Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 128 Preserved Egg and Lean Pork Porridge

Since Jiang came here a few days ago, the small dining table in Shen Yu's house has become noticeably more abundant.

Before this, if Li cooked, she only knew some simple steaming and boiling skills.

As for Shen Yu, although she could cook a lot of delicious food, the kitchen in the rented courtyard was too small and simple, and there was no wok for her to use.

That's why she held her breath and worked hard to make money, hoping that conditions would improve quickly so that heroes could have their place.

Her current standard for food is that as long as she can eat well and have enough nutrition, it is considered to be satisfactory.

After Jiang came, the situation improved greatly.

Jiang’s cooking skills were good, and she was grateful, so she rushed to do anything she could.

After Shen Yu's silent guidance, Jiang's cooking skills became better and better.

What is on the small table today are: century egg and lean meat porridge, fried fruits, vegetable and meat egg rolls, and sesame and red bean paste buns.

The porridge is cooked just right, soft, glutinous and smooth.

The preserved egg is cut into small dices and the pork is cut into thin shreds. A sip of the porridge tastes fresh and tasty, the shredded pork is tender and crisp, the preserved egg is smooth, and you can occasionally taste a little bit of minced ginger, which makes the porridge taste richer and more fragrant.

Shen Yu was amazed inwardly. She had only casually described the method of century egg and lean meat porridge when making the small reunion cakes, but she didn't expect that Jiang would make it the next day. Although the taste was not authentic, it was at least 80% good.

Youguozi is similar to modern fried dough sticks, but is shorter, fatter and rounder. It is fried until crispy and makes a "crunch" sound when bitten. The crispy and oily texture is a perfect match with century egg and lean meat porridge.

Chop the vegetables, add a little marinated minced meat, use eggs to make an omelet, wrap the meat and vegetable filling in it, seal it with egg liquid, put it in a steamer, and steam it for half an incense stick of time.

The taste is fresh and not greasy, and it contains vegetables, meat and eggs, and is nutritionally balanced.

This is also a dish that Shen Yu has been making frequently recently. Jiang learned how to make it after watching it once, and the dish she made tastes as good as Shen Yu's.

The sesame bean paste buns taste slightly sweet and are half the size of those sold at street stalls. They look delicate and cute. Although the buns are small, the folds are still pinched meticulously.

Li smiled and said, "Auntie Jiang just spoils you guys. She made some last time and you said they were delicious, so she specially steamed them for you today. These are small buns that you can eat one in one bite. If I were the one cooking, I wouldn't be so impatient to make them for you."

Jiang looked at the children lovingly while they ate, and said with a smile: "As long as they like it, I will cook for them every meal, and I won't find it annoying."

Yutao said with a smile: "Mom also benefited from us, because she said she loves to eat too."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Aunt Jiang, these buns taste really good, sweet and not greasy, and with sesame seeds, they taste really good. Children will definitely love them too. How many did you steam today?"

Jiang said, "Don't worry, there are more in the kitchen. I was thinking about making small reunion cakes these days, so I steamed some more. They can be eaten as snacks when you are hungry. These small buns are made of leavened dough, so even if they are cold, they are still soft and sticky and easy to digest."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "After I finish my meal, I will go and give Third Sister some small reunion cakes. I think these small buns taste good. I will pack some for Third Sister and Qiqi to try."

Jiang said hurriedly, "Enough. I steamed a whole big steamer. Just after dinner, the steam from the buns has dissipated, so they fit perfectly in the food box."

After the family had finished their meal, Shen Yu asked Jiang and Li to make small reunion cakes customized for the neighbors' wives. She packed the sesame and red bean paste buns and went to He's place with Yu Cheng to deliver the twenty boxes of small reunion cakes that had been made yesterday.

Shen Yu hailed a mule cart on the street and arrived at He's house with familiarity.

I knocked on the door and heard Cumber's familiar voice.

As soon as the door opened, Qiqi came running over with his short legs. He happily took Yucheng's hand and said, "Aunt, uncle, you are here."

He followed behind and said in surprise, "Fourth sister, I didn't expect you to come so early today. The reunion cakes are ready so quickly?"

He asked Xu Ma and Lan Xiang to bring in the small reunion cakes, and took Shen Yu to sit in the house.

Shen Yu stood in the yard and said to He with a smile, "Third sister, I won't sit here today. We still have some orders for small reunion cakes that haven't been completed at home."

She handed the food box in her hand to Aunt Xu who was standing beside her, and said to He: "Inside are the sesame bean paste buns that were steamed this morning. They are very soft and delicious. I brought some for Qiqi."

Then she pointed at the two kids who were squatting on the ground, talking about something, and said, "Qiqi has been bored at home these days. Let Yucheng stay and play with him for a while today. At noon, I will ask Aunt Xu to hire a car for him to go home."

He was very happy for Shen Yu and asked with concern: "Are there a lot of orders for small reunion cakes? Are there enough people? Our mother Xu is also a good cook. Do you want her to go with you to help?"

Shen Yu waved her hands and said, "Thank you, Third Sister. A few days ago, I saw Aunt Jiang and her son looking for work at the entrance of the market. I felt sorry for them, so I hired them to help me with some odd jobs. I didn't expect Aunt Jiang's cooking skills to be very good. Now I have enough manpower."

Shen Yu gave Yu Cheng a few more instructions and then said goodbye and went back.

When they got home, Jiang and his family were making small reunion cakes.

When Li saw Shen Yu coming back, she said happily, "Yuzhi, you're back just in time. You're the fastest at making dumplings. The filling and the crust are ready. You make them. Let Dun Dun and Yu Tao help with the molds. Your Aunt Jiang and I are going to steam the dumplings for noon. It will be too late if we're late."

Several people divided the work and worked together, and before noon, the buns, porridge and small reunion cakes were all ready.

Mrs. Li was very motivated today. She said excitedly, "I'm not going to deliver meals today. I'm going to go to each of the ladies' homes and deliver small reunion cakes to them."

She felt so proud and excited, as if once these twenty-five boxes of reunion cakes were given away, Li would become the richest and most capable lady in this alley.

Shen Yu suppressed his laughter and said, "Mom, who are you going to take with you?"

Li said, "I will go with Sister Jiang, and let her get to know the ladies around here."

Jiang was a little nervous and said hurriedly, "Let's take Yutao with us. I'm afraid the ladies will dislike me if I look like this."

Li said, "What's there to be disgusted with? Most of these ladies set up stalls in front of the market to do small business. You are now our family's helper, but you earn a living with your skills."

Jiang said, "Sister Li, forget it. Not everyone is as kind-hearted as your family. I'd better not go to their house."

Li then understood that when Dun Dun stole the buns that day, many people were watching him, and Jiang was afraid of going to other people's homes because they were on guard.

Thinking of this, Li became a little hesitant. It was difficult to take back what had been said, and he didn't know what to do for a moment.