Chapter 218: The Legend of Fairy Tofu
Mu Zhen, who had the permission of Mo Xiaocai, was finally happy, carrying the small bamboo basket that Mo Xiaocai had woven years ago, and led Yiqing and Mo Xiaocai to go up the mountain together. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Aunt Xu and Aunt Qi were making shoes on the second floor, watching the family of three go out, and couldn't help but smile and quip: "Hey, looking at the three of them, I really envy the old woman." ”
Aunt Qi glanced at Aunt Xu's gaze, turned her head and said, "You mean, look at you and your family, isn't the relationship so good?" These two husbands and wives, as long as they can grow old together, they are both happy. ”
Looking at Aunt Qi's lonely expression, Aunt Xu reacted, "Hey, you said that I am also a long-mouthed person, what are you doing with this?" You don't want to think much about it. ”
As he spoke, he continued the work in his hand, and continued: "Besides, a person's life is a hurried few decades, and it can't be all smooth. Anyway, we have survived most of our lives, our sons have a family, and we have grandchildren, so there is nothing to regret. ”
After going through so much, Aunt Qi has already seen it. Knowing that Aunt Xu was enlightening herself, she said with a smile: "No, right now, we, old women, just enjoy our happiness with peace of mind, there is nothing to worry about." ”
Here, although Mo Xiaocai agreed to take Muzhen up the mountain, after all, she was still pregnant, so she couldn't be careless.
So, after asking Mu Zhen about the growth habits of the fairy tree, Mo Xiaocai chose a flat place and took her to see it.
For his own lady, eating is more important than anything else, and Mo Xiaocai is also impressed.
He thought, maybe her cooking skills all come from her dedication to eating.
I have to say that Mo Xiao is the truth, and the reason why Mu Zhen learned cooking is for her Five Organs Temple.
As she walked, Mu Zhen looked at the trees on both sides of the road.
The fairy tree does not grow tall, the branches are relatively thin, the leaves are oval, and the leaf veins are purple, which is very easy to recognize.
After listening to Mu Zhen's introduction, Yiqing also opened a pair of bright eyes and looked carefully at his mother.
He remembered that his mother cried in the morning because she wanted to eat fairy tofu, and it was her father who agreed to let her come out to find this food, so he coaxed her.
While watching, Yi Qing asked, "Mother, why do you call it a fairy leaf?" Is it a leaf conjured up by a god? ”
Hearing her son's question, Mu Zhen suddenly remembered that in fact, there is a source for the name of this fairy tofu.
Legend has it that in an era of war, after years of war, the imperial court levied a large number of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, resulting in the misery of the people.
The people take food as their heaven, but the food at home has been handed over to the imperial court, so they have to fill their stomachs.
So, people who had no food began to dig up the soil to eat.
However, how to eat soil for a long time, after a long time, many people will have a stomach. If you eat it, you can't pull it out. As a result, many people die because their stomachs are too big and hard like stones.
The soil can't be eaten, and all the wild vegetables that everyone knows have been eaten. As for the leaves, they are too bitter and astringent to swallow, and some people have died of poisoning because they have eaten the poisonous leaves by mistake.
Therefore, everyone does not dare to eat indiscriminately.
One day at noon, a widow went out to look for food, as usual.
The man in the widow's family died on the battlefield, leaving her and an elderly woman to depend on each other.
Everyone has no food in the house, and they all live on these wild tree roots and wild vegetables.
There was nothing to eat nearby, and she was sick again at this point, unable to go far.
When the sun was scorching, the widow was tired and hungry, thinking of the old man at home, she still gritted her teeth and persevered.
However, because she had been hungry for too long, her strength was exhausted, and the sun was fierce at noon, the widow could not hold on and fainted.
While she was asleep, the widow was in a daze when she saw an old man dressed in white with white hair and a childish face appear in front of her.
The old man looked at the tired widow and asked, "This lady, the sun is so hot, why are you lying on the side of the road?" ”
The widow looked at the old man and said, "Natural disasters**, the people are not living, the little woman has no surplus food at home, but there is an elderly mother who is hungry, so the little woman came out and wanted to find some food." ”
"Since you're not the only one in the family, why don't you call your mother along? As far as I know, that's not your biological mother either. Besides, since you have come out to look for food, then you are also coming out because you are full and have the strength? I'm afraid you haven't eaten for two or three days, right? ”
After listening to the old man's words, the widow disagreed: "Although I am illiterate little woman, when I enter the door of my husband's house, I am a member of my husband's family. As for those foods, I didn't find much in the first place, and my mother-in-law couldn't fill her stomach alone, and if I shared the food again, I would definitely starve her. ”
As soon as the widow's words fell, the old man smiled and nodded, "Haha, I didn't misunderstand the old man, you are really a kind person." ”
As he spoke, he pointed to the tree above the widow's head and said, "Look up at this tree above you, the leaves of this tree can be eaten." After picking the leaves, go home and blanch them with boiling water, then put them in a bucket, beat out the green pulp, separate the kneaded leaves from the green pulp, and then put the pulp in cold water, wait for it to form lumps naturally, and then blast it several times to use it to eat it cold. Do you remember what I said? ”
Seeing that the widow nodded, the old man smiled and said, "Okay, do as I say, and you won't be hungry anymore." ”
Then, a thick smoke rose, and the old man was gone.
When the widow woke up, she remembered the dream of Jiangcai, and felt strange. However, when she saw that there was really a tree above her head, the kind of tree that the old man in the dream had said, she was even more surprised.
So, according to the old man's method, she really made something exactly like in her dream.
This kind of tree is almost all over the field, and it will grow again when the leaves are picked, and the good widow, who could not bear to see that the people of the village were also hungry, told everyone about this food.
Because the appearance of it is like a tofu brain, slippery and tender, and, after listening to the widow tell the ins and outs, everyone thinks that the old man must be a god to rescue them.
So, he named this food fairy tofu.
Halfway through the story, Mu Zhen had already discovered the legendary fairy tree.
Yiqing listened with relish, and started working a lot faster.
"Mother, I think this story may be a lie."
Yiqing listened to it very interestingly, but he didn't want to, he didn't believe it at all.
"Why does Yiqing think that this story is a lie?" Mu Zhen is also very curious about her son's thoughts.
Yiqing said seriously: "Because I have never seen a fairy." Moreover, when I went to ask the gods for something in the past, I didn't see the gods to help me. ”
Mu Zhen touched Yiqing's head with a smile and said, "Then Yiqing think about it, what is the difference between you and the people in the story?" ”
Parents are the child's first teacher and his most important teacher, so Mu Zhen will never ignore and perfunctory problems.
After all, he was small, Yiqing thought about Mu Zhen's question carefully, and still shook his head.
Mu Zhen glanced at Mo Xiaocai with a smile and asked, "That child's father, can you solve the child's doubts?" ”
Mo Xiaocai's movements in his hand did not stop, and he said: "The difference is that the widow in the story is the one who the fairy took the initiative to find him, and you are the one who took the initiative to find the fairy." ”
Yiqing glanced at Mu Zhen and asked, "Mother, is it what my father said?" ”
Mu Zhen nodded and said, "Yes." ”
However, seeing that Yiqing still looked ignorant, Mu Zhen stopped going around the corner.
"Actually, it doesn't matter whether the story is true or not, the important thing is that Yiqing should learn from the characters in the story, learn from her kindness, filial piety, and selflessness, which is the most important thing."
"Moreover, what do you do in the future, if you ask the gods and still don't achieve it, it must be because your efforts are not enough. As long as you persist, even if the gods don't come to help you, you can solve it yourself. ”
Yiqing suddenly brightened up and said: "Oh, I know, did I go to the gods when I had something, and I called the Buddha's feet at zero time, so the gods ignored me?" ”
Here, Mo Xiaocai also filled the basket, glanced at his son, and said, "That's true, so whatever you do in the future, you must be sincere." Moreover, you have to remember what your mother just said, as long as you work your own, even if the gods don't come to help you, you can solve it yourself. ”
For his father's teachings, Yiqing firmly remembered them.
After the three of them go back, there is no need for Mu Zhen to come to the follow-up work. However, technical guidance is still indispensable.
So, Mu Zhen soaked in the kitchen, and the two went to the study.
Fairy tofu is simple to make, but after all, it is made of pulp from leaves, and there will be some bitterness, so it needs to be blanched a few times before it can be eaten.
Tell the good cook, remember to change the water frequently, and then sit back and wait for the food.
So, early the next morning, a plate of dark coffee appeared in everyone's eyes.
Tan Ran heard for the first time that leaves can also be eaten. When Mu Zhen picked the leaves back yesterday, he had seen the production process.
This thing is made entirely of tree pulp, okay?
Holding the chopsticks, he glanced at the plate of dishes, and said disgustedly: "Zhenniang, are you sure that you can eat your whims?" It's not poisonous, but it's definitely bitter. ”
Mu Zhen glanced at Tan Ran and said, "Do you like to eat or not, if you don't eat, I'll eat more." If you like it, you can eat a few more pieces, and there are still them in the kitchen. ”
Then, he glanced at Tan Ran again and said, "However, since someone dislikes it, then don't tell him what this dish tastes like." ”
As he spoke, he took a pair of chopsticks and put them in his bowl.
Everyone present knew that Mu Zhen had her own set of food, and when she saw her move chopsticks, they all started eating.
Tan Ran looked at Lian Yiqing, and ate several pieces, and then tasted it.
Because it is seasoned with soup, it has a bitter taste, but it has a good taste.
Moreover, it is because of this bitter taste that it tastes better.
After eating several pieces in a row, Tan Ran put down the chopsticks, "This thing is good, it's just right to eat in summer, that is, it is appetizing, and it can relieve the fire, but in the end, it is a cold thing, so Zhenniang will eat less." ”
The divine doctor is the divine doctor, and the three sentences do not leave the old profession, and Mu Zhen really admires it.
However, then, when he saw that this guy had to eat every meal, he told everyone that he couldn't eat it, Mu Zhen once wondered if he did it on purpose.
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