Traveling through ancient times, storing supplies and not fleeing famine

The two chickens were chopped up into a large bowl, weighing about eight or nine pounds.

Heat the pan, use chicken oil to roast the oil, add star anise, bay leaves, onion, ginger and garlic to stir-fry until fragrant.

Add the bean paste to adjust the color, and finally add the remaining chicken and stir-fry until colored.

Stir-fry the soaked dried mushrooms, corn, soy sauce, and white wine, add water until the chicken is covered, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat!

Because shiitake mushrooms did not exist in that era, the mushrooms Xia Shengsheng used were the common varieties here.

Last time, the Magui family gave some dried mushrooms that were dried last fall, and Xia Shengsheng added some that he had bought from the supermarket.

I stewed a whole pot.

This is a home-style version of big plate chicken.

As for why she added tender corn, it was because Xia Shengsheng wanted the villagers to receive this fresh food in advance so that they would not be too surprised when she planted it in the fall!

The chicken stewed on the bottom should be placed directly on the edge of the pot with the pancakes, so that it can all be cooked in one pot, saving the trouble of making it a separate staple food.

"Mom, let me post it!"

Liu Yiyi brought the kneaded noodles and took over Xia Shengsheng's place.

"Okay, then I'll go and stew the braised pork!"

Xia Shengsheng built a very simple small stove outside the kitchen to place the small pot.

Braised pork can be cooked directly in a small pot.

The pieces of meat were cut by the little man Ercheng, and they were very evenly sized.

Xia Shengsheng just needs to take charge of the cooking.

Heat the oil in a pan first.

When the pan is hot, add onion, ginger, garlic, star anise and bay leaves and stir-fry until fragrant.

After frying, remove the scallions, ginger, garlic, star anise and bay leaves that have been fried to a crisp.

The meat stewed in this way will taste better.

Then add a large spoonful of white sugar and fry the sugar color first.

In fact, rock sugar would taste better, but Xia Shengsheng forgot to buy rock sugar in the supermarket, and there was no rock sugar in that era.

So I can only use white sugar instead.

Fry the sugar until it bubbles slightly, add the chopped pork belly and stir-fry quickly and evenly.

Coat each piece of meat with syrup to make the color look particularly beautiful.

Then pour in the boiled water, add the chopped potatoes, add the braised soy sauce and light soy sauce, a little salt for seasoning, cover the pot, wait for the soup to become thick, then you can serve.

The sky outside gradually darkened. Smoke from the kitchens of the village rose early. Most people did this in order to have a good dinner before dark so as to save the expense of lighting oil lamps at night.

The big plate chicken and braised pork were served almost at the same time.

Xia Shengsheng asked Liu Ercheng and Liu Yiyi to take baskets respectively and fill a large bowl of soup for each family using the newly bought ceramic bowls for soup for the Ma family, the village head.

They each took two bags of broad beans and asked the two children to deliver them respectively.

After watching the two children leave the house, Xia Shengsheng went into the house to wake up Liu Shanshan and Liu Sicheng.

Shanshan is very easy to call. Xia Shengsheng only called her twice and she got up, put on her shoes and went to wash her face obediently!

But Liu Sicheng is different. The little guy stays in bed and can't be woken up no matter how you call him.

Xia Shengsheng was afraid that if he continued to sleep, he would not be able to fall asleep in the middle of the night, so she used her trump card.

"Oh! The fragrant braised pork is out of the pot! And the delicious big plate chicken, it's so tender and juicy!

Since Sicheng can't get up, let his brothers and sisters eat it!"

Xia Shengsheng saw that Liu Sicheng's eyelashes were trembling slightly, so she put more strength!

"No, I have to hurry and eat it too, otherwise Ercheng and the others will eat it all in no time. It smells so good that my mouth is watering..."

With a fluttering sound.

Liu Sicheng suddenly climbed up from the bed.

"Mom, I want to eat too. I want to eat too."

Xia Shengsheng smiled and scratched Liu Sicheng's nose.

Among these children, the youngest is the greediest.

I don’t know what kind of person I will become in the future if I am so greedy?

Could it be possible to be a cook?

If Liu Sicheng knew what Xia Shengsheng was thinking at this time, he would definitely say something.

"Mom, you look down on me too much."

……

"If you want to eat, wash your hands quickly. After washing your hands, go with your third sister and send some food to Grandpa Zhao next door."

Xia Shengsheng helped Liu Sicheng put on his shoes and took him out of the bedroom.

The two children washed their hands and faces.

Xia Shengsheng served a large plate of chicken and a dish of braised pork and potatoes and asked the two children to take them to Doctor Zhao.

There was a big pot of big plate chicken, but only one plate was left in the end. Fortunately, there was still plenty of braised pork and stewed potatoes.

Add some delicious pancakes and it's enough for several people.

After waiting for all the children to return home, Xia Shengsheng shouted that it was time for dinner.

The only sound you can hear in the entire kitchen is the slurping sound of food!

Xia Shengsheng’s Big Plate Chicken does not contain any separate chili peppers, so it is not that spicy. It only relies on the spicy taste of the bean paste, so several children can eat it!

"Mom, this is so delicious! I feel a little numb in my mouth after the taste of the chicken enters my mouth, but this feeling is really interesting, and the more I eat, the more addicted I become."

"I think it tastes good too, but it seems like my tongue is not listening to me. Is it possible that the chicken is biting my tongue? Why does my tongue feel numb?"

No one has ever tasted chili, so they don’t know what it tastes like.

Ercheng felt that the chili in the bean paste had a numbing feeling, while Sicheng felt that it had a woody feeling!

"That's the taste of chili peppers. The numbness we feel is due to the spicy taste.

In this dish, I added bean paste to stir-fry.

There is chili in the bean paste, but not much.

If you use chili peppers alone to stir-fry meat, the taste will be really delicious! ”

"chili?"

"Mom, what is chili?"

“Chili is also a vegetable, but the taste is just like what you feel when you eat it now, like a numbing and spicy taste.

I will make you some meat fried with chili later. Chili can be used in many dishes and has its own unique flavor. "

"Mom, you know so much!"

"Mom is so awesome?"

Facing the admiring eyes of several children, Xia Shengsheng felt a special sense of pride.

Faced with new things, the children were particularly excited. They were looking forward to seeing what the pepper their mother talked about would look like. If only a little bit of pepper was added here and the taste was so good, wouldn't it be even more delicious if they could eat it directly?

……

After dinner, the family digested the food in the yard. Xia Shengsheng also looked at the vegetables planted in the new garden at the back.

I have only been working on it for a few days and nothing has come out yet! I am still waiting.

"Now that we have some time, let me teach you how to read.

Let’s learn to recognize it today, and learn to write it tomorrow. Take it step by step, don’t rush! ”

The children's eyes were filled with light, and the day's fatigue suddenly disappeared. They were all eager to start studying immediately.

"Yeah!"

"Mom, come in quickly, I'll go light the oil lamp!"

"Why light an oil lamp? It costs so much money! We can just sit in the yard and read by the moonlight!"

Liu Sicheng was hit on the head by Liu Ercheng again, and looked at Xia Shengsheng aggrievedly.

Xia Shengsheng rubbed Liu Sicheng's head. "Ercheng, stop hitting your brother on the head all the time. He's not very smart to begin with, and if you keep hitting him, he'll become even dumber. He won't be able to find a wife in the future."

Originally, Liu Sicheng didn't feel so aggrieved, but after hearing what her mother said, she immediately burst into tears out of grievance.

"Ah... ah ah..."

Liu Sicheng:

His mother said he was stupid and that he would never be able to find a wife in the future.

Get a wife?

What does it mean?

It's not a good thing anyway.

I feel so wronged.

Xia Shengsheng looked at the children looking at her and could only smile awkwardly.

Alas! If you have never raised a child, you will not be able to speak well.

Later, Liu Sicheng stopped crying only after Xia Shengsheng promised to make him some delicious white sugar cake.

Then everyone can get to the point and start learning from the Thousand Character Classic.

Heaven and earth are dark yellow, the universe is prehistoric.

The sun and the moon are surging, and the stars are listed.

The cold comes and goes, the autumn is harvested and winter is hidden.

Run more than adult years old, Lu Lu adjusts Yang.

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Recognizing words is not like writing. To recognize words, you can read and look at them more often every day. After repeated familiarization, you will be able to recognize how to pronounce the word next time you see it.

But when it comes to writing, it is best to familiarize yourself with two or three words a day.

There should also be time for practice.