The nine little guys were not willing to think about things that were too deep. They would only think about it when they needed it, and they were not worried about not being able to figure it out. They had brothers and sisters to back them up, and they had very powerful brothers and sisters.
Therefore, what they were thinking about now was how to wrap the small root cabbage in a box and fry it in a pan.
Today, they planned to cook a meal by themselves, including the cat ear soup that went with the small root cabbage box, but there was no fresh cucumber pickles.
If the team came to travel, fresh cucumbers would not be a problem. Someone would specially carry soil and grow cucumbers on it. But now it was a war. Who dared to waste manpower and material resources like that? If there was a spare place, it would be better to fill it with salt or bullets.
The nine people who made the box for the first time were very nervous. Xu Yilong also did not cook. He could not cut the vegetables well. What else could they expect him to do?
As the main force of the box, Xu Yilong was very excited. He felt that the action of making pancakes could be regarded as a kind of art. But only those who made pancakes every day understood that it was actually a kind of life.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan no longer went in to rest. Instead, they took out folding stools and sat down, watching their younger siblings and Xu Yilong cook. The two looked at each other and remembered the first time they made wontons for their family. The same passion, the same excitement, and the different craftsmanship.
Even if the little guys put their heart into the box, the box they made was also strange. They could not even squeeze the edges of the box.
"Only the clumsiness can be seen in the simplicity. Great skills appear clumsy." Zhang Xiaobao did not care. There were only three consequences if the box was not wrapped well. First, the stuffing was leaked. Second, the stuffing was not cooked in the thick part, and third, the thin part was scratched.
This was not a big problem. If the stuffing was leaked, it could also be fried and eaten. If it was not cooked, it was not a big problem. In the stuffing of wild bird eggs and small root cabbage, the bird eggs had to be fried first. The small root cabbage could be eaten raw or cooked. As for the scratched part, it could be eaten as a strange rice crust.
As long as the little ones put their heart into it, no matter what they made, the adults would feel that it was delicious. Even the delicacies made by the top-class chefs were not as delicious as the noodles made by the children. This was the consensus of the adults in the world.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan didn't care and just waited to eat. The little ones also didn't think about the food they made. They maintained absolute confidence that the food they made would definitely be good.
Only Xu Yilong, who was slightly older, was afraid. She was worried that Xiao Bao and Cuckoo would not like the food she made.
From time to time, he would look at the pot, then at Xiaobei and the others who were wrapping the boxes. He looked at the stuffing in the basin and suddenly had an idea. He suggested, "Can we add some meat inside?"
Xiaobei was tasting the newly mixed stuffing to see how it was salty. When she heard Xu Yilong's movement, she raised her head to look at him and said helplessly, "Brother Yilong, cooking is the same as composing poems. It doesn't matter how much flavor you add, it depends on whether you can express a flavor. Just like the chive stuffing, if you want to add meat, you can. It's very simple. No matter what kind of meat you add, it's not a problem.
It doesn't matter if it's nutritious mutton, warm chicken, or cold crab meat. It can all be mixed in. But, I said 'but', understand? "
Xiaobei was like an adult. It was very difficult for her to make food, but she ate a lot. When she reached a certain level, when she was used to the wind and waves, the trickling stream was the pursuit.
Xu Yilong knew what chives were. She didn't like to eat them usually. Every time she ate them, she would have a stomachache. It was only when she ate at Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Restaurant that she was fine. He also didn't know what was going on.
Seeing that Xiaobei said that she could put everything, he asked, "Isn't it good to put venison?"
"Okay, but … but we want to eat the pure taste of the root vegetables. The Monarch, the Minister, and the Assistant Minister are the rules. Whether it's used in medicine, calligraphy, or food now, who is the Monarch and who is the minister? When you put venison, I only want to eat venison. Moreover, eating venison and root vegetables together is too nutritious. "
"Then why did you put wild bird eggs?" Xu Yilong asked as if he was asking for advice. In terms of enjoyment, he was very clear that he was not the opponent of the little guys. Although they suffered a lot, that was because they were willing to. However, if they didn't suffer, when it came to enjoyment, he was far behind them.
Xiaobei spat out the stuffing in her mouth and reached for the salt. When she touched the box of salt, she paused. She bit her lower lip, looked up at the sky, rolled her eyes, and retracted her hand.
"You can't put any more salt. If there's less salt, you can eat it with other seasonings. If there's too much salt, you can't reduce it. It's not like you're making takeout. Then, what did you say? Bird eggs? It's fresh. Brother and sister said that the simpler the organization structure, the fresher the taste.
If you want to put things, you can put river prawns. It has to be big. Only meat, no shell. Sea prawns can't. Sea prawns are too fresh and will suppress the taste of the root vegetables. We want to eat the root vegetables. "
"Then why not put river prawns?" Xu Yilong felt that there was a lot of knowledge in eating, so he became more and more curious.
"Because no one catches and peels prawns. If you want to eat something with three fresh stuffing, the egg has to be cooked, but the prawns have to be raw. If you boil the prawns in water, they become stuffing and then heat them up again. It's easy to cut your hand when you peel the raw prawns. I'd rather not eat it than do it. What if you get injured or infected?"
Xiaobei shook her two chubby little hands, indicating that she didn't want to be cut.
Xu Yilong had to admit that she couldn't compare with the little guys in many aspects of life. For a moment, she couldn't help but feel envious. It wasn't that she hadn't experienced life, but that no one had ever told her this in her daily life. It seemed very simple, but there was endless knowledge in it.
No wonder His Majesty also put his youngest children beside Xiao Bao and Cuckoo. They were the eldest princess and the first prince. It turned out that their education started from the bits and pieces of life.
*****
After an hour, the root vegetable boxes were done. Black, yellow, and gray, they were stacked one by one. They were put on a plate and sent to the dining table in front of Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
There was also a bowl of wild vegetable soup with the smell of oil floating in it.
Because the root vegetable boxes were limited in quantity, they were usually only eaten in the inner courtyard for Xiaobei and the others. The wild vegetable soup was much easier to make. In addition to some chopped green onions, there was water, salt, pepper powder, and some uncooked oil.
There were two full pots, less than half a basket of vegetables in them. They were distributed to more people to drink. There were a few wild vegetable leaves in each bowl. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had the most wild vegetables in their bowls.
This soup was simple to make, but it was very good for people's health. Regardless of whether the weather was cold or hot, drinking it while eating would replenish water. Furthermore, it was eaten with steamed buns, so there was no need for vegetables.
It couldn't be compared to the soup of the rich and powerful. That kind of soup was boiled, or boiled. Speaking of the soup with the best taste, the rich and powerful generally couldn't drink it. It wasn't that they didn't have the ingredients, but that they didn't have the skills.
Zhang Xiaobao drank a mouthful and looked at Wang Juan. Wang Juan smacked her lips and said, "No wonder people in the south said that northerners' soup is scrubbed water. If the oil isn't boiled well, it is indeed very similar to scrubbed water."
"If the southerners' soup isn't boiled well, it's no different from the northerners' pig food. Let's not attack each other, okay? Generally, only people who have never been out, or people who went out and suffered losses, are willing to attack each other. Whoever attacks shows that they have low self-esteem. The strong are respected wherever they go, so they are friendly to everyone.
When I was abroad, I didn't attack the country. I even wanted to come back, but I knew that as long as I showed my face, I would definitely be caught. Especially beautiful geniuses, they were very willing to catch me. "
Zhang Xiaobao looked at the soup bowl in front of him and said to Wang Juan.
Wang Juan took a bite of the small vegetable box and swallowed it slowly. She drank two mouthfuls of soup and let out a long breath. "Ah, now I don't have to worry about the excess food in my stomach. But people who have gastric problems definitely can't eat this kind of box. Eat, don't complain, it's my mission to catch you. "
"I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about the beauty. Xiao Bei, come, come, let me tell you, next time when you make this kind of soup, remember to sprinkle the chopped green onions into the oil first. If the chopped green onions don't turn black, it means that the oil temperature is not enough. Don't add water immediately."
Zhang Xiaobao said to Wang Juan. Seeing that Wang Juan's eyes began to change, he hurriedly called his sister.
Xiao Bei also knew that the taste was not good, but this was made by them, she had to drink and eat. She picked up a black box on both sides and put it on her brother's plate. She said, "I haven't made it before, so I'm not familiar with it. Next time, I won't. If it's not good, don't drink it."
Zhang Xiaobao was speechless. You think it's only the soup that's not good? Then why did you pick up a black box for me? But he said, "How is it not good? It's just that it hasn't reached the highest level. If the soup is given to the people of Duoduo Tribe to drink, they'll be happy to death. It's good enough that there's salt."
"I think so too." Xiao Bei was very considerate, but she still looked at the soup and frowned. She asked, "Brother, is there a way to not have the smell of raw oil no matter when you add water?"
"There is." Zhang Xiaobao patted Xiao Bei's head. "It's fine as long as the oil is cooked before. Didn't you notice that there are many oil jars in our kitchen?"
"It's that simple? Then, then what should we do now that the soup already has the smell of raw oil? "Xiao Bei felt that her first time cooking was a failure.
"Do you still have chopped green onions?"
"Yes, there are wild onions in the mountains, a lot of them."
"You just need to chop the chopped green onions and sprinkle them directly on top of the soup." Zhang Xiaobao gave a remedy in a situation where there was no other way.
Xiao Bei was happy. Sure enough, her brother was the best. She threw down the chopsticks in her hand and ran to find Xiao Yuan and the others to make arrangements.
Zhang Xiaobao smiled and said to Wang Juan, "Eat, beauty. Actually, this soup and box are not bad."
The title of beauty was effective. Wang Juan did not mention what had just happened. She gently drank the soup, and it seemed that it was really delicious. Then she said, "Compared to the people in the refugee area, the food in front of us is a delicacy."
"Yes, the damage caused by natural disasters is great, but there are also many man-made refugee areas. I wonder how many refugees will appear in Duoduo Tribe this time." Zhang Xiaobao also carefully chewed the black box that Xiao Bei had given them.
"It depends on the situation at sea." Wang Juan turned her head and looked to the west.
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