jdhmnovel Chapter 290 Talking about Food Under the Tree
Chapter 290 Talking about Food Under the Tree
Early the next morning.
The four siblings who made a wish came to the paddy field again full of energy.
Since the paddy field had been plowed the night before and the seedlings had been pulled out and placed beside the field, they were ready to plant right away, which greatly increased efficiency.
Compared with the first piece of land, this piece of land is not very big, so Xu Yuan did not ask Xu Qing and Aunt Li to come over to help.
They didn't come, but the two brothers Pan Dahai and Pan Xiaojiang came.
When the two arrived, most of the seedlings had been planted.
The sun was already high in the sky, and it was already noon.
"Sister Xuyuan, let us help you plant the rice seedlings."
"Are you guys done with this?"
"Yeah, we just finished it a while ago."
The two men's feet were still wrapped in mud. They were barefoot with their trouser legs rolled up. There were spots of mud on their feet, and their faces and hair were also splashed with mud. They stepped into the paddy field very swiftly, picked up the seedlings on one side, and started to plant them with skillful movements.
"Sister Xuyuan, why do these seedlings feel a little different to me?" Pan Dahai touched a seedling, and its appearance and feel were different from ordinary seedlings.
"Of course it's different, Brother Hai, these are glutinous rice seeds." Guozi stood next to Pan Dahai, not far away, and explained when he heard the question.
"So it's glutinous rice, no wonder it looks different."
Pan Dahai nodded.
"By the way, Dahai, do you still have basil planted at home?" Xu Yuan suddenly remembered that there was a piece of basil missing in the vegetable garden. He said he would save the seeds last year, but he didn't expect that they fell into some corner and he couldn't find them at all.
"Yes, Sister Xuyuan, I will bring it to you tomorrow."
"Okay, thanks."
With the help of Pan Dahai and his two brothers, the six people quickly finished a not-so-big field. Unexpectedly, they even produced a handful of seedlings.
"How much is left? Give it all to me."
Xu Yuan planted all the rest in a sparse area, with some plants here and there, and the glutinous rice and ordinary rice were slightly separated to distinguish them.
After two or three days, the seedlings were finally planted. The next step is to wait for the seedlings to take root before weeding.
Several people all stood in the ditch, which was full of sand. It was very comfortable to step on it barefoot and let the water wash their feet.
Xuyuan distributed the cakes he brought in the morning to everyone one by one. Everyone sat under the tree, enjoying the breeze and eating the cakes in their hands.
Pan Xiaojiang said, "Sister Xuyuan, my family has saved a lot of chicken eggs and duck eggs. Would you like to take some?"
"How much have you saved?"
"There was one basket for chicken eggs, and two small baskets for duck eggs. Duck eggs have a fishy smell when boiled, and they are not very tasty. Grandpa and grandma were reluctant to eat them, so they kept a lot of them."
"Have you ever checked them once in a while? Shake them. Eggs will go bad soon."
"Yeah, grandma also knows it. She has seen it." Pan Dahai nodded.
"As for duck eggs, they can be made into another delicacy, which is much more valuable than selling ordinary duck eggs."
"What is it?" Pan Dahai and Pan Xiaojiang asked excitedly, looking curious.
It wasn't just the Pan Dahai brothers who were curious. Xu Zhi, Guo Zi and many others also came over and listened attentively.
"Listen carefully, the method is not difficult, just use salted duck eggs."
"Ah."
Everyone nodded at the same time.
"The things you need to prepare are yellow mud, shochu, salt and water. After cleaning the duck eggs, put them in the sun to dry out the moisture. Then dry the yellow mud into a fine consistency, add an appropriate amount of salt and shochu, and stir it into mud with water. Wrap the duck eggs with the yellow mud, put them in a jar and seal it. Take them out after a month, wash off the mud, and boil them to make another delicious dish."
Xu Yuan explained the steps of making salted duck eggs one by one, and then took the water bag at his waist and took a few gulps of water.
Pan Xiaojiang slapped his thigh excitedly, "If we wrap it in yellow mud like this, it will become a delicacy. If I wrap the whole chicken in yellow mud, it will be called salted chicken, right?"
"Cough." Xu Yuan almost choked and couldn't help laughing.
"Xiao Jiang, you have a really quick mind and are able to adapt to changing circumstances."
"Hahahaha." Pan Xiaojiang felt a little embarrassed and scratched his head.
"Sister Xuyuan, do you think it's possible?"
"Actually, there is a way to wrap the whole chicken in yellow mud, which is called beggar's chicken. In fact, you just need to prepare the yellow mud, marinate the chicken, wrap the chicken with leaves, and then cover the outside with yellow mud, and then put it directly into the fire to roast."
"Wow, as soon as I heard it, I knew that this beggar's chicken would be delicious. Big sister, we can make beggar's chicken and sell it in the county town!" Many people were surprised. This was something that no one had seen before, and it would definitely make money.
"Xiaoduo, it's not that simple. First of all, we don't have so many chickens, how can we sell them?" Guozi retorted.
"That's right, then we can just buy chickens from the village." Manyu thought that everyone in the village raised chickens, and suggested, "Besides, Uncle Zhushan and Uncle Ashan have so many chickens."
"You have so many tricks. Beggar's chicken is better sold when the weather is cold. We'll talk about it when the time comes."
After all, there are still a lot of things to do, and I only have time to do these when I am free.
"Sister Xuyuan, what about eggs? Can't eggs be made into salted eggs?"
"The eggs are so small that you can finish them in two or three bites. Why waste time on them? I would just use them to make braised eggs." Guozi replied.
"In fact, there are many delicious dishes that can be made with eggs. Let me tell you a way to make them as smooth and tender as tofu..."
Xu Zhi was a little stunned when he heard this. Aren't they supposed to sit down and eat some pancakes and rest for a while before going home? When did they start talking about how to make eggs and duck eggs delicious?
It sounded so delicious just by the description that I suddenly felt hungry. Where is the pancake I just ate?
Xu Zhi took out half of the pancake from the backpack and started eating.
And they were chatting enthusiastically over there.
“Is it really that simple? Just add those ingredients and steam it.” Pan Dahai was a little skeptical. Delicious food shouldn’t have so many steps and require this and that.
"Well, you can try it when you go back."
But it’s a pity to use lard, as it has no aroma. There is a saying that meat dishes go with vegetable oil, and vegetable dishes go with meat oil.
"Sister, I have to save eggs from today on. I also want to eat egg custard." Xuanyu said sadly when he thought of the few eggs in the cabinet at home.
"No need to save it, I have it at home. Otherwise, I will send some to you in the afternoon." Pan Dahai saw Xuanyu's regretful look, patted Xuanyu's shoulder and said generously.
"That won't do. How can I take yours for free? Just give me as much as you want and I'll pay you according to the price we agreed on before." Xu Yuan said.
"Okay, it's getting late, let's all go back."
It was my first time sitting under a tree, enjoying the breeze and chatting about food with a group of kids. But I have to say that I was a little hungry.