Chapter 4 Salty Crispy Pork

Author: Tang Yasong

Chapter 4 Salty Crispy Pork

"Then I have to thank you, girl." Song Captou smiled perfunctorily, but threw out all the questions in his heart, regardless of whether the other party would be unhappy or angry.

"Why does Mr. Song remember that this house seems to be owned by a group of merchants? How come it belongs to a girl?"

Chu Yunmeng scolded the straight man named Song for his occupational disease, and at the same time he felt relieved: Fortunately, he was an outspoken person, so he didn't worry about being tricked.

Judging from his old ways and warm-heartedness, his nature is not bad, and he will be a candidate to win over in the future.

Thinking of this, she continued to explain with a smile: "This house was entrusted to me by the owner to take care of. As for the paperwork needed to open the store, I will complete it on behalf of the owner in the next two days."

Although he felt that the woman in front of him was full of contradictions, such as the leather jacket and skirt she wore, and the decorations in the hall, Song Yun had to admit that what she did did not violate the rules or laws, so he also

It is inconvenient to delve further.

So he sat for a while and then left.

Before leaving, he clasped his fists and said, "It will open in two days. Song will definitely come to support us."

After seeing off Mr. Song, Chu Yunmeng finally breathed a sigh of relief and began to work on his own affairs.

There are only two days left before graduation, and there are still many things to prepare for.

She put the ingredients she had just purchased back into the storage room, then picked up a hatchet and went to the wild bamboo forest on the eastern outskirts of the city. She cut down some withered and colorless bamboos and picked up a few thick branches.

These branches look very thick and must have been broken by lightning and wind on the road. However, they have not been eaten by insects and ants, nor have they started to rot. They are good materials for making furniture and utensils.

On the way back, Chu Yunmeng met Mr. Song again.

Looking at the other party's puzzled eyes, she didn't explain. She nodded with a smile and walked away pushing a cart of bamboo and a few pieces of wood.

I found these materials to make some handy cooking utensils.

Originally, Chu Yunmeng wanted to find a reliable blacksmith to make several spoons, colanders, spatulas and fences according to the patterns he drew.

But she had spent almost all her money on purchasing ingredients, so she had no choice but to make a few temporary tops out of wood and bamboo.

She first cut off an arm's length of the wood she picked up, then split the arm's length of wood in half, and peeled off the bark from half of it. Then she left an area about the size of a palm and cut it into a shovel shape. The rest

length, cut off the wood on both sides, leaving only a thin stick. In the transition zone between the thin stick and the shovel shape, polish it into an arc shape.

After grinding for most of the morning, a wooden shovel finally took shape.

Then there is the fence.

Chu Yunmeng split the bamboo he pulled only into arm's length.

Split an arm-long piece of bamboo into strips, then tie the strips together tightly, and only break and bend the end piece of bamboo, which is about a palm wide.

The fence looks simple, but it is not easy to do.

Just how to make the bamboo at the end look like claws without being torn apart, Chu Yunmeng couldn't master the slightest technique. He could only make do with it.

For convenience, she cut another section of bamboo at the bamboo joint. With the bamboo joint as the base and the bamboo body as the tube, she left only a finger-thick piece of bamboo on the upper end of the tube as the handle, and a simple small bamboo tube was made.

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Although the bamboo tube looks simple, it is very convenient for holding liquids, such as the fat she is about to boil.

After spending another afternoon, Chu Yunmeng made two large wooden barrels and wooden basins with lids, which would be used to hold vegetables or rice in the future.

Although the workmanship is very rough, it is sufficient.

Looking at his hands that had been pricked by bamboo thorns and wooden thorns, Chu Yunmeng suddenly felt aggrieved.

I can't help but blame that mysterious man for borrowing such a big house. There is almost nothing in the kitchen except a stove and pots and pans.

Although I have no memory of this era, looking at the condition of my body, hands, and skin all over my body, I can guess that I have always been pampered.

And in that long dream, I had never done such rough work.

After finishing the carpentry work, it was almost dusk.

In this era, we don’t eat lunch, we only eat breakfast and dinner. After a busy day, Chu Yunmeng finally felt hungry.

But she remembered that she only had one silver cloth coin left with her, and these would be used tomorrow to buy bowls, spoons, knives and forks for Yunmengju diners, as well as wooden utensils and pallets, the basic equipment of a restaurant.

After all, I only made so many things all day today, and they still can’t catch the eye of anyone.

If you don't spend money to buy commonly used tableware, but make it yourself, it is simply a waste of your own intelligence and resources.

Finally, she stopped walking towards the restaurant outside and turned towards the kitchen.

She first took a small bowl of rice, washed it, put in a few red dates, peach kernels, chestnuts and wolfberries, and cooked it on a small stove over low heat.

While waiting, she also lit the stove and set up the cauldron.

When the cauldron was red-hot, Chu Yunmeng put part of the fat meat that Butcher Hu had cut for him into the cauldron and turned it over repeatedly with a wooden shovel.

After the fat meat in the cauldron boiled out animal fat, Chu Yunmeng put more fat meat into the cauldron and flipped it again, and so on.

After a while, a pot full of liquid fat had accumulated in the cauldron.

Chu Yunmeng began to turn off the fire. He used the skewer he had just made in the afternoon to pick up the shriveled fat meat that had become golden brown. He put it into the wooden basin that he had just made in the afternoon. Then he sprinkled it with salt and turned it over a few times to remove the salt. Mix well.

While the fat is boiling, a pot of salty crispy pork is also ready.

Chu Yunmeng believes that this will be a rare delicacy for ordinary people in this era who eat less meat.

For rich people or people from high-ranking officials who are used to eating fat and lean meat at the same time in a large cauldron, the fried taste is definitely new.

At this time, less than a third of the fat meat Chu Yunmeng bought was boiled. But she only boiled a pot of fat and did not continue.

Mainly due to two considerations: on the one hand, there are not enough pots and pans now; on the other hand, it is better to eat fresh food. If the crispy meat is cooked tonight along with the fat, it will have a crispy texture. It won't last long, and this dish won't be sold for a few days after opening, so it's not that cost-effective.

As the pot of fat was boiled and the pot of crispy pork was cooked, the dinner Chu Yunmeng cooked for himself was ready.

This will also become Yunmengju’s first main dish after its opening.

After dinner, Chu Yunmeng used rice paste to glue the pebbles he picked up into the shape of the words "Yunmengju" on the stone wall outside the courtyard, and then went to rest.

Early the next morning, she got up early as usual, searched for ice cubes and put them in the cellar.

The ice here is no longer in small pieces, but gradually freezes together and turns into large ice cubes.

As if inspecting his own masterpiece, Chu Yunmeng inspected a circle of ice cubes that gradually grew in size, then turned and left, going to the market to purchase pots, pans, wood, wooden trays, and wine containers for the opening. Commonly used containers such as water.

In order to save money, Chu Yunmeng could only choose cheap ones.

Fortunately, the overall style is not out of line with the furnishings of Yunmengju.

It is precisely because of this that Chu Yunmeng can finally work freely in the kitchen without worrying about lack of basins and bowls.

After buying all these, Chu Yunmeng only had five dollars left in his hand.

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