Four Foods in the Mountains

Cen Ning slept until dawn.

He opened his eyes in a daze, and saw the bright light outside the window, annoyed that he was too lazy, Lu Yunchuan probably walked to the town for a while now.

After washing up and getting up, it was still cold outside, so Cen Ning went to the chicken coop in the backyard to feed the chickens first.

In the past two days, I pulled the radishes, cut a lot of radish leaves, and even brought the chicken at home to eat a few meals.

After picking up the eggs from today's chicken coop, Cen Ning added some straw to the chicken coop to shelter from the wind.

Going back to the kitchen to put the eggs away, Cen Ning didn't reheat the pot, and ate the pancakes left in the pot, thinking that he would cook some good ones when Lu Yunchuan came back at night.

It was cold outside, so Cen Ning went back to the back room after breakfast to get the soles of his shoes. He only spent two days making shoes, and in two days after Lu Yunchuan sold out his firewood and vegetables, he would be busy smoking bacon and stuffing sausages.

I also thought that the pigs at home have not been found this year, and when the New Year comes, the average family will spend at least half of the pigs.

There are only him and Lu Yunchuan in my family, and the population is small, but I still have to use half a fan.

In the past, my family relied on my father and brother to hunt, and I could exchange rabbit meat and venison for some pork.

Now he is still not familiar with the village, and he doesn't know which families have raised pigs and are willing to sell them out, so he has to wait for Lu Yunchuan to come back and ask him.The bacon and sausages are only delicious after being exposed to the wind, the sun, and the smoke for half a month, and they are about to start preparing. Now I have ordered pork with others, so I can ask the Wu family to help butcher the pigs later.

In the afternoon, Brother Zhu came to the house with a bamboo basket on his back.

Cen Ning said pleasantly: "It's been a long time, come in and sit down, the inner room is warmed by a kang."

Brother Zhu also smiled: "My sister-in-law has gone back to her mother's house, so I came to play with you. I haven't come to talk to you for more than a month, and I suffocated to death."

"Why did you go back to your mother's house right now? Shouldn't you go back after the festival?" Cen Ning asked casually.

Brother Zhu waved his hand: "My sister-in-law has two younger brothers. It's almost Chinese New Year. Don't you want to take some things back to make up for it? This year is considered good. I only took some rice noodles and the same chicken. In previous years, my rice tank They're all going to be emptied."

Cen Ning smiled after hearing this, he didn't like to talk about the rights and wrongs of Brother Zhu's family, so he changed the subject and asked, "What are you planning to do with the basket on your back?"

Brother Zhu smiled and said: "I almost forgot the business, you quickly take the basket and go with me, the oranges on the back mountain have been ripe for a long time, let's go and try whether they are sweet or not."

Cen Ning immediately went to the kitchen to find a basket and came out. Lu Yunchuan was not at home during the day, and he hid in the back room by himself every day. He didn't go out for a long time, and he felt a little bored.

In this weather, people in the village either go to the town to catch the winter fair, or stay at home because they are afraid of the cold. The village is very quiet, except for a few children playing around in thick cotton clothes.

There were only the two of them on the mountain road, and the wind was blowing head-on. Brother Zhu hadn't come out to let the wind blow for a long time. He was very excited, and he was not afraid of the cold.

There are few brothers his age in Cen Ning village. He picked up branches behind his father and brother's buttocks to play, or stayed obediently next to his mother when he was a child.

It was only when I met Brother Zhu that I knew what it was like to play and joke with my companions.

One is already married and will get married in a year. The two of them are fighting and going up the mountain all the way, like eleven or twelve-year-old children still in their boudoirs.

On the back mountain, the oranges all over the mountain are very ripe, and each one is heavy.

Brother Zhu chewed the oranges and said, "Pick more and put them on the brazier to roast. It's delicious and won't freeze your mouth."

Cen Ning nodded: "I can still make some orange sugar cakes, otherwise it would be a pity that no one would pick them and rot in the ground."

"That thing is too troublesome, and you have to be patient to do it."

"Chuanzi is not at home, so I can get some food if I stay at home all day alone." Cen Ning picked up a few round and overripe oranges.

Brother Zhu clapped his hands in fear after eating half of the oranges, and said: "If you want me to say, you should go to the town with Brother Chuanzi and set up a stall. He sells firewood and you sell food. You can earn some money and stay together. Otherwise, every time I look for you, you will stay at home alone, with no one to talk to."

Cen Ning thought Brother Zhu was joking with him, so he casually said, "There's so much food and drink at the Winter Fair, there are food sellers everywhere, what can I sell?"

"Selling those snacks you made, you are so skillful, and the things you make are more delicious than others." Brother Zhu said, "The chestnut cake was made well last time, otherwise my nephew wouldn't know it. Crying like that, I went to ask you for it. Winter fair, the people in the town are happy to coax the children, and the snacks are selling out quickly."

Brother Zhu said it seriously, and Cen Ning's heart moved when he heard it.

It would be the best if the food he cooks can really be sold.

The new year is coming, the family has a lot of places to spend money, and it is a little bit to earn a little, so Lu Yunchuan doesn't have to rush to find a job outside in the coming year.

More importantly, this way he could go to the town with Lu Yunchuan and stay together all day from day to night.

Thinking about it carefully, from the time they got married to the present, except for the time of the epidemic, there was no day when they were together all day.

Lu Yunchuan has to work, he leaves early and returns late every day, so he can talk together during meals and at night.

At night, if Lu Yunchuan wanted to, he couldn't say a few words, and fell asleep by himself after finishing the work.

What are you thinking, Cen Ning shook his head to interrupt himself, blushing slightly, but his heart was focused on this matter.

After picking half a basket of oranges, Cen Ning said goodbye to Brother Zhu and went home, sat on the bench and began to ponder.

The orange sugar cake looks orange-red, but the process is complicated. It takes several days to steam and dry it. It is too late to make it now.

If you want to take it to the market to sell, it is best to look delicate and easy to eat. Cen Ning thought about it and thought of his favorite bean crisp candy when he was a child.

Bean crisp candy is a food made of malt, glutinous rice and soybeans. The malt candy is coated with soybean powder. It is sweet and delicious, delicious and durable. A small packet can last for several days.