Chapter 40: Take the initiative to seek help

At the bottom of this pot, you can choose not spicy, slightly spicy, medium spicy, and extra spicy.

If it is slightly spicy, then the pickled meat dishes will be less peppers in the development process.

Put some salt, cooking wine, chili peppers, monosodium glutamate and other condiments.

Marinate meat dishes such as chicken wings a little, and when they are done, they can be taken out and used.

Spread on the ones that have just been put in the pot, and the base vegetables are neatly stacked on top.

Then turn on the heat, and after a few minutes on high heat, open the lid and brush the sauce.

In the process of cooking, the sauce needs to be caused all the time, the sauce can be pulled up, when it is shredded, it can be used, evenly spread in the pot, brush the sauce, and then wait for a few minutes, you can open the pot.

After boiling, you can use it directly, this sauce preparation method.

Li Jicai learned from the master and secretly learned some, but he was not very proficient in what he learned, that is, what oyster sauce was mixed with this and that, and it was prepared according to a certain proportional share.

However, it is completely impossible to realize such a share and such a material in ancient times, but if you lower the standard a little on this basis and use the materials that you can find at hand, you should be able to eat it more or less even if the flavor is not as good as that of modern times.

It should be not bad, at least she thinks that the diet of the people here in Tucheng is not very delicious, and the modern food is more flavorful and delicious.

The food here is not very to her taste, and of course she has not eaten any luxurious meals.

But if she could also make a stew pot in ancient times, it could be used as a way to make a fortune.

Now all aspects need money, the most important thing is to make a fortune, it is autumn and winter soon, it is definitely not better than the summer can sell cold noodles and the like, mung bean soup and the like, she now thinks that if it is to make a taste, some slightly spicy stewed pot, it can also be accompanied by something to drink or dessert snacks.

My mother-in-law has red beans at home, so you can consider making them, and this is no problem.

But there is no milk.

There is still a little stock of flour at home, and if she can, she actually wants to make taro ball soup, which is sweet and delicious.

Of course, don't think about milk, coconut water sago is also delicious, but there is no such thing here.

Maybe I will still cook an osmanthus red bean lantern festival, because there are not many other ingredients, and there are not many to choose from. So I had to settle for it.

She hasn't finished picking the flowers on the osmanthus plant in her mother-in-law's house!

Now she will go back and pick them, and when she collects them, she will be able to make many, many delicious things, even osmanthus cakes.

If her mother-in-law can do it, she will learn from her mother-in-law, and after she learns it, she will make it and sell it, and if she will do it herself, she will make it, which can be regarded as a free choice.

After a little picking, I walked briskly back to the small courtyard.

Li Jiye has already gone to school, not to the book club.

Mother-in-law chooses vegetables and cooks at home, she said that she asked you Li Jiye to cook, saying so, but in fact, she is still a mother-in-law and will take the initiative to help.

Xiao Erhei rushed to the door when she didn't enter the door, screamed twice, and then rushed out, excitedly running between her legs, almost tripping her.

Li Jicai pulled the dog leash while carrying the burden into the door, and shouted at the mother-in-law in the courtyard: "Why didn't you tie Xiao Erhei?" What if I want to bite someone? I don't have the money to pay. ”

Li Jicai pretended to be pitiful and said, the mother-in-law raised her head to look at her, and the mother-in-law, who was choosing vegetables in the courtyard, raised her head, glanced at her, and then said: "It's free, what are you doing with it all the time?" ”

"It's true that freedom is freedom, but it's not now, after all, it's in the capital, this dog is black and tall, some people are still afraid of it, mother-in-law, you should tie it up in the future."

Xiao Erhei ran to stick to his mother-in-law after sticking Li Jicai

Mrs. Fan raised her hand and patted it twice on the dog's head to express affirmation.

Xiao Erhei's excited tail kept sweeping, looking a little funny, Li Jicai looked at its stupid appearance, and the smile on his face continued.

She put down the burden on her shoulders, picked up the vegetables in the bamboo basket, picked out all the food that could be eaten, and immediately took out some rotten ones to feed the chickens.

That's right, feed the chickens!

She found a place to raise chickens, of course, that place could not be around the small courtyard, and the old lady was noisy, so she raised it next to the vegetable patch.

I asked the old lady's friend to help take care of it, but it was just two chicks, no one wanted to steal it, and none of them got fat.

No, she had already decided that every day the rotten vegetable leaves would be fed to the chickens, and as for the vegetables in the bamboo basket on the right, they would not be sold, and they would eat them themselves at noon.

During the day, in addition to selling vegetables, Li Jicai also wants to find some other places to work part-time in the afternoon to earn a little pocket money.

Li Jicai arranged all his affairs.

Li Jicai was busy all day, and after putting and cooking the things in the bamboo basket, she took a small sieve to pick osmanthus flowers.

The osmanthus on the osmanthus has not been picked yet, and a lot of it has been dried and sealed before.

Mrs. Fan is used to seeing this osmanthus every year, and no one picks it.

This year, Li Jicai took the initiative to pick, and he didn't say he agreed, nor did he say he didn't agree, so he let her toss there, didn't he say that he wanted to make osmanthus cakes for her? Then give it a try.

"Mother-in-law, do you have those star anise ingredients at home? Garlic is fine, huh? Li Jicai has been brewing such words in his heart, but there are still some words that he can't say.

After picking the osmanthus flowers, it was almost afternoon, and Li Li Jicai also cooked the meal and served it on the table. Li Ji didn't come back for dinner today, saying that the people in the book club invited him to dinner, so he didn't come back.

At the dinner table, there were only Mrs. Fan and Li Jicai, as well as Xiao Erhei under the table. It's a little uncomfortable to eat without someone.

Mrs. Fan was still eating slowly at first, but then she couldn't stand her staring at her, so she simply put down her chopsticks and asked, "What are you trying to do?" Just say anything, don't stare at me like that. ”

Li Jicai looked at the old lady and smiled embarrassedly, and then said seriously: "Mother-in-law, do you have octagonal ingredients at home?" I think chili peppers have flavors, so there should be some too, right? ”

The old lady came to her senses when she heard this, and her gaze at Li Jicai became even more strange.

If she was from Jinling, then how would she know about Shafan's things? Those star anise spices, some special foods, maybe only Sha Pan is available in Chu State, she didn't see much, including the variety of small pointed pepper fried pepper she brought.

I have to say that it still makes her feel very strange, after all, according to Li Jicai, she has never been to Shafan, so how would she know?

But she didn't think much of it, but instead asked her what she wanted this for?

"That's right, I have a family secret recipe, which is a food dish, that is, the taste of the stew pot is a little thick and spicy, and it needs some ingredients to make it, and it can't be made in ordinary words."

"So you're going to hit me with the idea?" Although the tone was still very serious, Li Jicai didn't hear much harshness.

"Mother-in-law can't say that, it's not your idea, if I make it delicious, you can also feast on it, right?"

Li Jicai's face was smiling, and his appearance was very flattering.

She knew that the old lady probably had some secret things in her hands, just by looking at the dishes she had grown, which were still some strange to her.

"If you really think it's good to eat, I'll want to sell it."

"Take it out and sell it? Will anyone want to eat what you've made? ”

"Some people can't taste it in their mouths, right?" Li Jicai insisted.

"Okay, come with me after dinner, I have some stock here, you can see what you want to use."

"Oops!" Li Jicai responded excitedly, she didn't expect that the old lady would really agree to her, this is just, so happy!

If she could get those things from the old lady, then she would not have to worry about having no business to do, after all, those things were good, and there were no them in the capital.

And her price is cheap, how can this not be sold?

Of course, in a short period of time, you can't make a lot of money, you can only make a little money, but as long as you can make money, it's good.

It's just that I'm a little sorry for the old lady, they use all the food and clothing to exploit the old lady, which is really a bit embarrassing.

"Mother-in-law, all the money you earn will be given to you, just give me some hard money." Li Jicai said seriously, Mrs. Fan is really very good to them, and if she doesn't repay her, her conscience won't be able to get over.

After eating, the old lady put down her chopsticks as usual, stood up slowly, and then said to Li Jicai: "Clean up the table, and then come to my room." ”

What into her room? This is still the first time Li Jicai wants to see our old lady's room, which is too unexpected.

Some were caught off guard.

When Mrs. Fan finished saying this, she walked back to the room in a hurry, and then closed the door without inserting the deadbolt, so she waited for Li Jicai to come in.

Li Jicai cleaned up the leftovers on the dining table, then prepared some food, put it in Xiao Erhei's dog bowl, and then carefully wiped the table clean.

After everything was taken care of, I put my body in order, washed my hands again, and went to the old lady's door and knocked on it.

"Tuk tuk" twice, Mrs. Fan said come in, so Li Jicai went in, she always felt that Mrs. Fan was very mysterious, after all, she was a foreigner.

Mrs. Fan's room Li Jicai never thought about it, nor did she dare to snoop, this is people's privacy.

Although the old lady did not say that she did not agree with them to go in, it can be seen from the action of plugging in the door and inserting the deadbolt every time she returns to the room after eating, she does not allow them to enter.