Joe's Farming

Qiao Yu took the money and smiled: "Okay, then let's go buy some garlic and rice vinegar first? It will be Laba Festival in a few days, and I want to make some Laba garlic."

Gu Feng was stunned: "Laba garlic?"

Qiao Yuzheng just remembered that there was no such custom in this world.

"Oh, I just named it randomly. It's a kind of garlic that goes really well with rice porridge. Just go with me to buy it."

Qiao Yu and Gu Feng grew their own garlic, but it could only be used for cooking at home.

The two men went back to the yard, got a basket and a bamboo basket, and walked to the village.

The brother used the horse-drawn carriage to carry charcoal to the town to sell.

Before leaving, Qiao Yu asked him to go to the street where Xu Yuan and his family lived to sell the charcoal and to ask for a higher price. It was snowing that day and there must be many rich people who would want to buy more charcoal to keep in stock.

By the way, let my eldest brother inform Xu Yuan to come to our house tomorrow to eat bread, and it would be better if he could bring some more milk.

It was cold outside after the snow, but there were still some adults basking in the sun, smoking pipes and chatting at the entrance of the village.

When I saw Qiao Yu and Gu Feng carrying baskets and bamboo baskets, I knew they were here to buy things.

Someone came over immediately and asked, "Hunter Gu, Brother Qiao, are you harvesting vegetables?"

"Hey! Uncle, do you have any garlic or rice vinegar? I also want pea tips, beans, garlic sprouts, lotus root, etc. I also want roosters, hens, eggs, etc."

The others came over upon hearing this.

One said he had chickens at home. Another said he had garlic at home.

Qiao Yu asked them to bring it over and buy it if it was suitable.

Xiaobai happened to be passing by the entrance of the village. When he heard that Qiao Yu wanted to buy a chicken, he went home, caught the old hen that laid eggs, and brought it to Qiao Yu by holding the wings.

"Brother Qiao, give it to me. Take it home and eat it."

When Qiao Yu saw that it was Xiaobai, she knew that he only had one chicken at home.

He quickly waved his hand and said, "I've already bought one, that's enough, you can continue to raise it and it will lay eggs for you to eat."

Someone nearby knew that Xiaobai had been getting close to Qiao Ge'er recently, and was jealous of him because he was living a good life. He said sourly, "Xiaobai, you are too mean. Qiao Ge'er has already bought one, but you are still forcing him to sell it."

Xiao Bai was so angry that his face turned red: "I don't want money."

The man then said, "Oh, you are really generous. You gave away the old hen for free."

"Hey! Who are you? Did Xiaobai offend you by wanting to give me a chicken?

I didn't accept it because I knew he didn't want to charge. What are you talking about?

If you don't want to sell anything, get out of here. If you want to sell something, I won't accept it from you. You're such a bitch! "

Qiao Yu couldn't help but curse.

The man was so angry that he wanted to curse back, but when he saw Gu Feng looking at him coldly, he backed off.

"Who wants to sell your things!" the man said and walked away in shame.

The villager next to him smiled and said, "Don't be angry, Qiao, I want it. Buy it from us."

Qiao Yu looked at Xiaobai who was standing aside at a loss.

"If you have nothing to do, go home and get a bamboo basket and help me move it." said Qiao Yu.

He and Gu Feng's baskets and bamboo baskets were full.

Xiaobai immediately said happily: "Hey!"

Xiaobai and Gu Feng each carried a full bamboo basket of fresh vegetables, and Gu Feng also held two chickens in one hand.

Qiao Yu was carrying a basket, and Gu Feng was holding her other hand.

"Xiaobai, if you have nothing to do for a while, stay and help me with the work. Come back after dinner."

Xiaobai thought that there was nothing wrong with him, so he agreed.

When he got home, Gu Feng slaughtered both chickens.

A Qiao Yu was rubbed with salt and a little bit of chili and hung up to dry. The local chicken does not need any extra spices, it tastes good just by drying it.

The other one will be cooked and eaten in the evening.

When it comes to chicken offal, I think it’s best to stir-fry it with pickled vegetables. In the past, I would go to Aunt Shi’s house to get pickled peppers and pickled vegetables. Today, I happened to have some cowpeas, garlic, lotus roots, etc., which are suitable for pickling a jar of vegetables.

Qiao Yu first asked Xiaobai and Bailan to help peel the garlic, and she peeled a whole small jar of garlic cloves.

Cut off the roots to allow the garlic to react with the rice vinegar faster.

Garlic cannot come into contact with water. Just mix it evenly with salt and a small amount of sugar and marinate it for a while.

Then heat the rice vinegar you bought, let it cool, and pour it all into the jar until it covers the garlic cloves.

After two days, the garlic cloves will turn green, and they will be just right to eat on Laba Day.

While making the Laba garlic, Xiaobai and Bailan also washed the vegetables to be pickled.

Hongxiu also squatted aside and watched curiously.

From time to time, he asked Qiao Yu: "Brother Qiao, do you think there is anything I can do?"

Qiao Yu: "Just learn from the side."

His sister-in-law had a stomachache after playing snowball fight this morning, so he didn't dare to ask her to do it again.

Qiao Yu first asked the children to help him go to Aunt Shi's house to get a bowl of old water from the kimchi jar, and also ask for a bowl of kimchi, and then he boiled a pot of salt water himself.

Wash the vegetables and dry them as much as possible.

Then put them all into the kimchi jar. Qiao Yu has a large family, so the kimchi jar he chose is much bigger than the one for pickling Laba garlic.

Generally, cowpeas, ginger, and other ingredients that need to be soaked for a longer time are placed at the bottom, while lotus roots, chili peppers, and garlic are placed at the top.

Pour in the cooled salt water, and Qiao Yu also adds a star anise and a few peppercorns to enhance the flavor.

"It's done. The next delicious dish will be left to time."

It's time to prepare dinner, but Qiao Yu has become lazy and only talks but does nothing.

After telling Bai Lan and Xiao Bai how to roast the chicken and stir-fry the chicken offal, he went back to the room to rest.

Gu Feng checked the bread kiln in the yard and made sure it was not affected by last night's heavy snow before going back to the house to see Qiao Yu.

"Joer, are you tired?"

Qiao Yu lay on the bed and responded listlessly.

I was full of energy this morning, but I suddenly felt tired right after I finished work.

Gu Feng touched Qiao Yu's forehead worriedly: "Could it be that you caught a cold while playing in the snow this morning?"

Qiao Yu shook her head: "No, I'm just a little tired. Maybe I did too much exercise today."

Gu Feng could now probably understand the new words that Qiao Yu uttered from time to time.

"Then Qiao'er, take a rest. I'll call you when the meal is ready."

Qiao Yu nodded and said okay.

Gu Feng took off the man's shoes and stuffed them into the quilt.

When dinner was ready and I went to call people, I found that Qiao Yu was already asleep.

Gu Feng felt sorry for him, so he let him continue sleeping. He left some food for him and would heat it up for him when he woke up at night.

Unexpectedly, Qiao Yu slept until the next morning.

In his dream, he was walking around and eating on a famous food street from his previous life.

Cumin lamb skewers, grilled small intestines, crispy stinky tofu, braised skewers for one yuan a skewer, and fragrant spicy hot pot.

Qiao Yu ate every one of them and enjoyed it very much.

But no matter how much he ate, he still felt very hungry, so Qiao Yu had no choice but to buy another roasted chicken leg and ate it in one bite...

"Well--"

Gu Feng opened his eyes and found that his hand holding Qiao Yu was being bitten by Qiao Yu's little mouth.

Qiao Yu was also awakened by the noise and opened her hazy eyes.

After feeling the touch in her mouth, Qiao Yu opened her mouth embarrassedly.

"Uh... I'm sorry, I'm so hungry. No matter how much I eat in my dreams, I can't feel full. I just dreamed of eating a big chicken drumstick."

Gu Feng's chest was shaking. He hugged his husband tightly in his arms before getting up.

He said softly, "Wait."

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