Embracing the ancient times with roses

When the two of them went up the mountain, Da Zhuang put the donkey down the mountain, fearing that it would run away, so he tied it with a long rope and tied a short rope to his feet. I wanted to run, but I couldn't.

Lixiu held a stick and pulled it in the grass as he walked, to see if there was anything he wanted, and also meant to scare the snake.

After walking for a while, Lixiu thought that there was no way to continue walking like this, so he turned back and asked Da Zhuang: "Brother Da Zhuang, do you have any chili here?"

Da Zhuang said: "What is chili?"

Li Xiu was speechless for a while, then he calmed down and said, "The fruit is a slender one. When it is not mature, it is green. In autumn, it turns red."

"Oh, are you talking about wild chili, but it's not tasty, it's very spicy, and no one in the village eats it."

As soon as Li Xiu heard it, he said happily, "Where is that thing you mentioned?"

Seeing Li Xiuwen, Da Zhuang said, "It's not far away, it's a big area, I'll take you there."

Li Xiu said happily, "Okay, let's go, let me see if it's pepper."

So Da Zhuang took Li Xiu, who was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, and ran to Nagano's spicy mountain. , Lixiu put down the basket and walked over. He first poked in the chili field with a stick, but found no snakes, so he boldly walked over, picked a chili, broke it open, and licked it. It's not generally spicy. As the book says, the wild ones are hotter than the cultivated ones.

When Da Zhuang saw him licking that wild hot pepper, he said, "He's very hot, so be careful, don't get too hot."

Li Xiu shook his head and said, "It's okay, Brother Big Zhuang, go and chop firewood. I'll pick peppers here by myself. You don't have to worry about me, it's okay."

"No, I'll follow you. Firewood can be chopped at the foot of the mountain. What if you encounter wild animals while I'm not here?"

Li Xiu nodded: "Then you help me pick the hot peppers. Let's pick the hot ones today. We'll come back in a few days when the rest are hot, okay?"

Da Zhuang nodded, and the two started picking peppers.The two picked for more than two hours before they finished picking the small piece of red pepper. Da Zhuang saw that it was almost noon, and the bag he brought was already full of peppers. I climbed a big tree, sat down, took out the water bag I carried with me, and drank a few sips of water.

Lixiu also took out the bread and biscuits from his backpack, distributed them to Da Zhuang, and said while eating, "Brother Da Zhuang, do you have pepper here?"

"What is Sichuan pepper?" Da Zhuang took a mouthful of bread, then raised his head and asked Li Xiu.

Li Xiu smiled and said, "It's a kind of small fruit that grows on the tree. It tastes numb in the mouth, that kind."

"Oh, you are talking about Madouzi." Da Zhuang thought for a while and said.

"Is there really such a thing?" Li Xiu's eyes lit up.

"Well, but that food is not delicious. Not far to the west, several large trees grow together." Da Zhuang stuffed the last piece of bread into his mouth.

"You don't know, if what you said is the same as what I said, it is a good seasoning, and the dishes made from that thing will enhance the taste very much, so you can do it."

Da Zhuang raised his eyebrows. As long as Li Xiu was happy, he would do whatever he wanted. Anyway, there was nothing going on in the village these two days, and besides, nothing was as important as making his wife happy! Da Zhuang was afraid that Li Xiu would only eat these snacks. Dry, he picked up the salted egg in his pocket and handed it to Li Xiu, who took it with a smile, "Thank you, Brother Big Zhuang, you are so kind, by the way, why don't you eat it?"

"Well, I'm already full. Did you make these snacks? They taste really good." Da Zhuang said honestly.

While eating, Li Xiu waved his hand and said: "No, these are all bought, by the way, let's eat this, and there are other wrapping papers left over, don't let others see it, take it back later, and burn it. "

Da Zhuang nodded: "Okay, our things are not as good as yours, and if they are used by others, it's not good to speak ill of you."

"Yeah, I'm also afraid that they will treat me as a monster and burn me, it won't be worthwhile." Li Xiu nodded, he didn't dare to take any risks now.

The two had enough rest, Da Zhuang carefully led Li Xiu to the pepper tree, Li Xiu's hand was held by Da Zhuang, Da Zhuang was very happy at this time, and Li Xiu's face began to change little by little. It's red, it's so big, besides the master, it's Da Zhuang who held his hand!

The two of them walked not long before they arrived at the pepper forest. To say it was a forest was a bit exaggerated, there were only a few trees, and the rest were some small ones that hadn't grown yet, but there were two that were It grows very big, but with Lixiu's height of 1.7 meters [-], he can still reach the peppercorns on it.

Seeing that Li Xiu was happy, Da Zhuang asked, "Can this thing be cooked? Isn't it delicious?"

While picking peppercorns, Li Xiu said, "You don't understand. You'll know when I make it. It's too early to say anything, but when the time comes, just stop drooling." I picked a very small part of it, and it is best to pick it after the Mid-Autumn Festival. Now it is picked, and the aroma is very small. The aroma will reach its best after the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is also the best time to pick it.

The picking was almost done, so Li Xiu and Da Zhuang started to wander in the mountains, picking some wild vegetables, mushrooms, fungus, and picked some, but they couldn't find garlic or green onions, he thought depressingly, this is What a world, people can eat enough, but there is not much seasoning, how can he live, sometimes he really admires the people here, how they have endured all these years.

Just as he was going down the mountain, Lixiu accidentally found a small field of wild onions, which made him so happy. He ran over in a few steps. The wild onions grew lushly, but they were not high, only about [-] centimeters. Lixiu carefully dug up these wild onions by the roots with the hatchet brought by Da Zhuang, and prepared to go back and plant them himself.

When Da Zhuang saw it, he asked, "Why are you digging it up? This thing has a strong taste and is not delicious at all. The taste is not as strong as that of wild peppers, but it will leave a taste in your mouth after eating. It is very stinky."

Li Xiu gave him a blank look, and said in his heart: "I'm really uneducated. This thing is the best way to improve the flavor. What do you know? The ancients really can't communicate." Without stopping, he continued to dig.

Da Zhuang couldn't stand it anymore, so he took the hatchet and said, "I'll do it." Then he dug up all the wild onions.

Li Xiu carefully tied them up with a vine, and then put them in the pannier, and Da Zhuang carried the pannier on his back. Li Xiu looked at the time and said, "Brother Da Zhuang, let's go back, it's already afternoon. "

Da Zhuang nodded, and the two walked down the mountain carefully. Li Xiu looked around to see if there were any edible ingredients while walking, but it was a pity that there were not many, or there were no ripe wild fruits, but Li Xiu Then I found a few wild grapes, but none of them were ripe, so Li Xiu made a mark and waited for him to pick them when they were ripe.

The two of them can say that today's harvest is quite fruitful, but Comrade Da Zhuang doesn't know the value of these things. When both of them have packed their things, they went down the mountain. It was directly tied to the donkey's back, and the donkey gave a bark, probably not willing, whoever called these two masters, didn't know how to feel sorry for the donkey, but he was light-hearted, and the donkey was about to die of exhaustion.

Here Da Zhuang cut dry branches, and Li Xiu helped pack them together, then Da Zhuang tied it up, and finally both of them went home with a bundle of firewood on their backs, Da Zhuang felt sorry for Li Xiu and took the big bundle The firewood was carried by himself, and a small bundle was tied for him.

When the two of them arrived at home, it was past three o'clock in the afternoon. They went into the yard and piled the firewood directly into the firewood shed. Li Xiu unloaded the two back baskets from the donkey and put them on the ground. Da Zhuang led the donkey to the firewood room. tied them in the donkey pen behind the house, and helped Li Xiu tidy up these things when he came back.

Li Xiu searched around, and finally found a big basket among the piles of things in the east room, poured all the peppers in it, dried them, and put the peppers on a piece of oilcloth to let it dry naturally .As for those green onions, he simply found an open space in the garden and directed Comrade Da Zhuang to plant them. After all these were done, it was already five o'clock. Li Xiu thought for a while and said, "Brother Da Zhuang, you I went to Li Da’s house today to weigh a few pieces of tofu, and I’ll make you a spicy tofu, so that you can open your eyes and see what is the most delicious dish.”

Comrade Da Zhuang said: "Okay, I'll go now." After finishing speaking, he went back to the house and washed his hands, then went out with a big bowl.

When Li Xiu saw his back, he almost stopped laughing, he was really a foodie.But I'm also very happy in my heart, it's better than making it myself and no one will eat it.

After finishing talking, he went back to the house, washed his hands, and started cooking. He washed the rice first, and then steamed the rice, but he found a serious problem. He couldn't light the fire, and he didn't light it for a long time. He immediately threw the flint away. As soon as he looked up, he saw Comrade Da Zhuang grinning there.

Li Xiuqi gritted his teeth there, "What are you laughing at? Are you happy that I am making a fool of myself here?"

Da Zhuang put away the smile on the corner of his mouth and said: "Okay, okay, don't be angry, I'll come, you can just learn tomorrow." After speaking, he helped Lixiu to sit on the small stool aside, and he picked it up Pick up those two pieces of flint, snap twice, and the fire is lit.

Li Xiu was speechless for a while, is this a habit?However, after being depressed for a while, he stood up, picked up the tofu and cut it into small pieces. Because the condiments were not complete, he could only use the existing chili and peppercorns as auxiliary ingredients, and the rest were green onions, and nothing else. No, but fortunately there is sauce, so he added the existing seasonings to make a plate of tofu with a different taste. He tasted it and thought it was okay.

Da Zhuang's side has already steamed the rice, and he has already smelled the special taste of tofu made by Li Xiu, and his mouth is already drooling, if he wasn't afraid that Li Xiu would make fun of him, he would have gone over to taste it.

At this time, Lixiu picked up a spoon, took a bite of tofu, and directly sent it to the corner of Da Zhuang's mouth. Da Zhuang ate the tofu with a smile. The beauty in his heart was better than a wife!

Seeing his stupid look, Li Xiu gave him a blank look, "Look like a bear, let's set up a bowl to eat."

Da Zhuang smiled and said: "Hey." So Comrade Da Zhuang rushed over, Westinghouse put the Kang table, and the two of them put the food on the table and had a delicious meal together.

Lixiu ate tofu, although there were not so many seasonings, but it still felt good, mainly because he felt that he had someone to eat with him, which was really good, much better than when he was alone before, and he was not in the mood at that time For cooking, a bowl of instant noodles will solve the battle.

Da Zhuang is really happy. It’s the first time he’s grown up so much. It’s the first time he eats such a delicious dish. There is no better dish than this. Sure enough, the best life is when you have a wife. At least you won’t be lonely anymore. , and the daughter-in-law cooked the meals and ate with me. This is a beautiful day. . . . . .