Not long after the sweet potatoes were harvested, the corn was fully ripe. After these days, the corn leaves are completely yellowed and the grains harden, and the lily takes the plum to cut down the corn one by one and drag it to the yard to be placed.

Six or seven corn cobs can grow on a single corn plant, slightly smaller than the usual ones in lilies' previous lives, but the harvest is already very good compared to wheat and rice.

Break off the corn cob, tear off the outer layer of old skin, leave only a few tender leaves at the tail, form a bunch in the opposite direction, and then take another corn and twist the two bunches of leaves.

A dozen or so corn cobs are twisted into a sturdy bunch, which is first dried under the sun, and the leaves are coarse fibers, and the more they are sunned, the drier and tougher they become, and the tighter they are twisted.

After drying, wear a bundle of thick hemp rope and hang it in a cool place on the roof of the warehouse, and it will not be a problem to hang it for a year or two if it does not rain.

The old corn was boiled and chewed, it was really not delicious, and Lamei asked, "How do you want to eat this?"

Wheat rice is a way to eat without grinding wheat grains, steaming directly, the wheat grains are coarse and throat-pulling, but it can make a living and fragrant. The corn will only be more fragrant, but the grains are coarser and more difficult to digest, and Lily shook her head: "Where can this be eaten like that." ”

Just pick a few tender ones, peel some corn kernels into them when cooking porridge, and it's fragrant and sweet. Most of the corn is already very old and can only be eaten by grinding flour. The Mill Willow had never ground cornmeal, and they did not dare to take on this job for fear of damaging the millstone. Lily wants to buy two stone mills since the last time she made tofu, and asked the family in the town to help pay attention to the tofu, and it happened that there were two stone mills that were familiar with each other recently, which were larger than ordinary household small grinders

, which is much smaller than the mill.

When the lily goes to see, the stone grinding is smooth and solid, the stone is delicate, try to slide a few times, the upper and lower grinding fans bite tightly, it is a good grinding.

After seeing it, Lily was very satisfied, and asked someone to transport it to the house, and the stonemason's house also sent a large and smooth bluestone to facilitate the placement of the stone mill. The stone mill was set up in the yard, and Lily couldn't wait to grind some cornmeal to eat. To grind the dough you have to peel the corn kernels first, the old corn kernels grow strong, peel until the fingers hurt and can't peel off a few grains, Lily carefully recalled, and finally remembered that I saw a thing corn rub when I was a child

Child.

It is said to be a wipe, this thing is completely different from the kind of wiping the shredded caramel, the latter is a thin piece of iron with many holes on it, and the thickness of the holes can control the thickness of the wiping out silk.

The corn grinder is a thick wooden plank, which is pierced with a large iron nail, and then the nail is bent upward, after adjusting the angle several times, the left hand and knee clamp the wipe, and the right hand grasps the corn and slides longitudinally over the tip of the nail, and the corn kernel will be quickly peeled off.

This thing is rare when the lily grows up, and if it weren't for the uncomfortable feeling of watching Lamei peel the corn kernels, she wouldn't have remembered it for a while.

With a corn grape, it is much easier to peel the corn kernels, in addition to the wipe, there is another way, that is, to hold the corn and rub it the edge of the dustpan, but this is not as fast as the wipe, and it is easy to break the dustpan.

Peel a dustpan of corn kernels, blow off the white film that affects the taste while shaking the dustpan, sprinkle a little water to moisten it slightly, and then grind.

The two sisters took turns to work, one to push and the other to fill the grinding hole, and constantly swept the overflowing corn ballast into the dustpan with a clean broom.

There are also many large grains of crushed corn ballast that come out the first time, and you have to grind it two or three times and then again to get pure cornmeal.

Corn flour has a beautiful golden color, unlike wheat flour, which has a delicate touch, while corn flour has a rough and prickly feel.

Beat the egg liquid and stir well, add corn flour and a little wheat flour, chop the green onion, add salt and pepper powder to taste, pour the stirred egg batter into warm oil and fry it over low heat until golden on both sides, it is a fragrant corn egg cake.

Lily pinched a piece with her fingertips and fed it to Lamei's mouth: "Taste it." ”

The omelet is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, crispy and sweet, the aroma of eggs and the aroma of fresh corn flour are mixed into a thrilling taste, and the eyes of Lamei are shining with tears, which are scalded.

She gasped and muttered, "It's delicious!"

"Slow down, no one is robbing you. "Children from poor families often have a problem with eating and devouring food, probably because if they don't grab food at home, they will starve.

Song Haonian felt that Lily's eating was extraordinary, but also because she didn't have such a habit of gobbling up food, Lamei was there, and Lily was slowly teaching her to change not to tell her to eat less, but to make her eat better, so as not to make people laugh, and she herself was uncomfortable.

The corn harvest is not much, except for the seeds reserved for next year, this year's lily can eat more than 100 catties, so it is not scattered everywhere, so it has to be made into corn tortillas for everyone to scatter.

These days, she is so extravagant that even Li Caifeng can't stand it: "Your life is better, you think about yourself a lot, and you scatter a lot, and one day you can't think of it, people will say that you are not thoughtful." ”

Lily knows that Li Caifeng is reasonable, raising rice to raise grace and fighting rice to raise hatred, and to give people a scatter every ten days and half a month, everyone must praise her for her generosity, if she scatters too much, I am afraid that she will really cause trouble.

What's more, her tortillas are made of solid ingredients, with a lot of oil, eggs, and green onions, which are delicious and delicious, and some people are afraid that she will say that she is wasteful.

She was very taught: "I know, these days are just harvesting sweet potatoes and corn, after this stubble, even if I want it, I don't have to give it." ”

The two of them talked about the men who went hunting in the mountains, and Xing'er was holding a tortilla on the side and slowly eating it sweetly, and halfway through the meal, she heard her mother talk about her father and uncles, and quickly interjected: "There is also a sunspot, I miss it!"

Kuroko is a dog that can hunt wild beasts, and it is indispensable to enter the mountains, and Apricot grew up with Kuroko since she was a child, and she takes it very seriously, and she can't think about it if she doesn't see it for a while.

Li Caifeng smiled at her daughter: "I only want sunspots, don't want your father?"

Xing'er blinked and said reasonably, "Kuroko plays with me!" Dad didn't spend as much time playing with her as Kuroko.

Li Caifeng, Lily, and Lamei all laughed at this reason, and Li Caifeng also said: "When your father comes back, I will tell him that Xing'er only needs sunspots, not fathers." ”

Xing'er was so anxious that she stomped her feet, hurriedly hugged her mother's legs, and said sweetly as if she didn't want money, Li Caifeng couldn't help but smile and said: "It's useless to tell me this, tell your father." ”

Xing'er said: "My father is not angry with me." ”

After joking, Li Caifeng crossed his fingers and counted the days: "I used to go to the mountains, at least a month, at most forty days, but now I have been going for more than 20 days, and I will be back soon." ”

Li Caifeng didn't say that it was okay, but as soon as she said it, Lily suddenly realized that she hadn't seen her husband for more than 20 days, and her heart was sour.

I can't hold it when I miss it together, when I think about how Song Haonian can't bear hardships outside, and for a while I fantasize about his heroic posture of shooting beasts with a bow and arrows, and I can't help but start in a daze, Li Caifeng called her several times before she reacted: "What are you doing?"

Li Caifeng couldn't help but laugh and said: "You are a new daughter-in-law, you are slimy, but don't always be in front of an old husband and wife like me." ”

Lily's face flushed, but she didn't quibble, but pointed at Li Caifeng and said, "I don't believe that you are not sticky." Xing'er, tell your aunt, does your mother miss your father?"

Xing'er said loudly: "My mother misses my father every day!"

When a cool person like Li Caifeng is also shy, he is so anxious that he wants to tear Lily's mouth: "I'll give you a rotten hoof!"

These days, there are people in the town who have planted pears, apples, etc., and they have also harvested one after another, and the lilies are bought in various ways, and those that can't be put down are eaten with the plums, and those that can be put for a long time are put in a jar, and the yellow mud is sealed and stored in the cellar, which can be put for one or two months.

In her vegetable field, except for radish and cabbage, the last crop of other vegetables has been harvested, lentils and beans have been left for next year's seeds, and the bean pods are hung under the eaves to dry.

Families began to stock up on food for the coming winter, and Lily first sold fresh vegetables and vegetables, followed by dried vegetables that were easy to store.

Lily lived her life well, and the smile on Lamei's face became more and more numerous, and her little yellow and thin face grew some flesh, and she looked much more energetic than before. Lamei has to do the daily work, one of them is to feed the chickens and ducks, collect eggs, this morning, first wipe the teeth with salt and rinse the mouth, drive the ducks out of the nest and tell them to swim in the river, suddenly found that there are white things in the grass, come closer to see, round and hot, sure enough, it is a duck egg

。

Lamei was so happy that she shouted: "Big sister, big sister, duck eggs!"

Lily rushed to take a look, and Lamei smiled as if she had received great benefits, and she laughed too, "Yo, the duck has laid eggs too, good sign!"

The duck egg is larger than the egg, and the skin looks slightly green, and it is heavy in the hand. Lamei bent down and dug out again in the grass, and actually took out another one.

She said excitedly: "Sister, I'll sprinkle some wheat bran on them to make up for it!"

Wheat bran is a layer of skin left over from wheat flour, with a rough taste, unless there is no food, ordinary people will not eat it, but it is nutritious, and it is best to raise poultry and livestock.

Like a little miser, Lamei looked at the eggs and duck eggs in the basket and imagined: two eggs a day, twenty eggs in ten days, and sixty eggs a month, whether they eat at home or take them out and sell them, it is a lot of money!

Until Lily called her for breakfast, she couldn't stop laughing.

Lily used to be a common girl who was as sad as a little old lady, and had a headache, but now that she is silly and happy, she thinks that it was good to be like that before.

"Don't just laugh, eat well. Lily knocked on the table, "Tell me, what should I do with these duck eggs?"

Lameiqi said: "Are you still paying attention?" "My idea is mine, what is your idea?" Lily wants to cultivate Lamei as soon as possible, otherwise she will marry and head the family in the future, and she is not sure how to do it.