picked a little to taste, it was very fragrant but it was too salty, but in this way I could put it down, and I picked some for the fifth aunt to taste.

"It's very fragrant, although it is salty, it can be put away."

The fifth aunt said while tasting it, thinking that she would have to make some when she went back.

The pot is washed and the powder is also awakened, there are no pimples, and I am ready to make pancakes.

First use a brush dipped in some oil to go through the pot, and then come to the cake to save the pan, I tried to make it once, the cake is a little thick, and the bottom of the pot is a little burnt because of uneven heating, but the taste is not bad.

The second time it was almost thick, but the bottom of the pot was still a little burnt, and finally found a way to use a clean bamboo handle to brush the flour paste around the pot first, and finally brush the bottom of the pot, which was good, and it looked not much different from the previous life.

The freshly made cake was soft and fragrant and delicious, and it was wrapped in sauce and handed to the fifth aunt to taste.

The fifth aunt took a bite, and her eyes lit up in an instant.

"This is good, you can make more when the family is not busy in the future, it is better than spreading cakes."

With the help of the fifth aunt, the mixed flour can make five or six catties of pancakes, and she took out a bamboo curtain and put the finished pancakes on it to dry to remove the moisture.

Then find out the cloth bag and oilcloth that you have stored at home for clean cakes, and when the pancakes are dried, they will be double-wrapped and not afraid of moisture and mildew.

The fifth aunt thought that the pot at home was too big, the pot was big, and the earthen stove was also big, and such a small pot couldn't be installed, otherwise it would have to fall, so it was better to use it for the second family.

I discussed with Zhao Jiao about coming over in the afternoon to do my own work, so I hurried back to prepare, it was almost noon when it was not early.

"Mother......

Zhao Jiao said that she had forgotten something, and when Bao'er's cry sounded, she remembered the little guy, and she didn't see anyone when she got up early in the morning.

"Where's Bao'er? Coming back so late? ”

"Bao'er and Brother Dongzi played with Brother Huzi.

Mother, you're up!

In the morning, my uncle didn't let Bao'er call my mother up, and my uncle said that my brother was not well-behaved, and he fought in his mother's belly, and he didn't sleep well at night before making up for sleep during the day, did you make up for it?

Bao'er went to play with Dongzi's brother after eating eggs. ”

"Then why did you play for so long?" This guy doesn't even look at what time it is and still sleeps!

"It's Brother Huzi, he wants to take Brother Dongzi to catch bamboo rats to eat, it's too late." The little guy said cutely with wide eyes.

"So you ate a bamboo rat? But the bamboo rat is very small and can't eat enough? ”

"Eat enough! Bamboo rat noodles are delicious! Bao'er kept nodding, for fear that her mother would not believe it.

Zhao Jiao knew that she might have caught a bamboo rat, but the three children were not enough to eat Zhao Sister-in-law made the bamboo rat below, and it was more likely to add the meat she bought yesterday.

So I collected ten of the prepared pancakes, put them in a bowl, and took a small bowl with some pickles, and took Bao'er to the next door.

"Where is my sister-in-law? I'll give you a taste of the noodle sauce made from the bread I stalled in the morning. ”

Because of making cakes, it was past noon, and their family must have eaten well, so Zhao Jiao went directly to the hall.

"It's Bao'er Niang, sit down." Sister-in-law Zhao quickly stood up, and the girl on her lap held her mother's leg unsteadily.

"Cao'er, my aunt will give you cakes to eat, sister-in-law don't worry, this is not all sorghum flour, there are two and noodles in it, the cakes are very thin, soft and fragrant, it doesn't matter if she can't eat it, grind her teeth."

"It's okay, a girl who loses money! Some are good to eat. Sister-in-law Zhao didn't care.

Zhao Jiao didn't speak when she saw Sister-in-law Zhao like this, Sister-in-law Zhao is not a bad person but she can't be considered a good person, she is definitely not enthusiastic about anything that has nothing to do with her, and she has no opinions, her intentions are generally to follow Brother Zhao.

The biggest problem is patriarchy, otherwise one girl would not have been sold, and the other one would have been taken care of.

To be honest, she is very incomprehensible.

For example, if there is meat in her family, because of Brother Zhao's instructions or because Bao'er and her son get along well, she can give Bao'er a few pieces of meat but not grass, which is very speechless.

After pushing for a while, Zhao Jiao put down the cake, then poured the sauce into the empty bowl of the Zhao family, took the bowl and hurried back.

The fifth aunt is coming over soon, and she is going to get Bao'er something to eat first.

"Mother, Bao'er is not hungry, her stomach is full!"

As he spoke, he picked up Zhao Jiao's hand and put it on his little belly and touched it, Zhao Jiao touched it and found that it was really bulging, so he didn't care about him, and wanted to eat a lot at noon.

After putting Bao'er to sleep, he went to the firewood room to be busy.

Heat up the pot, take a pound of dry flour and prepare to make fried flour, ready to give Ercheng to take with him.

The more than five catties of pancakes were sent to the next door, plus eating some is definitely not enough, the flour is fried, mixed with some sugar, and it is also good to eat directly with boiling water.

This fried flour was made once a year in the previous life.

I heard my grandmother say that in the past, there would be floods every summer, and there was less rice and more flour in my hometown.

Although flour can change a lot of patterns, it is not convenient to carry when the flood comes, and the volume of steamed buns is too large and obstructive, not to mention that it is easy to mold and spoil.

I don't know who came up with this method, as long as there is water when fleeing, you won't starve to death, of course, you can eat it dry, but you will choke your throat, although the method is simple but it can save your life!

This food later became a custom, that is, every year on the sixth day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, farmers would fry some noodles as a souvenir.

When the flour was fried, Aunt Wu and her daughter Vanilla came over one after the other with pots.

"Bao'er Niang, what delicious did you make?" The fifth aunt put down the basin and watched Zhao Jiao clean up.

"I'm not afraid that the pancakes won't be enough, I copied some flour again, it's already good, I'll take a bowl and mix it with you to taste, this will not be bad for ten days and a half months."

Zhao Jiao kept in her hands, adding some boiling water to the fried fried noodles that were a little browned, mixing them with sugar, and stirring them for their mother and daughter to taste.

"Yes, incense! It's saccharin expensive. The fifth aunt gave a thumbs up and boasted.

Vanilla was just ten years old, smiling and not moving chopsticks, and was forced to take a bite by the fifth aunt: "It's delicious, right?" ”

The little girl nodded, she looked good, and had a round little face.

In this world, especially rural people, they look at their faces and speak, and they feel that those with round faces or big faces are particularly blessed, like Zhao Jiao's melon seed face is not popular, and they feel stingy!

Speaking of vanilla's luck is also good, she was born in the belly of the fifth aunt, although the family is patriarchal but not light, there are three elder brothers, her youngest is an old girl, and her parents love her brother and spoil her.

And she has a good personality, she smiles when she sees people, and she is angry!

Zhao Jiao also likes her, usually the fifth uncle and five aunts often take care of them, and the two families get along well.

"I'll go back and make some food for me to bring, no matter how stingy this Master Qin is, he will still give it."

It's a hot day and I do heavy physical work, and the lack of water is also a problem.

"Fifth aunt, I want to bring some salt and sugar to Ercheng.

I remember reading a book at home before, saying that if the weather is too hot and sweating a lot, it will be dehydrated and weak, and the water we usually drink can't make up for it, so drink some light salt water.

If the body is weak, they need to add some sugar, so that they will not hurt their bodies due to lack of water and fatigue, and they can also have the strength to work.

It's all in the book, and it's not like a doctor who doesn't know why he did it, so there must be some truth to it.

I think that sugar and salt are not poisons, so it should be fine to eat some sugar and salt water, what if it is useful? Do you want to have some at home? ”

"You're right to say that, I'll grab some salt and sugar for him to bring, and I'll bring it back if I can't use it!" The fifth aunt was also afraid that if it was useful, she didn't bring it with her, but it was delayed.

Several people chatted without delay, and the fifth aunt's pancakes were also spread.

Zhao Jiao felt a faint pain in her stomach when she rested, and she didn't dare to hold it up, so she hurriedly went to the house to rest with the fifth aunt.

The fifth aunt also knew that her body had never been very good, and this time her pregnancy was even worse, she vomited everything she ate, and she was as thin as a bamboo pole, so she hurriedly urged her to rest, and they were busy with their own work.

When I woke up again, I found that Bao'er was no longer in bed, except for a few chickens in the courtyard that occasionally crowed very quietly, it seemed that the five aunts had left early.

I got up and went to the firewood room to see that sure enough, the pot was cleaned up, and even the yard was tidied up.

I touched the pancakes, which were dry and crispy, and Bao'er was not at home and thought about coming and going next door.

I started to pack the pancakes and put them in the bag, and it should be at least six o'clock in the afternoon to see the sun hanging in the west.