Rebirth of the pastoral landlady

Chapter 16 Eavesdropping
Chapter No.16 Eavesdropping
Mrs. Sun on the other side of the pot table has already come over, and carefully asked Mrs. Tan for instructions: "Mother, this meal is ready, and it is about to start, and they can't dig a few. When I turn around and pack up the dinner, I will wait a while." It can be tidied up in a short time, now, let them set the table and chopsticks first?"

Mrs. Tan rolled her eyes at Mrs. Sun: "Why don't you two daughters plan a few potatoes, it will make your heart hurt! The custard for her aunt has just been stewed, why are you setting up the meal so quickly? You don't come here!"

Sun rubbed her hands on the apron, and said with an apologetic smile: "Mother, the fire in the stove is fierce, and the custard will be stewed in a while. According to your instructions, daddy's wine has also been warmed. If you don't serve any more meals, It's over."

"Mother, grandma assigns me work, it's grandma who values ​​me, I'm too happy! Take your sister to set the dishes, and I'll stay here to dig potatoes!" Jin Xi interrupted suddenly.

Mrs. Sun looked at Jinxi worriedly, Mrs. Tan was a little surprised, Jinxi said: "Grandma, you have to hurry up and prepare a basin of salt water!"

"What are you doing?" Tan asked.

"Soak the potatoes!" Jin Xi said, weighing up a split potato, and said earnestly, "After dinner, I have the time to fry potato balls. Now I have to peel the skins. If you don't soak them in salt water, you won't be able to wait." Steaming can’t protect the color! Look at the potatoes, they are not very good, the milk must add a few spoonfuls of salt to make it work!”

Fried potato balls are a common dish at banquets in this area.

After peeling the potatoes, wash them, steam them on the steamer, take them out and mash them, add a certain amount of wheat flour (ground flour from other whole grains can also be used), add seasonings, mix well, and knead them into balls the size of pigeon eggs .

Heat oil in a pan, the amount of oil should cover the meatballs, push the meatballs one by one out of the pan, deep-fry until golden brown on the surface, and place them in a bamboo bowl over oil and water.When it's time to eat, put it in the pot and fry it over a low heat, put it out and sprinkle with green onion leaves, and then serve it on the table.

Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with an attractive aroma, it is suitable for all ages. It is a popular dish at banquets.

People like Tan and Sun know how to manage a house well. Potato balls are delicious, but it's not easy to make them.Usually, the old Liang's fried potato balls are made by Tan, Yang, and Sun at the same time.

As soon as one side is planed, the other side is steamed and boiled immediately. It can be left for a short time and soaked in clean water, but if it takes a long time, the clean water will lose its effect, and only salt water can protect it.

It won't work if there is too little salt. When the potatoes turn black and taste bad, the taste and color of the fried potatoes will definitely be greatly reduced.

Tan stared at Jinxi, then at the half-basket of cracked potatoes, the flesh on the side of her cheek twitched like a toothache.

Jin Xi was secretly happy, her rhetoric had paid off, and Mrs. Tan really felt sorry for those few spoonfuls of salt!One must know that the price of salt at this time is not as high as that of Jin Xi's previous life.

Mrs. Sun was reluctant to add salt to the shredded potatoes when she was frying them earlier, so she scooped some salt water from the pickle jar to make up for it!
"You lazy man, why do you have so many excuses for being lazy, and you got me into it!" Tan stared at Jin Xi, and said angrily.

Jin Xi smiled and didn't argue with her too much.

Mrs. Tan turned around and scolded Mrs. Sun again: "Who was clamoring for the food just now? What are you doing so stupidly?"

Mrs. Sun came back to her senses, and quickly called Jinxi and Jinrou to help prepare the meal. As soon as Jinrou stood up, she was stopped by Mrs. Tan again.

"Why do you need so many people to set up a meal? Girl Xi, go to the front room and call out to your second uncle!"

Jin Xi agreed, and hurried to the front room.

Jin Xi walked around into the front room through the side door in front of the yard. A pine oil lamp was lit under the shrine in the main room, and the light in the room was dim.

Jin Xi carefully walks through the main hall, and arrives at the door of the second uncle Liang Yulin and Yang's house.

There were lights on inside, and muffled voices could be heard.

Jin Xi walks lightly, and the people inside are also engaged in conversation. Jin Xi stands at the door of the house, and the inside has not noticed it yet.

Jin Xi raised her hand and was about to knock on the door to call them over for dinner, but she heard Yang's voice inside suddenly a little higher, and Jin Xi heard Yang saying her name.

Puzzled, Jin Xi puts her hands down and presses her face against the door, only to hear the conversation inside.

"Lan'er's mother, what did you say to my sister-in-law in the afternoon, did she really say that?" Liang Yulin's voice was a little anxious.

"Hey, Lan'er's father, why am I lying to you after all this time? That's what my sister-in-law told me when she peeled cotton husks in the afternoon. She said that those who go to the shop to make trouble, one by one You are so fierce! You almost smashed the shop!" Yang said.

"If you ask me, sister-in-law is really stupid. Everyone rushes in to smash the shop, and she doesn't know anything. This elder brother doesn't take sister-in-law too seriously!"

"Who cares about those shits? According to this, the person who is going to smash the shop may really be someone from Fenglin Town. I'm afraid this matter is really a bit difficult!" Liang Yulin thought about it: "Brother, this time I ran away without seeing anyone, I'm afraid I went out to hide from trouble, why didn't I tell me, at least take me with me!"

"Hey, I said at the beginning that your elder brother is unreliable, and you still argue with me! Tsk tsk, something happened now, he slapped his ass and ran away, and left this mess for you to fix. I see what you do!" Yang was so angry that she scolded Liang Yulin.

"What's my business? From the beginning to the end, it was the big brother's idea. He was the one who hid it from our parents, the third brother, and the couple. I'm just an errand spreader, doing my shit!" Liang Yulin also said. Somewhat annoyed.

"Tsk tsk, you have the guts to say this in front of your parents, third brother and younger siblings, don't mess with me!" Yang seemed to slap Liang Yulin across the face: "I'll tell you, Liang's second son, your eldest brother is slapping you!" The 30 taels of silver that I gave fell into my mouth, so don't expect me to spit it out, how should I send it to Fenglin Town, you and your dear brother will go together!"

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Mrs. Sun returned to the west wing room after frying the potato balls, and before she washed up and went to bed, she had to visit Jinxi's room to have a look at her.

"Silly girl, it's so late, why don't you go to bed?" Seeing Jin Xi sitting on the bed with her knees hugged, Sun was stunned for a moment, and asked softly with a smile.

Jin Xi raised her eyes and looked at Mrs. Sun who had just come out of the kitchen, smelled of oily smoke, and looked tired.

Jin Xi thought about it for most of the night, and felt that what Liang Yulin and his wife said in private probably involved the Sun and his wife, as well as herself.

After dinner, Mrs. Sun, Mrs. Yang, and Mrs. Jin, under Mrs. Tan's command, stayed in the kitchen to fry potato balls, fried fish, etc., and Jinxi went back to the room to wait for her. Shi see through the bottom.

"Mother, the uncle swiped 30 taels of silver for the second uncle, do you and dad know about it?" Jin Xi asked directly.

Sun was taken aback, and sat down next to the bed: "Is there such a thing? Where did you hear it?"

(End of this chapter)