On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, as soon as Lin Lan walked to the stone bridge carrying a basket of mulberry leaves, the old lady came over. When she saw her, she said: "Dingbang has brought back meat and vegetables and a five or six kilogram silver carp.
There’s half a pound of beef.”
"I asked him to kill a big rooster and a little hen. Xiangyang and Dongzi will come over in the afternoon. You come over early to start cooking."
Lin Lan smiled and nodded: "Put it on me."
The old lady smiled with folds on her face: "Okay! I'll be waiting for Chef Lin." After that, she left happily.
Lin Lan walked to the entrance of the courtyard, and Xiaodouzi ran over happily with the windmill: "Mom, look what my aunt made for me."
Lin Yuezhen made a windmill folded from kraft paper and inserted it into a thin bamboo tube. Children also enjoyed playing with the yellow windmill.
"It's so beautiful!" Lin Lan put down the bamboo pole, dried the leaves inside in the courtyard, took the windmill, looked at it and gave it back to him, "Run slowly, don't fall."
"Yeah!" Xiaodouzi took it and ran away.
Lin Yuezhen came out of the backyard carrying the cabbage and gestured to Lin Lan: She broke off the young leaves of the cabbage and planned to cook kimchi stew.
Pour an appropriate amount of bean paste, a small amount of soy sauce, minced garlic, an appropriate amount of sugar, an appropriate amount of salt, and a tablespoon of rapeseed oil into the ribs. Mix well and then pour in the steamed pork rice noodles so that each rib is evenly coated.
rice flour.
The two little hens had two eggs every day. Lin Lan put a basket with a leaky bottom in the bamboo forest, which was covered with thick straw. Every afternoon, Xiaodouzi went to the bamboo forest to collect eggs.
The vines on the melon trellis grow like crazy, and the eggplants and sea peppers have grown to over a foot tall.
The potatoes on the potato ridge are already green, and the taros in the ditch are more than a foot high.
Xu Dong held the gift in both hands, put his head out and said with a smile: "Grandma Yang, your sword is still young! We were salivating when we smelled the fragrance outside!"
Lin Lan washed all the onions, ginger, garlic and seasonings and put them in the basket. All the vegetarian dishes were selected and washed. She nodded with a smile: "Okay! Let's make the time-consuming ones first and then stir-fry them."
Yao Xiuyun looked at Lin Lan and recognized her, and smiled: "It's you! The eldest sister who fights bravely against gangsters."
The world is both big and small. If you turn around, you will find that we all know each other.
Lin Lan went to the old lady's house. She pointed to the basket on the table, the ribs, pork belly, pork loin in the basin...
Xiaodouzi nodded without raising his head: "Yes!"
Next, cut lettuce and braise tripe strips, and stir-fry beef with pickled peppers and celery.
Xu Dong cupped his hands at her and smiled: "Sister-in-law, it's your duty, I've offended you so much!"
Lin Lan sometimes feels strange, how can he sit still at such a young age?
Then cut the pork kidneys in half, remove the white fascia, cut the kidneys with a diagonal knife, wash with cold water until the water becomes clear, add shredded ginger, soy sauce, pepper, and a little powder and marinate.
Xiaodouzi then raised his head: "I know!"
Spinach! It ages quickly, and some are already mossed. Pull out the tender ones and cook them in soup, and save the seeds for the thicker ones.
Split the big rooster in half, put half of it in cold water and cook until no blood comes out when you insert a chopstick into it. Turn off the heat and simmer for half an hour. Take out the chicken and immerse it in cold water. Wait until the chicken is cool and the skin is crispy. Chop it into small pieces.
In a porcelain basin.
Lin Lan looked at the thin bamboo pole and smiled and said, "Hello, Captain Xu!" Then she saw Police Officer Xiao Yao and said, "Hello, Police Officer Xiao Yao!"
"Fight against gangsters, when did you do it?" Li Xiangyang glanced at Lin Lan who was busy in front of the stove in surprise, and turned around hurriedly when he saw her concentration.
Chop the remaining half into small pieces, blanch the braised taro, and cut the silver carp into fillets to make pickled fish.
The old lady looked at the few people and smiled from ear to ear: "Lin Lan is having a hard time alone. Now that we know each other, she can help me take care of her in the future."
Chop the hens into pieces and blanch them in water. Add ginger slices, cinnamon bark, dried chili peppers, and star anise to hot oil and stir-fry until fragrant. Add chicken pieces and stir-fry until golden brown. Add water and bring to a boil. Add soaked mushrooms and bring to a boil over high heat.
, bring to a simmer over low heat.
After taking two steps, he turned back and rubbed his head: "Baby, just watch for a while and play for a while, otherwise your eyes will be broken!"
The old lady smiled and nodded: "You take charge, you make arrangements, and I'll help you."
The old lady stood up from the stove and looked at them happily: "I'm old and can't do it anymore, so I asked Sister Dingbang to come and help. There's a lot of oil smoke here, so go and sit in the main room."
Xu Dong stood up straight and saluted: "Yes, as ordered!"
Place a layer of cut sweet potato cubes under the pottery bowl, then put the ribs on top, put it in the steamer, and steam it over high heat.
Shred green onions, cut coriander into sections, mince ginger and garlic, smash peanuts, Sichuan peppercorns, a bowl of red oil chili, white sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, and a bowl of oily chicken soup, an appropriate amount of salt, pour it on the chicken pieces
Mix well and serve on a plate.
Lin Lan nodded: "Okay, I'll cut another handful of leeks and scramble eggs."
Lin Yuezhen nodded and waved to her to hurry over.
After dinner, Lin Lan hurriedly prepared the goods that would be sold at the stall in the afternoon, and said to Lin Yuezhen: "Sister, when Liying comes, you go to set up the stall, and I will go to my uncle's house to help."
He clapped his fingers happily and said: "Dingbang's girlfriend, Dongzi and his wife Xiaoyao, Xiangyang, and three of your family, these are the total. You can make arrangements."
Li Xiangyang, Xu Dong, and Xiao Yao rode to the back door, and a spicy smell hit their nostrils.
Li Xiangyang and Xu Dong put down their things and followed the old lady to the main room.
Lin Lan picked up the apron and said to Xiaodouzi, who was sitting on the eaves of the steps reading a doll book: "Mom, go to my grandmother's house to help. Later, you will accompany your aunt to the eucalyptus forest to help shout."
The hot peppers, green beans, and pumpkins bloomed with white, golden, and lavender flowers.
The cowhide vegetables in the backyard have grown up. The old leaves on the outside are broken off and cooked to feed the pigs. The young leaves on the inside are cooked and rinsed. Add kimchi, pickled peppers and fish flavor and stew them with rice to clear the mouth.
Lin Lan nodded and scooped out a bowl of bean paste from the jar, chopped the ribs into sections about 3 cm long, peeled a piece of sweet potato and cut it into small pieces, minced the onions and garlic, and set them aside.
Lin Lan entered the vegetable field and saw that the rouge radishes in the vegetable garden had grown up, so she picked up some of the big ones.
Wash the celery and radish and dry them in a dustpan, dry them and then soak them in the vegetable jar.
Lin Lan laughed when she thought of the orchid beans that Li Xiangyang brought back: "No, thank you for being generous."
Xu Dong looked at Lin Lan who was busy in front of the stove and realized that he knew him.
Xu Dong turned his head and saw him with a sullen face and bulging veins in his neck. Thinking of the orchid beans he spent so much money to buy back last time, his heart skipped a beat: Could this sunflower that didn't bloom have opened its eyes to the widowed sister-in-law in Dingbang?
Got it!
"Come on, come on!" The old lady happily stepped forward and took Yao Xiuyun's hand, "There is a lot of oil smoke here. Go sit in the courtyard dam to drink tea and eat melon seeds."
"Okay grandma!" Yao Xiuyun responded with a smile.
"That second-rate Liu Jinbao..." Yao Xiuyun simply told him about kicking Liu Jinbao out.
Lin Lan washed her hands, took out the glass tea cup, brewed some scented tea, put it on the tea tray, carried it to the Eight Immortals table in the courtyard, and said with a smile: "Drink tea, the food will be ready later."
Li Xiangyang stood up quickly and took the tea tray: "Lin Lan, don't worry, Dingbang hasn't come back yet!"
Lin Lan smiled and said: "We should be there soon." After that, he walked towards the kitchen.
Yao Xiuyun stood up and followed Lin Lan to the kitchen: "Sister Lin, I will learn how to cook from you!"