Joe's Farming

Qiao Yu thought about which ingredients were suitable for braising, and finally decided on lotus root, kidney beans, and cauliflower. Qiao Yu searched her memory for sweet potato noodles, but she didn't have the flat ones that we have today, so forget it. Add the soy products from Aunt Shi's house, and it was considered rich.

Qiao Yu thought about the problem of food packaging and asked, "I also need something to pack food for guests to take away. Is there anything in the village that can be used?"

Wen Ge'er thought for a moment and said, "Lotus leaf?"

Qiao Yu thought it was a good idea and agreed, "Okay, prepare some straw ropes or bamboo tubes, wider and bigger, cut into sections."

Wen Ge'er shook his head: "If everyone is given one, there will be too many to carry, and not everyone has bamboo, so it's hard to buy a suitable one. It's too heavy to carry if you go to the mountains to cut it. There are shops selling oil paper in town. If business is good in the future, we can buy oil paper directly." After all, lotus leaves are not available all year round.

Qiao Yu felt that it was a perfect decision to invite Wen Ge'er to be the guest, as it would help her, an "outsider", avoid many detours.

The two were chatting happily when Gu Feng came back, holding two rabbits, still alive, in one hand, and two strings of mushrooms strung with grass in the other.

Qiao Yu's eyes lit up and he said excitedly, "Brother Gu, you are amazing. I thought there were no mushrooms in this season, but you were able to find this."

Gu Feng raised his lips and said, "Lucky. I just happened to come across it." Actually, Gu Feng was chasing a wild boar when he found this small bunch of wild mushrooms. It hadn't rained during this period, so there were few mushrooms growing, and you had to live in a place with moist soil to find them.

Qiao Yu: "Great, let's stew pheasant and mushrooms for lunch."

Gu Feng nodded, took a short break, and went to the backyard to catch and kill the pheasant. Qiao Yu went to boil water to pluck the chicken's feathers, poured a cup of honey water for Wen Ge'er, and prepared dried pears and cloud cakes for him to play with the children in the yard.

Wen Ge'er couldn't stand this and asked for help after a short break. Qiao Yu couldn't resist him, so she asked him to help her dry the pickled radish strips.

At noon today, Qiao Yu prepared pheasant mushroom soup, green pepper and eggs, tofu pudding with chili sauce and pumpkin cake for everyone. The staple food was rice.

For pheasant chicken, Qiao Yu first added some oil and seasonings and fried them for a while before pouring them into a boiling earthenware pot to stew. This not only makes it easier to stew, but also removes the fishy smell. When stewing the chicken, wash the wild mushrooms, carefully wash off the things attached to the mushrooms, and tear the mushroom meat apart. After washing them clean, pour them all into the chicken soup and cook together.

The chicken soup had to simmer for at least half an hour, so Qiao Yu started steaming rice and then making pumpkin pancakes.

First mash the steamed pumpkin, then knead the dough, and after kneading, pinch it into small balls. Press them lightly with the palm of your hand, and then use chopsticks to press three cross lines to make the pancake look like a small pumpkin.

Pour rapeseed oil into the pot. Qiao Yu poured a little more this time, mainly because he wanted to fry a can of red chili oil. After the oil started to smoke, he scooped a spoonful and poured it on the dried chili powder. With a "sizzle", the spicy aroma spread.

"It smells so good...ah...sneeze", Brother Wen sneezed due to the spicy taste.

Qiao Yu laughed: "Hahaha, fried chili peppers are really pungent. Go out and wait for me to call you to eat."

Wen Geer didn't leave, and watched Qiao Yu fry pumpkin cakes with curiosity. After the small pumpkin cakes were put into the pan, they expanded a little bit, and when they were fried golden on both sides, they were taken out. Because of the sweetness of pumpkin itself, Qiao Yu added a little sugar.

Freshly baked pumpkin pie is the most delicious, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet and satisfying. In modern times, Qiao Yu would not dare to make these things, as they are all carbohydrate bombs, but because he often watches videos of food bloggers, this difficulty is not difficult for him.

Qiao Yu first picked up one for Wen Ge'er to try, and then continued frying, paying attention to Wen Ge'er's expression while frying.

It was the first time for Wen to eat so many fried cakes, and they were fragrant and sweet. Qiao was really amazing, and the pumpkin cakes he made were delicious and beautiful.

"Is it delicious?" Qiao Yu asked.

Wen Ge'er: "It's delicious. I've never eaten it before. Pumpkin can be cooked this way. I'll cook it this way for my parents during the Chinese New Year."

"You don't have to celebrate the New Year. Once you make money, you can do whatever you want."

After the pumpkin pie was fried, there was still some oil left in the pan. Qiao Yu scooped out some and used the remaining oil to scramble eggs. Then he took the pumpkin pie to find the child and Gu Feng, and ate one himself. He always felt that fried food tasted best when it was just out of the pan, and good things should be shared with family.

Gu Feng was chopping wood. After Qiao Er came, not only the water was used up quickly, but also the wood. Gu Feng thought that he would have to go up the mountain to collect some wood and bring it back, and he also had to prepare more before winter came.

Qiao Yu walked up to Gu Feng and fed him a pumpkin pie with chopsticks. Gu Feng glanced at him and his whole body softened.

"Delicious." Gu Feng commented.

Qiao Yu raised her chin proudly: "Of course." Then Qiao Yu asked Gu Feng to rest for a while and started eating immediately.

Qiao Yu returned to the kitchen and fried green peppers and eggs first. After frying, she used cooked chili oil, chopped green onions and soy sauce to make a dipping sauce. The braised pork intestines had been heated in the steamer early in the morning. A delicious lunch was ready.

Brother Wen was moved and said, "Qiao Er, you have done too much. I am embarrassed."

Qiao Yu: "Why be embarrassed? The more you eat, the happier I will be. It means my cooking is delicious."

The meals were still eaten in the yard. Even though Gu Feng and the children had been eating Qiao Yu's meals for a few days, they still thought every dish was amazing. Especially Wen Ge'er, who rarely ate rice. He usually had half brown rice and half brown rice, or half sorghum rice. Not to mention the braised food he had never eaten before, and the pheasant he rarely ate.

Gu Feng usually picked up food for Qiao Yu first. This time, he picked up a chicken leg for Qiao Yu and started eating. Wen Ge'er was very envious and decided to find a husband as good as her in the future.