At noon, Tang Qing did not cook, but made fried rice cakes.
This fried rice cake is also a major delicacy in Shancheng.
The biggest feature that distinguishes Yancheng fried rice cake from fried rice cakes in other places: it is not just fried, but also boiled after frying.
It is precisely this way that Yancheng fried rice cakes are cooked with soup. Because of the soup, Yancheng fried rice cakes taste unique.
Before arriving at the Li family's old house in the morning, Tang Qing specially selected local water-milled rice cakes made from japonica rice at the vegetable market.
Yancheng fried rice cakes have requirements for rice cakes. The authentic rice cakes must be made from japonica rice. The rice cakes made from glutinous rice are too glutinous and cannot be fried. They stick together when fried and cannot be eaten. The rice cakes made from indica rice are not the same as those made from japonica rice.
There is not much difference in the appearance of the rice cakes, but if you want to make fried rice cakes, they will lose the chewiness and fragrance.
Tang Qing is good at making fried rice cakes, because she likes to eat fried rice cakes in addition to chicken noodles since she was a child. Every time her mother started frying rice cakes, she would move a stool and stand by the stove to watch. She was constantly frying rice cakes.
The level is also good.
Before frying the rice cakes, my mother would cut the rice cakes into small strips of 3 to 4 cm long and 0.5 cm wide and soak them in water.
Then start making egg shreds, which is a must for Yancheng fried rice cake.
Heat the pan, beat the eggs, pour in vegetable oil, pour in the beaten egg liquid, spread out an egg pancake like a flatbread, cut it into shreds after taking it out of the pan.
After the shredded eggs are completed, stir-fry the pickles. The pickles are best made from fresh and tender potherb mustard.
At the same time, prepare garlic leaves, fresh mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots, carrots, pork and tofu and other condiments.
Cut the garlic leaves into small pieces, cut the mushrooms into thin slices, and cut the winter bamboo shoots and carrots into thin strips.
Pork is generally leg meat, with half fat and half lean meat. After the fat and lean meat are separated, the fat meat is cut into small cubes and the lean meat is cut into thin strips.
Most tofu is old tofu, which can be cut into thin slices and fried until golden brown.
When everything is ready, drain the cut rice cakes, heat the pan, add the diced fat pork first, stir out the lard, add the rice cakes to the pan and stir-fry.
When stir-frying the rice cakes, pour a small amount of rice wine. This will not only prevent the rice cakes from sticking to the pan when stir-frying, but also increase the aroma of the rice cakes.
After the rice cake is stir-fried until soft, add water and other ingredients. After boiling, put it into a bowl and serve it.
Tang Qing would usually stretch out his little hands to taste the rice cakes first after his mother finished making the shredded eggs. After his mother stir-fried the rice cakes, his little hands would move left and right, picking up the hot rice cakes and stuffing them into his mouth.
By the time the rice cakes were served, little Tang Qing had almost eaten them, but the delicious fried rice cakes could still whet her appetite again and she could eat a big bowl.
Today’s fried rice cake at noon, Tang Qing also specially added a few pieces of minced meat to make it more characteristic of Shancheng.
Zao Rou is an authentic traditional specialty dish of Shan City. It is made from various ingredients made from distiller's lees. It is rarely eaten like this in other places.
"Li Li, you can have lunch."
Tang Qing stood in the corridor leading from the hall to the backyard and shouted.
"Did you make fried rice cakes? Just bring me a bowl."
Li Li responded.
How did she know that I made fried rice cakes? Is the fried rice cakes that I made so fragrant?
Hey, she just responded to me with a gentle and gentle tone. It seems that I fried the fried rice cakes right. When I brought it to her, I just had the opportunity to have a good talk with her, talk about her pregnancy, and talk about her future.
What are your plans for going down there?
Tang Qing walked briskly and quickly arrived at the door of Li Li's room holding a bowl of fried rice cakes.
"Tuk, Tuk, Tuk."
Tang Qing knocked three times.
"Leave it at the door."
"Oh, okay."
Li Li's tone became stiff again, and Tang Qing could only say "Oh, okay".
Tang Qing, you are such a big idiot, why can you only say "Oh, okay"? Didn't you just want to have a good talk with her?
The key is that her attitude has changed! I don't dare to say anything with her tone. It's not easy for me to answer "Oh, okay".
On the way back to the hall, Tang Qing wanted to slap himself twice.
Don't worry, there are many opportunities today. Don't we have to pay homage to Master Li together? We also have to stay up until dawn together, so there are many opportunities to talk to her.
Tang Qing's greatest advantage is that he can comfort himself and find steps for himself.
To put it nicely, this means that you have strong mental endurance and can see clearly. To put it badly, it is the standard Q spirit.
Although Tang Qing didn't do very well in Chinese and hated taking Chinese classes, he was still deeply impressed by Ah Q who could never draw circles well during class.
After a busy afternoon, Tang Qing cooked a table full of dishes, twelve large plates, six meat dishes and six vegetarian dishes.
After the dishes were served, Tang Qing began to sit on the gazebo.
The Wangxiang Terrace is an earthen platform behind the Naihe Bridge on Huangquan Road in the legend. People in Yancheng would build a Wangxiang Terrace in the yard of their homes during the "May 7th" ceremony for the deceased, in order to let him have his last look at the world from the Wangxiang Terrace.
Wangxiangtai can be simple or luxurious, depending on the conditions of each family.
Most modern people live in high-rise buildings. They usually place a chair on the balcony of their home, place the portrait of their deceased relative on the chair, cover it with a black umbrella, and light three sticks of incense next to it, which is regarded as a viewing platform.
Although the front yard of the Li family's old house has quite a lot of space, it was a bit difficult for Tang Qing to build a decent viewing platform.
Tang Qing had heard some of the memorial rituals and procedures after a person died from the chats between his grandfather and neighbors, and had also witnessed some of the funerals of his relatives and friends who had died. Especially after her husband died of drowning, she had witnessed the whole process. Participating in the entire memorial ceremony from beginning to end is something I will never forget.
Tang Qing first placed two chairs sideways on the ground in the front yard of the Li family's old house, and then placed another chair high on top of the two chairs.
Then I found a black umbrella and tied it to the back of the top chair, and a simple viewing platform was set up.
"Well, it's okay."
Tang Qing stood in front of the gazebo and was quite satisfied with his work.
"No, we should carry out the imperial chair."
A person's head suddenly appeared under the umbrella at Wangxiang Terrace. This person's hair was disheveled, with a pair of dark eyes showing on his snow-white face, and a small cherry mouth that was bright and scary red.
"Mom, who are you?"
Tang Qing was so frightened that he sat down on the ground in front of Wangxiang Terrace.
"I am Li Li's biological mother, Mrs. Li."
The bright cherry mouth said a Yue opera recitation and Bai Jiao didi replied to Tang Qing.
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, aunt Li, hello, aunt Li, is it because my viewing platform is not good enough, Mr. Li can't see his last sight of the world, and makes him angry, so he sent you to punish me?"
Tang Qing sat on the ground and asked tremblingly. Because she was a barber, she reacted fairly quickly.
"Yes, my old man is a very high-spirited person. He sees things clearly and cannot be careless."
After the bright and dripping cherry mouthed a few words, she began to sing:
"Forget the River on the Huangquan Road,
Three living stones by the Wangchuan River;
You and I are engraved on the Sansheng Stone,
I will never forget my past life and this present life.”
The singing was somber and moving, and Tang Qing forgot her fear.
"Naihe Bridge on the Wangchuan River,
Nothing can be done, nothing can be done;
You and I have no fate in this world,
I hope the underworld continues."
Tang Qing burst into tears after hearing this.
"Wangxiang Terrace on Naihe Bridge,
Look at the world for the last time;
My dear, don’t cry,
Life is short and it is better to die.”
Tang Qing cried even harder.
"There is Po Meng beside Wangxiang Terrace.
Meng Po is selling Meng Po soup;
Meng Po soup, Meng Po soup,
The water from the Wangchuan River is used for cooking.”
Tang Qing cried like a mess.
"Meng Po brought Meng Po soup,
Let you forget the suffering in the world;
Drink this cup of Forget River water,
You and I will never live together in this life!"
"No, no, no, Aunt Li, I know you are a good person, you must be a good person, otherwise Mr. Li would not like you so much, he would not fall in love with you regardless of anything. Aunt Li, you don't want to be like this, don't worry, Li
I will re-build my grandfather’s gazebo and build it properly so that he can take his last look at the world."
Tang Qing was completely moved by the lyrics. She forgot to wipe her tears and that there were no ghosts in the world. She only had one thought in her mind:
Mr. Li and Aunt Li were destined to have a relationship in their previous life, but they must renew their relationship in the next life. They are destined to have a relationship, love each other, have children and grandchildren, and grow old together.
