Joe's Farming

After Qiao Yu finished her work, she quickly washed a basket of peaches.

Everyone sat under the shade of the grape trees, eating peaches and chatting.

After Xia He and Huang Guihua peeled the peaches, Qiao Yu also asked them to eat a peach.

After eating, one of them went to make peach jam.

One went to cook lunch.

Because they were entertaining guests in the evening, Qiao Yu asked her to just cook something casually.

The method of making jam is similar, just chop it into pieces, add sugar and boil it.

So Qiao Yu was very confident in letting Huang Guihua do it.

After it’s done, seal it in a jar and use it as a drink or dip it in bread.

"This year's peaches are really sweet, but a little smaller than in previous years," commented Gu Gang.

"Well, this fruit is a bit delicate. If there is little rain, it won't grow big. If there is a lot of rain, it will easily crack." Qiao Yu sighed.

Gu Feng looked at the grapes on his own vines. They were about the same size as last year, except that many of the leaves were dry.

"Brother Qiao is really amazing. He knows how to plant so many fruit trees. I never thought I could eat so many fruits every year."

Qiao Yu looked at Gu Feng: "Brother Gu is really awesome. He takes care of everything in the yard. I am only responsible for eating."

Gu Feng pursed his lips and smiled.

"By the way, the sugarcanes in the sugarcane field look to be as tall as a person. Can they be eaten now?" asked Gu Gang.

Qiao Yu said, "No, we have to wait another three months before we can eat the sugar cane. I hope it rains soon. The people at the villa said yesterday that the water level in the well has dropped."

Gu Gang frowned and said, "It's really too hot this year. I've lived for so many years and never had a summer this hot and it hasn't rained."

"Things will work out when the time comes. There's no need to rush this kind of thing." Gu Feng rarely said this.

Everyone nodded.

What Qiao Yu was thinking was, will it be like this in the future?

If the situation continues like this next year, I’m afraid we won’t be able to grow rice anymore and will have to switch to other drought-resistant crops.

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After a quick meal at noon, Qiao Yu took Gu Heng to take a nap.

He has to prepare a whole pig feast in the afternoon, so he has to take a nap at noon.

Gu Heng was tired after playing all morning, so he climbed onto the bed and fell asleep hugging the small pillow that Qiao Yu bought for him.

Half an hour had passed when the two woke up.

Gu Heng said that he missed his godfather and Xiaoyi, so Xia He sent him to Wen Ge'er's house.

Qiao Yu started cooking.

The pork was delivered by Xiaowu and Xiaoliu in the morning.

Except for what Qiao Yu wanted, the rest were left at the villa.

Part of it is used as snacks for the villa’s employees, and the rest is sold to guests.

Qiao Yu first cut a piece of pork belly.

He planned to steam some salty pork, but since it would take a long time to steam until it was soft and glutinous, he would make this dish first.

After steaming the salty braised pork, I started to process the pig stomach and pig intestines.

Although Xiaowu and Xiaoliu have already cleaned these two items once.

But Qiao Yu needs to rub it with flour again.

This is the only way to completely remove the mucus on it.

Wait until it's processed.

Qiao Yu started to heat the oil in a pan. The oil was used to fry the pork belly, and just a little bit was enough.

The pork tripe and chicken soup stewed in this way will be milky white.

Many people like to add a little milk to make the color appear creamy white.

Qiao Yu felt it was unnecessary.

After the oil was hot, Qiao Yu put the pork belly into the pan and fried it until both sides were golden brown.

Then add water, ginger slices and the chicken pieces that have been processed in advance.

Because it was hot, Qiao Yu didn't want the soup to be too greasy, so she trimmed the fat under the chicken skin in advance. The oil she refined later on was very fragrant when she cooked the dishes.

Pepper is the soul of this dish.

But many people don't like to eat pepper in their soup.

So Qiao Yu crushed the peppercorns in advance and put them into a small gauze bag.

When stewing soup, just throw the pepper bag directly into the pot.

Soup or casserole is good.

Qiao Yu waited for the water to boil, skimmed off the foam, then ladled the soup into a casserole and simmered it over low heat.

Then boil water again and put the pig intestines into the pot with cold water.

Add scallion knots, ginger slices, old wine, dried chili peppers, star anise, bay leaves, and Sichuan peppercorns.

If you fry the pig intestines directly when they are raw, they will be very tough and difficult to chew.

Qiao Yu likes the texture of crispy outside and soft inside.

So after it was cooked, I cooked it for another quarter of an hour before taking it out.

Cut into small pieces and drain the water for later use.

At this time, Gu Feng came.

She replaced Xia He, who was helping Qiao Yu to light the fire, and started to light the fire for her husband.

"You didn't even take a break at noon. Aren't you tired? Go and have a good rest. Let Xia He help me." Qiao Yu said.

Gu Feng refused.

"I'm not tired at all when I help my husband."

Qiao Yu is cooking two pieces of meat at this moment.

Prepare to make garlic pork.

While the meat was cooking, Qiao Yu cut the cucumber into shreds and arranged them on a plate.

Normally, Qiao Yu would throw away the cut off cucumber heads.

But in this weather, fruits and vegetables are very precious.

Qiao Yu took two bites and only threw it into the manure bucket when it became too unpalatable.

The villa would send people to collect the daily sewage to feed the pigs and chickens.

"Husband, have you ever thought about what if summers will be this hot in the future?"

Gu Feng shook his head: "What does Qiao Er think? I want to know."

Qiao Yu: "If that's the case, I'll probably move."

I used to think the village was good because the climate was suitable and everything you planted would grow well.

But if the drought continues, Qiao Yu's favorite life will be difficult to achieve.

"But I don't think it will be that serious. This extreme weather won't last long."

Gu Feng was silent for a while, then said: "If there really is such a day, I will follow Qiaoer wherever she wants to go. Qiaoer is so smart, we will live well wherever we go."

"Hehe, so are you asking your husband to follow your lead?" Qiao Yu said with a wicked smile.

Gu Feng's face turned slightly red.

"Anyway, wherever Qiao Er is, that's my home."

"If your parents knew, they would definitely scold me in your dreams!"

It was rare for Qiao Yu to be feudal and superstitious.

Gu Feng shook his head firmly: "No, they can't thank you enough. Thank you for allowing our family to live such a good life."

Now it was Qiao Yu's turn to blush.

Fortunately, the meat in the pot could be fished out. Qiao Yu quickly picked up the meat with chopsticks and put it aside to wait for it to cool before cutting it.

At this time, he just prepared the red chili oil.

Cooked chili oil is ready at home.

Just add mashed garlic and seasoning.

"Husband, put out the fire and take a break. We don't need the fire for now. We can cook later."

Qiao Yu touched the meat and found that the temperature was not so high anymore.

Gu Feng stood up and said, "Let me do the cutting. You take a break."

Qiao Yu knew that her husband’s knife skills were excellent, but his cooking skills were a little lacking.

"Then try to cut it as thin as possible so I can arrange it more beautifully later." Qiao Yu reminded.

Gu Feng hummed, scooped a bucket of water to wash his hands, and then took the kitchen knife from Qiao Yu.

“How thin?”

Qiao Yu compared it and said, "As thin as a paper wing."

Gu Feng raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Okay."