Chapter 31: Deliberation
After talking to Boss Zhang about vinegar, Yunzhu bought a lot of raw materials for making mash, because this time in addition to making mash, she also had to prepare raw materials to hoard vinegar, in addition, Yunzhu also specially bought a few catties of mung beans, she wanted to try if she could give birth to bean sprouts.
In her previous life, Yunzhu's favorite dish included bean sprouts, of course, it was limited to mung bean sprouts, although the soybean sprouts tasted good, but she just didn't like it.
Mung bean sprouts are made from mung beans, in the previous life, every New Year or festival, Yunzhu's grandmother would buy some mung beans, and then give birth to a large pot of mung bean sprouts.
There are many ways to make mung bean sprouts, such as blanching them with boiling water, and then eating them with mixed food, or they can be fried with oil, and mung bean sprouts can be put in soup and noodles, which can be said to be definitely a good thing at a good price.
In addition, mung bean sprouts also have high medicinal value, in the view of traditional Chinese medicine, mung bean sprouts are cool and sweet, not only can clear the heat of summer, pass the meridians, detoxify, but also tonify the kidney, diuretic, reduce swelling, nourish yin and yang, regulate the five organs, beautify the skin, promote dampness and heat, and can also lower blood lipids and soften blood vessels.
Not only that, during the germination process of mung beans, vitamin C will increase a lot, and some of the protein will also be broken down into amino acids required by various people, which can reach seven times the original content of mung beans, so the nutritional value of mung bean sprouts is greater than that of mung beans.
Of course, although Yunzhu knows these benefits in his heart, some of them can't be said, such as vitamin C, which is what the ancients didn't know, but just talking about these things in traditional Chinese medicine is enough for Yunzhu to say.
After buying things, Yun Zhu invited the Ning family father and son to have a meal in the town, and bought some food for Yun Niang, and then Ning Yi drove the donkey cart back to the village.
On the way home, Yunzhu was very happy, anyway, everything went smoothly today, although in her opinion, Qiu Niang was a little reluctant to buy vinegar, but she believed that it would not be long before Qiu Niang would take the initiative to find her.
"Yunzhu, what are you going to do when you buy mung beans?" After such a long period of contact, the father and son of the Ning family have become accustomed to Yunzhu buying something every time they come to town, and they will only ask curiously when Yunzhu buys something that they have not bought before.
"Raw sprouts." Answering with a smile, Yunzhu has seen that the mung beans he bought have grown a large pot of bean sprouts, and then he can make cold bean sprouts and vinegar bean sprouts. Thinking that he would soon be able to cook the dishes he loved in his previous life, Yun Zhu couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
"Raw sprouts? Mung beans can still be ...... Sprouts? Ning Yi was in a hurry, so all the questions were asked by Ning Lin, of course, Ning Yi just missed listening, he was in a hurry, and he bent his ears to know what this raw bean sprout was.
"Well, Brother Ning Lin, I can't explain it to you clearly, when my sprouts are born, you will know, and then I will make something delicious for you and Uncle Ning." frowned a little distressedly, if she wanted to say how to make bean sprouts, she knew herself, but she really couldn't say the specific explanation.
"Okay, then don't forget." As soon as he heard that there was something delicious, Ning Lin smiled and nodded, and even Ning Yi couldn't help but look forward to it.
Back in the village, Yunzhu followed the Ning family father and son to the Ning family, in addition to soaking the glutinous rice, it was necessary to follow the steps of raw bean sprouts, and the things Yunzhu had bought, she was a little apprehensive in her heart, for fear that she would not succeed this time.
Wash all the mung beans, pick out some of the deflated and bad ones, then drain the mung beans and put them in the basin she has prepared.
Because he was afraid that one pot would fail, Yunzhu bought several pots, so that even if one failed, the rest might still be successful.
Boil the water, add boiling water to the basin in a ratio of about 2 to 1, then stir with a spatula, and stir until the water temperature has completely cooled, and then place the basin in a cool place overnight.
In order to prevent rats and insects, Yunzhu also specially covered a lid made of gauze.
After everything was done, Yunzhu sat next to the mountain spring water of the Ning family and drank a lot of water.
"I'll get the rest tomorrow, Uncle Ning, thank you so much, if you hadn't provided me with such a place and helped me, I would definitely not be like this." Ning Yi was also sitting next to the mountain spring water, picking out the herbs that he had taken back from Yong'an Hall today, when he heard Yun Zhu say this, Ning Yi looked up at her, and then said with a smile.
"What's polite to my uncle? It's not a big deal, my house is empty and empty, and it's good to be able to help you. ”
Hearing Ning Yi say this, Yun Zhu's heart became more and more moved, and after she was silent for a moment, she spoke about her thoughts in the recent period.
"Uncle Ning, I have nearly sixty taels of savings during this period of time, and I will definitely have more time to run around the town in the future, I wonder if we should get a donkey cart ourselves, right? Otherwise, I always borrow from others, and it's okay for a day or two, but after a long time, I'm afraid that people are also unwilling. While speaking, Yun Zhu looked at Ning Yi's reaction, although the money was his own, he was a child in the eyes of others after all, and it was better to listen to adults for some words.
After listening to Yunzhu, Ning Yi suddenly fell silent, he had also thought about this problem in the past few days, although he was a neighbor, he basically didn't charge money for medical treatment on weekdays, but during this time, he borrowed donkeys from others very frequently, and it was inevitable that it would be bad after a long time, and he didn't want to give money to the other party, so it was really not a problem to borrow all the time.
"Uncle Ning, how much does this donkey cost?" After all, Yunzhu has only been here for a short time, so he doesn't know what the market of this livestock is.
"Although this donkey is not as good as an ox, it is also an animal that can contribute, and a cow is about ten taels of silver, but I am afraid that this donkey will not be missing. Well, I'll ask someone to inquire, and if there's a suitable one, I'll tell you. Hearing Yunzhu ask, Ning Yi thought for a while, and then replied, he also thought about it just now, now Yunzhu has to go to the town from time to time, instead of owing favors, it is really better to buy one yourself, although it costs a lot of silver, but after all, the money and debts are easy to say, and the favors are difficult to repay!
"Uncle Ning, if there is a suitable one, you can look at it, you can just settle it, I believe in you, besides, I have a child's family, you just told me, I don't understand, after I buy it, I will put it in your house, I will go up the mountain to get the forage, and you can help me take care of it." Yunzhu looked at Ning Yi and said with a smile, Ning Yi nodded with a smile when he heard her say this.
After discussing things, Yun Zhu looked at the sky, and then said goodbye to the Ning family father and son, and returned to the Yun family, today it was the Wang family who cooked, so Yun Zhu went directly back to the backyard, Yun was sewing and mending Yun Zhu's clothes, and when he saw her coming back, he greeted her with a smile.
"Mother, I'm back." Hearing Yun's voice, Yun Zhu couldn't help but smile, she took out a hundred yuan and handed it to Yun's hand, "Mother, this is the money I used to sell herbs this time." ”
"Alas, my pearl keeps making money at home, but I, a mother, can only make trouble for my daughter." Looking at the money in his hand, Yun couldn't help but sigh, Yun Zhu heard her say this, for fear that she would have other thoughts, so she quickly reached out and grabbed Yun's arm, and said with a smile.
"Mother, didn't you say this to your daughter? The money I earn is your money, I'm so old, isn't it normal for you to enjoy the blessings of your daughter? ”
Hearing Yun Zhu say this, Yun smiled and patted her hand on his arm, "Mother is happy." ”
After staring at Yun Shi carefully for a while, seeing that the expression on her face really didn't look like a joke, Yun Zhu breathed a sigh of relief and took out the food she bought for Yun Shi from her body. "Mother, this is the candied fruit I bought for you, when you take medicine, your mouth is bitter, you just take a piece of it, and there is a chicken leg, you can carry some people on your back when you eat it, if my second aunt finds out, I don't know what to say!"
"You child, spend money in a mess, this candied fruit is accepted, this chicken leg is left for you to eat, you are the time to grow your body, you should eat more, besides, my mother doesn't like meat." Saying strange words, but Yun's face was still full of love, she pushed the chicken leg in front of her daughter, and said softly.
"Mother, I ate meat buns in the town today, and this chicken leg is for you." Hearing Yun Shi say that he didn't like to eat meat, Yun Zhu only felt a sour nose, and tears almost fell out.
Yunzhu knows very well in her heart that the parents don't like to eat because they are reluctant to eat and want to leave good things to their children, so they will say that, in this era, let alone eating chicken legs, if you want to eat a piece of meat, you have to wait until the Chinese New Year.
"That's for you to eat, and you're going to have to grow one." Yun was very persistent, she reached out and touched Yun Zhu's head, "Mother's pearl grows up, and then I can make money for my mother!" ”
"Then let's eat together, if you don't eat it, I won't eat it either, this chicken leg is bought with money, it's so hot in summer, if you don't eat it today, it will be bad tomorrow, and you will have to throw it away then." As she spoke, Yun Zhu opened the oiled paper bag containing the chicken legs, revealing the fragrant chicken legs inside, she handed the chicken legs to Yun's mouth, and then stared straight at Yun's eyes.
Seeing Yun Zhu like this, Yun Shi's eyes were slightly red, she nodded with a smile, opened her mouth and took a bite of a small piece of chicken thigh, "Well, it's delicious, Zhu'er can taste it too." ”
Seeing that Yun Shi ate it, Yun Zhu took the chicken leg in front of her, she saw it very clearly just now, Yun Shi was reluctant to eat it, so she only took a small bite, but for Yun Zhu, she hoped that her mother could eat more, so she leaned to her lips, took a bite smaller than Yun's, and then handed it back.
"If my mother eats less, I will be smaller than my mother's food, so mother, if you want your daughter to eat more, you can eat bigger."
In the end, the chicken leg was eaten by the mother and daughter, but in Yunzhu's heart, this picture remained in her heart forever, until a long time later, when she thought of today's picture, she still felt that her eyes were hot......