The happy little days of the Ye family

The Ye family ate the wild goat that Tang Xiaojing had captured for three days. Although the mutton was delicious, it was a bit greasy after eating too much.

Ye Qingqing has long been thinking about the snails in the backyard.

After the mutton is eaten, the snails, loaches and eels raised at home also spit out sand and can be eaten.

Of course, with so many things, we can’t finish them all in one sitting.

Ye Mu planned to get rid of most of the buckets of snails at home and make a dish of snail chicken and fried snails with perilla.

Tang Xiaojing picked a few herbs on the mountain in the morning and prepared them in less than a while in the afternoon. He came over to clean up the snails with Ye Qingqing when he had nothing to do.

Field snails and snails look somewhat similar, but field snails are larger and rounder. They usually grow in fields or ditches.

Snails are long and thin and usually live in clean rivers or streams.

To put it simply, one is short and fat, and the other is tall and thin.

Field snails have a strong muddy smell and require a lot of oil to taste delicious. People in the village rarely eat field snails.

Snails have a sweeter taste and a very light muddy smell. They can be used not only for cooking, but also for making soup.

Tang Xiaojing poured the snails into the basin and added clean well water. At this time, Ye Qingqing brought two loofahs over.

Tang Xiaojing and Ye Qingqing each held a loofah and carefully scrubbed away the dirt on the surface of the snail.

While Tang Xiaojing was scrubbing the snails, he happily peeked at Ye Qingqing.

Tang Xiaojing felt that when the two got married, they would be like now, discussing what to eat every day, how much money they made today, and living an ordinary and happy life.

Ye Qingqing was concentrating on washing the snails, but she had already noticed that Tang Xiaojing had been peeking at her.

The little girl was thin-skinned, her face was as pink and tender as rouge, the corners of her mouth were raised unconsciously, and her eyes were full of smiles.

In the distance, Mother Ye was doing embroidery at the door, actually to keep an eye on the two young men.

This was specially told by Ye's father. Ye's father was also young and knew the young man's thoughts best. He told Ye's mother not to let the two of them be alone together.

The snail had grown up in the mud before, but the two of them used a loofah to brush it down with a layer of mud. The water in the basin gradually became turbid, and finally turned into a basin of muddy water.

Ye Qingqing and Tang Xiaojing brushed it twice before cleaning the snails, and finally rinsed it twice with clean water before washing the snails completely.

After the snails are cleaned, the tails of the snails are smashed off with stones.

This not only makes it more delicious, but also makes it easier to suck out the snail meat when eating.

It was easy to hit the snails, but Ye Qingqing couldn't do it, so he left it to Tang Xiaojing.

Tang Xiaojing had great strength and quick movements. He lifted the rocks and dropped them one by one, and quickly dealt with the snails.

Tang Xiaojing knew that he was going to make snail chicken stew today, so he hunted a pheasant when he went up the mountain in the morning.

This pheasant is a big rooster weighing more than three pounds. The feathers on its body are colorful and very beautiful.

Especially the hair on the tail is long and beautiful. If it is made into a feather shuttlecock, it will definitely be very beautiful.

After Ye Qingqing slaughtered the big rooster, he picked out some beautiful chicken feathers and collected them, planning to make some feather shuttlecocks.

Ye Qingqing packed up the pheasant and asked Tang Xiaojing to help chop the pheasant into small pieces.

The snail chicken stew is made by Ye Mu. First, use oil to sauté the onions, ginger, and garlic over high heat, then pour the chicken pieces into the pot and stir-fry the chicken pieces until the chicken skin is slightly charred.

Then add the snails and stir-fry together, then add an appropriate amount of water and a little miso, and simmer over high heat.

After boiling it for a quarter of an hour, Mother Ye added a little rice wine brought back by Father Ye. This was also taught by Yang Xinghua, saying that rice wine can remove the fishy smell and increase the aroma.

Then add a lot of perilla and a little salt to it, cover the lid and bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for half a quarter of an hour, and the fragrant snail chicken pot is ready.

When Ye Mu was making fried escargots with perilla, Ye Qingqing was there to help.

Ye Qingqing knows the basic steps and methods, so this time, Ye Qingqing will cook the fried snails with perilla.

Ye Qingqing put a tablespoon of lard in the pot and sauteed the onions, ginger, garlic and bean paste until fragrant.

Then add the snails and stir-fry together, then add water to cover the snails, cover with a lid and cook over high heat for a quarter of an hour.

Then add the perilla and an appropriate amount of salt to it, and then use high heat to dry up the juice. The fragrant perilla snails are ready.

In addition to the snail chicken pot and perilla snails, Ye Mu also fried a seasonal green vegetable, and dinner was ready.

A little rice wine was added to the escargot chicken pot, and it smelled particularly fragrant, covering up the smell of the perilla snails made by Ye Qingqing.

The chicken in the snail chicken pot is particularly delicious. Ye Qingqing especially likes to eat the chicken skin. Ye Mu stir-fries all the chicken fat and the chicken skin tastes fragrant and crispy.

The snails in the chicken pot are also oily, absorbing the aroma of the chicken, and are also delicious.

Father Ye tasted the smell of wine in the snail chicken pot, "Is there wine in this snail chicken pot?"

Ye Mu was smacking the snails with her head lowered, then raised her head and said, "Put in half a cup of rice wine. Sister Xinghua taught me that wine can remove the fishy smell and increase the aroma, but adding rice wine does make it more fragrant."

The perilla snails made by Ye Qingqing also taste good, but compared to the snail chicken stew made by Ye Mu, they seem a bit mediocre.

Ye Qingqing felt that the perilla snails she made were not as delicious as the snail chicken pot. It must have lacked rice wine. It would definitely taste better if rice wine was added.

Everyone at the dinner table didn't bother to chat, they were all talking about the snails.

The number of snail shells on the table gradually increased, and finally piled up several hills.

"This snail chicken pot tastes really good. It would be fine if you replace the snails with snails." The old lady prefers snails to snail leaves.

Ye Mu also thinks that she can try using snails next time and make a snail chicken stew.

"The snails taste sweeter and have a lighter muddy smell. I will try making snail chicken pot next time."

Ye Xilin licked his fingers while eating snails, and the snail shells in front of him piled up into a hill.

"I'm going to touch the snails tomorrow."

Tang Xiaojing raised his head from the bowl and said, "There are a lot of snails in the river in the valley. I'll bring some back tomorrow."

"Come back after hunting two more pheasants." Tang Shan couldn't stop talking about the snails. He had gained several pounds since dining with Ye's family.

Compared with the perilla snails that are often eaten, Ye Mu’s new snail chicken pot is obviously more popular.

Ye Qingqing was a little unhappy at first, but thinking about it, this snail chicken pot contains not only snails, but also chicken. Isn't it delicious?

Ye Qingqing stopped worrying about this problem and picked up another piece of chicken with quick eyes and hands. It was so delicious.

With the addition of rice wine, the muddy smell of the snails is almost gone and it tastes even better.

Ye Qingqing thought to herself that the next time she makes perilla snails, she must remember to put some rice wine in it.

Ye Qingqing and the others were eating snails and chicken on the table, while Dahuang and Xiaohuang were gnawing on chicken bones with a few little ones under the table.

After eating, Xiao Huang would hum a few words and ask Tang Xiaojing to quickly throw chicken bones to him.

Rhubarb was much more heroic. After eating, he howled loudly and was scolded by Tang Xiaojing before he calmed down.