Chapter 158 One More
"Ah!" A deafening sound rang in Wang Deming's ears.

Wang Deming was startled, let go of the person in his arms, and jumped back.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Shouchun rushed over from the east wing.

"What's wrong?" Aunt Zhang rushed over from the kitchen of the back house with a kitchen knife.

The woman who had just been held in Wang Deming's arms lowered her head, her ears red, and said in a mosquito-like voice: "No, nothing. I just saw a big rat."

"Rats?" Zhang Shouchun and Zhang Ma looked at each other in bewilderment. Ever since the "Patriotic Health Campaign" at the beginning of the month, rats have been hated by everyone and now they are hard to find.

Especially primary school students, in order to hand in rat tails to the school, they would fight for rats seen on the roadside.

You told us there were rats?

Zhang Shouchun looked at Wang Deming and asked, "When did you come back?"

Wang Deming touched his nose awkwardly, laughed dryly and said, "Haha, well, I just came into the room."

"Sure enough, there is a really big rat!"

"I was shocked too." He patted his chest after saying this.

Zhang Shouchun stared at Wang Deming suspiciously for a while, then looked at the woman who lowered her head. After a long while, he accepted the answer and said, "Okay."

But he still looked at Wang Deming with scrutiny, and introduced him, "Deming, this is my cousin, Jin Yuqing from the Prince Qing's Mansion. I told you before that she would stay at our house for a month."

Jin Yuqing, who had just been hugged by Wang Deming, raised her head slightly, glanced at Wang Deming, who looked like a frightened little rabbit, then quickly lowered her head and said in a mosquito-like voice, "Hello."

"Uh, hello." Wang Deming's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Her eyebrows are like distant mountains, her eyes are like autumn water, she has red lips and white teeth, and she is plump and has little bones. What a beautiful woman.

"Cousin, this is Deming, my husband, your brother-in-law!"

Especially when it came to the word "brother-in-law", Zhang Shouchun pronounced it very carefully.

After saying that, he turned around and asked Aunt Zhang, "Aunt Zhang, when can we have dinner?"

Just as Zhang Ma was about to raise her hand, she realized that she was still holding a kitchen knife, and hurriedly replied, "Miss, it will be done soon."

"Then let's have dinner."

"it is good."

As the saying goes, "Spring starts in the 3th day of the lunar calendar." In March, the weather is warm and flowers are blooming, the earth is reviving, and the people in Beijing who have been eating cabbage, potatoes and radishes for a whole winter can finally eat some green leafy vegetables.

Especially in Beijing, where the four seasons are distinct, the people there, who know how to enjoy life, pay special attention to the seasons and pursue "seasonal" eating.

Therefore, Beijingers like to eat "spring pancakes fried with mixed vegetables" the most in this season. As the saying goes, "Spring is the same in heaven and earth", it also echoes the allusion of "biting spring".

The most basic set meal consists of one meat and one vegetable, which is affordable for ordinary people.

For meat, clean the pork tenderloin and cut it into one-inch long, matchstick-thick strips, then soak the vermicelli and cut it into the same length;

After sautéing chopped green onions and shredded ginger, add shredded pork tenderloin, add some cooking wine, soy sauce, bean paste, and sweet bean paste to enhance the flavor; add vermicelli and simmer for a while, and add some green chives or leeks before serving. The fragrance of spring is immediately supported.

Another plate of only two or three vegetarian dishes is more precious than meat dishes. The "spring" you want to taste is reflected in the three or two vegetarian dishes. What are the most delicious dishes? They must be leeks in early spring and Chinese cabbage in late autumn. Leeks grown in the greenhouse with horse and cow dung in winter are commonly known as green leeks. They have white roots and very thin leaves. Cutting a few leeks with a knife will fill the house with fragrance, and eating a bite can drive out all the turbid air accumulated in the internal organs in winter.

Another vegetable is also a treasure of early spring, the spinach known as "flame". It is also a rare fresh product in this season - the fiery red roots are gorgeous and translucent, the green leaves are short, thick and plump, and there is a cluster of tender yellow hearts in the middle of the leaves. When picking this kind of spinach, you must break it by hand, so that the fragrance can be fully preserved.

After the two precious seasonal vegetables are prepared, you can start stir-frying.

Wash the mung bean sprouts, cut the whiskers, heat the pan and stir-fry over high heat for a few times, then add the prepared spinach and green leek segments, add a little balsamic vinegar and a few drops of sesame oil, and serve immediately. The aroma will fill the house.

"My First Half of Life" records that Puyi ate six spring rolls in a row. When the head eunuch found out, he was afraid that he would feel full, so he asked two people to hold him up on the left and right and pound him on bricks like a tamping stone to help him digest the food.
Those who are more particular will also have at least two dishes of cold meat: pine nut pork belly cut into strips and a dish of braised pork elbow or braised pork cut into shreds. The best of these two must be the "Tianfuhao" which opened in the third year of Qianlong's reign. It is crispy, tender, not greasy, and does not get stuck in your teeth.

Those who are richer will order takeout box dishes from Jinhualou outside Donghuamen: shredded pork, shredded ham, shredded noodles, shredded smoked chicken, shredded roast duck, shredded sausage, etc.

Finally, there is the spring pancake, also called lotus leaf pancake, which is the size of an adult's palm and as thin as rice paper. However, spring pancakes must be baked to be soft, tender and chewy, rather than steamed.

When eating, peel off two pieces of the baked spring pancakes, hold a pancake in one hand, put some shredded meat on it first, then add mixed vegetables and cold dishes, and finally put a few authentic shredded scallions on it, roll it up, and take a bite.

Hey, it’s tasty but not greasy, moist and refreshing, and you can feel the spring breeze between your lips and teeth.

Then have a bowl of Jingxi rice porridge with fresh shredded mustard greens. In one word: "delicious"!
Especially with two beauties beside her at the table, it’s even more beautiful!

Wang Deming drank the porridge happily, with spring in his eyes and eyebrows.

Oops, I made a mistake just now. Why didn't I move my hands up a few centimeters? This way I can feel the morning rush hour. What a mistake.

Wang Deming put down his bowl and chopsticks, picked up the teacup and rinsed his mouth. The two beauties also put down their bowls and chopsticks and rinsed their mouths at the same time.

"Shouchun, you said that all primary school students now hand in their rat tails to school? Didn't Renchun come to see you?" Spring is really here, and Wang Deming mentioned the rat tail again.

When he heard the word "rat" again, Jin Yuqing, who was gargling, suddenly choked and started coughing, "cough cough".

Zhang Shouchun gave Wang Deming a fierce look, and then asked Jin Yuqing concernedly, "Cousin, are you okay?"

"No, it's okay." Jin Yuqing lowered her head again, her ears red.

Zhang Shouchun turned back to look at Wang Deming. No matter how he looked at him, he thought he was a rat stealing oil. He replied unhappily, "What do you think?"

"I asked the comrades from the Chinese medicine factory to help catch the mouse, and gave him all the tails, so that he could be the star of the school."

"Oh my goodness, now he's pestering me. He comes to the Chinese medicine factory almost every day to ask me for the rat tail. I'm so annoyed."

Zhang Shouchun said he was disgusted, but his eyebrows were slightly raised. He was in a good mood when he mentioned Renchun. However, when he saw Wang Deming's face, he said sarcastically: "Like uncle, like nephew."

"Tsk tsk, you are so good at talking smoothly."

Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here. In the courtyard came Chang Renchun's voice, "Aunt, I'm here."

"I miss you so much."

Zhang Shouchun rolled his eyes at Wang Deming and said, "See?"

Chang Renchun ran into the dining room, holding his sister Yichun in one hand. Seeing Wang Deming sitting in the main seat, he rolled his eyes and shouted in surprise, "Uncle, when did I get another aunt?"

　The content of Spring Pancake is quoted from Mr. Cui Daiyuan: Heaven and Earth are One Family. If any book friends think that I have added too many words, please point it out. I will write about these contents somewhere else next time. I write about temple fairs and food because I want everyone to feel that our life is full of flavor. It is not about how much money you have, but about pleasing yourself.

　　
　
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