Chapter 125 Making kimchi
“Aunt Li, are the things ready? Da Chen is still waiting for us at home!”
Seeing that Chen Qiaoyi was too shy to speak, Zhou Ziwen hurriedly helped her out.
As her target, isn’t that what you are doing at this time?
"It has been prepared a long time ago. I will bring it to you." Aunt Li came to the corner of the eaves and twisted a sack out.
"There are some carrots and peppers in it, and there are a few pieces of old ginger, but not much. Are you using it to make kimchi?"
"Yeah, we haven't done it either, we just tried it. Let’s do it and see.” Zhou Ziwen took the sack and said.
"This is simple, just be careful not to get wet. If there is anything you don't understand, just ask me." Aunt Li said enthusiastically.
"Okay."
Zhou Ziwen asked Aunt Li to settle the account, then gave the money and chatted for a while before leaving their house.
"Why did it take you so long to come back! The cooked rice is almost cold."
Sure enough, when the two returned home, Chen Shiying scolded them a few times.
“Oh, Aunt Li is so enthusiastic. She insists on pulling me to chat, but I can’t help it!”
Women are indeed born actors. No, in front of her sister, Chen Qiao Yi can already find excuses to lie without changing her expression.
"Okay, now that we're back, let's start dinner quickly. We'll make kimchi later." Chen Shiying didn't bother to worry.
When she saw her sister coming back with Zhou Ziwen, she understood what was going on.
“Okay, eat, eat.”
Chen Qiaoyi cheered and hurriedly sat down and started eating.
“Sister, don’t you have much wolf meat at home?”
Zhou Ziwen sat at the dinner table and asked.
"It's almost gone, only some bones are left." Chen Shiying nodded.
With Zhou Ziwen as a big eater, no amount of meat is enough for him.
In just a few days, a wolf has been almost eaten.
"It's okay. I'll go to the mountains in the next two days to see if I can get some meat back." Zhou Ziwen said.
He had his own ideas about how to get meat.
Although he can't hunt or look for traces of prey, he is strong. The sixth level of Baji Quan gave him strong confidence.
He believes that as long as he does not encounter groups of wild beasts, or encounter beasts such as blind bears and tigers, ordinary wild beasts are no match for him.
For this reason, he also thought about it. Next time he went to the mountains, he would not go during the day. It would be best to wait until dark before going.
There was some danger in the mountains after dark, and he was not prepared to go deep into it, so he stayed just outside the forest and went a little deeper.
If he encounters a wild beast, he can easily deal with it.
"Then be careful and pay attention to your own safety." Chen Shiying knew that she couldn't persuade him, so she had to keep telling him.
"Don't worry, sister, I won't make fun of my own life." Zhou Ziwen nodded seriously.
He is not the kind of reckless man. Even if he wants to be reckless, he must first have the confidence to do so.
His Bajiquan skill is on hold 24 hours a day, getting stronger every moment, so there is no need to be in such a hurry.
Perhaps it won't be long before Bajiquan reaches the top level, and he will be able to enter and exit the forest at will without fear of danger.
After lunch, the Chen sisters did not rest, but were busy washing the peppers and carrots they had brought from Aunt Li's house.
Zhou Ziwen came to help, but was pushed out by the Chen family girl.
According to what they said, this is a job for women, and he, a man, should not participate.
Helping, Zhou Ziwen had no choice but to go back to his home to rest.
But anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is in a good mood, and the smile on his mouth cannot be hidden at all.
In fact, anyone would be proud to be cared about by two beautiful girls.
And Zhou Ziwen is just a member of the ordinary race. Making kimchi is actually quite simple.
You only need to pay attention to two points. One is that it cannot be stained with oil, whether it is water or kimchi, not at all.
The other thing is water. The water for making kimchi must be boiled water, not raw water.
As long as you do these two things, the rest is seasoning.
The water for making kimchi needs salt and sesame sugar.
Not to mention salt, sesame sugar can increase the sweetness of kimchi and make the kimchi less spicy.
Kimchi with sesame sugar will taste much better.
In addition, Zanthoxylum bungeanum is also an important material.
There is no need to buy this thing in particular. Some time ago, Zhou Ziwen found a wild pepper tree in the mountains, but the pepper on it was not yet mature at that time.
He was going to take a look again in the afternoon, and if it was ripe, he would pick some back.
After lunch break, Zhou Ziwen got up. Before he could go out, the Chen sisters and Shen Zhaodi came to work.
"You will continue to prepare the culture medium in the afternoon. The proportion must be correct." Zhou Ziwen explained.
"Brother Zhou, don't worry, we will handle the matter and there will be no problem." Zhou Chaoyang said, patting his chest.
"Okay, I'll go out first." Zhou Ziwen nodded.
He planned to take advantage of his free time today to go to the mountains to cut some firewood and come back, and take a look at whether the wild peppercorns were ripe.
As for the family, Zhou Ziwen is relieved that the Chen sisters are here.
They are all serious people who work hard and do not need supervision at all.
This is also the reason why Zhou Ziwen is willing to contact them. If he were someone who likes to be lazy, he would not get the mushroom group.
With a basket on his back and an ax in hand, Zhou Ziwen started walking up the mountain.
Since he went to the mountains, he also wanted to pick up some wild vegetables and fruits to bring back. Anyway, it was just a way to pick some wild vegetables and eat at least two meals.
The resources on the mountain are so abundant that as long as you are not lazy, you will never starve to death.
Now is not the same famine era, where people chewed tree bark and ate loess in order not to starve to death.
Although we are a little poorer in this era, in rural areas, people are really hungry.
Even the lazy educated youths in the Educated Youth Yard can get their own food.
The only difference is whether it tastes good or not, and whether it contains oil or water.
There are many wild vegetables in the countryside, many of which are edible, but they don’t taste very good.
Zhou Ziwen walked very fast and arrived at the outskirts of the mountain forest in a short while.
However, he did not stay on the outskirts of the mountain forest, but went directly into the inner mountain.
For him, as long as he didn't go too deep, there wasn't much danger in the inner mountains.
Of course, it’s only during the day. If it’s at night, you have to be more careful.
Along the way, if he encounters wild vegetables, mushrooms, etc., he will stop and pick them.
Some of the mushrooms on the mountain are delicious and nutritious.
If you are lucky, you can also pick precious medicinal herbs.
For example, ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum, Polygonum multiflorum and the like.
Perhaps due to bad luck, Zhou Ziwen has never encountered him before after going up the mountain so many times.
It is also possible that these precious herbs have been picked by the villagers long ago.
After all, this mountain does not belong to him alone. Although there are no professional herb collectors in Dabazi Village, they will also make a guest appearance during the herb collection season.
If you are lucky, you can pick a few good medicinal plants and sell them for a few yuan, or even dozens of yuan.
(End of this chapter)