Chapter 60 Stone Rice, Dried Ginger Tea and Pickle Rice
After listening to Sister-in-law Huang's story, Ming Dai opened a sack and rummaged through it, and sure enough, she saw a lot of stones.
She frowned, how to eat this, she didn't want to be a tooth.
After thinking about it, she poured out the amount to be boiled at noon today and handed it to Sister-in-law Huang.
"Sister-in-law, you don't have to do anything later, can you pick out the meal you want to eat at noon today?"
Before Sister-in-law Huang came, Aunt Huang had already explained that everything in the kitchen was up to Xiao Ming.
Therefore, she nodded happily, took the basin, pulled Liu Guoqiang, who was settling accounts on the side, requisitioned his table, and the two began to look for stones.
Ming Dai looked at the pot that Zhou Sinian was burning, and it was already boiling.
She walked over to her back basket, pulled out a packet of oiled paper, went to the pot, poured the contents of the oiled paper into the pot, and covered the pot.
"Zhou Sinian, add another piece of wood, and then follow me to wash the vegetables."
Zhou Sinian obediently did so, just looked at the cauldron with the lid on it and frowned, looking unhappy, obviously dissatisfied with what Ming Dai put in behind.
One man took a basket, picked up two baskets of cabbage, and walked towards the river.
On the way, I saw a shed that also started to cook rice, the same stewed Chinese cabbage.
Ming Dai looked at the cabbage he threw into the pot, not only did the yellow leaves not be removed, but also the roots were still covered with mud, and she was instantly disgusted.
The other party also saw them, was stunned for a moment, and then guessed that they were going to the river to wash vegetables, snorted coldly, and scolded them for being hypocritical.
This person shouldn't have seen Zhou Sinian, otherwise he wouldn't be cheap, but fortunately, Zhou Sinian didn't understand what he said.
Soon, the two of them came back after washing the vegetables, and Mingdai began to chop the vegetables, chopping all the cabbage and putting it in a large pot for later use.
Sister-in-law Huang also picked out the stones in the grain.
Let Huang's sister-in-law wash the grain, and Ming Dai scooped up the boiled ginger water in the cauldron and put it in a crockpot to keep warm.
Quickly brush the pot yourself and start cooking.
Zhou Sinian saw the dried ginger boiling water scooped out, sat back on the stove and started to burn the fire, and grabbed a handful of chestnuts and baked them on the stove, eating while burning, eating a circle of black beard, not happy.
Ming Dai didn't care about him, and worked on her own.
Heat the oil, shovel a large piece of lard, and put it in the pot for ten miles.
Sister-in-law Huang looked very distressed, and wanted to remind Ming Dai that these oils should be used at least until the end of the month!
Ignoring her mother-in-law's instructions, she finally chose to shut up.
Take out the dried ginger in the crockpot for secondary use, put it in the meat oil and stir-fry until fragrant, then put some cabbage gangs, add water, pour the washed grains and start cooking.
Sister-in-law Huang didn't expect to be able to cook like this, and she was a little surprised, but she was also very happy to reduce the process of brushing the pot and stir-frying.
Ming Dai found her and Zhou Sinian's rice bowls, and asked for Huang Sister-in-law and Liu Guoqiang's bowls, put a pinch of brown sugar at the bottom of each bowl, and added dry ginger tea in the crockpot, so that the two of them could drink it first.
Zhou Sinian put a big spoon in the tea jar, he was satisfied, no longer disgusted, a mouthful of brown sugar ginger tea and a mouthful of sugar fried chestnuts happily.
Liu Guoqiang also followed Sister-in-law Huang to squat by the stove and suck brown sugar ginger tea.
This thing is expensive, and only the little daughter-in-law who gave birth to a child can drink a few sips, and Liu Guoqiang, as an old man, is really the first time to drink it.
After a while, the unique aroma of grains mixed with fat came from the multigrain rice in the pot, Ming Dai lifted the heavy wooden lid of the pot, picked up the shovel and stirred, and poured all the cabbage gangs in the big iron basin into it.
Stir well and simmer again.
Ten minutes later, the gong sounded.
Ming Dai lifted the lid of the pot, poured the cabbage leaves into it, grabbed a handful of salt, stirred well, and re-covered the pot.
"Zhou Sinian, you don't need to add firewood!"
Zhou Sinian nodded, sorted out the firewood at the door of the stove and put it on the firewood pile at the back.
Soon, the villagers who had left work in Liujiawan came, and they came with more than 60 people this time, and they drove all night and worked all morning, and they were already hungry.
Ming Dai called out to Sister-in-law Huang: "Sister-in-law, you find two people to help, pick up ginger tea and scoop a bowl for each person in the queue outside, go to the cold first, and I will serve the rice immediately." ”
Aunt Huang nodded, and immediately called her man and third brother to come over, carrying the jar and following her to share the ginger tea.
Everyone didn't expect to have ginger tea to drink, and they were very happy, the hot ginger tea burned into the stomach, and the tired and cold body was finally able to stand up straight.
In previous years, there was no such treatment, and sure enough, it was the most correct choice for the captain to choose Xiao Mingzhiqing to cook!
In the shed, Ming Dai also scooped all the rice into the iron basin, Zhou Sinian carried the basin to the table at the door, everyone stretched their necks to watch, but no one dared to squeeze up.
I saw that in the big iron basin with potholes, the tender green cabbage leaves, the crispy cabbage gang, and the oily multigrain rice were very attractive.
"Okay, let's come over after drinking ginger tea."
Ming Dai stood in front with a big shovel, Zhou Sinian pinched the chestnuts and followed behind, the people at the scene came to receive the meal honestly, and no one dared to question whether Xiao Mingzhiqing gave more or less.
After all, there is a Zhou Sinian behind him.
Looking at the rice full of half a tea jar, there are vegetables, rice and oil flowers, it is even better than what you eat at home!
When someone eats, he carefully goes through his mouth several times, but he doesn't find any pebbles, and he is immediately surprised.
"My mother! Is this still stone rice? Why don't you have a pebble?! ”
The others who had eaten also echoed it, and those who did not arrive stretched their necks to listen, very curious.
Sister-in-law Huang, who came back with a clay pot, raised her chin proudly: "That's Xiao Mingzhiqing who asked us to pick out the stones!" Otherwise, I'm going to have to get out of your teeth! ”
laughed at the scene, and was more grateful to Sister-in-law Huang and Xiao Mingzhiqing.
Building a reservoir and being in charge of cooking is a job with oil and water, and in previous years, the relatives of the village leaders were in charge, but they had never been so concerned.
Whether it was the villagers or the educated youth, they were extremely satisfied with the meal at noon, and Song Lanlan, who was still talking sour words, shut up after eating.
Only Liu Yan, who was crying while eating, cursed Ming Dai in her heart for being a sycophant and hugged the captain's thigh, so she got the job of cooking.
If she was allowed to come, she would definitely cook even better than this, with oil and salt, how could it not be delicious!
When everyone got the meal, Ming Dai beckoned Sister-in-law Huang and the two brothers of the Liu family to come and serve the meal, and she left enough food for a few people in the pot.
Sister-in-law Huang looked at the obviously extra amount of food in the bowl of the man and the third brother, and smiled more sincerely at Ming Dai.
"Okay girl, you guys go to eat too, rest after eating, and I'll brush the pots and dishes for the rest!"
Ming Dai was not polite to her, and sat in the shed with Zhou Sinian with a rice jar to eat.
Although Zhou Sinian dislikes this simple version of the rice, he has no habit of wasting it, but he eats it a little fiercely.
Ming Dai dug into his back basket and took out five vegetable dumplings for him and stuffed them into his rice bowl to bury them.
"Eat it when it's warm, you eat this first."
He took out a piece of brown sugar cake again.
Zhou Sinian immediately put down the tea jar and ate happily with the brown sugar cake.
Ming Dai deliberately controlled the amount of food given to him, because she found that he could eat as much as he was given, and he would never leave food left.
Ming Dai opened her kimchi jar, sandwiched a few pieces and put them in the tea jar of the two, and then ate it slowly.
Multigrain rice is really stinging compared to rice, but fortunately, the flavor of the grain itself at this time is very strong, and with the stimulation of oil, it tastes delicious and not unpalatable.