Whose farming family has the male protagonist giving three piglets as a gift at the beginning?

Chapter 444 Dried pickled vegetables

It was bustling last night and this morning, but as soon as this person left, it felt cold instantly.

Mr. Su and the others continued to open up wasteland. Su Ziling turned over the radish leaves and continued to dry them. She also washed the radishes in the yard and divided them into two parts and put them in a dustpan to dry.

She didn't forget to remind Su A'nai to turn it over. She thought that if it dries a little, she could use it to pickle spicy diced radish at night. Although the radish is a bit tender, it can still be eaten fresh after being pickled.

After the radishes were dried and dried, she took the cow out for a walk. Since she had nothing to do, she went to herd the cow.

When she came back, she could cut some grass, carry a bundle of firewood, or carry a basket on her back. She could always find some special wild vegetables. In short, she never came back empty-handed.

Although it has entered winter and the nights are long and the days are short, the sun is still very strong. After seven days of sunshine, the water in the radish leaves has been completely dried.

Soak the dried radish leaves in a large bucket, and after they soften, you can rub them and wash them. While washing them, they hit them hard with a wooden stick. Su A'nai took a look and laughed at her for washing clothes.

After many times of soaking, kneading and beating, the radish tassel has become extremely soft and strong.

She was almost done washing, so she shouted to the kitchen, "Grandma, is the glutinous rice steamed yet?"

"Okay, okay, we've been cooking for a while." Su A'nai's voice came from the house, and Su Ziling walked towards the kitchen carrying the washed pickles.

Seeing her coming in, Su A'nai quickly vacated the table, "Why do you want glutinous rice? Just steam it and it'll be a big steamer."

"Make pickles." The radish tassels became extra heavy after being soaked in water. She breathed a sigh of relief and went to put out the glutinous rice again.

Su A'nai's face was full of doubts, "Use glutinous rice to pickle pickles?"

"That's right!" Su Ziling scooped up a spoonful of glutinous rice. After hearing Su A'nai's words, she turned around and smiled sweetly at her, "Have you never seen it before? This pickle is troublesome to make, but the taste is really good. It’s delicious, and you can also make pickle paste. When it’s cooked in two days, we’ll buy some meat, which will be perfect for barbecue.”

When it comes to dipping the pickle paste in water, Su Ziling's saliva has already started to secrete.

Su A'nai shook her head, obviously she had never heard of this method, "Do you need my help?"

"No, I can do it myself."

Seeing that she really didn't need help, Su A'nai turned around and went out to do her work.

The steamed glutinous rice and radish tassels are kneaded together, the glutinous rice and radish tassels are fused together, then put into a vat, and finally the rice soup used to cook the glutinous rice is poured in, and finally it is fermented for a month.

In early December, after a month of fermentation, the pickle vat in the yard exuded a strong sour smell.

"Xiao Qing, is the sauerkraut in your tank broken? It tastes more and more sour, sour and sour."

Mother Su was now in the yard, frowning at the sour smell.

"It's not broken. I checked it in the morning. It's good. It's almost ready to come out of the tank today. It just so happens that the two cows are coming back soon. After cooking the pickle paste in two days, let's buy some meat and eat barbecue."

Su Ziling's voice came from the kitchen. She had seen it in the morning. After a month of fermentation, the stem had turned translucent white.

"Okay, I think it's already the twelfth lunar month. Why don't you ask your father and the others to buy some meat? Let's come back and pickle some bacon and sausages. Our pigs are still small this year, so it's not appropriate to kill them. It's a pity. If there were more Just a few dozen kilograms will be enough.”

Mother Su muttered while sweeping the yard, "How about we kill one? Actually, we can kill it. It weighs one hundred twenty or thirty kilograms at least."

"Should we kill it now? Isn't it too late? We haven't invited anyone, and we don't have any pickles. Let's save it for next year. Let's buy some meat and cook it this year."

If you want to kill more than 100 kilograms, you can actually kill it, but it would be a pity to kill it now. Pigs eat well and this period of time is the time when they are willing to grow. It would be more appropriate to raise them for another two months or to kill them next year. .

After the steamer was put into the pot, Su Ziling came out to dry the radish leaves. The radish leaves had to be dried for two more days until they were dry and crisp before proceeding to the next step.

"That's okay. Last time you went to the county, did Erniu tell you when the holiday would be?"

"We have to go to school on the 19th of December. After the 10th of the first lunar month of the new year, we have to go to the academy."

Su Ziling was peeling peas. The peas matured early this year. She went to pick some and came back to eat. After a while, she put some oil in the pot and fried a bowl of spicy peas.

Fry the peas until they crack, add salt and pepper, and the essential Sichuan peppercorns. Stir evenly and serve. A bowl of spicy peas tastes soft, glutinous, and spicy. A hint of sweetness.

It's a pity that there are no ribs, otherwise you can just boil a pot of ribs and peas, or stir-fry peas with meat, or pea rice, which are all very delicious.

The peas are still a little tender now, so they taste better and sweeter. If it takes a while, they will not taste good when they are old.

The broad beans are not edible yet, otherwise she will want to use them to pound the broad bean balls. It is estimated that it will take more than ten days, and it will be almost ready during the Chinese New Year. By then, she can cook broad bean kernel porridge, and just make the sausage early. Then add some sausage It will be more fragrant.

Mother Su and the others still go to open up wasteland every day, picking up dung and soaking the land. More than a month has passed, and they have gained a lot. They have cultivated two acres.

Su Ziling went to pull radishes. It had been more than a month since she last pulled radish seedlings, and the radishes were getting bigger. She planned to pull them back and dry them in shredded radish and pickled spicy radish cubes.

You can also make arrangements to pickle the radish. If you don't pull it out now, it will probably bloom in a few days. Once the radish blooms, the heart of the radish will be empty, like a sponge, and you can't eat it.

She led the cows out as usual. During this period, she was herding the cows. The big cow was very docile and the calf was a little clinging to her. Unlike the first few days of herding, the calf would run away, be wild and fearful of people. Not looking for a mother either.

Those few days were very tiring for her. When they got to the mountains, the big cow just lowered its head to eat grass, and the calf only cared about having fun. The son didn't look for the mother, and the mother didn't look for the son. She suffered a lot, so she led the big cow to look for the calf.

"Grandma, please help me look at the radish leaves while I go to the field to pull the radishes."

The same thing was done with the ox saddle. She couldn't carry much by herself, so the ox could carry two baskets and a bundle of turnip tassels.

This way she would be much more relaxed.

"Hey, I got it. You plucked the radishes and put them on the ground. When your father and the others come back, they can help you pick some. You can memorize them less, do you hear me?"

Su Ziling relied on her strength to carry a lot every time, which made Su A'nai feel distressed.

Every time I told her to memorize less, because if she memorizes too much now, she would suffer in the future when she gets older, but she promised well every time, but in the end she turned around and still didn't change.

As much as you can carry or as much as you can carry.