The happy little days of the Ye family

There was still more than half a bowl of sour bamboo shoots left in the kimchi jar. Ye Qingqing took them all out and planned to use them to stir-fry braised pork belly at noon.

The pickled bamboo shoots were ready, and the sun had risen to the center. Seeing that it was getting late, Ye Qingqing got up to make lunch.

Ye Qingqing and Tang Xiaojing came to the backyard together. Tang Xiaojing was strong enough to lift the braised pork out of the well.

In addition to the braised pork, there are also 4 large bones that have been shaved cleanly.

Ye Qingqing brought out two big bones and prepared to make a pot of bone soup. He also brought out two braised pig trotters and a braised pork belly.

After blanching the big bones, Ye Qingqing asked Tang Xiaojing to break the two big bones in half and put them in a clay pot to make soup.

In addition to the big bones, Ye Qingqing also put in some adenophora, polygonatum odorifera and pitted red dates.

Ye Qingqing boiled a large can of bone soup and drank it at noon and at night.

The braised pork belly is divided into two parts, one half is used to stir-fry the sour bamboo shoots, and the other half and the two pig trotters are placed in the marinade for reheating.

In addition to meat, of course green vegetables are indispensable. Ye Qingqing picked two juicy fresh lettuce from the small vegetable garden.

Braised pork trotters, braised pork belly, stir-fried sour bamboo shoots with pork belly, stir-fried lettuce, and bone soup made the three people of the Tang family feel chubby.

Rhubarb and Xiaohuang were enjoying the rice mixed with marinade, wagging their big tails behind them as they ate.

Everyone got up late in the morning, and no one took a nap even after they were full.

In the morning, Ye Qingqing finally finished embroidering the petals of the first peony flower, and after lunch she went back to the house to embroider the stamens.

Ye Qingqing took the embroidery needle and lowered her head to embroider the stamens carefully, stitch by stitch. The stamens were not large and she could embroider the first peony in the afternoon.

The peonies outlined in front of her eyes were graceful, majestic and rich. Looking at this vivid peony, Ye Qingqing felt very proud.

Tang Xiaojing and his son saw that there was nothing to do at home. They couldn't take any time off, so they planned to dig bamboo shoots in the back mountain.

The weather is nice now, so it’s good to dig some bamboo shoots and dry them in the sun.

When the newly raised ducklings grow up, they can make braised duck with dried bamboo shoots. In addition, the braised duck with sour bamboo shoots made by Ye Qingqing is also good.

Tang Shan and Tang Xiaojing each carried a large backpack, took Rhubarb and Xiaohuang and went out.

Before going out, Tang Xiaojing specially brought the saponins with him. After digging the bamboo shoots, he washed the rhubarb and the small huang, and they all smelled good.

These days are the time for fertilizing, and everyone in the village is busy in the fields. There are only a few kids at the foot of the mountain beating pigweed.

The father and son walked up the mountain and met several aunts digging wild vegetables. The baskets were filled with various fresh and tender wild vegetables.

With their hands digging for wild vegetables, the aunts were busy talking, each talking about the latest happenings in the village.

Tang Xiaojing had already walked far away, and he could still hear hearty laughter coming from behind, mixed with a few insults from time to time. .

The bamboo forest was halfway up the mountain. As soon as the father and son reached the edge of the bamboo forest, Da Huang and Xiao Huang excitedly ran into the depths of the bamboo forest.

Rhubarb and small yellow are usually kept free-range, so Tang Xiaojing didn't care about them, and he and Tangshan lowered their heads and started to look for bamboo shoots.

The bamboo shoots at this time are different from the winter bamboo shoots hidden under the soil. They grow directly on the soil and can be seen at a glance.

The back mountain is Gongshan, and the things on the mountain are ownerless. People in the village can go up the mountain.

When everyone has nothing to do, they will go up the mountain to dig wild vegetables and bamboo shoots, or hunt two pheasants or hares to go back and hunt for teeth.

The father and son looked around and found that all the bamboo shoots on the outside of the bamboo forest had been dug up. They had no choice but to go deeper into the bamboo forest.

The bamboo forest on the mountain is very large, and the bamboos are also very tall. Each bamboo is as thick as Tang Xiaojing's arm. It is still very hot at the foot of the mountain, but walking into the bamboo forest feels refreshing.

Tangshan has not been to this bamboo forest for more than 20 years since he went to the county to work as an escort when he was young.

The bamboo forest looked like this when he was a child. Now, 20 years later, the bamboo forest is still the same as when he was a child.

The bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest were all dug up. Tang Shan took his son to the innermost part of the bamboo forest.

After walking, the two came to the innermost part of the bamboo forest. Not many people usually come here. The bamboos grow better and the fallen leaves under their feet are thicker.

There were fat and tender bamboo shoots underneath the bamboo roots. Tang Xiaojing dug out one of them with a hoe.

They are heavy in the hand, one weighs several kilograms, and the big one weighs seven or eight kilograms.

Tang Xiaojing was addicted to digging bamboo shoots. He dug out all the bamboo shoots he saw, whether they were just broken out of the ground or already grown tall.

Tang Shan turned around and saw his son digging a lot of bamboo shoots. He was about to praise him for his ability, but when he got closer, he found that half of them were old bamboo shoots and could not be eaten.

Tangshan pointed at his son’s nose and cursed:

"You just came here to cause trouble. Look at the bamboo shoots you dug. The big ones are too old and the small ones are too small."

Tang Xiaojing touched his nose and said sheepishly: "This is my second time digging bamboo shoots. I have no experience."

Tang Shan came over and threw away the old ones that had grown into bamboos. Most of the bamboo shoots Tang Xiaojing had dug were suddenly lost.

Tang Shan picked up two chubby tender bamboo shoots and showed them to Tang Xiaojing, "If you want big tender bamboo shoots like this, just look for them."

"Okay." Tang Xiaojing took the bamboo shoots and happily went to the other side to continue digging.

With the reference in mind, Tang Xiaojing quickly dug up a few more chubby tender bamboo shoots, and he was so happy that he even hummed a tune.

Tangshan suddenly shouted excitedly: "Jing boy, come here quickly."

Hearing Tangshan's excited voice, Tang Xiaojing immediately guessed that his father had found something good.

He immediately ran over, followed by Xiao Huang who had appeared out of nowhere.

Tang Xiaojing had good eyesight and saw a small patch of strange mushrooms in front of Tangshan from a distance.

"Dad, is this bamboo fungus?" Tang Xiaojing asked uncertainly.

There is a layer of snake skin-like film on the outside of fresh bamboo fungus. After peeling off the outer film, you can usually see the snow-white bamboo fungus.

Usually the bamboo fungus brought over by the Ye family is snow-white, but now when Tang Xiaojing looked at the bamboo fungus still wrapped in snakeskin film, he couldn't recognize it.

He only remembered it when he saw the snow-white bamboo fungus with its film peeled off in Tangshan's hand.

Tangshan glanced at his son with contempt, "It's been several years since you came back to the village, and you don't even know Bamboo Sun?"

"You can blame me for this. There is no bamboo forest at home." Tang Xiaojing said unconvinced.

Tang Shan picked bamboo and sunflower seeds in his hands very quickly, and at the same time he forgot to urge his son:

"Be quick and pick all these bamboo fungus while no one is coming."

Tang Xiaojing hurriedly bent down to pick bamboo fungus and said with a cheerful smile: "We came to the right place this time."

Going up the mountain today was really rewarding.

On the way down the mountain, the father and son picked most of the bamboo shoots in their baskets, and there were also two baskets full of bamboo shoots.