Wen's went back to the house to wash up, Xu Qinyu stayed at the kitchen side to continue decoction, she poured out the concoction after decoction, and kept the dregs. Lang Zhong said that the dregs can be boiled three times, and they will be kept for tomorrow.

Back in the room, Xu Qinyu found that the Wen family barely ate a bun and stayed by Pei Weixuan's side, worried and her eyes were still red.

Xu Qinyu couldn't persuade anything, so she brought the medicine bowl over and asked Mrs Wen to feed Pei Weixuan the medicine.

She went to buy some spirits from the shopkeeper of the inn. If the cheap husband's high fever could not go away at night, he had to be diluted with spirits to wipe his body, so that he could physically cool down.

After buying back the spirits, Xu Qinyu explained to Wen how to use it, and Wen nodded.

Xu Qinyu followed Wen's for a while, and found that Pei Weixuan was lying there motionless, as if he was not even breathing. But when Mrs Wen was there, Xu Qinyu didn't dare to reach out to probe, and sat with Mrs Wen for a while, thinking that she would be going out tomorrow, so she went to sleep after talking to Mrs Wen.

It's rare to get a good night's sleep. When woke up the next day, there was a rustling sound outside. Xu Qinyu got up and put on a winter jacket, went to the window and opened the slit to take a look. It was snowing, or snow particles. It slammed on the window, and the cold wind blew in all of a sudden. She hurriedly closed the window and looked back. Pei Jianing was leading Feng Ge'er and Sister Qian to stay by the cheap husband's bed. Mrs. Wen I've been watching all night, and should have fallen asleep by now.

Xu Qinyu whispered to Pei Jianing in the past, "Ning Jie'er, you are guarding the fourth brother, I will go out to buy some rice and fish and come back to make fish fillet porridge."

She planned to cook some raw and rolled fish fillet porridge to nourish everyone's body. Pei Weixuan was still ill. Fish fillet porridge was easier to digest, warm and nourishing, so it was suitable for him to eat.

When Pei Jianing heard that the fourth sister-in-law wanted to buy fish to make fish fillet porridge, she opened her mouth and wanted her to buy some meat. If the family wants to save money, they can't say anything.

Brother Feng and Sister Qian looked at her eagerly.

Xu Qinyu smiled at the two children and patted their heads, "Brother Feng and sister Qiang, I'll bring you some candy later."

From the memory of the original body, the two children used to look like pink and jade, and they were beautiful, but now the two children are as thin as bean sprouts. All look distressed.

Xu Qinyu went out to buy some japonica rice and a big herring. In ancient times, fish was as cheap as earth, not to mention that there was a grand canal around, so it was even cheaper. Such a big herring weighed six or seven catties and only ten cents. Less than two cents a pound.

She bought another two kilograms of japonica rice. In ancient times, japonica rice and meat were quite expensive. Japonica rice was almost just rice, but it was more chewy and nutritious than rice.

Japonica rice costs 11 cents a pound, and meat costs 30 to 40 cents a pound. This is still ordinary pork. Other mutton and beef are more expensive, but beef is generally not sold.

This is also the reason why people in ancient times could not afford to eat a meal of meat a month, and seldom ate japonica rice. Japonica rice was only affordable by the wealthy or the royal family of the big family, and it was too expensive.

In addition to japonica rice and herring, Xu Qinyu also bought some tofu. She bought a few pieces of tofu for a penny. .

The reason why she bought such a big fish was because she had other plans.

It was half past midnight when we returned to the inn, almost eight o'clock.

Most people here eat two meals a day, one at nine in the morning and one at four in the afternoon.

Xu Qinyu went to the shopkeeper and told the shopkeeper that he would continue to borrow the decoction in the small kitchen for food, so he gave the shopkeeper 30 cents a day, but he needed to borrow some seasonings from the shopkeeper's kitchen, such as salt, ginger, garlic, onion, soy sauce and vinegar. , In ancient times, these ordinary condiments, other spices such as pepper, pepper, star anise, cinnamon, and bay leaves were expensive, because they are medicinal materials, and basically no one used them as spices.

The shopkeeper's surname is Zhou, he is about forty years old, with a medium build and an ordinary appearance. Hearing Xu Qinyu's words, he laughed, "You don't need to give so much, just a few pennies." The guests in the kitchen are all from Datong, and they are relatively poor, so just give a few pennies.

This little lady is crazy, she still has a lot of money and has nowhere to go. She borrows the kitchen for 30 cents a day, and most people spend less than 30 cents a day on food and drink.

Xu Qinyu smiled and said, "It is indeed thirty cents, but no matter what I do in it, the shopkeeper can't control it. Of course, even if I use the shopkeeper's seasoning, I won't waste it."

Shopkeeper Zhou would naturally not refuse to make money like this, and he promised to accept it.

Xu Qinyu took the ingredients she bought to the chef, and sent the caramel back to the house for the two children to eat, and told Ning Jie'er to take care of the child and the fourth brother, and she went to the kitchen to decoct medicine for food.

Decoction is simple, just add water from yesterday's medicinal residues and continue to cook on a small stove.

She borrowed another stove to prepare sashimi.

I picked a large casserole from the kitchen and boiled it. cleaned the rice and added a few drops of oil. When the water in the casserole boiled, could pour the rice into it and boil it.

Taking advantage of the spare time to boil the water, Xu Qinyu took the herring into the yard to scrape the scales and break the fish maw to clean the internal organs. There is a well in the yard, which is more convenient to handle.

She handled the big herring so quickly and swiftly that the chef and the second in the kitchen ran out to see it.

The processed fish paste is not willing to throw away the fish roe. It can be stewed and eaten with the fish bone and fish belly, and the taste is also very good.

The guests of the inn are mainly in the hotel, and the food is a little worse. It is not as good as the restaurant in the city. The guests like to go out to eat, so the kitchen is not very busy. Therefore, the chef and the shop assistant both squatted and watched Xu Qinyu handle the herring.

Xu Qinyu cleaned the fish offal and put them on the plate. The slightly chubby chef couldn't help but ask, "Little lady, why do you keep this fish offal? The fish offal is more fishy than fish. It's unpalatable."

Xu Qinyu smiled and said, "I'll keep it to eat, I'll know when Chef Zhou is done."

Chef Zhou is the son of shopkeeper Zhou.

Then chop off the fish head, cut off two pieces of fish meat from the back, and then cut off the belly.

The fish belly is a little too fatty, so it is not suitable for raw fish porridge, it is better to stew it.

Use an oblique knife to slice the two pieces of fish into thin slices.

The fish she sliced ​​out was crystal clear, like a thin piece of paper, which made Chef Zhou and the shop assistant gasp. A big herring has been processed, the water in the casserole has boiled, and the washed japonica rice is poured into it and boiled for a quarter of an hour.

When cooking rice, Xu Qinyu cleaned the cut fish fillets, added shredded ginger, and marinated with a little salt and spirits to remove the fishy smell.

There is no cooking wine in this era, and only a few drops of spirits can be used to remove the fishy smell. In fact, it is better to use Huadiao wine, but the kitchen does not have it.

After the stalk rice is boiled for a quarter of an hour, turn off the heat and simmer for a quarter of an hour, then boil it on high heat, remove the fire, add a little salt, and pour the marinated fish fillets into the rolling porridge to quickly disperse, and the aroma of the fish fillets is immediately stimulated. , The fragrance of rice is mixed with the aroma of fish meat, the taste is fresh and fragrant, but unfortunately there is no pepper, otherwise the taste will be even better.

The fish is plump, and there is no need to add additional vegetable oil at all, and finally sprinkle a little chopped green onion for garnish.

Looking at this pot of fish fillet porridge with full of color and aroma, Chef Zhou was stunned, only to know that fish fillet porridge can be cooked like this?

The fish porridge they cook is all boiled porridge, add chopped fish pieces, and finally add seasoning, but even this can't hide the fishy smell of fish, because to hide the fishy smell of fish, more seasonings are added, and the taste is better. It's heavy and no one likes to eat it.

Xu Qinyu divided the cooked fish fillet porridge and sent it back to the house. Seeing that Pei Weixuan hadn't woken up yet, let Pei Jianing, the two children and Mrs Wen eat it first, and went back to the kitchen to keep a portion for him, and served it himself. The remaining two bowls were given to Chef Zhou and Shopkeeper Zhou each.

When shopkeeper Zhou stayed in the front living room, he smelled this fragrant, strong and fresh smell. He couldn't help but ran to the back kitchen to take a look. Seeing that the little lady had brought him a bowl, he smiled and thanked him and brought it to the front living room, watching. This bowl of porridge, the shopkeeper Zhou couldn't help but taste it, and he was surprised at the entrance. There was no fishy smell at all.

Shopkeeper Zhou has never eaten such delicious fish porridge in his life.

Xu Qinyu also came to the living room with fish sliced ​​porridge to eat, and watched the traders and pawns coming and going outside, and the people were busy. Although it was snowing today, the snow was not big, and it was all snow particles, which did not delay the city. various livelihoods.

Some people smelled this smell and couldn't help but stop in front of the inn and sighed, "What a fresh smell."

Her raw fish porridge doesn't add many ingredients and seasonings, she eats the original taste, and the highlight is the fresh character.

She guarantees that no matter who smells this scent, it will provoke gluttons in the stomach.

People take food as their heaven, and no one can resist good food.

A man with a stubborn back just happened to pass by the inn. This man was taller and taller than Lieutenant Chen who sent them to the southwest before. He had a beard on his face and looked like he was in his thirties. He couldn't help but smell the scent. After sniffing, he glanced at the inn, and then strode into the inn.

The man was followed by two other men, both of whom looked in their twenties, all wearing commoner robes.

Seeing the man with a stubborn shoulders coming in, Shopkeeper Zhou hurriedly greeted him, "Liang Qianhu, why are you here? It's a rare customer, please come in quickly."

As soon as he heard this title, Xu Qinyu understood that this person was a thousand households stationed in the barracks in Raozhou City, and Qianhu seemed to be a fifth-rank official.

Liang Qianhu came in and asked, "Manager Zhou, what delicious food is there? Why is it so delicious? You have hired a new cook in this inn?"

This Liang Qianhu's voice was about the same size as his body, and it sounded like a bell.

Shopkeeper Zhou chuckled, "Liang Qianhu misunderstood, it was the guests of the inn who borrowed some food from the chef."