Seeing Yu Xiaocao nod lightly, the little fat man danced excitedly: "Second sister, you are amazing! We are lucky! I have long wanted to try the new dishes of Zhenxiu Restaurant, but I have not been able to book a table."
Xiao Shitou couldn't bear to look directly at him, and reminded: "Who is your second sister? Sun Runze, don't forget that you are two months older than my sister!"
Sun Runze's face has been practiced, he smiled and said: "We have such a strong relationship, isn't your second sister my second sister? I followed you!! Okay, okay! These are not important, let's go , go to your room to study, we have to work hard to be worthy of our second sister who worked so hard to cook for us... "
Yu Xiaocao, who was cutting potatoes in the kitchen, saw three half-grown children dressed as schoolboys enter the younger brother's room with their shoulders crossed, and the sound of reading was heard not long after. She shook her head slightly and smiled. The potatoes in her hand were cut into thin shreds, and soaked in clean water after cutting.
She added a piece of firewood under the stove, put some oil in the pot, and stir-fried the shallots, ginger, minced garlic, and chili peppers until they were fragrant, then added the soaked shredded potatoes, and kept stirring. Then add mature vinegar to cook the fragrance, and put some salt. At the end of the pot, add the monosodium glutamate produced by Zhou's seasoning workshop. The fried potato shreds are bright in color, hot and sour and delicious, making the mouth watery, and the hot and sour taste is easy to eat. The little fat man finished half the plate by himself. Yu Xiaocao didn't eat a single chopstick by herself, and the three little guys were contracted.
Another dish uses wild boar pork belly, and her own raw bean sprouts, stewed with vermicelli into a home-cooked dish. The pork is stewed so soft and rotten that it melts in the mouth. The vermicelli is full of the fat of the pork belly, and it tastes strong and delicious, coupled with the umami of bean sprouts. This stewed vermicelli with pork and bean sprouts has won unanimous praise from the three little ones.
Liu Jinye is very fond of spinach and egg drop soup. Although his family's conditions are not bad, he hasn't seen much green leafy vegetables all winter. This green, yellow and yellow spinach and egg drop soup makes people very appetizing.
A few dishes that are extremely simple on weekdays are extremely rare in a disaster year. Liu Jinye and Sun Runze, the chubby son, were so full of food that they couldn't even bend down. Seeing that Xiao Shitou had eaten, the two little fellows naturally cleaned up the dishes and went into the kitchen to help wash the dishes. Yu Ge's second sister cooks hard enough, they have to share some housework, otherwise how can they have the face to come over for dinner again in the future
While washing the dishes, Liu Jinye quietly said to the heartless little fat man: "These dishes cooked by Second Sister Yu Ke, if you eat out this meal, there is no ten taels of silver that you can't afford. Especially the potatoes and spinach It's even more rare. The snow hasn't melted yet, so I don't know where Yu Ge's family got the green leafy vegetables. You see, all vegetables are expensive now, and we give ten taels of silver a month, which seems a little less..."
The little fat man said indifferently: "Ten taels of silver is not enough, then give it twenty taels! He said that we need to supplement nutrition before the exam, and my family will support it. I know about your family, and twenty taels of silver will never Can't get it out?"
Liu Jinye nodded, and decided to ask his family to bring some money over tomorrow. If you eat like this, even if it's twenty taels of silver, Yu Ke's family will still suffer a bit.
The next day, Liu Jinye and Sun Runze asked people to send letters back to their respective homes, saying that in order not to affect the exam next month, they could eat something good and hang out with their classmates. Let the family bring more money over.
After the two families read the letter, their hearts were a little drummed: What kind of food standard is it, ten taels of silver a month is not enough? My son is too young and innocent, so he won't be deceived, right
The business of the silk and satin shop in the first lunar month was mediocre. Liu Jinye's father packed his luggage resolutely, brought some snacks that his son liked, and came to Tanggu Town with a lot of money. Sun Runze's father also asked the magistrate for a few days off to inspect the family his son partnered with.
The two had known each other for a long time because their son was studying together. When we met on the road, we walked together. We set off early in the morning, hurriedly and slowly, and finally arrived at Tanggu Town in the evening. When they arrived at the gate of Rongxuan Academy, the students had just finished school. The two fathers waited in front of the door for a while, and soon saw their son and a fair and beautiful young scholar coming out side by side.
"Ozawa!" Sun Runze's father shouted first. After the little fat man heard it, he looked up and saw his father, and ran over happily.
Liu Jinye also saw his father. He, who is usually very stable, also quickened his pace and walked over, asking, "Father, why did you come here in person? Is the store not busy?"
Liu Jingui took a look at his son and saw that he was ruddy and looking good, and he seemed to be a little fatter, so he felt relieved: "At first you wrote a letter saying that you ate pickles every day in the academy, and your mother was very worried. When I heard the news that you were having dinner with someone, why don't you let me see how your food is? Once I see you today, I feel relieved."
"Uncle Liu, we eat well every day!! If we don't have time in the morning, Yu Jie will bring us food. There is meat and vegetables at noon, and it is the most abundant in the evening. Yu Jie's second sister is very good at cooking, and she doesn't bring any food every day. It's heavy!" The little fat boy Sun Runze got bored with his father for a while, and when he heard Liu Jingui's words, he was busy showing off.
Sun Runze's father, Sun Jiaqi, and Liu Jingui looked at each other, clearly seeing the word "do not believe" in each other's eyes. Speaking of previous years, he would definitely believe what his son said. But in the current year, not to mention that the dishes are not repeated every day, it is not bad to have vegetables to eat!
Sun Runze also obviously saw the disbelief in his father's eyes, and he said indignantly: "Father, you don't believe what your son said? If you don't believe it, come with us to Yu Ke's house and see if what I said is true."
Sun Jiaqi patted his son on the head, he didn't know who was following his violent temper. He looked at Yu Ge who was standing there smiling, and asked with a smile, "Xiao Ze, this is the Yu Ge you mentioned, right?"
Yu Ge took a step forward, bowed and cupped his hands very politely and said, "Boy Yu Ge, I have met Uncle Sun and Uncle Liu."
"Excuse me, excuse me! Our family, Jin Ye, has caused you trouble!" Liu Jingui smiled kindly, and always wanted to say a few polite words.
Yu Jie said politely: "Don't dare to take it. Brother Jin Ye and Brother Runze have helped me a lot on weekdays. We are brothers and sisters. Uncle, don't be too polite. It's getting late, uncle and uncle haven't had dinner yet, are you lucky? Would you please have a light meal?"
"No, you're too polite..."
Just as Sun Jialin was about to refuse, his son interrupted him and said, "Father, don't you believe what I said? Come and see with us and the truth will become clear? The second sister said, make us chicken for dinner tonight. Dad, do you know what is white chopped chicken? Have you ever eaten it? Is it delicious?"
Boiled chicken originated in the Qing Dynasty and is an authentic southern dish. It is no wonder that Sun Jialin has eaten it! However, chickens are not cheap at this time. At the beginning of the disaster year, in order to save food, many chicken farmers disposed of the chickens. After winter, it is almost impossible to find chickens in the vegetable market. Occasionally, one or two sell chickens, and they are too expensive.
He took another look at Yu Ge, who was fair and well-behaved, and was amazed in his heart. Didn't the son say that Yu Xi was born in a farming family? Maybe he raised it himself? That's not right, as far as he knows, the villagers around Fucheng can't get enough to eat. Where can they get food to feed the chickens in winter
With the same doubts, Liu Jingui followed his son to Yu's courtyard, which was 500 meters away from the academy.
"Second Sister, we're back!" Yu Kai greeted Second Sister habitually as soon as she entered the door.
Yu Xiaocao's voice came from the kitchen: "Today is ten minutes late! Put down your schoolbag, wash your hands, and dinner will be ready soon!"
Yu Jie put the schoolbag back in his room, took a pot of hot water out of the kitchen, hesitated for a moment, and reminded: "Second sister, you cook two more dishes, Sun Runze and brother Jin Hui's father are also here .”
The chicken was simmering in the pot, Yu Xiaocao washed her hands, followed her younger brother out, and exchanged greetings with the two fathers. Sun Jialin waited for a while, but he didn't see the adult coming out, so he asked, "You two are the only ones at home?"
Yu Xiaocao smiled and said: "There are old and young in the family, and my father and mother can't get away. I was afraid that my younger brother would not be able to eat well in the academy, so I volunteered to cook for him. The two of you sit down for a while, and the food is ready." It will be fine in a while. Shitou, make a cup of tea for Uncle Uncle."
There are two more adults, and the prepared meals are not enough. Fortunately, the dishes are all ready-made at home. She picked some lettuce from the Westinghouse, went to the cellar for a couple of potatoes, and cut some pork. Prepare to make "Oyster Sauce Lettuce" and "Dried Potato Chips". Coupled with the "boiled chicken" and "scrambled eggs with leeks", it should be eaten by everyone.
When these few were served, Liu Jingui and Sun Jialin were stunned. What is the origin of this Yu family? They can actually get fresh leeks and lettuce at this time of year, and what is this dish? They were well-informed, and they couldn't recognize what dish was fried with pork slices.
Sun Runze proudly showed off to his father: "Dad, have you never eaten this dish? The ingredients in it are potatoes, and the seeds brought back from the west by King Yangjun last year may not be eaten by the princes and nobles in Beijing. Eat it!!"
"Potatoes?" As the magistrate's right-hand man, Sun Jialin naturally knew about potatoes. However, I heard that the imperial court attached great importance to the several thousand catties of potatoes grown by King Yangjun, and they were going to save them all as seeds, so the emperor asked the imperial chef to try to make some to entertain those ministers who had meritorious service. The Yu family is just a farmer in Tanggu Town, how could they get the precious potatoes? Don't be a liar, right
Yu Xiaocao seemed to have the ability to read minds, her face was calm, and she said, "Uncle Sun is in Fucheng, so he doesn't know that the corn and potatoes that King Yang brought back to the capital were transported from Tanggu Town?"
"You mean..." Sun Jialin opened his eyes suddenly and looked at her in surprise.