Ancient Foodie Survival Guide

Jiang Shuyao thought that this time he would have to go out for a walk and stay at Xie Guogong's mansion for a long time. He didn't expect that the old lady would suddenly mention the Dragon Boat Festival for a few days when he asked for peace in Shouning Hall.

The Dragon Boat Festival inherits the ancient auspicious day to sacrifice the dragon. The Beijing city will hold a dragon boat race. On this day, the people will come to the river to watch the excitement. Even the emperor will go out to watch the game. The winner will be rewarded.

Jiang Shuyao's eyes glowed when he heard it, so lively, it was very interesting to hear it.

Even Zhou, who loves yin and yang the most, smiled from the bottom of his heart, sighing that the years have passed, and it has been another year in the blink of an eye.

Naturally, Xie Guogong Mansion would not huddle with the people on the shore to watch the excitement, and the location of the restaurant had to be the best one. The old lady and Xu's family discussed related matters, and Xu's family responded one by one.

Zhou was listening attentively from the side, but Jiang Shuyao couldn't sit still when he heard these boring arrangements. He moved quietly, the contrast was obvious, and the old lady quickly fell on her.

Jiang Shuya immediately lowered his head to pretend to be modest.

The old lady has always been strict. Jiang Shuyao thought she was going to reprimand herself again, but she didn't want her to say: "What has the third wife and daughter done recently?"

Jiang Shuyao nestled in his yard to eat, and the old lady wouldn't be too disciplined, and Xu's help concealed her and Xie Xun's going out, and the old lady couldn't hear any rumors.

Therefore, in the eyes of the old lady, Jiang Shu felt very obedient after he got married. He didn't like to go out and play pranks as before. He stayed in the yard honestly, it was indeed like a temper.

Jiang Shuyao bit his scalp and replied, "I read books in the house on weekdays, embroiders, and occasionally ponders some food."

The old lady nodded in satisfaction: "Yes, it's just to read more books and cultivate one's mind."

This was a verbal compliment. Jiang Shu was sullen and confused. As soon as he left Shouning Hall, Zhou followed her.

She smiled and said without a smile: "Sister, didn't you go out with your third brother a few days ago?"

"Huh?" Jiang Shu was stunned and looked at Zhou Clan.

Zhou's wholeheartedly wanted to grab power with Xu's family, Xie Guogong's mansion had to arrange her own eyeliner, and she knew what Xu's concealed for Jiang Shuyao.

Anyone who judges Zhou Clan will say that he has a bad temper, and he can tell from the signs of parting with Xu Clan for so many years.

Jiang Shuyao listened to her yin and yang weird tone, thinking she was going to be high-density or threatening, but she just asked: "Did the third brother take you out?"

Jiang Shuyao couldn't figure out what she wanted to do and didn't answer.

Zhou looked at her twice, frowned slightly, his tone was not as sharp as usual, and said to himself: "So it's really true."

After she said this, she snorted to Jiang Shuyao and left in a hurry.

Jiang Shuyao was confused, and it happened that the Xu clan came out, so he told the Xu clan about the matter just now.

Xu's was a little surprised: "She didn't say to tell the old lady?"

"No."

Xu clan pondered for a moment, and said, "That should be fine. She is just a person with a bad temper and a not bad nature."

Jiang Shuya was relieved, and he was on the same road with Xu's family, and after asking about the Dragon Boat Festival, he went back to Tingzhuyuan.

There was no calendar in ancient times, and her days were casual, and she forgot the arrival of the Dragon Boat Festival.

She felt for a while, put aside the messy thoughts, swept away her sadness, and rolled up her sleeves to get ready to work.

In any case, Zongzi is indispensable for the Dragon Boat Festival.

Not only do bean curd is sweet and salty, there are also rice dumplings. Sweet rice dumplings include bean paste rice dumplings, candied date rice dumplings, rose rice dumplings, melon kernel rice dumplings, etc.; salty ones include pork rice dumplings, ham rice dumplings, egg yolk meat dumplings, etc., with different tastes in various regions and a wide variety of varieties.

In any case, the production steps are inseparable. The processes of soaking glutinous rice, washing zong leaves, and making zongzi are indispensable. The process is not cumbersome, but it takes a little longer.

A few days before the Dragon Boat Festival, Jiang Shuyao was not in a hurry, and slowly prepared a few ingredients for the stuffing of rice dumplings. Wait until the day before the Dragon Boat Festival, cook the zong leaves, wait until the color of the zong leaves become dark, then wash them with cold water, and finally wrap them with zong fillings. These steps looked novel, and the little maids in the yard all rushed to fight.

It is not difficult to wrap the zongzi. Three or four straight and flat zong leaves are placed in the palm of the hand. Put in the soaked glutinous rice, inlay two or three candied dates, and then slowly wrap the long leaves, and firmly use the horse lotus grass to firm up , A zongzi blank is made.

She wrapped red bean paste stuffed, egg yolk stuffed, pork stuffed and candied date stuffing, which are the most common flavors.

After wrapping a large number of angular and angular zongzi, put them in a pot and cook them slowly. After a while, the fragrance of zongzi leaves filled the entire yard.

Perhaps it was due to the Dragon Boat Festival. Xu's family was a bit busy and didn't have time to take care of the two little guys. The day before they ran to Jiang Shuyao's yard to see her making rice dumplings, and today they ran over happily, ready to eat rice dumplings.

They came just in time, and the sweet rice dumplings that Jiang Shuyao experimented with had just come out of the pot.

When the rice dumplings were slightly cooler, Jiang Shuyao handed them one to each of them, and exhorted: "glutinous rice is not digestible, so you can't eat too much."

Xie Zhao was quite regretful, but when he saw that the zongzi was big enough for him to eat, he smiled again.

The outer skin of the zongye is slightly cool, and the inside is still hot. Peel off the zong leaves layer by layer, and the inside is a little sticky. The last layer of zong leaves that are tightly attached to the glutinous rice is torn apart, and the heat that is mixed with the sweet fragrance rushes out.

The glutinous rice is crystal clear and white, with a firm horn-like shape, and has a delicate fragrance.

Xie Zhao took a big bite, the glutinous rice sticks together, some sticky teeth, and the temperature inside the bite is slightly hot.

The plump glutinous rice has both the fragrance of rice and the fragrance of rice dumplings. The bean paste inside is extremely sweet and soft, delicate and dense. It melts in the mouth and has a strong sweetness. It blends into the sticky glutinous rice and has a refreshing sweetness.

The rice dumplings just out of the pot are the most delicious. Xie Zhaoha was so angry that he took two or three mouthfuls and a half.

Jiang Shuyao naturally asked him to chew it carefully before swallowing it.

Xie Zhao responded on the surface, unabated, with glutinous rice on his face, which was very funny and cute.

Xie Yao was much more quiet and elegant than the others. He sat up on the high stool I didn't know where to find, and sipped the rice dumplings.

Jiang Shuyao looked at Xie Zhao who was devouring and looked at the elegant Xie Yao. He always felt that by pinching their food, he became their third uncle Xie Xun.

Saying that Cao Cao had arrived, Xie Xun appeared at the kitchen door as soon as he thought of this.

"Why are you so early today?"

Xie Xun walked in and replied casually, "Isn't tomorrow the Dragon Boat Festival? Anyway, there is nothing wrong. Everyone will leave early."

Then he couldn't wait to ask: "What did you do?" He glanced at the rice dumplings in the plate, "Small rice dumplings?"

Jiang Shuyao helped Xie Zhao wipe off the sticky glutinous rice on his face, and said: "Zongzi."

"Hmm." Xie Xun nodded, but because of the presence of the two nephews, he was not ashamed to offer to have a taste.

He stood with his hands on his back, waiting for Jiang Shuyao to invite her to taste the rice dumplings, but she only helped Xie Zhao wipe his face and completely ignored him.

Xie Xun'an stood quietly and waited. When Jiang Shuyao finished wiping Xie Zhao's face, he thought that she should always think of his number. He didn't expect that she turned around and cared about Xie Yao: "Is the taste okay? Be anxious, eat less, you can eat more red bean paste, as well as candied date stuffing, or have a taste."

She turned around and helped Xie Yao take a candied dumpling, opened it for him, picked up a glutinous rice with candied dates attached to chopsticks, and fed him. Xie Yao thanked him sweetly.

Xie Xun was ignored. Looking at this warm picture, it was not interrupted or standing.

After Jiang Shuyao fed Xie Yao, he turned around and saw Xie Xunchu here. He was very puzzled: "Why are you standing here? Is something wrong?"

Xie Xun:...

What is going on with this feeling of arrows in your heart?

He glanced over the two most beloved nephews in the past, silently thinking that he must have children later...

No, have children? What kind of child do you want? Wait, ask and have children with Jiang... How did he think of these things going on!

His face flushed with "swish", and the heat rushed to the top of his head, and he didn't want to be greedy, and moved his steps to escape.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Shuya thought of him at this time and stopped him: "Try the rice dumplings?"

Xie Xun paused, struggling for a few seconds, then turned back, pretending to be calm and said: "Well, let's try it." He seemed not greedy at all.

Jiang Shuyao asked: "Sweet or salty?"

Xie Xun wanted to say "come all", but two huge light bulbs were present. Xie Xun didn't want to lose face, so he could only vaguely said: "Whatever."

Alas, it's really uncomfortable, it's best to be alone with Jiang's.

Jiang Shuyao picked a flavor for him, and said, "Look which flavor you like."

Xie Xun took the plate and stood in a row in front of the long wooden table with two little dots.

After peeling off the zong leaves gracefully, the aroma is overflowing. Xie Xun looked at the eating of the two nephews, and felt that it was naive to hold the dumplings, so he chose chopsticks to eat the dumplings.

This is egg yolk meat dumplings. When you sandwich the soft and creamy white glutinous rice, the stuffing is exposed. The egg yolk is red and thick, and the yellow is orange. It seems that there is a layer of clear and fragrant red oil that has been steamed out and it is soaked in white. Glutinous rice. The soft pork belly is sandwiched around the egg yolk, smelling salty and sweet.

Generally, people who like sweet rice dumplings can hardly bear the sweet and salty taste of salty rice dumplings, but Xie Xun has no big reaction, as long as he eats delicious food, he can taste whatever tastes good.

The pork belly seems to have been boiled, the fat and oil are all soaked into the glutinous rice, and the aroma is firmly locked by the outer layer of glutinous rice. The fragrance of meat and rice are mixed together, fat but not greasy, and the fragrance is fresh.

The egg yolk has a dense taste and a mellow salty fragrance. Together with the delicate fragrance of the zong leaves, it overshadows the oily taste, which enhances the flavor of the glutinous rice while removing the greasiness, making it more fresh and salty.

After eating a zongzi, Xie Xun gave up elegance and reservedness, and followed his nephews to eat the zongzi with his hands.

Jiang Shuyao told Xie Zhao and Xie Yao to chew slowly and swallow slowly, and could only eat one, not greedy, so they ate very carefully and very reluctantly.

Xie Xun is different, he eats as much as he wants.

Bite the bean paste dumplings, the bean paste is sweet and delicate, and has a light sweet bean aroma of red beans, which will leave the mouth full after eating.

Then eat the candied dates. The glutinous rice on the outer layer is lighter, with only a light fragrance, until you bite into the candied dates inside. The candied dates are extremely soft and rotten, and the skin is broken with a light touch, and then the candied jujube fragrant explodes in the mouth, replacing the previous faint fragrance in one fell swoop.

The brown leaves were too long. Xie Xun was afraid of getting it on his clothes, so he stretched his neck to eat carefully, one by one, completely unable to stop.

"Okay, eat too much and accumulate food." Jiang Shuyao took care of the small, and then took care of the big one.

Xie Xun stopped obediently, and when he put down the zongzi, the zongye swept across his cheeks, itchy, he wanted to rub his fingers, but his hands were sticky and he could only pause in the air.

He was about to rub his sleeves, suddenly a gentle touch came on his face.

Jiang Shuya wiped his face with the kerchief, and said helplessly: "How old is it, how come you are still like Ah Zhao? It's gone."

Xie Xun stiffened and didn't dare to move, letting her wipe her face, weakly said: "No, it was not eaten, it was accidentally rubbed."

Jiang Shuyao took back the veil and turned back to the stove to fish for zongzi.

Xie Xun stood stupidly on the spot, and the place she rubbed was hot and numb, making him feel at a loss and at a loss how to react.

The blush slowly climbed up his white jade cheeks, the color gradually thickened, and finally he was about to bleed.

Xie Zhao was so frightened that he couldn't care about his sticky hands, and vigorously grabbed the corner of his clothes, and said with horror: "Uncle San, what's wrong with you! Is your face burnt?!"