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

Chapter 511 Green Fennel Seedlings

Chapter 511 Green Fennel Seedlings

After dinner, Su Mu and the others went to the fields. Su Ziling scooped out a few bowls of glutinous rice and soaked it before taking Axiu to pick broad beans with a basket on her back.

Although it rained less frequently this winter, it rained heavily, so the broad beans and peas were naturally much better than in previous years.

The two sisters each carried a basket on their backs. Su Ziling picked broad beans, while Axiu went to the field to cut dandelions to feed the rabbits.

Broad beans are larger and can be picked much faster than peas. They can be picked in less than half an hour.

"Axiu, have you cut enough? I've picked enough broad beans."

Su Ziling stabilized her backpack, stood on the ground and shouted to Axiu who was not far away.

"Hey, it's coming, it's coming. Sister, please wait for me a little longer. I have a particularly tender piece here." Axiu lay on the ground stalk and threw the cut dandelion down.

She planned to go down and pick them up after cutting them all.

"Don't worry, you cut slowly, and I'll go find the green fennel."

When Su's mother said that there were green fennel on the ground stalks, Su Ziling walked slowly along the ground stalks, looking at it as she walked. When she found some grass in the ground, she picked it up.

"Green fennel?" Axiu straightened up and looked around. Her eyes fell on not far away, and her eyes lit up slightly. "I know where it is. Sister, please go a little further. There are several bushes over there."

"I got it, cut it quickly." Su Ziling didn't even raise her head, but bent over and continued to cut the grass.

As she walked, she picked it up, and as she said, she saw a row of fennel bushes on the ground stalks after walking not far.

The dried fennel stalks are still standing on the ground, and the branches are covered with umbrella-shaped dried fennel seeds. No one has picked them. Due to the weather and sleeping in the open air, the originally blue-gray fennel seeds have turned black and are covered with specks of mildew. . (fennel seeds)

The dried fennel stalk is as tall as a person, and it starts to sway left and right when the wind blows. Under the fennel stalk are green fennel seedlings that have just grown, lush and green. (fennel sprouts)

The air was filled with the fragrance of green fennel. Seeing this large bunch of dried fennel seeds that no one was picking, Su Ziling's face felt distressed.

She had never been to the land here often. If she knew there were fennel seeds here, she would definitely not let them rot on the trees.

She first pulled out the dried fennel stalks, and then squatted down to pull out the green fennel saplings.

Fennel seedlings are very tender and plentiful. You can get a big handful with just a few pinches.

Looking at such a large piece of fennel seedlings, she thought that she could dig up the fennel roots in the future and use them to stew chicken soup. Fennel roots are also a great tonic, and the stewed chicken soup will be fragrant and rich.

"Sister, I'm fine. Have you pulled it out yet?"

"Coming, coming!" Su Ziling pulled two pieces of thatch and tied up the fennel seedlings as she walked.

"Hey, you cut so much? Can you carry it?"

I saw that Axiu's small backpack was filled with rabbit grass and it couldn't fit in the basket. She even cut two sticks to hold it in place.

"It's easy to carry, but it's not heavy," Axiu said and bumped the basket, telling Su Ziling that it really wasn't heavy.

"Come on, give me some." Su Ziling smiled and shook her head, reaching for her rabbit grass.

"No, no, sister, I can carry it."

Axiu moved to the side and refused to let him take it.

Su Ziling said with a straight face, "Children can't carry heavy things on their backs, otherwise they won't grow up!"

Axiu was really stunned. She turned her backpack around and said, "Then... then, sister, take less of it."

Su Ziling took two big handfuls while she couldn't see them, and then loosened the grass under her, making the basket look like it was full.

"Okay, let's go."

She bumped the basket on her back, turned around and murmured, "Sister, why are you so light? Did you take a lot out?"

"Nonsense, you see the panniers are still full, so I grabbed a handful," he said, patting her head gently, "Look at the road, look at the road, worry about falling, you are going to fall, but you have to Rolled to the ground."

"Oh," Axiu quickly looked forward. She was small but carried a big basket, and there was rabbit grass in the basket, so it was bumpy when she carried it.

"Sister, how do you eat these fennel sprouts? Do you want to fry them? Second Auntie has fried them before, and they are a bit sweet."

"Go back and pound the broad bean balls to eat. Don't you still have potatoes at home? Tomorrow, use the big bones to make the soup, and then boil the potatoes to eat. Tie the green fennel seedlings into knots and cook them together. The fennel will be cooked until it is raked. That will be delicious."

"I've never eaten it. I've only eaten the second aunt's fried food twice." A Xiu pouted and said.

"Is it delicious?" Su Ziling asked with a smile.

After Axiu finished speaking, Su Ziling burst out laughing.

Without even thinking about it, it must not be delicious. It had less oil and salt at that time, and it was fried. Coupled with Su Mu's cooking skills, I can only say that it is edible.

Hearing Su Ziling's laughter, Axiu whispered, "It's not delicious, that one is too sweet, and the aroma of fennel is a bit strong."

Su Ziling nodded, fennel really needs to be cooked to taste better, cooked thoroughly, or fried with potato slices. Don't add too much, otherwise the taste will be too overbearing.

Fennel broad beans and sausage are used as fillings, which are also delicious when used to wrap glutinous rice cakes. Thinking of this, Su Ziling became greedy again.

The soft and glutinous glutinous rice cake is a perfect match with the fennel and broad bean sausage. It just so happens that she buys a lot of glutinous rice, so she can grind some glutinous rice flour to wrap it up and eat it when she has time.

The two sisters were muttering along the way, laughing from time to time, and their laughter spread far and wide.

"When you pass by the third uncle's house later, you are looking at the backpack on the roadside. I will go to the third uncle's house."

There was going to be a pounding of rice cakes tomorrow, and Su Ziling thought that since she was passing by, she should go in and say something, so as not to have to make another trip at night.

"Ang, I understand." Axiu responded obediently.

Before the two of them arrived in the village, they met the third uncle's family who were returning from work.

Axiu had sharp eyes, pointed forward and shouted: "Sister, sister, third uncle, it's third uncle."

Her voice was a bit loud, so the third uncle and her family who were walking in front naturally heard her.

"Axiu?"

"Third uncle, third uncle!"

"Oh, this girl, her little mouth is so sweet. Come here, Uncle Third, there are some good things here." Third Uncle's clear voice directly coaxed her to smile.

The third uncle and his family stood there waiting for the two sisters. Su Ziling smiled and quickened her pace, "Third uncle, what are you doing? What are you doing here?"

"Go and open up some wasteland. Why don't we do the interplanting with your family this year? The harvest is much better than in previous years. I will discuss with your third uncle to open up some wasteland. After the New Year, I will grit my teeth and pick up two piglets and raise them."

"Retting more manure then. If your house has a lot of manure, you can plant it this year. For the one at my house, I think I will use the retting manure to grow it this year. It should be almost ready next year."

Su Ziling nodded, "My grandpa and the others were talking last night about buying some piglets to raise during the Chinese New Year. The wild boars at home look about the same size. We will see if they will be sold or raised. Kill and eat it yourself.”

"Your family needs to buy it. If you don't buy it, so many sweet potato dregs and sweet potato vines will be wasted. For my family, I will buy two heads first, fatten them up, kill one for the New Year, and then sell one."

The third uncle said happily, taking out a handful of cloves from her pocket, "Here, eat this, it's quite sweet. We found it on the land we cleared, and it was all covered with black trees."

Then he handed a handful to Su Ziling and Axiu.

"There's no need for so many. I'll try two. I have some at home. I picked some some time ago and brought them back to dry. You can take these back and feed them to your cousins."

Su Ziling took two and pushed her hand back with a smile. The third and fourth uncles had a large family and many children, so the lack of things was not enough.

"You take it and eat it. Those boys don't need us to worry about them. They are running wild all day long and they are ready for this." After saying that, he forced the handful of cloves into the hands of the two sisters.