Ba Zong's rural life [farming]

Ruan Xishi felt a lot more relaxed after paying homage to his grandfather, on the way back, like when he was very young, he made new friends outside and shared the joy of making friends with his grandfather when he returned home. He walked behind Lu Ze, swaying With an empty bag, like a lively child, jumping and jumping from time to time when walking.

After a rainy day, a layer of moss grew on the rocks on the mountain, and it was easy to slip when stepped on. Ruan Xishi was too complacent and didn't pay attention to the road under his feet. He stepped on the moss on the rocks, so his feet slipped, and his body subconsciously fell backwards. He yelled hastily.

Lu Ze noticed the movement behind him, and quickly turned around to support his arm so that he would not fall down. Seeing that he was still in shock, Lu Ze couldn't help scolding him softly: "Why don't you look at the road?"

Ruan Xishi made a big embarrassment in front of Lu Ze. An eighteen/nine-year-old boy was just at the age when he wanted to save face. He used Lu Ze's hand to stabilize his body. It's hard to go, but luckily Brother Lu Ze, you came with me, otherwise I would have fallen many times."

The tip of his ear was still tinged with red, which made Lu Ze startled for a moment, before he smiled and said, "Let me tell you, you didn't let me come with you before."

Ruan Xishi blushed and muttered softly, "I'm not worried about you."

The two went down the mountain slowly, and when they reached the foot of the mountain, it was easier to walk. Ruan Xishi finally started to walk with confidence, brushing the wild flowers and weeds by the roadside with his idle hands from time to time, looking childish.

Before and after Qingming, many pulsatillas, that is, wormwood, grew on both sides of the road. Ruan Xishi put his hand on it, pinched a sharp point and held it in his hand as if he was hyperactive.

He was playing around, when he suddenly remembered something, he raised his head and said to Lu Ze in front of him, "Brother Lu Ze, do you want to eat Ai Ciba?"

Lu Ze turned around when he heard the words, saw what kind of leaf he was holding in his hand, and asked suspiciously: "Ai Ciba? What is that?"

It is extremely difficult to eat all kinds of authentic special snacks in big cities. It is no wonder that Lu Ze has never heard of them. Ruan Xishi bent his lips and said, "It's a kind of glutinous rice cake, it's delicious."

When he said this, Lu Ze became interested in it, nodded and said, "Okay, what do you need to prepare to make Ai Ciba?"

Ruan Xishi turned around and picked a handful of green wormwood on the side of the road, and said to Lu Ze, "Let's pick some wormwood and go home."

So Lu Ze also walked over, squatting on the side of the road to help Ruan Xishi choose fresh and clean wormwood, and finally Ruan Xishi picked a lot of the best ones and took them home.

After returning home, Ruan Xishi put the sacrifice on the stove, then took the wormwood to the side of the pressurized well, put it in the vegetable sink and washed it carefully.He asked Lu Ze to boil a large pot of water, put the washed wormwood in it, dug out the unused alkali from the cabinet last year, and threw some into the pot.

While doing these things, he explained to Lu Ze: "The wormwood should be boiled until it becomes soft, and the alkali is used to remove the bitter taste of the wormwood. It won't be that bitter."

After hearing this, Lu Ze subconsciously asked, "Does that mean that Ai Ciba will be ready tomorrow?"

Ruan Xishi felt a little impatient when he heard his words. This was too inconsistent with Lu Ze's image, but it added a bit of fireworks to Lu Ze, making him look more like an ordinary person.

Ruan Xishi smiled and said, "If you're hungry, you can eat steamed buns to fill your stomach first, and I'll cook for you after I've processed the wormwood."

It was only then that Lu Ze realized that he was a little impatient just now, so he could only fool around with this little episode with a dry laugh.

After soaking the wormwood, it was almost dark, Ruan Xishi immediately washed the rice and cooked, and after the fire was lit in the stove, he mixed the fodder rice and fed it to the chickens and ducks.

The ducklings raised in the courtyard have grown up a lot compared to when they were bought back, and the temporary shed seems a bit crowded. Their furry bodies have grown some hard wings, which is just ugly. growth stage.

Ruan Xishi didn't dislike their current appearance, but loved them even more. Their ugly appearance meant that they would grow up soon, and they would be able to lay eggs in two or three months.

So he eccentrically sprinkled a few more feeds on them. Seeing the ducklings eating happily, he also laughed.There are a few ducks that are particularly domineering, occupying the food trough and preventing other ducks from eating them. When Ruan Xishi sees them, she pushes them away and reprimands softly: "You guys let others eat a bite, hey, what about you, be careful if you are so domineering. Put you in a cage."

Lu Ze, who was helping to watch the fire in the kitchen, heard Ruan Xishi's voice talking to himself outside, imagining how serious Ruan Xishi was reasoning with a few ducks, and couldn't help laughing.

After feeding the chickens, when Ruan Xishi came out of the chicken coop, there were several eggs in the feed basin. He took the eggs back to the kitchen, carefully put them back in the cupboard, and saved them for later.

After Lu Ze cooked the rice, Ruan Xishi dug out the pork and pig's feet as a sacrifice from the basket. After the pork was cooked, it could be left overnight, and it would be fine to fry it tomorrow, but the pig's feet might not be cooked through, so it would be cooked tomorrow. It stinks, Ruan Xishi is going to cook it tonight.

He took a bowl of soybeans from the tank and soaked them in hot water for later use, and then took the pig's feet to the cutting board outside to chop into pieces.Ruan Xishi put on an apron, held a kitchen knife in his hand, tried it out on the pig's foot, and chopped it off with all his strength - the pig's foot was not split in two, but the kitchen knife was stuck in it, and he couldn't pull it out. , It’s embarrassing that I can’t chop it down.

Ruan Xishi tried a few times but failed to chop it successfully, so he couldn't help but hang his head down, thinking of his grandfather saying that he had no power to restrain a chicken, he felt a burst of frustration, and could only stare at the pig's feet.

It was Lu Ze who came out and saw him helpless in the face of the pig's feet, and asked him if he wanted to help, Ruan Xishi obediently gave up the position of the chopping board, handed the knife to Lu Ze, and helped him put on the apron.

Lu Ze stood in front of the chopping board and raised his hands to let Ruan Xishi wear an apron for him. Ruan Xishi stood behind Lu Ze, put his hands on his back and tied a bow on the belt of the apron.

Ruan Xishi discovered that although Lu Zeren looks tall and big, his waist is very thin, and his body proportions are very good. He even wanted to wrap his arms around to measure Lu Ze's waist, but he just thought about it. He was brought back to his senses by the sound of Lu Ze chopping pig's feet.

It was also Lu Ze's first time chopping pig's feet, but he was obviously better than Ruan Xishi. Although he didn't know how to chop, he still had more brute force than Ruan Xishi. Relying on his own strength, he quickly chopped pig's feet into pieces. Lots of blocks of varying sizes.

Ruan Xishi couldn't help sighing, "Fortunately, you are here, otherwise I might have to cook a whole leg tonight."

After chopping up the pig's feet, Ruan Xishi put oil and salt sauce into the pig's feet to marinate and marinate them to taste, and then took out the bamboo shoots that had been soaking for a few days before taking them out and washed them for later use.

He heated up the frying pan, put the pig's knuckles into it, and stir-fried to taste. When the frying was almost done, he poured in a ladle of water, poured the soaked soybeans in, covered the pot and simmered it on high heat for 10 minutes. When it is dry, add some more, wait for the smell of soybeans to come out, then put the bamboo shoots in and cook together until the bamboo shoots are cooked and tasty.

This dish of bamboo shoots, soybeans, and pig's feet is cooked in a pot. The skin of the pig's feet is stewed until it is crystal clear, full of elasticity, fat but not greasy. It can be said to be full of color, fragrance and taste.

After the pig's feet were cooked, Ruan Xishi washed a few leaves of Chinese cabbage, put them in the pot with ginger and fried a plate of vegetarian dishes, and tonight's meal was considered ready.

Although there are still only two dishes tonight, there are already four dishes in it. The combination of meat and vegetables looks very balanced and nutritious.

Holding the rice bowl, Lu Ze put a piece of pork knuckle in Ruan Xishi's expectant eyes and chewed it in his mouth. Because it was cooked for a long time, the taste penetrated into the bone, and the salty taste neutralized the greasy pork knuckle. Appetizing.

"It's delicious." Lu Ze commented.

Ruan Xishi was praised by Lu Ze, and she narrowed her eyes for joy: "It's thanks to you chopping the pig's feet for me, otherwise I don't know how to cook it. Brother Lu Ze, eat more."

Ruan Xishi went to change the water for the wormwood before taking a bath at night, then he took out the peanut seeds that were not used up last time and peeled them, and explained to Lu Ze who wanted to help: "Tomorrow I will fry the peanuts and smash them into pieces. Put it together with white sugar to make the stuffing of Ai Ciba."

Ruan Xishi got up early the next day because he was going to make Ai Ciba. The sound of him opening the door woke up Lu Ze who was in the opposite room. Lu Ze also came out yawning and greeted him.

Ruan Xishi said to him: "It's still early, brother Lu Ze, don't you want to sleep a little longer?"

Lu Ze said: "Aren't we going to make Ai Ciba today? I'll get up and help."

Seeing that he insisted on helping, Ruan Xishi let him come. He brought the peanuts into the kitchen and told Lu Ze to light a fire. He heated up the frying pan, poured some oil, put the peanuts in and fried them until they were cooked. Lu Ze lit the fire while cooking. Watching Ruan Xishi's movements, he learned it silently.

After frying the peanuts, Ruan Xishi told Lu Ze not to turn off the flame, and after putting the peanuts aside to dry, he took out the cakes from the basket yesterday, cut them into one centimeter thick slices, and poured a little oil into the pot. Put the hair cake slices in and spread out, and fry until fragrant before serving.

Ruan Xishi said to Lu Ze, "Should we have fried cakes for breakfast?"

Lu Ze had already taken a piece of it and put it into his mouth. After being fried in oil, the fat cake became very fragrant, and some parts were burnt. It tasted delicious and crunchy.

After a simple breakfast, Ruan Xishi put the dried peanuts into a mortar made of stone and asked Lu Ze to help him crush the peanuts, but he picked up the wormwood, put it on the cutting board and chopped it into green mud with a kitchen knife.

After the wormwood was chopped, Ruan Xishi took out the rice flour from the jar and poured it in, added hot water, stirred it with chopsticks, and then kneaded the dough with his hands, kneading the wormwood and glutinous rice flour together to form a green dough.

After kneading the dough, Lu Ze also pounded the peanuts. Ruan Xishi added a large amount of white sugar and mixed it well. It will be used as filling later.

The next step is to wrap the peanut filling into the dough, flatten it lightly, and put it in the steamer.

Although we picked a lot of mugwort, the chopped ones were only enough to make more than a dozen moi cakes. Ruan Xishi divided them into two batches and steamed them. After the first basket was out of the pot, he and Lu Ze couldn't wait to take one out and taste it. Only when the second basket is steamed.

Ruan Xishi counted the number of Ai Ciba, and then evened out five of them, and sent them to the neighbor's house next door, as a return gift for the corn cakes that Aunt Li gave them last time, they ate two of the remaining ones, and kept the rest. Get up and save for the next few days.

The author has something to say:

Ai Ciba is so delicious! !