There are three dishes on the dining table, fresh red chopped peppers topped with green onion chopped fish head, fresh and sweet loofah egg soup, and green pumpkin seedlings.
Color, smell, taste, everything.
After the four of them came to the table, Yu Qingze first reported the name of the dish: "This is fish head with chopped peppers."
The three members of Chang Le's family looked at the plate of bright red fish heads curiously, but their focus was not the same.
Grandpa Chang thought that the fish could still do this, Chang Le was curious about how to do it, and Chang Hao was thinking about having a meal, let’s cook, let’s cook...
"Grandpa." Chang Hao smacked his mouth and looked at his grandfather eagerly.
Grandpa Chang smiled and said, "Eat it."
Chang Hao cheered, and his chopsticks stretched out to the extra meat left under the fish head. With his food instinct, he also dipped the soup in the bowl.
"Wow! It's delicious!" After sighing, Chang Hao took a big mouthful of rice and swallowed it, and then said, "Grandpa, brother, try it!"
The three looked at him and shook their heads and laughed. In the past two days, Chang Hao's words have become a common language at the dinner table.
Grandpa Chang and Chang Le also tasted it and were surprised.
"Isn't it delicious? It doesn't have that earthy smell anymore. Hey, it's so spicy, but it's very good for food!" Chang Hao was so hot that he sighed and sighed, but his chopsticks didn't stop at all. Had half a bowl of rice.
Yes, there is no unique fishy smell in river fish!
Instead, there is a strange taste, a light fragrance, mixed with the taste of fish and pepper, and the taste is very unique. And the fish is still very tender, and then dipped in a little soup, the taste is full of flavor.
Chang Le is very curious, what is that smell? Is that the smell that hides the fishy smell of fish
Then, he found purple leaves that had boiled soft on the bottom of the plate. Isn't this a weed on the side of the road
He picked up a piece with chopsticks and looked at it. That's right, there are pieces of plants that can be used as medicine growing along the roadside. Can this be eaten
"Hey, what kind of leaf is this?" Chang Hao asked curiously.
Grandpa Chang recognized some herbs and said, "Isn't this perilla to treat wind-cold?"
Yu Qingze nodded and said, "It's perilla, which can remove the fishy smell. You can use this to remove the fishy smell when you make fish, shrimp, and meat."
I see!
Chang Le looked at this small leaf with burning eyes, and was very happy that he had learned another secret trick.
Yu Qingze gave them popular science again, "In addition to basil, wine, vinegar, ginger, onion and garlic are good deodorizing materials. In addition, star anise, cinnamon, orange peel, etc. can also be used, which are especially suitable for dealing with mutton such as mutton. ."
Chang Le listened with relish, and his eating movements slowed down a bit. Chang Hao kept his mouth shut, and in a short while he finished a bowl of rice, and reminded his brother, "Brother, hurry up and eat, I have finished a bowl."
Chang Le was a little embarrassed, glared at his brother, and ate silently.
Yu Qingze blinked, it seems, Brother Le is interested in cooking
The lunch was swept away, and even the chopped pepper soup in the chopped pepper fish head was all eaten by delivery.
When making dinner, Yu Qingze paid attention.
After picking the vegetables, he went back to the kitchen to wash them and was ready to start frying. Then he saw Chang Le who was harvesting millet come in, and took Chang Hao, who was burning in front of the stove, to harvest millet.
Yu Qingze: ... Speaking of which, it seems that when he was cooking these two days, as long as Brother Le was at home, it was Brother Le who was burning the fire
Eat braised fish and simmered winter squash in the evening.
Yu Qingze skillfully heated the oil pan and fry the ingredients, while Yu Guang kept observing Chang Le's movements.
This attention really made him discover something.
Chang Le is stealing lessons!
Looking at his careful observation, afraid of being discovered, pretending to look away for a while, and then unable to help but turning back, Yu Qingze was sure that he was stealing a teacher.
If it was someone else, they might just look at it directly, and Yu Qingze is also used to the kind of stare staring at him. But Chang Le, according to Yu Qingze's observations in the past few days, is actually quite shy and embarrassed to ask directly, so he can only learn secretly.
Yu Qingze thought it was very interesting, watched it silently for a while, and laughed sullenly in his heart.
After appreciating enough, when the wax gourd was simmered in water, he said to Chang Le: "Brother Le, the fire can burn a little more now, simmer for ten... A little more than a quarter of an hour, the softened wax gourd looks transparent. It's almost there."
I originally wanted to talk for ten minutes, but suddenly I found that there was no such thing as a minute in ancient times, and I was very tired.
Chang Le nodded, added two firewoods, and suddenly realized that Yu Qingze just... was teaching him how to cook
It used to be like 'Brother Le, please burn a bigger (smaller) one', but he just said how long and how long to cook the winter melon and how to distinguish it.
Chang Le looked at Yu Qingze suspiciously, but happened to meet his smiling eyes.
Chang Le: … Could it be that stealing has been discovered
When Yu Qingze explained every step of the operation later, Chang Le's face became hot, thinking that he must have been discovered.
The next moment, Yu Qingze confirmed his idea.
Yu Qingze asked with a smile, "Brother Le is very interested in cooking?"
...and it was discovered.
Chang Le's face turned red, and he quickly closed his eyes, a little embarrassed, but nodded anyway.
I want to make delicious meals for my grandfather and younger brother.
Then…
Then Yu Qingze gave him a surprise.
"Then are you willing to learn from me?" Yu Qingze asked.
Chang Le's eyes lit up, wide open, and his mouth opened slightly involuntarily, surprised. But soon, he reacted, nodded hurriedly, and quickly made two gestures with both hands.
"Wait, Brother Le, I don't understand." Yu Qingze hurriedly called out Chang Hao's little translator to come in.
Chang Le's bright eyes dimmed for a moment, a little annoyed, because of his own fault, if he communicates with Yu Qingze in the future, he must have his grandfather and Xiaohao by his side, otherwise, if the master does not understand, it will be too inconvenient and will affect the future Learn to cook.
Chang Hao ran in and asked, "What's the matter? Let me try it?"
"No." Yu Qingze laughed and said, "Tell me what your brother just said?"
"Oh." Chang Hao turned around and asked his brother, "Brother, what did you just say?"
Chang Le made the gesture again, and Chang Hao translated it. It means that Chang Le is very willing to learn how to cook with Yu Qingze, and asks if it would be too much trouble for Yu Qingze.
Yu Qingze shook his head and said with a smile, "No, don't worry." He had brought several apprentices before, and he was a skilled worker, so there was no trouble.
Chang Le was happy to hear it, and said that he must study hard.
Chang Hao asked his brother in surprise, "Brother, do you want to learn how to cook with Big Brother Yu?"
Chang Le nodded.
Chang Hao was very happy, "That's great!" In the future, even if Brother Yu moves out, they can still eat the same delicious food!
Then he ran out and told his grandfather the good news.
Grandpa Chang's expression became complicated. He was happy, surprised, happy, and a little sighed.
This young man is capable and good character!
Afterwards, Yu Qingze taught Changle while doing it, cooking techniques, required heat, precautions, etc.
Chang Le listened very carefully, for fear that he missed something and did not remember, and would trouble Yu Qingze again.
After dinner, Yu Qingze went to the village chief's house to discuss the contract.
The terms of cooperation were not complicated, and they were negotiated quickly. They also agreed to ask Master Xiucai to write the contract tomorrow, and then sign it.
After finishing this matter, Yu Qingze inquired about the household registration.
The village chief replied: "It has been fifteen years since the founding of the dynasty, and the management of naturalization is stricter than before. When the dynasty was first established, in order to appease the refugees, the imperial court directly distributed land for them to settle down, like the dozen or so households of the Chang family. It was here at that time. But if you are naturalized now, there are three ways."
Yu Qingze listened carefully.
The village chief said: "One, you can buy land at the place of naturalization, it doesn't need much, just one mu of land is enough, and you can naturalize in that place; second, find a family to accept it, but because you are a male, you can At that time, the household will have to collect an extra portion of the land tax. There are three other things."
The village chief paused and said: "Thirdly, if you want to do it quickly, you can buy it with money, and they won't care where you come from, you can enter wherever you want. Of course, it's civilian household registration. And city membership. Remember, don't make it public."
Yu Qingze thought for a while and asked, "How much money do you want to buy?"
The village chief shook his head and said, "I don't know. I only heard that someone spent 80 taels."
"How about buying the land? How much money do you need? The fields in Niutou Village."
The village chief was surprised: "Do you want to enter our village?"
Yu Qingze nodded.
The village chief was a little surprised, but he quickly replied: "Our village is close to the county seat, and the land is fertile. The price set by the government is fifty taels for good farmland, and thirty taels for the lesser ones."
Yu Qingze:…
Three methods, none of which can be done now.
make money! Make money quickly!
However, without household registration, there will be hidden dangers when you want to do business and make money. What if you are caught as a refugee
Have to find another way.
Yu Qingze returned home with a frowning face. As soon as he got home, he saw Wen Li with a 13-year-old brother in the main room.
He was about to turn around and go to the kitchen to avoid it, but was caught by the sharp-eyed Wen Li.