The king slaughtered a pig every day, half of which was sent to the restaurant in the bazaar, and the remaining half was not much left at the end of the day.

Xiaocao spent six cents as usual to buy a pig's head, and today's pork belly and pig intestine, she also insisted on giving four cents, but the pig blood king butcher said that he didn't want any money.

Touching the silver horn given by the sixth brother in her arms, she cut two catties of pork belly and two catties of hind leg meat, and asked for a pair of pig bones. Wang Tuhu looked at her in surprise and said, "Today, there are guests at home, and they actually buy so much meat?" ”

Xiaocao didn't explain, but said with a smile: "Well, if you want to entertain more distinguished guests, you can't be too cold!" ”

Put the purchased ingredients on the wheelbarrow pushed by Yu Hai, and she led the way into a rice grain shop in the market. As soon as I entered the shop, I listened to the noise inside, the shouting and scolding of adults, and the crying of children, which was very lively.

Xiaocao stood and listened for a while, and it turned out that the child of the rice grain shop was naughty and accidentally spilled water on a bag of glutinous rice. The owner of the rice grain shop hurriedly rescued, but the glutinous rice was still wet by more than ten catties. Everyone knows that if the rice is drenched in water, it will be completely powdered even if it is dried. These seventeen or eighteen catties of glutinous rice can't be sold!

The shopkeeper's family relied on this small rice grain shop every month, and they could only barely make ends meet, and they lost seventeen or eighteen catties of glutinous rice at once, which was more than 100 yuan, can the shopkeeper not feel distressed? I was reluctant to beat the child, so I could only scold and vent my anger.

"Uncle shopkeeper, this wet glutinous rice, I will pay three pennies a catty, will I sell it?" Xiaocao looked at it and suddenly said loudly.

Her voice was not loud, but the noise in the shop stopped abruptly. The shopkeeper looked at Xiaocao, then at the adults following her, and said softly: "Little girl, after the rice passes through the water, it won't taste good......

"It's not delicious, doesn't mean it can't be eaten? Uncle shopkeeper, you can't sell this rice anyway, so you might as well sell it to me cheaply! Xiaocao smiled sweetly.

The shopkeeper of the rice shop just wanted to say something, but his lady pulled his sleeve and stood up and said: "Little girl, this glutinous rice usually costs eight or nine yuan a catty, if you want it all, at least five yuan a catty, otherwise we might as well keep it for ourselves!" ”

The shopkeeper of the rice grain shop was anxious and angry, watching his daughter-in-law do it in a hurry. His daughter-in-law glared at him fiercely, with an expression of "you dare to speak, the old lady is not finished with you".

Xiaocao shrugged and said, "In that case, the shopkeeper will keep it for herself!" Dad, let's go to the rice grain shop over there......"

The shopkeeper of the rice grain shop hurriedly shook off his daughter-in-law, blocked the way of the father and daughter, and said, "Don't go!" Three texts are three articles! It's a total of nineteen catties, and the glutinous rice is wet, so I'll remove one catty for you......"

Xiaocao saw that the shopkeeper was quite sincere, paid fifty-four wen, asked his father to carry the glutinous rice into the car, and asked the price of flour and rice, and felt that it was fair, so he bought ten catties of flour and five catties of rice. In the rice grain shop, more than 130 wen was spent at once.

Fortunately, today's business is good, just selling braised vegetables earned more than 200 yuan, plus the broken silver of two taels given by the sixth brother, Xiaocao Hua did not feel soft.

From the rice grain shop, Xiaocao went to the grocery store again, and replenished the few seasonings at home, especially when he gritted his teeth and bought half a catty of sugar, it was not enough to spend all the money from selling braised vegetables today. However, think that these seasonings can be used for at least half a month, and they can earn her a few taels of silver. Xiaocao immediately became happy.

The daughter spends money like water, and the money she earns flows out again before it is hot. Yu Hai didn't ask at all, and he didn't even say a word when he bought glutinous rice soaked in water.

On the way back, Xiaocao asked him with a smile: "Dad, I bought soaked glutinous rice, why don't you stop it?" ”

Pushing his daughter's satisfied Yu Hai, he said with a smile: "What our grass bought must be useful." Dad knows that you are not a child who spends money indiscriminately, and besides, even if glutinous rice is useless in your hands, it will not be wasted. Powdered glutinous rice, cooked porridge is much better than bean flour and bean cake! ”

Xiaocao smiled and said, "Thank you dad for your trust, I really have a plan!" The sixth brother said that he wanted me to help cook a table of dishes to entertain the guests, and I thought about making something special. He saved me, and we're going to have to help him grow his face. I'm going to make pearl balls with glutinous rice, which are fragrant and delicious, crystal clear, both visually and tastefully! Guests will love it. Glutinous rice is ground into glutinous rice flour, and you can also use it to make desserts...... Also, it's not bad to make pig blood glutinous rice cakes! ”

Yu Hai saw that his daughter's thin little face was full of confidence, and his heart was happy and proud - the daughter who once thought he couldn't raise could share the burden for him and this family!

When he got home, Xiaocao began to draw up the menu and arrange the ingredients. Pearl balls require a small steamer, and this simple bamboo work naturally makes it difficult for Yu Hai. He didn't care to drink saliva, so he began to chop bamboo and weave a steamer according to his daughter's request.

To make pearl balls, you need salted egg yolks, Xiaocao knocked on the door of the Qian family, and Mao came out of it. When she saw Xiaocao, she was a little surprised and said, "Xiaocao? Why did you come to my aunt's house at this time? ”

Xiaocao asked directly: "Aunt Qian, do you have salted duck eggs at home?" Can you sell me a few? ”

Although the number of duck eggs laid in winter decreases, duck eggs are not so popular, and everyone does not like the fishy smell of duck eggs. In order to facilitate preservation, Mao's pickled the duck eggs with coarse sea salt, and even ate and sold them, and there were still some leftovers.

"Yes! Xiaocao, how many do you want! Salted duck eggs cost a penny! "Mao's temperament is like this, never false, straightforward.

Xiaocao nodded, she liked this straightforward temperament, she was really embarrassed to ask for money without money. She took out ten copper plates from her purse, handed them over and said, "Aunt Qian, bring me ten first, and if you need it later, you will come to your aunt's house to buy it." ”

Mao took out eleven duck eggs from the jar, put them in Xiaocao's basket, and said with a smile: "Our family Qian Wu, I went to your house again this morning to ask for a mouth, and our family doesn't have any good things, so I'll give you one more duck egg!" ”

Although Mao's mouth is unforgiving, he is not a person who loves to take advantage. Qian Wu went to someone's house in the morning and ate two bad fish, which were worth a penny, so he gave an extra duck egg.

Xiaocao didn't shirk, thanked Mao, and went home to go through the menu again in his head. The guests of the sixth brother are northerners, who are not happy with meat and love spicy food...... Pregnant! In the afternoon, I went with my dad to catch a bigger fish and make it into a "boiled fish fillet", and the fish head can also be made into a "chopped pepper fish head"!

Add pearl balls and you have three good dishes. What else is more special? Xiaocao racked his brains...... That's right! Didn't you buy pork belly? She remembered that Aunt Zhou's house dried some dried plum vegetables and borrowed some from her to make "plum vegetables and pork"!

The four dishes are all meat dishes, so you have to have a meat and vegetable match! But at this time of year, where are the fresh vegetables? Xiaocao glanced at the green vegetable seedlings in the yard stretching their leaves in the midday sun, and was reluctant to harm them at this time. If it really doesn't work, just pinch a few larger leaves and make a bowl of "green vegetable and egg drop soup".

After a while, I went to the tofu factory to buy some dried tofu and came back, fried it into fried tofu, marinated it with old marinade, and a plate of "braised tofu" was baked. Or...... Let's have another plate of "sweet and sour cabbage", after all, the ingredients at this time are limited.

Suddenly, "Beijing sauce shredded pork" flashed in her mind, a dish that she likes very much, there shouldn't be one in this era, right? It must be novel and delicious to make, so I deleted the dish "chopped pepper fish head" from the menu in my mind.

Four meats, two vegetables and one soup, plus a staple food - glutinous rice sweet potato cake, two people are definitely more than enough!

In the afternoon, Xiaolian took Xiaoshi to the dock to sell bad fish, and after Yu Hai made the steamer, he took the "bait" prepared by Xiaocao to fish. He received a very important task, that is, to bring back a fish weighing at least five pounds, preferably herring.

Liu was busy cleaning up the pig's head and large intestine brought back by Xiaocao, and planned to brine it out before night. Fang's family, who came to visit the door, saw that she was too busy to be alone, so he also rolled up his sleeves to help. As soon as they got busy, the family couldn't wait to have two more hands on their own.

Xiaocao's task is to take a nap and get up early the next morning to prepare meals.

Sure enough, when it was not dawn, Xiaocao woke up automatically. When she got up, she saw that Liu was already busy in the kitchen, and she had to make breakfast in advance, so that the child's father and daughter could eat enough before setting off.

To make pearl balls, you have to chop the meat filling, but fortunately, the amount needed is not much, and Liu's hemp "bang bang bang" a few times to chop it. Xiaocao mixes the meat filling well, thins it in the palm of the hand, wraps half a duck egg yolk in it, forms meat balls, rolls glutinous rice, and steam it for two quarters of an hour.

The boiled fish fillet is a little troublesome, and it has to be eaten hot, so Xiaocao brought the small tandoor where he decocted the medicine to his father a few days ago, and put a few pieces of charcoal on it when the time comes, and eat hot and spicy boiled fish in the slightly cold sea breeze, which must be very delicious!

Six dishes, one soup and one staple food, the little grass lady was busy for almost an hour to get it. Today, Yu Hai is still pushing a wheelbarrow, and there are not only the braised vegetables to be sold today, but also a table of dishes ordered by the sixth brother.

Along the way, Xiaocao sat on a wheelbarrow, holding two baskets with soup to prevent spills on the road. Then she'll be busy in the morning!

When he arrived at the dock, the sixth brother was already waiting there. The place where he was entertained was the best-looking building in the market, the Lin Family Restaurant. It is said to be the best house, but it is only three half-new mud houses. The sixth brother chartered the only private room in the restaurant, and specially asked Xiaocao to make a table of dishes, which is enough to see how much he attaches importance to the guests.

The sixth brother had to receive a steward of King Jing's Mansion, who was in charge of most of the domestic shipping, and this time the shipping was responsible for the transfer of grain from the south to the north.

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Every Chinese New Year when I gain five pounds, I find that I am afraid that I am more than five pounds.

The underskirt I bought online today arrived, and when I opened it, I felt that the fat skirt definitely didn't fit. When you get home, take off your padded clothes and try it out......

Outcome...... Outcome......

I wear it just right......

Just right......

Good......

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