Chapter Ninety-Nine: Making Tea Eggs
The New Year is getting closer and closer, and Huang Tinghui hurriedly wrote some couplets to some people close to the village and sent them over.
For these relatives, Huang Tinghui naturally will not take any money.
Some friendships are not measured by money.
After sending the couplets to Uncle Erzhu and Uncle Daring's house, Huang Tinghui went home and saw the little girl bowing her waist and stretching out her hand into the chicken coop.
Huang Tinghui walked curiously in the direction of the little girl, and when he got closer, Huang Tinghui asked the little girl, "Lian'er, what are you doing here?" ”
"Husband, there are a lot of eggs!"
"In the past, a lot of eggs were laid, and today there are a lot of them!"
"Husband, look!"
After speaking, the little girl excitedly moved her side away.
A lot of eggs appeared in front of Huang Tinghui.
One, two, three......
Huang Tinghui counted, and there were twelve eggs on one side.
These are all the credit of the little girl, after all, after Huang Tinghui caught these pheasants back, he didn't manage them much.
In addition to those pheasants, there are also the chicks sent by Aunt Erzhu, and the little girl has been cooking.
At the moment pheasants are domesticated, and as for the chicks, they are also raised.
This is naturally all the credit of the little girl.
"Twelve eggs, so many?"
After Huang Tinghui saw these eggs full of eggs, he also showed a surprised expression.
"More than that!"
"It's just today, and there are some saved from the past!"
"Lian'er plans to send some to relatives and friends during the Chinese New Year!"
"My husband always needs some gifts when he comes to his door!"
"Otherwise, it will be unruly!" The little girl said to Huang Tinghui.
In this regard, the little girl thinks more than Huang Tinghui.
"It's good to have a daughter-in-law!"
Huang Tinghui hugged the little milk dog that was swaying over and smiled at the little girl.
"Wangwang......" The little milk dog called twice, and seemed to be a little dissatisfied with Huang Tinghui picking him up.
"Husband, come with me!" The little girl naturally took Huang Tinghui's hand and walked to a corner of the kitchen.
opened the basket covered with a dustpan, and layers of eggs appeared in front of Huang Tinghui.
So much?
Rao was a little mentally prepared, and Huang Tinghui didn't expect that there would be so many eggs in the basket.
"Husband, Lian'er can do it!"
Huang Tinghui said with a smile: "Well, it seems to be capable!" ”
"That's it!"
Hearing Huang Tinghui's praise, the little girl said very complacently.
How did she know what Huang Tinghui meant by what he said.
After all, the old driver is the most hidden.
"Lian'er, have you ever seen a tea egg?" Huang Tinghui seemed to suddenly think of something, and he asked the little girl.
"What?"
"What is a tea egg?" The little girl asked a little strangely.
She had never heard of eggs made from tea leaves.
Sure enough, there are no tea eggs in this world.
At least in Huang Tinghui's memory, in what he saw and heard when he came to this world.
None of the tea eggs exist.
It is rumored that tea eggs were originally invented by Fang Lu of the Shang Dynasty, but the rumors are just rumors, and they may not be true.
After all, tea eggs were born in the folk, and the specific birth is impossible to study.
Compared to the other world, this world seems to have a lot less variety in terms of food.
"Do you remember the tea that Lu Gongzi and Chen Qiuniang gave us last time?"
"Today, my husband will make you a tea egg to taste!"
In Huang Tinghui's mind, such an idea was suddenly born.
"The tea sent by Sister Qiu Niang, husband, it seems to be the West Lake Longjing!"
"I heard Sister Qiu Niang say that it is a good tea ...... the best tea."
Hearing Huang Tinghui's idea, the little girl was stunned.
Although for the farmer, eggs are already a precious enough ingredient.
But compared to the tea that only rich people can afford, eggs are really nothing.
The husband actually wanted to use the best "West Lake Longjing" to get eggs.
The little girl naturally won't accept it.
She even wanted to stretch out her hand and touch Huang Tinghui's forehead to see if her husband was hot and cold.
Looking at the little girl's impatient eyes, Huang Tinghui said helplessly: "Your husband is not harmful, but the taste of the tea eggs is absolutely good!" ”
"I won't lose the name of West Lake Longjing!"
"Oh!" The little girl nodded, and she replied in a daze.
She has always supported her husband's decision unconditionally.
It's just that Fang was particularly surprised.
"That's good!" Huang Tinghui rubbed the little girl's head dotingly, and said with a smile.
"By the way, you are not allowed to tell Chen Qiuniang and Lu Daoming!"
"Otherwise, they'll be!"
Huang Tinghui suddenly thought of something, and he said to the little girl.
If you let Lu Daoming and Chen Qiuniang know that Huang Tinghui used West Lake Longjing to cook eggs.
It's no wonder that the two of them are not angry and half dead.
Unfortunately, Huang Tinghui is really not very interested in tea, so West Lake Longjing might as well be used to boil tea eggs.
At least this tea egg is suitable for all ages.
After making up his mind, Huang Tinghui immediately stopped hesitating.
Take the eggs and prepare the tea leaves.
Huang Tinghui started work.
Tea eggs are not difficult to make, and compared to later generations, many spices are not available.
However, there is one practice with spices, and there is another practice without spices.
Huang Tinghui has made tea eggs many times before, so he doesn't panic.
In Huang Tinghui's memory, the Qing Dynasty gourmand Yuan Mei recorded in detail the process of making tea eggs in his book "Suiyuan Food List".
And this is the earliest and most systematic book that can be examined to introduce the practice of tea eggs.
"100 eggs, boiled with one or two salts, coarse tea leaves, and two incense sticks."
"For example, fifty eggs, only use five coins of salt, add or subtract according to the number, and you can make snacks!"
With the advice of such a top foodie, Huang Tinghui just needs to do what he says.
Placing a certain number of eggs in a pot filled with water, Huang Tinghui added firewood to the stove.
The firewood made a "crackling" burning sound, and the firewood in the stove burned vigorously.
The orange flame kept beating, and the little girl pulled the bellows hard, and the water in the pot was soon boiled.
Huang Tinghui counted the time, and after it was almost over, he fished out the tea eggs from the boiling water.
Allow the eggs to cool and break the shells one by one.
After getting the eggs, Huang Tinghui put all the eggs back into the pot.
Add the tea leaves, salt, and other things that have been prepared long ago.
Cover the pot and simmer over low heat.
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