Chapter 91: Recognizing Reality
Zhang Sijiu originally wanted to make an iron pot, which was specially used to cook tea eggs.
As a result, after going to the blacksmith shop and asking about the price, she silently took her leave.
It was a luxury she couldn't afford.
I can only look up to that kind of thing silently for the time being.
Then, turning her head, she went to buy a large casserole.
The eggs were purchased in the village, and a total of fifty eggs were collected, just enough to cook a full pot.
Zhang Sijiu's ingredients were all bought from Cheng Wanli Pharmacy - yes, star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom, etc., all of them are traditional Chinese medicine, and in the pharmacy, they can be said to have everything.
This money directly spent the money that Zhang Sijiu spent to sell dried fungus, and even owed Yang Yuanding a sum.
Yang Yuanding was very arrogant: "You can just write a note, you don't need to write a deadline, when there is a time for me." ”
He didn't say anything directly to Zhang Sijiu.
Zhang Sijiu also wrote an IOU very neatly.
Then, the two went to Yang Yuanding's house to cook eggs.
The first time I boiled eggs, everyone was a little nervous.
Especially Zhaoyin - she watched Zhang Sijiu boil out a pot of braised soup, and tasted it from time to time to make sure of the taste.
Yes, Zhang Sijiu only knows the general formula, and the rest can only be explored slowly. But fortunately, Cheng Wanli had already heard about it, and probably told her about the medicinal properties of these spices, and asked her to go back and try to match them herself.
Just for the taste, Zhang Sijiu spent almost a whole afternoon.
So much so that the entire backyard of the county government was wafting with a strong smell of spices.
This spice smell has changed from strange at the beginning to a little mellow and seductive.
Yang Yuanzhang and Yang Yuanfeng were also attracted to it, and they also stared at the brown pot of soup in the pot at this time.
The similar faces of the three brothers were the same nervous.
It looks a bit like a set of three figures of different sizes.
Zhang Sijiu couldn't help but want to laugh a little, so after tasting it, he simply sold Guan Zi and didn't speak.
In the end, it was Zhaoyin who couldn't hold his breath the most, and he couldn't hold back his anxiety: "How is it?" Okay? ”
At the end of this afternoon, if it doesn't work, CMB feels that this day is really unbearable! It's too hard!
The three brothers also urged silently with their eyes.
Zhang Sijiu handed over the spoon reservedly: "Try it?" ”
After one person tasted the braised soup, the four people had strange expressions.
Especially for Yang Yuanzhang, Yang Yuanfeng, and Zhaoyin, this is a fresh taste that has never been tried, and for a while, it only feels strange.
Only Yang Yuanding blinked: "There is no such spice smell." I can't taste any spice alone. Looks like it's time to boil eggs? ”
Zhang Sijiu nodded, ready to boil eggs.
Don't underestimate boiled eggs, boiling eggs is also a technical job.
The first time the eggs are boiled for a long time, they are too old, and the taste is not good, and then the flavor of the braised eggs will be affected.
However, if the time is too short and the protein is not fully coagulated, there is a risk of leaking out directly after knocking.
And with so many eggs boiled together, it is easy for many eggs to crack due to uneven heating - these eggs must not be processed into braised eggs later.
Zhang Sijiu washed the dirt on the skin of the eggs one by one before putting them in a pot of cold water and starting to cook.
When the pot boiled, it boiled for about three minutes, and then I took the time to take out all the eggs. Then put it directly into the bucket of cold water - at this time, this step cannot be omitted. Otherwise, it will be difficult to peel the egg skin perfectly in the future. There will always be egg whites stuck to the egg skin.
But even so, there were still four or five eggs that were fried, and they were boiled directly to crack, all of them in strange shapes, full of imagination.
Zhang Sijiu left them behind, and directly ate them one by one - the three brothers of the Yang family did not dislike it, but felt a little novel: It turns out that such an interesting thing can happen to boiled eggs?
Of course, that egg must not be tasty. Not only is it not fragrant enough, but it is also very light. Peel off the water in one hand.
Zhaoyin and Zhang Sijiu ate very cherished.
After eating, Zhang Sijiu fished out the eggs, put them in a wooden basin, and let Zhaoyin hold them and shake them - so that the cracked egg skin would not fall, only cracks.
Later, Yang Yuanfeng thought this thing was very interesting, so he took it and tried it, and couldn't help but get addicted to it.
If it weren't for the limited number of eggs and the fact that he couldn't hit them for a long time, he felt like he could still play for half a day.
Before putting the eggs into the braised soup, Zhang Sijiu also checked it roughly and hit the eggs that were not broken enough thoroughly.
This time, Zhang Sijiu didn't boil the eggs for too long, and after the soup boiled, he turned off the heat directly.
If you leave it like this overnight, you'll be completely in tomorrow morning.
Now that the night has gradually cooled, I am not afraid of breaking, just right.
If it is a little hotter, Zhang Sijiu can only maintain the temperature of the braised soup all night to ensure that the bacteria will not spoil the braised soup.
The next morning, Zhang Si got up early in the morning at dawn and went directly into the city with CMB.
Xu gave the two of them a steamed bun and let them nibble on the way to cushion their stomachs.
Zhang Sijiu was a little impatient along the way - mainly because it was too late to finish boiling the eggs yesterday, and she didn't have time to test the success or failure of the eggs, and she remembered this thing a little bit all night. So I'm eager to see the effect.
When he arrived at the county office, Yang Yuanding also got up. And they lit the stove - and when they came, the pot was about to be opened.
Then, Zhang Sijiu fished out two boiled eggs, one for Yang Yuanding, and the other for her and Zhaoyin.
The eggs are still a little hot, but everyone can't wait.
The egg white is no longer snow-white, but a light brown with deep lines - the marks of cracks in the eggshell.
But when I look at it at first, it still feels beautiful.
Zhang Sijiu and Zhaoyin broke half of the eggs, and Yang Yuanding was a little sad: "Why don't I share it with you——"
But Zhang Sijiu stopped him: "That egg of yours is counted in the rent." You can eat with peace of mind. ”
Yang Yuanding was full of sadness and became speechless: ......
He decided to bow his head and eat eggs, ignoring Zhang Sijiu.
Zhang Sijiu has already tasted the taste of eggs - well, it's not salty enough, you can add some soy sauce when you go back, but it's very delicious. This egg can be beaten to seven points.
For the first time, Zhang Sijiu was very satisfied with a passing grade.
The highest praise is CMB.
Almost with pious solemnity, Zhaoyin took the first bite of the egg.
Then I found that the taste of this egg is different from the taste I imagined.
And it's very different.
Her eyes lit up: "It's delicious!" It's delicious! Jiu Niang, you are so amazing! ”
Yang Yuanding also nodded: "Put more salt next time, the rest is perfect." ”
CMB expressed incredulity: "Why can you still find fault with such delicious food?" ”
Zhang Sijiu and Yang Yuanding glanced at each other: Because we have eaten too many times?