Ju An finished cleaning the jar, wiped it inside and out with a piece of dry cloth, and then placed the jar sideways under the shelf, with the mouth of the jar facing the sun, so that the water vapor in the jar could evaporate faster.
When he walked into the house, he said to his mother: "The jar has been brushed and I wiped it with a cloth. I will dig out the mud wherever you go."
My mother smiled and said: "This time we don't use mud to paste the eggs. This time we use plant ash mixed with wine and salt to paste."
Ju An said in confusion: "Didn't we use mud before? How come we use plant ash this time?"
Mom said: "The old method at home used to use plant ash. Later, no one burned grass and firewood for cooking, so it was changed to mud. Now you have pine ash, which is better. Pickled eggs
It tastes better”.
"Mom, I have been thinking about the pine ashes at home a while ago. After several barbecues, I put them away, except for the pickled duck eggs, so you don't have to dig out the mud this time," my sister said with a smile.
He laughed twice: "Mom said yes, then just listen to mom." After saying that, he looked at his mother who was preparing to fry the tofu, and said: "Mom, fry a few more pieces, and get me two pieces first.
, add salt and pepper to satisfy your cravings.”
My mother smiled and nodded and said to the sister next to her: "I'm going to get a piece of tofu, the one that was left just now." She took the tofu that her sister brought and rinsed it with water, then quickly cut it into about 10 pieces.
Put a piece of tofu three to four centimeters wide and one centimeter thick, and then put oil in the pot, turn on the fire, and fry the tofu. After a while, the golden tofu fried on both sides will come out of the pot. Mom is here
Each piece of tofu was sprinkled with salt and pepper, then placed on a plate, and he handed the plate to Ju An: "Here you go, I didn't bring back anything from my senior brother, but I brought back a bunch of tofu."
Ju An put a piece of tofu into his mouth and found that it was very hot. He took a few breaths before eating the tofu. At this time, his sister also brought chopsticks over, and the two siblings gathered around a plate of fried tofu to eat.
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Ju An said while eating: "Mom, you know how expensive tofu is in the United States. A pound of tofu is this kind of soft tofu, and it costs more than ten yuan per RMB."
Upon hearing this, my mother immediately picked up her chopsticks, took a piece of tofu from Ju An's plate and tasted it: "This is nothing special. The tofu at home only costs one yuan a piece, and it is not as delicious as the one at home.
Isn’t it deceiving people if one piece of tofu costs more than ten pieces?”
"I guess Americans eat less and cook less, so of course things are more expensive." My sister thought about it and gave an answer.
My mother also nodded. After a while, the fried tofu on the plate was swept away by the two siblings. Ju An continued to smash it and said, "It's really delicious."
Mom and sister both laughed.
At noon, there were only three people in the family eating, Ju An’s mother and sister. My mother made some homemade tofu and gave Thomas and the others a plate each. My mother was afraid that the oily tofu would spoil if left outside.
I burned a lot at once, and took a few foreigners to try it along the way.
After lunch, my mother and sister finished their housework and began to pickle salted duck eggs. Ju An was also helping. My mother took out all the duck eggs collected during this period and put them in a big basin.
Pour in water and let Ju An and sister wash each one carefully, and then check to see if there are any bad ones. After washing, wipe the water on the duck eggs with dry gauze, and place them on the table to dry.
My mother found the pine ash in her collection, added wine and salt to the pine ash, then added some cold boiled water and stirred it into plaster. Then she waited for the duck eggs to dry and applied it directly.
While everyone was chatting, Nancy came back to drink coffee and brought the plates over. She saw a few people placing more than sixty duck eggs on the table, and asked strangely: "Are you going to boil the duck eggs?"
Ju An explained: "Either we prepare salted duck eggs, or we put them in a jar, cover them with mud, and leave them for a month."
Nancy asked strangely: "Don't the duck eggs stink? Are they still edible? It's terrible."
Ju An was choked by her and couldn't bear it anymore, so he had to say: "When it's ready, you can try it. It's delicious, much more delicious than fresh duck eggs."
Nancy shook her head and said: "I don't want to eat it, it's too terrible." After that, she said to Ju An: "Please tell your mother that the food delivered at noon is delicious. I like it very much. What's its name?"
?I also want to learn to cook and eat by myself.”
Ju An said: "Home-style tofu is made from a type of cooked tofu plus ham sausage, fungus, etc. First cut the oily tofu in half so that it is easy to taste, then cut the ham sausage into small dices and soak the fungus in it.
Okay, then put some water in and let it boil."
Nancy said: "It sounds very easy. I will learn it when I have time."
Ju An smiled and said, "Okay, I can teach you when you want to learn." Nancy said thank you, put down the plate, turned around and left the room.
My sister asked: "What are I telling you?".
"I praised my mother for making homemade tofu well. She wanted to learn how to do it. I said I could teach her. When she first came here, she asked what we were doing. I told her about pickled duck eggs, and then told her to pickle one.
"She thinks the food will go bad after being stored for a month and cannot be eaten," Ju An said.
My sister and mother burst into laughter upon hearing this.
Ju An followed up and said: "Last time, a newspaper article in the United States mentioned that preserved eggs are the most terrible food in the world. They couldn't accept the smell and color at all. They said it had a pungent smell and a weird taste, and they were devil's eggs.
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My mother and sister laughed again when they heard this. As soon as they finished laughing, my mother became worried: "Three sons, we'd better get a Chinese wife. You married a foreigner and you can't eat this or that."
Eat, how are you spending your days?"
Ju An was stunned and said, "Why are you getting involved in this again? I see what you're worried about. Okay, okay, the duck eggs are probably all dry, so let's spread the mud." After saying that, he left the house and lifted the jar.
Come in.
Just wipe it into the jar with your hand and it will be dry and ready for use.
Then, Ju An and his sister began to smear mud on the duck egg skin. Once they were smeared, they handed it to my mother to place it in a jar. It took more than half an hour to finish smearing it all, and I couldn't do what my mother asked.
It was too strict. It didn't work if it was applied too thickly or too thin. It made Ju An rework about ten duck eggs before his mother was satisfied. When his mother put the duck eggs in the jar, Ju An took a look and realized what a coincidence.
Yes, I just put a small jar in it.
My mother found another thick plastic sheet to cover the mouth of the jar, took a strip of cloth and said to Ju An: "You are strong, tie the mouth of the jar tightly." She tied the mouth of the jar tightly as her mother said.
Then it was moved to the corner of the kitchen, the place designated by my mother, and the final work was completed.
After finishing all this, the three of them were completely at ease. After making a pot of tea, Ju An, his mother and sister sat under the porch to rest.
Ju An said to his mother: "Mom, just don't go back. Let your sister and brother-in-law take Tongtong back. It's so tiring to fly for more than ten hours."
My sister also said: "Yes, Mom, you and your father can live here in San'er. The air here is good and my father likes horse riding."
Mom thought for a while and said: "You and Ran Ran Tong Tong have both gone back. It's so boring for me and your dad to be here. I can't understand what those American devils are saying. If the third child has something to do during his absence for a few days, you and I will
Dad, are the two of us chatting? We don’t know anyone here, and every family lives so far away, so even if we want to visit each other, it’s impossible.”
Ju An thought about it for a while. Mom felt comfortable here, but who could mom and dad talk to? There were probably not many Chinese people in Lewistown besides himself. After thinking for a while, he said: "Okay, I
I will send you back to China with your father, sister and brother-in-law, and then I will come back."
My mother smiled and said, "Just send it to the airport. You can come back when we get on the plane back home. It takes a day to fly back and forth. I am exhausted. Does your brother-in-law know the way home when we get to Jiangnan?"
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My sister also said: "Well, you can just put us on the plane back to China. When we get to Jiangnan, we will get in the car and go home directly."
"Why did Ran Ran go back? Did my brother tell me?" Ju An asked.
Mom replied: "Your eldest brother said he would pick her up at Jiangnan Airport, and he would take Ran Ran directly to the south. If you don't have time to pick her up, just go home first. He or your sister-in-law can take a few days off to pick up Ran Ran."
Ju An did the calculation and said: "If you have any problems in Jiangnan, find a big hotel to stay first. Don't worry about saving money. Your son is a five-star star every time. If you are too young, you can't stay in a big hotel.
I'm sorry, do you know?" Ju An told his mother with a smile.
My sister smiled and said, "Why do we have to spend two days in Jiangnan? I've never stayed in a five-star hotel at my age. So, mom, let's take our two children and spend two days in Jiangnan? Anyway, someone is thinking of paying for it."
"You just want to play. What's so fun? There are people everywhere. I won't be blamed for that." My mother touched Ju An's head and said happily: "Our third son has become successful, and I know how to love my mother.
It would be great if you could give me a grandson soon."
Ju An was stunned, why did he come here after going around and around? After thinking about it, he understood. Just as Ju An saw someone say before, Chinese women start raising a son after he is twenty-five years old.
Looking forward to her grandson, she has had an extraordinary desire to be a grandmother ever since.
Also, last time my brother took his parents to the capital for a trip during the National Day. In the end, my mother came back so tired that she said she would not go out even if she was here. What kind of trip is that? It’s a shame. So now I mention it
At the word "travel", my father and mother couldn't help but shake their heads and kept saying "No, no, no."
After thinking for a while, he said: "I will give Wang Fan a call in two days and ask him to pick you up when you arrive in Jiangnan. If you want to spend two days in Jiangnan, let him take him with you."
My mother thought for a while and said, "It's better not to trouble Wang Fan. He is also busy with work, so it is not good to trouble him."
Ju An said: "Farewell, just listen to my arrangements on this matter."
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