"The brothers in the north all like to eat the chili oil and kimchi sent by Madam, and even asked the younger one to send a message to thank Madam!" Zhao He said with a smile.
Shen Wan pursed her lips and smiled and said, "As long as they like to eat. What's the situation in the north now?"
"The people in the border town were afraid that the people from the Northern Territory would attack the city, so those who could escape fled. The brothers in the Northern Territory were very miserable, and they could only eat cabbage gangzi. After eating the diced pork in the chili oil sent by my wife, I was so excited. It’s considered eating meat.” Because everyone who could escape has fled, and there is no one to farm and produce, the supplies are even scarcer. However, this is the case during wars, so it is good to have enough to eat.
Hearing this, Shen Wan frowned.
"You have worked hard on this trip, go back and rest quickly!"
Zhao Hechong bowed his hand to Shen Wan and left Qiushi Yard.
As soon as he left, Qiu Ju went back to her and Huier's room to read the letter, and cried again after reading the letter.
Shen Wan also opened the letter written by Song Heng, and saw that the letter said: Shen Wan, my wife, it’s like seeing each other. Thank you for the chili oil and pickles you sent. The soldiers were very happy and liked it very much. I am also very grateful. Everything is fine with me in the north and there is no need to worry about me. Wait for my return! -Song Hengshu
Shen Wan glanced at these few lines before reading them. His letter was really too short. However, this was also related to his personality. He had never been a talkative person.
After reading the letter, Shen Wan put it away and asked Xia Zhu to send a message to the Liu family, saying that Song Heng had received a letter and that everything was fine in the north and there was no need to worry about him.
After hearing what Xia Zhuchuan said, Ms. Liu wiped away her tears directly. No need to worry about it? How could a mother not be worried about it? Ever since her son led the army to fight, she had not been able to sleep well. She prayed to the Bodhisattva every day to bless him. Return safely.
When Qiu Ju entered the house again, her eyes were red and she could tell she had cried.
Hey! Shen Wan sighed in her heart. Qiu Ju and Qiao Mu separated as soon as they got married. Qiao Mu was still on a dangerous battlefield. Could she not cry?
"Qiu Ju, please send someone to bring back twenty kilograms of beef and pork tomorrow!"
"Why do you buy so much meat, madam?" Qiu Ju's voice sounded a little angry because she had just cried.
Shen Wan said: "I want to try making jerky."
The dried meat can be stored in a sealed jar and stored for a long time. If it can be made well, it can be made in large quantities and sent to the north to supplement nutrition for the soldiers. Moreover, the flavor of this dried meat is also very good. Uniquely, she can also build a meat jerky factory to produce jerky for sale.
To make jerky, an oven is indispensable. She had seen a blogger on a video website how to make an oven, so she drew a hasty drawing and had a mason come in that afternoon. There was a drawing and she explained it. , the craftsman understood immediately, and within two hours, he built a round oven next to the wall.
After the oven was built, Shen Wan asked Xia Zhu to put some charcoal fire in it. When she woke up the next morning, the oven was already dry.
The people who bought the pork and beef in the morning brought the purchased pork and beef to Qiushiyuan. Shen Wan asked Qiu Ju and Xia Zhu to cut the meat into large pieces, put them into pots and cook them separately, add salt and boil the blood until seven When eight is ripe, take it out and let it cool.
Let cool and then cut into strips. Boil water in a pot and add rice wine, soy sauce, brown sugar, cinnamon, pepper, fennel, ginger slices and other seasonings. After the water boils, add the beef and cook for half an hour to fully absorb the flavor. .
After cooking, take out the beef, drain the water, place it on a wooden plate, and put it in a burned oven to dry out the moisture in the beef so that it can be stored for a long time.
The beef was roasting in the oven, and Qiu Ju and the others began to cook the pork.
After roasting for a while, the aroma of barbecued meat filled the entire General's Mansion.