Chapter 56: Acorn Tofu
Zhang Huai said, he couldn't help but feel a little aggrieved, and his eyes were red - no male baby would care about Chrysanthemum's face, except for Aoki, who is an elder brother.
Why did he say the wrong thing, his father and mother scolded him, and Aoki was also angry, so he didn't say anything - who called him cheap; It's just that now he has figured it out, but Chrysanthemum ignores him - she no longer looks at him like usual, attaches to him, even if she is very polite to him, but he always feels that something is missing. Right! It was as if she had changed into a different person. Thinking of this, his heart was really painful and angry!
Poor baby! Isn't Chrysanthemum a different person! He would never have dreamed that this chrysanthemum was not another chrysanthemum!
When Aoki saw him, he also regretted it a little, and he shouldn't laugh at him.
He is not an unreasonable person, and he knows that men are all about looks. Huaizi was a little reluctant to marry Chrysanthemum before, and he really can't say that he was wrong. Even chrysanthemum didn't say that Huaizi was not to blame for this. Now that he can think clearly, doesn't the decision to marry Chrysanthemum show that he is a person with vision?
Aoki hurriedly pulled Huaizi's arm and said, "I'm my brother, shouldn't I be biased towards my sister a little?" You are also wronged, the chrysanthemum is still young, where is it time to get married? Chrysanthemum fainted last night, I thought, it's better to marry Chrysanthemum to you, I'm more relieved. She's not in good health, and I'm really not worried about marrying someone else! β
Huaizi was overjoyed, looked up at Aoki, and asked excitedly, "Do you really think so?" β
Aoki smiled, "That's naturally what I thought. But you can't just count on me, if Chrysanthemum isn't happy, I can't do it. Compared to your sister, you must step aside. β
Huaizi smiled: "If you have no opinion, I am not afraid." I often go to you, and I can always make Chrysanthemum understand my mind! β
When Aoki saw his beautiful appearance, he couldn't help but want to stab him again, remembering his aggrieved look just now, so he stopped.
After a day, Chrysanthemum felt that her body was strong, so she pinched a large ball of acorn powder that had been rinsed many times and put it in a clean wooden basin, and broke the rest into small pieces and cooled it in the courtyard with a large sieve.
While boiling some hot water in the cauldron, she added most of the water to the wooden basin, rubbed the acorn noodles with her hands, and stirred them constantly. After the water and noodles in the basin have melted into slurry, the large pot of syrup water is poured into the steaming pot, and the large wooden spoon next to it is stirred vigorously in the pot.
As the wooden spoon stirred, the water gradually became scalded, discolored, and finally turned into a crimson paste. She quickly scooped the red batter into the tub with a large wooden scoop. A large basin was filled and placed on the cutting board to cool down.
When it is completely cold, the chrysanthemum pours in well water to soak the pink acorn tofu. Take a knife and gently cut it into boxy pieces the size of tofu.
After brushing the pot, I put the water in the pig food bucket, then I changed into a pair of old shoes, and I didn't untie my waist, so I carried a basket and went to the big vegetable garden.
The yellow cabbage in the big vegetable garden is also the second crop. Just grown up, I can cut and eat it.
Chrysanthemums like to spend time in the vegetable garden, pulling grass here, shoveling soil there, or making some grass ash and soil manure evenly splashed around the vegetable seedlings, in order to help them survive the winter, and the purpose of fertilizing is secondary.
The main thing is that in winter, there is a bleak and yellow everywhere, and only these two vegetable fields reveal green vitality. Looking at this full of green, it is very pleasing to the eye, and the heart is also comfortable. This also grows in winter, and she likes yellow cabbage and spinach that grow green, fat, and firm.
Plants that have experienced severe cold are different, and the appearance of the vegetables is fat and firm, like animals that have accumulated a body of fat to overwinter; The taste is naturally not comparable to the green vegetables in spring, and the sweetness is certain. Anyone who has lived in a farmhouse knows that unfrosted vegetables cannot be compared with frosted vegetables, and even radishes are also frosted, so the taste is extraordinarily sweet.
If it weren't for the cold, she would have to come to see it several times a day. Even if she was very afraid of the cold, she would make two trips a day to pull some vegetables home and inspect the garden again; On a sunny day, he squatted in the vegetable field and was busy.
Removing the fence gate to block the chicken, the chrysanthemum walked in, and saw that the yellow cabbage was green on all sides, slowly becoming light and yellow in the middle, and a cluster of yellow hearts in the middle was tender and tender, shining with soft colors in the sun. Her heart softened immediately.
Stepping on the straw in the ditchβthis was when the vegetable seedlings were still small, and she was afraid that they would not be frozen, so she and Aoki hugged them for the evening coverβand she squatted down to take a closer look at the frosted and snow-soaked yellow cabbage.
The outer leaves of the whole vegetable are rolled and lie flat on the ground; There were pit pits and pits on the leaves, and some of the nests had some grass ash in them; The yellow heart in the middle is gathered into a cluster, extremely tender!
She sighed contentedly, and with some reluctance she cut down two and put them in the basket. I checked it carefully again, and saw nothing unusual, so I got up.
Straighten up your waist, and see that the cabbage in the distance is also wrapping your heart. In order to wrap its heart faster, Yang tied up the vegetables with a straw rope, making the rows of cabbage look like they were being tortured, and the flowers were tied!
She couldn't help but laugh. This spicy cabbage is delicious, so that Yang's cultivation of Chinese cabbage is also meticulous. If nothing else, take it away and give it away, and people are very happy, and it is much more flavorful than ordinary pickles.
She went out of the big vegetable garden, and then went to the small vegetable garden to pull some spinach, and then squatted by the well to draw water to clean.
At noon, Chrysanthemum took two pieces of tofu, cut them into thin slices, and mixed them into a large pot with vinegar, hot sauce, fried sesame oil, chopped shallots, and a little salt.
I scooped some more pigs into the water, put them in a casserole, took two pieces of tofu, divided them into small squares, and spread them on the noodles. The casserole was stewed on a charcoal stove, and the aroma of the meat in the soup was soaked into the tofu before it was served with a few green vegetables.
Aoki first took some cold tofu and ate it, and said to Chrysanthemum: "If you eat this taste on a hot day, it will definitely be refreshing!" β
Chrysanthemum was stunned, and said in her heart that you can't do it, but you can really taste it, isn't this just a cool food in summer? If you mix it with some sugar and use well water to calm it, it will be cool and moist, and it will be smooth and refreshing in your mouth. However, the time she ate the most in her previous life was autumn, and by the next summer it was long gone.
Later, when I entered the city, there were also some sold on the street, and the taste was naturally not as good as what I made at home. No matter what kind of traditional food, as long as it is industrialized, it will be distorted. It is also sold in the supermarket, and the name taken by the merchant is very rustic, but when you soak it in water, it is soft and collapsed, and it is mushy, without a little tendon, of course, it cannot be compared with the pot from the earthen stove.
When Chrysanthemum saw Aoki say this, she said, "I've sunburned a lot of miles there, and I'll be able to save it until next year." When the time comes, mix it with sugar and eat it. β
Yang praised: "This powder is washed out, and it is easy to eat." It must not be damaged even if it is dried. After two days, I will grind some more, and when I celebrate the New Year, I will give it away, which is also a personal favor. β
Zheng Changhe only ate vigorously, and so did Aoki, and he no longer felt uncomfortable eating the same thing as a pig.
The casserole stewed until it was steaming, and several people only felt that the taste of the tofu was better than the taste of the pig's water, so they all used chopsticks to scoop up the tofu and eat it.
Chrysanthemum explained with a smile: "This tofu is easy to taste, and the fragrance of the pig water is sucked away, so it is naturally delicious, and the taste of the pig is much worse." Unlike pickled vegetables and roasted pigs, the salty taste of pickles is soaked into the pigs, and the fragrance of the pigs can also melt into the pickles. β
Aoki couldn't help but laugh when he heard it, and he was able to pull out the taste of the food, and he was his sister.
Remembering that Huaizi said that he would come to eat tofu in the evening, he said to Chrysanthemum: "Huaizi and Xiaoshi want to come and taste what this acorn tofu tastes like." Do it like this again in the evening, and I will call Uncle Zhao to come and taste it too. They all had to go up the hill to pick up acorns. β
He was afraid that it would be a little embarrassing to call Zhang Huai alone, so he got involved with Zhao San. Besides, these two families are close to the family, and they should be invited to taste them, so that they may know the benefits of this acorn fruit, and they will pick up more in the future.
Yang was afraid that his daughter would be tired, so he said to her: "It's nothing, you can do it like this at night." In winter, when it's cold and it's easy to get cold when stir-frying, I boil a big pot and add it to it after eating. It's not a bother, it's still hot after eating. β
Chrysanthemum nodded and agreed, thinking that this was really cheap. The pig water and tofu are ready-made, just pour them into the pot, so you don't have to cook a table of dishes like the usual dinner, which is very annoying!
Sure enough, Zhang Huai, Xiaoshi and Zhao San all came in the evening.
Zhao Sangaomen said loudly: "I wanted to ask what you were doing with this acorn fruit several times, but I forgot to ask when I got to it." I knew that people could eat pigs and pigs, and I didn't try to pick them up desperately. β
Zheng Changhe: "Don't say it. Our family is also full of things, and we have never stopped, and we haven't taken this matter to heart. But the chrysanthemum was made before, and when we saw it, people can also eat it, so I remembered to tell you. Now go up the mountain to pick it up, but I'm afraid that it's a little rotten, and you have to pick it carefully after peeling the shell, don't give the bad one to the pig to eat. You get some from us first and feed the pigs, and the fruit will have to be soaked for a long time, otherwise it will be bitter and astringent. β
Zhao San agreed.
Several people sat down around the table, and kept scooping out tofu or large intestines, pork belly or something from the steaming casserole, and ate heartily!
Yang enthusiastically advised: "You eat hard. I burned a lot of it. It's all burned through, and when you turn around and pour it in, you can eat it when it's hot. I'll take some home later. This small ball of flour can make a large pot of tofu. I'm going to grind a little more, and then I'll get some of them. β
Xiao Shi was so hot that his head was sweating, he quickly picked up some cold tofu and ate it, and then said to Chrysanthemum: "Sister Chrysanthemum, you make more, I'll take it home and eat my mother." My mother is going to give birth to a little sister! β
Yang asked Zhao San in surprise: "Really, Shi Niang is pregnant." β
Zhao San opened his mouth and laughed: "Hey! I'm afraid it's been two months! β
Suddenly everyone laughed, and Chrysanthemum said, "The stone wants a sister?" β
Xiao Shi said with a smile: "Goudan said that he has a sister, and Brother Yang Zi also has an older brother, and I want a younger sister." Let's have another little brother next time! β
Everyone burst into laughter.
Zhao Sanle said hehehe: "Son, the arrangement is good. Let's go back to life brothers. β
When Zhang Huai saw Chrysanthemum eating, he folded the face towel on his face inward, but he still covered his face. She stared at the small stone as she ate, and her eyes narrowed with joy, and she smiled very happily in the steaming mist.
Eating spicy acorn tofu, Zhang Huai is really in a complicated mood, as if chrysanthemums can make anything, and she really doesn't have any ability to be worthy of her.
If you don't work hard, can you marry her back? I'm afraid I can't.
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