Rural Life｜Today’s old‑hen chicken soup smells especially good.Serve it to the kids to eat with rice

to stew it back. It's been to stew it back. It's been to stew it back. It's been stored for days. Long freezing ruins stored for days. Long freezing ruins stored for days. Long freezing ruins texture. So, I'm cooking it texture. So, I'm cooking it texture. So, I'm cooking it today. today. today. It just rained. The field is damp. I It just rained. The field is damp. I It just rained. The field is damp. I won't pick other veggies in the field. won't pick other veggies in the field. won't pick other veggies in the field. Fresh out of the freezer. Still

Fresh out of the freezer. Still Fresh out of the freezer. Still rock hard while chopping. Wash all rock hard while chopping. Wash all rock hard while chopping. Wash all ingredients. Thought the chicken. ingredients. Thought the chicken. ingredients. Thought the chicken. Meanwhile, these are chicken Meanwhile, these are chicken Meanwhile, these are chicken ingredients. Light the fire and start ingredients. Light the fire and start ingredients. Light the fire and start cooking. It's chilly in the morning. I cooking. It's chilly in the morning. I cooking.

It's chilly in the morning. I put on my coat. Summer hasn't truly put on my coat. Summer hasn't truly put on my coat. Summer hasn't truly come. Autumn vibes are already in the come. Autumn vibes are already in the come. Autumn vibes are already in the air. Sauté dried chili and gin. air. Sauté dried chili and gin. air. Sauté dried chili and gin. Add chicken and stir fry. My family Add chicken and stir fry. My family Add chicken and stir fry. My family stirfries chicken before stewing. Fry stirfries chicken before stewing. Fry stirfries chicken before

stewing. Fry off moisture then simmer. Add off moisture then simmer. Add off moisture then simmer. Add star leaves when moisture is gone. Stir star leaves when moisture is gone. Stir star leaves when moisture is gone. Stir fry to bring out aroma. Add salt and fry to bring out aroma. Add salt and fry to bring out aroma. Add salt and MSG. Stir fry for full flavor. While MSG. Stir fry for full flavor. While MSG. Stir fry for full flavor. While cooking chicken, I add a little dried cooking chicken, I add a little dried cooking chicken, I add a little dried

chili. The soup won't turn spice chili. The soup won't turn spice chili. The soup won't turn spice just for extra umami. Prepared like just for extra umami. Prepared like just for extra umami. Prepared like flavor gets richer. Pick green flavor gets richer. Pick green flavor gets richer. Pick green onions for later. I'll make chopped onions for later. I'll make chopped onions for later. I'll make chopped chili fish later. Today is market day. chili fish later. Today is market day. chili fish later. Today is market day. Mom bought a fish at the market.

Mom bought a fish at the market. Mom bought a fish at the market. We're going to cook it. My kid is quite We're going to cook it. My kid is quite We're going to cook it. My kid is quite mischievous. mischievous. mischievous. touches everything around. When touches everything around. When touches everything around. When things don't go his way, he cries and things don't go his way, he cries and things don't go his way, he cries and throws tantrums. Chopped chilies and throws tantrums. Chopped chilies and throws tantrums. Chopped chilies and garlic for the

fish. garlic for the fish. garlic for the fish. Right after chopping, heavy rain Right after chopping, heavy rain Right after chopping, heavy rain falls again. falls again. falls again. Saute dried chili and ginger. Then add chilies and garlic. Then add chilies and garlic. Then add chilies and garlic. Stir fry. Add salt and chicken bullion. Well Add salt and chicken bullion. Well Add salt and chicken bullion. Well sauteed. Broth tastes more savory. sauteed. Broth tastes more savory. sauteed. Broth tastes more savory. Pour in water once seasoning smell

good. Simmer fish after water boils. Simmer fish after water boils. Simmer fish after water boils. Today's chopped chili fish comes with Today's chopped chili fish comes with Today's chopped chili fish comes with tofu. Mom bought it at the market, too. tofu. Mom bought it at the market, too. tofu. Mom bought it at the market, too. Add green cichron peppercorns Add green cichron peppercorns Add green cichron peppercorns and green onions before serving. and green onions before serving. and green onions before serving. Spiciness is just right. Even my

Spiciness is just right. Even my Spiciness is just right. Even my daughter can eat it. Before serving chicken soup, add serving chicken soup, add serving chicken soup, add chicken herb and green citronan chicken herb and green citronan chicken herb and green citronan peppercorns. Add chicken herb once while peppercorns. Add chicken herb once while peppercorns. Add chicken herb once while simmering. Add more right before simmering. Add more right before simmering. Add more right before serving. What do you think of this soup? serving. What do you think of

this soup? serving. What do you think of this soup? I made chicken soup rice noodles for my I made chicken soup rice noodles for my I made chicken soup rice noodles for my second baby. He loves it. I just second baby. He loves it. I just second baby. He loves it. I just tasted it. Sub level is perfect. Behind tasted it. Sub level is perfect. Behind tasted it. Sub level is perfect. Behind me is our brand new kitchen. me is our brand new kitchen. me is our brand new kitchen. We'll move in in a few days. We'll cook We'll move in in a few days. We'll cook

We'll move in in a few days. We'll cook here afterwards. here afterwards. here afterwards. It was just finished yesterday. It was just finished yesterday. It was just finished yesterday. The inside still needs a full water The inside still needs a full water The inside still needs a full water rinse.