Chapter 946: The selfish and vain female supporting role (43)
"Why is this kiln divided into upper and lower floors?"
The roasted whole lamb still needed some heat, so Xu Mingrui and his son simply squatted in rows and observed the roasting kiln.
The bottom is the stove, which can burn firewood or charcoal.
Above the stove is a kiln belly of about one cubic meter, with a retractable grill installed, and the top is the smoke exhaust port.
But after careful observation, I found that there were two small ovens built on both sides of the stove.
"The lower floor can also be baked? It's just so small, what can it be baked on?"
Xu Yin glanced at her uncle, winked at Haohao, and said with a smile: "I can bake biscuits and bread. Today I baked egg tarts."
Haohao cheered: "It's so exciting!"
Xu Yin took out her phone and looked at the time. It was almost ready.
She put on insulated gloves, pinched the iron ring on the outside of the small oven, and pulled it out. The small drawer-style oven was pulled out, with twelve egg tarts neatly arranged inside.
There are also twelve on the other side.
The small oven with two sides can bake twenty-four egg tarts at one time.
As soon as the egg tarts came out of the oven, the milky aroma tempted Haohao to drool: "Sister, the egg tarts are so delicious!"
"I'll put it on a small plate for you and let it cool down before you eat it."
"I'll get the plates and tongs."
Xu Mingrui strode back into the house, and soon came out with clips and plates.
Also coming out together were Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Yanqun.
"I heard that Yinyin also baked egg tarts? No wonder I said they taste so delicious!"
"Hey! This egg tart looks great! It looks delicious!"
At this time, a few little heads poked their heads in at the door of the courtyard. They were the left-behind children in the village.
Xu Yin waved to them: "Come in and play!"
When she was grafting fruit trees, she dried the branches she cut off from the top of the cherry tree and brought them home to use as firewood. The children helped her push the cart.
Xu Yin helped them wash their hands and gave each of them an egg tart.
"Our family roasted a kid today. You go home and tell the adults that you can come over and eat the lamb at noon."
The leading child shook his head: "You can't eat at Sister Yinyin's house."
The elders at home have taught them that they should go out to play and come back to play, but they cannot stay at other people's homes to eat.
"Bring some meat skewers back later."
Xu Yin also marinated some tendons, either mutton or beef. After the roasted whole lamb was cooked, she skewered it with bamboo skewers and put it on the grill, using the remaining heat of the charcoal fire to grill it, turning it several times.
Sprinkle with homemade seasonings and you'll have delicious grilled lamb and beef skewers.
The children licked their sweet lips after finishing the egg tarts, smelled the overbearing fragrance in the air, and took a deep breath. It smelled really good!
My grandparents only said not to eat at other people’s houses, but they didn’t say you couldn’t bring meat skewers back, so it should be okay, right?
"Yinyin, what are you baking at home? Why does it smell so good?"
Aunt Guo from next door couldn't help but walked in.
The houses at the foot of the mountain have large yards, and the houses are quite far apart, at least forty or fifty meters apart. Even so, you can still smell the domineering aroma of roasted whole lamb.
Not long after the neighbor to the east came, the neighbor to the west also came.
When he learned that Xu Yin was roasting a whole sheep, he asked enviously: "Don't you get a lot of money for a whole sheep?"
Xu Yin said: "I asked my friend who runs the store to bring it with me when I buy it, so it's much cheaper than buying it in the market. This one costs 360."
"That's very cheap!" Jiang Yanqun said in surprise, "I remember there was a mutton restaurant in Nancheng. A roasted whole lamb sold for 1,300 or 400 yuan. I think it is much smaller than this."
"The mutton restaurant is highly profitable."
"Yinyin, if you have this opportunity, you can open a mutton restaurant in the town. You will definitely make a lot of money."
Aunt Guo, you tell me one sentence at a time.
Xu Yin said with a smile: "When opening a store, there are many factors to consider, including store rent, employee wages, and reasonable profits."
That’s right!
Opening a store is not that easy.
"But you have a roasting kiln at home. If you want to eat it, buy a sheep and roast it yourself. It's much more cost-effective than buying it from outside."
Three hundred and sixty-one young lambs may sound expensive, but they taste so delicious when roasted, and I wouldn't be reluctant to eat them as a sacrifice once in a while.
"I bought a pheasant a few days ago, and it cost more than 300 yuan!" Mrs. Jiang felt that she had lost a lot, and she felt very sad. "A chicken only weighs a few pounds, so I might as well buy a whole sheep."
"What kind of chicken is so expensive?" Aunt Guo asked in surprise, "Isn't it a medicinal chicken that grew up eating ginseng?"
"Where! It's just an ordinary hen. It doesn't taste as good as the ones raised by the Yinyin family!"
Mrs. Jiang complained a lot.
"So you have to have a way to buy things. If you don't have a way, it's easy to get slaughtered." Xu Mingrui concluded, turning to discuss with her niece, "Yin Yin, if you can still buy mutton, how about ordering one for my uncle before the year?"
During the Chinese New Year, my uncle will treat you to a roast whole lamb meal."
Xu Yin nodded: "Yes, yes, but I also ordered a small suckling pig for the Chinese New Year. Then I will roast a suckling pig for you to try."
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Roast suckling pig!!!
Xu Yin’s baking kiln is famous!
I originally thought it was just like an outdoor stove, capable of simmering sweet potatoes, roasting chickens and ducks, etc. But I didn’t expect that it could also cook roasted whole lamb and roasted suckling pig.
There are still about ten days before the Chinese New Year, and they can't imagine the smell of roasted suckling pig, but the aroma of roasted whole lamb can be smelled by everyone living at the entrance of the village. The rich and domineering aroma of roasted lamb is so greedy that it makes people scratch their hearts and lungs.
My family was in good condition, so I couldn't help but come to Xu's house and ask him:
"Uncle Mingkang, if I buy a lamb, can you ask sister Yinyin to help me make a roasted whole lamb during the Chinese New Year? I can pay for the processing fee."
"Mingkang, my son's work unit distributed a frozen lamb leg and a box of steaks during the Chinese New Year. The lamb skewers I tasted at your house that day were really good with wine, but I don't have a kiln at home and can't make the same flavor. If Yin Yin has time,
, can you help us grill it? Half a box of steaks will be paid for the processing fee, and we will pay for the charcoal ourselves."
Xu's father did not agree on the spot and only said to ask his daughter.
"Yinyin isn't at home?"
"She followed her mother to the mountains to dig bamboo shoots."
Qianjin Village is surrounded by mountains. Some belong to Qianjin Village, some belong to the neighboring village, and some are common to both villages.
On the mountain closest to the village, fruit trees were planted in the name of the village collective in the early 1980s, and were later contracted to individuals. There are several surrounding mountains that no one has contracted, and the vegetation on the mountains has always grown wild.
This month before and after New Year's Eve is regarded as the leisure season for fruit farmers. They have nothing to do, so they carry bamboo baskets, hoes, and sickles to dig bamboo shoots in some distant mountains.
Last year was the peak season for winter bamboo shoots. I was lucky enough to find a bamboo shoot nest, and I was able to dig out several large bamboo shoots one after another, and I could fill the bamboo basket in a short time.
In addition to winter bamboo shoots, you can occasionally dig spring bamboo shoots.
The spring bamboo shoots now are at their tenderest and freshest, and are much more delicious than those harvested after the New Year.
The price of spring bamboo shoots during the Chinese New Year period also remains high.
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When entertaining guests during the first month of the year, there is a dish made of spring bamboo shoots, which is definitely the highlight of the vegetable world.