When he heard Lu Cheng's words, Li Chenmo said, "Second Brother, you don't have to hurry to return it. My wife and I will visit tomorrow."
"Okay, I will wait for you two then," Lu Cheng nodded.
After a brief conversation, he turned and left. Riding the bicycle, Li Chenmo and Lu Jueyu reached their home in less than ten minutes.
Once they entered the house, Li Chenmo disconnected the carts and stored them in the woodshed. When he came out, he saw his wife already preparing the dried lotus seeds, dried jujube, yellow rock sugar, and eggs.
Walking over, he covered the bamboo basket with banana leaves and tied it with hemp rope. Then, he secured it on the front bar. As for the eggs, he placed them in the bicycle's basket.
Once they were ready, the two of them locked the door and headed back to Aunt Lin's house. Riding the bicycle, it only took them fifteen minutes to arrive.
Lu Jueyu quickly went to the kitchen and saw that Pan Meijia had already lit the fire and was boiling a big pot of water. Seeing them return, she smiled and said, "Third sister-in-law, is there anything I can help you with?"
When Li Chenmo came in with the bamboo baskets, Lu Jueyu said, "Second sister-in-law, please help me boil the eggs. I have already washed them, so you can boil them directly."
Hearing this, Pan Meijia nodded, poured some vinegar into the water, and added the eggs to the pot. While the eggs boiled, they washed the jujube and lotus seeds.
Six minutes later, Lu Jueyu scooped out the eggs and put them in a basin of cool water. Then she said, "Second sister-in-law, can you help me peel the eggs?"
"Okay!" Pan Meijia nodded and started to work.
At the same time, Lu Jueyu boiled another big pot of water. To cut down on cooking time, she added some lake water from her space. When the water came to a boil, she added the lotus seeds and cooked them until they softened.
Usually, to reach the preferred softness, she needed to cook the lotus seeds for 30 to 45 minutes. But with the addition of some lake water, it only took 15 minutes.
Then, she added the jujube and rock sugar and let it simmer for another three minutes. As the rock sugar melted, the soup turned a golden hue.
"Third sister-in-law, here are the boiled eggs," Pan Meijia said as she placed a basin of eggs on the kitchen table.
"Second sister-in-law, let's add the eggs now," Lu Jueyu replied.
The two of them added the boiled eggs to the soup and stirred it for a moment. Afterward, Pan Meijia removed the firewood, leaving some embers on the stove to keep the soup warm.
Lu Jueyu used a spoon to scoop some lotus seeds and took a taste. The lotus seeds still held their shape, but when bitten, they melted in the mouth with a slightly sweet, pine-nutty flavor. The rock sugar added a mellow sweetness to the soup, and the jujube was soft and fragrant.
This Lotus Seed Egg Tea not only carried a good meaning and was delicious, but it also had health benefits.
When they returned, they saw a big pot of soup placed on the balcony. Seeing the golden broth, one of them asked, "Jueyu, what is the name of this dish?" freёwebnovel.com
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