flstandardbreds Chapter 126 Braised Pork with Pickled Vegetables
Chapter 126 Braised Pork with Pickled Vegetables
In the kitchen, Mrs. Bai was busy preparing lunch. Li Xiaoxiao and Li Linlin walked into the kitchen carrying the purchased vegetables. "Mom, we're back," Li Linlin shouted first.
"You're finally back. Mother thought something had delayed you." Bai wiped her hands with her apron and came over to help Li Xiaoxiao and the others pick up their things.
"Why did you buy so many things?" Bai asked as she looked at Li Xiaoxiao and the other person with their hands full of things.
"Mom, these are some seasonings and food. We don't go to town often, so we bought them when we saw them." Li Xiaoxiao said with a smile.
"Mom, let's stew the bone soup first. I bought two large bones and added some dried mushrooms that I dried last year to stew together." Li Xiaoxiao continued.
"Okay, mom will do it." Bai replied as she took out a clay pot to prepare the soup.
Li Linlin helped to light the fire. Li Xiaoxiao took out the pork belly he had bought, washed it, and cut it into even large pieces, ready to use it to make braised pork with preserved vegetables.
Li Xiaoxiao put the chopped pork belly into the pot, added an appropriate amount of water, and then added ginger slices, scallions, white wine and other seasonings. After bringing it to a boil over high heat, she simmered it for a while. When the pork belly was cooked, she poked it lightly with chopsticks to make sure it was tender.
Next, Li Xiaoxiao took out the cooked pork belly, dried the surface moisture, and then evenly applied a layer of soy sauce on the surface to make its color more attractive.
Then, she put the pork belly coated with soy sauce into the hot oil pan and fried it until the skin was golden and crispy, then quickly took it out and drained the oil.
Finally, Li Xiaoxiao cut the fried pork belly into thin slices, neatly arranged them at the bottom of the bowl, topped it with pickled mustard greens, poured the prepared sauce on it, put it in a steamer and steamed it for a while, and a delicious braised pork belly was ready.
"Wow, sister, this braised pork smells so good, my mouth is watering." Li Linlin, who was lighting a fire in front of the stove, sniffed hard.
After hearing what Li Linlin said, Li Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Mom, why don't you pick up Fanger and bring him back for lunch at noon?" Li Xiaoxiao thought that she had made so many delicious dishes today and she also wanted Li Fang to try them.
"Okay, Xiaoxiao, you go and get Fang'er. I'll cook the rest of the dishes. You can drink the bone soup in the evening." Bai said to Li Xiaoxiao.
"Okay, Mom, I'll go now." After saying that, Li Xiaoxiao put down the spatula in her hand and went out to the village school.
Li Xiaoxiao came to the school and stood outside the window. She saw Li Fangzheng listening to the teacher's lecture attentively.
She waited patiently for a while, and when the bell rang, she quietly walked over to Li Fang and patted his shoulder gently. Li Fang turned around and saw that it was his sister, and a happy smile appeared on his face.
"Master, my brother will come home with me first." Li Xiaoxiao bowed to the teacher.
After getting the teacher's permission, the brother and sister walked home hand in hand. Along the way, Li Fang excitedly recounted what happened in the school.
After arriving home, the family sat around the dinner table. Li Xiaoxiao picked up a piece of braised pork for Li Fang and said, "Try my braised pork and see if it's delicious."
Li Fang took a bite and his eyes lit up, "Delicious! This braised pork belly made by my sister is really delicious!"
The whole family laughed, and the meal was filled with warmth and happiness.
Li Xiaoxiao told her family about her experiences in town today, and everyone listened with great interest. Li Fang, in particular, was extremely excited when she heard that her sister was going to buy a carriage. She clamored to see the new carriage as soon as possible.
"Don't worry, Fang'er. When the carriage comes back tomorrow, I will let you be the first one to try it out." Li Xiaoxiao said to Li Fang with a smile.
After hearing this, Li Fang danced with joy, as if he could already see himself sitting in the new carriage.
After dinner, Li Fang returned to the school, while Li Xiaoxiao went to call her uncle Bai Dong to go up the mountain to see if there were any bamboo shoots.
Bai Dong led Li Xiaoxiao to the mountainside where they found a bamboo forest. They carefully searched for bamboo shoots. "Wow, Xiaoxiao, there's a bamboo shoot right here!" Bai Dong exclaimed excitedly.
Li Xiaoxiao quickly ran over and looked at the newly emerged bamboo shoot, her heart filled with joy. They carefully pulled out the shoots and placed them in the basket. Then, they found a few more shoots nearby. "It's a good harvest today. We can go back and make a delicious meal of bamboo shoots and pork," Bai Dong said with a smile.
"Uncle, judging by the situation, the bamboo shoots should all be out in a few days. This year, we should mobilize the villagers to pull them out."
"Well, uncle will follow your arrangements."
The two searched for a while longer and pulled out a basket of bamboo shoots. Seeing that it was almost time, Li Xiaoxiao told Bai Dong to go down the mountain and head home. After returning home, Li Xiaoxiao gave some of the bamboo shoots to Bai Dong and sent some to Bai Jing's family to try. When they got home, Bai Shi also returned from watering the vegetables in the backyard, and Li Linlin followed behind her.
"Xiaoxiao, are the bamboo shoots growing again on the mountain?" asked Mrs. Bai.
"Yes, mother, but there aren't many now. I estimate that there will be more in a few days. Then, just like last year, we can ask the villagers to go to the mountains to pick them and sell them to us."
"Well, that's great, but you'll be busy then." Bai said with a smile.
"Mom, if you want to make money, there's no reason not to be busy..." Li Xiaoxiao smiled softly.
"Sister, let me help you." Li Linlin said and helped Li Xiaoxiao to peel the bamboo shoots. With Bai and Li Linlin's help, they finished peeling the remaining bamboo shoots in a short while.
Li Xiaoxiao washed and cut the bamboo shoots, blanched them and soaked them in clean water, then began to prepare dinner.
Bai filled the big pot with water, preparing to boil water for washing, while Li Linlin helped to light the fire.
"Mom, sister, Lin'er, I'm back." Li Fang's happy shouts came from the door.
After a while, Li Fang appeared at the kitchen door. "Fang'er is back. Take a rest first and wash up after the water is hot. Mom will cook." Bai said with a smile.
Li Fang responded, then walked over to Li Xiaoxiao and asked, "Sister, is it fun going up the mountain today?"
"It's okay, but the road is a little difficult to walk on. By the way, Fang'er, have you finished your homework?"
"I finished it a long time ago. I finished it when I was in school." Li Fang said proudly.
"Then you and Linlin go play for a while. Mom and I will make dinner and call you."
"Come on, Linlin, let's go to the backyard to see the little rabbits!" Li Fang took Li Linlin's hand and went to the backyard.
The rabbit hutch in the backyard was already filled with rabbits of all sizes. Li Xiaoxiao had previously written to Yun Che to discuss the sale of these rabbits to Xiangmanlou. They also agreed to start delivering the rabbits at the end of the month and sell them at a price of 35 coins per pound.
Li Fang and Li Linlin came to the backyard and saw a nest of cute little rabbits. They couldn't help but get excited.
"Wow, I haven't been here for a while. I didn't expect that we have so many rabbits at home. Cousin Qiwen is really amazing. He raises these rabbits so well!" Li Fang couldn't help but reach out to touch them.
"Yes, my sister said that we can start selling it after a while." Li Linlin was also very happy.
The two played for a while before they heard Mrs. Bai calling them to eat. Li Fang called Li Linlin and headed home.
The family happily ate dinner and drank the bone soup that had been simmered at noon, feeling very satisfied.
After dinner and washing up, everyone went back to their rooms to rest. At night, Li Xiaoxiao lay in bed, thinking about how life at home was getting better and better, and she couldn't help but feel satisfied. She believed that as long as she worked hard, the future would be even better.
Gradually, she fell asleep. In her dream, she saw a lush bamboo forest with bamboo shoots everywhere...
The next morning, Li Xiaoxiao got up early, had breakfast, and called Bai Dong and Bai Jing. They drove the ox cart to the carriage shop in town and retrieved the carriage.
The new carriage was shiny and looked very impressive. Li Xiaoxiao looked at the carriage in front of her, her heart filled with joy and pride.
"That's great now, our family has our own carriage!" Li Xiaoxiao said happily.
My uncle was also grinning from ear to ear: "Yeah, it's much more convenient to go out now."
So Li Xiaoxiao asked his uncle to drive the horse-drawn carriage and Bai Dong to drive the ox-drawn cart back to the village.
After returning home, Li Xiaoxiao asked his uncle to park the carriage in the yard and looked at it carefully.
This carriage is not only beautiful in appearance, but also very spacious and comfortable inside. Li Xiaoxiao feels very satisfied with it.