Chapter 8: Plum Wood Lost

The first dish is the simple Huaiqi stewed rabbit broth, which is filled with wolfberry yam and other medicinal materials, which has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, nourishing the liver and kidneys, calming the nerves and nourishing the blood, and replenishing the qi.

Wash the rabbit meat and cut it into pieces, slice the ginger, cut the yam into pieces, sit in the pot and pour the water into the fire, put in the rabbit meat, ginger slices, longan, yam, add cooking wine, a little star anise, and simmer for one hour; Soak the wolfberries in warm water, after opening the lid, add the wolfberries and simmer for half an hour on low heat, turn off the heat and add salt to taste.

The second dish is "dry fried yellow finch" is one of the recipes of Zhejiang cuisine, it is not really fried yellow finch, it is made of shiitake mushrooms as the main ingredient, and the cooking skills of dry fried yellow finch are mainly crispy and fried, and the taste belongs to fried roast flavor. The shape is like a yellow finch, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, fragrant and delicious, and it is more flavorful when dipped in sweet sauce, pepper and salt. This is a commonly used fried dish in vegetarian meals. It is made by wrapping bamboo shoots, shiitake mushrooms, dried bean curd, etc., stirring with batter, and frying in an oil pan.

The third dish is fish offal boiled with chili peppers. The whole fish is fried and prepared for the guests, and the offal is eaten by the family. The roe, fish paste, cod liver, fish bubbles and fish intestines are all washed clean, fried in oil, and then cooked in a soup with spicy green chili peppers and garlic. Fish in ancient times ate grass, unlike modern ones that ate hormone-added feed, and the water in ancient times was not polluted by industry, so fish offal can still be eaten with confidence. The caviar is glutinous, the fish paste is tender, the fish bubble is crispy and chewy, the fish liver and fish intestines are also delicious, the chili peppers are appetizing, and even the leftover fish soup is a dish with a unique flavor.

When the fish broth is cooled, it forms a solid fish jelly, which is very refreshing to eat. Then there's a bowl of spinach soup. There are not many dishes, after all, everyone's stomach is occupied by "fried yellow birds", these are the dishes of Qingshui's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

After eating, adults and children sat around the brazier, talking and laughing while roasting the fire, which was very joyful.

"This is the first time for our family to celebrate the New Year, and in the future, we will get better and better. Late mother, thank you, such a day race fairy, in the past only me and Qingfeng, the New Year is also as usual, no taste, now, not only you, but also Yiyi such a well-behaved daughter, it's so good" said a little tearful, his mother looked at him, and her eyes were slightly red, such a day is really good.

However, it will only get better. Uncle Dong made an extremely rich Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, a soup and a meat dish, and two vegetarian dishes.

The weather in February in the south is very comfortable, sunny and rainy, the sky is clear, cloudless, the breeze blows, bringing bursts of bamboo fragrance, looking down from the mountainside, the tender yellow rape flowers are embedded in the green wheat field, a piece of green and a yellow. It's good-looking. When the breeze blows, the rape flowers and wheat dance gently in the wind, rising and falling like waves.

Wiping the beads of sweat from his forehead and the tip of his nose, he sat down on a large rock by the side of the road, ate the dry food he brought from home, and enjoyed the quiet and picturesque scenery. Since I returned to Shanghai with my parents in high school, I have never seen such a beautiful natural idyllic scene. When I remembered when I was a child, I went to the wheat field to steal wheat, and my saliva flowed. When the wheat is still tender and green when the ears are just sprouted, the branches and leaves are put on the fire and roasted. When the skin is browned, rub it with your hands to rub off the burnt skin, and the tender green and shiny wheat grains are rubbed out. It smells particularly fragrant and has the taste of barley tea.

It is glutinous in your mouth, with the unique sweetness of wheat, and the place is really beautiful and the air is clean. There were no people on the mountain, only the sounds of nature, unknown insects sizzling in the grass, and sometimes small green shadows flashed in the grass. When I grabbed it at any time, it was a grasshopper about the size of a little finger. This kind of grasshopper is very fat, and it is roasted golden brown on the fire, and it is crispy and crispy in the mouth.

However, since he had been stuffed with a large cauldron of helmet cakes, there was really no place for the grasshopper anymore, so he teased it for a while and then let it go. There was a small bird chirping on the branch, and when I squinted and looked up, I could see a small bird's nest in the gap between the branches. The clouds in the sky moved slowly, like a big hand kneading, and one moment it became a little rabbit, and the next it became a pegasus.

As if hypnotized, his eyelids drooped and drowsiness welled up. As a child, he spent several years in the countryside. In this era, I still have some adaptation to life here. Although at that time the family also used firewood to cook rice, after all, there were already matches, and the use of electric blowers, although it was not as convenient as gas, but it was not as troublesome as now.

Now, basically Dong Mingxuan and Qingfeng are doing manual work, such as carrying water, collecting firewood, moving things, and repairing the roof...... Tang is like a good wife and mother, cooking, washing clothes, farming, sewing clothes, etc. When I woke up, the sun was setting, and there were many people coming to this mountain, so I shouldn't feel scared, but it was like walking in my own vegetable garden. However, Yiyi looked up at the mysterious mountain.

I still thought that I could go to Meiwu once that day, that place was mysterious and full of magic, and I was deeply attracted to Bai Jiaojiao, and I always felt that there was something that attracted her. However, I still go home first today and go secretly another day. Carrying the basket and singing the mountain song, he went down the mountain.

On the second day, Bai Jiaojiao prepared, brought a shovel, a hemp rope, a knife, emergency medicine, and most importantly, realgar wine, for fear that when she encountered the sticky crawling reptiles, and then did not find out at home, she secretly went up the mountain.

As the saying goes, people are as productive as they are. When she reached the foot of the mountain, she took out the knife she had prepared, and held it in her hand, the mountain was wider, longer, and denser, and the plants grew higher, and there was no sound of birds, and the sun could not enter, and it was dark and dark when she walked inside, and the primeval forest was nothing more than that.

Climbing slowly, she occasionally heard the cry of wild beasts in her ears, but it seemed to be far away, she tried her best to lower her movements, quietly listened to the sounds around her, and halfway through, she heard the sound of water, and thought about going to the water's edge, where there is water, you can find good things. The only thing she found on the way was a hundred-year-old ginseng, which was already very good.

But she believed that there must be better, walked slowly to the water's edge, when she was almost at the water's edge, she squatted in a tuft of grass and watched, and was stunned by the mirror image in front of her, this is really a good place, a waterfall in the mountains, very clear, seeing that there are no wild beasts around, she walked out, the water is crystal clear, the fish can also see clearly, the surrounding area is a little empty, and then, some birds are chasing and calling, it is really a fairyland.

Bai Jiaojiao saw that the sun was a little sunny, and she thought about washing her face with ice and ice, and took a handful of water and spread it on her face, which was very cool and a little sweet. was rejoicing, such a fairyland, suddenly heard a hoarse sound, this sound she was too familiar with, turned her head and saw a bamboo leaf green, it was the one, in this life, I didn't expect to meet him twice.

Bai Jiaojiao came prepared this time, quietly went deep into the back basket, took out the bottle, and the snake took a step back as if it understood, but arched its body, as if it might attack at any time.

She felt that this bamboo leaf green seemed to have become a essence, and without hesitation, she splashed the realgar at it. thought that he would let it retreat, and then Bai Jiaojiao took the opportunity to run away, but who knew that he didn't have a trace of fear, so he rushed towards Bai Jiaojiao and bit her arm.

Bai Jiaojiao was very surprised, she didn't expect it to be afraid, she fell to the ground, before fainting, she still regretted that she was reckless, and she didn't explain to her family, they must be in a hurry.

After she fainted, there was a man wearing white clothes floating down the mountain, fixed in front of Bai Jiaojiao, and then looked at it and saw that Zhu Yeqing climbed on his shoulder, hissing in his ear as if begging for a reward, as if to say, "Someone trespassed in, I poisoned it, the world is quiet again, shouldn't you reward me" The man glanced at it, and Zhu Yeqing immediately stopped laughing obediently. Quietly lying on the man's shoulder.

I don't know what the reason is, the man said, "Xiaoqing, go and wake her up." ”

After hearing this, Zhu Yeqing crawled down her shoulder softly, crawling like Bai Jiaojiao, and then took another bite, sighing in her heart when the master would even save this kind of person, it was really boring. Then he obediently climbed onto the shoulder of his master, and waited quietly for the woman to wake up.

Sure enough, after a while, Bai Jiaojiao's eyes turned, and she slowly woke up, and when she woke up, she saw a person standing beside her, against the sun.

Bai Jiaojiao looked up at the man's white clothes like snow, probably because of snake venom, double shadow in front of him, the man stood on the shoulder of a snake, I couldn't see it really, I always felt that it was a very majestic figure, the man probably saw Bai Jiaojiao wake up, so he turned around and left, saw him drifting away, and fainted again.

When she woke up again, she thought it was a dream, she hurriedly raised her arm, and saw two gums on it, only to know that it was not a dream, it was true, and the man saved her.

She was stunned for a while, thinking that she would come again next time, and the man didn't know where he was, so she would come again next time to repay him for saving his life.

Carrying the basket and then going down the mountain, in the dark, there is a white corner, fluttering up, hidden in this mountain forest, without a trace. Bai Jiaojiao secretly wondered that she was poisoned by the snake, and there was no sequelae, even so, don't tell her mother about it, so as not to worry.

When I got home, fortunately I didn't meet anyone again, and it wasn't too late, my mother saw Bai Jiaojiao come back, and she didn't ask anything, Bai Jiaojiao took out the medicinal materials found on the mountain in Meiwu as if she was offering treasures.

"Yiyi, how could you find so many medicinal materials, this ginseng has been looking for a hundred years, where did you find it?" Uncle Dong asked in surprise, the older generation said that ginseng can be refined.

People grow up in the mountains, absorb the aura of heaven and earth for many years, and become essence in a certain time, so there is a ginseng doll saying. When picking ginseng, you should approach it gently, and tie it with a red thread first, otherwise it will run away. The time of mining must be trembling, and it must not be dangerous.

Put the ginseng slices in a bowl or cup, rinse them with boiling water, cover them for about 5 minutes and drink, repeat the same method until they are no longer flavored, and eat them together. Homemade ginseng wine is mostly used to strengthen the body, replenish vitality, and prolong life.

Bai Jiaojiao said lightly; "I got it by accident today, under a tree."

I didn't say more, I must not tell them that I went to Meiwu, it is worth sticking out my tongue secretly, Qingfeng looked at Bai Jiaojiao, a clear look, and instantly blushed like this, I didn't expect this kid to be so smart, secretly gave him a look, let him not say, he nodded secretly, and then put his mind at ease.

"Uncle, you can take it to the town another day to sell, leave a little for your mother to make up for your body, and let's go to the town to open a shop with the money you earn, and it can also be more stable."

"This ,,, Yiyi, you, listen to you, this money was originally earned by you." How can such a ginseng plant have hundreds of taels, even if the price is lowered, it is also a valuable item without a market. Such a Baobei will definitely be able to sell for a good price.

"These few times I went to the town, I think that this town can open a pharmacy, the one we often go to, his medicine is the top of the gold, and this pharmacy is the only one in the town, we have enough supplies, let the people in the village dig medicinal materials, for our store, or hand them over to the people in the village to grow medicinal materials together, so that they can earn money, we can also maintain operations, and we can get a lot of good things in one fell swoop." Bai Jiaojiao said in an orderly manner.