Joe's Farming

Qiao Yu solemnly reminded: "Be careful when washing, don't tear it, and take out the ones that are bumped or have cracks, and don't put them back in."

Everyone nodded.

Qiao Yu first went to the kitchen to cut two salted duck eggs, and then let everyone taste them.

These duck eggs should be pickled directly in the salt jar, there is not much red oil. But the egg yolk looks crispy.

Everyone took a bite and said it was delicious, but too salty, especially the egg white, which made everyone choke and scoop up water to drink.

Qiao Yu looked at the mice a little embarrassedly: "Thank you for helping me taste test, I roughly know how to pickle them next.

The egg whites of these salted duck eggs are too salty. Let’s cook porridge tomorrow morning. They will be just right to go with the porridge.”

Bai Lan nodded.

The days are shorter now, and the Gu family hasn't had much farm work to do recently, so they have gone from eating three meals a day to eating two.

Breakfast is eaten late. For those who are going out this morning, like Qiao Yu, we will make an extra breakfast.

Bai Lan would ask Qiao Yu in advance what to eat every day before making any decisions.

This saved Qiao Yu a lot of trouble.

Originally, Qiao Yu wanted to wash the duck eggs, dry them, and then put them directly into the salt jar with spices, but now he has to give up.

Fortunately, he knew there was another method of pickling, using cooked brine, although it was more troublesome.

But the saltiness can be adjusted freely. If you want it saltier, add more salt; if you want it lighter, add less salt.

Qiao Yu cleaned the iron pot, then boiled salt water, added star anise, bay leaves, peppercorns and chili peppers into the water and cooked them together.

Soon the water boiled. Qiao Yu tasted the saltiness and found it acceptable to her, so she waited for it to dry until Gu Feng brought the jar back.

At this time, one third of the egg washing work outside has been completed.

Bai Lan pointed to the seven or eight duck eggs placed separately nearby and said, "Boss, those are a little bruised."

Qiao Yu nodded, remembering that there were some marinade packets at home, and planned to select them all and marinate them later.

Qiao Yu checked the duck eggs drying in the first full winnowing basket and found that they were already dry. She didn't expect the sun to be so strong in this winter.

Qiao Yu called Bai Lan: "Sister Lan, help me roll a layer of old wine on the eggs."

The rolled eggs need to be dried again, and this step is also the key to the oil production.

[Qiao Yu wants to make salted duck eggs]

Bai Lan quickly asked Qiao Yu to sit aside and have a rest. Although they had a small stool, it was not good for Qiao Yu's health to squat and bend over to work all the time.

"Boss, just stand by and watch me work. If there's anything wrong, please point it out. Your health is very precious now."

Qiao Yu smiled awkwardly and sat aside obediently.

Bai Lan went into the kitchen, poured half a pound of white wine into a large bowl, and then began to boil the dried duck eggs.

After Bai Lan rolled a basket of duck eggs, the work of washing the eggs was almost finished.

Qiao Yu looked at the four baskets full of round eggs and was extremely satisfied.

In the end, they found twenty-three cracked eggs, so Qiao Yu asked Su Qing to braise them all, and also braised the two remaining pig's feet at home.

Su Qing had worked in a snack bar before, so this was no problem for her.

After the braised duck eggs were cooked, Qiao Yu asked Su Qing to crack the eggshells and then soak them in the marinade to make the eggs more flavorful.

The duck eggs used to make preserved eggs cannot be dried in the sun for too long. Qiao Yu asked Gu Feng and Da Zhuang to come back after the duck eggs were dried and the boiled white wine had dried for half an hour.

Qiao Yu happily asked Bai Lan to quickly wash the jar and drain it so that they could pickle it immediately.

"Husband, why are you gone so long?"

Qiao Yu smiled and went over to him, complaining a little. It had never taken so long to buy a jar before.

Before Gu Feng could say anything, Da Zhuang shouted, "Boss, the Second Master went to buy a sheep for you! It cost him four taels of silver."

Gu Feng winked at him and said last time that he would buy him mutton. He happened to see it when he came back today. He was afraid that the children would be reluctant to kill it, so he took it to the butcher and killed it before coming back.

I also brought back the sheepskin, and I wanted to nitrate it to make a pair of sheepskin boots for Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu felt warm in her heart, but she said, "Why rush? We can buy more later. We just bought fish today and we still have some meat at home."

Gu Feng said with a smile: "I just happened to see it. This sheep is very fat. It must be delicious."

"Let's slaughter the meat and store it in the cellar. I just braised the pig's feet and we'll have them tonight."

When it was the coldest a few days ago, Qiao Yu asked the men in her family to freeze a lot of clean ice and set aside an area in the cellar specifically for storing ice.

In that area, there are several large vats specifically used to store fresh meat, which has an excellent preservation effect.

Gu Feng agreed and looked at Da Zhuang, who then swiftly carried the whole sheep to the yard.

Everyone exclaimed.

Gu Gang: "Okay, boy. Thinking about your husband and wanting to eat mutton."

Hongxiu put a bamboo mat on the ground so that Dazhuang could put the meat on it, and then asked, "Where's the mutton offal?"

Da Zhuang put down the mutton without even taking a breath: "In the car, right away."

Da Zhuang ran quickly towards the carriage, holding a basket filled with sheep offal and heads in one hand and a large jar in the other.

Qiao Yu praised: "It's good to have strength. Eat more at night."

"Hey! Thank you, boss." Da Zhuang said happily.

Su Qing took the initiative to take the mutton offal and washed it, and Bai Lan quickly washed the jar and drained the water.

Qiao Yu washed her hands with soap, then carefully placed the duck eggs into the jars. There were two jars, and then poured in cooled cooked salt water.

Cover the duck eggs with water, put on the lid and seal the water around the edges.

"Okay, let's just leave it to time. Just wait for twenty-five days."

Gu Xiaoyan hung his head when he heard this: "Will it take that long?"

Qiao Yu touched Yan Bao's head and said, "Time is the most important ingredient for many delicacies. Don't be impatient, otherwise all your efforts will fail."

Gu Xiaoyan blushed a little after hearing this and whispered, "I know, little daddy."

Qiao Xing brought over a small notebook and said, "Little Daddy, this is the recipe I compiled. Can you check if the time is correct?"

When Qiao Yu took it and took a look, he was shocked to find that Qiao Xing had actually recorded most of the recipes that he had taught him without him knowing.

But there is no scale at home, so we use a spoon instead.

The time for making pressed duck, cured meat, pickled vegetables, etc. is written in great detail, but the word itself is a bit abstract.

Qiao Yu took a look and praised: "That's right, Xiaoxing, you're awesome. When I was your age, I didn't know anything."

Qiao Xing happily took the notebook back and put it away carefully: "I want to help little daddy in the future and not let him work so hard."

Qiao Yu almost burst into tears on the spot.

Gu Xiaoxue and Gu Xiaoyan immediately expressed their opinions: "We too."

Gu Xiaoxue: "I... Although I am not as good at cooking as my brother, I will try my best to learn."

Qiao Yu looked at the three little guys with amusement: "How old are you? I won't say anything about Xiaoxing, he has a talent for cooking. But you two little ones, just do what you should do. It's not your turn to take care of daddy yet."

Gu Feng, who had been watching the whole process from the side, also said: "Children should do things that children like to do. I will take care of your little daddy."