Chapter 503 Cooking with Watermelon Peel

"Okay, thank you Brother Chu, Shan'er took a few people to cut the watermelon and share it with everyone." Zhao Chengan instructed his son.

"Yes, father, let's go now." Zhao Qingshan called a few people to cut the watermelon and left the military camp. They were father and son.

"Master Chu, you and Madam Chu eat first." A lieutenant picked up a large watermelon, skillfully cut it into several strands, and handed it to Chu Lixuan one by one.

"Let's eat, our husband and wife have already eaten it just now, and the watermelon rind will be taken back with them to cook."

Jiang Xinyan was talking nonsense in a serious manner. He looked at the dirty hand of the lieutenant, not to mention that Chu Lixuan was obsessed with cleanliness, even if she did not have a cleanliness addiction, she didn't want to eat it.

She is very flexible and won't leave any words for them to doubt, and the two of them did eat watermelon just now.

After eating, I threw the watermelon rind in the space, and then I remembered to give a few thousand catties of watermelon to the soldiers of the Zhenxi Army to taste.

"Mrs. Chu, can the watermelon rind be used for cooking?" The stewards of the Huotoujun became interested. It just so happened that they have rice now, and they still haven't cooked yet!

It's not that they can't live without food, but it's better to have food, and you can live without food.

It is also possible to have rice and no vegetables. If you are hungry for a long time, as long as you have enough white rice, you will be Amitabha.

"Yes, the watermelon rind is salted. It's crisp and delicious. It's perfect for porridge."

Jiang Xinyan has always been kind-hearted, seeing that the barracks in Zhenxi were really poor, not only lacking rice but also vegetables, so she wanted to teach them.

Unlike in their castle, the seasonal vegetables, melons and fruits are so abundant that you can't finish them no matter how you eat them!

I haven't eaten half of the dried radishes dried in winter. In spring and summer, dried bamboo shoots and dried cucumbers are already dried in a warehouse.

When I go back, I should be able to eat the beans. If I can't finish eating, I will dry the beans and eggplants...

"Mrs. Chu, you said that you can make porridge after marinating the watermelon rind? Please tell me how to do it again. I have to keep in mind that there are several thousand catties of watermelon here!" A steward of the Huotoujun asked humbly.

Jiang Xinyan didn't hide it, and patiently taught them how to do it, "Actually, it's very simple, wash the leftover watermelon rind, cut it into strips and marinate with salt.

After marinating for half an hour, wash the marinated watermelon skin and drain, add salt, pepper, and soy sauce to taste.

There is also cold watermelon rind. The outermost layer of the watermelon rind is cut off with a plane, leaving the light green watermelon rind, then rinsed and drained.

Cut the watermelon rind into strips about five centimeters in length, put it in a pot, sprinkle salt on it, mix well with chopsticks to distribute the salt evenly, and then let it sit for a cup of tea.

Watermelon peels that have been marinated with a small amount of salt will release water, and the water will be discarded.

Pour thin salt and soy sauce into the watermelon rind bowl, drizzle with a little sesame oil, mix well and serve.

Don't throw away the outermost layer of green clothes after they have been planed, soaking in water can reduce the fire and relieve the heat.

Cold watermelon rind is the easiest and healthiest way to do it. Of course, watermelon rind can also be used for stir-frying. It is also very delicious to stir-fry with green peppers, edamame or other vegetables. "

It's a pity that you don't have edamame here. Jiang Xinyan was embarrassed to say this, saying it to show off.

Most of the watermelon rinds in their castle are fed to pigs, and people occasionally eat a meal, pickling some or making cold porridge for breakfast.

Hearing Jiang Xinyan's words, not only the fireheads gained more knowledge, but other people also drooled.

They ate watermelon in previous years and threw away the skin. Looking back on it now, I really regret it, it shouldn't be!

"Master Chu, this watermelon is so sweet! The last general has eaten countless watermelons in his life, and he has never eaten such a sweet one," said a little general.

"Yes, before the last general came to the barracks, we had enough watermelons every summer. We planted a lot of watermelons in our village." A lieutenant recalled that year.

Since they came to Yumenguan, they have had limited watermelons for a year, but it is not that they have not eaten watermelons that are so sweet.

"That's because you are hungry at this time, and everything you eat is extraordinarily fragrant and sweet." Chu Lixuan said calmly.

He naturally knew that the watermelons he planted were extraordinarily sweet, but he didn't want to appreciate it and thought of a perfect excuse for them.

"Yes, what Chu Ye said is too right. The last general just smelled the fragrance of rice. It was extraordinarily fragrant. It feels like eating it raw, hehe..." A lieutenant said naively.

"Yeah! I'm hallucinating from hunger. We haven't eaten a full meal for three months, and we don't know when the military salaries of the imperial court will be distributed."

The families of the soldiers are all waiting for their salaries to be sent home! Their wives and children are in the barracks, but they are also starving!

Chu Lixuan didn't want to talk about these words with them, so he said goodbye to Zhao Chengan and his lieutenants, and drove away without looking back with his daughter-in-law.

Looking at the distant back of the couple, everyone was eating extra sweet watermelon, and they were talking unscrupulously.

"Marquis Zhennan is worthy of being the god of war of our Dongchen country. He is really brave and invincible on the battlefield. The most important thing is that he was exiled and lived better than us."

"Hey! What do you compare to the God of War? How much food did someone's subordinate send over? We didn't even see the back of his subordinate."

"Why can't we compare? There are so many people in our military camp! Next year, we will be farming by ourselves. It is better to beg for others. It is said that the people who help him farm are the remnants of the army that the King of Zhenbei does not want!"

Zhao Qingshan said forcefully, he really thought so in his heart, their town west army planted hundreds of thousands of acres of potatoes this year.

It was only because the Zhenxi Army was not attacked by Western Chu that Yumen Pass was not broken. If there were no potatoes, their Zhenxi Army would not know how many people would starve to death!

The wealthy family in the barracks would send some rations before. In the past two months, the capital's mansion couldn't support it anymore. How can they get them on the border!

"Yeah! Relying on yourself is the most powerful. We have all seen it. Even if the Duke of Zhennan is exiled, he still lives a leisurely life with the remaining money and rice on his own."

Zhao Qingshan once again emphasized that he intends to let the disabled soldiers farm the land next year, so that the disabled soldiers will be well settled.

To blame, it was because the sage wanted to exile Zhennanhou, so that Nanman would invade the Dongchen country with wild ambition, and besides, the Lu family army was really useless.

Lu Jiajun, who was hated by Zhenxi Army and the others, had a hard time at this time. Lu Jiajun, who was so hungry and dizzy, was chased and beaten by Nanbarians every day.

The Lu family's army was retreating steadily, and the court's reinforcements did not last long and followed them.

Since the Chu family army was changed to the Lu family army, they have been suffering from bad luck.

After putting down the food, they left without looking back, for fear that Nanman would attack the city again, and they could do nothing.