Transmigrated To Ancient Time: Thrive With An Auction System!

Chapter 83: Braised Pork’s Innards

Yao Zhi handed a knife to her husband and patted the small stool beside her. ”Come here. I will show you how to clean these things. After we clean them, we can braise them and serve them as side dishes.”

This time, Fu Chen’an clearly did not believe his wife’s words. These things were usually thrown away or used as fertilizer. No one would be willing to eat them. Just the smell alone was enough to make one lose their appetite.

Even though he thought so, he knew what to say and what not to say. So, he wisely kept his thoughts to himself and did as he was told.

Yao Zhi explained what to pay attention to when cleaning the innards while showing him how to do it. At first, Fu Chen’an couldn’t grasp the technique well, but after several tries, his movements became faster and the results cleaner.

Seeing that he could handle it, Yao Zhi went to boil hot water. While waiting for the water to boil, she poured some flour onto the innards and kneaded them to absorb the stickiness. Then, she rinsed them with water until the water ran clear.

Afterward, she turned them inside out and scrubbed them with coarse salt and a splash of vinegar to remove the odor before rinsing them thoroughly.

Yao Zhi picked up one of the innards and took a sniff. Since there was still some odor, she repeated the cleaning process one more time. Only when there was no more bad odor did she bring the innards to the kitchen.

At this time, the water was already boiling. She added some salt and stirred it before putting the innards into the pot. She blanched them for five minutes and rinsed them with cold water. Then, she drained the innards and stored them in a clean, dry earthen jar.

When they finished cleaning the innards, the sun had slanted to the west, and the sky was covered with colorful clouds.

”Husband, how about I make some braised innards for you to try?” she asked.

”Okay,” Fu Chen’an agreed without hesitation.

He saw how his wife cleaned the innards and also took a sniff. There was no more bad odor, and the innards were cleaned thoroughly. Now, he no longer thought that these things were inedible.

Not knowing what her husband was thinking, Yao Zhi quickly cut the innards into smaller pieces.

At the same time, she boiled a pot of water for her husband. To help him recover faster, she added five drops of spiritual water into the pot.

When the water was ready, she said, ”Husband, the water is ready. You should take a bath first.”

Fu Chen’an was sweating profusely, and his body emitted a bad smell. He didn’t want his wife to despise him, so he quickly went to take a bath.

This time, he wet his body with warm water and scrubbed every part of his body using the scrubber given by his wife. Although he didn’t know what the scrubber was made of, it worked very well.

With only a few scrubs, all the dead skin and dirt came off easily. After finishing, he used the liquid called body soap and scrubbed his body vigorously.

Only after he washed his body and hair clean did he finally get into the wooden tub. He let out a long sigh as his body soaked in the warm water.

Logically, with a deep wound on his back, he shouldn’t let it touch water. But after using the ointment his wife bought, his wound was already scabbing, and it was fine to touch water.

While he soaked, a warm energy entered his body through his pores. Fu Chen’an didn’t pay attention to it and only thought that he was too tired and that the relaxing feeling came from soaking in warm water.

Meanwhile, Yao Zhi was almost finished preparing the braised innards.

Since Fu Chen’an would return to the military barracks tomorrow, Yao Zhi made a lot of braised innards so he could take the rest with him.

To ensure the dishes wouldn’t spoil too quickly, she added two drops of spiritual spring water. When the dish was ready, she opened the system shop and bought a pack of steamed buns with egg and vegetable filling for two points.

After placing the steamed buns on a bamboo plate, she filled a bowl with braised innards. The rest were put into a jar and stored in her system storage.

Not long after, her husband walked into the kitchen looking refreshed. He quickly helped his wife carry the food to their room while Yao Zhi boiled another pot of water to wash up.

The two of them sat at the same table, and Yao Zhi picked up a piece of braised innards for her husband. ”Husband, try it.”

Fu Chen’an nodded and ate it without hesitation. He thought that even if the innards were edible, they wouldn’t be tasty. Unexpectedly, after chewing a few times, the flavor burst in his mouth.

He nodded and said, ”Wife, this is so delicious! It’s not worse than meat!”

Yao Zhi smiled until her eyes curved into crescents when she saw him enjoying the dish. ”It’s great that you like it. Eat more,” she said, picking a few more pieces for him.

”You should also eat more,” Fu Chen’an said as he picked a few pieces of braised innards for his wife.

The two of them ate happily. That night, Yao Zhi ate three steamed buns before she stopped. The rest of the food went into Fu Chen’an’s stomach. Perhaps unwilling to waste food, he even used a steamed bun to soak up the sauce and wiped the bowl clean.

After eating, he cleared the table and said, ”Wife, you have been busy since morning. You must be tired. I will do the rest.”

Yao Zhi was indeed feeling tired and didn’t refuse. Even after consuming the braised food mixed with spiritual spring water, she still felt a little soreness in her calves.