【Chapter 29】Father and daughter together
The whole family was exhausted after cooking braised pork overnight. They went back to the house to rest early, and Jiang and Xiao Tiedan also went to bed.
Yu Wan lay on the bed, tossing and turning and unable to sleep.
It started snowing outside the house again, quiet but also cold.
Yu Wan touched the slightly thin quilt on her body. She has been busy making money these days and has no chance to buy it. After finishing Miss Bai's business, she took Ah Niang and her brother to the town and bought it well. The purchases that should be purchased, and the New Year's goods that were re-built together.
When talking about New Year’s goods, Yu Wan suddenly remembered her father who was far away from the border and became more and more unable to sleep.
She simply got out of bed, put on her clothes, and went to the stove with an oil lamp.
This stove is no longer as shabby as when she first came. There is rice in the rice jar, noodles in the cupboard, seasonings and salt. In the basket in the corner, there are a few radishes and cabbages picked by my aunt from her own field. There are a few fresh wild crucian carp in the wooden bucket. Of course, the most greedy thing is the bacon hanging on the wall and on the stove.
These bacons were marinated by my uncle and hung in the stove. They can be ventilated and smoked when cooking. After only one day, the saltiness taste was not obvious and the meat was still fresh.
Yu Wan cut a piece of high-quality hind leg meat. The meat here is suitable for weight and lean, but not too fat and greasy. It is very suitable for making meatballs.
But this alone was not enough, so she still cut some front legs, buttocks and pork.
She remembered that in her previous life, my aunt liked meatballs made from pork and said that the meat was more tender.
After chopping the meat, she put the cut ginger, garlic, green onion and a few fresh pheasant eggs into the meat, and then mixed it with soy sauce, starch, snowflake salt, sesame oil and pepper.
She moved very quickly and was disturbed in a short while.
She took out a large bowl of sesame oil. The sesame oil was too expensive and most of them were still lard. However, this time, she poured the sesame oil into the pot without leaving any drops.
The aroma of fried meatballs quickly wafted out of the oil pan.
After making the meatballs, she took out the white flour from the cupboard and started making big pancakes.
The fire in the kitchen room was lit until dawn.
Yu Wan wiped the sweat from her forehead. It was almost time to have breakfast at this time.
Yu Wan used the unfinished ingredients to make a few vegetables, meat, green onion burrito. Before Jiang and Xiao Tiedan woke up, she sent them to the old house first.
Because they were going to the town to buy food for business, the family got up early. When they saw Yu Wan coming, they were surprised.
"Why did you get up so early?" asked the aunt who opened the door.
Yu Wan handed the burrito in the basket forward and said with a smile: "Auntie, haven't you eaten breakfast yet? I've made a few burritos, and you can use them to fill your stomach."
At this time, my uncle and brothers Yu Feng had just finished washing up and walked towards this side.
When I heard that she was here to deliver the cake, my face turned pale!
"Oh, I seem to have forgotten to put salt."
The pale faces of the few people came back with a rosy look.
"I have also cooked a lot of dishes for my dad... Fortunately, I didn't forget to put those."
The bloody color on the faces of several people finally returned to their faces faded away again...
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After breakfast, Yu Wan and Yu Song brothers set off on the ox cart that was heading to the town.
"You really want to bring something to Uncle San?" Yu Song walked beside the ox cart and asked as Yu Wan and the vegetable jar on the ox cart.
Yu Feng held the cow in front.
Yu Wan nodded: "Yes, we are all about to celebrate the New Year, and I hope my dad can have a good New Year."
"I can't receive it." Yu Song muttered.
When the third uncle left, he said it well and wrote a letter to them when he arrived at the border. However, six years have passed, and they have not received any news from the third uncle, and the letter they wrote to the third uncle has not been heard back.
Sometimes, they all suspect that Uncle San has encountered misfortune.
But they heard that even if the sacrificed soldiers could not transport them back, they would try their best to bring back the iron plate with their names engraved.
They did not receive the third uncle's iron card, so they would think that the third uncle is still alive.
"Dad will definitely receive it." Yu Wan said with a firm look on her face, holding the jar in her arms.
Yu Song opened his mouth and wanted to advise her not to be stupid. As soon as the words reached her lips, she received a warning look from her brother and closed her mouth in disappointment.
Yu Feng continued to drive the ox cart, stepping deep into the snow: "Go to buy vegetables first. After buying it, Xiaosong drives the ox cart back, and I'll take you to the inn."
Yu Wan bent her lips: "Okay."
The ingredients in the morning are the freshest, but if you buy them, you won’t pull them back immediately, which will easily affect the texture and taste of the braised dishes. My uncle has very high requirements for ingredients.
The three of them went to the vegetable market in the town. The ingredients here are much more expensive than those in the market, but when they thought about the price they offered by Miss Bai, they felt that it would be okay to spend more money.
I bought some fresh pork, mutton, chicken, duck, and vegetarian dishes. Today I didn’t make noodles, but I sent them to Ms. Bai to try it. Which dishes she was satisfied with and which dishes she made on noodles.
Yu Song pulled a truck of ingredients back to the village.
Yu Wan went to buy a thick cotton coat and a box of the best frostbite cream you can buy in town.
The border is so cold, these dads should be able to use it.
Going north from Lianhua Town, ten miles away is an inn. This inn is the largest inn outside the capital. It mainly supplies official letters and non-official letters and materials. As long as the price is available, they can also accept them.
Today's post stations are crowded, with some feeding horses, changing horses, and resting on their feet.
"Then." Yu Feng took Yu Wan to a place on the right side of the post station.
Yu Wan saw three carriages here, and the first two carriages were filled, but the last one was still mostly empty.
"This is going to the Northwest Camp." Yu Feng said, pointing to the emblem on the wheel.
"Is it far from here to the Northwest Daying?" Yu Wan asked.
"They walk on the official road, not afraid of being far away." As if guessing Yu Wan's concern, Yu Feng said again, "The weather is cold, and things can be kept for a long time."
"Yeah." Yu Wan nodded. I wonder if the ancient ecology was not damaged and there was no greenhouse effect. She felt that the winter here was particularly cold, and she also sealed it very well.
A horse whip came over with a horse whip, and he was planning to set off.
Yu Feng stopped him: "Brother, we want to bring something."
It is said that it is a gift, but it is actually a gift for money.
"Where did you take it?" asked the postman.
Yu Feng said: "Take it to the Northwest Camp."
"Northwest Camp, come here." The postman took the brother and sister to the third carriage, "This is the last trip this year. You came so coincidentally. How many things are there in total?"
Yu Feng looked at the big jar in his arms, then looked at the two small jars that Yu Wan was holding, and said, "These three are there, and the burden on me."
"The last trip was more expensive than usual," said the postman.
Yu Feng glanced at Yu Wan and said, "Okay."
The commander presses his hands.
Yu Feng put the jar in his arms and his sister.
The instructor was about to collect the cash when a carriage drove up at the door. A servant jumped out of the carriage and hurriedly walked towards this side.
The servant called the postman aside and didn't know what he said. The postman frowned. When he came back here, he said with embarrassment: "You can't bring your things."
"Why?" Yu Wan asked.
The postman looked at the carriage and saw the servant and the coachman bringing boxes after boxes from the carriage.
The postman said, "Did you see it? You can't even hold those things, where can I give you somewhere?"
Yu Wan said with a solemn expression: "We'll come first."
The eunuch looked at her with a funny look and said, "Do you know who the New Year's goods was brought to? The newly promoted general Guidelang was selected by the daughter of the General's Mansion by himself. If you know the knowledge, please take your things back!"
Chapter completed!