Who knows! As soon as I returned to the mountains to farm, I encountered a natural disaster.

After the rain, the straw mushrooms grew densely in just two days.

Zhao Yeqing looked so sad before facing the heavy rain, but now he smiles happily.

How can she not be happy with two big baskets full? She originally disliked having too many chickens at home, but now with these straw mushrooms, she won't get tired of eating chickens for a week.

Stir-fried chicken with straw mushroom, stewed chicken with straw mushroom, chicken soup with straw mushroom...

Zhao Yeqing was feeling uncomfortable due to the cold weather these days, so he asked Mu Xi to kill the chicken and then stew straw mushroom chicken soup first.

The chicken at home is fat. Before making soup, you have to remove the chicken fat under the skin. Cut off the yellow chicken fat and put it in a bowl. When you make fried rice one day, use the chicken fat to moisten the pot first and then add the rice. Don't use it. The eggs are delicious.

Just add the straw mushrooms ten minutes before the chicken soup is simmered. The small straw mushrooms are crispy and tender, and the meat is plump. Each bite is much more delicious than chicken.

Zhao Yeqing, who knows how to eat the marrow and knows the taste, ate several chickens in a few days. His appetite was satisfied, but the chicken was too nourishing. How could he not get angry after eating like this?

Mu Xi gently opened her lips and saw the small white ulcer inside. Feeling her hot breath, he curled his fingers and tapped her on the head, sighed and went out.

I didn't go far, right next to the lotus pond outside the yard, and picked all the mature lotus pods inside.

I returned to the kitchen and sat at the dining table, carefully peeling out the lotus seeds one by one, and then removing the lotus heart.

This time the lotus hearts were not thrown away, but collected into the small plate at hand.

After Zhao Yeqing came back from weeding the vegetable field, he saw Mu Xi peeling a large bowl of lotus seeds and was stunned: "Why do you get so many?"

Mu Xi's chin worked hard: "Eat it if you want. If you can't finish it, dry it in the sun and use it to make soup later. I mainly want the lotus heart."

After Zhao Yeqing washed his hands, he came over and sat across from him, eating lotus seeds one bite at a time. After eating more than ten, he couldn't eat any more, "Are you going to eat them?"

Seeing Mu Xi shaking his head, he took the rest to the yard to dry.

When I came back, there was a cup of steaming tea on the table.

"Try it. Didn't you want to drink tea and couldn't find the tea leaves before? This is the same. It can reduce the fire."

It was the first time for Zhao Yeqing to drink Lotus Heart Tea. He blew it gently and took a careful sip.

She originally looked at the few lotus hearts in the cup and thought it was not very bitter, but she didn't expect it to be much more bitter than tea. Just when she was about to frown, a sweetness and coolness suddenly poured out of her mouth from the base of her tongue.

Zhao Yeqing raised his head and widened his eyes, "It tastes delicious!"

Mu Xi smiled: "It tastes good, but I can only drink one cup. Although this stuff can reduce inflammation, it is very cold. If you eat too much, your stomach may not be able to bear it."

Zhao Yeqing nodded and couldn't help but take another sip despite the heat.

It has been many years, and I have finally relieved part of my tea addiction. Unfortunately, the tea is still not as delicious as it is, and it lacks a fresh fragrance.

The fragrance of Lotus Heart Tea is very light, and the main thing is the refreshing and sweet aftertaste. It also has medicinal value.

"This is pretty good, you can drink it at night, and you won't be unable to sleep after drinking it."

Mu Xi responded and opened the refrigerator, "Aren't you going to eat chicken tonight? What do you want to eat?"

"Eating something vegetarian?" Zhao Yeqing thought for a while: "Isn't it necessary to clear the fire? I saw a lot of bitter melons in the shed, and there are also cucumbers, which can clear the fire."

"Then scrambled eggs with bitter melon."

As Mu Xi said this, he went into the fields to pick bitter melons and come back to process them. It was only noon now, but it was better to process the bitter melons in advance. Cut them into thin slices and then marinate them with salt to soften the melon flesh before squeezing out the juice and washing it. Once, the bitterness can be reduced by half.

Of course, if it is more convenient, you can blanch it directly and then cook it, but then the bitter melon flesh will become a little soft and not chewy, and the fragrance will be weakened.

It is best to start the pickling process at least two hours in advance, but Mu Xi has to prepare the fermented glutinous rice grains later. He is afraid that he will forget to deal with the bitter melon when he is busy, so it is better to do it now.

Zhao Yeqing stood on the small bench and took down the koji hanging on the high wall. After Mu Xi cooked the glutinous rice, he mixed the koji she had just crushed with cold water, and then stirred it together after the glutinous rice became cold. .

The temperature difference between morning and evening is quite big now. In order to ensure that the temperature inside the fermenting glutinous rice jar is balanced, it still needs to be covered with a quilt at night.

Seeing that it hadn't rained in the past two days, Zhao Yeqing removed the plastic sheet on the dragon fruit and left the wooden frame that Mu Xi had built on the outside in place. During this period, the dragon fruit was growing vigorously. Originally, only It is a small plant, like a small succulent grown on the table. Now its branches are longer than a human being, about as thick as a calf.

I just transplanted it this year so I don’t know if it will bear fruit, but it looks like it will bloom just fine.

The bananas on the banana tree had turned a lot of yellow. They originally wanted to wait until the tree was fully ripe before picking them and eating them. However, it had been raining for a long time, and the yellowed bananas might spoil if left unattended.

Zhao Yeqing called Mu Xi over. The banana tree was now so tall that she couldn't pick it. Mu Xi raised his hand just enough to pick the bottom row of bananas.

When she got a banana, she squeezed it gently. It felt moderately soft and hard, and the color of the skin began to darken slightly. It was estimated that it would last a few days before it started to rot.

There is such a big bunch on top. The two of them have little experience in growing. They estimate that it only weighs about 40 kilograms, which is enough to eat. There are several transplanted trees outside the wooden fence. I haven’t gone out to see it for so long. I don’t know if it’s okay. .

Mu Xi picked another one, and the two of them peeled off the peel. The first thing they felt when they took it into their mouths was that it was so sweet.

This thing has little moisture and a solid texture. I was still a little hungry at first, but I was full after eating one.

"After all the bananas are eaten, the tree can be cut down and the banana leaves can be used to build an awning." Zhao Yeqing was eating bananas and thinking about how to maximize the value of the banana tree.

After the banana tree bore fruit and the banana bunches gradually expanded, the banana tree was no longer able to support the weight above it. Mu Xi used a two-meter-long wooden stick as thick as an arm to tie up the trunk in advance to increase the support. .

Although the banana tree is called a tree, it turns out that it can only bear fruit once and then wither. In essence, it is a perennial herbaceous plant.

The two of them consumed three or four banana fruits a day. When only half of the bunch was left, Zhao Yeqing stopped waiting and cut off the connection between the banana bunch and the banana tree, and then cut off all the leaves of the banana tree.

During this time, the two of them had nothing to do. They built a small shed outside the wall on the right side of the yard. The firewood will be placed outside in the future. The place where the firewood was originally stacked has not yet been filled with cement, which is perfect for planting the young seedlings. passion fruit.