Chapter 126: Full Harvest
The sheep peaches in autumn hang like a small gray-brown lantern on the tree.
It looks heavy, and there may be a few extra fruits on some branches.
Hang the tiny branches into a hook shape.
In this mountain, where there are wild sheep and peaches, there must be monkeys.
Because the monkeys in the mountains especially like to eat this thing.
So in ancient times, Li Shizhen was the first to name kiwi fruit: "Its shape is like a pear, its color is like a peach, and macaques like to eat, so it has various names."
Well, this After a while, Zhang An looked towards the top of the mountain and saw several senior brothers hanging on the trees not far away.
There are many monkeys in this mountain.
They are not only numerous in number, but also in many types.
Later Zhang An saw the first-level national protected animal, the golden monkey, in this mountain.
But wild big brothers of that species are indeed very rare.
Apart from the zoo, it is really rare to see one in this wild mountain.
Zhang An has seen so many monkeys, and he has only seen Senior Brother Jinsi twice in the mountains.
We are here anyway, so no one is in a hurry.
I put down the basket on my back, picked several peaches, sat on the ground and ate them slowly.
There are many seeds in the middle of this sheep peach fruit, which tastes like dragon fruit.
It’s just that kiwi fruit doesn’t have as many seeds as dragon fruit.
Zhang An and the three of them had almost eaten, and they also started to get up and pick fruits.
It is not advisable to pick fruits that are already ripe at this time.
Because the ripe ones are very soft, they are easily crushed when placed in a basket.
I would rather pick more of the raw ones and cover them in rice bran, waiting for them to mature slowly.
So when I picked them, I found them very soft. Everyone either ate them or was too lazy to pick them. Anyway, there are so many of them on the mountain.
It didn’t take long to pick most of the basket.
Zhang An found an opportunity, and when Zhou Yang and Huang Ming couldn't see it, he got two sheep and peach trees and put them in the space, so he didn't want to pick them anymore.
Plant some in the space in the future, and you can eat them anytime you want.
But this thing is actually just for freshness. If you eat too much, you will feel very tired.
I just happened to see some tall wild walnut trees next to the sheep peach tree not far away.
Zhang An gave up the sheep peaches and ran over to pick wild walnuts.
At this time Zhou Yang and Huang Ming were still picking sheep peaches.
Although this thing is overripe, it is indeed very durable and will not rot easily.
If you pick more, you can eat it for a long time, so they naturally want to pick more.
Wild walnuts are different from sheep peaches. You can pick them standing under the tree.
When picking wild walnuts, you need to climb up the walnut tree to pick them, mainly because the walnut tree grows too tall.
But for rural children, climbing trees is a basic skill.
Zhang An climbed up the tree along the thick trunk.
I found a thicker tree branch to stand on and started picking wild walnuts underneath.
At this time, Zhang An felt a little regretful. If he had known to raise a squirrel or something, he could help pick it at this time.
When you find the opportunity, you must get one or two and raise them.
How about raising a big brother?
As soon as this idea appeared, Zhang An shook his head.
Forget it, Senior Brother, this guy has no place to live, it’s too troublesome.
After Zhang An went back and forth to pick two walnut trees, he stopped picking.
Because it has been picked everywhere he can reach, and he doesn’t dare to step on other places.
Otherwise, with his weight, he would have to break those very thin branches.
Zhang An and his friends have several kinds of wild walnuts here.
One type has a large core, which is the kind of walnut tree that everyone digs up and plants.
There is also a kind of fruit that is very small. If you peel off the outer walnut skin, there will only be a small walnut inside. People outside also call it pecan.
Back on the ground, he found that there were already a lot of wild walnuts on the ground, so Zhang An was ready to start picking them.
The peaches in the basket were not as hard as walnuts, so Zhang An poured the peaches that had been picked into the basket into the space.
Clear out the empty basket, and then start picking wild walnuts.
After picking up half the basket, it was almost enough. Zhang An saw that there were still quite a few on the ground, so he called Zhou Yang and Huang Ming next to him to come over and pack some.
"Zhou Yang, Damingzi, I picked some wild walnuts. There are many more on the ground. Come and pick some."
If you haven't picked them, it doesn't matter. They have been picked. It's down, it would be a waste not to pick it up.
And I just dug a few trees and put them in the space. There will be no shortage of these in the future.
Huang Ming and Zhou Yang heard Zhang An shouting, and they also came to pick up the basket.
But their baskets were already full of sheep peaches.
The last person poured some sheep peaches into Zhang An's basket, so that there was room to put the wild walnuts.
This trip to the mountains was a great success. The baskets of the three of them were all large baskets, and each one was full.
“There are so many sheep peaches, it feels like a waste if we don’t pick them all.”
Huang Ming saw that there were many left on the tree, but the basket was already full.
No matter how reluctant you are, you still have to go down the mountain.
"Anyway, you're fine now, why don't you consider picking them and selling them in the town."
To be honest, Zhang An also felt that it was a waste to put so much on the mountain.
That is to say, no one has started selling this thing yet, otherwise many people will definitely come to the mountains to look for it.
So I suggested that Huang Ming pick it up and sell it in the town. At least he could make some money.
Zhou Yang would definitely not do this himself. He is almost too busy just cooking.
"There are sheep and peaches all over the mountain. Will anyone be willing to spend money to buy them?" Huang Ming was a little skeptical. This kind of mountain product is generally not valuable.
"How can there be a mountain full of trees? There are only a few trees in other places."
"And this thing, you can only do it once Come and pick a few dozen kilograms, and then you can take it to the town and sell it for a few cents a kilogram. That’s still money, and you have nothing to do anyway.”
When Zhang An said this, Huang Ming was a little moved, and he began to think about it involuntarily.
On the way down the mountain, Huang Ming had forgotten about the goat milk dream.
But Zhou Yang is still thinking about him. He has a very good relationship with his two younger brothers and sisters, and he thinks of them no matter what.
So after arriving at the place, Zhou Yang reminded them, and the three of them started picking up the goat milk dream again with plastic bags.
Even the sweet bubbles on the side did not escape their vicious hands.
Now I picked a bag full of Goat Milk Dream and Sweet Bubbles.
A few people went down the mountain and went home satisfied.
This time it was a big gain, and it was also because Mr. Huang often ran in the mountains and found such a place.
If nothing else, everyone in the village knows exactly what is on the nearby mountains.
So even if you pick them, you won’t be able to pick much.
The little bit of goods was all finished by everyone.
I need to travel to many places before I can pick something up and go home.
But when they were leaving, Zhang An discovered something familiar beside him.
So I brought the sickle to Zhou Yang, went over and cut one and took it home.
“Why are you cutting this thing back?”
The grass Zhang An cut is called jelly grass, which is the jelly grass in the jelly grass milk tea that everyone drank in later generations.
Although Zhou Yang and Huang Ming have eaten jelly, they don’t know what jelly grass is.
But Zhang An is very familiar with it, and later generations will cook this stuff often.
Autumn has passed for a long time now, and the jelly grass has begun to set seeds.
When Zhang An sees it, he will definitely not let it go. He will take some back and wait until next year to make more. When you want to eat it, cook it yourself.
"This is a good thing. I'll cut some grass seeds and scatter them at home."
"I think you've gone crazy with your idleness. Now you've started planting grass."
Zhang An didn't explain either, he just smiled and said nothing
Back to the village, he met children in the village who had finished school along the way.
They looked at the goat milk fruits and sweet foam that Zhang An and the others were carrying, and all of them walked around Zhang An and the others.
It seems like they don’t plan to leave without leaving anything behind.
Finally, Zhang An and the others gave these children something, and they went to play by themselves.
Zhang An walked to his home and found that four or five adults and several children came to play.
It seems that he plans to have a meal here before going back.
Maybe these people came to Hongyan Town specifically to play, and they came to Changqing specifically after hearing someone introduce them.
Otherwise, when Zhang An went out at noon, he would not have seen these people coming to his door.
As soon as Zhang An arrived home, Zhang Tie came over with Xiao Yanzi.
Seeing the kiwi fruit in Zhang An’s basket, I picked it up, peeled it and started eating it.
The dolls who came to play nearby saw Zhang Tie eating and watched eagerly.
Then I looked at their adults again, and it was obvious that I also wanted to show off a few big words on my face.
"Come here, kids, these are for you to eat."
Zhang An took some and put them on the table next to him, and said to the children next to him.
Since he is here to take care of his own business, Zhang An can't be too picky, so he is still willing to give up these wild fruits.
“Brother, what are you doing?”
These adults were obviously from the city and didn't know Yang Taozi.
The sheep peach today is not the kiwi fruit on the market in later generations. There are many people who don’t know it.
We haven’t started to plant them in bulk now, that is, some people in the mountains will pick them and eat them.
“Well, this is a wild fruit in the mountains. It’s called kiwi fruit. Because the monkeys in the mountains also like to eat it, it’s also called kiwi fruit.”
The brother who was talking to Zhang An didn’t Pretentiously, he picked up the sheep peach given by Zhang An and imitated Zhang Tie and others to peel off the skin and eat the contents.
“Hmm~, it’s quite delicious. Is this a wild fruit?”
Several other people saw that this old man tasted delicious and started to pick it up too. eat.
I didn’t expect that this kiwi fruit would be loved by everyone. No wonder kiwi fruit was sold so expensively in later generations.
It was only later that more people planted it and the area became larger, so the price came down.
Before leaving, this old man and Zhang An bought half of the basket under him.
Customers are God. If people are willing to sell, how can Zhang An not sell?
It’s not a question of whether Zhang An is willing or not, Zhang An didn’t even speak.
Wang Fang has already agreed to sell it to others.
In the end, this guy bought more than twenty kilograms for one yuan a kilogram.
Wang Fang also disliked Zhang An for picking half the basket of wild walnuts.
If all you pick are sheep peaches, a basket can be sold for at least dozens of yuan.
What else can Zhang An say? He is not a god who can figure out whether someone will buy this thing today.
Besides, a basket weighs fifty or sixty pounds at least, so people don’t necessarily want them all.
After the guests at home left, Zhang An's family finished their dinner and then began to pack away the wild walnuts that Zhang An had picked.
“Why is it so small?”
Wang Fang peeled a few and found that they were all pecans.
Few people in the village are willing to eat these because they think they are too small and there is not much walnut meat in them to eat.
"I encountered this kind today, not the big ones."
Zhang An took the knife and quickly opened the pair of walnuts.
After they dry in the shade, they can be stored for a long time.
And Zhang Anke had no intention of drying all these pecans.
He planned to get some spiced star anise, boil these pecans, and then slowly dry them.
The dried pecans will also taste delicious.
"Mom, do we still have spices at home?"
Zhang An just did it and asked his mother directly for the spices.
"What are you looking for spices for? You don't have anything to stew."
The spices in Zhang An's family are all used for stews during the Chinese New Year or when cooking big dishes.
“I plan to cook a dish of these pecans with spiced star anise. It will be much more delicious after drying.”
Wang Fang knew very well that her son was not active in other aspects, but when it came to eating, Quite diligent.
But Wang Fang didn’t say anything, and still found the spices at home and handed them to Zhang An.
“Can these walnuts be cooked with spices?”
This is the first time Wang Fang has explained how to cook these things with spices.
“I didn’t know that this can be cooked. Peanuts and sunflowers can also be cooked when they are freshly harvested. This is how spiced melon seeds are made.”
“Then our family will cook some next year. "Five-spice melon seeds should be more delicious,"
No matter what it is, if you are used to eating the original flavor for a long time, the five-spice flavor will give people the feeling that it is delicious.
Taking advantage of the fact that the fire on the coal stove was burning brightly, Zhang An directly set up a large iron pot and started cooking.
"Mom, next time you go to the market, buy more spices like five-spice and star anise. It won't take long to buy a little bit at a time."
Zhang An thought that this thing is useless anyway. It’s expensive, so buy more and keep it, you can eat whatever you want.
“I don’t usually use it much. If I buy a lot of these spices and put them away, they will become stale over time and the fragrance will not be strong.”
Five-spice and star anise. There is indeed no shelf life for things. As long as they are stored well, they will be good for two to three years.
But if you keep this thing for a long time, the fragrance inside it will slowly dissipate and become stale.
Things cooked with old spices have no aroma.
After cooking for half an hour, the walnuts on the fire were already cooked.
Now that the water in the big iron pot has dried up a lot, Zhang An lifted the big iron pot to the pot ring and placed it.
Then after taking out the spice packets inside, let the cooked brine soak the walnuts in the pot.
Wait for it to soak for a while, and the aroma will soak into the walnut kernels inside, then take it out.
Finally, take the walnuts out of the pot, drain the water, and then dry them in the sun.
But it is already evening now, so we can only put it in the sieve first and dry it in the sun tomorrow.
Looking at the soup in the pot, Zhang An felt that it would be too wasteful to pour it out now.
After thinking about it, there were so many eggs at home, so I kept them first.
Then I found a pot of eggs, cooked them in water, and then cracked the outer eggshells.
Finally, put it into the brine and start stewing it. Crack the eggshell to make the eggs more flavorful.
Zhang An is preparing to make a pot of fragrant five-spice eggs as a snack.
I’m usually too lazy to do anything, but this time it was easy.
"Dad, Mom, do you think these boiled eggs are delicious?"
Zhang An took out two boiled eggs and handed them to his parents.
Although this is not the legendary tea egg, it is almost the same.
No one has started selling braised eggs on the street yet.
Zhang An still remembers that some people said that China was very poor and could not afford eggs, especially tea eggs.
He stood up now, and Zhang An showed him one thing to eat and one to play.
I didn’t say throw it away. This is the most basic respect for food. It’s not that Zhang An can’t throw it away.
Although Zhang An didn’t put out tea this time, there is no shortage of tea in Zhang An’s family.
(End of this chapter)