Chapter 119 119. Rapeseed flowers and bamboo forest
This bamboo forest is large or small, long or short, and it occupies about one or two acres of land.
Entering the bamboo forest, the air suddenly became humid, and there was a smell of fermented bamboo leaves in the forest. It felt soft when you stepped on it.
It is now early April, and many of the spring bamboo shoots have grown more than one meter high. My aunt is very familiar with them and avoids them, choosing only the small and tender ones.
After taking aim, he put the hoe down and a chubby bamboo shoot was pried out directly.
For Qiaoqiao, this is like a treasure hunt. He also holds a hoe and digs out the fat ones.
My aunt was still laughing when she saw it: "Our Qiao Qiao is becoming more and more capable now!"
"That's right," Song Tan said proudly, "It's all what I taught you."
Indeed, she taught most of them.
With Qiao Qiao like this, Wu Lan and Song Sancheng asked him to do some washing and washing at home, so as not to be a little spoiled.
What's more, they also have a lot of work to do every day, and they rarely have free time to teach their sons bit by bit.
If we can’t teach each other a few words, each other will collapse.
But Song Tan is different. If nothing else, her patience is very good now. She doesn’t do it twice once, and she doesn’t do it four times... As for farm work, it actually requires a lot of work. Do.
I carry him with me in everything I do. As time goes by, Qiaoqiao himself becomes much more flexible.
While digging bamboo shoots, my aunt lamented: "I hated this bamboo forest when I was a child."
"Why?" Song Tan was puzzled.
Her memory of this bamboo forest is probably when she was a child. Song Sancheng tied two pieces of hemp rope to the bamboo, and put a wooden board in the middle to make a simple swing for her here. play.
If it were older, you could even pull a hammock in it in the summer. That hammock was bought for two yuan and accompanied Song Tan for many summers.
If it hadn’t been for the one time when I was swaying above, a chubby caterpillar shook out from the bamboo leaves and landed on my face... I’m afraid this beautiful memory would have lasted for a few more years.
The aunt sighed and said: "Life was better when you were a child, and there were many ways to make money, but before you were born, there were people who wanted bamboo like ours, and it cost eight cents a piece. ”
"Your grandfather is responsible for cutting bamboo in the bamboo forest, and grandma You chops off all the branches on the bamboo branches."
"As for me, I don't have to do any hard work, but I have to drag this long bamboo. Walk all the way to the place where they receive the goods.”
“Although the bamboos here are not as thick as the bamboos in the south, they are also heavy. I can only drag two or three at a time... At the end of the day, My legs are so swollen that I can’t even lift them up.”
This is real rural life.
Song Tan was silent for a while and then asked: "What about my dad and the others?"
Song Hongmei burst out laughing: "Can your dad and the others still run away? They have to be responsible for loading bamboo into the car for others. It's such a strenuous job that they can't even straighten their backs at the end of the day."
"Tan Tan, don’t look at your eldest aunt, she is quite annoying. She also suffered hardships with your uncle in the early years.”
Song Tan said “Hmm”.
She has seen a lot. Everyone has a different role in the eyes of different people. There is no need to force it, just ask for what you want.
She originally thought that her aunt was going to say more sensational words, but she didn’t expect that her style of expression changed:
"It's just that your eldest aunt is getting older now, and her brain is getting worse!"
"You have planted three fields of lettuce, and there must be fifty or sixty lettuces in one piece. I see her posture, I have even thought about it - how is she going to eat? "
"Let me just say that when you are old, you can't take care of your children at home and do housework every day. If you have nothing to do, you can go out and dance in the square. A stall is better than squatting at home. There is no quality at all..."
The aunt was obviously very resentful and muttered: "Is it easy for your grandma to grow some vegetables?" Song Tan laughed:< br>
"Yes, my aunt has known it. If you go home and blanch the bamboo shoots and dry them in the sun, you can still eat them for a long time!"
"Yes." My aunt looked at the bamboo forest with nostalgia: "One or two No one has bought bamboo in ten years. Look, the bamboo forest is densely packed. If you see too many bamboo shoots, dig more and make room for them.”
Thinking about it: "I cut the tender bamboo shoot hearts diagonally and blanched them, then stir-fried them with pickled peppers and some beef. Oops, this is ready for dinner!"
Thought again: There are also lettuce leaves!
“Let’s eat these pickled pepper bamboo shoots at night, add fried lettuce leaves, and steam the Sophora japonica eggs first, and make Sophora japonica cakes tomorrow…”
After thinking about it this way, it seems that I will have food for half a month and save hundreds of dollars in food expenses!
As soon as the aunt figured out the calculation in her heart, she wielded the hoe with more and more heart!
Song Tan originally didn't think much about the spring bamboo shoots. It was difficult to practice and she was not willing to give too much of her spiritual energy this year. But when her aunt said this, she couldn't help but feel a little greedy.
I was just thinking about letting Qiao Qiao dig two more and go home, but I saw this silly kid had already emerged from the other end of the bamboo forest and came over with a handful of rape flowers:
"Sister, here you go" You eat.”
On the other hand, he broke off a piece of vegetable moss and ate it.
Song Tan also laughed: "When I was a child, my mother always fried the buds and moss of rapeseed flowers, and I didn't like eating them."
The aunt laughed: "When you were a kid, you had to think twice about eating meat at home. You were still farming, so how could you have the time to cook it carefully? It would definitely not taste good."
"It's different now. How can I say that? To keep in good health!”
My aunt has been setting up a stall in the city for decades. I don’t know how good she is at making egg pancakes, but her cooking skills have obviously been honed by her stingy spirit. .
Looking at the handful of rapeseed flowers, I came up with several dishes:
"I tell you, pull a handful of rapeseed flowers, then go to the mountain to see if there are any wild onions, dig one up and bring it back Blanch the rapeseed flowers and cook them, then chop the green onions, mince the ginger and garlic, get some chili powder, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, MSG, etc., and then add the green onions after they are cooked. , pour some sesame oil...it’s delicious!”
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Song Tan’s mouth is watering just thinking about it, but...
"Auntie, the way you mix vegetables is as delicious as the soles of your shoes."
The aunt burst out laughing: "Then it's delicious if you use this to make poached eggs. Cut the rapeseed flowers into pieces and mix them with the eggs..."
"If it doesn't work, your family will cook it When the rice soup is boiled, put the rapeseed flowers in, sprinkle some chopped green onion, pepper noodles and so on..."
When it comes to careful budgeting, my aunt is really an expert. None of the ingredients used are expensive, but she just can. The food is cooked and delicious.
Song Tan sighed: "Auntie, you know so much..."
Auntie laughed: "What am I doing? You haven't seen our village before." The chef who cooks the banquet is amazing!”
"I can make good dishes with whatever I have on hand. One spring, we cooked fish tail stewed with rapeseed flowers for the banquet. Oops, I was full of praise!"
"I I’ve remembered it for decades.”
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