Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 786 The Temptation of Canned Peach

"Then I will trouble you..." Gao Genzhu looked at Chen Nian, nodded and said.

"It's okay." Chen Nian smiled, and then he was ready to make canned food.

The practice of canning is actually very simple, and there is no need for any special seasoning, as long as there are fruits and sugar.

First, clean all the bought fruits in the old age, and then carefully wipe off the water on them with a cloth, then peel the oranges and take out the petals, and then put them in a basin aside for later use.

The peaches are first put into the water and scalded with boiling water.

Under the action of high temperature, the skin and flesh of peaches are separated from each other, and they fall off just by rubbing them with hands.

Then cut these peaches into pieces, remove the core, and put them on another plate for later use.

Gao Genzhu's here is a noodle shop, so he naturally has several pots at home, and Chen Nian plans to make these two kinds of canned food at the same time.

Scooped some water from the water tank on the side, put it into the two pots, and started to boil the water.

After the water was boiled, the aging did not put the fruit in directly, but put the prepared oranges and peaches into the two pots after the fire was extinguished first, and then put an appropriate amount of rock sugar into them, and covered the lids Go to stew.

Because it is not necessary to cook the fruit too soft for canning, if it is boiled in boiling water, it will make the fruit lose its original taste during the cooking process.

The pot of water is covered with a lid after boiling, so it is not so easy to cool down, and the rock sugar is gradually melting when it is put in it.

The rock sugar is already available at home, so it is used directly when it is aged, but the color of the rock sugar at this time will be more yellow, after all, there are not so many technical purification methods.

However, this kind of rock sugar tastes sweeter, and it has no color after melting in water.

During this process, Chen Nian went to the yard to see how Zhang Chuanfang was making the medicine.

After the medicinal materials are soaked, they are poured into the pot with water to fry.

"Sister-in-law, the fire is still a little low. At this time, the fire should be heated up a bit more. After the water inside boils, cover the lid and fry slowly with a simmer.

Speaking of Chen Nian, he went forward to do some demonstrations.

"This is like stewing meat or soup. After putting in the ingredients, boil the fire first, and then cook with a slow fire. The reason for using high fire at the beginning is to avoid soaking the medicinal materials in cold water for a long time, but later use The purpose of the low fire is to boil out the curative things in the medicinal materials, if the high fire is used all the time, the speed is indeed faster, but the medicinal soup inside is also easier to boil dry."

"Understood, I didn't expect that there are quite a lot of doorways here." Zhang Chuanfang nodded and said, "But... what I'm thinking now is, do you still know medical skills?"

"No, I just know a thing or two. When I was in my hometown, I studied with a doctor in the village for a while, so when I was in the medical clinic today, I could understand the prescriptions written by the doctor."

"Then why don't you study medicine? Although medical students and us cooks are all inferior, but the cook is in charge of whether people are hungry or not, and the doctor is in charge of people's birth, old age, sickness and death. After all, they have a higher status than us. Yes." Zhang Chuanfang asked suspiciously.

But Chen Nian also knows what Zhang Chuanfang said. In ancient times, the status of doctors was indeed very low, even inferior to farmers and businessmen, including an ancient text "Shi Shuo" that Chen Nian learned when he was a child. : A man of witch doctor and musician, a gentleman is disdainful.

Even Zhang Zhongjing, who is honored as the sage of medicine, has never been seen in official history, but even so, doctors are more respected than chefs.

"Sister-in-law, I actually thought about it at the beginning." Chen Nian said while recalling what happened back then.

At that time, the score of 640 was [-] in the Chennian test. When filling out the application form, basically except for some special top schools, other schools can go.

In fact, Feng Honghong and Lao Chen still wanted Chen Nian to learn a more promising major.

Although studying law is also very hard, but after graduating from an undergraduate degree, I will take a postgraduate entrance examination. Whether it is an employment examination or going to a law firm, it will be very good.

But Chen Nian is really not biased towards this profession.

Then Lao Chen said that Chen Nian can apply for a computer or, like Chen Nian’s cousin, a financial major. Both of these are popular majors now. Convenience.

He also considered these two majors, but in the end he gave up.

In the end, Lao Chen suggested that he should study medicine instead. Although the study time was longer, this major became more and more popular as he got older.

But Chen Nian still gave up, because after thinking about it, he really couldn't see the patient's uncomfortable appearance, and he was influenced by Lao Chen since he was a child, and he always wanted to be a chef, so he finally chose to compare himself with the chef. Close to the food major.

Of course, this is also because those universities do not have the professional category of chef, otherwise, Chen Nian might go directly to learn chef.

So Chen Nian shared his thoughts with Zhang Chuanfang again.

"Yes, although we are all poor people, we still don't want to see others suffer."

"Yeah, but speaking of which, I still prefer to cook."

After chatting like this for a while, Chen Nian saw that Zhang Chuanfang had mastered the skill of boiling medicine, so he went back to continue making canned food.

At this time, it has been almost half an hour since the old age put the fruit into the pot.

After uncovering the lids of the pots, a fruity smell rushed over, and the soup in the two pots also turned a faint yellow.

I took a little soup with a spoon and blew it, then tasted it.

"The taste is not bad. It's not much different from the canned food sold outside."

Chen Nian is very satisfied with the canned food he made.

Then fish out the fruit and soup inside and put it into a large basin.

Then I came to the side of the well and slowly put the big basin into the well to let it cool down quickly.

After tying the rope to the stake nailed next to him, Chen Nian returned to the house, and Xiao Fugui was still lying on the bed uncomfortable.

Chen Nian touched Xiao Fugui's forehead, the burn has not faded yet.

Xiao Fugui burst into tears and moaned.

Gao Genzhu's heart is not feeling well, after all, no matter how naughty the child is, he is still his own flesh and blood: "Oh, you said you didn't sleep well at night with the quilt on, now it's over, the burn is so serious, I finally found out that you are a student What should I do if it burns stupidly?"

"Brother Genzhu, don't worry, haven't the doctors come to see it? They said it was just a common cold, but because Xiao Fugui is young now, it looks a little more serious. Xiao Fugui should feel better after drinking it."

"I hope it will be all right." Gao Genzhu sighed.

At this time, Chen Nian also moved a stool to sit in front of the kang.

"Little Fugui, you need to get better soon. I recently figured out a new game. I'll take you to play with me when you get better." Chen Nian said.

And Xiao Fugui stopped crying after hearing this, and asked Chen Nian choked with sobs: "What game is it?"

"Checkers! Have you ever heard of it?"

"No." Xiao Fugui shook his head.

"Then after you recover, I will teach you to play checkers. I have never taught this game to others. After you learn it, you can play it with them. You will definitely be better than them if you learn it earlier than them."

"Okay." Xiao Fugui nodded, "Brother Chen Nian, when will I recover? My body hurts so much right now."

"It won't take a few days. The doctors say that your illness is just a minor illness, and you will be fine after taking medicine for a few days." Chen Nian comforted, "By the way, Xiao Fugui, are you afraid of taking medicine?"

Xiao Fugui thought for a while: "I'm afraid, the medicine is very bitter."

"Hehe, the medicine is of course bitter, but people have to take medicine when they are sick. If they don't take medicine, the disease will not get better."

"Did Brother Chen take medicine when he was a child?"

Xiao Fugui asked again.

"Of course I have. I was often sick when I was a child, and I needed to take medicine every three days, but I was very happy when I was taking medicine. Even if I was crying, I could still drink it in one breath. After all, we are pure man."

"I want to be a pure man too!"

"Okay, then I have to see how you perform then, if you don't perform as well as me, then I will laugh at you!"

Chen Nian used the aggressive method again.

"Brother Chen Nian, just watch, I must be better than you!"

"It's useless to just talk now. If you drink medicine and cry and fight, I will definitely tell your other friends about it and let them laugh at you together!"

"I won't let others laugh at me!"

At this time, Xiao Fugui had already been aroused to be competitive.

Just like that, more than an hour later,
According to Chen Nian's instructions, Zhang Chuanfang had almost cooked the medicine, and Chen Nian also went to the yard to pick up the canned food in the well, which had completely cooled down.

Chen Nian also took a small bowl, and put some canned yellow peaches into the bowl.

Then put the bowl on the stove to simmer.

And Zhang Chuanfang also put the decocted medicine into the medicine bowl. The dark soup exudes a strong smell of medicinal materials, but the decoction has been decocted for half a morning, and now the whole yard is filled with the smell of medicine.

Xiao Fugui couldn't help frowning, instinctively he didn't want to drink these medicines.

But Zhang Chuanfang still came to Kangyan with a medicine bowl: "Son, drink the medicine, and you will get better soon after drinking the medicine."

Hearing this, Xiao Fugui looked at the medicine soup that made people resist. He opened his mouth and wanted to say that he didn't want to drink the medicine, but he turned his head and saw Chen Nian looking at him.

"Then can I drink it later? The medicine is too hot now, I want to wait for it to cool down and drink it in one go."

"Okay, then mother will put it here for you."

Zhang Chuanfang didn't force it, after all, his son said so.

About five or six minutes later, Xiao Fugui suddenly smelled a fresh smell among the smell of medicine in the room.

"Brother Chen Nian, what are you doing? It smells so good."

"This, I can't tell you now, you will know after you take the medicine."

Xiao Fugui tried hard to turn around, trying to see what Chen Nian was heating on the stove, but Chen Nian's figure just happened to block his sight.

"Mom, I want to drink medicine!"

When Zhang Chuanfang saw her son take the initiative to say this, the expression on his face eased a lot. He picked up the medicine bowl and prepared to feed it with a spoon in his other hand, but Xiao Fugui shook his head: "Mom, I want to feed myself. Drink! Brother Chen Nian also drank medicine by himself when he was a child, I want to surpass Brother Chen Nian!"

Hearing this, Chen Nian kept chattering from the sidelines: "Then you have to work hard, my highest record at that time was to finish a bowl of medicine in two sips!"

Xiao Fugui nodded, first stretched out his hand to see if the bowl was hot, and after finding that the bowl was not that hot, he took it over with both hands, looked at the black medicinal soup, and then felt certain, took a deep breath, and picked up the bowl The one who came to gulp drank all the medicine in this bowl!
"One sip! I just took one sip!" Xiao Fugui said proudly at this time. Although he felt a little sick after drinking and his mouth was terribly bitter, he still held on.

At this moment, Chen Nian showed admiration: "You are amazing!"

And Xiao Fugui was even more proud at this time.

At this moment, Chen Nian walked over with the already warm canned yellow peaches.

"Come and eat some of this, I specially made this for you, it's delicious!"

At this time, Xiao Fugui finally saw the canned yellow peaches. Among other things, just looking at the appearance made people feel very appetizing.

So Chen Nian was asked to put the bowl on the edge of the kang, while he himself held the bowl with one hand and the spoon with the other.

First, I took a sip of the soup. After the sweet sugar water entered my mouth, it moisturized my body like dewdrops after rain.

Even the bitter taste in his mouth was covered by this soup.

"Delicious!"

Then he picked a piece of peach with a spoon, brought his mouth closer, and with a light stroke, the peach entered his mouth, filling his small mouth full.

While chewing, the rich and sweet juice overflowed from the peaches, with a fresh fruity aroma, sour and sweet, which made Xiao Fugui feel less uncomfortable.

"Really delicious!"

Xiao Fugui narrowed his eyes and said, with a long-lost smile on his face.

Sweets can heal people's emotions, and at the same time, they are also healing Xiao Fugui's soul at this moment.

Just like that, Xiao Fugui ate and drank mouthful after mouthful, and quickly finished the bowl of canned food.

At last he clanked the spoon into the bowl and pushed it aside.

Turned over and lay on the pillow, touched his belly: "Mom, I'm full!"

Zhang Chuanfang also looked at her son with relief at this time: "It's good to eat as much as you want, and sleep for a while when you're full. You don't have to go to the private school for a few days. I'll talk to the teacher at the private school later, and I'll invite you Fake."

"En." Xiao Fugui nodded.

Eyes also gradually closed.

"Go to sleep, it's almost noon, let's go outside first, call us if you want to go to the bathroom."

(End of this chapter)