Joe's Farming

Next, let’s start making preserved eggs.

Qiao Yu asked Bai Lan to steam the rice first, and after they were done they could stir-fry some cabbage and eat.

Qiao Yu asked the children to help her go to Aunt Shi's house to get soda ash, while she went to prepare wood ash.

Gu Feng couldn't bear to see him working in his current state, so he let him talk and not let him get involved at all.

Qiao Yu had no choice but to tell him clearly what he wanted to write.

Soon, the ash, lime, mud, and rice bran were all ready. Fortunately, there was some lime left over from the last house construction, otherwise Qiao Yu would have to ask Gu Feng to buy some more. Then, Qiao Yu asked Gu Feng to boil some cheap tea that the family had bought before, and use the tea to mix the mud.

When the children came back, Wen Ge'er also came.

"Brother Qiao, I heard the kids say they want to make new food, so I came over to help. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "I don't trust you? Thank you in advance. I'll send it to you when it's ready to try." If Wen Ge'er wanted to leak the recipe, he would have sold it at a high price long ago.

Wen Geer smiled happily: "Okay."

Qiao Yu figured out the proportions and asked Gu Feng to mix the wood ash, lime powder, alkali, yellow mud, and salt with tea water to make a thin mud. Then he asked everyone to evenly coat the eggs with a layer of mud and then roll them in the bran.

The duck eggs wrapped in rice bran are neatly placed in a bamboo basket covered with straw, which is also covered with hay, and finally placed in a dry and ventilated place.

Qiao Yu looked at the three full baskets of semi-finished preserved eggs with satisfaction.

Gu Xiaoyan learned his lesson this time and asked his little daddy: "How long do I have to wait before I can eat it this time?"

Qiao Yu laughed: "It will take less time this time, just about fifteen days."

Gu Xiaoyan: ...

At this time, Bai Lan had also prepared the meal. Qiao Yu invited Wen Ge'er to stay for dinner, but Wen Ge'er declined.

"Wang Jie said he's waiting for me to come back to eat, so I have to go back."

Qiao Yu nodded and gave him five more salted duck eggs: "These duck eggs are too salty, I don't like them, help me finish some."

Only then did Wen Ge'er take the salted duck eggs back.

The braised duck eggs were already well seasoned, so everyone had two to taste. Qiao Yu had eaten a lot at lunch, so he wasn't hungry at the moment, so he ate one too.

Since eggs are a scarce food in the countryside, people have never thought of braised eggs, so the first bite just tasted delicious.

Da Zhuang finished one and was reluctant to eat the remaining one, so he wanted to give it to Xiao Bai later. Bai Lan felt sorry for him and gave him her other duck egg.

"It's enough for me to eat one just to taste it, you can eat another one."

Da Zhuang was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes: "Sister Lan, you are so kind. You are my real sister."

Bai Lan said angrily, "You're just a chatterbox. Come on and eat."

Su Qing rolled her eyes at Da Zhuang and ate in silence.

Qiao Yu peeled her braised duck eggs and signaled Gu Feng to eat them with her eyes.

Gu Feng had no choice but to eat the egg, and after eating it he praised Qiao Yu many times for its deliciousness.

Only then did Qiao Yu feel satisfied and ate his meal slowly.

The braised pork trotters are soft and glutinous, and the meat and bones separate with a light sip, and the pig skin is also very flavorful.

Gu Gang sighed as he ate: "Brother-in-law, this stew is so delicious. You deserve to earn so much money."

Gu Feng responded proudly, as if he was being praised: "Yeah."

Everyone finished all the pig's feet and their bellies were full.

Uncle Wang sighed, "The old man has gained weight because he eats so well every day."

Qiao Yu looked over and saw that he did look a little fatter than before, but still a little far from being "fat". He was the one who had clearly felt that his belt was too short.

"I look just fine now, I am the one who is fat."

The old man immediately glared at her: "Nonsense! How are you fat? I didn't eat much at night, you should eat more in the future, you still have a mouth to feed."

Qiao Yu immediately blushed: "I...I've already eaten a lot."

Gu Feng smiled and pulled his hand: "Qiao'er, this is good. The doctor also said before that eating too much is not a good thing."

Qiao Yu nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, yes. If you are too fat, you will suffer in the future."

Hongxiu looked at the two of them enviously, then looked at her own belly. How come there was still no movement after so much time? Alas.

The next day it started snowing again.

Now Qiao Yu didn't even go out. Qiao Yu asked Dazhuang to move the clay pot at home to the main room and lit a brazier. Dazhuang went to the yard and carried a wooden stake to put under the brazier, and then placed the clay pot on the brazier with an iron rack.

In addition, I asked Su Qing to clean yesterday's sheep's head and braise it with yesterday's brine.

First warm the casserole with the fat lamb, pour in the scallion, ginger and peppercorns to stir-fry, then pour in all the lamb offal that you processed yesterday, and then add hot water.

No one had eaten breakfast, and with the snow scene outside as a backdrop, the aroma felt sweet and warm.

Qiao Yu was going to eat some vegetables with the mutton soup, and asked Su Qing to cut two large plates of mutton, and also prepared radishes, cabbages, bamboo shoots, and sweet potato noodles.

Finally, ask Bai Lan to cut a bowl of coriander and a bowl of chopped green onions, and bring the chili sauce and salt to the main room. Once the mutton offal is cooked, you can start eating.

The sheep's head in the kitchen was almost braised by then. Bai Lan took it out and planned to cut the meat into pieces with a knife.

However, there are many bones in the sheep's head, so it is not convenient to use a knife, so Bai Lan wants to just do it directly.

The sheep's head was burned, and Su Qing hurried forward to stop it.

"Let me do it." Su Qing used her hands to pry open the sheep's jaw, so that it would be easier to separate.

"Thank you." Bai Lan said, and hurried to see if the rice in Zhenzi was cooked.

Seeing this, Su Qing quickly said, "Sister Lan, please bring the bowls and chopsticks over first, I'll bring them over later."

Bai Lan paused, then smiled and said, "Okay, be careful not to get burned."

Qiao Yu has already put all the ingredients into the casserole. Keep the casserole warm and it will be cooked in a while.

"Hurry, hurry, everyone, take your own bowls and dip your dishes in whatever way you want. Just sit down and start eating."

Everyone sat around the brazier in an orderly manner. Qiao Yu first made a dipping saucer for her husband. Everyone followed suit and added coriander, chili pepper and salt to their bowls, then scooped a spoonful of soup to dip the vegetables in.

Qiao Yu picked up a piece of mutton, boiled it in the pot for a few times, and put it in Gu Feng's bowl as soon as the meat changed color, looking at him with expectant eyes.

Gu Feng ate it in one bite and said to him affirmatively, "It's delicious."

Only then did Qiao Yu happily scoop up some mutton offal for herself and dip it in some chili. It was so delicious.

Having a hot mutton offal soup with her family on a snowy day, Qiao Yu felt like she was healed.

Seeing that everyone was only focused on eating the meat and vegetables in the casserole, Bai Lan reminded them, "Boss, there is rice and braised lamb head on the table."

Qiao Yu just remembered: "Hahaha, I almost forgot. If you want to eat rice, just help yourself. Don't be shy."

These words were mainly spoken to Bai Lan and the others. They usually ate in the kitchen, but today they were eating a casserole with everyone, and they were obviously more reserved.

Sure enough, after he said this, Da Zhuang's speed became noticeably faster.

Qiao Yu smiled at Gu Feng and whispered, "Thank you, husband, for buying me the sheep."