Xiao Qiao enters the farm gate

Seeing his bright smile again, Lin Zheng felt that the stone that had been pressing on his heart was gone, and he became relaxed and bright.While walking back, listening to his speech, while guessing the reason for his sudden change.

"Amo, have you figured out what happened earlier?"

"Yeah." Seeing that there was still a little anxiety in his eyes, Qiao Mo couldn't help but feel more self-blame. He took his hand and said with a smile, "It's all because I got into a dead end. Don't be angry with me. I'll make delicious food in a while." I will apologize to you."

"I'm not angry, as long as you figure it out." Lin Zheng's mouth curled up into a smile, and he squeezed him back a little harder.

When he got home, Qiao Mo asked Lin Zheng to pick two handfuls of mint leaves from the vegetable field behind the house.

Those mints were found at the paddy field a few days ago, and they grew by the lake not far from the paddy field, mixed with a large piece of weeds.Qiao Mo didn't see it at first, but accidentally slipped while washing his hands by the lake, and scratched his hand on the ground.Lin Zheng went to pick mint leaves and put them on his hands, it was immediately cool and comfortable.

Later he transplanted a few trees.Mint is easy to live, and now it grows well in the vegetable garden, and has developed a new population.

After Lin Zheng picked the mint leaves, he washed them briefly and put them outside to dry.

After drying, heat the pot, put the mint leaves in, dry the water in the leaves with a small fire, and wait for the mint leaves to shatter as soon as they are touched, and put them in the pot immediately.Pour the roasted crispy mint leaves on the chopping board, and finely crush them with a rolling pin to make them into a fine powder, which is then placed on a plate for later use.

Take a bowl of white granulated sugar, add a little water, and boil in a pot until it is thicker.Add mint powder, mix thoroughly and continue to boil.When the soup is picked up with a shovel and becomes silky and does not stick to your hands, you can stop the fire, pour the sugar on a large oiled porcelain plate, wait for a little cooling, cut it into small pieces with a knife, and the mint candy is made .

The finished product is a light green candy, which is crisp and ringing in the mouth, and sweet with the unique coolness of mint.

Qiao Mo took a piece and fed it to Lin Zheng, and asked him with a smile, "How is it?"

Lin Zheng's eyes brightened slightly: "Well, yes, many people must like it."

Obviously, Lin Zheng also thought of his plan.

That's right, Qiao Mo was planning to sell candy on the other side of the shop, and mints were a good start.More importantly, this kind of candy is convenient to eat, convenient to carry, higher-grade, and more objective in profit.

Qiao Mo ate the mints, and his mind had already thought of the packaging of the candies.

Ancient paper is relatively expensive, especially good paper, which is not cost-effective for candy packaging.He has a very good idea. Bamboo products are used for packaging, and the candies are sold in small jars, which are also easy to carry and beautifully made, making them a good choice for festivals.

Immediately, he shared his thoughts with Lin Zheng, and Lin Zheng agreed very much.

"The leftover bamboo from last time was used in the chicken coop. It just so happens that there is nothing to do today. Why don't we go to the mountains and chop some more."

Making bamboo products is not a matter of two or three days, especially the small sugar bowl is a delicate and small object, and it is the first time to try to make it, which requires more effort.Lin Zheng made up his mind to learn it this time, so as to relieve Qiao Mo's burden.

The two of them went up the mountain.

As the saying goes, once you are born and second time you are familiar, you have the experience of last time, this time it will save time.After finding the clump of bamboo, he cut five poles that were just right, cut a bundle of firewood along the way, shot a pheasant with a homemade bow and arrow, and accidentally caught a bamboo rat.

"Bamboo rat!" Qiao Mo stared at the chubby little thing in amazement, feeling that the bamboo rat looks like this. Its brown-gray fur is shiny and smooth, so beautiful.

Lin Zheng weighed the bamboo rat and said, "It's about two or three catties."

"It's really fat." Qiao Mo has never eaten this food, but he has heard of how it is made.I also heard that the meat of the bamboo rat is delicious and nutritious, so getting one now is like winning a lottery.

Lin Zheng had eaten bamboo rats when he was a child, and he still remembered the delicious taste.

Qiao Mo thought about the dishes about bamboo rats, so he looked up and found two tender bamboo shoots.Without his hands, Lin Zheng dug carefully with a hatchet.

After leaving the mountain and returning home, it was already evening, and the people working in the fields also returned home one after another.

Park the car in the shed, tie the pheasant for a day, and eat bamboo rats tonight.Lin Zheng took a knife to deal with the bamboo rats, while Qiao Mo went to the back of the house to feed the chickens and feed the horses.

Looking at the greenery in the vegetable field, I picked a handful of water spinach.When I first planted chili peppers, I lacked experience and knowledge, and only five trees actually grew. Now it is the flowering period, and the grown chili peppers are too small to eat.Cucumbers and cowpeas were covered with grass curtains when they were first planted, but the germination rate was only two-thirds. Now they are growing well under the scaffolding, and they have entered the flowering period one after another.

After watering the garden, I went back to the kitchen to make dinner.

Qiao Mo is going to make roasted bamboo rat with bamboo shoots. The method is simple and tastes good.

Peel off the shell of fresh bamboo shoots, wash them, and slice them for later use.In addition to some basic ingredients, prepare some shredded ginger and chopped green onion. As for the cooking wine, the wine that Uncle Zhou sent is quite good, and it is just right for you to use.

When Lin Zheng brought the bamboo rat meat that had been cut into pieces, he first boiled it in hot water in a pot.Then heat the pan, add the bamboo rat meat and stir-fry, pour cooking wine, soy sauce, add salt, shredded ginger and an appropriate amount of water, stir-fry until the meat is cooked, and finally add bamboo shoots and cook until tasty, then take out of the pan and put on a plate.

Noodles are still eaten for dinner. Qiao Mo now has experience in making hand-rolled noodles, and his proficiency is even more incomparable.

The water in the pot is boiling, put the noodles, and cook until it is fully boiled.Put the cleaned water spinach into it, add an appropriate amount of salt, add some cold water and cover the pot, add only a handful of firewood under the stove, and let it simmer for a while.

After dinner, it was completely dark.

Listening to the whistling wind outside, and seeing that there are no stars in the night sky, I'm afraid it will rain tomorrow.There were sporadic sounds from the village in the distance, some shouting for food, some noisy, and some barking dogs, all of which gradually faded away with the night.

It rained at night, not too much, but it added a bit of coolness.

When I woke up in the morning, the wind did not stop, and the rain continued to fall, but this did not stop the busy pace of farming.Qiao Mo thought that the field was full of weeding work, and this day was not too bad, not to mention that if it was really raining heavily and he still had to be busy, he might as well take a rest for a day, so he stopped Lin Zheng at home.

Lin Zheng thought that he had just returned from cutting the bamboo yesterday, so he should deal with it first, so he didn't insist on going to the field.

Having had the experience of the last time, this time it was much smoother.First split the bamboo to get the thin and narrow bamboo strips needed to weave small pots, and then soak them in rice washing water.There are a lot of bamboo strips prepared this time. Although the size of the small jars varies, they are enough.

In fact, Qiao Mo considered using a bamboo tube directly, but it looks like a tea jar, and the bamboo tube is not big after all, so it is inconvenient to take out the candy after it is deep.Using woven jars not only solves the problem of capacity, but also can make small handles, and the surface can be decorated simply, making it more aesthetically pleasing.I'm afraid that some customers can't help but want to buy it just by looking at the beautiful weaving.

Furthermore, there is still a lack of decorations in the shop, so it is better to use bamboo products.

Qiao Mo is also very interested in bamboo weaving now, and feels that he still has a bit of talent. Every piece of exquisite weaving is produced by his hands, which gives him a sense of accomplishment.He also plans to put some in his new home in the future.

At the hour of the hour, the rain suddenly intensified, and the old house would inevitably leak.

Qiao Mo saw the wet marks on the floor of the house here and there, and his mood was not as good as before. He really couldn't wait to move into the new house as soon as possible.

The rain did not gradually decrease until the afternoon. Lin Zheng put on a bamboo hat, put on a coir raincoat, rolled up his trouser legs, and was about to go out with bare feet.This time the rain was too heavy and too fast, and he was afraid that water would accumulate in the rice fields, so he had to go and see.

"Ah Mo, don't go, be careful of catching a cold." Lin Zheng confessed, before he could reply, he plunged into the drizzle.

Qiao Mo frowned and watched the person go away, and it took a while to practice knitting again.

An hour later, Lin Zheng finally came back, and when he took off his coir raincoat, there was no dry spot on his body.Qiao Mo hurriedly took clean clothes for him to change, and went to the kitchen to cook ginger soup, specially adding more shredded ginger and pepper.After Lin Zheng changed his clothes, ginger soup was brought over after a while.

"Here, drink it in one gulp."

Lin Zheng smiled, took the bowl, and drank it while blowing on the hot air. After drinking, a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead, and his body became warm.With a long breath, the whole person feels much more comfortable.

"How is it in the paddy fields?"

"It's just that there is too much water, and it has been drained."

Listening to his tone of voice, he knew that the problem was not serious, so Qiao Mo stopped asking. He was still warm to the touch, so he was relieved.It was neither early nor late, the two of them were sitting in the main room, talking and knitting while watching the drizzle outside.

Lin Zheng said that learning to weave is not a joke, and he is very serious about learning.He has strong hands and often does work. In the past, he had experience in weaving straw sandals and rattan baskets. After several times of practice, he made progress much faster than Qiao Mo.However, Lin Zheng's work also has shortcomings. In general, he has a good grasp of it, but in terms of refinement, it needs to be improved.

The bamboo strips used by the two for practice have not been bleached or polished. After weaving, they are green and look very beautiful.

This small round pot made of bamboo is big enough to hold in the hand, very cute.

Because it is the first time to do it, the bamboo strips have not been polished, so they are not so delicate, and the cover on the upper part is not suitable.After examining it several times, Qiao Mo felt that the lower end could be retracted to make it into an apple shape, with the upper part open as a lid.

After thinking about it, do it again.

This time it was done very smoothly, but when weaving it to the top, it needs to be enlarged slowly and bit by bit, and then slowly shrunk down and closed.The lid on the top was the most difficult to close. I failed several times, but I finally succeeded when I made the third lid.

"Ah Zheng, how's it going?" Holding Biqing's apple jar in his hand, he showed it to Lin Zheng.

Lin Zheng first saw the corners of his upturned mouth and sparkling eyes, and then he saw the small bamboo pot lying quietly on that white jade-like palm.

"Well, it's really good. Ah Mo's hand is ingenious." Lin Zheng had a smile in his eyes, and praised him without hesitation.

Qiao Mo accepted the compliment with a smile, proud for a while and then distressed: "It's a pity that this green color will fade, otherwise it would be so beautiful with this color. After soaking in rice washing water, it will be a light color, which is a bit monotonous. If it is dyed... Can the color of the dyed cloth be used?"