Mid-Levels Farm

After this time, Chu Ruozhuo didn't come over for a while, that is, he was busy wandering around in Beijing, until the next spring when he thought of his "career" of pink bananas.

Chu Ruozhuo took Zhang Bai to find Xuan Xiaodong's again to discuss lunch with him.

Xuan Xiaodong was sitting on a tree stump by the side of the vegetable garden with a pair of scissors, cutting the snail tails in front of the barrel, when he saw him smile and said, "Welcome, did you put the cigarettes? Thank you... I don't smoke, And the cigarettes are very expensive, I didn't dare to touch them, so I'll give them back to you."

Chu Ruozhuo smiled and waved his hands: "It's not expensive, it's expensive to buy from outside, but it's from the elders in the family, it's not expensive, you can take it with confidence - the things I gave away have never been taken back, so I will trouble you to cook more meals , we don’t have to run back to the city to have a meal at noon and then run all the way here, I’m going to stay around here for a while.”

Xuan Xiaodong also smiled when he saw that he was cheerful: "Okay, then no matter how many days you stay here, you two can come to my place for dinner."

Chu Ruozhuo beamed and approached the barrel in front of him with a smile, "What are you doing? Snails?"

Xuan Xiaodong said: "After raising it for a long time, the silt has been vomited clean, and I am planning to fry it with perilla. I wonder if you like this taste."

Chu Ruozhuo smiled and said, "Yes, yes, I can eat anything, gourmet!"

Xuan Xiaodong continued to ask them about their dietary taboos, and after learning that there were no taboos and that they were not afraid of spicy food, he nodded, packed up the bucket of snails, and carried them into the kitchen.

Chu Ruozhuo and Zhang Bai followed him through the vegetable garden, exclaiming again: "You grow the vegetables so well!" Looking around, they suddenly heard the sound of an opera coming from the fence. Looking at this vibrant vegetable garden, there is a kind of unassuming wildness.

Chu Ruozhuo and Zhang Bai looked over and saw an old lady with hair full of silver hair, climbing the wooden fence on the fence and shouting into it, "Dongdong! Xiaodong!"

Xuan Xiaodong poked his head out of the big kitchen window and looked over there: "Grandma Xia, what's the matter?"

Granny Xia hung a basket on the fence with a smile, and waved her hands: "Taste the freshly made green balls." Then she didn't say much, she hunched slightly, with her hands behind her back, and the weeping groin at her waist. The emperor's aria, leisurely walked away.

Chu Ruozhuo turned to look at Xuan Xiaodong: "Youth Tuan?"

Xuan Xiaodong smiled and said, "Bring it in, aren't you hungry? It's just a pity. I gave her two bottles of toon sauce made in spring yesterday. This is a gift in return."

Chu Ruozhuo couldn't help swallowing slightly: "Toon sauce? Did you pickle it?"

Seeing his expression, Xuan Xiaodong couldn't help laughing: "The different method is to blanch the water, cut into cubes, sprinkle with chili noodles and sesame seeds, and bottle it with superheated oil. It tastes very good. It can't be kept for a long time. Eat it as soon as possible. I will serve you some noodles to eat." alright."

Chu Ruozhuo was overjoyed: "That's great!"

After entering the kitchen, they still sat down at the thick long wooden dining table. Xuan Xiaodong came over and took out the green balls from the bamboo basket for them. Sure enough, there were eight green balls in a plate. Both are half the size of a fist, and under the green translucent glutinous rice skin, you can vaguely see the stuffing inside. Chu Ruozhuo couldn't help moving his index finger. At this time, his old problem came out again, and he couldn't help but said to Xuan Xiaodong: "I'll open it!" Is a live broadcast okay? Don’t worry, everyone’s face will be blocked except mine.”

He was also worried that the person in front of him lived in the countryside and didn't know how to live broadcast, so he continued to explain: "I have a small anchor account, and I have quite a few fans. Do you know about live broadcasting? It's the famous Chachacha platform, such a beautiful dish It would be a pity not to share with Cai Yuanzi."

Xuan Xiaodong smiled and said, "Please feel free."

Chu Ruozhuo quickly turned on the live broadcast ball, smiled and said to the audience: "Hi everyone, do you still remember the vegetable garden I saw last time? Today I have obtained the permission of the owner, so I will show you a closer look!"

Chu Ruozhuo first took a photo of the green ball on the table: "Did you see this green ball? I just ate two. It's stuffed with Malan head. It's really delicious. I'll have toon noodles waiting for me later!"

After showing off what he had eaten, he glanced out the window again to show everyone the thriving vegetable garden, and focused on taking pictures of a few vegetables that were particularly lush.

Sure enough, the bullet screen quickly flashed up: "It's that very big and beautiful vegetable garden!"

"This honeysuckle! It's like a waterfall!"

"I like lettuce, and the coriander over there looks very strong."

"The chili is good, and the chili seedlings are actually delicious."

"Wow, the bamboo bed under the grape arbor in this corner, wow, so cozy! It smells like throwing away a book when you are tired."

Chu Ruozhuo went over with a smile and said, "There is really a book beside this bamboo bed, um—it is actually Yeats' poetry collection, 'When all eyes are on her throughout the wild summer.' It seems that the owner of our vegetable garden is quite Literary and artistic."

"It's the little brother who was in good shape last time!"

Chu Ruozhuo turned the camera to the kitchen and scanned Xuan Xiaodong's back, and the bullet screen started again:

"Wow, it's those military uniform pants again. It's a pity that you can't see your face. You look handsome by feeling. Look at that sexy back, look at that waist, look at those long legs. Are you cooking? You have a good figure and can cook. Little brother who reads poetry, I can do it!"

Chu Ruozhuo introduced with a smile: "Our master is cooking noodles—ah, here we go, here's a close-up, look at the toon sauce, look at the noodles...huh?"

He looked at Xuan Xiaodong curiously: "Is this like freshly rolled noodles?"

Xuan Xiaodong was just bringing up a large porcelain basin of fried snails with perilla, and put them on the table: "Yes, I rolled them in the morning and left them in the refrigerator, just in time for you to come."

Chu Ruozhuo was surprised: "You really know how to roll noodles yourself? It's rare for us southerners to know how to do this."

Xuan Xiaodong said: "I learned it from my comrades in the north."

Chu Ruozhuo praised: "It's really good. The audience in my live broadcast room all praise you. Many little girls like you as a warm-hearted man like you."

Xuan Xiaodong smiled slightly and asked them, "What's for dinner?"

Chu Ruozhuo looked at Zhang Bai, who was eating without raising his head, and said with a smile, "You are a good crafter. We do whatever you want, and you can do whatever you want. I don't shy away from anything."

Xuan Xiaodong said: "The spring water chicken, leek and river prawns, bamboo shoots, seaweed and radish seedling soup, mung bean paste, okay? The chicken is free-range, and it tastes very good."

Chu Ruozhuo wanted to eat it almost immediately, but he still asked curiously, "Is there a mountain spring near here?"

Xuan Xiaodong laughed silently: "No, I just bought the mineral water—Lengwu brand mineral water. I have tried several brands of mineral water, and this one is very good for making soup."

Chu Ruozhuo laughed: "I mean - if it's real mountain spring water, then I might be afraid of parasites and heavy metal pollution. But your tongue seems to have more developed taste buds than ordinary people, otherwise how can you taste mineral water?" Different taste?"

Xuan Xiaodong smiled: "Different brands of water are suitable for making different soups. Chicken soup, mutton soup, and snake soup can all use different water."

Chu Ruozhuo was amazed: "It seems that you have really studied it."

Chu Ruozhuo came over to have a meal that night. The very small river prawns were stir-fried with fragrant and tender leeks. They were so dry and fragrant that they were perfect for dinner. Not to mention the chicken soup, which was crispy and delicious, and the soup was as clear as water. The two of them were full of praise.

In the next few days, he ate so well at Xuan Xiaodong's place that he seemed to have gained a few catties, and then returned to Beijing with a radiant face. When he returned to Beijing, he also brought a bag of heavy rice dumplings, stuffed with fermented bean curd sauce and meat. , In addition, I brought a few bottles of Chinese toon paste and river shrimp paste, and a small jar of mead. It is said that it is self-brewed, so drink it quickly, or it will be sour.