Taoyuan Farmhouse Daily

The young members of the Chang family were very curious when they saw that Chang Xile was going to cook. Although there are no men in Taoyuan Village who are not allowed to do the work on the stove-mostly women take care of this work, but when there are banquets at home, the cooks are often It's men, and it's mostly men who slaughter livestock during Chinese New Year. Women are only in charge at this time; they don't know what kind of gentleman stays away from the kitchen, but they subconsciously feel that it is a very rare thing to cook with joy.

Huaizi, Zao'er, Shanzi, Xing'er and Yangzi, the five children sat aside holding haystacks, watching without blinking their eyes.

Chang Yu was very dissatisfied with this gaze, so he moved away, using his body to block between the five children and Chang Xile, even going close to the fire pit.The five children didn't understand. Seeing that their sight was blocked, they all moved to the other side with the grass mounds, but Chang Yu followed suit.At first, the children didn't understand, but after a few troubles, they finally realized that Chang Yu did it on purpose.

Chang Xile cut the sour bamboo shoots into sections, cut the ginger into slices, peeled the garlic, and prepared spices such as bay leaves and star anise. When she turned around, she saw Chang Yu's actions and couldn't help laughing.His hands were still stained with water, and when he flicked his fingers, water beads floated onto Chang Yu's face.

"Don't mess around, just sit here and don't move."

Chang Yu meowed and arched Chang Xile's shoulder with his head, looking unhappy.Chang Yu is very smart, even though he was only picked up by Chang Xile for a few days, he can guess what he meant from Chang Xile's tone.

"Stop arching, the injury to your head will not heal any more." Chang Xile said with a straight face.He was obviously raised by a tiger, so he has a cat-like temper.If he hadn't seen him tore a group of gangsters with his own hands before, he would never have imagined that Chang Yu's lethality would be so great.

Chang Yu saw that Chang Xile was unhappy, so he obediently sat on the grass pier without moving.His hands habitually leaned forward, but he didn't dare to touch the ground. If his clothes were dirty, he knew that he would definitely be murdered by Chang Xile again.

Chang Xi is glad to see that he is not clinging to her, and likes him even more.The child knew he was busy, so he was very obedient and didn't bother him.They've only been together for a few days, but it's as if he's been raised since childhood, and they clearly understand what he means.

Chang Xile calmed down, he didn't have much time, and he had to finish these things before everyone came back.If Father Chang came back, he would definitely not allow him to do these things himself.Scholars here are existences that do not touch the spring water with ten fingers, especially because he still has fame, and he feels that he should not be contaminated with such vulgar things.

But here is missing the most important ingredient that Chang Xile regards—chili, which must be replaced with cornel, but although this thing is spicy, it tastes pungent and bitter, and it has a different taste from chili. The spiciness is close to chili.

People here also eat dogwood, but many people are not very keen, just to get rid of moisture.The main reason is that it has been used as a condiment for a short time, and I don’t know much about it, which leads to a relatively poor level of modulation, and there will always be a bitter taste, so I don’t like it very much.Moreover, picking and making dogwood is very troublesome, and poor people are still at the level of just wanting to eat, so they don't have the time to do it.

This season is not yet the time to pick cornel. Fortunately, we can buy cornel paste made from cornel and some dried cornel, which can be replaced first.It's just that these don't taste very good and need to be dealt with.In two months, the dogwoods in the mountains will mature, and they can be picked in large quantities. He has already heard that there are many of them when he comes out of the mountains.At that time, the business has been going on for a period of time, and everyone's taste can be determined. If everyone likes it, there is no fear that the supply will not be available.

Chang Xile boiled cornel sauce with lard, basil, grass fruit and other spices, and a pungent and pungent smell came out.That's all for Chang Xile, the five children present and Chang Yu were not used to the smell, so they all sneezed.

Chang Yu's tears came out, and he looked in pain. His nose was more sensitive than ordinary people, and he couldn't stand such a strong smell at all.Chang Yu was so choked that he forgot to walk on both feet, and pulled Chang Yu's clothes with his limbs facing the ground. Chang Xile was pulled out of the door without responding.

Chang Xile couldn't laugh or cry, but her heart was warm. The child was afraid of being choked.

"Xiao Miao, I'm fine, you can wait for me here." Chang Xile helped him up.

Chang Yu looked at Chang Xile with tears in his eyes, seeing that Chang Xile was unmoved, he could only let go.When Chang Xile walked into the kitchen, he let out a low growl, and followed him in with an air of resignation.

"Xiao Miao, wait for me outside." Chang Xile pointed to him and then to the outside.

Chang Yu didn't move, and sat still, sneezing non-stop.

Chang Xile was helpless, knowing that it was useless to talk about it, she no longer cared about him.

This guy even had to follow him to the bathroom, and didn't listen to what he said, which made him have an extra bodyguard.The thatched hut here is in the vegetable garden at least 50 meters away from the house, and it is extremely crudely made. In order to facilitate the excrement, one side of the wall is still half open.If anyone passes by, they can see the people squatting inside.

Forget it, the squatting pit is just two pieces of wood, and if you are not careful, you will fall down. Going to the toilet is simply thrilling.There is a person standing by, at least if it falls in, someone will save it...

This is what Chang Xile fears the most when he comes here, he can't adapt at all.He wanted to find a wild place to solve it, but seeing that even a one-year-old baby had to wait to come back to accumulate fertilizer, he didn't have the nerve.In the past, he always disliked chemical fertilizers and felt that they were not green enough, but now he only regrets not passing through the chemical fertilizer factory.People are going to starve to death, no matter what quality it is.The quality is almost likely to die, and if there is no food, it will definitely die.

Chang Xile shook her head quickly, she was cooking food, where did she go!

The new cornel sauce was finally cooked, and Chang Xile was quite satisfied with the smell. I dipped a little bit of it with chopsticks and tried it, and my body, which was not used to the spicy taste, was immediately blasted by the spicy taste. It was so refreshing!

Although it is different from chili, Chang Xile was almost moved to tears by the familiar spiciness.He absolutely loves chili. He never had a chance to taste it after he was ill, and he misses it so much.

Seeing Chang Xile's satisfied face, Xing'er and Yang Zi couldn't sit still.

"Uncle, can I have a taste?" Yang Zi asked.

The child has a weak spleen and stomach, and he seldom ate spicy food before, so it might be unacceptable, but Chang Xile also wanted someone to help him taste it and comment on the taste. After thinking about it, he said, "Huaizi, try it, they still have Little, I'm afraid it will be spicy to them."

Sophora japonica is always bigger, so it should be okay to stick a little bit.

Chang Xile just dipped a little bit with her chopsticks, and was about to hand it to Huaizi, but just as she stretched out her hand, a familiar head came over, sticking out her tongue to lick it very skillfully.Then, a fried cat appeared in the room.

Chang Yu jumped up and down, running around the room to express his emotions, sticking out his tongue like a puppy.

Chang Xile quickly handed him water, this reaction was too exaggerated, it's not so spicy!

Chang Yu didn't take the water, but opened his mouth to ask Chang Xile to feed him.

Chang Xile had no choice but to say a few words before feeding the water herself.He knows it's not good to be too used to it, but just like many parents of bear children, he can't help pampering him.

Only then did Chang Yu calm down, drink the water with a satisfied face, and stretched out his head for Chang Xile to stroke him.

Chang Xile immediately understood that this was not being hot, it was clearly acting like a baby!

He had already realized that it was inappropriate to be so used to it before, and seeing that Chang Yu's injury had improved in the past few days, he didn't let Chang Yu cling to him like before, and he couldn't work if he continued like this!As a result, this guy made a fuss and wanted to ask for attention and caress.

"Sit down!"

Chang Xile said sternly, this wind must not grow!

Chang Yu immediately understood that it was a failure to act like a baby, and sat on the grass pier obediently, and even straightened his back in a rare way to look honest.A pair of watery eyes, red lips and white teeth are very cute.

Chang Xile ignored him, and asked Huaizi to try the new cornel sauce, and Huaizi's eyes lit up after eating it.

"Uncle, this sauce doesn't taste bitter anymore!"

"Is this spiciness acceptable?"

Huaizi nodded repeatedly, "Yes!"

This sound envied the other little ones, stretching their necks so long that Chang Yu shot them with sharp eyes, and was glared at by Chang Xile, with eyes wide open and confused again.

Chang Xile said with a smile: "This sauce is too boring to eat, don't worry, wait for the pig's trotter and snail stew to be ready, I will give you a good time to eat."

Chang Xile asked Huaizi to reduce the heat to a low level, put the sour bamboo shoots into a frying pan without oil and dry-stir, and remove them after the water evaporated.Boil the pork trotters chopped into small pieces in hot water, remove and dry the water, and then smear it with soy sauce.

Chang Xile bought the pig’s trotters from the market early this morning with the help of the villagers. At the beginning and middle of each month, there will be a market in the neighboring village, and the nearby villagers will come to exchange things, and there are also peddlers to sell things there. .Although it is the nearest neighboring village, it is half an hour away from Taoyuan Village, but it is much more convenient than going to the county seat.

The soy sauce was bought by Chang Xile in the county before. Chang's Sanfang is now poor, and the only condiments are oil and salt, so soy sauce is a luxury.In the entire Taoyuan Village, there are not many families willing to cook with soy sauce.

Chang Xile used an iron pan to stir-fry the prepared ginger, garlic, star anise, grass fruit, etc. with oil, and suddenly a burst of aroma wafted from the kitchen, making the four children gulp.

Although Chang's family has an iron pot, they can count the number of times they can cook with it, all in the form of a side stove.The aroma of stir-frying is incomparable to that of ordinary boiled water, and because of poverty these years, the clear soup has little water and no taste. This is a strong contrast, and it is difficult for children and adults to resist the temptation.

After the aroma of the spices came out, Chang Xile put in the snails, after frying until fragrant, he added sour bamboo shoots, and finally put in the pig's trotters and stir-fried together.Now even the most stable Huaizi couldn't help swallowing, it was so delicious!

Although I haven't tasted it, I can smell how delicious it is!Even Chang Yu, who was not very happy with cooked food, looked at the pot differently.

Yang Zi sucked his saliva and said, "Uncle, can we cook this every day in the future?!"

Xing'er gave him an angry look, "It's a beautiful idea, I don't know how much it will cost for such a pot, one meal is enough for us to be beautiful for a lifetime."

Although this statement is exaggerated, it is also partly correct. Leaving aside the pig's trotters, these condiments alone cost a lot of money.According to the current situation of the Chang family, such a dish is definitely a luxury, if it wasn't for business, Chang Xile would not dare to do it now.

Chang Xile promised: "In the future, we will have the opportunity to eat delicious food every day."

The five children nodded one after another, thinking that since Chang Xile said it, it would definitely come true.

As Chang Xile spoke, he added a large pot of water, and when it boiled, he transferred them into a casserole and stewed them slowly.

After the adults in the family came back from work, Chang Xile lifted the lid, divided half of it, and sprinkled some basil, dogwood sauce and shallots on it.Immediately, the whole fragrance filled the whole home, whether it was children who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, or adults who were too hungry to work hard all day long, their mouths were instantly filled with saliva.

This is also delicious!