Chapter 43: Stuffed Wild Jam
When I left, I remembered that the woman of the Luo Qing family was now pregnant, and this sweet and sour loquat was also extremely fond of eating. So I took my pocket, picked out some that didn't break the skin, and held several handfuls in a pair of small hands.
Su Mi was not tired in the past two days, but she felt sorry for her man, and every time she came to her mother's house, she really helped. All the way back, I walked neither fast nor slow, and when I got to the town, I bought some lactose and pastries to eat.
It's summer, and it's getting darker late. As the two of them walked, Su Mi thought that with her mother's field, she would not starve in winter, and her heart was much more relaxed. Following the man, a pair of small hands as white as lotus roots, holding lactose, peeling off the apricot-colored candy paper, milky white syrup wrapped in peanuts and sesame seeds, a bite full of fragrant and crispy mouth.
Seeing that this nut sesame lactose was delicious and tight, Su Mi peeled off one and broke it into two pieces, and handed it to his man to eat. Zhao Laosan lowered his eyes, looking at his little lady's ruddy face, a pair of brown autumn water cuts, a soft peach lip with a little sesame, and pity in his heart: "The lady likes to eat sweets?" ”
"Hmm!"
Seeing that her little lady nodded in response, she felt like a doll. The fatigue of the day is gone, "At the border between Zhaojia Village and Lijia Village, there are a lot of wild fruits on the other side of the river, so we will pick some back and make jam to eat!" ”
"Okay!" Su Mi jumped up with joy like a child, reached out and grabbed his man's strong arm, his eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and his pair of autumn water scissors were full of smiles.
It had just rained the day before yesterday, and although there was sunshine this time, it was not very hot. When the two arrived at Lijia Village, they tied the cart to the locust tree on the side of the road and paced to the other side of the river.
Very few people come here, only Zhao Laosan, who ran to the town all day long to notice that on the other side of the river was a field of yellow, orange and orange wild fruits.
Zhao Laosan ate this fruit a few years ago, and he also picked it home to dry it and made it into preserved fruit.
Su Mi likes to make these foods the most, took off his shoes, and crossed the river with a pair of white little feet stepping on stones. On the slope of the river was a wild fruit, and this fruit was plump, and although it was a small head, it was sweet to eat.
One hand hurriedly pinched the apron around his waist, and with the other hand, he quickly picked the best wild fruit, picked it off and gently put it in his pocket.
The man looked sideways, seeing that his little lady's eyes were joyful, the tip of his small nose was oozing with fine beads of sweat, and the movements of his hands were so fast that he couldn't compare, and his heart couldn't help but sigh, his little lady was really virtuous.
In a few moments, the mattress was filled with wild fruit. Seeing that his little lady was still unsatisfied, the man got some zongzi leaves and made them into a frame, although it was a little soft, but it was not a problem to hold it with both hands, and it was not a problem to hold some wild fruits.
In these things, Zhao Laosan was clumsy. When a pair of big hands touched the wild fruit, they either touched it or damaged the flesh. I can only hold the basket woven with zongye with both hands, follow my little lady's side, and let her take it off and put it in the basket.
This piece of wild fruit, the fruit is full and attractive, and it was picked by Su Mi for half an hour. The two of them had a good harvest, and they walked towards the river before and after.
Bending down, Su Mi reached out and washed his face with water, and the crystal clear river water slid down his white neck to the placket, but he felt refreshing.
When the two of them went back, it was already evening. Fortunately, it was a summer day, and the sunset was spreading in the sky, red and red, and Zhaojia Village was hidden in it, and the women and men in the field had not yet returned home.
When I got home, I first scooped a basin of water for my man, and then brought a Jinpa to let the man wash his face. Then I went to the stove and boiled the boiling water, and then I went to the shed, uncovered the straw, and looked at these chickens and ducks.
After resting for a while, he took out a dustpan, poured all the wild fruits in the box of rice dumplings, and picked out the broken ones. Only then did I scoop up the water and rinse it directly. In this courtyard, there is a fruity smell and sweetness.
When the man saw that the woman was busy with her work, he went to the stove room to prepare supper.
After dinner, it was just after dark, and the two of them fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Su Mi had breakfast, then took the loquat brought from her mother's house, and packed some wild fruits that she picked up yesterday, and went to Luo Qing's house.
Luo Qing's house is far away, but fortunately, he just saw Luo Qing's woman around the two ridges, and the two smiled across the paddy fields. Looking at it from a distance, this Luo Qing woman's waist and abdomen are a lot rounder, and she may have a second child.
"Sister, I was just about to bring you these loquat and wild fruits, thinking that you are pregnant, and you must love to eat them!" Su Mi's lips were red and his teeth were white, and he carefully held the fruit with both hands.
The two are familiar with each other, and the relationship between the two families is also very good, so the Luo Qing woman is not polite to her. Strode over and took the fruit in Su Mi's hand, perhaps because she was pregnant, she swallowed saliva when she saw the loquat.
With round hands, he picked up the loquat and the belt seeds and fed them to his mouth, and after a few strokes, he spit out the kernel, and then ate the second one. Seeing her like this, Su Mi only regretted that she didn't take more at her mother's house.
"Sister, there must be loquat trees on the top of the mountain in Zhaojia Village, when we are free one day, let's go pick some together!" Su Mi said as she helped the Luo Qing woman remove the skin and pit of the loquat.
Standing on the ridge and saying a few words, the Luo Qing woman ate a bowl of loquat kernels and a pot of wild fruits. I also touched my waist and abdomen, and said a little embarrassed: "I don't know why, this appetite is very good, I went to pick some mulberries a few days ago, and I ate a pot in one go." ”
"I'm pregnant, I already like to eat some sweet and sour, I'll go over there one day and pick some for you!" Su Mi opened her mouth and smiled.
The two gossiped for a while before going home.
The wild fruit in the dustpan had been drained, and Su Mi took it out and put it in the dam. He also took two small jars, a pair of white little hands, held the fruit in the dustpan and sprinkled it with a layer, and then spread a layer of sugar. In this way, layer by layer, a jar was installed.
This jar of jam, Su Mi thought that he could take it and eat it with steamed buns. If you come back from the field and are thirsty, you can eat boiling water, which is also very refreshing.
Seeing that there was still half of the wild fruit left in the dustpan, Su Mi divided it into two halves with his hands. Half of them were held in their hands, and they were put in another clean jar, and the jam was pounded with a washed stick, and some lactose bought from the town was put in them, and they were mashed and stirred together.
The whole courtyard was filled with the sweetness of jam and nut lactose, and the man trimmed it on the roof and smelled the sweet smell: "The lady is so good at cooking, how about we just wait until we have saved enough money to open a restaurant or pastry shop in the town?" ”
When the woman heard this, she stood up happily, raised her head and looked at her man with a delicate cheek: "This is the best, the pastry I make will not be lost to the Furong pastry shop!" ”
lowered her eyes, and saw that her little lady's eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and a green silk like an ink painting spread out on her shoulders, and her heart was all soft: "The lady's craft has been taught by her husband!" ”
After the two jars of jam were sealed, Su Mi touched the remaining half of the jam into a small dustpan, so that it was exposed to the sun, dried and sealed with a bag, which could be used to make fruit tea and preserved fruits.
After being so busy, it was already noon. There were not many dishes at home, and Su Mi saw that the man was still repairing the house on the roof. I quickly went to the vegetable field to pick vegetables, this vegetable field is at the bottom of the yard, and I can see my man on the roof when I stand in the field.
It's only been two or three months, and there is nothing in this rich vegetable field. The fence is full of loofahs and cucumbers, and now they have bloomed and produced small fruits, and it is estimated that they will be able to eat them in another ten days. The peppers and eggplants are also ready to eat, and the lettuce is raw, and it is very cute to look at.
I picked some and went back to the stove to separate the lettuce leaves from the stalks. After washing the lettuce leaves with water, twist them into small sections by hand and put them in the basket. The lettuce stalk is peeled, the green flesh is green, put it on the cutting board and cut it into thin slices, and then change the knife into thin wires, put it in the pot to blanch, and put a star of lard in the pot when it is almost ripe, so that the stalk will not change color.
There was no meat at home, so Su Mi went to the side house to get some dried fish and meat. The fish was not salted, washed, cut into small pieces, floured, wrapped in eggs and fried in the belly.
When the surface is golden and the whole stove is full of fried fish, then take it out and put it on a plate.
The man repaired the roof, came down, washed his hands, and went to the stove, where the meal was already set. The white raw rice, the golden fried fish, the yellow-orange wild fruits, the green raw stir-fried lettuce leaves, and the refreshing cold lettuce stalks are very appetizing when you look at them.
After a while, the man at the dinner table had two bowls of rice in his stomach. Su Mi sat beside him, and when he saw that the man was eating deliciously, his heart was sweet, and he hurriedly sandwiched another piece of fish meat for the man: "Husband, eat slowly, what should I do if this fish bone is stuck?" ”
Sideways, looking at Su Mibai's cheeks, the blue waves-like autumn water scissors: "Lady, this fish is fried so crispy, you can eat it with the fish bones, how can it still be stuck!" ”
After Zhao Laosan finished speaking, he picked up the fish in the bowl and put it into his mouth with thorns. The creaking sound is very crisp, and the mouth is full of fragrance.
Seeing this, Su Mi took a small piece and put it in his mouth. The heat is well controlled, and even the bones of this fish are crispy and crispy from my uncle. Seeing that the man was eating so happily, she hurriedly sandwiched the vegetables, thinking that there were not many meat and vegetables at home, and if she ate more, her man would eat less, and all the fish and meat should be kept for her man.
Thinking about this carefully, Zhao Laosan had already seen it in his eyes, picked a piece of fish with thick meat, and sandwiched it into Su Mi's bowl: "Lady also eat more, this summer is good for fishing, I will go to the river to catch a few more in the afternoon!" ”
Although the man said so, it can be seen that there are still a few pieces of fish meat on the plate, Su Mi
and stuffed the largest piece directly into Zhao Laosan's mouth: "Husband, eat more, you always let your mother and brother and sister-in-law eat at your mother's house, and when you go home, you feel sorry for me, so I feel uncomfortable!" ”