Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

Sun Ping's house had been built long ago, equipped with a TV, a new bed, and new quilts. Everything was new. Sun Ping also lavishly invited the entire village to a buffet.

The villagers were full of praise for the two-story building and the dishes at the buffet.

I heard that now many people who are looking for marriage partners for Sun Ping are almost breaking down the threshold of his new home, which makes Grandma Sun very happy.

In contrast, Chunni's family was much more low-key. She had no money to buy a TV or an electric fan, and was so poor that she had nothing left, but she also replaced the furniture with new ones.

Her family discussed it with her uncle's family and decided that just having a meal together would serve as a housewarming.

On the day of moving, God was very kind to us and the sun shone brightly. The sun in Shu is very rare, as can be seen from the idiom "Shu dogs bark at the sun".

"Xiazhi, Qiuguo, hurry up, let's clean up the kitchen and wrap up the things on the bed. We are going to the new house!" Chunni woke up early in the morning. Today is the big day for moving. They have moved most of the things to the new house two days ago. Today's task is mainly to make warm-house meals.

"Okay." There was also joy in Qiuguo's voice.

When they were leaving, Chunni and the other two ran into Wen Hua, who was sitting next door with red eyes, and it was obvious that she had been crying. She didn't bring her baby today, and she went back to her parents' home alone. She also saw Chunni and the others, and her face was very bad. She didn't say hello, and just pushed open the gate of the Wen family and walked in.

"Hurry up, it will be too late if you don't leave now." Chunni pulled Qiuguo, who wanted to watch the fun, towards the new home. Wenhua married into a family like that, there will be many more troubles in the future.

In about ten minutes, they arrived at the door of their new home.

"We're moving to a new house. I hope our lives will get better and better!" Chunni said as she opened the gate with the key.

"Prosperous wealth."

"Happily ever after!"

Xiazhi Qiuguo had a happy face and walked into the yard, saying auspicious words and cheering.

Looking at the spacious yard and the new house with white walls and gray tiles, Chunni felt a sense of satisfaction from the bottom of her heart.

This is the house she built with her own hands. She no longer has to worry about the heavy rain washing away the thatch, which would cause a light rain inside the house when it rains heavily outside. The floor of the house is painted with cement, and the yard is paved with stone slabs. She no longer has to worry about mud getting her shoes dirty on rainy days. Most importantly, she no longer has to bend down to enter the house. How great!

that's nice!

Chunni took the remaining things into the house, put them in place, and went into the kitchen.

Yesterday she went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a pig's elbow. She planned to use it to make the Dongpo pork elbow that she had been thinking about for a long time. This pig's trotter needs to be stewed for a long time to be soft and tender. In addition, she also prepared a chicken to stew mushrooms, stir-fry twice-cooked pork, braised cabbage, green pepper and potato shreds, and finally steamed salted fish. This fish was caught in the fields after the rice harvest. In addition to selling it to the county meat processing factory, each household also got some. Chunni's family couldn't finish it, so they killed it, salted it, and dried it to eat slowly.

"I plan to plant a banana tree outside my room. I want to listen to the sound of rain hitting the banana leaves." Chunni said as she prepared the ingredients.

"Sister, can I plant a cherry tree in the yard? I like eating cherries." Qiu Guo asked.

"Sure, let's go to Great Grandpa's house one day and dig up a seedling and plant it. Do you want anything else?"

Chunni's great grandfather has two cherry trees, and some seedlings have sprouted next to the big trees. Those seedlings can be planted and survive.

"Sister, I want to plant a walnut tree." Walnuts are delicious and can be used to extract oil. When the walnut tree grows up, you can put tables and chairs under the tree and eat under the tree full of fruits. It's quite a poetic feeling!

Chunni nodded in agreement.

"Sister, I also want to plant a gardenia tree so that the whole yard can smell the fragrance of flowers."

"I think we should dig a well in the backyard, otherwise we have to go back to the village to fetch water, which is troublesome!"

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Just when Chunni and the others were busy discussing how to fill the entire yard, someone knocked on the door in the front yard. Chunni guessed that it was the old man and his family, so she ran to open the door.

When I opened the door, I saw that it was indeed the old man and his family.

The old man’s new house is right next to Chunni’s new house. They hired a greenhouse and moved into the new house two days ago.

Today, even married Chun Xing came with her son and husband. Chun Xing's son is about the same age as Yang Bangming's son, less than two years old, which is the most adorable age.

The old man's family no longer had the decadent air of the past. They all wore new clothes and looked energetic. Perhaps because they ate better and dressed more energetically, old man Yang's back looked straighter and his gray hair had turned darker.

Chun Xing and her husband also started raising rabbits because of the rabbit breeds given by her parents. They didn't need to find a market for the rabbits, as her parents also took care of it. Although they were not rich, they could barely fill their stomachs.

The days are getting better and better!

Chunni quickly hugged Yang Guoping and kissed him.

"Xiao Pingping, do you still remember your aunt?" While teasing the little boy, she invited the uncle and his family into the yard.

Xia Zhi welcomed a group of people into the main room and brought them a few cups of tea.

This tea was brought by Sun Ping from the south. In order to thank Chunni's family for taking care of his grandmother, he specially picked up some southern specialties and sent them over. This tea was one of them.

"Good tea." The old man looked at the green tea leaves, smelled the delicate tea fragrance, and couldn't wait to take a sip, almost burning his tongue.

Wang Datie patted his son's hands, picked him up and sat him on the stool.

"Well, that's good."

The aunt and Wang Lamei followed Chunni to the kitchen early, letting the grown men chat together.

"Chun Ni, is there anything else that hasn't been done?" Auntie came into the kitchen.

"Auntie, you and your sister-in-law go sit outside and play first, we'll be there soon." Chunni was quick and had already put the chicken and mushroom stew on a plate. Now she just had to stir-fry a few side dishes, which was quick.

The old lady did not leave, but chatted with Chunni and her sister, and Wang Lamei echoed them.

Chunni is completing the final steps of making Dongpo Elbow.

Dongpo Pig Knuckle

Ingredients: pork elbow, chopped green onion, green onion, lettuce, ginger slices

Seasoning: salt, MSG, cooking wine, pepper, rock sugar, water starch, rapeseed oil

Production Method:

1. Remove the hair from the elbow, scrape it clean, put it into boiling water and cook until it is % cooked, then apply sugar color. Wash the lettuce and put it on a plate for later use.

2. Heat the oil in a pan, put the pork elbow in, and fry until the skin starts to bubble;

3. Leave some oil in the pot, add ginger slices and scallions, stir-fry until fragrant, add water, add salt, MSG, soy sauce, cooking wine, pepper and pork elbow, bring to a boil, simmer over low heat until the pork elbow is cooked, remove the scallions and ginger slices, remove from the pot and serve on a plate;

4. Use water starch to thicken the original soup and pour it over the pork elbow, then sprinkle with chopped green onion.

At this time, the Dongpo pork elbow was already cooked, and Chunni put it on a plate. Because there was no lettuce, she used cabbage leaves instead, which added a lot of color to the Dongpo pork elbow.

Finally, Chunni used starch to reduce the original soup and poured it on the elbow.

A plate of Dongpo pork elbow with rich sauce flavor, fat but not greasy, and melt-in-the-mouth flavor is ready.

When the Dongpo pork elbow was served, everyone at the table stared at the elbow that was shaking so much that they could not help swallowing.

During this period, who doesn’t need a lot of food?

Everyone pushed the old man and the old lady to sit in the main seat, and then sat down around the table.

"I'm being too confident today and just want to say a few words." The old man was very emotional today.

"I didn't expect my nephew and niece were so promising and built such a big house so quickly. If your parents were still alive..." The old man choked up a little, feeling heartbroken when thinking of his brother who passed away young.

The old lady quickly pulled his sleeve and asked, "Why are you saying these things on such a nice day!"

Fortunately, the old lady calmed down quickly.

"I believe your parents are blessing you in heaven!" Chunni and the others felt a little sad.

"Look at me, what are you talking about! Let's get back to the topic. Today you are moving into a new home. I hope you can live and work in peace and contentment, and your days will get better and better and you will live happier and happier!" The old man expressed his most sincere blessings.

"Thank you, sir. We will get better and better."

"Come on, cheers!"

"cheers!"

Except for the two babies and Qiu Guo, everyone else drank some wine today.

Chunni picked up a piece of pork elbow for the old man and another piece for the old lady, and told everyone to eat quickly and not to be polite.

A warm drink made both the host and the guests happy!

After Chunni finished today's study task, she finally remembered the points of Dongpo Elbow.

This elbow is really not easy to buy!

Dongpo pork elbow is also more difficult than the previous dishes. The points lived up to expectations and were also impressive, with a completion rate of 90%, and there were 4 points.

The lettuce was replaced by cabbage, but no points were deducted.

Chunni was very satisfied and gave herself a thumbs up in her heart. She looked at the dish behind and found it was a braised dish.

Is this hinting at something?