A Farm Girl Traveling Through Time: Raising a Stunning Husband

Shen Wu didn't say anything else. He took two bamboo shoots and said, "I'll go make lunch first."

She returned to the kitchen, peeled off the skin of the bamboo shoots, then cut them in half with a knife and cut them into thin strips. She picked up an empty bowl and put the bamboo shoots in it for later use.

First, knead the dough into long strips, then use a rolling pin to roll the thick noodles into thin sheets. The specific thickness can be determined according to personal preference.

Shen Wu stacked the noodles together layer by layer, measured the width with a knife and started cutting.

She has been eating this kind of noodles since she was a child, so making noodles is no problem for her. She cut all the noodles easily. She put the cut noodles on the chopping board and sprinkled them with flour to prevent them from sticking. The next step is to blanch the bamboo shoots and boil the oil.

Shredded bamboo shoots are easy to cook. Just put them in boiling water for two minutes and then take them out and put them in boiled water.

Anyway, there were two stoves, one for boiling water and the other for making cooking oil. He first put several bowls of water on the stove to boil, and on the other stove, he dried the bottom of the pot and put some soaked Sichuan peppercorns in it. After waiting for the flavor of the two peppers to come out, he put cold oil in the bottom of the pot and simmered it slowly over low heat.

The water here also boiled. Shen Wu hurriedly shook the noodles and put them into the pot. When the water boiled again, he turned over the other stove where the double pepper oil was being boiled so that it could be heated evenly and the aroma of the double peppers could be fully integrated into the oil.

After turning over the double pepper oil noodles, the water started boiling again. Shen Wu first used chopsticks to stir the noodles to prevent them from sticking together, then covered the lid and waited for the air to come out.

The pot for boiling double pepper oil is just enough to pick out the double peppers. After carefully picking them out, put the scallion segments into the pot and fry them slowly.

The pot of noodles was bubbling with steam. Shen Wu quickly turned off the heat and opened the lid, then took out the noodles and put them into the boiled water that had been prepared long ago.

The noodles are ready and all that’s left is the vegetables to be cooked. Shredded bamboo shoots are one kind of vegetable, and the only other ingredients that can be used are shredded green onions.

Shen Wu cut the cleaned scallions into thin strips, then removed the bamboo shoots from the water, drained them, and put them in a large basin. The scallions in the oil turned from white to slightly brown, so he quickly removed them and threw them away. Then he cooled the noodles, drained them from the basin, and put them in the bamboo shoot basin. Then he added salt, soy sauce, butter residue, and chopped scallions. After everything was in place, he used chopsticks to stir evenly and it was ready to eat.

After bringing the cooked noodles and the cold and seasoned gray vegetables to the main room, Shen Wu returned to get the bowls and chopsticks. Gu Zhou had gone somewhere and was nowhere to be seen. Shen Wu washed his hands and went to the inner room to take over Gu Wei's job of looking after the younger brother, letting Gu Wei eat first.

"Awake?" Shen Wu poked his head into the room and found Gu Wei leaning against the head of the bed in a daze, looking like she wanted to sleep but I couldn't.

She tiptoed towards Gu Wei and called softly, "Gu Wei? Gu Wei? Get up and have lunch!"

Gu Wei heard someone calling her in a daze and immediately opened her eyes. When she saw the person coming, she rubbed her eyes and said, "Sister Jiang Yu."

"The meal is ready, you go and eat first. Remember to wash your hands, I'll watch over you."

Gu Wei sat up and nodded towards Jiang Yu. After a moment, she got out of bed and walked out.

Shen Wu took over her work and looked after the baby. She originally thought that the child would be unable to sleep due to the heat, but unexpectedly there was a bamboo mat on the bed, and the baby was already wearing clothes so he would not get cold and have diarrhea.

"Brother! Sister Jiang Yu said let's eat!"

Shen Wu heard Gu Wei's voice in the house and was curious about where Gu Zhou had gone. He was not seen in the yard just now, but appeared now.

Gu Zhou walked in and said: "Why aren't you eating? Let me watch you eat first."

Shen Wu tilted his head and looked at him: "I'm not hungry, you guys eat first. There are cold noodles and boiled water on the table. Just put them directly into the bowl and eat."

Gu Zhou wanted to persuade her, but Shen Wu ignored him and turned back to slowly fan the baby.

The lunch was so delicious that Gu Wei ate two big bowls, and Gu Zhou was not to be outdone and ate three bowls before stopping.

When his younger brother woke up, Shen Wu carried him out and put him in a small chair for him to sit on. He then started to eat the cold noodles he had prepared at noon.

After lunch, Gu Zhou took over the responsibility of looking after the younger brother from Shen Wu, so Shen Wu had time to prepare the stuffing for the early morning of the next day.

First, he processed the bamboo shoots as usual, peeled and sliced ​​them, and then kneaded the dough for later use. With previous experience, today's work was very quick. When Gu Zhou put the little brother on the chair, Shen Wu had just finished making the dough and was about to cut the bamboo shoots.

With Gu Zhou's help, the overall progress was several times faster. After Shen Wu and he finished dealing with everything quickly, they looked up and saw that it was already afternoon.

When they were cutting bamboo shoots, their aunt came over to give clothes to their younger brother. Seeing that they were busy, Gu Wei, who was helping to look after the child, found an excuse to take their younger brother away, saying that she wanted to find some old clothes for the child to wear. In fact, Gu Zhou and Shen Wu knew very well that their aunt just wanted to help them.

Dinner was simple. Shen Wu planned to use the chicken that Gu Zhou caught to make some braised chicken with scallion oil, and then make some rice soup for his little brother to drink.

Practice makes perfect when it comes to scalding and plucking chickens. Shen Wu was extremely fast at this step and finished everything in less than 8 minutes.

By the time the meat was chopped up and the internal organs removed, Gu Zhou came back from the field.

"How is it? Do you need to water it?" Shen Wu asked while chopping the chicken without raising his head.

"Not for now. The sun is not that strong today. I tried the soil and it is still wet underneath." As he spoke, Gu Zhou naturally began to help Shen Wu light a fire.

Shen Wu didn't pay much attention to his actions, wondering whether he should cook all the chicken at once.

Although the chicken is not that big, I decided to cook it all at once. Since there are no side dishes, it is just enough to eat the chicken alone.

Scallion oil chicken is very simple and easy to make, and the key lies in the scallion oil. Fortunately, there is a mountain behind the Gu family’s house, and wild onions grow in large areas. In ancient times, this luxurious consumption of onions could be supported.

Her method is an old one that she has been using for a long time and it is also very simple.

First make the rice soup, then put the sliced ​​and chopped chicken into another pot. Wait for it to boil and after the blood water is boiled out, you can take it out and set aside.

Then, clean the pot and dry the water vapor in the pot. When there is no water, add oil into the pot, and then add the chopped green onions and stir-fry. Just stir-fry a little to bring out the green onion aroma, then put the blanched chicken into the pot, stir-fry again until the surface of the chicken is a little charred, add some salt, a little soy sauce, and finally add enough water to cover the chicken and stew.

The chicken cooked very quickly, in just ten minutes. In fact, it was already cooked, and Shen Wu stewed it for another ten minutes to make it soft.

Open the lid of the pot and cook over high heat to collect the juice, allowing the excess juice to condense into a more viscous state, then serve in a large bowl.

Shen Wu had already prepared the rice soup and served it out, and as soon as he finished cooking the chicken, he brought it to the main room.