Happy Farmer's Life

Du Weiming got up early in the morning, seeing Liu Jingyuan's sleeping face, he couldn't help smiling.Jing Yuan didn't know what was going on when he came back this time, he just wanted to sleep on the same bed with him.Originally, I thought it would be cooler to sleep separately when the weather was hot, but I refused anyway. Forget it, sleeping together is also good, and we can still talk at night.

Yesterday he was angry with Jing Yuan and he came back late, so Du Weiming didn't come in time to make snacks, but today he wanted to make his own good food for them.Spring rolls may not be troublesome to make in modern times, but in ancient times it was not. There were no ready-made bean paste and spring roll wrappers, so you had to make them yourself.It is estimated that it may be too late to eat breakfast, so let's eat it at noon.

For breakfast, make egg pancakes with porridge.I bought so many things yesterday, and I am not afraid of wasting some. Jing Yuan seems to have a good family background. I have discovered it before, and it seems to be even better this time when I come back.Shaking his head, Du Weiming told himself not to think too much.

"Master, you got up so early?"

"Morning, Zhou Wen, Wang Wu. I woke up when I couldn't sleep."

"What's for breakfast?"

"Zhou Wen, come and light the fire. Have egg pancakes and white rice porridge for breakfast."

The young master must be cooking something delicious again.Zhou Wen went to light the fire as he said.Du Weiming asked Wang Wu to find out the iron plate he made last time. He will use it later and build an earthen stove at the back of the house.Wang Wu went to work without asking any further questions.

White flour was mixed with cold water to make a paste, and three eggs were added to the batter. He went to the front of the house to pick the green onions and finely cut them into finely chopped green onions. Adding salt, white pepper and other condiments, Du Weiming carefully mixed the batter.Egg pancakes are delicious only after they are made and eaten first, and then made after Jing Yuan wakes up.

Du Weiming found out the red beans he bought yesterday and soaked them in a tub.It’s been a long time since I made bean paste. I used to make it myself in the countryside. Later, when I went to study in the city, I bought it directly in the supermarket. I’ll try it today.

Liu Jingyuan also got up.I haven't slept so soundly for a long time, as if I don't have to worry about anything, I just fell asleep like this.Seeing Jing Yuan woke up, Du Weiming started making egg pancakes.

After the olive oil is heated in the pan, pour in part of the batter, carefully spread the batter around with a spatula, and turn the cake over when one side turns golden brown.It’s just that it’s still a bit difficult to make egg pancakes in this big pot, especially turning them over. I’ll ask the blacksmith to make a pan for me next time I go to town.At the beginning, I made it by hand, and the two egg pancakes I made were not very beautiful.The latter will get better and better.When everyone was cooing from the smell, Du Weiming finally opened his mouth to serve the porridge and was ready to eat.There are four people in the family. Du Weiming made fifteen egg pancakes and took five to the village head's house.The remaining ten should be enough.

Du Weiming didn't expect Jing Yuan to like these snacks very much.Egg pancakes are eaten with porridge and side dishes with relish.Jing Yuan seemed to have a good appetite. He drank a bowl of porridge and ate two cakes in one go. Zhou Wen added more porridge for him, and he ate another cake.Du Weiming has a small appetite. A piece of cake and a bowl of porridge will fill him up.Seeing that Jing Yuan seemed to want to eat more cakes, Du Weiming couldn't help but speak.

"Jing Yuan, there is still something delicious for lunch, don't eat too much."

Zhou Wen and Wang Wu were a little surprised, Liu Jingyuan was notoriously picky.In the past, the prince had just left the palace to build a mansion, and the cooks in the mansion were already top-notch, but he was still dissatisfied and didn't eat much.Later, it seemed that the prince sent a message to reward the prince with an imperial cook, and the matter was over.The young master's craftsmanship is good, but it hasn't reached this level.Although Zhou Wen and Wang Wu were surprised, they didn't dare to ask this question, they just muttered in their hearts.

When Jing Yuan heard Du Weiming's words, he really stopped. There is still something delicious for lunch, so let's save some food.Zhou Wen and Wang Wu ate up the remaining egg pancakes and porridge.

Du Weiming has already started making red bean paste.This bean paste filling is still a bit difficult to make.Wash the soaked red beans and boil them in a pot with cold water until they are crispy.This will take some time, Du Weiming asked Zhou Wen to watch and prepare to make spring roll wrappers.

Transfer white flour and salt into a bowl, add water and stir and knead.After reaching a certain level, cover the flour ball with a damp cloth and leave it for about a stick of incense before it can be used.

Apply a layer of oil on the iron plate, not too much.Too much oil is for making pancakes.The iron plate rests on the earthen stove, and the fire should not be too big or too small.The control of the fire caused Wang Wu a little headache. After Du Weiming said that it was almost the same, Wang Wu tried his best to control the fire on this.When the iron plate is hot, grab one end of the dough and spread it into a thin circle on the iron plate.Although this looks simple, it is not easy to make a shell.Hold the dough in your hand and turn it left and right in the middle of the iron plate, so that the thin round dough remains in the middle of the iron plate, and grab the excess batter back into your hand.If there is a small hole, it is necessary to fill it with the batter in your hand.If it is too much, scrape it off with a knife.When the dough on the iron plate is rolled up from the outside, gently peel it off and it will become a spring roll skin.

It is really not easy to do this at the beginning. Although the iron plate here is already very good, it is not a non-stick pan, and it is easy to stick if you are not careful.The skin is too thin to be usable, and if it is too thick, it looks like a pancake.Du Weiming failed countless times and finally became a little proficient.

Liu Jingyuan looked at it with gusto, Weiming was always engrossed in doing things, sometimes you might not even talk to him when you talk to him.Well, serious Weiming is really good.In the end, Liu Jingyuan moved a bench and sat beside him staring at Weiming, but Du Weiming didn't realize it.It scared Wang Wu next to him to death, and he didn't see anything, he didn't see anything.Accidentally looked up and saw Jing Yuan flying over with a look, and immediately lowered his head.It's better to burn the fire obediently by yourself.I don't know anything else.

A stack of spring roll wrappers was ready, Du Weiming felt lazy, and then he noticed that Jing Yuan was sitting next to him.

"Jing Yuan, it's hot here, you'd better go in."

"It's okay, I'm here to accompany you."

"Go in, the skin is ready, I'm going to make stuffing now."

Wang Wu was left to clean up the things, and Du Weiming went into the house with the spring roll wrapper.Liu Jingyuan was right behind him, this step-by-step posture really didn't suit the identity of a prince at all.

Du Weiming looked at the boiled red beans in the pot, how was it? It seemed that they were all crispy.Take out the red beans and set aside to cool before making the stuffing.Then make the salty stuffing first.The salty filling is shredded pork with Chinese cabbage.Wash the cabbage and cut into shreds. Summer cabbage is not as delicious as winter cabbage, with a bit of bitterness.Therefore, it is generally better to eat spring rolls in winter.Try it today.

After washing the pork, cut it into shreds, treat it with rice wine and flour, and add a small amount of salt.The shredded pork that is fried in this way will be tender.Put the cabbage and shredded pork in an oil pan and stir fry until thickened. The salty stuffing is ready.Put it aside and wait for the bag.

Take the cooled red beans, find a fine sieve, pour the red beans on top and knead.This sieve must be placed in a large basin of water. As a result, the bean skins remain in the sieve, and the bean cores flow into the basin.Wait until the sediment settles, filter through a muslin cloth and squeeze out the water.This filtration is very particular, you can't get rid of all the bean cores, and you can't leave water. Du Weiming is very careful when doing it, but some bean cores are still wasted.I'm not willing to bring this water here, I'll make red bean soup and drink it later.

Heat lard in a pan.The family has not eaten lard for a long time. Du Weiming doesn't like that taste. Since he researched olive oil, he has never used it for cooking.But it is necessary to use lard to make bean paste. After the oil pan is hot, pour in bean paste and stir fry, then add white sugar. When the sugar is completely integrated into the bean paste, the very high-grade fine bean paste is ready.Du Weiming dipped some of it with chopsticks and tasted it. It tasted very good, even better than the bean paste bought in the supermarket.Jing Yuan came up and wanted to taste it, so Du Weiming used the pair of chopsticks to pick some up for him to taste.The freshly made bean paste was a little hot, and Jing Yuan got a little hot when he bit into it, so Du Weiming quickly poured water for him to drink.

"No one is robbing you, why are you in such a hurry to eat?"

Liu Jingyuan smiled embarrassedly, he seemed to eat the same thing with Weiming with a pair of chopsticks, he didn't expect that the bean paste would be so hot.

Seeing Jing Yuan seems to be fine.Du Weiming started making spring rolls.The red bean paste filling is still hot, so let’s wrap the salty filling first.After looking at it for a while, Liu Jingyuan felt that he would do it too, and strongly asked to join the ranks of making spring rolls. Du Weiming saw that he was so interested and let him make it.At the beginning, the two were not good, but later they were really well-packed.There was a big pot filled with salty stuffing, estimated to be sixty or seventy, and Du Weiming started making bean paste stuffing again.This way of eating is really a bit wasteful, but forget it, it's a rare one.There is a lot of red bean paste, and it can be used to make steamed buns tomorrow.

"Jing Yuan, it's almost enough to pack ten more."

"Row."

Du Weiming took out the mung bean porridge cooked in another pot. It is better to drink it cold in this hot day.

Add a generous amount of olive oil to the pan and it's time to fry the spring rolls.Because the stuffing is cooked, the finished spring rolls can be fished out as long as they are fried golden on both sides.The spring rolls need to be deep-fried and need more oil, otherwise they will not taste good if they are not crispy.

Du Weiming asked Wang Wu to send a plate to the village chief's house, and he was ready for lunch.The fried golden spring rolls will whet your appetite.Liu Jingyuan couldn't resist eating it just now, and it tasted very good.

"This salty filling tastes better when dipped in vinegar."

Liu Jingyuan tried it, and it was indeed the case.It can be seen that Liu Jingyuan seems to prefer to eat bean paste, and so does Zhou Wen.Wang Wuze likes to eat salty stuffing just like Du Weiming.Two full plates of spring rolls were served with mung bean porridge, and they were all eaten.Liu Jingyuan asked with a shy stomach to continue eating spring rolls at night, Du Weiming thought about it and agreed.Both stuffing and leather are available, just wrap it at night.

Aunt Zhang came to the door after lunch, and the whole family liked the food that Er Gouzi delivered today.Especially the spring rolls at noon, I have never eaten them, so I came here specially to thank you.There is such a short talk from the parents before they leave.Liu Jingyuan was a little sleepy when he heard that, and as soon as Aunt Zhang left, he couldn't wait to take Weiming to take a nap.