The two of them spoke in code, saying they expressed their feelings to each other, but it always seemed like there was a layer of veil between them.
Even so, Yu Jian was so excited that she couldn't sleep all night. When the sky was dark, she squinted for a while and was woken up by the sound of Yu Yuan's kitten scratching the door.
After opening the door, he climbed back on the bed and hugged the quilt in a daze. Yu Yuan kicked off his shoes and climbed into the quilt in a familiar manner, holding his head and looking at her seriously.
Yu Jian shivered from the cold wind brought up by him when he lifted the quilt, and asked him funnyly: "What are you doing?"
Yu Yuan looked over and over suspiciously, always feeling that something was wrong with her, but he couldn't explain it, so he could only act as a sounding board: "Grandma called you for breakfast."
Yu Jianguo got up early in the morning and simmered the casserole porridge. The rice grains were cooked thick and fragrant, and he added raw fish fillets. The slices were thin and crystal clear. The fish skin was slightly rolled up, blooming like plum blossoms in the twelfth lunar month.
Yu Jian drank two bowls in a row before putting down her chopsticks with satisfaction, "It's so comfortable to drink raw fish porridge on a cold day."
Yu Yuan nodded vigorously while chewing side dishes, and took a big mouthful of warm fish porridge.
"Grandma, where is Xiao Yuanzi?" In the blink of an eye, Yu Yuan disappeared. Yu Jian sat next to her grandma and watched her hook the wool in her hand. The coil was wrapped around her little finger, and the hook needle was pressed against her index finger.
, once, and again.
The old lady knits clothes for her children every year, ranging from sweaters to socks. Even though it is very convenient to buy things now, Yu Jian still likes to wear the woolen socks she knitted. The thin and soft cotton threads are connected to the seams.
Very smooth.
She held the old lady's hand. The back of her hand was a little cold, so she quickly covered it to warm her up. Grandma Yu's palm was not soft. There were slight calluses on the palm, and it was a little rough, but it unexpectedly made Yu Jian's heart soft.
Got up.
Grandma Yu smiled, put down the needle in her hand and patted the back of her hand, "Xiao Yuanzi took Dahuang out to play, and didn't let him run away. Someone in the alley was watching."
Ever since Dahuang came to Yu's courtyard, apart from the smaller space for activities, he has been really at home. Within a few days, he already looked like the big brother of the alley dog world. After a few days, he conquered another group.
The human cub gang is now the complete tyrant of the alley.
Even Yu Yuan, who is allergic to hair, fell in love with its majestic appearance. In addition to serving delicious food and drinks every day, it also played the role of companion.
Yu Jian felt funny in her heart, and felt that Dahuang was really close to speaking.
Didn’t it say that after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, becoming a spirit was not allowed?
Feeling lazy today, Yu Jian didn't want to go to the restaurant, so she simply brought a small blanket, half of it covered Grandma Yu, and the other half wrapped around herself, enjoying this rare moment of tenderness.
The old lady looked at the rare shy expression on her face and smiled faintly.
Just after ten o'clock, the alley began to be filled with the aroma of braised pork. Yu Jian sniffed it and hugged the pillow with a smile: "Pig's trotters, fat intestines, and ribs, this big pot has a lot of stuff~
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Grandma Yu looked up from her reading glasses and glanced at her: "There is everything in the refrigerator. If you want to eat, we can also make a pot."
Yu Jian lifted up the blanket, pulled off her slippers and ran to the kitchen. She opened the freezer and saw that everything was ready. She even had soup stock jelly on it. She rolled her eyes and shouted outside, "Grandma."
, let’s have steamed buns for lunch, shall we?”
"Okay, you have the final say."
Xishi's gourd-head steamed buns are famous all over the world, especially in winter, whether they are local residents or tourists from other places, they all line up to have a bowl.
The gourd head is actually fat intestine. According to legend, the medicine sage Sun Simiao returned from collecting herbs and was unbearably hungry. He ordered a bowl of fried white sausage in the market. The taste was fishy and greasy, so he took out the cinnamon bark from the gourd hanging on his body.
, Xidaxiang, Hanyin pepper and other aromatic stomach-strengthening medicines have qualitatively changed the taste of white sausage. From then on, there was an endless stream of customers. In order to thank Sun Simiao, the store changed the name to "Gourd Head".
Of course, this is just a legend. But judging from the shape, pig intestines are rich in fat and somewhat like gourds, so it is not unusual to have such a name.
Delicious gourd head must be made with fresh pig intestines. In this cold weather, Yu Jian didn’t want to go to the vegetable market, so she took the large intestines, pork belly and pork bones from the refrigerator and defrosted them. While they were thawing, she made the noodles first.
cake.
Yu Jian compared the difference between gourd-head steamed buns and sheep-beef steamed buns. The flour cake is a key step. The sheep-beef buns use dead bread, which is thick, while the gourd-head steamed buns use yeast bread.
Soft.
Still mix the dough with warm water, add yeast and knead evenly, wait for fermentation for a while, knead again, squeeze out a small amount, press it into a cake shape, and then slowly bake it over low heat. The dough will appear as soon as you pinch it.
With just one small bite, you can eat several pieces without soaking in the soup.
Blanch the pork bones first, clean them, put them into clean water, and simmer slowly over a slow fire. During this period, in addition to skimming off the foam, you also add pork belly and pig intestines, and then add cinnamon and other aniseed ingredients until the soup becomes milky white.
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The pig intestines should be cooked until soft and tender. When you poke a small hole with a chopstick, take them out and cut them into small pieces. Then cut the similarly cooked pork belly into shapes as wide as your palm and thick as your thumb.
As soon as Yu Yuan walked into the small courtyard, he smelled a strong aroma of bone soup. He patted Dahuang on the head and said, "I'm going to have another delicious meal today. My sister must have prepared some delicious food."
Rhubarb stuck out its tongue and panted heavily. After playing with it, it came with delicious food. Even the gods were not as comfortable as it was!!
As expected, Wu Guoliang didn't trick him. He followed the little girl and indeed had bones to chew on. No, he didn't eat less meat either——
"Sister, what are you cooking for delicious?" Yu Yuan opened the kitchen door and poked his head in to ask, followed by an eager dog's head.
Yu Jian was ironing fungus and vermicelli, and was so busy that she didn't even raise her head. "Your nose is quite sharp. You come back after smelling it?"
Isn’t that right?
There is something wrong with your brain if you are not active in eating.
At the dining table, Yu Yuan put the steamed buns cut into small pieces into four sea bowls. One of them deliberately put a little more. He had selfish motives. He was still growing and needed to eat more.
"Sister, I've done it!" Yu Yuan shouted, jumped off the chair and went to wash his hands first.
Yu Jian came out and took the bowl into the kitchen, first put the fungus, vermicelli, large intestine and pork belly, then poured a large spoonful of bubbling stock until the steamed buns absorbed the soup, then sprinkled with a little pepper and salt, and poured in
Add sesame oil and diced green onions, then put it back on the table.
Yu Yuan didn't even have time to shake off the water on his hands, so he rushed over and shouted "big yellow". He saw a yellow figure floating by like the wind, and when he focused his eyes again, he was sitting upright.
's feet.
Yu Jian couldn't stop laughing, and quickly took out the big meaty bones that were stewed for it separately, and added a piece of fat and tender pork belly, put it in the dog basin, and put it in front of it.
The rhubarb barked "woof, woof" and couldn't wait to eat it.
Yu Yuan on the other side also moved his chopsticks, and took a mouthful of fresh soup first. The soup was rich, spicy with pepper, and as smooth as milk. Then he took a mouthful of large intestine. It was elastic, smooth, fragrant and glutinous. The steamed buns
The cake is soaked with soup and is extremely soft. When you take a bite, the juice overflows...
He immersed himself in his pains quietly and refused to say another word.
"Oh, why is it snowing again? There are so many snowy days this year -" Yu's mother closed the umbrella she held and shook the falling snowflakes from her shoulders.
He sniffed and asked, "Why does it smell so good?"