NOVEL NEXT Chapter 25 Peanut Stewed Pork Feet
After lunch, Mu Zhiyuan and Shu Xi prepared ingredients for supper in the yard.
The potatoes in the basin have all been peeled, and Mu Zhiyuan is silently cutting potato slices.
Mao Xi threads potato slices and other vegetarian vegetables onto bamboo skewers.
After finishing preparations, she stored the peanuts and pig's trotters in the space, and went to Liuxiang Snacks with the midnight snack preparations.
As soon as he arrived at the store, Mao Xi got busy, preparing to make "Peanut Stewed Pig's Feet".
She first steamed the shelled peanuts in a basin, then peeled some peanut kernels and soaked them in water. Mrs. Chen helped deal with the stray hairs from two wild boar trotters.
As soon as Ajiao saw Mu Zhiyuan, he stretched out his hands: "Uncle, I want a hug."
Mu Zhiyuan reached out and picked up Ajiao and went to play outside the store.
Wash the processed pig's feet in water, cut them into small pieces, and fry them in a pan. Then add onions, ginger, star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon, rock sugar and water, soy sauce, and peanuts. Burn them over high heat first, and then over low heat. Stew.
The pig's feet are stewed in a small stove for one to two hours before they are completely soft.
After the boiled peanuts come out of the pot, Mao Xi takes them out, puts them on a plate and lets them cool. Whenever a new customer comes to eat, she will grab a handful and invite them to try them.
Customers who like it will buy some by the way.
"Ah Xiao, where did you buy these peanuts? They taste no worse than edamame!" asked the owner of the old diners scissor shop.
"I grew this myself. If you like, you can bring some boiled peanuts. They are freshly baked."
The smell of boiled peanuts attracted the customers, and Mao Xi and Chen got busy. Xiaodouzi helped attract customers, while Lou Laner was responsible for making kebabs and pancakes.
In the evening, Mao Xi used oil to fry a large plate of peanuts and stewed pig's feet with peanuts. She hurriedly invited everyone to come to the store to have dinner first.
Just as everyone was sitting down at the dinner table, Butler Wang came over.
"Your Majesty, it's time to go home for dinner!" Butler Wang came on foot without the servant or maid.
Mao Xi pulled Butler Wang to the dinner table: "Steward Wang, the store has a new dish today, you can come and taste it together." After that, he went to the store room and took out a small can of homemade glutinous rice wine.
Butler Wang was an alcoholic. This morning, Mu Zhiyuan inquired about the news from Goudan. Before going out, he gave the steward a jug of good wine and then left for the fields.
Mu Zhiyuan filled up the wine and placed it in front of Butler Wang. The aroma of wine that hit his face made him shaken.
"Just this once! Next time the prince wants to eat Liuxiang snacks, just send someone to pick them up. You don't have to come in person... This wine is so sweet!"
"Steward Wang, come and try this plate of peanuts. They are newly fried. Try them with wine!" Mao Xi moved the peanuts in front of Butler Wang.
The two of them worked in tandem and used wine and side dishes to capture Butler Wang.
Mrs. Chen gave everyone a piece of stewed pig's trotters in a bowl.
Butler Wang took a piece and took a bite. He felt that the pork hamstrings and bones were soft and tender, fragrant but not greasy, and the peanuts were soft and glutinous, with an aftertaste. Just drink some wine, one glass after another.
Mu Zhiyuan and Mao Xi smiled at each other and kept pouring wine into Butler Wang's cup.
After three rounds of drinking, Butler Wang uttered the truth after drinking and started crying to Mu Zhiyuan.
"My lord, you grew up in Beidu, and your life was like walking on thin ice, and you were scared. I feel sorry for you! I feel sorry for you...I finally retired to Lihua Town with great difficulty, but you don't want to live the life of licking blood with the tip of a knife anymore!" He said, beating his chest and stamping his feet. stand up.
Mu Zhiyuan hurriedly stuffed a pig's foot into Butler Wang's mouth, and then he stopped talking. He grabbed a few peanuts and put them into his mouth: "Ah Shu, these peanuts go really well with wine. I can give some to the teacher and Su Xuexue another day. The sales will definitely be good."
"That's what I had in mind!" Ma Xi looked at his younger brother: "Xiaodouzi, bring some peanuts to Xuexue Su and Master Mi tomorrow, don't forget them!"
"Sister, I understand!" Xiaodouzi was busy peeling boiled peanuts and feeding them to Ajiao.
"Brother, I want more, I want more!" Ajiao seemed to think he was peeling it too slowly.
Lou Lan'er stared at the peanuts: "Ah Shu, we can add some peanuts and raisins to our baked naan and sell it in a different way!"
"That's a good idea, let's try it tomorrow!"
Maybe the wine and peanuts in the store were so fragrant that customers who came to buy peanuts lined up at the door, and some even ordered peanuts.
Mrs. Chen hurriedly cleared the dining table, leaving Butler Wang alone in the store to drink.
Mao Xi started frying peanuts.
Lou Lan'er greeted outside the store: "Don't crowd, everyone. Those who want peanuts line up in one line, and those who want boiled peanuts line up in another line."
Xiaodouzi took Ajiao back home first, while Mu Zhiyuan stood at the door and saw that the long line of customers had reached the stage.
"We have to give Ah Xiaopan a bigger shop!" After saying that, he went to the streets to find a new shop.
Not long after Mu Zhiyuan left, a commotion suddenly broke out among the customers of Liuxiang Snacks.
Two government officials were chasing a gangster. This guy was very good at light martial arts and flew into the crowd of diners, trying to take advantage of the chaos and escape.
One of the yamen servants held a knife and the other held a stick, chasing after him. The diners ran around in panic, a woman was kidnapped by the gangster, and everyone fled.
The woman's neck was pinched tightly by his hands. Lou Lan'er stepped forward and was about to rescue her. The gangster pulled out the hairpin from the woman's head, pointed it at the woman's neck, and looked at Lou Lan'er: "Don't come close, or I will kill her! "
The two sides were confronting each other. The criminal dragged the woman back and was about to escape towards the eaves. A flying bowl flew out of the air and hit the criminal's hand holding the hairpin. Steward Wang used a Qing Kung Fu skill to fly out of the restaurant and fight with the gangster on the roof.
After two rounds of confrontation, he was subdued by Butler Wang, who escorted the criminal to the government officials.
Lou Laner stepped forward to catch the woman and carefully comforted her.
The officer holding a stick put the shackles on the criminal, and after handing him over to the officer holding a knife, he thanked Butler Wang: "Thank you for your help, hero!"
Butler Wang burped, glanced at the yamen servant, and said something drunk to the gangster: "You're not good at this. If I were twenty years younger, you wouldn't even have a chance to make a move... burp..." After that, he went Walk towards Jiafu.
Lou Laner stepped forward and asked the officer holding the stick: "Brother, officer, I wonder who this criminal is? How can he escape in the busy city?"
The stick-holding yamen officer said: "You don't know something. Recently, many boys and girls have gone missing in Sifang counties and towns. This person is one of the criminals in this case. I heard that he fled to Lihua Town. We were ordered to come and arrest him. We chased him to this town. Now, He will be taken to Kaitang County for questioning."
"Hasn't the main culprit been caught yet?" Lou Laner asked.
The knife-wielding officer said: "Not yet, if you have children at home, please keep an eye on them!"
Everyone dispersed, and those with children protected them and ran home.
"Aniang, Xiaodouzi took Ajiao home by himself. Go and have a look. I can do it alone in the store." Upon hearing this, Shui Xi panicked and looked for Mu Zhiyuan in the crowd.
"Lou Lan'er, have you seen Brother Mu?"
"Brother Mu was here just now. I know some martial arts, so why don't I accompany Aunt Chen back to the village!" Lou Lan'er looked around, but Mu Zhiyuan was nowhere to be seen.
Mao Xi nodded. Auntie didn't know martial arts, so if she did encounter a bad guy, she would feel at ease with Lou Lan'er by her side.
"Lou Lan'er, are you still staying in the inn?"
"Yes, Miss Ah Miao, Brother Mu paid my rent for several months."
"If you don't mind, you can live in my house from now on. I won't charge rent. Ajiao is still young and no one in the family knows martial arts. I'm a little worried." Shui Xi held Lou Lan'er's hand, her eyes filled with worry.
"Okay, this is all a trivial matter. I'll go get the package right now."