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Chapter 197: That’s it

A group of young girls may not have much ability, but they are more sincere and sincere. They always understand and remember Si Ningning's sincerity and care when he treated them, and they are also willing to repay Si Ningning's equal sincerity. As for care...

Perhaps just like what Huo Lang said, "what comes, goes", Jiang Yue and others cannot take care of Si Ningning like Si Ningning takes care of them, but they try hard to do their best to never leave others.

Leveling where this layer is missing.

The quality highlighted by this kind of behavior is exactly what Si Ningning wants to see.

Money is easy to come by, but sincerity is not easy to come by. The feedback he received from getting along with her made Si Ningning feel from the bottom of her heart that it was worthwhile to consider these people.

Knowing that Si Ningning loved to be clean, Jiang Yue swept every nook and cranny of the female educated youth's room, main room, and kitchen.

Song Xiaoyun found a piece of rag and wiped the dust off the table and window coffins one by one.

Xu Shuhua was responsible for steaming everyone's rations, and then following Si Ningning's suggestion, she planted some sweet potato seedlings that had been reserved in advance at the edge of the private plot on the side of the door.

According to Si Ningning, it doesn't matter whether the sweet potatoes bear fruit or not. As long as they can survive, pruning the sweet potato vines is also a matter of course.

On Si Ningning's side, Mo Bei helped fetch water and asked a few more questions if there was anyone else who needed help. When he found out that there was no need, Mo Bei didn't stay long, so he made an excuse and went back to the house.

Si Ningning put the rabbit leg in the pool to soak, turned around and dragged the washbasin to her side, and put the sweat towel stained with scattered blood in the basin to soak. During this period, she tried to rub it, and the color became lighter.

No intention of dropping it.

Even though he had predicted that the sweat towel would be difficult to wash, Si Ningning did not give up.

Rubbing the soap back and forth on the sweat towel several times, until the blood-stained area was covered with a thick layer, Si Ningning stopped, turned around, poured out most of the water in the basin, put the towel into the basin, and let it go

Soak a shallow layer of water on the bottom of the basin first.

Holding the bucket and pouring some water to wash away the slippery soap on her hands, Si Ningning went back to the kitchen to get a kitchen knife and carefully shaved off the meat from the rabbit's leg. She put the rabbit meat away separately and took the leg bones to the kitchen.

After taking it out of the pot, I quickly blended half the pot of soup.

Covering the pot, Si Ningning chopped green onions and said to Xu Shuhua: "Let's all drink soup together later. Ask anyone who has any potatoes over there, and you can bring two over."

Xu Shuhua stood up quickly, "I have a few more over there, I'll get them."

It's been raining for the past two days and the air is very humid. Her potatoes will sprout if she doesn't eat them.

Si Ningning nodded.

Knowing that Xu Shuhua was in a tight situation, Si Ningning picked out a slightly larger potato from the potatoes she brought and left the others untouched.

Si Ningning scraped off the potato skin with the side of a spoon, rinsed it with water and cut the potato in half, then cut it into pea-sized pieces.

The soup in the pot was boiling. Si Ningning used a kitchen knife to scoop up the potato pieces and poured them into the pot in two batches. When he turned around, he saw Xu Shuhua picking at the dozen potatoes at the table, picking out some that were already turning green.

potatoes, I plan to eat them tomorrow.

Every time I eat steamed potatoes, I am not only tired of eating them, but also choked.

Si Ningning thought for a while and said: "I will bring you some shredded potatoes later tomorrow. You can steam less sorghum rice and eat it with it then."

You can eat enough and consume potatoes. The most important thing is to change the taste, which is good for your body and stomach.

Xu Shuhua smiled and shook her head, "That's too troublesome. It's good to eat like this."

"If you don't think it's good to trouble me, just do it yourself." Si Ningning stirred the pot. Because the potatoes were cut into small pieces, they were quickly cooked by the soup and became soft, and the soup became thicker.

After scattering the chopped green onions in, Si Ningning covered the pot, then turned sideways with her hips against the stove, looking at Xu Shuhua who was lighting the fire, "The days have passed, and only when you live comfortably can you look forward to it. Now I am not as busy as before.

Well, it would be nice if you could devote some time to caring for yourself."

Xu Shuhua was stunned for a moment.

As soon as Si Ningning's words came to her ears, Xu Shuhua felt that Si Ningning was in a different situation than her, so she couldn't understand her difficulty. But after carefully considering it, Xu Shuhua suddenly felt a warmth rising in her heart.

When I was busy before, I was so tired that I would lose a layer of skin. But these two days have not been so busy. Xu Shuhua is actually quite anxious.

Normally, I can't keep up with the progress of the aunts in the team, so I don't get many work points. Now that I'm free, my chances of getting work points are even less.

If her work points are too small, she can't take care of herself, so how can she take care of her family?

Xu Shuhua was very anxious, but Si Ningning's words woke her up.

No matter how bad things are at home, her parents are there to support her, but here she is the only one.

If she doesn't even care about herself and doesn't love herself, who else will take her seriously?

Xu Shuhua leaned back and leaned against the dark wall. Her tired voice revealed gratitude, "Thank you, Ning Ning... I've been so busy right now."

"It doesn't matter if you get dizzy once in a while, as long as you wake up in time." Si Ningning curled her lips and smiled, until she clicked, no matter whether Xu Shuhua listened or not, she would not say more.

And it was obvious that Xu Shuhua heard it.

Lifting the lid of the pot, Si Ningning changed the subject and said, "The soup is ready, let's call everyone to eat."

The original plan was to make some cucumbers to eat quickly, but now that there is soup, the cucumbers can only be postponed.

Most of the educated youths eat whole grains, some steamed potatoes, others steamed sorghum and rice. Those who eat potatoes eat soup alone, and those who eat rice eat soup mixed with rice.

It was rich in oil and water, and had a meaty taste. Even if there was no actual meat, the meal was very satisfying for a group of people, and they couldn't help but praise Si Ningning again.

Si Ningning felt tired after hearing similar words so many times that she shook her head and took her lunch box to the well to wash it.

The color of the sweat towel soaked by the well has faded a lot, not just the color of the blood stains, but the overall color.

Si Ningning washed the lunch box and rubbed it. The blood stains were quickly washed away, and even the light yellow sweat towel turned two shades white.

When she thought that it was stained with sweat and that Huo Lang's big head was not cleaned so carefully, Si Ningning couldn't help but muttered "rough man" in her heart.

It happened that the tip of his nose was close to the sweat towel and he smelled it. Although he didn't smell any strange smell, Si Ningning was still worried. He soaped up the towel and rubbed it twice before taking it to the clothes drying pole on the inside of the doorstep to dry it.

With.

Xu Shuhua and the others had finished cleaning the stove and were boiling water to wash their faces.

Si Ningning took out the pomegranate given by Mo Bei, cut it into four pieces and gave them some to share. Finally, she squatted aside and ate the pomegranate seeds while saying, "After you finish, leave the skin for me."

"What's the use of this skin?" Jiang Yue asked.

"Hmm..." Si Ningning hesitated for a moment before replying: "The color of the cloth I cut yesterday was too plain. I have been looking for something to dye it today, and now I have pomegranate peel, which is just right."

"Can pomegranate peels be dyed?" Jiang Yuedeng was surprised. He shook his head for a while and said, "No, you, you can also dye cloth?"

"I can't talk about it. I just read a lot of books. I glanced at the relevant knowledge before, but I haven't actually practiced it... To put it bluntly, I was just fumbling around blindly."

Si Ningning told the truth, but what she read was not a book, but a short video.

In those short videos she had watched before, any plant could be dyed, but the videos were all artificially edited. She really didn't know whether they were true or false.

But what is confirmed is that pomegranate peel can be dyed.

This has been recorded in history.

As long as the auxiliary mordant dyeing materials are properly prepared, pomegranate peels can be used to dye four colors including yellow, green, black and gray. The worst result is that it will not be colored, and the cloth will not be damaged anyway. Si Ningning plans to try it.

try.

Si Ningning said clearly that he had no experience in dyeing cloth, but that was not the case in the eyes of others.

Especially in Jiang Yue's eyes.

With Si Ningning's wit and excellent performance in the past, Jiang Yue had no doubts about Si Ningning's ability.

When Jiang Yue heard that Si Ningning said she wanted to try dyeing cloth, Jiang Yue squeezed to Si Ningning's side, her eyes widened and she wished she could raise her hands and feet to agree, "Call me when you are dyeing, bring me one, and I will dye it too!"

"Then I'll dye it too!"

"Then count me in!"

Generally speaking, they have the same idea as Si Ningning. They believe that the worst result of dyeing cloth is that it will not be colored, and the cloth will not be damaged. Of course, there is nothing to worry about, so Xu Shuhua and others actively participated.

"Okay, let's keep the pomegranate peel for now. I'll call you when I'm free someday."

Anyway, we had to boil a large pot of water, and it wouldn't take much to dye it together, so Si Ningning agreed.

After the water was boiled, Si Ningning filled half a basin of hot water, mixed it with cold water and took a hasty bath, then went to bed and lay down.

It was still cold last night, and I felt chilly when I lay down today. But after rolling up the quilt for a while, Si Ningning felt that it was too hot again, so she kicked her legs to the side of the quilt and felt better.

Si Ningning was planning her trip tomorrow and was not sleepy at all. After waiting for half an hour and Xu Shuhua and the others fell asleep, she quietly left the house and walked into the space.

I dug out the soybean seeds that had been stored in the space before and planted them. I only caught two small handfuls at that time. In total, there were about a hundred soybean seeds. When I planted them all, they only occupied half a ridge of land. Compared with the other soybean seeds next to it, they took up several ridges of land.

Vegetables are totally incomparable.

Si Ningning secretly poked at the seeds he brought. Of course, he would not mind that there were too few of them. He just hoped that they would take root and germinate quickly and have a good harvest so he could plant the next batch.

After going back and forth a few times, the space will be able to produce and sell on its own.

After walking around and feeding the chickens and pigs, Si Ningning walked to the place where the cucumbers were piled before and carried them to the kitchen twice, only stopping when the sink was full.

The jars that Huo Lang brought over had been cleaned beforehand, and Si Ningning had put them in the space early in the morning. He planned to pickle two jars of cucumbers tonight, give one jar to Huo Lang, and ask Huo Lang when he would go to the county for the other jar.

Here, I'll give it to Academician Liang when the time comes.

There is actually a jar in Educated Youth Point, which was used to plant wild lilies, but the wild lilies have been eaten up long ago, and now it is used by Si Ningning to plant hydrangeas.

She originally planned to put it into the space together, but when she thought of taking it out when the time came, others would definitely ask her when she would do it.

Afraid that it would not be easy to do by then, Si Ningning had no choice but to give up the idea and prepare to look for another opportunity to do it alone at an educated youth spot.

Turn on the faucet, wash the cucumbers one by one, put them into pots, and move them to the table behind you. Put the chopping board on the chopping board, cut the cucumbers into long strips, remove the flesh, add an appropriate amount of salt, sugar, and white vinegar, mix well and marinate.

In the meantime, Si Ningning dug out dried chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns and fresh ginger and garlic, and went to the field to pick a handful of green and red chili peppers.

Then wash and slice the ginger and garlic, and use a knife to remove the seeds from the fresh peppers. Removing the seeds can reduce some of the spiciness, in order to prevent Academician Liang from eating too spicy food.

As for the dried chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns, add oil to the pot and fry until the aroma dissipates, then turn off the heat.

At this time, the cucumbers that had been pickled in advance had also lost their moisture. Si Ningning washed them with water, used kitchen absorbent paper to absorb the moisture on the surface of the cucumbers, and added ginger, garlic slices, and fresh chili peppers in sequence.

In addition, there are two tablespoons of light soy sauce, one tablespoon of balsamic vinegar, one teaspoon of sugar, one tablespoon of pepper oil, and the fried oil and mix them together. In this way, a large pot of cold cucumbers is ready.

Done.

Si Ningning reached out and pinched one and tasted it. It was sour and spicy, and the texture was very crunchy.

After eating two sticks in a row, Si Ningning went to the faucet to wash his hands, put on disposable plastic gloves and started filling the jar.

This is considered a cold cucumber, not pickled. In fact, it is more suitable to be kept in the refrigerator. It is a good choice to eat it occasionally, whether it is paired with rice or wine.

The most important thing is that its taste and texture will be better than pickled cucumbers.

It tastes good, but because it is not pickled in the sense of the word, it is also very particular about how to put it in a jar and seal it.

After Si Ningning finished filling the two jars, he poured the sauce into the basin and added a spoonful of oil to seal the surface to isolate the air to ensure that it could be stored at room temperature for a longer period of time.

After finishing two jars of cucumbers, Si Ningning dug out the mung bean starch.

The busy work just now was not considered tiring, but at this time, Si Ningning had not taken a shower yet. Si Ningning felt that her whole body was not strong, so she took a break and studied the idea of ​​going out to eat tomorrow. She took a bowl of starch and put it into the sea bowl. The preparations were simple.

Make a jelly.

Just put a bowl of water into the bowl for scooping starch and pour it into the sea bowl. Mix the flour and water evenly until no lumps of starch are felt.

Using the same bowl that scooped out the starch just now, Si Ningning used it to add seven to eight bowls of water to the deep pan. He heated it until it started to bubble slightly and then slowly added the starch water that he had just mixed into it.

This process must be slow, and stir continuously while controlling the speed to prevent lumps from forming. Wait until the starch water is completely poured into the pot, and keep the heat on medium throughout.

To prevent the paste from sticking to the bottom of the pot, Si Ningning took the spoon that he usually used to hold rice and stirred clockwise against the bottom of the pot. This continued for about one to two minutes. The starch water in the pot gradually became thicker and the color gradually changed from white at the beginning.

becomes transparent.

Si Ningning paid attention to the changes in the pot, and kept stirring in her hands until small bubbles popped up around the edge of the pot, and then burst again. She thought that it was almost done, and waited for another minute.

I guessed that the starch inside should have been completely matured, so I put out the fire with a "doh" sound.

(End of chapter)