newbobooks Chapter 251 Spicy Cabbage Pot
Chapter 251 Spicy Cabbage Pot
“Haha, just pick things I can’t cook. If you really want to eat it, just let San Ya cook it for you.”
Several children laughed, and Zhou Mingqin and Zhou Mingqi came over to help.
Zhou Mingshu took out all the necessary ingredients and started to boil water in preparation.
"Big sister and second sister, pick some mushrooms you want to eat and soak them. Remember to soak some dried shrimps as well."
Taking out two kimchi cabbages, Zhou Mingshu dipped his finger in a little sauce and tasted it. It was indeed spicy and flavorful.
In addition to mushrooms and shrimps, the two sisters also prepared a lot of side dishes, including onions, frozen tofu, garlic sprouts, green vegetables, coriander and some meat slices.
"Are these enough?"
"It's definitely not enough. This spicy cabbage pot is the same as the hot pot we had before. Prepare some more, and bring some duck intestines and duck feet as well."
Zhou Mingshu is preparing the soup base. It definitely won’t work if it’s too spicy, just the right amount of spicy.
The prepared soup was scooped into the soup burger, brought to the stove in the main room, and eaten while it was cooking.
I also fried two dishes, stir-fried celery with sausage and stir-fried lentils.
One pot of spicy cabbage soup is actually enough, and adding two is even better.
The soup pot on the stove was bubbling. The red soup, the white tofu, and the sour and spicy aroma attracted people in the room to come and eat.
He served himself whatever he wanted, then lay on the table and ate it without stopping, feeling warm all over.
Zhou Mingshu, on the other hand, held the pot with a spoon, knowing when to add or serve the food, and watching the heat for fear that the food was not cooked enough.
"Oh, I'm eating."
The village chief Wang Fugui came. He brushed the snow off the brim of his hat and exhaled a few breaths of hot air.
"Uncle Fugui, how come you have time to come here? Have you eaten yet? How about eating something?"
Liu entertained them warmly.
"Oh~ Don't mention it. Someone came from the government early in the morning. It's not a good thing. They are asking everyone to donate food. They said that the border is short of food and winter clothes. The support from the court has been delayed due to the weather. General Qi has no choice but to do this. I came here today to tell you that if you want to donate anything, you can prepare it in advance. If you really don't have any surplus food at home, you don't have to donate. There is no compulsion from above. The county people will come to collect it in two days. I won't stay any longer. I will notify every household to arrive."
Wang Fugui finished telling the news in one breath, and everyone's expressions were a little dull.
This news came too suddenly, and it also shows that the situation at the border is not optimistic.
"Let's eat first. After dinner, check how much food we have at home. When the nest is overturned, no one will be left unbroken. Let's do our best."
The originally lively atmosphere became dull because of this news.
"General Qi is brave and invincible. He will definitely defeat those damn foreigners. Don't worry too much."
Seeing that everyone was in a bad mood, Zhou Mingshu recalled the night when they were husking corn. His uncle and father all admired the people guarding the border.
"Hey, it's snowing so heavily here, I wonder what it's like in the west?"
The west that Boss Zhou mentioned should be referring to the border.
"Once we have food, we will definitely be able to get through this."
Most of the spicy cabbage and tofu soup in the fort was eaten, and there was still some duck blood and bean sprouts in it, which Boss Zhou and his friends cleaned out and ate.
"Mom, we are short of both food and grass, so why not donate some grass?"
Looking at his own thatched hut, Zhou Laosan said this.
"That's not the case. Fortunately, we have a lot in stock, so we can donate a whole truckload of grain, and we can also donate a few bags of grain from the granary."
"Grandma, we have a lot of dried vegetables and mushrooms at home, can you donate some of them?"
Zhou Mingshu asked, she thought these could also be donated.
She and her second sister picked a lot this summer.
"Okay, just leave enough for our family to eat."
Before the family could figure it out, Second Grandma came running over, crying, handkerchief clutching her handkerchief.
"Sister-in-law, what do you think should be done with Shou'an? His father has written him several letters but has received no reply. I often dream of this child crying and saying that he is cold and hungry..."
Old Madam Zhou took her sister-in-law into the main room and listened to her crying...
This is what being a mother is like, worrying about your children every day.
Zhou Mingshu and Zhou Mingqi went into the warehouse and counted the things to see if there was anything else they could donate.
All I could hear was Second Grandma sobbing in the main room.
"Saya, Second Grandma is so pitiful. She must be worried about guarding Uncle An..." Zhou Mingqi's emotions were also infected by Second Grandma, and his eyes were red.
With the constant war, in addition to worrying about my loved ones, I also worry about my own situation.
Two days later, several officials came with horse-drawn carriages to transport things.
Everyone brought over the things they had prepared.
People donated all kinds of things, but the most common donation was hay.
As a farmer, if you have livestock at home, this is the thing you stockpile the most.
Several wagons were filled with hay, although not much grain was confiscated.
"This... we can't finish the trip this time. Village Chief Wang, do you have any cars in your village? Can you help us deliver it?"
"Yes, wait a moment, I'll go find someone."
Village chief Wang trotted to Lao Zhou's house. His family donated a cart of grass, but they really couldn't spare a cow. Fortunately, Lao Zhou's family had a donkey, which might be enough.
Before reaching the door, Wang Fugui looked at the donkey cart in front of Lao Zhou's house and almost dropped the pipe in his mouth.
A donkey cart full of grass, and a few sacks of grain beside it...
He had no choice but to turn around and go back.
"Sir, there is only one donkey and one cow in the village. I just checked and the family with the donkey also donated a cart of grass. What should we do?"
"I see. I'll go check out the situation."
The official went to Lao Zhou's house and got the job done in a short while.
More than half of the hay on the donkey cart had been removed, and it was pressed down by a few sacks of grain, leaving a lot of extra space.
Once the grain from other households is collected, the job is done.
"Please help us deliver it. We are really too busy to handle it."
So Boss Zhou and Wang Yuquan went to the county.
"I hope the border guards can win the battle. I will pray for them." Old Mrs. Zhou muttered nearby.
That evening, Boss Zhou returned home shivering with cold all over his body.
"Mom, I'm back, but my family may not be able to make a living for a while."
"Why is this happening? What happened?" Old Mrs. Zhou asked hurriedly, not knowing what had happened.
"It's nothing serious. It's just that our donkey and the village chief's cow were requisitioned by the county. The county doesn't have enough cattle and horses, and the grain and grass collected are too much, so we can only requisition them from below. It all depends on my personal will, so I signed up."
"You mean to say that if you follow, there won't be any danger!?"
"No, no, I've already asked. We're only delivering food and supplies and will come back as soon as we get there. We'll just be a little tired on the way, but it's okay."
I've already signed up, there's no point regretting it now.
Old Mrs. Zhou had no choice but to make adequate preparations to ensure that her son would have enough food and clothing.
"When do we leave? Where do we meet?"
"In three days, it will be in the county."
"Okay, Xiaolian and I will prepare something for you."
During this trip, we had to eat, drink, defecate and urinate on the road. There was not even a place to sleep, and everyone was very worried.