Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

It is not easy to stop breastfeeding, not only for the baby, but also for the mother. The chest that was as hard as a rock seemed to be weighed down by two large weights, and it hurt when touched. After drinking water mixed with roasted malt for two or three days, Chunni felt a little better.

A week later, Chunni rushed home without stopping. When she passed the pond, she saw three old men sitting there fishing and a little girl in a flowery cotton jacket playing with the newly sprouted grass beside them.

"Chun Ni, you're back!" Old Master Chu had sharp eyes and had already noticed his granddaughter.

Chunni smiled and walked forward to greet them: "Grandpa, great grandfather, Grandpa Li, you are fishing." She saw the little girl on the ground clearly, walked forward to hug her in her arms and kissed her, "It turned out to be little Chunmei! She is fishing with Grandpa!"

The girl on the ground is Yang Anzhang's little girl, Yang Chunmei, who is only one year old! Although she is young, she walks very steadily. Yang Anzhang is busy, so she follows her grandfather. When her grandfather is fishing, she plays with the grass without crying or making a fuss. She is so lovable.

Chunni's maternal love overflowed, and she took Chunmei home directly.

For a whole week, seven days and seven nights, Chunni didn't see Chuchu and Cici.

As the ancients said, a day without seeing someone is like three years. After not seeing them for such a long time, Chunni missed the twins very much.

It’s just that something wasn’t quite right about the meeting scene.

When Chunni came in carrying Dongmei, Old Mrs. Chu and Mrs. Ma were holding Chuchu and Cici in the yard to bask in the sun.

Cici saw Chunni first and burst into tears. Chuchu saw her mother holding another child, pouted her lips, started crying too, and reached out to Chunni while crying, obviously feeling very aggrieved.

Old Mrs. Chu almost couldn't hug Chu Chu, and Chunni quickly stepped forward to comfort her, "Chu Chu, be good, Chu Chu, be good, mommy is back."

Seeing that her mother still didn't hug her, Chuchu reached out and hit Chunmei.

Chunni...how come my daughter has grown up so much after just a few days of not seeing her and already knows how to compete for favor!

Chunni had no choice but to put Dongmei on the ground and hug Chuchu. She thought her daughter would stop crying after she hugged her, but Chuchu cried even harder.

Chunni...

Old Mrs. Chu looked at the mother and daughter with amusement, and said to Chunni: "Chu Chu is missing you."

Chunni hugged Chuchu and coaxed her for a while, then hugged Cici. Although Chuci was very dependent on her, he no longer nuzzled her chest.

Chunni didn't know whether she was more happy or disappointed. The child was weaned, and it seemed that she no longer had the same bond with him as before! The first time a child separated from his mother was when he was born, and the second time was when he was weaned!

After Chunni finally coaxed the child, the three old men went home happily with their buckets.

The great grandfather insisted on taking Chunmei back home, even though Chunni invited the two of them to have dinner at home.

Old man Li said bluntly: "Chun Ni, we will have fish for lunch. You prepare it! You don't know how I have been through this week..." He had to keep the rest of his words to himself under the burning gaze of old man Chu.

Since coming to Lion Rock, Old Li has regained his love for Sichuan cuisine, and he especially likes to eat the Sichuan cuisine made by Chunni. However, Chunni is very busy and doesn't have many opportunities to cook. When she finally gets the chance, she must ask for more! Otherwise, Chunni's cooking skills will decline! Yes! Otherwise, her cooking skills will decline!

Chunni didn't mind the old man's ordering. She was a cook and she was very satisfied if the guests liked the food she cooked.

Of course, Chunni loves cooking!

Chunni went to the kitchen carrying the bucket, and Chuchu and Cici followed her, as they were afraid that Chunni would disappear again.

I have only been raising fish for a few months, so the fish I caught are not that big. The big ones are only four fingers wide and weigh about one pound, while the small ones are only two or three fingers wide and weigh about half a pound. There are grass carp, catfish, and crucian carp.

Chunni thought about it, fished out four crucian carps, and prepared to fry them in lard until both sides were golden brown, and use them to make soup. The soup was milky white, fresh and delicious, and Chuci would definitely love it.

The remaining fish weighed about three or four pounds in total, and Chunni prepared to make sauerkraut fish.

Chunni took out some pickled ginger, pickled chili peppers, pickled celery, and pickled vegetables from the sauerkraut jar and cut them all up.

Heat up a pan with oil, add rapeseed oil and some lard, when the oil temperature rises, pour in the kimchi and stir-fry. When the aroma of the kimchi comes out, add the peppercorns and bean curd and stir-fry until they change color, then pour in boiling water and cook.

Ma Dasao held Cici in her arms and stared at him, praising him: "Chunni, your cooking skills are impeccable. This dish smells delicious. But I don't understand why you put both lard and rapeseed oil. Wouldn't it be better to use just one?"

Chunni was preparing to cook the fish, and she couldn't help but smile when she heard this: "Too much lard will make the dish greasy, and it's not good to just use rapeseed oil. Lard tastes more fragrant and can remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor." Seeing that Ma's wife seemed to be thinking about something, she added: "Sour cabbage can also remove the fishy smell, especially pickled ginger and pickled celery, which have a better effect in removing the fishy smell."

The soup in the pot was bubbling and Chunni quickly poured all the fish in.

There are many people in the family, so it is impossible to cook only one dish. Chunni worked quickly and made a plate of cold wild vegetables, a plate of fried shredded potatoes, and the salty braised pork and steamed pork with rice flour that she brought back from Chunni Restaurant, filling the table.

As soon as the food was served, everyone started to eat with relish.

When everyone put down their chopsticks, only leftovers were left on the table.

Old man Li burped contentedly and stretched out comfortably on the chair. He never hesitated to praise Chunni, "Chunni, I haven't seen you for a week, and I'm really impressed by you! Your craftsmanship has not deteriorated, but has improved a bit. Not bad, not bad."

Old Master Chu curled his lips in disdain. Chunni was his granddaughter, so he didn't need to use nice words to compliment her. She would cook for him! But Chunni's dishes were really delicious!

"Chun Ni, today's fish is especially delicious, sour and spicy, the fish is especially delicate and has a light sweetness. How did you do it?"

Old man Li... Don't you need to praise your granddaughter? Why are you interrupting me? You are just talking about other people's words, leaving them speechless! It's really unethical!

Chunni held the sleepy Chuchu in her arms, wanting to escape from the smokeless battlefield between the two old men!

The two old men exchanged glances for a long time, but it was Old Master Chu who was defeated.

Never mind, he is older, so I will just give in to Li this time, after all he is the guest! A great man should not bear grudges against a small man!