Chapter 2 Qingming to, green snail fertilizer.
The sky will be bright and the rain will be fine.
The town seems to be veiled, and the air is soft and refreshing with a refreshing earthy aroma.
The temperature is neither cold nor hot, but it can make every pore of the skin feel comfortable and soothing.
This kind of day is the best time to sleep.
"Sister, sister, it's time to get up."
A middle-aged woman with a round face and a plain complexion shouted warmly in Li Yuqing's ear. She wore a half-worn lake blue sprinkled silk crepe dress, her hair was pulled up, and she was simple and generous.
The person who came was Li Yuqing's nurse Mama Yang, who had taken care of her since she was a child, and her affection was not ordinary.
I saw that her hands dexterously and gently opened the pink and apricot bed curtain embroidered with cat play begonias and hung it, and then looked at the girl on the bed lovingly.
Li Yuqing moved, still closed his eyes, and refused to wake up.
She didn't think about it! It's definitely raining today, so it's time to sleep!
Before she came through, every rainy day when there was no class, she would sleep beautifully. On rainy days, the air is wet and dry, and the smell of flowers and leaves is slightly fragrant. With the lingering sound of rain and a soft bed, who can say no?
"No, Mama, let me sleep for another quarter of an hour!" Li Yuqing coquettishly played to the nurse, then covered her head with a quilt, turned around and continued to sleep.
"My sister is really in love with lying in bed recently!" The tone is quite strange, but the eyes are doting and loving.
My sister is like this now, she is fresh and clear, and she is a little popular. That illness is really a great blessing for my sister!
Mama Yang sighed to herself.
Two maids wearing lotus lotus dresses and madder printed vests pushed the door in, both cardamom were in their prime, and they were Li Yuqing's two personal girls.
The body is slender, like a willow branch, with a goose egg face, and the eyebrows are delicate, and she is the most cheerful and smiling.
The other is not tall, slightly fat, with a straight nose and plump lips, and the tails of the eyes are raised, which is called green orange with a sense of romance. is honest and loyal on weekdays, but it doesn't match that bewitching and charming look.
After the two of them came in, they lightly put away the tooth salt, hot water, and hand towels for washing.
"Does Miss have to wait a little while to get up again?" Bihe walked up to Mama Yang and asked softly.
After that, he covered his mouth and smiled, "Miss will lie in bed as soon as it rains, this spring rain is moist and silent, and the window in the room is closed at night." ”
"Miss can't see outside, and she can't hear the rain, but as long as it rains, Miss can't afford it."
"How did Miss know it was raining? Isn't Miss pinching her fingers like a fairy! The tone was full of amazement.
Mama Yang is arranging flowers, using a glass bottle from overseas. The flowers are two white begonias, a few pink moon flowers, and some yellow wild chrysanthemums.
It rained this morning, and the flowers were stained with some spring rain, which made them look extra tender and juicy.
"I'm going to make fun of your young lady, have you embroidered the handkerchief you made for your young lady? These days, Miss has spoiled your little hooves, and she will arrange the master behind her back! Mama Yang scolded Bihe with a smile.
The green orange pursed his lips and smiled crookedly.
A moment later.
"Mama, I'm up." Li Yuqing got up and sat down, casually brushing her hair behind her back.
The hair was too long, and it was very heavy and cumbersome. She wanted to cut it shorter, but Mama Yang and Zimo stopped it, saying that the ladies in the boudoir were like this.
After washing up with the green orange and blue lotus, Li Yuqing picked out a crescent white cotton skirt, the cotton cloth was soft and had no patterns.
Mama Yang stopped for a long time and said that the clothes were too plain, and that the material was rough and unsuitable. Li Yuqing still insisted on wearing it, of course she had to wear pajamas at home, only this one looked comfortable and concise, and it was a livable home.
Breakfast is a Gu chicken and green vegetable porridge, a few small pumpkin pies, and a few plates of refreshing side dishes.
After eating, I walked a few laps under the porch as exercise, and when it didn't rain on weekdays, I kicked the shuttlecock made of chicken feathers in the yard, did a set of yoga, and then walked around the house.
The original owner's health was very poor, and now he has been exercising for a few months, and he has begun to bear fruit.
Served by someone and free of movement, Li Yuqing only feels that this life is very comfortable and lazy, and it will be healthier and happier if there is another cat to pet!
Counting the days, it turns out that it is almost Qingming, no wonder it has been raining lately.
The spring rain blows, and the green snail is fat.
In Qingluo Town, where she lives, there is a local unique snail in the riverside stream. The shell is bright and big, and people name it Qingluo.
However, the most famous thing in Qingluo Town is the chickens and ducks and other poultry raised in the town, which are fed with green snails rich in a variety of nutrients, so the meat raised is tender and fresh, and is often transported to various places for sale.
Locals do not eat green snails, believing that the snail meat has an earthy smell and is very unpalatable.
The name of Qingluo Town is that the county order of that year thought that it was very indecent to use the name of livestock. Qingluo, there is a "green" word with a little elegance, and the two words of Qingluo are connected, and they are quite wild! So the name of the town has been handed down.
Actually, the snail is not unpalatable, but the people here can't handle it.
Li Yuqing couldn't help but think of the stir-fried snails she had eaten before, and the spicy aroma went straight to her nose, and the stimulating taste buds of people suddenly opened.
The salty and fragrant snail meat is slightly springy, and the taste of the snail meat is as fresh and tender as seafood, slightly fishy, as if with a memory, just right to remind people of the picture of still water flowing deeply, the snail half-hidden in the soil, and the water flowing on the shell.
Sip them one by one, suck out the soup first, and then eat the snail meat, you will feel the greatest satisfaction than this, and you just don't want to stop.
Thinking about it like this, saliva has overflowed in the mouth, and I have to swallow it, and my heart is better than action.
Li Yuqing immediately called Zhou Quan, who ran errands in the outer courtyard, and ordered him to go to the fishermen to buy a few catties of green snails and come back.
Zhou Quan, about eleven or twelve years old, a half-grown teenager, was bought by Mama Yang from human traffickers during the famine, and is now doing some errand work.
There are many ways to make snails.
You can knock off the shell, take its head, don't see water, mix it with sugar, and marinate it for a meal. Then wash it, marinate it in batches with green onions, peppercorns, and wine for a while, and then cook it with the original juice of the chicken and eat it. You can also mix cumin with salt and soak it for three to five days, then dip it in vinegar and eat it.
Li Yuqing thinks the best thing is to stir-fry the snails, stir-fry them with chili, pepper, pepper, star anise, and green onions, ginger and garlic on high heat, and add some cooking wine in the middle.
The finishing touch is to add perilla leaves and stir-fry for a while before the final pot, so that the fried snails not only have no earthy smell, but also have a special fragrance, which is wonderful!
Compared with history, this is not any dynasty in ancient China, but there are many similarities with ancient times, but it is richer and more diverse, and more inclusive.
Like condiments, they are already very rich, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, cumin, pepper, etc. have also entered the people's canteens early. Potatoes and tomatoes have been in this land for many years, but with a different name.
When the green snail was bought, Li Yuqing put it in the water for a day and night, let it go to the mud and spit sand, the abdomen was clean, and there were no impurities in the taste.
The food is worth the wait, and the next morning, Li Yuqing and Bihe Green Ju used pliers to cut off the tip of the green snail.
This not only removes the tail of the snail that is not very good, but also makes it even better.
Li Yuqing cooked at noon, and in recent days, she has often made some food by herself, and the people around her have become accustomed to it.
According to Mama Yang and Aunt Zimo's thoughts, this is a good thing, and the young lady's cooking skills are good, and there is something to praise when she talks about her relatives, isn't it?
But today, everyone's expressions are a little complicated, Miss wants to challenge the most unpalatable green snail in the town, do you want to cheer? What should I do if I don't bump into the confidence of the young lady to learn to cook?
Xing'er looked at Li Yuqing, who was making green snails, and her little face was tangled into a bun.
Until the gusting aroma came, everyone swallowed their saliva together. Li Yuqing has to sigh the charm of this great Chinese food!
After serving it on the table, Bihe sniffed it, carefully tasted one, and after eating it, he said, "Miss, this is also so delicious, what kind of fairy food is this!" ”
Li Yuqing smiled secretly in her heart, Bihe, this girl likes to read fairies and other scripts, which is quite in the style of modern Internet celebrity language.
What surprised her the most was that Aunt Zimo also fell in love with this fried green snail.
also grabbed the last few green snails with the two greedy girls of Xing'er Bihe, you must know that Aunt Zimo is the most dignified and elegant person on weekdays!
After the meal, Aunt Zimo also said tactfully: "Sister, this green snail is cheap, and you can save a lot of expenses by eating more on weekdays, so why don't you ask Zhou Quan to buy more?" ”
Li Yuqing had already laughed in her heart, and she wanted to pretend to be a serious nonsense: "Auntie is right, ask Zhou Quan to buy more." ”
turned his back, but the flowers and branches of laughter trembled.