In the book, I was fed by my sister

Spices were expensive and marinade was hard to come by. Therefore, Song Ran drove her donkey to the city in the afternoon to buy pig heads and stewed them in a big pot, which was enough for her and her sister to eat for several days.

Grandma Gu continued to deal with the fat on the large intestine at home.

When Li Kun saw the cockscomb oil, he ran over to ask before he started working, "Are you going to fry this cockscomb oil tonight?"

Grandma Gu replied, "Sure. We'll need to make oil later anyway. I'll tell Ranran when she comes back."

After cutting the fat, Grandma Gu brought a basin of wood ash and began to scrub the large intestine.

Barley was standing by, shouting, "It's dirty, it's dirty."

But Granny Gu smiled and said, "It's not dirty. This is the only way to wash it clean."

Song Ran bought some pork head.

The braised meat needs to be soaked in brine so that it can be more flavorful.

So when she got home, she started to get busy.

Light a handful of straw and singe the hair on the pig's head first.

The surface of the pig's head meat was burnt black. Next, she scraped the burnt black pig's head meat clean with a knife, making sure that all the dirt and hair on the surface were removed.

In a hot pot, Song Ran poured some oil, then knocked in a small piece of rock sugar and started frying the sugar color.

When a burnt aroma wafted from the pot, she poured the blanched pig head, heart and large intestine into the pot.

As the meat is stir-fried, the surface of the meat is slowly coated with caramel color, and the tempting aroma fills the air.

Then, Song Ran added ginger slices, cinnamon, osmanthus leaves, star anise and other spices, allowing the flavors of these seasonings to slowly burst out.

At this time, she poured in soy sauce to make the pig head more delicious.

Finally, pour in three scoops of water, cover the pot, and let the pig head slowly stew in the brine.

As the water boils, the aroma of the braised meat wafts out, making people salivate.

The craftsman who was laying tiles couldn't help but look up and exclaimed: "Oh my God, am I here to work or to prepare a feast? This aroma is so tempting!"

Another chef echoed: "You shouldn't eat three bowls of rice at noon."

The two cooks who were setting up the stove also started talking: "Old Wu doesn't come here to work, but goes to Mr. Jia's house. I guess he has steamed buns and scrambled eggs for lunch and dinner."

Another person laughed and said, "Hahaha, it's a pity that he didn't smell this delicious food. I don't think he would believe it if I told him."

Li Shuncai in the backyard couldn't help but say, "Dad, I let you fry the chicken comb oil, do you have room for this?"

"Let's work harder and get hungry so we can have more food."

Da Mai was originally accompanying Song Li to work in the vegetable garden, but now he was unable to move because of the fragrance.

Song Li noticed that Da Mai was abnormal, so she wanted to drive him out of the vegetable garden. It would be more convenient for her to use her supernatural power. "Da Mai, do you feel a little bored? Do you want to go out and watch over my sister? When the meat is ready, my sister will cut a piece off to taste it. You can definitely eat it if you stay by the side."

After hearing this, Barley hesitated for a while, then said firmly: "No! You have to work to earn a living!"

After hearing this, Song Li patted Da Mai on the shoulder and said, "Then go to that corner of the vegetable garden and pull out all the grass on the ground."

"Okay! I will definitely clean up the grass!"

Song Li took out the seedlings and seeds he had just bought in the city.

There are green vegetable seeds. Song Li doesn't understand why these green leafy vegetables have their own names, but only this vegetable is called green vegetable.

When they went to buy seeds, the boss said they bought it a little late and the vegetables had to be planted in August.

If we plant now, it will take more than two months to harvest. If the snow comes early this year, we probably won't be able to harvest.

My sister said that this can be planted in two seasons, and some can be planted in the spring of next year.

Besides, there are fire holes. When the weather gets cold, you can transplant the plants into the fire holes.

They also bought Chinese spinach seeds. If they were planted now, they would be ready to eat when having hotpot in winter.

I also bought lettuce seedlings and planted some in the small vegetable garden, and I will use a piece of soil to plant the rest later.

I also bought some winter melon seeds. I’m planting them now so they can be eaten next spring.

After cleaning the vegetables and seeds, Song Li began to divide the land for planting.

Song Ran now has complete confidence in handing over the vegetable farming to Song Li. She has figured it out now and is no longer surprised.

After all, she could cook when she was five years old.

She glanced at the vegetable garden and saw her little sister's small back. She then concentrated on processing the pig kidney, cutting it from the side and slicing off the white membrane on it.

Grandma Gu watched from the side and shook her head, saying, "I never like to eat this stuff. It's too troublesome to prepare, and it always smells like urine."

Song Ran responded with a smile: "Hehe, then you have to learn my skills well."

Granny Gu was silent for a moment, "Okay, when Tingyan comes back, I'll show him my skills."

Li Tingyan hasn't written to me for a long time.

Grandma Gu’s husband died when their children were very young.

She was pregnant with another baby at the time, but when she was working in the fields, she saw blood and the baby died.

She raised her son alone, relying on occasional help from her parents' family, and worked hard to raise her son.

Her son got married and had children, and she also had a lovely grandson, Li Tingyan.

But that year, too many people fled south to escape famine, and they brought plague to Feng County.

Because of something wrong with her son and daughter-in-law, they didn't even dare to go home, and begged her to take Tingyan to the mountains to stay for a while.

When they came back, they left the house empty.

People in the village said that she had a hard life and had brought bad luck to two generations of her family.

She used to not believe in ghosts and gods, but now she often says "Buddha bless you" and "God has a good eye."

Song Ran didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only talk about the work at hand, "Look, the kidneys should be cut vertically, then cut horizontally, but be sure not to break them. After cutting, turn them over and cut them into thin slices with a slanting knife."

She picked up a piece of kidney and showed it to Grandma Gu: "Look, doesn't it look like a flower?"

Grandma Gu was amused. "Your knife skills are really good. Li Wanshu was drinking and slamming the table before. He promised to introduce you to a job in banquets, but because of his nephew's matter, he didn't even say a word afterwards."

"That's right! What a pity for Li Yaolin's materials."

Grandma Gu covered her mouth and said with a smile: "The chefs who cook banquets in the next village stew ducks with a weird smell, not as good as mine!"

"Chef Gu, please help me check the pot and turn it over so it doesn't get burnt."

Grandma Gu walked over and opened the lid of the pot. The aroma filled the air and she couldn't help swallowing her saliva: "This fragrance... is really tempting!"

Song Ran cut the ginger into shreds and marinated the kidneys. It would have been better to add some pepper, but pepper was too expensive, so she just bought some to stew pork tripe and chicken for Xiaoguai tomorrow to entertain the guests, she couldn't bear to spend it.

"Xu~"

Su Xiaoxiao parked the donkey cart in front of Song Ran's house.

Song Ran looked through the door and said jokingly, "Hey, Boss Su is back! Come in quickly, you've arrived at a great time."

"Wow! What smells so good? Is it braised food?" Su Xiaoxiao smelled the fragrance before she even entered the door.

"You have a really good nose. You always guess right." Song Ran smiled and pointed to the boiling marinade in the pot and the meat that exuded an enticing aroma.

Su Xiaoxiao moved closer and identified it carefully: "Is this star anise? And cinnamon?"

"Didn't you say you can't cook? How come you recognize all these spices?" Song Ran looked at Su Xiaoxiao with some surprise.

"Have you ever eaten pork or seen a pig run? There is actually such a thing. I thought..." I thought there wouldn't be such delicious braised dishes in ancient times.

But if you think about the beef Wu Song ate when he fought the tiger, it was probably braised beef with soy sauce, which has similar stewing and sauce.

"Ginger from Yangpu, cinnamon from Zhaoyao, and star anise can dispel wind. They can be used as medicine and also enhance the fragrance. Don't you often go to Xunzhenlou? They should also have these dishes."

"I've eaten it, but I always feel that it's too salty and lacks fragrance." Su Xiaoxiao spoke the truth. She had done thorough market research in order to open a store.

"Oh, last time my sister and I went to eat the Eight Treasure Duck, they also lacked some ingredients, so the taste wasn't perfect."

"Ranran, your cooking skills are really good. Why don't you open a restaurant?" Su Xiaoxiao praised sincerely.

"I'm OK at cooking home-cooked meals, but who doesn't start out as a chef by doing the chopping and sweeping? I don't have that skill, and besides, my father also started out as a ..."

"I'm serious!" Su Xiaoxiao suddenly grabbed Song Ran's hand and looked at her seriously, "I'm planning to open a store, can you supply me with goods? Your braised food can definitely beat Xunzhenlou!"

"Hahaha." Song Ran would be amused by the new words that came out of Su Xiaoxiao's mouth from time to time, "Hanging, that sounds interesting."

"Don't laugh at me, I'm serious! Just supply me with the goods~" Su Xiaoxiao shook Song Ran's hand coquettishly.

"Okay, okay, you've shaken me to pieces. Boss Su, why don't you try it and then make a decision?"

"I trust your cooking skills, and I trust my judgment."

"Tsundere."

"You stole my words!"

"Alright, alright, stop messing around. Tell me about your shop. Have you found a location?"

"Reporting to my major shareholder! The location has been decided, and the carpenters will come in to do the renovation tomorrow!"