A small breakfast shop in the street market, supporting the family and making money

Seeing this, Leng Yan and others thought of the scene of dinner yesterday and hurriedly advanced the dinner time.

With yesterday's experience, the workers lined up in an orderly manner today. When they saw that today's meal included fish, meat, soup, vegetables, and mixed rice, they were surprised again.

Not only is there meat for every meal, but the food is also cooked so deliciously. It seems like they are willing to use a lot of oil and salt. Today, there is even rice!

Rice is more expensive than flour, even mixed rice is the same. The Leng family is really kind.

The crowd was immediately excited and eager to try it. The taste was so fragrant and overpowering that the men, who had worked for a whole morning, could not help themselves.

"It smells so good. We're almost ready to eat. I can't help it."

"Yes, yes, that's the braised fish fillet. The color looks so bright and attractive."

Dozens of men in the crowd were excited and happy. Seeing this, Zhan Hu, his son Zhan Jiang, and Li Yuemei's man Liu Tiezi hurried out and shouted to maintain order and ask them to line up and not to rush.

Don't act like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey and scare people.

Seeing this, Leng Su and Li Yuemei did not dare to delay and immediately stood in front of a dish with a large spoon in hand to serve the food.

Grandpa Leng, Liu Bangbang and Liu Hehe brought out the bowls that had been cleaned in advance and served soup and rice to the workers.

A bowl of fish head and tofu soup, a bowl of mixed rice, half a bowl of braised fish cubes, and half a bowl of stir-fried amaranth, the workers couldn't finish carrying them all with both hands.

They each found a seat in the Leng family's courtyard, squatted aside, and began to eat voraciously.

The fish soup was rich and delicious, the braised fish pieces had a rich sauce, and the stir-fried amaranth was tender and refreshing. The workers praised the dishes as they ate.

"Oh my god, this braised fish is so tender, and the sauce is delicious when mixed with rice.

"Who said it wasn't? Even this bland tofu is so flavorful. This is the first time I've eaten such delicious tofu. It's fresh, tender, and fragrant. It's really delicious!"

"Yes, yes, the fish and tofu are really delicious. Not only do they not have any fishy smell, but even the simple amaranth can be fried so tender and fresh. It's really rare."

"The Leng family is very kind. When you are enjoying your meal, don't forget to work hard, otherwise you will be sorry for such a delicious meal."

The Leng family paid him such a high salary and provided him with such good food. If the house was not completed satisfactorily, he would not be able to face the Leng family.

Therefore, Zhan Hu, as the contractor, couldn't help but knock and hit when he saw this.

"Don't worry, Lao Zhan. We must work hard. Look, I feel much stronger after eating!"

"Yes, yes, Lao Zhan, we are not the kind of people who play tricks. The Leng family treats us so well, we are eager to work hard. We also hope that if there is anything in the future, we brothers will be thought of first."

"Who said it wasn't true? My baby has been sick recently, and I've been relying on the money I earned from working at the Leng family to buy medicine.

You said if I don't work hard, who would dare to employ me in the future? "

The workers made assurances one after another, and Leng Yan was very satisfied seeing this. As long as the work was done well, she was not a stingy person.

After the workers finished their lunch, Li Yuemei still took Liu Bangbang and Liu Hehe to help wash the dishes, and did not let Leng Yan help.

Leng Yan smiled helplessly and prepared to go anytime. Thinking of the two jars of honey, she took Leng Qi, Leng He, Zhan Jin and others to pick locust flowers under the big locust tree.

Remove the leaves and branches, leaving only a bunch of tender white flowers. Take them home, wash them carefully, and dry them. Wait until there is no water in the locust flowers, then pick off the flower stalks.

This is how you can pickle locust flower honey. Take a clean jar, put a layer of dry locust flowers and a layer of honey in it, until there are seven or eight layers.

After filling, shake it vigorously to ensure that every locust flower is covered with honey.

Then seal the lid tightly, place it in a cool place, and marinate it for more than ten days.

The locust flower honey made in this way has a authentic taste, light and subtle fragrance.

It not only has the effects of antibacterial and cough relieving, moistening the lungs and promoting diuresis and regulating the stomach and intestines, but also can clear away heat and detoxify, moisturize the skin, calm the nerves, and whiten the skin. It is very suitable for all kinds of people and is a high-quality honey.

Therefore, Leng Yan wanted to take advantage of the time when the locust flowers were in full bloom to pickle more locust flower honey.

However, the pickled locust flower honey is definitely not as effective as the locust honey that is collected and naturally transformed.

But it’s worth a try to use Lengyan. Even if the pickled ones don’t have as many benefits, the fragrance of the locust flowers alone is worth it.

Or maybe Leng Yan was thinking about the feasibility of raising bees.

"Sister, do we need to wash all these apricots?"

Leng He's voice brought her back to her thoughts. Leng Yan saw the apricots in the basket and nodded.

"Wash them all, my sister will pickle them with honey later."

Green apricots taste sour and are not as delicious as pickled ones.

Leng Yan found a jar and pickled all the washed and dried apricots. Then he thought that there were still many apricots on the mountain, so he might as well pickle more.

Just at this time, his parents, uncle, aunt and elder brother also came back from the shop. After they rested for a while, Leng Yan led the family to the mountain to pick apricots.

There is strength in numbers. After filling the basket, she took her younger brothers and sisters home first, and picked a lot of wild flowers on the way.

Afterwards, she fetched some water and asked Leng Qi and Leng He to sit on a small stool to help wash the apricots.

She went back to the kitchen, cleaned the lard, cut it into pieces, boiled it with oil, and started making soap.

Leng Yan first boiled the clarified wood ash water that had been placed yesterday, then poured it out, filtered it and set it aside for later use.

The function of wood ash is to provide alkaline substances to promote saponification reaction.

The powder made from fired shells contains calcium oxide, commonly known as quicklime, and is an essential raw material for making soap.

Moreover, some minerals and trace elements in shells can also absorb dirt.

Then add appropriate amount of shell powder to the wood ash water, stir evenly and filter it for the second time, then set it aside for sedimentation.

After this is done, Leng Yan starts to make lard. After the lard is refined and slightly cooled, he can add the clarified alkaline water from the top, and then add an appropriate amount of fine salt.

Salt is added because it can promote the evaporation of water in the soap, increasing the hardness and durability of the soap.

Finally, after adding alkaline water and salt to the lard, you can stir it continuously in one direction to fully mix the alkaline water and lard, which will produce a saponification reaction and convert fatty acids into soap and glycerin.

When the grease gradually turns into a sticky paste, it can be put into the mold to set. Then wait for two or three days for it to fully solidify.

After three days, remove the soap from the mold and cut it into pieces of soap. Place them in a dry place and let them wait for natural saponification.

This step takes time. After Leng Yan puts the soap paste into the mold, all that remains is to wait.