SWNOVELXO Chapter 139 Mountains and Seas
After Mrs. Chen took Ah Jiao to live in Lihua Town for a week, she returned to the Liu family's old house.
We have fields and dogs to take care of at home, so it’s not convenient to go back early every morning.
Ajiao also came back. There was no mud play in the town, and the little baby preferred the countryside.
In the early morning, Ajiao began to learn martial arts from Luda again. Five-year-old Ajiao had already begun to learn to use Luda's big bow.
Early in the morning, Mao Xi drove the donkey cart from Lihua Town to her old house. This old donkey had been following her for two years, and it was not as fast as before.
When they went to Lihua Town today, she left the donkey cart to Chen so that she could go back and forth from the town, and she would buy a carriage when she arrived.
Back at the old house, Dahuang and Yuanbao were not in the yard, only the preserved egg was squatting alone in a corner, and Mao Xi took it all the way up the mountain.
Today she is going to dig some fresh bamboo shoots and pick some bracken in the mountains.
The spring bamboo shoots are fresh and tender, and the bracken is crispy.
Today, Mao Xi will prepare ingredients for a new dish, including spring bamboo shoots and bracken.
She spent an hour digging out three baskets of bamboo shoots and a basket of bracken in one go. The bamboo shoots that couldn't fit were stored in the space.
My mother-in-law Chen came back from farming in the fields. When she saw Mao Xi carrying bracken on her back, she said, "You don't have to come back anymore. I'll pick the bracken in the morning. There's a lot of rain in spring, and the bracken grows one after another. It doesn't matter at all." I can’t pick them all. And the same goes for the bamboo shoots. Fresh bamboo shoots are more delicious than frozen ones.”
Mrs. Chen knew that Mao Xi had used ice cubes to freeze cooked bamboo shoots before. Being used to eating fresh products from the wild, she always felt that thawed bamboo shoots were inferior to fresh ones.
"Auntie, I plan to take the preserved egg to the house in Lihua Town. There will be a dog watching at home, so I will feel more at ease."
"That's great, dog. Why don't you take Yuanbao with you?"
"I'm afraid that Dahuang will be bored alone in the old house, so I'll leave the Yuanbao to him." Mao Xi actually wanted Dahuang to follow him to Lihua Town, but he usually liked to run to Luda's garden, so she just let him.
Just as he was talking, Ajiao came home from practicing martial arts and started to eat.
Mao Xi ate before going out, simply drank half a bowl of porridge, and took her mother and sister to Lihua Town.
"Mom, this donkey is a bit old. I will buy another donkey and tie it up, and I will give it to you later. When you go out, you can call Brother Lu and Aunt Shen together. I will buy another carriage today to use when going out. It would be faster to buy or go to Kaitang County."
"Sister, will we have a carriage ride in the future? Can I ride on a horse?" Ajiao asked, blinking her big eyes.
When Mrs. Chen heard that her daughter wanted to ride a horse, she was reluctant: "Ah Jiao needs to grow up a little before she can ride a horse by herself."
Pi Dan arrived at his new home in Lihua Town for the first time and ran around the house three times excitedly.
There was no one in the new house during the day, and she was worried that it would be accustomed to the environment, so Mao Xi took it to Liuxiang Snacks and tied it at the door of the shop. on the pillar.
Pidan, who was used to being naughty in the countryside, couldn't stand being tied up by a rope. As soon as he saw a diner coming to the shop, he got up and barked.
In desperation, Mao Xi had no choice but to take the preserved egg to Mu Zhiyuan's house and ask him to help take care of it during the day.
As long as there is someone around to watch over him, he will not bark at the guests.
So Mu Zhiyuan had nothing to do, so he sat under the umbrella outside the feeding window, taking the preserved egg with him. When he got tired of sitting there, he took it to wander around Lihua Town.
Xiaoqing handed the freshly dug bamboo shoots and bracken millet to Xiaoqing to clean and cut. She also asked Lou Laner to go to Xishuimen to buy some fresh fish and shrimp. Then she started making a new dish: shrimp, fish, bamboo shoots and fern pocket, which she named " Shanhaidou".
Blanch the bracken and fresh bamboo shoots and cut them into cubes. Cut the fish and shrimp meat into cubes and steam them for three minutes. Mix the bracken dices, bamboo shoots, fish and shrimp meat with soy sauce, sesame oil, salt and pepper, mix well, wrap them in and soak them beforehand. Put the good mung bean skins into the skin, tie them with leeks to look like a lucky bag, and steam them in a pot.
After Shanhaidou took it out of the pot, Mao Xi put it on a plate for everyone to try.
This dish not only looks beautiful on display, but also tastes like mountains and seas when you take one bite, which is especially delicious.
For the first batch, Mao Xi steamed three baskets. She added the menu price on the food plate, which was 20 yuan for a plate of three.
Although it is a bit more expensive, there are still some curious foodies who want to try it.
Ma Xi grabbed a handful of sugar paintings, went to the street to find a group of children, gave them the sugar paintings, and asked the children to sing a short song she had made up: "There are fish and shrimps, bamboo shoots and ferns, and mountains and seas." Into the pocket.”
She told the children that if anyone asked, she would tell them that Liuxiang Snacks had a new dish called Shanhaidou.
The children's singing quickly attracted diners who came here to enjoy the meal.
After leaving school, Su Xueguo heard a child singing at the entrance of Songjian Academy and was immediately attracted.
Mi Yuan and Nalan Jue were guests at his academy, so the three of them went together.
When Mao Xi saw Nalan Jue and his party coming to the shop, he guessed that they were here to eat Shanhaidou.
She directly put a plate of three Shanhaidou on the table and said politely: "Today's new dish, I invite the scholar, the master and Mr. Nalan to try it."
Xuexue Su usually eats a lot of fish, coriander, and fried vegetables. He took a bite of this mountain and sea dish. He didn't expect the steamed vegetables to be so delicious. He said, "There are fish and shrimps, as well as bamboo shoots and ferns. It's wonderful!"
Even Master Mi Yuan, who usually only likes sweets, couldn't help but praise after eating: "Ah Mi, girl, this dish is similar to the mountains and rivers, steaming out the original flavor of the ingredients, the bamboo shoots must be freshly dug."
"Master Mi Yuan is amazing! The bamboo shoots and bracken are dug fresh in the morning, and the fish and shrimp are also fresh." Mao Xi replied.
Nalan Jue was not satisfied after eating a mountain and sea trip, so he bought three more plates and invited Su Xuexue and Master Mi Yuan to eat.
Nalan Jue had his old habit again. While eating, he was thinking about how to make this dish.
"Miss Ah Miao, the skin of this package is crystal clear and doesn't look like rice noodles. What kind of ingredients is it made of?" Nalan Jue asked.
Faced with Nalan Jue's usual prying style, Lou Lan'er once again answered for Shui Xi: "Master Nalan, this is a secret!"
Although this dish is a bit more expensive, it still sells well.
With the approval of many gourmets and the singing of the children, people lining up to buy this dish formed a queue in the shop. Some of them were housewives who hired helpers to help buy and deliver the dish.
Xiaoqing and Mao Xi were busy making fillings in the kitchen. As soon as the basket came out, it was sold out instantly.
After all the ingredients were used up and the dish was sold out, Mao Xi and Xiao Qing felt more relaxed.
Returning to Lihua Town in the evening, Xiaodouzi and Piedan reunited after a long separation. He took Piedan to his house and was reluctant to fall asleep.