In the afternoon, after the mutton was cut and marinated, the work of stringing it on skewers was left to Su Ying and the others.
Zhang An started cleaning the jelly grass at about two o'clock in the afternoon, and he has been cleaning it until now. It is almost five o'clock.
It took about two hours to make, mainly because it took more time to cook.
Zhang An came out and wanted to light the fire in the grill, but his father had already taken a step ahead and lit the fire in the grill.
Dad is now putting charcoal inside and waiting until the charcoal is ignited by the fire.
You can't bake it yet, you have to wait until it's more intense.
"Sister-in-law, I brought some rice crackers for you to eat."
Zhang Yan, a little girl, ran in happily carrying a bag, followed by Zhang Tie and Zhang Xing.
When Zhang An cooks barbecue at home, he will definitely call his younger brothers and sisters.
So Zhang An went to his house at noon to call his younger brothers and sisters.
None of the uncles and aunts came, saying that they just wanted to let the young people lively and lively, and they adults would not join in the fun.
When she first arrived yesterday, Yanzi called Su Ying sister-in-law, and Su Ying was a little shy.
But Yanzi didn't call her sister, and kept calling her sister-in-law.
After Yanzi shouted a few more times, Su Ying got used to it, and now it felt natural to respond.
When I saw the little girl coming, I pulled her into my arms and started talking.
The bag the little girl was holding contained rice popsicles fried with rice.
It's still hot to the touch, probably not long after it was fried.
"Yanzi, the old man who fried rice balls is here." Zhang An grabbed some and put it in his mouth.
"Yeah, yeah, I came here at noon, and I'm still on the threshing floor. My mother just bought us a big bag."
As the little girl spoke, she made a big circle with both hands.
These are the same actions of children, every time they say something is very big or a lot.
They would open their hands to make a big circle to describe it.
There is an old man in Hongyan Town who pulls a carriage to fry popcorn in various villages.
Besides him, there was another man selling rice krispie treats and chicken cakes, also an old man in his fifties.
Among so many businessmen who travel from village to village, these two are the ones that the little kid likes the most.
Because they came to the village, it meant they could pester the adults to buy them rice krispie treats, chicken cakes and fried rice krispies as snacks.
Even Zhang An liked it when he was a child. In his memory, these two people had been coming to buy things since he was a child.
At first it was carried on a carrying pole, but later it was changed to a large 28 pole.
"Mom, do you want our family to fry some too?"
Zhang An also hasn't eaten popcorn for a long time. He just ate some brought by swallows and feels a little nostalgic.
"Hey, I'll fry some and bring it back. This old man hasn't been to our village for a long time."
Wang Fang packed a small bag of rice and a small bag of corn at home.
Each item probably weighs less than a pound, and since there are only a few people in the family, there is too much fried food to finish.
This rice is different from the popcorn of later generations.
When fried, it will be long, as long as a finger, maybe a little thicker.
When the rice is beaten, the popcorn is white, while when the corn is beaten, it is yellow.
Add a few grains of saccharin to it, and the fried rice krispies will taste very sweet.
Therefore, many families with children will buy a large bag of them. These are common snacks for the children.
These rice krispies are sealed in airtight bags so the kids can eat them for a long time.
"Brother, I want to eat ham sausage."
The charcoal fire on the grill has been lit, and now you can start grilling skewers.
Yanzi looked at Zhang An holding a handful of meat skewers and told Zhang An that he wanted to eat grilled ham.
Not just her, but all the other dolls in the village are like this.
Grilled ham is always the most delicious thing in their hearts.
During those few days at the beginning of the year, the guy who was grilling skewers on the drying ground didn't sell much of anything, but he could sell one or two boxes of ham sausages every day.
"Okay, brother will bake it for you."
It’s no wonder that children like to eat it. Even Zhang An likes the ham sausage at this time.
"Zhang Xing, go and take out the box of ham from the cupboard. I'll bake it for you later."
"I know where it is, I'll go, I'll go."
Without Zhang Xing's consent, Zhang Tie, a skinny boy, had already entered the house and came out carrying half a box of ham sausage.
Zhang An has grilled skewers many times before and is now a mature barbecue master.
Place the marinated skewers on the grill, turning them occasionally.
Brush with oil, brush with sauce, and finally sprinkle with some salt, chili pepper and cumin powder.
The fragrant mutton kebabs are freshly baked, and the smell can be smelled on the road outside.
"Yoko, come in and eat together."
Take the already grilled mutton skewers and give them to Su Ying and others to eat first.
Just when he saw Zhou Yang walking by the roadside, Zhang An called him in.
"I just said why I smelled a fragrance all the way away. It turns out it's my uncle who is grilling skewers."
"Come on, come on, you chef, try my freshly grilled mutton skewers and give me a review."
Zhang An took a handful of mutton skewers from the plate and put them in Zhou Yang's hands.
"Well, it's delicious. It's very delicious. Uncle, you can set up a stall in the city with your skills."
Zhang An's skill at grilling skewers is really good. After all, he actually sold grilled skewers on the street in his previous life.
But the good times didn't last long, and the cart was collected.
"Yoko, what was the situation like during your blind date yesterday?"
Zhang An forgot to ask when he came back last night, so he just found the opportunity.
"Hehehe, not bad."
When talking about this, Zhou Yang felt a little shy.
"Oh, it looks like this is a sure thing."
Only under Zhang An's severe torture did Zhou Yang tell the truth.
The girl's family is also satisfied with Zhou Yang, especially since they are so close and their daughter doesn't have to marry so far away.
Moreover, Zhou Yang was quite satisfied with that girl, and Zhou Yang was able to catch her eye.
The next step is to deal with their relatives. In short, it is to let the two of them meet a few more times.
Then act as a middleman to let everyone communicate about the bride price.
"So Yoko, when are you going to treat us to a wedding banquet?"
"Uncle, why are you urging me? Hurry up and invite us to have a drink first."
Zhou Yang was quite shy at first, but when he thought about it, Zhang An also had a partner, and he was still here, so why was he shy?
"Yeah, I can do it at any time, but I have to ask the person who can make the decision."
Zhang An was thick-skinned, but he was not afraid of such questions. He raised his eyes at Su Ying.
Su Ying, on the other hand, said nothing, her face flushed with embarrassment.
"Did you hear that? Xiaoying, when are you going to treat us to a drink?"
First Zhou Yang said something, and then Wang Min next to him stabbed her with a knife. Su Ying's face seemed to be dripping with blood.
Wang Fang and Zhang Jianguo watched the juniors playing and didn't follow them, but they still looked at Su Ying often.
"Sister-in-law, where can we have wine? I really like wine."
The little girl didn't understand what the adults next to her were saying, so she only heard the words "eat wine".
Children love to eat wine the most, because eating wine means having delicious food and sweets.
As soon as he said this, everyone in the yard laughed.
"Hahaha, after hearing that Xiaoying, your future sister-in-law is starting to urge you, why don't you hurry up."
Wang Min had no intention of letting go of his little sisters and quickly pursued the victory.
"Eat quickly, there is nothing to stop your mouth from eating."
Su Ying rolled her eyes at Wang Min with some embarrassment, then took two mutton skewers and stuffed them into her mouth.
"Uncle, I'll bake it, you go and have a rest."
Zhou Yang sat for a while and after eating some, he took the initiative to replace Zhang An, who had been at the grill.
"Okay, let's leave it to the chef."
Zhang An was not polite and put the grilled meat skewers on the plate.
The position in front of the grill was given to Zhou Yang.
"The chili I used today was sold on the street. It shouldn't be as spicy as yesterday's."
Zhang An looked at the people next to him and was sweating a little while eating.
"No, it's not as spicy as yesterday. I'm not afraid of the spiciness. I'll just drink a few mouthfuls of honey water."
After trying the special effects of honey water last night, Su Ying is no longer afraid of Zhang An's chili peppers.
After Zhang An took a few bites, he returned to the kitchen.
At this time, the grass jelly in the pot has completely cooled down and solidified together.
When put in a pot, it looks like an extra-large piece of jelly.
Zhang An used a kitchen knife to cut it from the middle and cut it into four even pieces.
Then take out a piece, put it in the pot aside, and cut it into small pieces.
Zhang An only cut half of the whole piece of fairy grass jelly, so the pot was filled with most of it.
There was no juice at home, but there was a lot of milk, but Zhang An didn't want to use milk.
So just use space spring water to make a bucket of honey water, which should taste better than milk.
Because it was a last-minute idea, Zhang An didn't prepare many ingredients. He only had crushed peanuts and brown sugar powder at home.
But Zhang An saw the hawthorn cake that Wang Fang had bought before in the cupboard to aid digestion.
Well, that's it.
Zhang An took out the hawthorn cake and cut it into cubes with a knife so that he could get more ingredients.
It seems like we should plant some grapes and get some raisins later.
"Come on, here is some delicious food."
Zhang An carried out the honey water and grass jelly first.
Then he turned around and went back to the kitchen to get the ingredients and bowls and chopsticks that had been prepared.
When Zhang An shouted, Su Ying remembered the pot of black water that Zhang An had been cooking for a long time in the afternoon.
"Hey, it turns out that the dark water really looks like jelly when it cools down."
Looking at the pieces of fairy grass jelly in the bowl, Su Ying felt it was quite magical.
The pot of pitch-black water just now turned into this.
Zhang An first put some chopped grass jelly into a large bowl, and then sprinkled it with chopped peanuts and hawthorn dices.
Finally, pour the mixed honey water into it, and just like that, the Shao Xiancao milk tea will come out after more than ten years.
"Come here, try them all and see if they taste good."
Zhang An gave them chopsticks, and both adults and children had a bowl.
"Yoko, you go ahead and do it first. I'll come and take your place after I finish eating."
Zhang An planted fairy grass last year and wanted to make a pot to try it.
Now that it's ready, I definitely want to try it first.
"It's okay, uncle, I just grilled a few skewers, you guys eat first."
Zhang An didn't even need to shout, Yanzi and the others were already eating from big bowls.
"Brother, this jelly is so delicious."
After the little girl ate a piece of grass jelly, she also chewed crushed peanuts and hawthorn in her mouth.
"I didn't expect that the pot of dark water just now was so delicious. Sure enough, you can't judge delicious food by its appearance."
Once the grass jelly is cooked, it tastes very delicious.
Zhang An often cooked it in his last life, so he must be very skilled in his technique.
In addition, Zhang An uses space spring water, so it must taste very good.
"Don't just eat this, eat the meat skewers and drink at the same time."
Barbecue with milk tea is the right thing to do.
"This tastes right. This is what the jelly grass looks like when stirred, but it is chewier than jelly. How did you make it, Xiao An?"
Wang Fang knew the function of jelly grass and used to stir the jelly frequently.
Rural people often mix their own jelly, and even the jelly is made from pea flour.
It's just that when they mixed the jelly before, they put a lot of pea powder.
Therefore, the jelly crumbs easily and has no chewy texture.
The jelly made by Wang Fang and others uses fresh jelly grass, so it is green.
Zhang An used dried jelly grass, which turned out to be black.
"Mom, I just put in a small amount of sweet potato starch. When you make jelly, if you put less pea starch, it will be like this."
Zhang An quickly finished his bowl and went to the grill to change Zhou Yang's.
"Yoko, you go and eat, I'll bake it for a while."
It's relatively easy for two people to bake this thing alternately.
But if you keep baking alone, it’s really tiring.
Today I not only had mutton skewers, but also pork skewers, chicken skewers, ham sausages, potatoes, etc.
After baking for more than an hour, half of it is not finished yet.
"How can jelly grass be made so delicious?"
"I didn't expect it. This is the one I cut back when we went to the mountains to pick peaches last year."
Zhou Yang quickly discovered the business opportunity and asked Zhang An how to make it while eating.
Their family used to sell fast food, but now their business has grown and they opened a small restaurant at home.
He thought that if he made this thing and sold it in the future, many people would buy it.
Seeing him asking, Zhang An told him the method in detail.
Zhang An has no intention of making money by doing this. If he wants to eat, he will make some.
Nowadays, many people in Guangdong and Guangxi make this stuff, but in this area at home, few people think of eating it like this. Most of them are used to make jelly.
"Okay, okay, Swallow, you can't eat anymore."
Zhang Yan ate a lot of meat skewers, and now she ate several bowls of grass jelly with honey water, but she couldn't let her continue eating.
The last time I ate a lot of food, I took it to my second grandfather and rubbed my belly for a long time before it healed.
"Okay, then I won't eat this piece after I finish it."
The little girl quickly finished the remaining piece in the bowl.
"Brother, leave the remaining jelly for me to eat tomorrow."
If Aunt Zhang An said this, Xiao Yanzi would be in trouble.
But if it were Zhang An, Xiao Yanzi would not make trouble and would only be obedient.
She knew that Zhang An would not lie. Her little treasury was with Zhang An, and Zhang An would give it to her every time she came to ask for it.
Therefore, she feels that Zhang An is more trustworthy than her mother, and she will unconditionally believe whatever Zhang An says.
"I know, I'll put it in the refrigerator. Can you come over to eat it tomorrow?"
This courtyard barbecue was eaten from the time it was dark in the afternoon until about eight o'clock.
Everyone should start their holiday tomorrow. Although the unlucky author was caught by the company to work overtime, I still wish everyone a happy May Day.