Chapter 34 Fried Flour

For lunch, they had wontons and black vegetable meat patties that Xia Mingyue had specially reserved in advance.

The meat patties are crispy and fragrant, and the wontons are fresh and fragrant. The two aromas do not conflict with each other in the mouth at all. On the contrary, because one is dry and the other is soup, they can fully blend together and mix into a third flavor that is even more fragrant.

To put it simply, it’s delicious!
Zhao Youcai was amazed, "This wonton has a thin skin and a large filling. It tastes great too. It's the best wonton I've ever eaten!"

Lu Qiyan on the side nodded.

It was also the most delicious thing he had ever eaten.

Even the ones I had at home before didn't taste as good as this.

"Since you think it tastes good, then eat more." Xia Mingyue added some food to Zhao Youcai's bowl. Seeing that there was less food in the bowls of others, she also added a little more.

Lu Qiyan's bowl was completely empty. Xia Mingyue remembered that he seemed to have a big appetite, so she simply scooped another large bowl for him.

This was exactly what Lu Qiyan had in mind, so he took the bowl and chopsticks and started to "encircle" the bowl of wontons.

After dinner, Xia Mingyue cleaned up and washed up, then lit the fire in the stove.

Put the flour directly into the empty pot without adding water or oil and start frying.

Cook over low heat slowly. To prevent the flour from sticking to the bottom, scoop up the bottom thoroughly each time and stir constantly to ensure the flour is evenly heated.

After frying it repeatedly like this for a whole meal, the originally white flour turns into light brown under the heat of the iron pan.

After taking it out of the pot and spreading it out in a coarse porcelain basin to cool thoroughly, Xia Mingyue took a small bamboo sieve with quite small meshes and carefully sifted the fried flour through it to filter out the lumps of dough formed during the frying process.

The sieved fried noodles were fine and loose, and Xia Mingyue put them all into a double-layer small cloth bag and gave it to Lu Qiyan.

"This is fried flour. The weather is dry in spring, so you can keep it for a long time. When you are ready to eat it, just rinse it with boiling water. It will fill your stomach and can also treat mild diarrhea."

Xia Mingyue said, "If there is no boiling water, use some cold water to make a ball. This is also cooked food and can be used to satisfy hunger directly. It is quite convenient."

When marching and fighting, one has to be outside for days or even months, sleeping in the open air, and three meals a day are not guaranteed. If one encounters an ambush or guerrilla warfare, one may have to eat raw meat and drink blood. This kind of fried noodles is easy to carry, has a long storage time, is very convenient to eat, and can be used in critical moments, so it is the most suitable thing for Lu Qiyan to carry.

So Xia Mingyue thought of this and specially made fried flour for him?
Lu Qiyan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Thank you."

"Brother Lu, you're too polite." Xia Mingyue smiled.

His already handsome face became even more beautiful when he smiled.

Lu Qiyan suddenly remembered the lotus pond that he had planted in the back garden of his home. Strangely enough, the lotus pond had only grown leaves wildly since it was planted, but had never bloomed any flowers. However, in the hot summer, the green that could be seen could make people feel the heat dissipate and feel refreshed.

His eyes lingered on the smile on Xia Mingyue's lips for a moment, and then Lu Qiyan looked away. "Jinqiu County has always been peaceful, and the county magistrate is also a good official praised by everyone. But now that you are doing business outside, it is inevitable that you will encounter some problems. If someone is looking for trouble with you or there is something you can't solve, and you don't want to report it to the authorities, you can ask someone to bring a letter to me."

He is just a team leader now and has no power.

But he can still help scoundrels like Zhang.

"I've made note of that." Xia Mingyue nodded, "Thank you, Brother Lu."

He still remembers to protect her.

But it seems that I don’t treat her as my wife…

Are you treating her as a family member?
But this seems good.

The corners of Xia Mingyue's mouth curled up slightly. At 3:30 pm, Lu Qiyan and Zhao Youcai set out together.

Thinking that they were going to fight a big battle this time and didn't know when they would be back, Xia Mingyue, Lu and others sent Lu Qiyan and Zhao Youcai to the west city gate.

He talked on and on for a long time, and even watched the two people until their figures were completely out of sight, and then he turned back home.

On the way back, Xia Mingyue went to the grain shop.

Business has been good these days, and we have added a new wonton stall. We don’t have much flour left at home, so we need to stock up in advance.

Xia Mingyue was an old customer, and the clerk of the grain shop greeted her with a smile, saying, "Madam Xia, don't worry. Our shopkeeper has told us that you are an old customer here, and you use a lot of grains. The price is the lowest and cannot be cheaper, but the scale is definitely high."

"The shopkeeper also said that for every ten kilograms of flour that Madam Xia buys, he can give her an extra half kilogram as a gift. This is a token of our appreciation. Madam Xia, please don't despise it."

The guy has a sweet mouth and a lively mind. He was smiling while talking, which made people feel very comfortable listening to him.

Xia Mingyue knew that the grain shop was quite good at doing business and the owner was also very honest, so she just smiled and nodded, "Thank you very much."

"Ms. Xia, you are too polite." The clerk said with a smile, "Ms. Xia, how many kilograms do you want this time? It just so happens that there is a car in the shop right now, so I will deliver it to your home."

"As usual, let's order 100 jin first." Xia Mingyue said, "There's not much space at home, so come and get it when you need it. It's fresh and convenient. Also weigh me 3 or 4 jin of cornmeal, 2 jin of mung beans, 3 jin of red beans, and 1 jin of millet."

"Okay." The clerk agreed and quickly helped Xia Mingyue prepare the goods. "I'll send it to Madam Xia later."

"Okay, then I'll wait at home." Xia Mingyue responded.

I just happened to scoop out the last bit of noodles in the noodle jar at home and clean it.

Containers for storing rice and flour must be kept clean at all times.

Xia Mingyue thought about this and walked out of the grain shop.

When Jiang Erniu walked near the grain store, he saw Xia Mingyue leaving and stopped immediately. When he glanced at the wonton stall that Xia Mingyue had opened today not far away, he sighed even more.

Other people's business is getting better and better.

His pancake stall was still doing the same as before and he was barely making ends meet.

To be exact, because my father's illness became more and more serious, I had to take more and more medicine, and my expenses were no longer enough to cover my income.

Life was hard, and his wife had been unhappy with him these past few days, speaking in sarcastic and aggressive terms...

"What is Erniu doing here?"

Jiang Erniu heard the voice and looked up to see that it was his eldest brother-in-law Feng Dali who was speaking. He hurriedly said, "I was just about to buy some flour and happened to meet you here. Are you busy today?"

Feng Dali worked in the escort agency, but he did not travel far. He only traveled around a few nearby county towns and came back once every ten days or half a month.

Jiang Erniu doesn't see Feng Dali very often, and his relationship with him is not very close.

Moreover, Feng Dali was a strong man with a rough face. As he was always escorting escorts, he had a stern face and looked a bit ferocious.

　Fried flour, rinse with boiling water, add some sugar, it is sweet, full of flour fragrance, super delicious, when I was a child, my grandma made fried noodles every two or three days, we couldn't get enough. Later, it became popular in my hometown to fry wheat first, and then grind the fried wheat into flour, the taste is almost the same, but I prefer to fry the flour directly, which will have a unique paste taste. I have special taste, and I like that subtle paste taste...

　　La la la la, I got the notice that I can update twice a day these few days, one chapter each at 7 am and 9 pm~
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