pastoral days

It was as if someone pulled back the curtain covering the sky, the sky became brighter, and everything became clearer.Zhang Ruiwen has been diligently settling accounts these days, well, he also thinks it is more fun to settle accounts.Just to go (go out) sit (go) guest (wave) for the day of rest and bathing.

Consciously get up early and go to find my brother. "Brother, when are you going?" You can tell whether he got up early or not since Zhang Ruihua hasn't woken up yet.

"Xiaowen, what are you doing up so early? It's impolite to go to someone's house very early." Zhang Ruihua was helpless.

"But I want to see Uncle Song Lai sooner and catch little rabbits sooner," Zhang Ruiwen said excitedly.

"Okay, let's go in a while, you go back and clean up first," Zhang Ruihua said.

"Okay, hurry up." Zhang Ruiwen was in a particularly good mood today, and walked away bouncing around.

Under Zhang Ruiwen's endless urging, the two finally packed up.Zhang Ruihua had been to Song Chaoyang's house last time, but it seemed that he had moved.However, Song Chaoyang said that Sishi (called Yuzhong when approaching noon; 09:11 to [-]:[-] Beijing time) was waiting for them at the entrance of the village.So Zhang Ruihua found some reasons to delay the time. What could he do? The main reason was that he got up too early.

Finally, in Zhang Ruiwen's infinite expectation, the carriage arrived at the entrance of the village.This is how Zhang Ruiwen's day in the countryside came to an end.As soon as Zhang Ruiwen reached the entrance of the village, he stretched out his head to look for Song Chaoyang.His little friend promised to take him to have fun.

"Brother Song, here!" Zhang Ruiwen shouted after seeing Song Chaoyang.Song Chaoyang trotted over quickly, and when he got into the carriage, he directed the driver to drive in the direction of his house.Song Gang and Song Lai knew that the two young masters of the Zhang family were coming today, so they were a little nervous and kept cleaning up.Probably the elders are like this. When a child’s friend wants to come, he is more nervous than his own child, for fear that the reception will not be good and the child will be difficult to do.

"Father, Daddy. This is Zhang Ruihua and Zhang Ruiwen." After Song Chaoyang brought the Zhang family brothers into the door, Song Gang and Song Lai came up to greet them.

"Okay, the two young masters sit next to each other." Although Song Gang was a bit restrained, he had a bright smile on his face. "Excuse me today." Zhang Ruihua said politely as he handed over the gift he had brought.The gift is not very expensive, just a few boxes of pastries.It's not good to carry expensive ones.

"Uncle Song, I haven't seen you for a long time." Turning his head, Zhang Ruiwen had already gone to Song Lai to act like a baby.Song Lai chatted with Zhang Ruiwen gently, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.Song Chaoyang felt that Zhang Ruiwen was inexplicably cute, he must have not woken up.

A few people entered the house, and the villagers were not so particular.Many families do not have a room dedicated to receiving guests, and entertain guests directly in the bedroom.

Song Chaoyang's family hastily built two houses within a few days of separation.Now I can only entertain guests in the rooms of Song Gang and Song Lai.Fortunately, the two brothers of the Zhang family were not so well-mannered. After entering the room, they looked natural and sat at the table in a very orderly manner.

Song Lai chatted for a while and hurried to cook. There are two little guests at home today, so of course we must treat them well.

Zhang Ruiwen couldn't sit still after chatting for a while, he was still thinking about his little rabbit.Hunting is a must for heroes of the rivers and lakes.He got it right away.Haha, I'm a little excited just thinking about it.

Song Chaoyang thought about going to the mountain to get a few sets in the morning, and going to have a look in the afternoon.But the rabbits on this mountain are not easy to catch.How can he comfort the little devil if he can't be caught by then.

His heart was full of melancholy, but his face still had a calm expression.Song Mensao said to Song Gang, "Father, I'll take them both to the mountain for a while, and I'll be back in a while."

Song Chaoyang couldn't just say that they went to catch rabbits, Song Gang would definitely say that rabbits are not easy to catch this season, etc., what should Zhang Ruiwen do if he hears the trouble.Besides, he felt that with his experience in surviving in the wild, it should be no problem to catch a rabbit.

After explaining to his family, he took the two well-clothed and well-fed young masters of the Zhang family to a mountain near his home.

In fact, Zhang Ruihua is also very excited. They are both half-grown children, full of yearning for new things.It's just that as an older brother, he must always set an example for his family of younger brothers.

If Zhang Ruiwen knew what he was thinking in his heart, he would definitely dislike him and say that he didn't need it.

Now that winter has just entered, the mountains are no longer as lush as before, and the grass on the ground is dead, only occasionally you will find one or two grasses that are still growing tenaciously, which makes you admire the self-improvement of life.

"Look, I'll find something good for you today." Song Chaoyang looked at the pine trees in front of him, and he could tell at a glance that they were pine trees with pine nuts.Oh, good luck.

"What? What's there?" Although the mountain is almost desolate now, Zhang Ruiwen's enthusiasm has not diminished in the slightest.Before Song Zhaoyang finished his words, he immediately picked up.

"There are pine trees in front, I'll take you to find pine nuts to eat." Song Chaoyang, the landlord's friendship, will be fulfilled today.

When the pine cone matures, the sheath that was tightly wrapped around it will loosen, and the seeds inside will scatter out and germinate under suitable conditions.After people collect the pine seeds, after processing, they become what we usually call "pine nuts".

The Zhang family brothers should have never eaten these gadgets.The reason is very simple. Firstly, rich families will not easily try the food that poor people eat. The specific reason is understood by everyone.Secondly, the pine nuts are too small and very difficult to collect, and the villagers will not waste time collecting a little bit of pine nuts to satisfy their hunger.So many people don't know that there is such a thing as pine nuts that can be eaten.

Song Zhaoyang skillfully found a pine cone, took out the pine nuts inside, and gave it to the two brothers of the Zhang family who had never seen the world. Of course, they had to be taught how to eat it first. Use a good tooth directly.

"It's a bit astringent in the mouth at first taste, but the aftertaste is endless." Zhang Ruihua gave an objective evaluation.He also asked Song Chaoyang for another pine nut, and he still made pine nuts to eat.Needless to say, pine nuts made by yourself are more delicious.

"It's delicious, I want more." Zhang Ruiwen was more realistic.He kept taking pine nuts from Song Chaoyang's hands while eating them.Song Song Chaoyang waited on him like an old lady and worried about his good teeth.

"Taste the taste first, and we will pretend to go back later. Let my father copy it for you in the afternoon, and the pine nuts will open. It is more convenient for you to eat. Take it back to your uncle and aunt when you leave. Let's hurry up now. Let's set a trap for the rabbit." Seeing that the two still wanted to eat, Song Chaoyang quickly changed the subject for the sake of their teeth.

"Yeah, okay." Zhang Ruiwen immediately agreed when he heard that the ultimate goal was coming.And the elder brother who is the younger brother must listen to the younger brother.He also wanted to catch the little white rabbit.Ha ha.

Afterwards, Song Chaoyang climbed the tree and shook down a lot of pine cones, and the Zhang family brothers were enthusiastically picking up pine cones below, having a great time.

The three finally loaded a basket of pine cones and set off.

Song Chaoyang did not come out to catch small animals when he came to ancient times, but he has stepped on (run) here before, so he is still familiar with it.hope everything is fine.

In autumn and winter, when the grass is withered, the hares like to hide in dirt lumps or other places they think are suitable.It uses its front paws to dig into a shallow hole to hide. This kind of hole is about 30 cm long and less than 10 cm deep. It just puts the front and rear limbs in, and the body is exposed outside. Slightly higher than the ground level, it is invisible due to the protective color, and it is convenient and quick to escape when frightened or look for food.

It was difficult to find a rabbit's nest, and today's time is not rich. The most important thing is that Song Zhaoyang felt that it was too ruthless to connect the nest like this (that is, the rabbit's nest was too difficult to find).

Hare also has a quirk, that is, he likes to follow the old way.As long as they are not disturbed and frightened, they will go back and forth from the nest every day to eat and take the same path.If there is rabbit poop next to the road, then this road may be a rabbit road.

Song Chaoyang remembered that there was such a place in front of him, and he was going to make a trick there today.

In fact, the principle is very simple. Use a rope to make a tighter and tighter cover, which is called a dead dog buckle.Put the rabbit holster on the path that the rabbit often walks. The holster should be about a fist high from the ground. How big is the loop of the holster? Just a little bigger than your fist.While Song Chaoyang was doing it, he was popularizing science for the two brothers of the Zhang family.Of course, in the end, each of the three did one before giving up.

On the way back, all three of them secretly hoped that the rabbit in the afternoon was their trap.

When they went back, Song Lai had just finished cooking.After letting the two brothers from the Zhang family take their seats, Song Zhaoyang went to help Song Lai bring out the meal.

Looking at Song Chaoyang like this, Zhang Ruiwen felt that Brother Song was even more handsome (a man who is filial to his parents is very handsome).The Song family’s lunch is very rich for the people in the village. There are chicken stewed with mushrooms, braised pork, pork skin jelly, cabbage stewed with vermicelli, fried pork with dried beans, fried chicken with potatoes and dumplings.

Zhang Ruiwen and Zhang Ruihua have never eaten farm food since they were young. Song Lai's cooking skills are also very good, and some dishes have new seasonings added to them.The two of them ate very deliciously.Seeing that the Zhang family brothers were satisfied with their food, Song Lai was relieved.He has been anxious about cooking all morning because he is afraid that they will not be used to it.

"Father, we picked some pine cones from the mountain, let's deal with them together later, let's try something new with Uncle Song and Aunt Song," Song Chaoyang said while eating.He went to school to learn calligraphy recently, and he hasn't had such a good meal made by his father for a long time.One word, fragrant.

"Okay, after dinner, let's make it together," Song Lai said softly.

A lunch ended with the guests enjoying themselves.

Five people put the pine nuts into a basin, filled with water, and let the pine nuts soak. "Okay, let it soak for half an hour first, so that the shell of the pine nuts will become soft and easier to break. You are tired after playing all morning. Let's take a rest," Song said.

The three of Song Chaoyang went back to Song Chaoyang's room to chat.Later, because Zhang Ruiwen fell asleep because he got up too early today, Song Zhaoyang and Zhang Ruihua went outside to chat.

Their store is currently in the rest period, and the general direction can be implemented by the people below.

After a while, Song Lai came out of the house.He fished out the pine nuts, put them in the steaming compartment of the steamer, and steamed them for a while.

Then fish out the pine nuts and put them in a ventilated place to dry.

Finally, turn on a low heat, put the air-dried pine nuts into the frying pan and fry them dry. You don’t need to put anything. During this period, keep stirring the pine nuts in the pot. When most of the pine nuts are open, you can take them out of the pan.

Of course, this process cannot be done all at once. When Song Lai had just steamed the pine nuts, Zhang Ruiwen woke up.Then he pestered Song Chaoyang to go to the mountain to see if he caught the rabbit.