Travel to ancient times and become rich women with your bestie

The old lady chopped the chopping board with a loud bang. Soon the chicken and ribs were chopped into small pieces of even size and placed in a bowl.

"Is there anything else to do?" the old lady asked, putting down the hatchet.

It has been a long time since she felt such a satisfying feeling of chopping meat. The old lady felt that she could even chop another pig.

"Mom, you are still as skilled as ever." Zheng Yuan flattered the old lady at the right time.

The old lady glanced at her sideways, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but lift slightly: "It's okay, I'm going back. I'm tired after a day and I have to help you."

"Don't go, mother. Who said everything is fine? Go and help me check what kind of clothes the children have made. Change Tao'er in. Whether our family can wear new clothes depends on you. Besides, your chicken is still in my hands. Why are you running away?"

"Who said I wanted your chicken?" the old lady muttered.

"Okay, okay, we had to force you to accept it, is that okay, Mom?" Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin bared their teeth and looked at the old lady.

"I'm too lazy to talk to you. Okay, I'll go see what their clothes look like." The old lady turned around and went out angrily.

"Taoer! Come in quickly!" Zheng Yuan shouted outside.

"Hey, here we come!"

Tao'er knew that it was time to start cooking, so she dropped the bamboo basket containing clothes and ran inside.

Seeing Tao'er's excitement, Duan Minmin sighed sourly: "Alas~ It seems that my daughter is raised by you. I think it is more effective for you to call her now than for me to call her. Look how fast she runs."

Tao'er was a little at a loss for a moment.

"You old woman, you are jealous of me. Your daughter is my daughter, so what if I tell her to run fast? It's because you have no interest in cooking. Now I am lucky to have such a grown-up girl. Tao'er, come and be your mother's daughter. Old woman, don't say that I am taking advantage of you. Sizhu will be your son. Anyway, I think Sizhu likes you very much now." Zheng Yuan joked when he saw Tao'er's expression.

Duan Minmin also reacted. This guy had a big mouth. He knew what kind of life Tao'er and the other two had lived under Old Lady Duan's rule, but he insisted on saying things to scare the little girl.

"It's a nice idea. You want to exchange a beautiful girl like me for your naughty boy? I can't bear to do that. You can ask Tao'er, she will definitely not want to give up me as her mother." Duan Minmin reached out and pulled Tao'er over.

"Yes, yes, you two have a deep mother-daughter relationship. I'll call Sanni and Hui Niang in in a moment."

As the two of them joked in unison, Tao'er finally smiled. Yes, my mother is different now, why should she be so nervous?

"Come here, my good disciple, come here, let me teach you how to make mint fried pork ribs and spicy chicken." Zheng Yuan simply changed the address.

"First of all, no matter what kind of meat we cook, if we don't blanch it, we have to wash it clean and add some seasonings to marinate it. Only then can the food be tender and delicious. Come, you wash the ribs and I'll wash the chicken. Two or three times will be enough."

Taoer did as she was told.

"Okay, now we can start adding seasonings. First, we need to add our three-piece set of deodorizing ingredients: scallion, ginger, and cooking wine. Oh, yes, we don't have cooking wine, so rice wine will do, or the Shaodaozi that old men drink will work. You can add enough salt now or later when you put it in the pot. I'm used to adding it now so that it can be more flavorful."

"Then add some soy sauce, pound star anise, cardamom and Sichuan peppercorns, and stir well. Starch will make it more tender, but we don't have it so we don't add it. Don't ask me what starch is, I can't explain it. Hehe, I'll tell you when I can get it later. Okay, mix well and marinate for a cup of tea. Let's go pick some mint. Amin, you keep an eye on the pot."

Duan Minmin made an OK gesture to the two of them.

I have to say, the mint in the backyard is growing really well. We picked a lot of it last time to make toothpaste, and now it is growing lushly again. The two of them quickly picked enough for use.

Last time I said to add a little bit of it when selling ice jelly, but I forgot all about it. I must bring it with me next time I go.

Back in the kitchen, the oil-soaked meat in the pot was ready. Zheng Yuan handed the mint to Tao'er and asked her to wash it and drain it. He then picked up the spatula and scooped out the oil-soaked meat.

"Come, disciple, I'll give you the spatula." After scooping out all the meat, Zheng Yuan gave the spatula to Tao'er, and he stood aside to give instructions.

"First pour the rapeseed oil into the pot, then add some more, and add some more! Pour, pour, pour! Don't shake your hands, I tell you to stop again and again." Tao'er's hands were shaking as she lifted the can of rapeseed oil. It was too extravagant to add oil like this.

"Okay, now let's wait for the oil temperature to rise and fry the spareribs first." Tao'er finally heard Zheng Yuan call for a stop and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Tao'er, cooking requires a combination of meat and vegetables. Remember, in the future, you should use animal oil when cooking vegetarian dishes and vegetable oil when cooking meat dishes. This is how they will taste good."

"Uh-huh......"

Tao'er nodded hurriedly. She had never heard of this statement before, but she thought it made a lot of sense.

"Okay, when you stick your chopsticks into the oil and see big bubbles coming out, it means the oil temperature is right. Put the ribs in and fry them. You must use high heat at this time. Fry them until they are set, then switch to medium-low heat and fry them slowly until they are golden brown... Put the chicken in as well. The first time you fry the chicken, you must also fry it until it is golden brown, then take it out, turn up the heat again and fry the chicken to dry out the moisture..."

Following Zheng Yuan's instructions, Tao'er began to do it in an orderly manner. Tao'er was a little nervous at the beginning, but then she gradually became more comfortable. Zheng Yuan sighed, she has a great talent and is very interested in it.

As the spices were added, a strong aroma wafted out from the kitchen.

Smelling the fragrance coming from the kitchen, several people who were busy in the yard could no longer sit still, put down what they were doing and came in.

Old Mrs. Chen didn't care about avoiding suspicion anymore. She dropped the cloth in her hand and followed the children into the kitchen.

I want to see what the second son’s wife can do with this chicken?

When they came in, Tao'er was scooping spicy chicken into the bowl.

"Just right, the spicy chicken is ready. Come, have a taste of the cooking of our chef Taoer." Zheng Yuan was holding a piece of spicy chicken in his hand and was putting it towards Duan Minmin's mouth.

"Wow! Big sis, you have this skill! It smells so good! It must be delicious!" Xing'er looked at Tao'er with admiration.

"How could I have the ability to do that? It was Aunt Zheng who taught me how to make it step by step. You guys try it and see if it tastes good. This is my first time making it, what if it doesn't taste good." Tao'er rubbed the corner of her clothes embarrassedly, and then became a little worried that it would taste bad.

"Then let me try it!" Sizhu reached out to take something from the basin.

"Wash your hands!" Zheng Yuan quickly grabbed the back of his neck.

Sizhu smiled embarrassedly and hurried to the water tank to fetch water to wash his hands. He no longer had the previous resistance.

Seeing the children washing their hands obediently at the water tank, Old Mrs. Chen quietly retracted her hand and followed them to the water tank.

When did the second son's wife become so particular?

After washing their hands, the children couldn't wait to put their hands into the basin.

"Wow! So delicious!" Sizhu exclaimed.

"It's spicy and numb, so satisfying!" Erhe's eyes lit up after taking a bite.

The children surrounded Tao'er and chattered in praise of her, almost making her faint. There is no happier thing than having something she made liked by everyone.

Under Zheng Yuan's direction, the mint spareribs were also served. With the remaining oil in the pan, Zheng Yuan fried an egg rice for the old lady.

After tasting the mint spareribs, both the big and the small praised Zheng Yuan and Tao'er again.

Young Master Jiang couldn't help but marvel in his heart, these dishes are much more delicious than those made by the chefs in the mansion. He didn't come here for the food, but now he wants to stay a few more days.