Chapter 488: Picking Lotus Seeds
At noon, Zhang Taiping made several dishes, one of which was made with glutinous rice cakes. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.infoqΠ5, the reason why I chose to eat at noon, because this glutinous rice is not easy to digest, and it hurts the stomach to eat at night.
There is a dish called glutinous fish, but Zhang Taiping replaced the fish with yellow eel when he made it. The main reason is that the yin of glutinous rice is not easy to digest, and the yellow eel is hot, which can just offset the damage of glutinous rice to the stomach.
It also adds braised eggplant with shredded sugar, braised pork with potatoes, stir-fried meat with lotus root fungus and light fish soup to form four dishes and one soup.
Shredded eggplant is made with honey and eggplant, because the sugar content in honey is very high, because of the characteristics of sugar, the eggplant burned with red color sugar shreds, not only does not have the soft texture of the previous eggplant, but has a crispy feeling.
The potatoes in the potato braised pork are fresh potatoes dug up from the ground, and the meat is wild boar meat preserved in the space. Although it is the same pork, there is a big difference between wild boar meat and domestic pork, wild boar meat is almost no fat, basically all of it is fine meat, according to Yaya, it is black meat, so that the braised pork will be eaten by children. If it is that kind of oily fat, it is estimated that only Zhang Taiping and the old man can move chopsticks.
The lotus root in the stir-fried pork slices with lotus root fungus was dug up by Fan Ming on the edge of a pond near the hillside a few mornings. At that time, although Zhang Taiping sowed a lot of lotus seeds in the pond, but there was no malnutrition, each of them grew very vigorously, and from the leaves that were nearly twice as large as ordinary lotus leaves, it can be estimated that the lotus root below must be extraordinary. All this is inseparable from the space spring that Zhang Taiping will put in every once in a while.
Fan Ming was also idle in the morning, and the two of them rowed a boat to wander in the pond, and picked the ripe lotus seeds when they saw them. Finally, with the attitude of giving it a try, I found a shallow place by the pool and dug it with an iron shovel, but I didn't expect to really dig out the lotus root. It's as thick as a child's arm, not very thick, but it's good to be able to grow to this extent on the edges.
The last soup is very light, using only a small fish with a few daylilies floating on it, which looks very good.
This daylily was also picked by Fan Ming and grew on the edge of the pond. This thing is suitable for growing in a place with plenty of water, and the pond is full of nutrients, and the flowers are extraordinarily large, and the color of the tender yellow is also very bright, and the flowers are spread out on the soup noodles one by one.
The family was eating around the table when Wang Gui came over.
Cai Yazhi hurriedly got up and said, "Brother Wang Gui, let's sit down and eat some together." β
Wang Gui shook his head and said, "The family meal is also good, I'll come over and tell the big handsome something." β
Seeing that Wang Gui did not sit at the table, Zhang Taiping stood up and came to the courtyard with Wang Gui.
Wang Gui took the lead in taking out a cigarette and lit it for the two of them and said, "I have already contacted an expert who raises wild boars, and I am going to go over tomorrow to have a look, will you go?" β
"Go, of course." Zhang Taiping said with a smile: "I've been reading information on the Internet these days, but I didn't expect you to get in touch." β
"Hehe, an old friend of mine." Wang Gui shrugged his shoulders indifferently.
"Where?" Zhang Taiping asked.
"In Hu County. It's not very far, and if it's fast, you can make a round trip a day. β
"Then let's go together tomorrow morning. Who else is going but the two of us? β
Wang Gui shook his head: "I haven't asked yet, I'll ask later." β
"Okay, if you can call more people, take them out to see it." Zhang Taiping nodded: "How many days do you plan to leave tomorrow?" β
Wang Gui nodded: "Just gather in my courtyard at five o'clock, and you can come back early if you go early." β
"Okay, then it's settled."
After saying that, Wang Gui was about to turn around and leave.
Zhang Taiping said in the back: "Wait a minute. β
Wang Gui stopped and turned around, Zhang Taiping entered the house, and after a while, he came out again, handed the plastic bag to Wang Gui in his hand and said, "Take it back and give it to the doll to eat." β
Wang Guidai opened the bag, looked at it and asked, "What is this?" β
"Hehe, Glutinous Cake."
"Glutinous rice balls?"
Zhang Taiping nodded and said, "Yes, but it's not the artichoke glutinous rice dumplings that we often eat in the mountains, but the glutinous rice glutinous rice dumplings from other places." I soaked some glutinous rice and made it into glutinous rice this morning, which tastes completely different from our artichoke glutinous rice cake, so you can take it home and try it. β
"Haha, then try it." Wang Gui put away the bag and patted Zhang Taiping's arm.
Back at the dinner table, Cai Yazhi didn't ask anything, but the old man asked, "What is Xiaogui looking for you?" "Obviously, the old man knew what Wang Gui had done before.
Zhang Taiping smiled and said: "It's a matter in the village, isn't half of the money from the sale of golden silk nanmu left in the village last time, and the village is going to take out part of it to build a pig farm and raise some wild boars." He came here to discuss this matter, and planned to go to a pig expert in other places tomorrow to learn some experience. β
"Pig farms are a good choice for mountain people." Although the old man doesn't go out often, he doesn't lack understanding of the situation in the outside world.
Cai Yazhi asked at this time: "Where to see, it's not far away?" β
Zhang Taiping said: "In Huxian, I will leave tomorrow morning." β
"Where is Huxian?" The farthest place Cai Yazhi has been to is probably in Xi'an City, this is still a matter of nearly a year, I have only been to the town before, and the rest of the time is all in the mountains, except for Chang'an County where it is located and the neighboring Lantian County, there is naturally no concept of other districts and counties under its jurisdiction. This is the case with most mountain people.
Hearing her ask like this, Zhang Taiping did not laugh at her for not being knowledgeable, but felt a sense of guilt and pity in his heart, and secretly made up his mind to take her outside when he was free, so that she could see the world outside and appreciate the magnificent mountains and rivers elsewhere.
said: "It's not very far, you can come back in the morning and evening." β
Cai Yazhi nodded and didn't say anything more, but Fan Ming said knowingly: "Hey, big brother, take me." β
Mu Hongyu, who returned from the city two days ago, also had a hint of yearning in her eyes, but she understood her actual situation and didn't ask for anything.
For Fan Ming's request, Zhang Taiping did not agree: "This time is not to visit the mountains and rivers, but to visit the pig farm, and it is destined to be a prosperous place, do you think where the big pig farm can be built?" Either the suburbs or the foothills. And after seeing it in the past, I rushed back right after, and most of the time was spent on the road, and there was nothing fun about it. β
Fan Ming had no choice but to give up after hearing this.
After the meal, Zhang Taiping said to Cai Yazhi: "Although glutinous rice and glutinous rice are good, but eating too much hurts the stomach, so we can't eat so much, you can send some to Xiaoyuer and Tang Li on the other side later." β
"yes, I see." Cai Yazhi nodded: "You can bring some to Lu Feng when you send Yaya to school later." β
In the afternoon, Zhang Taiping rowed a boat and led Fan Ming and Wukong to swim in the pond and pick all the ripe lotus seeds on it.
Speaking of which, this lotus seed is a good thing, it can be dried and eaten raw, or it can be boiled into porridge. The most famous and common is white fungus lotus seed porridge.
White fungus lotus seed porridge has the effect of nourishing yin, moisturizing the lungs, nourishing the stomach, nourishing qi, nourishing the brain and strengthening the heart, which is not only suitable for all women and children, and the weak after illness, but also has a good skin rejuvenation and beauty effect for women, and is very favored by beloved women.
Lotus seeds are also a kind of medicinal material, the biggest and most useful is to treat dreaminess, insomnia or poor sleep quality, which is conducive to sleep.
The only bad suspicion is that you can't eat more, because it is an alkaline substance, which can play the same role as persimmons, and eating too much will cause constipation.
After eating ripe lotus seeds, some unripe lotus pods are also very valuable, because from these unripe lotus seeds, the lotus seed heart can be removed and made into a rare but valuable lotus seed heart tea.
The heart of the lotus seed is the blue-green germ in the center of the lotus seed, which has a bitter taste and has the effects of clearing heat, consolidating essence, calming the nerves and strengthening the heart. Soak 2 grams of lotus seed heart in boiling water and drink it, which can treat irritability, deliriousness and slippery sperm caused by high fever. It is also used to treat high blood pressure, heart palpitations, and insomnia.
The most amazing thing in the world is this, eating too many lotus seeds can cause constipation, but drinking with lotus seed core can cure constipation. According to historical records, Emperor Qianlong always used lotus leaf dew drops to concoct lotus seed core tea every time he went to the summer resort to nourish the heart and intellect, adjust the vitality, clear the heart and detoxify. The so-called pure heart fire and detoxification here is an elegant term, which is actually a treatment for constipation and acne.
"Picking lotus in Nantang autumn, lotus flowers are over people's heads; Bow your head and get lotus seeds, the lotus seeds are as clear as water. β
Just when Fan Ming was picking lotus seeds, she suddenly sang these words, which suddenly surprised Zhang Taiping.
This is a poem in the Yuefu of the Southern Dynasty, called "Xizhou Song". It depicts the pain of a young woman missing her lover. Among them, "lotus seed" is homophonic to "pity", which means to love you. "Bow your head and get lotus seeds" means that the love for you is as pure and loyal as water, and it will last forever. At first glance, this is a poem about lotus picking, and it turns out that the author is using a pun to express the lovesickness of lotus pickers.
Seeing Zhang Taiping's surprised expression, Fan Ming raised her head proudly and said, "How is it, it sounds good, right?" This is the lotus picking song I learned on the Internet, but unfortunately there are only four sentences. β
Seeing her act like this, Zhang Taiping understood that she didn't understand the true meaning of the poem at all, but only saw the superficial meaning.
He smiled with relief and said, "But it's good." β
Zhang Taiping This is not a compliment, although Fan Ming sang not the feelings that the poem originally expressed, but her singing voice is good, such as a big bead and a small bead falling on a jade plate, and like a winter spring that Ding Dong does not know, which makes people's temperament suddenly cheerful, and has an innocent flavor.
Hearing Zhang Taiping's real praise, Fan Ming immediately burst into laughter, and the crisp whisper was like a wind chime bathed in the breeze, floating above the pond with green leaves.
The wood red fish sitting on the edge of the pond only showed an envious expression in his eyes. She also longed for this kind of situation of boating on the blue sea and laughing wantonly, but the reality was cruel, and she could only sit in a wheelchair and watch, with envy and sadness in her eyes. I don't know if my leg will be healed, and I don't even know if there is any hope of healing.
Fu Hongtao, who was behind her, looked at the sadness in Mu Hongyu's eyes, and her heart was full of unbearable, although the two had no blood relationship, she had always regarded Mu Hongyu as her own sister.
comforted and said: "Old man Zhang's medical skills are good, he will definitely be able to heal your legs, and then you can do whatever you want, go wherever you want, and do whatever you want." β
Hearing Fu Hongtao's words, Mu Hongyu hid the sadness in his eyes, and said with a bright smile on his face again: "Well, when my leg is healed, we will climb the smallest mountain, I heard that there is a hawthorn tree on the top of that mountain, and it looks like a burning flame in autumn." β
Zhang Taiping and the two wandered aimlessly in the lake, where there were many lotus flowers, and they picked a large basket of lotus flowers in two hours.
Finally, Fan Ming was still impatient, peeled a lotus seed and said, "Don't pick it, these are almost there." β
Zhang Taiping smiled and nodded, most of the lotus pods that looked older inside were picked today, and the lotus seeds that were not ripe and good with good intentions need to wait for a while to pick. It's not that you can't pick it now, but if you pick it now, the lotus seeds inside may not be fully grown, and the lotus seeds that are peeled out are not full.
After going up to the shore, Zhang Taiping placed a basket of lotus canopy in the courtyard.
Cai Yazhi asked, "How do you get this insight?" "There are not many opportunities to see lotus pods in places where there is a shortage of water in the north, and there is naturally no place where lotus flowers grow in this ravine, and Cai Yazhi has naturally never seen this thing.
Zhang Taiping said: "Just peel off the lotus pod and take out the lotus seeds inside." β
In the afternoon, when there was nothing to do, a group of women in the house sat around and began to peel out the lotus seeds and put them in the pot. The verdant green lotus seeds are extra lovely, and Fan Ming eats them while peeling them, as if eating peanuts.
Zhang Taiping didn't dare to let her eat too much, although this thing is a little similar to the appearance of peanuts, but the effect is definitely different, peanuts contain a lot of oil, do not worry about the consequences of constipation, and have many benefits, you can let go of your stomach to eat. However, this lotus seed is an alkaline substance, and eating too much will definitely cause constipation due to lack of water and fat in the body. This is especially terrible for a girl.
"Don't overeat." Zhang Taiping reminded.
"Big brother, are we getting stingy?"
Zhang Taiping was angry and funny, pointed at her and said, "Don't be ignorant of good people's hearts, I'm good for you." Do you know the consequences of eating too many persimmons? β
"Of course I do."
"This thing has the same effect as persimmons." Zhang Taiping glanced at her and said.
"Huh?" The white lotus seed that Fan Ming brought to his mouth stopped, and his face became a little pale, "It's really fake, big brother, don't lie to me." β
"What are you lying about?"
"Yikes! This is not good. Fan Ming hurriedly put the lotus seeds in her hand into the basin, crying and mourning.
Zhang Taiping said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's okay to eat a little thing, as long as you don't eat a lot." β
"But the problem is that I've been eating since the afternoon, and I've really eaten a lot." Fan Ming was about to cry when he saw it.
"Well, then you can ask for more blessings." Zhang Taiping turned around and walked towards the edge of the pond on the side of the mountain.
Fan Ming hurriedly ran towards the back room, probably begging the old man to prescribe a prescription, if a girl is constipated, it is really embarrassing to take it.
PS: Ask for flowers!
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