Joe's Farming

Da Zhuang got the house deed and the land title, and was so happy that he couldn't sleep at night, so he ran to find Su Qing.

"Brother Qing, you should keep this for me. I'm afraid I can't help it, so I'll go find Xiaobai to prescribe it for him tomorrow."

Su Qing asked him puzzledly: "Isn't that just perfect? ​​He can also feel at ease sooner."

Da Zhuang scratched his head and said, "Hey, I think I'll give it to him when he comes to pay New Year's greetings to his boss. He should be embarrassed to refuse it during the New Year, so he will accept it, right?"

Su Qing didn't expect Da Zhuang to think of this, so she could only say perfunctorily, "I think so."

Su Qing put away the house deeds and land deeds and prepared to send Dazhuang out.

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"what happened?"

Qiao Yu encouraged everyone to learn to read. Since she had nothing to do during this period, she made a few simple picture books for children to learn to read, which Su Qing and others could also borrow.

Su Qing bought lamp oil the last time she went to town, and she would learn some words in bed before going to sleep at night.

Under the dim light, the row of potatoes planted against the wall had turned yellow and were beginning to wither.

Da Zhuang pointed at the potato with a shocked look on his face. "This, this, this, I heard from the boss that it's very delicious, and it's only available in foreign countries. The boss wanted to use it as seed, but look, it's turned yellow!"

Su Qing had no idea about farming, but he knew that this was probably not good. However, it was fine yesterday.

It's already late now, I wonder if the boss has gone to bed.

"Forget it, I'd better go and tell him. It would be bad if I delay the boss's business." Su Qing put on his clothes.

The two walked towards the new house together.

Fortunately, the light was on in the host's room.

Da Zhuang ran to the windows of Qiao Yu and Gu Feng and knocked.

"Boss, Second Master! The potato leaves are turning yellow! What should I do?"

Qiao Yu was reading to Gu Feng. Upon hearing this, she said in ecstasy, "Really?"

Da Zhuang was not worried at all after hearing what his boss said, but was very happy instead? ?

Then he said loudly to the house: "Really, really, a small part of it has turned yellow. I think it is going to die. Would you like to go and take a look, boss?"

"Da Zhuang, it's okay. Go back to bed quickly. It means the potatoes are about to mature. We'll see tomorrow. Go to bed quickly, ah!"

Da Zhuang and Su Qing heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, and returned to the house together.

In Gu Gang and Hong Xiu's room, the couple who were interrupted hugged each other again after making sure that no one would disturb them anymore.

Damn it, I must build the house as soon as possible.

Gu Gang thought while exerting force.

Hongxiu covered her mouth and tried her best not to make any sound.

Gu Gang couldn't bear it, so he bent down and swallowed his daughter-in-law's voice.

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Because he was thinking about the potatoes, Qiao Yu got up a little earlier than usual.

Su Qing and his friends never had the habit of sleeping in. They would get up at dawn regardless of whether there was work to do or not.

"Boss, Second Master."

When Su Qing saw Qiao Yu, he knew that he was here to see potatoes, so he let Qiao Yu and Gu Feng in.

As expected, the potato leaves began to turn yellow, fall off and wither.

Qiao Yu knew that the maturity period of potatoes varied depending on the variety, ranging from about 60 to 100 days. These potatoes had been planted for nearly three months, so they were likely to be ripe.

Just in case.

Qiao Yu picked the most severely withered potato and dug out the potatoes from its soil.

Qiao Yu spent a lot of effort to prepare the soil for growing potatoes. It is loose, fertile and breathable, so it is not difficult to dig.

At this moment, everyone in the family knew that Qiao Yu was going to dig potatoes, and they all stood behind Qiao Yu with attention.

Qiao Yu was seen digging carefully along the potato stems, and soon dug out a bunch of at least a dozen potatoes connected together.

This bunch of potatoes are of different sizes, the big ones are bigger than a fist, and the small ones are just slightly bigger than a copper coin.

"Wow!" Gu Xiaoxue was the first to exclaim. She had never seen anything like this before. She thought the potatoes were yellow and round, and they looked so cute when they were strung together.

"It looks like a string of earth eggs." said Gu Xiaoyan.

Everyone nodded, thinking that they did look a bit alike.

Qiao Yu counted the dozen potatoes with great care: "There are eighteen in total. Great, more fruit than I thought. Let's plant them all in the spring, and then we can eat potatoes happily in April!"

"Wait for two more days for the potatoes in this field. The day after tomorrow we will dig them out and keep them for seedling cultivation."

Qiao Yu looked at the potatoes in front of him and planned to use the biggest one to stir-fry some potato shreds for everyone.

Pick three small ones and roast them for the three children to eat, and keep the rest for sowing.

There's no way, potato seeds are too precious.

He should plant more of such high-yield and easy-to-grow grain. Maybe he could promote it and let farmers with less land have more food to eat.

No matter which dynasty, the richer the farmers are, the more developed the economy will be and the more stable the society will be.

Qiao Yu shared the three smallest potatoes among her three children.

"This is a reward for you guys who have always listened to Daddy. No one else gets this. Just put it in the stove and roast it and you'll be good to go."

The three children happily rubbed the small potatoes in their hands.

Qiao Xing said, "Little Daddy, can I plant it?"

Gu Xiaoxue and Gu Xiaoyan also nodded.

"Daddy, it's so cute. I can't bear to eat it. Let's plant it and grow more small potatoes." Gu Xiaoxue returned the small potato in her hand to Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu felt sad and soft in her heart, and said softly: "Since it is given to you, you can make your own decision."

Gu Xiaoyan handed the small potato to Qiao Xing with some reluctance: "Brother, please help me plant it. I'm afraid I can't help but eat it."

Everyone was amused.

Qiao Yu felt sad but also wanted to laugh: "Be good, eat whatever you want. What Daddy has planted is enough for me to keep as seeds, and potatoes grow fast, so we can harvest another batch soon."

Gu Xiaoyan said softly: "It's okay, I'll just eat this big potato that Daddy made."

The ripening of potatoes brought great joy to everyone.

In particular, Qiao Yu fried the shredded potatoes in two different flavors at noon.

One dish is spicy and sour potato shreds with chili and vinegar, and the other is dry-fried potato shreds with chopped green onions.

A potato the size of a fist can fill one plate if cut into shreds, but it is obviously too little for two plates.

But no one minded.

The shredded potatoes for spicy and sour potato dishes need to be boiled in water and not fried for too long. It is best to serve them when they are cooked through and crispy.

The potatoes for stir-fried shredded potatoes should not be boiled in water. The rich starch in the potatoes should be used. The shredded potatoes will naturally stick together during frying. At this time, you have to wait until one side is cooked and a little burnt before turning it over.

Be sure to flip it over quickly, otherwise the stuck-together potato shreds will fall apart. The fried dry-fried potato shreds are like a round potato shredded pancake, with the outer layer being crispy and fragrant, while the inner layer is soft, glutinous and fragrant.

Qiao Yu still gave Gu Feng the first bite of food she picked up with her chopsticks, just like Gu Feng always gave him the first bite of meat at every meal.

Because there were too few shredded potatoes, after Qiao Yu picked up some for her husband, she gave each person a chopstick to ensure that everyone could taste the potatoes. It was not because she was afraid that they would take too much, but because she was afraid that some people would not dare to take any and would not be able to eat them.

Gu Feng took a bite of the stir-fried potato shreds first. The chopped green onions mixed with the charred potatoes had a dense and warm aroma that was particularly satisfying.

After taking another bite of the spicy and sour potato shreds, he exclaimed in amazement: "Two completely different tastes."

Everyone couldn't wait to taste it, and sure enough, they were both potatoes, but they tasted completely different.

Qiao Yu raised her chin proudly: "There are many ways to cook potatoes. They can be steamed, fried, baked, boiled, and pan-fried. There are so many things you can cook. When the harvest is good, I'll make you a potato feast!"

"it is good!"

"I want roasted food."

"I want to blow it up."

"Then I want a cooked one?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The meal ended with everyone looking forward to the potato feast.

Gu Feng whispered to Qiao Yu: "I want every method."