Chapter 316 You eat first, I’ll do whatever you want
“Mom, do you want to grind glutinous rice flour today?”
Zhang An returned to the house, and Wang Fang was soaking the glutinous rice with a water ladle. Busy in the barrel.
Drain the glutinous rice that has been soaked for several days from the water.
“It’s not enough to grind the flour, and it needs to be soaked for a long time. This is fished out to make sweet wine.”
Sweet wine is what many places call rice wine, made from authentic glutinous rice. If the alcohol content is not high, you will not be intoxicated if you drink it.
Many families in rural areas like to make a jar and keep it. It can be used to boil water to drink, or to cook rice cakes and glutinous rice balls.
After soaking the glutinous rice for a few days, take it out and wash it, then put it into a steamer and steam it.
Watching the old mother busy, Zhang An did not step in to help.
He can make sweet wine, but for some reason, the sweet wine he makes is not very good.
So he wasn't going to do this job anymore.
"Mom, steam two more bowls of rice. I'm going to eat glutinous rice this morning."
Zhang An hasn't eaten glutinous rice for a long time, and now he's a little greedy when he sees glutinous rice.
"Then go and cut some shredded potatoes and bacon."
When his son wanted to eat, Wang Fang was naturally very willing to do it, so he fished another scoop of glutinous rice from the barrel.
“Okay.”
Zhang An took out several potatoes from the cellar, peeled them and cleaned them.
Cut three into shreds and three into cubes, then heat a pan with oil, fry the shredded potato and fry the diced potato.
The bacon was washed and put in the refrigerator yesterday. Zhang An picked a thin slice of bacon.
Although the bacon had been cooked yesterday, it still tasted salty, so Zhang An cut it very thinly.
After steaming it later, it tastes good when eaten with glutinous rice.
After cutting and filling the bowls, Wang Fang had poured all the glutinous rice into the steamer.
Zhang An did not put the bacon into a steamer to steam it together, because the bacon was very oily.
The glutinous rice used to make sweet wine must not be oily at all, otherwise the sweet wine will become moldy and bloom.
While the steamer was being steamed, Wang Fang was free to fry the crispy whistle. Su Ying especially liked to eat it, and Wang Fang has never forgotten it.
Zhang An was not idle either. He ran to the vegetable garden with a hoe, preparing to dig some dog-ear roots.
This man was lazy and didn't want to dig in the ground, so he planted some in the vegetable garden.
When you want to eat, you can dig it directly without having to look for it everywhere.
Although everyone thinks that Zheergen is a heresy, Zhang An feels that eating glutinous rice without Zheergen is simply unnatural.
You can leave out the diced sour radish, but without the root, he always felt that the taste was wrong.
In fact, whether you like to eat Zheer roots or not, Zhang An thinks you can eat some.
Zheergen has been used as a traditional Chinese medicine since ancient times, and then it is a more iconic local dish in the southwest.
If it can be included in the pharmacopoeia and prescription, it shows that it is outstanding.
Zhang An, who came from later generations, naturally knew that there was something in Zheergen.
They can increase the activity of white blood cells, enhance the phagocytic ability of white blood cells, have antitussive and analgesic effects, and can promote cell tissue regeneration.
So eating some every day will be of great help in improving the body's immunity.
Arrived in the vegetable garden, Zhang An found a bare place. This is where Zhang An planted the roots of the folded ears.
The foliage in winter is different from other seasons because no leaves can be seen.
So it is quite laborious to go to the mountains to dig out the roots of the folded ear in winter, and it also depends on luck.
However, when you dig up the root of the folded ear in other seasons, be careful not to let others discover it, otherwise you will not be able to hide the fact that you dug up other people's ridges.
When the two hoes went down, a lot of mud was turned up, and in the mud, there were very long, white and tender folded ear roots.
Just this hoe has turned out a lot.
This is because Zhang An poured space spring water on them, so they grew in abundance and well.
Zhang An squatted on the ground, shook off the mud, and then picked up the roots of the folded ears.
With just one hoe, you have picked up a lot, no need to dig any more.
There is definitely not enough food to eat here, and it can also be used to fry bacon at night.
Zhang An filled in the dug place and buried the broken ear root inside so that it could continue to shine and heat.
Then I put away the hoe, pulled out some chives, and some coriander, and called it a day.
"Hey, you're up, why don't you sleep a little longer."
When Zhang An returned home, Su Ying had already gotten up.
"I've been sleeping until I woke up naturally. If I go to sleep again, I'll turn into a pig. Why are you digging so many ear roots?"
"My mother will steam glutinous rice to make sweet wine in the morning, so this morning Let’s eat glutinous rice, dig it out and mix it with glutinous rice.”
“There’s no need to dig out so much, there will definitely be more to eat here.”
“It’s okay if you can’t finish it. Bacon, they won’t survive tonight anyway.”
You don’t need to pick out the white and tender ears, just remove the two ends.
Wash with clean water, chop into cubes, and blanch them in hot water.
Then put some salt and MSG, pour in a small amount of water and soak it, you can eat it directly later.
"Okay, okay, the glutinous rice is steamed. Bring it over quickly."
After steaming for more than half an hour, the steamer was so hot that it steamed a large glutinous rice thoroughly. .
Wang Fang used the small steamer that he usually used to eat, and took out some from the big steamer, and let Zhang An take it away.
She would immediately pour the rest into a dustpan, break it up with chopsticks, and wait until it cooled before she could start making the sweet wine.
If glutinous rice is to be delicious, steaming it is not enough.
The most delicious part is "fried", just like ordinary fried rice.
Zhang An heated up the oil in a pot, then poured the bacon, ear root and other seasonings prepared in the morning into it.
After stir-frying, pour all the glutinous rice in and add the home-made diced pork and chili oil.
Then it’s time to fry the glutinous rice. It’s said to be fried, but in fact it’s more like mixing.
After mixing all the glutinous rice and side dishes evenly, Zhang An saw that the chili oil and soy sauce had soaked the glutinous rice in the pot.
At this time, pour in the diced potatoes that have been fried until golden and crispy.
Whether you fry this glutinous rice at home or buy it from outside, potatoes are indispensable.
Especially for merchants, using more potatoes and glutinous rice can save a lot. =
Stir evenly again, and finally sprinkle with chopped green onions, and a fragrant pot of glutinous rice is ready.
“Come on, come on, it’s time to eat.”
The originally white glutinous rice became bright red and translucent after being fried with oil, chili and soy sauce.
The chopped green onion sprinkled in at the end gives off an alluring kiss when it comes into contact with the hot glutinous rice, which is really appetizing.
No other vegetables are needed at all, just scoop it into a bowl and eat it.
Besides, Zhang An also prepared hot and sour potatoes, which can be used as side dishes.
"This belongs to mom, this belongs to dad, and this belongs to our teacher Su."
Zhang An took out his rice bowl and each of them filled a bowl and handed it over.
"How about it, it's better than the ones sold at the school entrance."
The school entrance refers to the entrance of the county, and every morning there is a street selling breakfast stalls. "Hmm, it's very fragrant and delicious. Why don't you eat it?"
Su Ying tasted it and found that it was indeed much more delicious than the ones sold outside.
Not to mention the food in front of the school, none of the food sold at stalls in other places in the city is so delicious.
Actually, Su Ying didn’t know that this kind of breakfast had to be the most authentic at the school entrance.
"Hey, you eat first, I can do whatever I want."
Just after finishing speaking, Zhang An ran to the kitchen.
Then he brought a large bowl over and served himself a full bowl.
"Is this what you said, just casual?" Su Ying gave him a big roll of her eyes.
"Hey, the small bowl will be gone in two bites. It's not as satisfying as the sea bowl."
It's not like being outside at home, so of course it's as comfortable as possible.
When Zhang An used to go to work, he would buy a portion of glutinous rice in the morning for eight yuan for two spoons in total.
The rest was just shredded potatoes and pickled radish, which I couldn’t even get enough of.
"Dad, how many cypresses are left at home?"
Before the snow last time, Zhang An chopped a bunch back, but after burning for so many days, there shouldn't be much left. .
Zhang Jianguo is guarding the bacon in their home, so Zhang An has to ensure that the logistics supplies are sufficient.
“There are still a few Didi left, enough to burn for two days.”
“Then I’ll cut down a few bundles. It’s the Chinese New Year in a few days, so it’s not easy to use the knife. "
During the Chinese New Year, not only people have to rest, Zhang An and his friends have a custom here, but tools also have to rest.
Everyday tools such as hoes, axes, hatchets, sledgehammers, etc. will be out of use during the New Year, especially from the first to the third day of the lunar new year.
Because the old man often said in the past, let them rest, so that they will not break easily when working in the future.
What farmers fear most is that as soon as they dig into the ground a few times, the hoe breaks.
Other tools such as sledgehammers and axes are even worse.
"Anzi, Anzi, why don't you go to cut down cypress branches?"
Zhang An originally wanted to go cut down cypress branches in the afternoon, but just after breakfast, Mr. Huang came Yelled at him.
“Go ahead, Second Master, wait for me for two minutes, I’ll look for a hatchet and a back brace.”
Anyway, idle time is idle. If someone calls, just go. There are many and lively.
"Second Master, how did you know that I was going to cut down Bai Ya today?"
An old man and a young man were walking on the road, and Mr. Huang was still holding a small smoking cigarette. Rod.
“I don’t know, I just came here to ask. Anyway, your family probably doesn’t have much.”
This time Zhang An did not take Mr. Huang to the house behind the disaster house. That cypress forest.
Because when Zhang An went there by himself a few days ago, he had already trimmed the tree trunk to a very slim shape.
However, there is no shortage of cypress trees in the village. There are many planted in the woods, but it takes a while to walk.
It’s a long way to go, so Mr. Huang thought of coming over and calling Zhang An.
If two people are together and chatting on the road, it will not be so boring.
"Is the second master at home these two days?"
"The Chinese New Year is about to come, and I won't be going to the mountains. Why are you busy?"
Everyone is here during the New Year period. They are not very good at visiting relatives, and those who work have to stop and rest for a few days to prepare for the New Year.
No matter what arrangements are made, most of them will wait until after the year, unless there are special circumstances.
"No, Chen Ze and the others are coming to kill the deer in the next two days, and you will be the one to do the killing then."
There are only three or four days until the Chinese New Year. If they don't come tomorrow, the day after tomorrow Definitely have to come.
We can't wait until New Year's Eve. By then, others will be busy making rice cakes and cooking New Year's Eve dinner, so there will be no time to help.
"Nothing's wrong, just call me anytime."
On the way, Zhang An asked Mr. Huang some questions about skinning.
Although this craft requires more hands-on practice to be effective, there are still some skills.
Soon, in the woods, Zhang An climbed up to the cypress tree and cut down the cypress, while Huang Erye picked it up below.
Except for Zhang An and Huang Erye, there are very few people in the village who come to cut down Bai Ya and smoke the bacon. They all find it troublesome.
It is also true that the branches on these cypress trees were not trimmed much. After Zhang An climbed several trees, he cut a lot of them and left them.
The two of them cooperated well. By the time Zhang An came down from the tree, Mr. Huang had already tied the two backs to Bai Ya.
Zhang An's is obviously twice as much because he can carry it easily.
The main reason is that Mr. Huang’s family didn’t smoke much bacon this year, so they didn’t use much Bai Ya.
Back home, after Zhang An had nothing to do, he remembered that the gate of the old hall was still open.
It is better to choose the right day than to hit it. Zhang An immediately found the wood and tools.
It just so happens that there is still a long time today, so it is not difficult for Zhang An to make a trap door in one afternoon.
"Zhang An, I bought beef here, come and take it back."
Li Hongbin passed by the door and shouted inside when he saw Zhang An working in the yard.
As soon as Zhang An put down the plane in his hand, he ran to their house.
“Oh, why did you buy so much? Do you want to eat it for half a year?”
This person is too outrageous. He bought a large piece of beef and brought it back. Stop talking. There are also hundreds of catties.
Beef is different from pork. You can’t eat that much, and it’s hard to cook.
"It's okay. If you can't finish it, just leave it and eat it slowly. This cow is a small mountain ox. I saw it killed with my own eyes. It's very fresh."
Alpine veal is a locally raised breed of cattle, and its meat quality is pretty good among beef.
This beef is indeed fresh. It is still warm to Zhang An’s touch, and the meat inside is still beating.
Li Hongbin took out a butcher's knife from home and cut the large piece of beef into two pieces with great effort.
"Come on, come on, this half is yours, take it back quickly."
I couldn't refuse at all, so Li Hongbin cut it and stuffed it directly to him. It weighed about forty or fifty kilograms.
He originally thought that it would be enough to cut into pieces weighing more than ten kilograms. Before he could speak, Li Hongbin took his half and went back without giving him a chance.
Looking at these dozens of beef, Zhang An also felt a little worried. How long should he eat this? He can't eat it every day.
“Why did you cut the meat again? We can barely fit the rest of the meat in the refrigerator.”
Wang Fang saw Zhang An coming back with a large piece of beef, and he returned the favor. I bought it myself.
Their family killed pigs a few days ago and kept some for himself. Then when other people killed pigs, Zhang An also cut some.
As a result, their refrigerators and freezers can no longer be loaded.
If you put this piece of beef in again, it will definitely be full.
"Li Hongbin just bought this. He cut it in half and brought it here. I'll see if it can fit in the freezer. If not, I'll put it in their house."
Zhang An opened the freezer. After taking a look, there was still a lot of space left inside, which was enough.
When tomorrow and the day after tomorrow start, I will take things from inside and outside, so that the space can be freed up.
(End of this chapter)