"The brothers in the north all like to eat the chili oil and pickles sent by the madam. I even asked the younger one to say thank you to the 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 people from the Northern Territory would attack the city, so those who could escape fled.
Brothers in the north have a hard time, and the only food they can eat is cabbage gangzi.
Eating the diced pork in the chili oil sent by my wife is considered a vegetarian."
Because everyone who could have fled has fled, and there is no one to farm and produce, the supplies are even more scarce.
However, this is the case during wars, so it would be nice 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, the words are like meeting each other.
Thank you for the chili oil and pickles you sent. The soldiers were very happy, liked them very much, and were very grateful.
Everything is fine with me in the north and there is nothing to worry about.
Wait until I come back! - Shen Wan glanced at the few lines of Song Hengshu before reading it. His letter was really too short.
However, this is also related to his personality. He has 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 Xia Zhuchuan's words, Mrs. Liu wiped away her tears. No need to worry?
How could a mother not care about her? Ever since her son went off to war, she had not been able to get a good night's sleep. She prayed to the Bodhisattva every day to bless him and bring him back 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 did Madam buy so much meat?"
Because she had just cried, Qiu Ju's voice sounded a little loud.
Shen Wan said: "I want to try making jerky."
The dried meat is ready and placed in a sealed jar, where it can be stored for a long time.
If it can be done 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 unique. She can also build a dried meat factory to produce dried meat 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 hastily drew a drawing and had a mason come in that afternoon.
With the drawings and her explanation, the craftsman understood it 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.
Those who did the shopping in the morning took the 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 boil them separately, add salt and boil the blood until it was seven or eight years old, then 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.