Ancient Foodie Survival Guide Chapter 53
Tled by Serena Love
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Chapter 53: Meat Slices with Garlic Sauce
Jiang Shuyao said that she wanted to cook for her, but in Zhou-shi's view, it must be just all talk, and it can't be true. Because she only helped Jiang Shuyao find a rescuer, it was not a life-saving grace, so there was no need for her to repay it.
After all, Jiang Shuyao is not a cook. She was not even supposed to cook for her elders or her husband. It's really wrong to cook for her second sister-in-law in a separate branch.
However, to her surprise, Jiang Shuyao really did what she said and appeared in her room at lunchtime the next day.
"Why are you here?" She sat up and couldn't react for a moment.
"I brought you food." Jiang Shuyao waved, and the two maids behind her put down the dinner tray.
Zhou-shi is speechless.
"Does the second sister-in-law want to eat in bed or come to the table?" She has a warm and natural attitude and treats Zhou-shi with the mentality of caring for a sick friend. Zhou-shi was a little bit overwhelmed for a while.
The maids avoided her, so she hasn't scolded people today, but seeing Jiang Shuyao like this, she can't speak bad words no matter how upset she is.
She murmured, "It's not that there is no cook in the house. It's a big deal for you to cook yourself." She tried to get out of bed.
Jiang Shuyao hurriedly went to help her. When her soft arm was about to touch her, she was so scared that she immediately avoided her. She almost fell to the ground and aggravated her injuries.
"You, what are you doing!" She has been married for many years. There was only a sister-in-law who did not care about her, the rigid mother-in-law, and fearful and humble maids around her. She has never met someone like Jiang Shuyao.
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It is impossible to say that Jiang Shuyao is not a good person. Zhou-shi has limited IQ, but she is naturally sensitive and can feel Jiang Shuyao's sincerity.
She is enthusiastic and generous, tolerant of her cold face, regardless of previous complaints, soft and gentle... But the problem is, why is she so good to her!!!
"I want to help you up." Jiang Shuyao lowered her head and looked at Zhou-shi's left leg, which was wrapped in gauze. Thinking of how she did not flinch when she drew the sword that day, her expression became softer.
She stared at Zhou-shi with a bright, soft smile on her face, making Zhou-shi tremble with fright. Zhou-shi said uncomfortably, "No, I can go by myself."
Then she stood up quickly and limped to the table.
Zhou-shi has not received kindness from others for many years, and her temperament has been sarcastic. Just now, she was agitated by Jiang Shuyao, so she habitually said, "I don't eat randomly."
From her tone, there was an inexplicable "high and arrogant" feeling.
She jumped to the table, "I hate porridge the most—"
Before she finished speaking, she saw the white rice porridge on the table.
She choked in a hurry, with an air of arrogance and disdain on the surface, but she was secretly annoyed at her mouth.
"You are a patient. You have to stay in bed these days. When you drink porridge, it is not easy to get bloated." Jiang Shuyao didn't mind and explained patiently.
Zhou-shi was even more uncomfortable, and she muttered, "Okay, okay."
She glanced at the dishes on the table. In addition to the white rice porridge, there were also big bones and two plates of sliced meat. One plate was topped with sauce with rich color, and the other was plain with no extra seasoning.
Jiang Shuyao sat down opposite her and pushed the plate of sliced meat without sauce in front of her, "You eat this plate."
The sliced meat was thinly sliced and evenly thick, squarely stacked together, one by one in a circle, looking extremely neat and comfortable.
The meat slices were equal in fat and lean meat. The lean part is light pink-brown, and the fat part is crystal clear white, like jade. The bottom part has a light yellow skin, and the color transition is uniform, which makes it comfortable to look at.
Zhou-shi looked at the sliced meat that looked so comfortable but light in color, then looked at Jiang Shuyao's plate of meat slices with red oil sauce and swallowed her saliva.
She grew up in the north, so she was different from the elegant and refined nobles in the capital. She hated those soft-boiled soup and thought she hadn't eaten dry buns with meat for a long time.
But she knew that she was sick and should eat some nourishing and light food, so she reluctantly accepted Jiang Shuyao's arrangement.
She picked up a piece of sliced meat, the fatty part looked transparent against the light, and it looked faintly bright.
She was surprised by Jiang Shuyao's meticulous knife skills, and she also added a little expectation to the sliced meat. After all, people with this kind of knife skills would not cook something bad, even if it's just boiling meat in plain water.
Sure enough, after the first bite, she felt the deliciousness of the meat. Jiang Shuyao didn't put any condiments such as soy sauce, but only lightly rubbed a little salt on the meat's surface. Although the salt was fine, it still had a grainy feel, making the sliced meat more tender.
The fat was boiled tightly, melts in the mouth, oily but not greasy. The lean meat is chewy but not woody, and the inside is fresh and tender. When chewed with the original sauce, accompanied by simple fine salt, it enhances the freshness and flavor while retaining the meat's mellow and delicious flavor.
Zhou-shi had eaten a few slices in succession, and she had to admit that the originally lackluster food also had a special flavor. After eating a few slices of meat and then drinking a sip of warm white porridge, her stomach feels a lot more comfortable, and it relieves her irritability and depression.
She ate from her plate but looked at Jiang Shuyao's plate. She was guessing how the meat with red oil tasted.
The dish in front of Jiang Shuyao has garlic sauce. Both sliced meat and cucumber slices are as thin as paper, with garlic, soy sauce, and chili oil poured on the surface. It was bright in color and rich in garlic fragrance.
Zhou-shi stared at it for a while, without holding back, and asked, "What is the one on your plate?"
When Jiang Shuyao looked up at her, she retracted her eyes, pretending to be careless, "I'm just asking."
Seeing her like this, Jiang Shuyao pushed her plate to her, "If you are curious, you can taste it. It should be no problem to eat a little."
Zhou-shi's heart leaped for joy. She picked up a piece of sliced meat wrapped in cucumber, dipped it in the garlic sauce, then opened her mouth and stuffed it inside.
The sliced meat is plump and juicy, tender but not mushy. The cucumber is crisp and fresh. Both are balanced, and no one grabs the limelight. The sauce is spicy, the garlic is strong, and it was a bit spicy at first bite. It improves the layering of the taste and makes people's appetite boosted.
She chewed the mellow sliced meat softly and enjoyed the elastic skin. Compared with the fatty part that melts in the mouth, it is a bit more chewy and very addictive.
After swallowing into her abdomen, a pungent aroma and mellow fleshy aroma are intertwined in her mouth.
She is not a person who is holding back words, so she directly asked, "What is this smell? It seems to be the spicy smell of garlic, but it has a different fragrance."
Jiang Shuyao then remembered that Zhou-shi just ate chili for the first time. Fortunately, she didn't put too much chili, so it shouldn't be too exciting.
"This is spicy, the taste of chili."
Zhou-shi did not know chili but was convinced by the charm of chili oil. She picked up the sliced meat and dipped it in the red oil, "Chili? I haven't heard of it. It seems to be a good thing."
Jiang Shuyao hurriedly stopped her, "Eat less. If you eat too much spicy food, your stomach can't stand it." Zhou-shi didn't adapt from cornel oil to chili oil like Xie Xun, so maybe she can't handle it.
Moreover, Xie Xun is in good health, and it was not a problem to eat a little more, but Zhou-shi is different.
"I can bear it," Zhou-shi said while picking out a few more slices quickly. Jiang Shuyao was unavoidably worried and dragged the plate away.
Although Zhou-shi was disappointed, she couldn't embarrass herself by going to someone else's plate to grab food, so she had to give up.
She drank the porridge with her head lowered, and suddenly she heard a sucking sound in her ear. When she looked up, she was shocked.
Jiang Shuyao pinched the big bone with her fingertips and was sucking at the bone non-stop.
Zhou-shi was in a trance for a moment.
Isn't this in the capital? Isn't this a picture only available in the Northland? Poor people can't afford meat, so they can only gnaw on the bones to relieve their greed, just like Jiang Shuyao now.
Jiang Shuyao sucked the bones' juice and satisfactorily gnawed off the meat on the bones' surface. This kind of meat is the most delicious, and it can be regarded as one of the essences of big bones.
Seeing Zhou-shi's expression in sorrow, she pushed the basin containing the big bones in front of Zhou-shi, "Taste it, it's delicious. Dip a little salt with the tip of the chopsticks, poke in the round bones, and then press hard. Suck it out. It's delicious."
Zhou-shi hesitated. Although she has been criticized for being rude and inattentive, she never chewed a bone when she was in Mobei.
Jiang Shuyao blinked and looked at her, looking expectantly.
Zhou-shi almost said, "I don't want," and the words just reached her throat, but she pressed it back. She just asked someone to bring water in to clean her hands and then pick up a piece of leg bone after she learned Jiang Shuyao's movements.
According to what she said, she dipped her chopsticks in salt to poke the bones and tentatively sucked it with her mouth. The soft and waxy marrow was sucked out, accompanied by the bone broth stuck inside. The mellow and rich meaty fragrance filled her lips and cheeks instantly.
Different from the fresh fragrance of meat, the scent of sucking bones is stronger and lasts longer. When the sticky and soft bone marrow is in the mouth, the fresh and fatty sliced meat and the domineering spicy garlic are all restrained by the bones' pressure.
When there are one, there would be two. After Zhou-shi ate one, she couldn't restrain to eat the second one and sucked together with Jiang Shuyao while holding bones.
Zhou-shi was extremely satisfied with the meal and felt comfortable all over. She felt that even after the great sadness, this meal would make her smile again.
Jiang Shuyao originally planned to have something else for dinner, but Zhou-shi said she wanted to have another portion for dinner.
When Xie Xun returned, he saw a maid walking out carrying two plates of sliced meat and tube bones.
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Jiang Shuyao made another batch in the afternoon to prepare a portion for dinner with Xie Xun, which was just right.
Xie Xun sat down after flicking his robe and asked, "Are the plates just given to the second branch?"
"Correct."
Xie Xun guessed so. He knew Jiang Shuyao really well. Even if it is to thank you, her first reaction is to cook someone a meal.
He chatted with Jiang Shuyao and said, "I don't know if it could match my second sister-in-law's taste."
Unexpectedly, Jiang Shuyao said incomparably smoothly, "Of course it is. At noon today, the second sister-in-law was not satisfied even after eating a whole plate."
Xie Xun immediately caught the key message, "Today's noon?"
"Yeah." Jiang Shuyao said as she ate, "I will eat with my second sister-in-law at noon for a while."
She was sincere, knowing gratitude, and also kind and generous.
But Xie Xun felt a little bit stuffy, even a little sour.
He wanted to ask: Second sister-in-law has lunch, what about him? He has not received her lunch box for several days.
Xie Xun felt wronged, but he did not say anything.
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