"What? Can Xiaowen know how to cook? This is the first time, by the way, what is called Huatu?"

Xiu smelled the fragrance and listened to what Xiaohua said just now, she was completely in the dark, her son can cook, this is the first time to open up wasteland.

However, as for the beggar rabbit in Xiaohua's mouth, he didn't understand at all, and Zhong Mugen was even more stunned. He didn't know what a beggar rabbit was, but he really wanted to eat the fragrance wafting in the house. What's more, the stomach is very hungry.

"Let's taste the beggar rabbit made by Xiaowen. The fragrance is quite strong, but I don't know if it's good or not."

Zhong Mugen put the things in his hands aside, and hung the coir raincoat on the outer wall to dry.

Zhong Wen didn't say anything, and went straight into the stove, took some straw, took the pot down, and dumped it on the ground.

Except for the stones, all the big leaves that wrapped the two hares were exposed, and the fragrance in the kitchen became stronger.

"Brother, it smells so good."

Xiao Hua squatted beside Zhong Wen, swallowing saliva, and wiped it from time to time.

Xiujin came into the kitchen and saw that the porridge pot was very dirty, and Zhong Wen had poured a lot of stones on the ground, and there were two big bags wrapped in big leaves among the stones. It is estimated that it is impossible to eat the rice, so I want to take the pot to wash it, and prepare to cook a pot of gruel.

"Aniang, don't move, this pot is still very hot."

Zhong Wen directly spoke out to stop his old lady, otherwise he would have scalded a big blister out of it.

"Xiaowen, it's okay. If the meal is not ready, it's not ready. Mother will cook some porridge."

Xiu looked at her son, and in her perception, although her son was a bit wasted on meat, she still spoke out to comfort her.

"Aniang, wait for a while, you can eat in a while."

After Zhong Wen finished speaking, he carried the pot with a straw and put it aside. This thing is still very hot now, so don't hurt anyone.

Then, he moved the stones aside, brought the big bags of the two big scares to himself, and wiped them clean with straw.

"Brother, I want, I want."

Xiao Hua watched as Zhong Wen opened the wrapped big leaf, and the rabbit meat appeared in front of her eyes, with a strong smell, which made Xiao Hua cry out anxiously.

"Little sister, take a few bowls to serve, otherwise it will be hard to divide."

Zhong Wen looked at Xiao Hua's eagerness, and gave instructions, but the movement of his hands did not stop. As for the parents on the side, he was embarrassed to speak, but it was still his mother who went to get the bowl.

"It's delicious, it smells so good. It turns out that Xiaowen really knows how to cook. This taste is the best hare I've ever eaten." Xiu sat on a stone in the kitchen, holding a bowl with some rabbit.

"Well, this taste is really good. I have never eaten such delicious wild rabbit meat. Xiaowen, what is this rabbit called?"

Zhong Mugen held a piece of stuffed rabbit meat and stuffed it into his mouth. The taste was something he had never felt before in his life. He was sure of his son's skill in his heart, but in his heart In my heart, I don't know where Zhong Wen learned it from?Could it be the old man with the white beard?

"Father, it's a beggar rabbit. Cook the hare meat in the simplest way, and it will taste very good. My little sister and I did it once in the wilderness yesterday."

When Zhong Wen heard his father's question, he quickly responded. Although he didn't say anything about being called Huatu, he still talked about the incident of stealing food with his little sister yesterday.

"Called rabbit, no matter what the name is, as long as it is delicious, it is a bit of a waste. Two rabbits are enough to feed the family for several days."

Xiu felt a little bit reluctant to use two wild rabbits for dinner today, but she must like the taste of this called flower rabbit.

"Aniang, don't worry, there will be more and more wild rabbits. In the future, this kitchen in our house will be full of wax rabbits, and you can eat them as you like."

Zhong Wen looked at his mother, feeling a little sad in his heart. For a woman who has never eaten any good food, and a very frugal mother, what else can he say besides helping her live a better life? Woolen cloth?As a son, it’s not good to say anything, you can only do your best.

After listening to her son's words, Xiu was moved. With such a good son, what else can she say, what else can she think about?What's more, at this time, I also ate the beggar rabbit made by my son, and this was the first time my son cooked for himself. The emotion in my heart is hard to describe in words.

"Aniang, brother is very good. He can fish and trap hares. Our family will definitely be able to eat more fish and rabbit meat in the future."

Xiao Hua said a suitable word at the right time, Zhong Wen looked at this little person, and really didn't know if she was four years old or 14 years old.

Zhong Wen gave more rabbit meat to his parents' bowls, but he had less. For his parents who need to do farm work, Zhong Wen hopes that they can eat more.

And all of this was seen by Zhong Mugen and his wife, and they wanted to stop them, but they were afraid of hurting their son's self-esteem, so they had to accept their son's filial piety. There is no way to express that feeling, but to use actions to come. Show your affirmation of your son's cooking skills.

After dinner, Xiu went to tidy up, and Zhong Wen and Xiao Hua followed to wash their hands, otherwise, it would be dark in a while.

A torch was lit in the corner of the house, Zhong Mugen and his wife were weaving hemp silk, and Zhong Wen, brother and sister were lying on thatched mats.

Xiaohua kept saying something in her mouth, she said she wanted to eat this, she said she wanted to eat that, and hearing it in Zhong Wen's ears gave her a headache.

Zhong Wen wanted to close his eyes and study those characters in his mind, but the little girl kept talking.

However, Zhong Mugen and his wife thought it was a good idea. The elder brother cared about the younger sister, learned cooking skills, and respected his parents. Although they didn't ask where they learned this cooking skill, in their hearts, it was already I think I learned it from the white-bearded old man that Zhong Wen edited.

The night passed, the sky brightened, and it was another fine day.

Zhong Wen got up after his parents went to work, and by the way, he also called out Xiao Hua.

"Xiaohua, get up quickly, brother will take you to pick up some mushrooms, then I will cook hare stewed with mushrooms, it tastes delicious."

Zhong Wen patted Shang Hua, who was still sound asleep, and still lured the little girl who was still licking her mouth in her dream with food.

"Brother, I was eating the beggar rabbit just now, why did you take my beggar rabbit away, you have to pay me."

Xiao Hua was woken up by Zhong Wen, and the beggar rabbit in her dream was lost by Zhong Wen, but at this time she was blaming Zhong Wen.

"Little sister, we have to go to the forest to pick up some mushrooms. The stewed rabbit meat with mushrooms must taste good."

Zhong Wen watched Xiao Hua wake up and walked towards the door, but his mouth kept talking.

"Brother, wait for me, I'm going, I want to eat rabbit stewed with mushrooms."

Xiao Hua, who was woken up, blamed Zhong Wen a little bit earlier, but at this time, she is a different person. As long as she hears delicious food, she must be more positive than anyone else.

After washing up casually, she carried a basket and a kitchen knife, and the long gun in her hand, and started walking towards the forest. Xiaohua did the same, with a small basket in her hand, and a small bamboo in her hand.

The two brothers and sisters came to the edge of the forest, held guns and bamboos in their hands, and began to beat and beat, which was a way to scare away some snakes and insects.

"Brother, look, there are mushrooms."

Xiao Hua was on Zhong Wen's left, just under a pine tree, picked a mushroom, was overjoyed, and showed it off to Zhong Wen.

"Well, I saw it, you have to be careful, every step you take, you have to hit it with this bamboo, remember."

Zhong Wen turned his head and looked at the mushroom in Xiao Hua's hand. It was about the size of two fingers, and it was not bad. It was a good start.

The two brothers and sisters walked like this. Although the speed was very slow, it was better to be safe. Who knew if there were any snakes or insects in the weeds.

Half an hour later, the Zhong Wen brothers and sisters found that their baskets were full and they could not hold any more.

"Xiaohua, let's go home first, pour out these mushrooms, and we'll come again, and there are some poisonous mushrooms in the mushrooms you picked, and you have to pick them out then."

Zhong Wen approached Xiao Hua and looked at the mushrooms in Xiao Hua's basket. Although not many were poisonous, there were still some.

"Brother, which ones are poisonous? Teach me to recognize them."

Xiao Hua looked at Zhong Wen's basket, and found that it was indeed slightly different from the mushrooms in her own basket. There were some beautifully colored mushrooms in her basket.

"Xiao Hua, let's go home first, and I'll teach you as we go."

Zhong Wen picked up two baskets and walked towards the way he came. Xiao Hua followed behind with a bamboo and a spear in both hands.

"Xiaohua, this mushroom is very beautiful. It's very bright and beautiful. It's basically poisonous, but it's fine if you pick it. I'll have to pick and choose some more when the time comes."

Zhong Wen, who was walking in front, introduced to Xiao Hua, while Xiao Hua, who was following behind, heard it in his ears and remembered it in his heart.

After returning home, he dumped the two baskets of mushrooms on the side of the house, and then went to the forest again, but at this time, Zhong Wen was carrying two larger baskets.

Chapter 30 Seeking Li Daochang

Like two diligent bees, the brother and sister got into the forest and looked for mushrooms on the ground.

After two trips, there are already a lot of mushrooms in the house, big and small, and there are even dozens of catties.

"Brother, are all these mushrooms poisonous?"

Xiao Hua squatted on the ground, helped pick out some brightly colored mushrooms, and handed one to Zhong Wen in her hand.

"Little sister, what you are holding is poisonous, remember it in the future."

Zhong Wen looked up at the mushroom in Xiao Hua's hand, and after a reply, he continued to pick.

Not long after, when Zhong Mugen and his wife returned home, they saw Zhong Wen, brother and sister squatting on the ground picking mushrooms.

"How many times have I told you, don't go to the mountains and forests all the time, besides, the mushrooms you pick are poisonous, so you can't eat them."

Zhong Mugen looked at the two brothers and sisters, and didn't know whether to scold them. He knew that the two brothers and sisters were adding food to the family, but he was very worried about going to the mountains and forests. The tiger reappears or attacks.

"Father, after it rains, the mountains and forests are less dangerous. Besides, these mushrooms are edible. The white-bearded old man taught me many things."

With Zhong Wen's thick skin, he basically had to drag the white-bearded old man out and save himself from the siege.

"Then you can't just go to the mountains and forests at will. If something happens, what should you do?"

The worry in Zhong Mugen's heart is also normal, not to mention that he has killed that big tiger once, and knows how dangerous it is.

"Okay, we've forgotten that, by the way, Dad, Mom, after breakfast later, you should also go pick mushrooms, after drying them, you can get them to sell in the city for some money .”

Zhong Wen didn't care how much his father was worried about him, he just wanted to take advantage of the weather to pick more mushrooms, and in a day or two, they would probably wither.

"Okay, Ma'am, make breakfast first. After breakfast, I will go pick some with your father."

Xiu didn't have any objection to what her son said, but she had some doubts about whether the mushrooms on the ground could be eaten.

Zhong Mugen sighed, and didn't know what to do. Although his son is now smart and sensible, he is always disobedient and always going to the mountains and forests. He is really afraid that something will happen.

After breakfast, the family of four, each with a basket and a stick in their hand, went to the forest to pick mushrooms.

The family of four spent the whole day picking mushrooms, and by the way, they also picked up three hares, which were caught in the slings they had put down before.

Although some died for a long time, Xiu originally wanted to take them home to see if they could be eaten, but Zhong Wen stopped them.

It's been dead for a few days, so there must be a smell, and it's early summer, not winter, so it can be frozen.

A family of four went into and out of the forest, back and forth many times, just to pick all these mushrooms back home.

Although four people are enough to fight together, there are countless mushrooms in this mountain forest. After a day, the family only weighs a few hundred catties, and they haven't gone deep into the mountain forest yet. Searching along the edge of the forest.

"Miss, you go to make dinner first, Xiaowen and Xiaohua and I pick and choose first."

After returning home, the four of them piled up some mushrooms and scattered them in front of the open space, thinking that they would pick up these mushrooms as soon as possible today, so that they could be dried in the sun tomorrow.

After hearing this, Xiu went to make dinner, leaving Zhong Mugen and the others to continue picking mushrooms.

The poisonous ones need to be screened out, and the size needs to be divided into points, otherwise they will all be played together, and if they want to sell, the price will also go up.

Before the evening, it was considered that the picking was completed, and there must be mushrooms in the gruel for dinner.

"Aniang, the porridge with mushrooms is delicious, fragrant and smooth."

Xiao Hua held the bowl and drank the porridge. After adding mushrooms to the porridge, the fragrance was even stronger.

Even Zhong Wen drank two big bowls before stopping his mouth. For these mushrooms, Zhong Wen prefers to add some meat to stir-fry, which will have more flavor.

However, the food at home is getting less and less, and I don't know if I can survive until the rice harvest. If I can't survive until that time, I can only find a way to get more wild rabbits for future food.

"When the mushrooms are put into the porridge and boiled like this, the taste is really delicious and the fragrance is stronger."

Xiu drank gruel, holding chopsticks in his hand, and occasionally stuffed a mushroom into his mouth.

"Husband, our family doesn't have much food left, can you go to Guanli to borrow some?"

After Xiu finished the last mouthful of porridge, she looked at Zhong Mugen and expressed her worries.

"Borrowing also has to be repaid. Next year's life will be sad again. I don't know if we can use these hares in our family to exchange for some food."

Zhong Mugen said helplessly, there was not much food at home, and he didn't know if he could survive the two months, if he really couldn't, he could only pick wild vegetables to fill his stomach, and he used to go to Guanli to borrow food. It came in this way, but if you borrow it, you have to repay it. Although Guanli will not collect more food, you have to repay as much as you borrow.

As for borrowing food, it is also a common thing in the village, and no one will say anything. When it comes to this shortage of food, everyone is short of food.

Fortunately, in Longquan Temple, there will be some food reserves for the village as a backup. After all, Longquan Temple is the owner, and they don't want all the people in the village to run away hungry. If they really want to borrow food and collect more food , It is estimated that the people in the village will not be so stupid, they have already run away.

"Father, how about we hunt more wild rabbits and eat less food, in this way, our family can also get through these days."

Zhong Wen didn't want to borrow food in his heart, but he wanted to feed his parents more meat, so as to grow his body. Moreover, he also agreed with Zhong Mugen's words, and he had to pay back if he borrowed. If you really want to borrow it every year, you have to pay it back every year. When will you get it?

"Let's take a look in a few days, if it's really not working, daddy will go to the temple and ask."

Zhong Mugen couldn't help it. Regarding this matter, as the pillar of the family, he needed to make up his mind on many things.

On the second day, after Zhong Mugen and his wife went to work in the field, the Zhong Wen brothers and sisters were at home guarding the mushrooms in front of the open field.

Is it because I am afraid that the people in the village will come to take some, but I am afraid that birds, insects, rats and beasts will come and harm them. However, it doesn't matter whether there are people guarding them. How can so many mushrooms be destroyed by disasters.

If mushrooms are to be made into dried mushrooms, they must either be exposed to the sun or dried, but in Zhong Wen’s house, they can only choose to dry them in the sun. As for drying, let’s forget about it. In addition to spending firewood, there is not such a big stove in the house. .

"Brother, we didn't check in the wilderness yesterday, why don't we go check it out now."

Xiaohua is bored at home and always wants to go out and have a look.

"Okay, let's go and have a look, maybe there are quite a few hares."

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