Rebirth of farming for a living

Everything has been bought and the house has been swept.

Today, Li Qiuyan's family is going to prepare the New Year items first.

Mrs. Wang had already distributed a full basin of noodles the night before, and also soaked a bowl of jujubes. The fried jujubes were sweet and the children loved them.

Li Xiangnan also packed up the fish early and planned to fry the fish whole. Then it would be braised or made sweet and sour, which would be delicious.

Every year, this dish is served as part of the New Year’s Eve dinner.

The weather was fine today, so Wang and Li Xiangnan discussed frying in the yard.

One of them fried and the other fished.

Awang was responsible for lighting the fire, and Li Qiuyan helped.

Li Xiangnan first brought over a large basin of cooked noodles, then added some salt and stirred evenly.

This noodle is used to fry a kind of meatballs. To Li Qiuyan, they are a bit like fried pancakes, but they are both called meatballs.

These meatballs are delicious freshly fried, crispy on the edges and soft on the inside.

Once cooled, it can be stored for a long time. You can also cut it into pieces and put it into spinach soup. It will be delicious no matter how you eat it.

Li Xiangnan smeared oil on his hands, made a small ball of dough, pulled it casually and put it into the oil pan.

Li Xiangnan's hands were very deft, and he put the pieces into the hot oil pan one by one.

Mrs. Wang was holding a pair of extended wooden chopsticks in one hand and a strainer in the other hand, which she was turning over.

The meatballs are done when both sides are golden brown and bubbles appear inside.

Seeing that it was almost done, Wang quickly took it out and put it into a large clean basin that had been prepared long ago.

However, you can't eat greedily at this time. Seeing Awang looking at him eagerly, Wang became amused and said, "Yanyan, go get two plates."

Li Qiuyan went as he was told. Mrs. Wang picked out the best ones, put them on a plate and handed them to Li Qiuyan: "Go and feed the Kitchen God and the God of Wealth."

The new Kitchen God had already been invited back. Li Qiuyan respectfully put down the plate and then went to place another plate in front of the God of Wealth.

There was nothing I could do. Originally, Li Qiuyan was also a staunch atheist, but now that he was here, he still had to respect those who should be respected.

After offering it, you can eat it.

Mrs. Wang took one for Awang and asked Li Qiuyan to eat it.

Li Qiuyan was afraid that Awang would be exposed to the wind after eating and drinking in the yard, so he poured a bowl of hot water.

The two of them drank hot water and ate delicious meatballs, not to mention how comfortable they were.

The meatballs continue to be fried, and the batter inside is also constantly reduced. However, a full pot will probably take a whole morning to fry.

After Li Qiuyan finished eating the meatballs, he was eager to try it, wanting Li Xiangnan and Wang to have a rest.

There was no rest, but the two of them were tired, so they changed.

Now it has become batter under the Wang family, and Li Xiangnan went to fish it out.

Li Xiangnan took a pot and laughed: "Look at the meatballs your mother made, they are all messed up."

Li Qiuyan and Awang also laughed after seeing it.

Mrs. Wang deliberately made a fierce face: "You are still coming if you are not convinced?"

Li Xiangnan waved his hands repeatedly.

Li Qiuyan hurriedly complimented: "I like to eat this kind of food."

This made Mrs. Wang also laugh, but what Li Qiuyan said was true, because the meatballs made by Mrs. Wang were fried very crispy on all sides, a bit like the dumplings in the previous life, and she loved to eat them.

Li Qiuyan had almost eaten. Seeing that Wang didn't want to help him, he went to get something else.

Also last night, Li Qiuyan picked up some small sweet potatoes and steamed them. Wang had already peeled them in the morning.

Li Qiuyan found a rolling pin, pressed the sweet potatoes into puree, and mixed in some sticky rice noodles and brown sugar.

The meatballs fried in this way are hollow, which is better than adding white flour.

Wang and Li Xiangnan fried two large pots of dough balls, and Li Qiuyan sent over the mixed sweet potato puree. Wang had also fried them twice and was very experienced. When he squeezed them with the tiger's mouth, they turned out to be a round ball.

There was no need to offer these meatballs anymore. Li Qiuyan came out with the prepared jujubes, picked one up and put it in his mouth. It was so hot that it rolled around in his mouth a few times before swallowing it.

Awang looked at Li Qiuyan and gained a memory. He carefully took one, bit off part of it first, and then slowly ate it.

Mrs. Wang also liked to eat this, so Li Qiuyan took one and fed it to her mouth. Mrs. Wang smiled and narrowed her eyes: "This meatball is good."

After frying the sweet potato balls, fry the dates.

After frying the dates, there was still some tofu. Li Xiangnan got up early to grab the tofu.

During the New Year, tofu is very popular and many people will line up to buy it.

Cut the tofu into large slices and fry it directly in the oil pan. Shred the tofu and add shredded green onion to the salad. It is a good dish to go with wine.

Or cut it into cubes for stew. The fried tofu absorbs the soup very well and is also very delicious.

The tofu was taken out of the pan and some marinated meat slices were fried.

Don’t get me wrong, this meat is not crispy meat, but sliced ​​meat, which has been fried in oil first, and then can be fried with vegetables. Not to mention how convenient it is when you have to make a lot of dishes during the Chinese New Year.

After the meat slices came out of the pan, there was basically nothing to fry. Li Qiuyan took the whole big carp with batter and handed it over. Wang held the tail first until the front was set, then put it in completely and fried it. The carp are extremely beautiful.

After a whole morning of bombing, it was finally finished.

Today's lunch will be these meatballs. Wang asked Awang to put out the fire, and then went to the kitchen to make some soup to drink with it.

Li Xiangnan said: "Yanyan, pick up some of these meatballs and give them to you for milk."

Li Qiuyan agreed crisply, filled a basket full of various meatballs and some fried tofu, and took Awang to the backyard.

Mrs. Wang stuck her head out: "Come back early, dinner will be served soon."

Li Qiuyan also responded from a distance.