Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

Chapter 163 Banquet

Qianjin and Xue Shaohong's wedding in Guangzhou was more lively than the one in Lion Rock.

Shaohong's family was born and raised in Guangzhou, and most of her relatives lived here. Together with her parents' colleagues, familiar neighbors, and good friends, there were more than ten tables seated.

The feast was so rich that everything from swimming in the water to flying in the sky and running on the ground was included. Not to mention the gifts from relatives and friends, which were nothing like the gifts from Lion Mountain, where even cabbage and radish were counted, and even a dime or two was given. In Guangzhou, gifts were only one or two yuan, and some relatives gave dozens of yuan.

Yang Ersao couldn't help but whisper to her husband.

"Oh my. I've really seen the world. My daughter-in-law's family is really extraordinary. The gifts must be hundreds of dollars! My goodness, I have never seen so much money. I wonder how much Shaohong has saved?"

Brother Yang was also a little envious, but he was still rational. "Don't have any bad ideas. My daughter-in-law is my daughter-in-law. She is capable. We will be very lucky if she can help Qianjin succeed. Besides, her money will belong to our grandchildren in the future. I just hope she can promote Yuejin for Qianjin's sake. If Yuejin is a hopeless case, that's fine. If not, I'll be satisfied if he can settle down in Yangcheng in the future!"

"Then won't all our descendants be from Guangzhou? Oh my, that's great. I won't sleep tonight."

Brother Yang looked at his wife in confusion, "You can't sleep?"

Mrs. Yang said seriously, "I'm afraid I'll wake up laughing even if I fall asleep."

It was already mid-November when Chunni and her group returned to Lion Rock. He Yanqing came to the train station to pick up the people. As soon as Chunni arrived, he held Chunni's hand tightly and said, "Little girl, I missed you so much. Why did you take so long to come back? I almost asked for leave to go to Guangzhou to pick you up!"

Chunni felt sweet inside when she heard Yanqing's love words. They were newly married, and she had been gone for so many days, how could she not miss him.

Old Master Chu didn't want to see his granddaughter and her husband cuddling together, so he held his wife's hand and walked forward.

Who doesn’t have a wife?

A short separation is better than a new marriage. Chunni and her man have been separated for such a long time, so she naturally wants to spend some time together when she returns home.

He Yanqing's lips brushed across the scar on Chunni's belly, which reminded her that there was something very important that she had not done.

Although He Yanqing repeatedly told Chunni that he didn't mind the scar, she still felt upset about it.

What woman doesn’t love beauty?

The task assigned by the system this time is to cook pig heads with bean curd dregs.

As the name suggests, the main ingredients of bean curd pig head are pig head and bean curd. Bean curd is hard to find in other places, but it is very easy to find in Shizishan. Since Chunni made vegetable tofu, Shizishan villagers have eaten it from time to time. Together with bile water tofu, it has also become popular in Shizishan.

The bean dregs that are not used in making tofu are usually used by villagers to feed pigs, chickens and ducks because of their poor taste.

Chunni brought back more than a dozen letters from Guangzhou. While delivering the letters, she met a family making tofu.

"Chun Ni, take two pieces of tofu back and try them." Most of the villagers were simple and honest. Even in the years of famine, the host would warmly invite anyone who came to the house during dinner. Not to mention now, Chun Ni brought back a letter from the host's eldest son.

Chunni was familiar with this family, so she took the tofu without hesitation, staring at the discarded bean dregs on the graphite.

"Sanniang, can you give me some bean dregs?"

"This bean dregs is not tasty. My family uses it to feed pigs. Don't you have pigs at home?" The third lady spoke the truth and had no other intention.

"Well, my grandpa remembered the bean dregs he ate when he was a child and missed them very much." Chunni had to bring up Old Master Chu as a shield.

"Ah? I didn't expect the old man would like this. Okay, I'll get you a basin to put all the bean dregs in. I'll send it to your house next time I make tofu."

Chunni...

Old Master Chu: I’m not, I didn’t!

Now that she had the bean dregs, Chunni went straight to the county and bought a big pig's head at the newly opened farmers' market.

After getting the pig's head back, Chunni had to process it herself to feel at ease. Removing the hair, burning the skin, scraping and cleaning it, and removing the bones, Chunni's series of actions stunned Mrs. Chu.

She took out a large casserole, put soup, cooking wine, fermented glutinous rice, rock sugar juice, salt, dark and light soy sauce, ginger, and scallion cloth into the casserole, then put the pig skull in, and then put the pig head meat on top, brought it to a boil over high heat, sealed the pot mouth with straw paper, and then cooked it over high heat.

"Just ignore the pork bones now and wait for them to roast slowly."

"How long will it take to burn?" asked Old Mrs. Chu.

"About four hours!" Chunni estimated the time and replied. "It's going to take until the pig's brain is mushy!"

The pig brain was left to time, and Chunni was not idle either. She put the bean dregs she brought back in the steamer to steam.

"How long does it take to steam this bean curd residue?"

"Steam it for about ten minutes until it's soft and cooked." Chunni started to process the pig brains she brought. This thing is not easy to get and it's also troublesome to process. You have to remove the fascia on the brains one by one, which takes a lot of effort.

After a while, the bean dregs were ready. Chunni wrapped the bean dregs with a steamer cloth and squeezed out the water inside.

Then start heating the oil in a pan.

"Grandma, turn down the fire a little."

Chunni put lard in the pot, put in the bean dregs and stir-fry for five minutes over low heat until the oil and bean dregs are mixed together, then add more lard and stir-fry for five minutes. She added lard three times in a row, stir-fried until the bean dregs were crispy and fragrant without oil, and then scooped up the bean dregs.

"It smells so good." Old Mrs. Chu swallowed involuntarily.

"Try it?" Chunni scooped a spoonful of bean curd with a spoon and handed it to Mrs. Chu. She also pinched some bean curd dregs with her hands and put them in her mouth. It was crispy and delicious, with a fragrant bean aroma. Not bad.

The whole pig head meat was too much for her family to eat, so Chunni divided the meat into three portions, one for each family, one for the grandfather's family, and one for Yang Anzhang's family. Later, she met Xia Xiangdong and Donglin coming home from school together, so she gave another bowl to Xia Xiangdong's family.

This Sichuan specialty has a rich sauce and mellow flavor, with soft and glutinous meat and crispy bean curd dregs, and is well received. Especially Old Master Chu and Dong Lin like it the most. Dong Lin is fine, as he can digest it almost completely after a run after eating. Old Master Chu is old, and his digestive system is not as good as that of young people, so his wife naturally complained about it.

In addition to the bean curd dregs pig head, Chunni's roasted pig brain unexpectedly won the favor of He Yanqing.

"This pig brain is soft and sticky. With the soup, I can really finish three bowls of rice with it." He Yanqing saw Chunni looking at his slightly bulging belly and subconsciously sucked in his stomach.

Chunni pretended not to see it and looked away.

"You should exercise after eating. I'm going to wash the dishes." After saying this, he went to the kitchen.

Chunni smiled with particular satisfaction.

The best days are when there are family and delicious food.