Back home to start a farm

Qu Chi's ears caught Niuniu's voice, and at first he thought he heard it wrong, but when he looked in the direction of the sound, he saw Qu Shengxin's face was full of shock.

"Niu Niu, say it again, can you tell Dad again?" Qu Shengxin's arms holding Niu Niu trembled, and his voice trembled even more.

Niuniu was still struggling to hold the cherry, and the syllables she had just said successfully seemed to open the door. Niuniu opened her mouth and said it successfully this time.

"Dad, eat strawberries."

"Hey!"

Under the eyes of the children, this strong middle-aged man burst into tears. Under the urging of his daughter's immature voice, he bit the strawberry that was put to his mouth, and said with a tearful smile, "It's so sweet, thank you Niuniu."

The children who were attracted by the interaction between the father and daughter took a few beats to react.

"Wow, Niuniu's voice is really nice."

"Niu Niu, Niu Niu, I'm Sister Tian Tian, ​​you call my name, I'll give you a strawberry."

"Uncle candied haws cried when the strawberries tasted so good!"

The chirping child's voice broke the sad atmosphere just now, and he became relaxed instantly. At first, he was curious about Niu Niu's voice, but he was quickly led away to discuss the topic of strawberry delicious enough to make people cry.

"Children, after picking strawberries, it's time to go home for dinner. This land is reserved for you, go home and think about what you want to plant next." Qu Chi easily helped Qu Dexin solve the predicament.

"Is it still possible to plant it next?!!" The children were extremely surprised, and the screams of surprise made their ears buzz.

"Brother Qu Chi never lied, remember to come and vote tomorrow." After Qu Chi finished speaking, he urged the children to go home.

Qu Dexin was about to come forward to talk to Qu Chi, but Niuniu's good friend dragged her to discuss what she wanted to plant, which made him unable to get away.

"Uncle Dexin, take Niuniu back, I don't know how happy I am to see you." Qu Chi smiled beamingly, very happy for them.

Seeing that Qu Chi didn't care, Qu Dexin wanted to let his wife know that his daughter's voice had recovered earlier, so he gave him a thankful look, and left with Niuniu and her good friend.

Younger children may not be able to explain clearly, but older students can describe the incident to their parents from beginning to end.

In less than a day, all the villagers knew that Niu Niu had spoken again, and when they went out to see Niu Niu's parents with swollen eyes from crying, they all smiled and congratulated them.

When Qu Dexin and his wife recovered from the surprise, they immediately thought of Qu Chi as their benefactor.

From selling hawthorns to Qu Dexin to make candied haws, to letting Niuniu grow strawberries with her friends, and the impact on the villagers, they all saw it in their eyes and kept it in their hearts.

After taking Niu Niu to the hospital for a check-up and completely relieved, Qu Dexin began to think about how to thank Qu for coming late.

To be honest, it seems that Qu Chi basically has everything he wants, even if he wants something, he may not be able to get it, how to thank him has become a worry for the couple.

"Or I'll cook a good meal and invite Qu Chi and Qin Shi to come over for a meal?"

"It's a bit too shabby."

Qu Dexin was worried. Sitting at the door, he stared at the snail shells on the courtyard wall in a daze, and suddenly slapped his thigh: "Why did I forget this?"

Speaking of which, apart from Qin Shi, Qu Chi usually likes to eat. Their farm has a lot of ingredients, but there is one thing that is not available and it is troublesome to clean.

That is the snail.

Reminiscent of snail shells to snails, Qu Dexin made up his mind, ran out with a plastic bucket after lunch, and went to the pond and the fields first.

The summer sun was just right, and the snails that had finished spawning ran to the shallow water to bask in the sun.Originally, the snails at the end of the reproductive month would not have much meat, but the living environment in Xishan Village is so good, it didn't take long for them to regain their plump appearance.

In the middle of the afternoon when the heat slowly dropped, Qu Dexin was wearing long-sleeved trousers and a straw hat, standing by the pond, reaching out to pick up the snails that popped out one by one.

They are all quite big.

When the sky was getting dark and the plastic bucket was almost full, Qu Dexin went home for dinner.

The wife made dinner, and taught Niuniu how to speak and read after eating. After all, she planned to let Niuniu go to school in the village in the fall, and the foundation lost for a year must be made up.

Qu Dexin was sitting at the door with a small bench, using a clean brush to clean off the soil on the back of the snail, and then throwing it into a clean bucket to spit the sand. Hearing the two most pleasant voices in the room, the corners of his mouth almost pressed I can't press it down.

In the end, Qu Chi received the snails that were clean from the inside to the outside, even the tails of the snails had been cut.

"Who brought the snails?" Qin Shi, who was staying in the living room, saw that Qu Chi came back a few minutes after leaving the house with an extra bucket of snails. He had long been accustomed to it. Who made his family Qu Chi popular in the village.

"Uncle Dexin gave it, everything has been packed, should I eat spicy fried snails or stuffed snails tonight?" Qu Chi reached out and fiddled with the snails in the bucket, "There are quite a few, but I have to send some to my parents."

"Today, eat spicy fried escargots first, and then pick them up if you can't eat enough."

"Okay." Qu Chi replied bluntly, "Eating is not enough, why don't you pick some watermelons and come back to see if they are ripe?"

"I'm going right now."

That night, a pot of spicy fried escargot and watermelon chilled in the well were sent to the Qu family's parents, and the other half was to be placed in front of Qu Chi and Qin Shi.

The tables and chairs in the yard are set up, and a new pot of snails is stir-fried and then dried with water. Even with the range hood turned on, there is still a pungent spicy smell.

After Qu Chi cleaned the cutting board, Qin Shi came to the kitchen with a watermelon still carrying well water, and when he touched it, there was cool water vapor.

Qu Chi planted large, seedless watermelons with patterns, and they were planted a little later, but they were not slow at all to ripen. The few that Qin Shi picked up made a knocking sound when they were tapped.

Last year, Qu Chi didn’t grow watermelons, but watermelons are indispensable in the summer, and they are all bought from outside. As long as you are willing to spend money, you can buy delicious watermelons.

At that time, I thought that the taste bought outside was not bad, but this year I really grew my own watermelon, and I could smell the fragrance of watermelon through the watermelon skin, and my mind was full of self-grown watermelon.

Put the watermelon on the cutting board in the kitchen, put the blade on it and apply light force, you can hear a crackling sound, the sweet smell of the watermelon is stronger, and the watermelon juice flows out from the gap.

Quickly cut the watermelon into two with a knife along the crack, the green skin and red flesh are distinct in color.Then cut the watermelon into teeth and put it on a plate, and brought a large pot of spicy fried snails to the table in the courtyard.

You can't be too particular about eating spicy fried snails. This dish is the most enjoyable to eat. Anyway, there are only the two of them in the yard, and they have seen each other in every way.

So Qu Chi and Qin Shi put on gloves, grabbed the snail and put it in their mouths.

The shell of the snail is covered with seasonings, but the most delicious thing is the snail meat inside. You only need to suck it lightly, and the snail meat inside will slide into your mouth with the thick sauce.

Fresh, fragrant, numbing, and spicy, the rich taste hits the taste buds, and the chewed snail meat is full of elasticity, with a little sweetness.

Spicy is an addictive taste, and spicy fried escargot makes people want to eat it even more, until it is too spicy, and the cold watermelon is right at hand.

The cool watermelon in the well water can dispel the restlessness of summer just by touching it. Once you bite into the bright red flesh, the sufficient juice inside will burst out in your mouth.

The sweet watermelon hits the snail to stimulate the taste buds, and the intense confrontation of sweetness and spicy taste, each of which will make the taste more enjoyable, but can be eaten for a longer time.

Eat more than a dozen snails, take a bite of watermelon, and then stir-fry the snail soup with spicy stir-fried snails, add shredded cucumber and mix with a bowl of cold noodles.

It was a magical day.

But it means that the stomachs of the two of them are very healthy, otherwise they often eat this way, their stomachs will definitely not be able to stand it.

The next day Qu Dexin sent another bucket of snails. Quchi happily made the snail brew that I mentioned last time. That is to dig out the snail meat and mix it with other condiments such as pork, and then stuff it into the snail shell. firing.

The steps of making this dish are a bit more cumbersome, but the taste is more complex. The taste of snail meat mixed with pork is less bomby and more fragrant.

When Qu Dexin still delivered the snails on the third day, Qu Chi quickly told him that this was enough, and it was not a big deal for him. It was too hard to pick up snails in the field in summer.

These days, I am happy to eat snails, but I don't want Qu Dexin to send snails for free, so Qu Chi simply tells everyone in the village chat group to start buying snails.

But there are two requirements.

The first is to pay attention to safety, especially the children in the village.In fact, after tourists often come to play, the village pays special attention to waterproofing and safety. In the ponds of each depth, there are not only warning signs, but also villagers who can swim with them on the shore, and there are life buoys beside them.

Children and interested tourists can pick it up in the paddy fields where the water is not deep at most, but they are likely to be attacked by big white geese because they compete for food with big white geese.

The second is the size of the snails. The best season to eat snails is around the Mid-Autumn Festival. At that time, the snails are big and meaty. You can’t finish picking the snails before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Qu Chi had no way to ask the villagers to listen to him, he just suggested the villagers.Whether you plan to pick up and sell to him, or pick up to cook and sell to tourists, it's best not to pick up too much, and pick up the ones that are relatively large, and the small ones will let them grow slowly.

In fact, Qu Chi didn't have to worry so much, the villagers usually listened to his advice.Moreover, it is hot in summer and busy with entertaining tourists. The villagers don't want to thank Qu Chi's Qu Shengxin.

However, the taste of the snails was really good, and the price Qu Chi offered was not low, so some villagers picked them up and sold them to him.

Qu Chi distributed snail and watermelon benefits to the employees, and made himself a snail pot with chicken feet.

There are also people in the village who have started to make snail vegetables, but the number is relatively small, and most tourists cannot grab them, and their attention is focused on the ripe watermelons in Xishan Farm.

big watermelon.

How can you not eat melons in summer?

Eating melon is the happiest.