The happy little days of the Ye family

Chapter 557 Braised duck with perilla

After Ye Xilin stopped taking the detour on purpose, the two of them quickly arrived at Xiaohoushan.

The Ye family's pig pen, rabbit shed, duck shed and newly built donkey shed are all at the foot of Xiaohou Mountain.

Ye Xilin took care of the family's livestock, which was also his source of income. Ye Xilin specially took Li Guoer around the foot of the mountain.

These livestock were well taken care of, and they were all full of energy and chubby. While the two were strolling around, there were long-term workers feeding the livestock.

Li Guoer knew that the Ye family raised many rabbits and sows, but he didn't expect that there were several pig pens and dozens of fat pigs.

There is also a donkey shed at the foot of the mountain. There are four donkeys in the donkey shed, one is a male donkey who has just grown up, and the other three are half-grown donkeys.

Li Guoer was a little surprised when she saw so many livestock. It seemed that the Ye family's wealth was deeper than what everyone saw.

My fiancé is also a big farmer.

Ye Xilin asked his family's long-term workers to help him catch all the adult rabbits and put them in cages.

In addition, he was specifically told to keep the white rabbits as breeding rabbits.

White rabbit skins were valuable, and Ye Xilin wanted to raise more white rabbits. Unfortunately, even the little rabbits born from white rabbits were mostly gray.

Li Guoer looked at the paddy fields in the valley. The paddy fields in the valley were growing very well, with white rice flowers swaying gently in the breeze.

At this time, Mr. Ye was leading seven or eight long-term workers to weed and fertilize the fields.

Two long-term workers were catching rabbits in the rabbit shed and were expected to be busy for a while. Ye Xilin took the opportunity to pull Li Guoer to the stream.

The ducks are kept downstream. The stream is very clear and translucent. When you look down, you can see the pebbles and happy little fish under the stream.

There are many toon trees growing on both sides of the creek, and the hills in the distance are continuous. The surrounding scenery is very good, making people relax involuntarily.

Ye Xilin casually sat down on a clean grassy area.

Originally, he wanted to pull Li Guoer's sleeve and ask her to sit down, but unexpectedly, Li Guoer's hand wavered and he directly took the little girl's hand.

Ye Xilin squeezed the soft little hand in his hand, the tips of his ears turned red, and he did not dare to look at Li Guoer. He unconsciously exerted force on his hand to hold Li Guoer's hand firmly.

There was no one around, so Li Guoer became bolder. The two were engaged anyway, so they sat down with Ye Xilin holding hands.

The two of them were sitting side by side. Li Guoer thought about the last time he accidentally scratched Ye Xilin's palm, and the man had a big reaction.

On a whim, Li Guoer gently made two circles on Ye Xilin's palm with her little hand.

Ye Xilin felt that Li Guoer's little hand was moving on his heart. He swallowed subconsciously and held the troublesome hand tightly.

Li Guoer felt that Ye Xilin's palm was getting hotter and hotter, and her face was getting hot too. She wanted to take her hand out, but Ye Xilin refused to let go.

Li Guoer tried hard, but instead of pulling out her hand, she pulled Ye Xilin over.

Ye Xilin fell on Li Guoer's body. The two looked at each other, as if they could hear each other's breathing and heartbeat.

Li Guoer blinked nervously, her eyelashes trembling slightly, feeling that the air around her was a little hot, and her heartbeat was getting louder and louder.

Ye Xilin leaned against Li Guo'er, smelled the fragrance of the girl, looked at the face of his sweetheart so close, and swallowed subconsciously.

Li Guo'er pushed him lightly, and Ye Xilin's face turned red. He jumped up like a frightened rabbit and took two steps back.

"I, I, I'm sorry, I..." Ye Xilin was a little incoherent and didn't know what he wanted to say.

Both of them were a little embarrassed, lowering their heads and not daring to look at each other.

When he returned to the rabbit shed, Ye Xilin's face was still a little hot and he followed Li Guoer step by step.

The adult rabbits were already loaded on the donkey cart, and Ye Xilin went to the stream to catch a few ducks.

Li Guoer looked at Ye Xilin in confusion, "Why are you still catching the duck?"

"This is what my dad's braised pork shop uses for braised duck."

In fact, the braised pork shop only needs two, and the rest are for Li Guoer to catch. Ye Xilin was afraid that Li Guoer wouldn't want it, so he deliberately said that he was caught by Ye's father.

The two of them spent a lot of time in Xiaohoushan. When they returned, Orion Li almost wanted to look for them.

Li Orion looked at Ye Xilin. Ye Xilin was already feeling guilty, but when Li Orion looked at him like this, he broke into a cold sweat.

Li Guoer tugged on Li Orion's sleeve and helped Ye Xilin out of trouble in a considerate way.

"Huh!" The female college student said.

The more Li Orion looked at Ye Xilin, the more unhappy he became. He also caught the rabbit, and pulled Li Guoer to go back.

Ye Xilin knew that he was in the wrong, so he put two ducks on the donkey cart with a flattering look on his face, and respectfully sent his father-in-law out.

Li Orion was still cheerful towards Ye Mu, but when he turned to Ye Xilin, he had a bad expression.

Li Guo'er couldn't help but snicker as she watched Li Orion's expression change randomly.

Back in the yard, Ye Mu couldn't help but joked:

"You kid used to make fun of your brother-in-law for being a coward and a sycophant. Look at how worthless you are. You can't be more of a coward."

"It won't work if you don't do it. I think Li Orion wants to put a sack on him, hahaha!"

Ye Qingqing also laughed at him. The status of this family will be worrying in the future.

Wang Chunyu also found it funny, but he didn't have the nerve to tease his brother-in-law, so he covered his mouth and snickered.

Ye Xilin took a fat duck and stuffed it into Ye Qingqing's hands.

"Go back and cook quickly."

"For the sake of this duck, I'll let you go first."

Ye Qingqing took the duck and prepared to go back to make braised duck with perilla. Before going out, he did not forget to say:

"You can ask your brother-in-law for advice."

"Leave quickly." Ye Xilin became angry with embarrassment.

"Hahaha!"

After Ye Qingqing returned home, he found that Tang Xiaojing had returned from Stone Mountain.

Ye Qingqing handed the duck over with a smile, "You came back just in time, I'll leave this duck to you."

"Okay, but can I ask for a favor?" Tang Xiaojing glanced at Ye Qingqing's red lips, his intention was very obvious.

Ye Qingqing pretended not to know, "I'll make perilla duck for you tonight."

"This is not what I want to eat." Tang Xiaojing grabbed Ye Qingqing who was about to run away.

Ye Qingqing thought that today was her little day, smiled slyly, and deliberately whispered in Tang Xiaojing's ear:

"I'll supply you tonight."

Tang Xiaojing took the duck to the backyard to clean up with satisfaction.

Ye Qingqing also happily went to the vegetable patch to pick perilla.

In addition to perilla, Ye Qingqing also picked some loofah and eggplant and made cold eggplant and loofah soup in the evening.

Ye Qingqing washed the perilla and chopped it into pieces, then washed some tangerine peel, ginger, and garlic for later use.

As soon as the rice was washed and the fire was lit, Tang Xiaojing brought over the duck chopped into small pieces.

Ye Qingqing put the oil in another large iron pot and sautéed the ginger and garlic until fragrant, then added the duck pieces and stir-fried over high heat.

Wait until the duck pieces are slightly caramelized and the fat is released, then add some rice wine and stir-fry to remove the fishy smell.

When the rice wine has evaporated almost, add water and simmer.

Here Ye Qingqing adds boiling water. If cold water is added, cold water will cause the meat to shrink and harden, affecting the taste.

This is Ye Mu’s experience in cooking for many years. Adding boiling water to simmer will make the meat more delicious.

After the duck has been simmered for a quarter of an hour, add perilla, tangerine peel, and salt and continue simmering until the duck meat is tender and falls off the bones.

The fishy smell of the duck was suppressed by the rice wine and perilla. After the rice wine evaporated, only the rich aroma of perilla and meat was left.

As soon as he opened the lid of the pot, the whole kitchen was filled with fragrance, and Ye Qingqing almost drooled from the smell.

Ye Qingqing took out a large bowl, then took out two smaller bowls and filled two full bowls of braised duck with perilla.

Tang Xiaojing asked Tang Xiaojing to send one bowl to Grandma Ye, and sent the other bowl to the Ye family in front.