Chapter Eighty-Four: Vermicelli
"Mrs. Chen, it's not me who said you, this daughter-in-law is too arrogant, and it wasn't raised by you, if it were me, such a thing would not have been born early in the morning, and it would be disrespectful to my mother-in-law, now it's good, and you dare to pick a son, although your Chen family is not as good as before, but Chen Bonian also has a decent errand, if you marry again, it is not a difficult thing, although it is impossible to be as rich as the Hu family, but we don't have to suffer from the nest Isn't it" The lady of the Fan family looked like she hated iron and steel, in her opinion, Hu Feng dared to do this, Chen Qiaoqiao was too useless
Chen Qiaoqiao thought deeply, "What you said is right, this Hu Feng really has to be disciplined well, it is really a little unknowing, but you also know, our family is soft-hearted, and I am a second mother, so I am really powerless."
"That's too, it's always a layer of belly, it's far away" The lady of the Fan family thought so, and couldn't help touching her stomach. [No pop-ups. "Grandmother, I'm hungry" Xiao Zhen'er followed honestly, but she was really hungry, and couldn't help but say, a pair of big eyes were round, and her pitiful appearance was very distressing.
"Look at it, I just cares about talking, I didn't say what I was here for, Fan family lady, you see that you don't have rice noodles or anything at home, borrow some first, tomorrow I will ask Yangzi to buy and return you, there are more than a dozen mouths at home"
The lady of the Fan family knew that Chen Qiaoqiao had silver in her hand, smiled, and said: "What is this, the dozen catties of dry vermicelli I bought yesterday have not been moved, you take it to the emergency first, and the housekeeper, go and give the bacon in the kitchen to Mrs. Chen, and also, you can also bring one back with the cabbage in this yard, Hu Feng is not there, you will eat a good meal, pork stewed vermicelli, and she will be angry."
Chen Qiaoqiao couldn't help laughing, this Fan family lady is really cool, she likes such people the most. Chen Qiaoqiao was not polite, and went back with her things, "I'm not polite to you either, cook first, there will always be a day to repay."
The lady of the Fan family smiled and waved her hand, "I'm going to charge interest, remember to give me some next time you make snacks."
Chen Qiaoqiao left as promised, and when she returned home, everyone's eyes were bright, people were iron, rice was steel, and she was hungry if she didn't eat a meal
Under Chen Qiaoqiao's division of labor, the fire is burning, the vegetables are washed, and the meat is cut, everything is carried out in an orderly manner. Of course, it was Chen Qiaoqiao who was in charge, but fortunately, these seasonings were not put away by Wu Er's family, otherwise it would be a headache, and the pork belly had been cut into large pieces; Slice green onion and ginger, Sichuan pepper and star anise for later use; Chen Qiaoqiao waited for the water in the pot to boil, put in the pork belly, skim off the foam when the water boiled again, and remove the pork belly. When the oil in the pot is hot, add the green onion, ginger, Sichuan pepper and star anise to stir-fry, add the pork belly and stir-fry evenly; Add cooking wine, dark soy sauce and rock sugar and stir-fry until colored; Add an appropriate amount of warm water to cover the pork belly, a little more than the water used to make braised pork, bring to a boil over high heat, and cook over low heat for an hour;
Wash the vermicelli and not soak it softly, so that the vermicelli can absorb more of the flavor of the soup when you put it in the pot; I don't know who also found some sauerkraut and threw it in.
Put the vermicelli into the pot, cover the pot, boil over high heat, continue to cook on low heat, the tangy aroma is exuding, people can't help but swallow saliva, Xiao Zhen'er has already saliva flowed out, he jumped up and down in anticipation, and was hungry for pork stewed vermicelli.
Chen Qiaoqiao couldn't help but sigh, don't talk about children, just say these adults, which one is not staring at the pot
After a while, Chen Qiaoqiao specially ordered Xing'er to use a big bowl, of course, these masters used it first, and then these slaves walked out with rice bowls in turn. Looking at Chen Qiaoqiao's eyes, they were all grateful.
Zhen'er had gobbled it up, and kept screaming that it was delicious. Ye Wanrong was similar, pulling in the bowl attentively. Chen Qiaoqiao glanced at everyone, which one was not fighting, only Xu Huifang held two bowls of vermicelli and continued to serve Cheng Ping.
Chen Qiaoqiao smelled it first, and sighed that the stewed pork vermicelli was simple and delicious. The most simple name hides the delicious aroma of dexterous hands made from ordinary vegetables. The meat used to make pork stewed vermicelli must be a good pork belly, with its own sauerkraut cut into strips, and good vermicelli, so that people can feel the fullness of the meat slices when they bite into it. Fortunately, the bacon of the Fan family lady is excellent, otherwise she really wouldn't be able to make such delicious vermicelli
This vermicelli can absorb the flavor of various delicious soup stocks, and the softness and tenderness of the vermicelli itself make it even more refreshing and pleasant. Sauerkraut can be appetizing and refreshing, increase appetite and help digestion. This dish is hot and refreshing, and you can feel warm all over your body when you eat it in this winter of "freezing your jaw", and you are not afraid of the cold at all. Look at the way everyone is fighting hard, you will know that the big bowl of pork stewed vermicelli is particularly attractive, the transparent vermicelli is delicate and elastic, and the fragrant aroma will immediately hook out your halazi", so that you can "drain and spit out" to the mouth, and the long vermicelli is sandwiched up to "round the shoulders", which makes people feel affordable and enjoyable, and eats the unique taste of pork stewed vermicelli.
After a while, everyone ate and drank enough, all of them were silent, but it could be seen in the attitude that they were a lot more humble, Chen Qiaoqiao couldn't help but laugh secretly, thanks to Hu Feng, she had such an opportunity to give grace, this meal in hunger, maybe more than ordinary rewards can also win people's hearts Chen Qiaoqiao took out the silver and asked Yangzi to buy twenty catties of dry vermicelli, as well as buy some sour dates, plum cakes or something to send to the Fan family's lady. Chen Qiaoqiao knows how important it is to have a neighbor who is facing her.
Eating and drinking, Chen Qiaoqiao stretched her waist lazily, she wanted to see Hu Feng's ugliness, so she sat in the front hall rarely, there was really nothing to do, Chen Qiaoqiao took Zhen'er to play, and by the way taught him some ancient poems or something, the child is three or four years old at this time, it is a good time for enlightenment. I can't imagine that this Zhen'er is not interested, this one touches, that one takes a look, and it is clear that he is not interested in this. Chen Qiaoqiao couldn't help sighing, this Zhen'er has long hands and long feet, it seems that it is material for martial arts, and the reward for Yinhuo is also the same. Maybe it's because the boys of the Chen family are not very keen on reading, even if they are flat, they have barely read for so many years, and in terms of interest, I'm afraid they don't.
That's it, since I don't like to learn, forget it, anyway, I'm not the material to be a teacher, so I said: "Zhen'er, tell you a story"
Now Zhen'er became interested, and rewarded Chen Qiaoqiao for telling the story of the three little pigs, and he still remembered the firm "Okay, good, grandmother's story is the best, my mother can't tell it, Zhen'er is suffocated"
Chen Qiaoqiao's heart was sour, there were no other children at home, and he really had no companion, he was just looking for a little girl or something to play. "When the sister in your mother's womb is born, you will have a companion," Chen Qiaoqiao smiled and touched Zhen'er's little head, and said lovingly.
He often talks about wanting a sister, and Chen Zhongkang also revealed in his words that he hopes to have a daughter, so everyone says that Ye Wanrong has a sister in her belly. Zhen'er's eyes widened, and she said happily: "Grandmother is right, I will have a sister to play with me in the future" In her words, she was very much looking forward to this sister.
Ye Wanrong walked out and said with a smile: "This kid likes his sister, he sticks it on his stomach and chats with his sister whenever he is free, silly boy, where can I hear it" Ye Wanrong originally went back to rest, but she was worried about Zhen'er and turned back.
Chen Qiaoqiao smiled, of course the child in this belly can hear it, this is the best prenatal education, this child will definitely be the closest to Zhen'er in the future, but she doesn't want to say this, since Ye Wanrong doesn't understand, she won't believe it.
"Grandmother is about to tell the story, Zhen'er can't wait" This stinky boy couldn't help but pout when he saw Chen Qiaoqiao chatting with his mother, that cute appearance made Chen Qiaoqiao couldn't help laughing, "Okay, listen carefully" Chen Qiaoqiao thought for a while, "During the Three Kingdoms period, once, Sun Quan of Wu gave Cao Cao an elephant, and Cao Cao was very happy. On the day the elephant was transported to Xuchang, Cao Cao led the civil and military officials and his youngest son Cao Chong to see it together.
None of Cao Cao's people had ever seen an elephant. The elephant was so tall and so big that its legs were as thick as the pillars of the main hall, and when one approached it, he could not reach its belly.
Cao Cao said to everyone: "This elephant is really big, but how heavy does it weigh, which of you has a way to call it" Hey, such a big guy, but how to call it, the ministers have started to discuss. One said, "The only way to weigh it is to make a scale with a big top and a big top." The other said, "What a scale does this have to make, besides, the elephant is alive, and there is no way to weigh it, so I think I can only slaughter it and cut it into pieces." As soon as he finished speaking, everyone burst out laughing. Everyone said: "Your method is really stupid, in order to weigh the weight, you slaughtered the elephant alive, isn't it a pity?" The ministers thought of many methods, but none of them worked. It's really embarrassing. At this time, a child came out of the crowd and said to Cao Cao: "Dad, I have a way to call an elephant." Cao Cao saw that it was his most beloved son Cao Chong, so he smiled and said: "You are young, you can talk about any way, see if there is a way" Cao Chong said the way. When Cao Cao heard the applause, he ordered the left and right to prepare to weigh the elephant immediately, and then said to the ministers: "Let's go to the river to see the elephant."
The ministers followed Cao Cao to the river. There was a big boat parked in the river, and Cao Chong asked someone to lead the elephant to the boat, and when the hull of the boat was stable, he carved a road on the side of the boat. Then he asked someone to bring the elephant to the shore and load the large and small stones into the boat one by one, and the hull of the ship sank little by little. When the hull of the ship sank to the point where the road he had carved was as flat as the surface of the water, Cao Chong told people to stop loading stones.
The ministers' eyes widened, and at first they couldn't figure out what was going on, but when they saw this, they couldn't help but praise one after another: "Good way, good way" Now everyone understands, as long as you weigh all the stones in the boat, add up the weight, you will know how heavy the elephant is.
Cao Cao was naturally even happier. He squinted at his son, and then at the ministers triumphantly, as if to say in his heart, "You are not as smart as this little son of mine."
Chen Zhen listened with relish, and couldn't help asking, "How smart is this kid?"
"If we Zhen'er study seriously, we will be so smart, there are many, many ways to make you very smart" Chen Qiaoqiao looked at Zhen'er seriously, Zhen'er tilted her head and thought about it, and said: "Okay, I will be such a powerful child in the future" "Then do you want to read poetry well" Zhen'er nodded and said: "Yes, I will be obedient in the future, listen to my grandmother and mother"
"Mother-in-law still has a way, this child, skin" Ye Wanrong also had a little admiration for her mother-in-law, her mother-in-law seemed to know a lot of things, and she really hid them before
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