The Petite Wife of the First Family - Chapter 231

   Chapter 231 Sun Dried Cabbage

   When Xu Zhizhi and Xiao Jingheng came out of the wash, everyone had finished eating and went to work.

   As for what happened in the kitchen in the morning, Xu Zhizhi really didn’t know, she could hear it, but she didn’t have the energy to listen because of the tossing.

  Xia He smiled and brought two bowls of hot and fragrant dumplings on the table.

  Xu Zhizhi saw the smile on Xia He’s face, and knew that the girl had put down her brother.

   This is very good, after all, I have been with her for several months, and I don’t want to give up her like this.

   Now, since she knows the severity, Xu Zhizhi said to Xia He:

   “Xia He, you have been trained in dressing up before. When I go to Los Angeles with me, be my personal maid.”

  Xia He did not expect the surprise to come so quickly, she knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Xu Zhizhi to thank:

   “Thank you, Master, Xia He will follow the Master faithfully in the future, and everything will be the Master’s priority, and I will never dare to have any illusions.”

Xu Zhizhi said: “Get up! It’s true that you did wrong this time. It’s not wrong to take the initiative to pursue the person you like. However, if the other party doesn’t respond, you must stop it in time. The relationship is perfect only if you are in love with each other. It’s abusive!”

  Xia He sincerely thanked Xu Zhizhi for his teachings, “Thank you, my master, the servants will follow my master’s teachings.”

   Xu Zhizhi and Xiao Jingheng went to the back mountain to chop cabbage together after breakfast.

  The back mountain is the mountain behind their yard that Xu Zhizhi bought first, and has already planted a season of sweet potatoes.

  After harvesting the sweet potatoes, Xu Zhizhi planted it, half a mountain of milk cabbage, and half a mountain of white radish.

  The radish can still grow for a few days, and there are several cabbage in a pocket. Xu Zhizhi wants to pull out one or two larger ones first.

   Keep the small ones and let them grow up before drying.

   However, if you pull it, it will lead to a slightly smaller milk cabbage seedling in the pocket.

  Xia He, Qiu Ju, Wen Yuluo and Xu Daniu all followed Xu Zhizhi to chop cabbage together.

   Xiao Jingheng and Xu Daniu chopped the two in front, because they were not harvested in pieces, so be careful not to step on the milky cabbage seedlings that were not yet grown in the back.

   A few girls removed the yellow leaves from the milk cabbage, cut the roots neatly, and put the whole cabbage in clean water to wash off the sediment.

   This is a careful job, to ensure that the heart of each cabbage is rinsed clean, this is the key detail to keep the dried cabbage free of sediment.

   When washing cabbage, be careful not to split it, because the dried cabbage is made from the whole tree, which is easy to take care of.

   The whole morning was almost done, so Xia He and Qiu Ju went back to cook ahead of time.

   At this time, the housekeeper Wen took Wen Yuluo and Xu Xiaowu to finish reading and also came to Houshan.

   Butler Wen and Xu Xiaowu came to take over the work of picking yellow leaves from Xia He and Qiu Ju.

  Xu Xiaowu often works with his sister, picking yellow leaves is similar to picking sweet potato roots before.

  Although others are small, they can work quickly and do a good job.

  However, Butler Wen is going to be slower. He has dug sweet potatoes before, which is also the slowest one!

   He praised Xu Xiaowu sincerely: “Xiao Wu! You are really amazing! You are good at reading, and the farm work is also very good!”

  Xu Xiaowu’s heart is very happy, but he will also humbly say:

   “Reading was taught by Uncle Wen, and my sister taught this farm work!”

  Xu Zhizhi thinks that this little brat can slap rainbow farts, but she is so happy when she hears it!

   She also praised: “Xiao Wu is very talented, he learns everything quickly, it’s amazing when he grows up!”

   More importantly, Xu Xiaowu is very smooth and unsophisticated at all, so that he can live a wonderful life.

  Wen Yushu and Wen Yuluo wash cabbage, Wen Yushu is also a careful person and does a good job.

   After all, he had three years of foundation before, and the two brothers and sisters moved very quickly.

  Everyone talks and laughs and does not feel tired when working, but it is quite effective.

  Xu Zhizhi arranged to chop cabbage in the morning, wash it, and work at home in the afternoon.

   During lunch time, everyone went back to eat, and the housekeeper Wen kept sharing with Father Xu about his work at noon.

   Father Xu also listened with gusto, as if he was also participating.

   After lunch, Xu Zhizhi reassigned their work.

  Xia He used the biggest pot in the house to boil a pot of boiling water, and then Xu Feng blanched the washed milk cabbage in boiling water until it became soft, blanched on high heat for about tens of seconds, and immediately took it out and drained.

  The pot must be cleaned, and it cannot be stained with oil or water, otherwise the cabbage will rot during the drying process, and the vegetables will not be dried at all.

   Xu Zhizhi told him not to put too much milk cabbage in each blanching, so as to prevent some milk cabbage from being scalded and scorched as soon as it is dried.

   Take out the drained cabbage and put it in a wooden bucket, and Xu Daniu mentioned it outside.

   For Wen Yuluo and Wen Yushu, hang the milk cabbage on a bamboo pole, rope, and place it in a sunny and well-ventilated place to dry.

   In this way, it is almost enough to wait for drying, chop white cabbage in the morning, and dry the cabbage in the afternoon.

  When the weather is good, the vegetables will be dried in black and white after three to five days of drying. Sometimes it takes about seven days to dry, which mainly depends on the weather.

How far should the dried cabbage be dried? The way to judge is to pinch the leaves of the cabbage with your hands. If you can hear the rustling sound, it is just right. You don’t need to dry it to the extent that it will break when you pinch it. Just leave a little water. Easy to clean up, otherwise it will shatter when touched.

   Butler Wen is particularly interested in drying dried cabbage, and he will do each process for a while.

   He gave 12 points of enthusiasm, others may not know it, he was thinking secretly, when the old man came, he would compare with him who did it faster.

   This drying of cabbage is not physical work, but a means of kung fu. He thinks that he will not be slower than that martial artist Lao Houye.

   Butler Wen felt that he was not as good as the old marquis in digging sweet potatoes before. It might be physical work, and he should have lost in strength.

   He is a little excited now!

   It was the first time that Butler Wen was so looking forward to the arrival of the old marquis.

   He is also someone who can compete with the old marquis.

  If Xu Zhizhi knew that the big housekeeper Wen thought so, she would definitely laugh out loud.

   Dried cabbage is really a tough job, especially in blanching, taking out and draining, that is arm strength.

   Butler Wen only made it for a while, and he was still making cabbage one by one.

   He didn’t even see it. Now that Xu Feng has mastered the key points and grasped the time, he just put them into the pot one by one.

  Xu Daniu also tried every process. He smelled the smell of milk cabbage, which was fragrant.

   His heart has always been satisfied, and he no longer has to worry about what to eat next!

   That kind, the days when the last meal is not the next one are gone forever.

   Especially, when he looked up and saw Wen Yuluo looking at him, his heart was as sweet as honey.

   (end of this chapter)