C14 Undercooking

After returning home, Mrs. Yang saw her son fighting another wild boar and said in shock, "Didn't we only fight two yesterday? We still have meat to eat at home, why did you beat another one back? "

"Take care of this wild boar and sell it in the market tomorrow. In the winter, I will give you all some clothes to protect you from the cold. "

Mrs. Yang helped Bai Xiao to take off the basket on her back, and said: "I'll forget about it, make two for Xiao. She is currently still wearing a simple set of clothes, tomorrow I'll bring her along to buy some things for her to wear."

Madame Yang said: "That's right, the grievances that sister-in-law suffered in the past, she needs to be properly made up for in our family."

They all said that their daughter-in-law, sister-in-law and daughter-in-law were public enemies, but the women in their family could live harmoniously together.

If it was another sister-in-law, if the mother-in-law only made clothes for one daughter-in-law and not the other, who knew how to describe the mother-in-law's preference?

Bai Xiao also felt that sshe should have prepared two sets of clothes for the winter, so he didn't refuse.

Mrs. Yang helped Bai Xiao organize the medicinal herbs. She really thought that Bai Xiao had gone to dig up some wild vegetables, but she could see the bottom of the basket.

"Xiao, didn't you say you were going to dig up wild vegetables? These are all grass that can't be eaten. "

Bai Xiao glanced at Yang Dingchu. She had forgotten to dig for wild vegetables.

Fortunately, she dug up some dandelion. Although it tasted bitter, it was still pretty good to mix it with boiling water.

"Mom, this. This is called dandelion, it has the effect of affectionate detoxification, detumescence and dispersing swelling, as well as diuresis. Use boiling water to drink it and mix it, although it's a bit bitter, it's very tasty, I'll make it for you guys to taste later. "

Fortunately, she had dug up quite a lot of dandelion. After she had finished the water, she could still find a small pot. She still had some leftover food from yesterday's banquet, so she could eat it once it was hot.

The three men from Yang Family were busy ironing the pig hair, but luckily they did not take the stove to cook the feast yesterday. They took out the big iron pot in the kitchen, and Madame Yang helped boil a big pot of water.

Yang Chonghuan took out a bamboo tube that was as thick as a finger, and started to blow on the pig.

Bai Xiao and Mrs. Yang were in the kitchen preparing dinner. Bai Xiao took off the leaves of the dandelion, keeping them to make medicine.

The root was rather bitter. If it was used as a stew, he could still barely drink it. If it was used to cook, it would be too bitter.

Mrs. Yang helped to heat up the fire, while Bai Xiao chopped ginger and garlic for backup.

After boiling water, pour the leaves of dandelion into the water and cook them for three to four minutes without closing the lid.

Vegetables with leaves are best cooked without a lid. Otherwise, they will have the taste of pig food. Furthermore, the leaves will easily turn yellow and become unsightly.

Spoon the water out of the pot and drink it as if it were tea.

After the dandelion was processed, the leftover Red Braised Pork from yesterday was poured into a pot and heated.

Besides scallions, ginger, garlic, salt, and soy sauce, Bai Xiao also added the dogwood that she had accidentally discovered on the mountain this morning in order to increase her taste.

She took a look at it. No matter if it was Yang Family or if it was Bai Family, there were no chili peppers.

It looked like there were no chilies during this period of time, but luckily she found out that the dogwood could be used as a substitute for chili. This made Bai Xiao, who was neither happy nor spicy, feel a lot better.

He chopped the dogwood into pieces and mixed it with other ingredients. However, there was no red oil or fragrant oil. It seemed like he would have to go to the market tomorrow to see if there was any vegetable oil.

"Mom, why don't you give it a try and see how it tastes?"

Mrs. Yang tasted it, and her eyes lit up: "Not bad at all."

Qing'er stuck her head out of the kitchen door and entered. Bai Xiao waved her hand, "Qing'er, quickly come over and try this dish cooked by Aunt.

No matter how delicious the mixture was, there was still a bitter taste.

Yang Qing'er, a child, was sensitive to pain and bitterness. She could not stand the spiciness of the dogwood and the bitterness of the dandelion.

"It's spicy and bitter, I don't want to eat it."

Bai Xiao was left to the side to boil the dandelion's water, and just spat it out after drinking it.

"So bitter, little aunt. What kind of water is this? It's so bitter."

"This is the water for cooking dandelion. This is good stuff."

"It's not a good thing at all. It's too bitter."

The dishes in the wok were done, the hot food in the wok was also done.

Bai Xiao picked up the dishes, washed the pot clean and mixed it with water, then added some firewood to add to the stove.

At first, Mrs. Yang was puzzled, but after Bai Xiao explained, she felt that this was not bad. There was a fire in the kitchen that never cooled down.

Those who killed the pigs outside were still boiling water.

"Why don't we eat first before cooking? Otherwise, the food will get cold later."

Yang Wenyi said: "Alright, the water will take a while to boil as well, let's eat first."

The family gathered around the kitchen's Eight Immortals Table. Two bowls of the remaining Red Braised Meat from yesterday, and one bowl of the Cold Mixed Dandelion that Bai Xiao had made.

Everyone tasted it. At the beginning, it was a bit bitter, but eating more didn't make it bitter anymore. There were even scallions, ginger, garlic, to dilute the bitterness.

Madame Yang said: "This is grass that even cattle do not eat, who would know it would be herbs, the taste of it mixed together is not bad."

"This dandelion can also be used as a stew. Stir-frying is also fine."

Mrs. Yang sighed: "This winter, we can't eat much. We are still alright here, there are at least some green leaf vegetables in the soil, in some places, we can't even see green leaf vegetables."

"What are you talking about? "To eat." Yang Wenyi knocked on Mrs. Yang's bowl.

Mrs. Yang's mouth fell shut as the whole family silently ate their dinner.

Actually, Bai Xiao was not used to it. A family would normally be lively and rowdy, it was rare for a family to get together during meals, but they could not talk, as they could not communicate with each other like this.

After eating, Bai Xiao wanted to clean up the tableware, but she was chased out by Mrs. Yang.

They went to see the pig slaughterer, but were driven away by Yang Dingchu, who told them that the place was dirty.

"Brother Chu, help me keep the pig bile. I'm useful."

Yang Chonghuan said: "It's so dirty, what are you going to use it for?"

Yang Dingchu looked at his wife and saw that she had a miser's look, he knew what she was planning. Although she had the same thoughts as his big brother, seeing her mischievous look, Yang Dingchu could not bear to reject her.

After disembowelling the pig, the first thing Yang Dingchu did was to take out the pig bile and wrap it with a large banana leaf.

"Be careful, don't get it on you."

"Got it. Hurry up and help."

With the pig bile, Bai Xiao no longer felt that there was nothing to do, so she tied a rope around the gall bladder's mouth and hung it up.

Then, he would take out the herbs that he had just returned from, and clean them before turning them into sauce.

He then poured the ingredients he brought back from the morning into a small pot and made a small stove to boil the herbs into a paste.

After washing up, he spread the ointment evenly on his face. It was a bit cool, but after that, it was a burning feeling.

Bai Xiao knew that it was the effect of the medicine, although it was hard to bear, for the sake of being beautiful, she endured it.

Yang Dingchu and the others took almost an hour to finish handling the wild boar, splitting it into pieces.

After Yang Dingchu tidied himself up, he was shocked to see that Bai Xiao's face was painted with a dark substance.

"What are you doing?"

"Wear a facial mask."

He looked at the remaining ointment on the table. "Is this the thing that can dilute the birthmark on your face?"

"That's right. Then I can be beautiful. "

As long as it was a woman, they would all wish for her to be pretty, and Bai Xiao was no exception.

"You're beautiful now, too."