Due to the continuous bamboo forest, there are some wild animals in the bamboo forest of Qingzhu Village from time to time, such as bamboo rats, pheasants, unknown wild birds, and occasionally hares and foxes.

Of course, these wild things are basically such small wild animals, mainly birds, and there is no big nature. After all, although there are many bamboo forests here, there are still many residents, and there are many disturbances.

Especially in the past few days, what makes the little animals uneasy is that the people of Qingzhu Village are like crazy, running into the bamboo forest in groups, not knowing what they are doing, so that they have nowhere to hide and run around. Some unlucky ones were directly caught by people and became a meal on a plate.

Since Zhu learned the method of stewed chicken with Zhu from Zhao, he has always wanted to make a pot of stewed chicken with bamboo sun for his family. After all, Zhao said that this thing is the most nourishing, and eating it is good for the health of the family.

However, there are only three chickens, two hens, and one rooster in the house.

Every time, the Zhu family secretly decided in his heart that he would definitely kill the hen to make up for his family. However, every time the hen "clucked", the knife in Zhu's hand was unconsciously put down.

Of the three chickens, two hens have been in this family for four or five years, but the roosters were bought the year before. To put it mildly, these three chickens have witnessed all kinds of bitter past events of their family over the years, so much so that Zhu often feels that these three chickens are like family.

However, the health of the second elder of the Li family is very poor, and Li Erhei and his eldest daughter Lotus are also skinny. Seeing that the child is getting older day by day, if he doesn't make up for it, it will be difficult to say that he is close in the future.

Since Ye Feng said that the bamboo stewed chicken can replenish the body, it must be true.

After swaying from side to side like this, several days passed back and forth, and before dinner that day, Zhu found that he finally didn't have to hesitate anymore. Just because, Li Erhei caught a wild pheasant and came back.

The wild pheasant was already dead when he got it back, because Li Erhei pounced on it when he grabbed it, and it was firmly pressed under him. After that, the wild pheasant fluttered its wings and fluttered wildly, and Li Erhei pinched its neck.

When he felt that the wild pheasant in his hand was no longer fluttering, Li Erhei happily grabbed the wild pheasant and picked it up to observe it carefully. This is a hen because the tail is not as long as a rooster and is as showy.

At the same time, because this hen is not too big, but only about two catties, Li Erhei can pinch it and not let it fly away.

Rao is like this, Li Erhei still has a few more blood marks on his hands that were scratched by chicken feet, and there is also a cut on his face. But Zhu was distressed, and while putting down the dishes in his hand, he took a cloth to clean his wounds.

When the wound saw the water, it immediately hurt so much that Li Erhei opened his mouth and gasped. However, his heart was extremely happy. Living under the same roof, he naturally knew what the reason for Zhu's unhappiness in the past few days was, and he also knew what she wanted.

So today he can catch this wild pheasant, and he feels that no matter how painful his face and hands are, it is worth it.

Although he can't express it, he feels that Zhu is the best mother in the world. So, he wanted her to laugh and laugh a little more. In the past few days, she has been worried, and he is also unhappy.

After dinner, the acacia quickly boiled water. When the water boiled, Zhu scooped all the water into the wooden barrel and threw the pheasant into it. After soaking for a while, the hair was plucked out. And by the moonlight, he lit a fire, and quickly burned the fluff clean.

When he had done this, he quickly doused the fire with water from a bucket. Fortunately, it didn't attract any onlookers. This is an ancestral hall, but it is no quieter than the depths of the bamboo forest where they lived before. And she's also afraid of causing a fire or something.

If that's the case, burn down the ancestral hall, and their family will be finished.

What's even more a pity is that there is no mountain spring water here, so it is inconvenient to wash or stew soup. Let's talk about it tomorrow morning, anyway, there is no hurry.

However, when she woke up the next morning, she found that the water tank was full. And this water, she only needs to taste a mouthful, it is the water flowing from the mountain spring near their house.

I don't know how early the child got up.

However, Zhu is extremely happy, in fact, she has been happy since last night. Because, today, she can finally stew a pot of bamboo stewed chicken for the family.

That's what she wants.

"Mother, are we going to eat bamboo stewed chicken at noon today?" Li Erhei asked happily. Since Zhu is happy, let's make her happy more. It was the only thing he could do for her at the moment.

Hearing this, Zhu was really even happier, and said with a smile: "Yes, although this chicken has a little firewood, it tastes better than the chicken raised at home." And those bamboo sunflowers, we picked them up ourselves. You're tired these days, so take a good rest, and I'll call you when my mother stews the chicken. ”

Li Erhei responded with a smile, but instead of resting, he turned around and went to the back of the ancestral hall. In the past few days, he went up the mountain to cut a lot of indigo, sunset yellow and perilla leaves, and piled them up behind the ancestral hall.

And here, there is also an abandoned stone canopy, which is simply prepared for him.

In the past two days, some people in the village have been quick to pound out the three colors of red, yellow and blue that Ye Feng said, and dyed the thin strips that were split. Not to mention, in this way, even if you don't make anything, just lying quietly in the sun is extremely beautiful.

When the bamboo basket of moderate size was woven with the colorful strips, the eldest girl and the little daughter-in-law liked it very much. Therefore, those who have the heart go to Zhao's house to sell bamboo sunflower in this kind of basket.

Sure enough, when Zhao saw it, he also loved it like something, and he bought the basket for 200 wen at once.

After Zhao's publicity, now the commercial street knows that Qingzhu Village produces this kind of colorful bamboo basket. As a result, there were a lot of bookings all at once.

Whether it's a seller of dried fruits or food, as soon as you put this basket away, you will immediately feel different. And in several bakeries on the commercial street, a few small bamboo baskets have come in handy, that is, put the baked cakes in this basket, how beautiful it looks.

As the saying goes, Cang Liao knows etiquette and knows honor and disgrace when he has enough food and clothing. Now, whether it is the villagers of Chenjia Village or tourists from other places, they have long been rid of the problem of food and clothing. And what followed was a rapid rise in the level of aesthetics.

In other words, "whether it's fun or not, whether it's good or not" has replaced the past "it's not affordable, and it's not enough". For the same price, they will tend to choose the more elaborate one.

If the more refined thing is more expensive, if it is not outrageous, they will still choose the more delicate and interesting one.

Thinking of the method that Li Laosi taught him before, he threw the indigo into the stone basket, and Li Erhei began to work hard. After a while, blue juice splashed out, staining the surroundings blue.

After licking for a while, when the juice was almost out, he called again: "Sister, sister, take out the clay pot and fill it with juice." It's so blue. ”

Hearing this, Li Huaihua hurriedly walked out of the stove, holding a big clay pot in her hand. According to the introduction of the villagers, the juice of various colors should be scooped out first, and when there is a large pot, you can put the split scorn strips into it and soak it overnight, and then take it out in the morning, it is dyed and lustful.

In this way, when Li Erhei filled a basin of blue juice and a basin of yellow juice, a burst of aroma came out of the room. You don't need to look at it to know that this is the smell of meat, which is emitted by the wild pheasant.

Zhao once told Zhu that there are many secrets to the deliciousness of this chicken soup, but there is only one thing she can tell her, that is, after chopping the chicken into pieces, you can't rush to mix it with water and start stewing, but you must first pour the chicken into the water and boil it for a while, and wait for the blood foam to come out, clean it up, and then wash the pot before starting.

Because, Li Huaihua, who didn't know anything about this, was a little distressed and puzzled when she saw Zhu doing this, so she asked: "Mother, what a waste of doing this, you see that there is a lot of oil in the water that was poured out." ”

The farmers were particular about affordability, and felt that it would be a waste to throw away the pot of oily water. And what their family lacks most is oil and water.

Zhu smiled and said, "Do you remember Aunt Zhao in the commercial street?" ”

"Is that the owner of the chicken shop?" Li Huaihua asked. The second time the Zhu family went to sell bamboo shoots, they took Li Huaihua with them, because they dug up a lot of bamboo shoots, and Zhu couldn't carry them alone.

Moreover, Zhu knew in her heart that her eldest daughter wanted to go with her, but she was embarrassed to say that there was too much work at home.

How can a child of her age not like to be lively and not fun?

"Yes, mother, this method is taught by Boss Zhao, do you think it is not delicious? But you can't tell anyone about this, they're kind enough to tell me. In a moment, you can taste more. Boss Zhao can say, this bamboo stewed chicken is the most nourishing, you and your brother are growing now, you can eat a little more. ”

Thinking that it would be able to eat in a while, Zhu was happy in his heart.

"Then mother, you teach me a lot, and I also want to learn how to make this bamboo stewed chicken. Hopefully, we'll have a chance to eat it in the future. ”

"Of course there is a chance! Didn't you see that the workshop had already been built? As soon as the workshop is built, my mother can go to work at that time, and she will have fifteen yuan a day. When your mother gets her salary, if you want to eat chicken, my mother will buy it for you. ”

The people of Chenjia Village pay attention to efficiency, and since they discussed with Li Liangtian, they sent people to start work the next day.

Since the workshop began to work, Zhu has a lot more confidence to speak.

I discussed with Li Liangtian again, and when it was time to go to work, she would go, so that Li Liangtian could still work in the field, and the two children would be taken care of at home, and nothing could be delayed.

Li Huaihua said: "Yes, I heard from my father, the people in the village are there to help, saying that if it is the fastest, it will be completed next month, and then you can go to work inside." ”

Like the people in the village, she also looks forward to the completion of this workshop as soon as possible, and the people in the village can marry and work as soon as possible.

Because, starting work a day earlier means getting paid a day earlier.

Although the quality of life of the family has improved a lot by relying on the money from selling bamboo shoots and bamboo shoots, it is still too early to stop worrying about clothing and eating.

"Sophora flower, you remember, this bamboo sunflower can't be soaked for too long, and the soaking time can't be short. About, about a quarter of an hour. You see......"

As he spoke, Zhu picked up a bamboo flower from the basin and said, "It's just right to soak like this." Then, take out all the bamboo sunflowers and cut off the head and tail. ”

As he spoke, Zhu dealt with the bamboo sun according to what he said.

After boiling for a while, Zhu Shi lifted the lid of the pot and poked the chicken with chopsticks, and found that the time would be almost the same after a while, so he picked up the bowl and poured all the processed bamboo sunflowers, and then said: "This bamboo sunflower is very resistant to cooking, so when the chicken is about to be ready, I will pour it in and cook it together." ”

"Can this be cooked?"

"Absolutely. If it is boiled for a long time, this bamboo stalk will melt away. When the time comes, it will be slimy, not good-looking and not delicious. ”

When he walked to the stove and saw that there was still more firewood in the stove, Zhu said: "Well, it's almost, you don't need to continue to put firewood, there is a mother here to watch, you go and call your father and brother back for dinner." By the way, when passing by the bridge, I will ask your grandparents to come back with you. ”

The second elder of the Li family now loves to go to the construction site where the workshop is being built. It's just that it's quite far from the ancestral hall. Adults naturally walk fast, but like the second elder of the Li family, they will start to return when they see it.

Guessing the time, I was now near the bridge.

The rice is cooked in another pot, and it has already been cooked, and it is stuffed in the pot, and it can be eaten when everyone is ready.

After a while, Zhu lifted the lid of the pot, quickly scooped out all the soup, and used chopsticks to pinch out all the chicken. She picked up the wooden spoon and scooped it a little, blew it, and then took a sip.

Suddenly, a burst of umami detonated her taste buds. The method taught by the Zhao family really lived up to its reputation, and this chicken soup was better than any of her previous stews. And the soup is bright in color, but it is not as fishy as before, and there is a layer of oil floating on it.

And those boiled bamboo sunflowers, at the moment, are like a small gauze skirt, floating in the middle, very beautiful.

The success of the chicken soup made Zhu very happy, and he was busy washing the pot again, so he shredded the green peppers and cut the ginger and garlic. When the oil in the pot is hot, the ginger and garlic are thrown in and stir-fried until fragrant, and then Zhu throws the chicken into pieces.

Suddenly, the pot sounded with the sound of "stinging", and a strong aroma was emanated. After a while, seeing that the meat was almost exploded, Zhu poured the green pepper into it.

As soon as the Li family walked outside the house, they asked for a burst of aroma, and even the second elder of the Li family said: "What kind of dish is my daughter-in-law doing, why is it so fragrant?" Even I smell it. ”

As they grew older, their noses were a little weak.

Li Liangtian said: "I think it's to be that wild pheasant." "The family didn't buy meat, and when it came to meat, it was the unlucky pheasant.

Li Liangtian was a little unhappy about Zhu's insistence on not selling this wild pheasant and insisting on making it for them to eat. After all, this pheasant is not light, and it is good-looking, it is more than two catties, and it can be sold for a good price in the city.

Moreover, he now eats two meals a day on the construction site, and he has bread, soup and vegetables, and he is very content.

And if you don't eat it, they don't give extra money.

Therefore, Li Liangtian always felt that he had lost.

However, after thinking about it, I could go to the construction site to help, and I could eat meat and flatbread, but my father and mother and two children and the Zhu family couldn't eat it. So, if they want to have a good meal, they should too.

The workshop on the left and right can be built as soon as next month, and the family now has a few taels of silver, and it is okay to have a good meal. And this wild pheasant was caught by his son, and there was no such thing as a loss.

At this moment, seeing his father and mother so happy, after thinking about it, he felt that he was drilling the horns. After thinking about it, it's not that I don't have the money to make trouble.

As soon as a few people made it, Zhu's stir-fried wild pheasant with green peppers came out of the pot.

Li Huaihua had already brought the bamboo chicken soup to the table and served a bowl of rice to everyone. When Zhu brought a large pot of chicken to the table, everyone began to eat.

Seeing this, Zhu said: "Let's drink the soup first, this soup is very replenishing, everyone drink a little more." As he spoke, he stood up and served a bowl of soup to everyone present with Li Huaihua.

Several people drank it, and they all said that it was delicious, and they said that it was delicious, and Zhu was even more happy, so everyone ate chicken. It's just that she keeps giving Li Huaihua and Li Erhei chicken by herself, but she only eats green peppers.

Seeing this, after sandwiching a piece of chicken for his father and mother, Li Liangtian sandwiched another piece of chicken for Zhu's family. It was this piece of chicken, and Zhu's tears almost fell. It's just that she didn't want to upset everyone, so she ate the chicken with tears in her eyes.

His man also cared about her.

It's just two catties of chicken, and the taste is so good that one person can't eat a few pieces at all. The second elder of the Li family and Li Erhei ate the most, the Zhu family only ate one piece, and Li Liangtian only ate one piece.

And Li Huaihua didn't dare to clip more, because she knew that she was just a girl and couldn't eat too much. Their family is good, and they don't treat their daughters harshly. It is said that some people do not treat their daughters as human beings at home, and they always stand when they eat.

A pot of soup was drunk cleanly, and a pot of vegetables was eaten so thoroughly that there were no chili peppers left. Li Erhei felt that it was not enough to enjoy it, so he poured the soup into a bowl of rice, mixed it and began to eat it.

The family was very happy when they saw it.

In the past, the family always couldn't eat enough, let alone eat meat, so the height of Li Huaihua and Li Erhei was a little unsatisfactory. Li Huaihua is okay, in the end she is a girl, and most people's height is like that, so she doesn't worry about getting married at all.

However, Li Erhei, if he is always black, thin, and short, not only will he not look good, but it will be an obstacle to marrying in the future.

Therefore, now that the family has a few taels of silver, all Zhu thinks about is that her son can eat a little more and grow tall, so she is relieved.

"Well, my daughter-in-law made this chicken today is really good, it tastes good, even my wife can eat it. It's just that this time it's a blessing to my grandson. The next time I eat it, I don't know when it will be. ”

She knew in her heart that this wild pheasant was given by God, and it was not luck every year. It's really hard for a family like theirs to have a meal of meat.

"Mother, look at what you said, when you have the silver, I will buy it for you every few days. This workshop will start operating next month, and when we go to work and receive the money, the first thing we will do is to buy you chickens to eat. It's just that the chicken seems to be different from the past, and today's chicken is particularly delicious. ”

"Well, yes, I think it tastes great, too. In particular, this soup is fresh and thick. In my opinion, it's no worse than the ones sold in the shops outside. ”

Zhu said: "Yes, I learned this method from Sister Zhao in the commercial street. ”

"Ah, how can that person teach you?"

"I don't take it out and tell others, and I don't rely on this to make money, but I just do it for my own family, and it doesn't get in the way."

"The taste of this bamboo sunflower is also good. Why are you saying that the people in Chenjia Village are so powerful? This thing, I had it when I was a child, it was everywhere, but everyone disliked it, and no one wanted it. But people know at a glance that this thing is valuable and very delicious. ”

"I think I saw it when I was studying."

In order to change the topic, Li Erhei raised his head and said: "Milk, don't wait until next month, my sister and I will go to chop bamboo shoots and pick up bamboo shoots in a while, and I have already scooped out two pots of those colored grasses, and at night, my father will split the slices, and we can dye them." ”

"Yes, I've heard Peach Blossom say that a small basket made of this dyed strip can be sold for three hundred wen each. Dad, you teach me at night, and when I learn, I'll make it up too. ”

After eating, Li Erhei and Li Huaihua went into the bamboo forest with a basket on their backs. Now I live in the ancestral hall, far away from the bamboo forest, so I need to leave early.

As for the paint, it can be made at night by moonlight.

And now the bamboo sunflower in the bamboo forest is basically picked up by people, and it is not as easy to find as it was at the beginning. In the past, a person could pick up a pound a day, but now he can't pick up half a pound for several days.

But even if it's the least, it's better to save for a while, it's better than no income. Although there are few bamboo sunflowers in the bamboo forest now, there are still many people picking them up.

Because there are fewer and fewer bamboo sunflowers, many people walk in groups and chat as they walk. However, Li Huaihua and Li Erhei went to a remote place where no one was around. One is that you can pick up more, and the other is that there may be an unexpected gain.

Take yesterday as an example, if they didn't go to the depths of the jungle, how could they have been so lucky to catch an unlucky pheasant.

In this way, the sister and brother walked deep into the dense forest, and as they walked, they saw a large patch of bamboo sunflowers. In this condition, at first glance, no one has ever come.

Li Lotus said happily: "Brother, come on, there are a lot of bamboo sunflowers here." ”

Li Erhei was also afraid that others would come over and grab it when they heard it, so he hurriedly ran over and picked it up with Li Lotus with his head down.

When he went back in the evening, Zhu saw that there were a lot of bamboo sunflowers in the two children's back baskets, and he was very happy, so he let the two children go to eat, and he began to clean up these bamboo sunflowers with a little light.

Coupled with the previous savings at home, it is estimated that there will be a pound soon.

Li Erhei rolled up his sleeves and went to the backyard after eating, only to find that all the grass had been scooped, and the slices had been chopped and soaked in a bucket.

Li Erhei said: "Mother, has my father come back?" ”

Hearing this, Zhu said, "Is this something your father can do?" He worked so the construction site, and naturally he had to rest when he came back. This piece was split by your grandfather. I scooped the paint and soaked these slices in it, and it has been a long time, and I don't know if it's okay or not. ”

"It's not easy, just pick it up and take a look." After speaking, Li Erhei picked up a few slices, and Zhu hurriedly lit the oil lamp, illuminated it, and found that it really had a color.

"It's okay, it's okay," Li Erhei smiled happily, "When Dad comes back, you can make baskets." ”

In fact, the old man of the Li family also knows how to make these up, but when he is older, he goes to bed early, and he goes to sleep after eating. It can only be compiled when Li Liangtian comes back.

Either way, it's more or less each item.