Chapter 51: Grape Cake

The impact of digging up mountain ginseng does not stop there, Su Anying and even the Xu family have followed suit.

At the other end of the cargo house, after the ginseng is scrubbed and steamed, there is only left to dry, dry, and cut the fork, cut the ginseng whiskers, pick the grade, bundle the ginseng whiskers and other work, and there are not so many people.

The follow-up work can be regarded as technical, effortless, light, and high-earning.

Many people can't grab it, only some familiar daughters-in-law are left.

A person like Su Anying, who worked in the goods house in the first year, normally speaking, couldn't pick her at all.

As a result, many people were not selected, so Su Anying was selected and stayed in the goods house to continue working.

Even Su Anying herself was very puzzled, why was she chosen?

So when Xu Shiyan came home from work, Su Anying said the problem in her heart.

"Nothing? It's better for you to do your job.

My daughter-in-law is so capable and ingenious, can she still stump you with that little work in the goods house? ”

Of course, Xu Shiyan understands why, most of it is the credit of the Zhao family.

Xu Shiyan earned more than 500 yuan with Zhao Jianjian, and the Zhao family reciprocated the favor, and it was normal to take care of the little couple more.

Of course, Su Anying does have strength, if she doesn't work well, even if Zhao Dahai wants to take care of her, she will be unknown.

Some things, even though everyone knows them, must be convinced, otherwise it is easy to be true.

"Alright, don't worry about that, you can just work in the warehouse, I guess it will be almost snowing."

"Well, this is the mountain grape I picked from the mountain."

Xu Shiyan said, and moved in the big basket of mountain grapes outside the door.

Su Anying was stupid at the time, "Why are there so many?" You didn't work today? ”

A big basket full of backs, how many years will this go?

"Don't mention it, didn't you eat all the mountain grapes you picked last time? I'm going to pick some more at noon.

And the crowd did not know what was going on to smoke madness, but they all followed me into the woods, and took a few vines, which were called a scourge, and they were all plucked. ”

Speaking of this, Xu Shiyan also looked helpless, he just wanted to get something to relieve his daughter-in-law's cravings, and he didn't plan to ask for so much.

Su Anying pursed her lips and snickered when she heard this, in fact, she could probably guess what this was for.

It's all to have a good relationship with Xu Shiyan, and I'm waiting for Xu Shiyan to take them into the mountain next year.

"But there are so many mountain grapes, and there is no place to put them, and they can't rot for ten days and half a month in the storage room?"

Su Anying was also worried, even if she was pregnant and loved to eat sour, she couldn't eat so much.

"It's okay, eat first, after eating, let's clean up the mountain grapes, and I'll boil grape cakes for you."

Xu Shiyan's eyes rolled, and he suddenly had a way.

Su Anying doesn't know what mountain grape cake is, but since her husband said it, there must be a way.

So the young couple happily ate dinner, and then picked the mountain grapes in the basket and washed them with water.

Pour the cleaned grapes into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and bring to a boil over the bottom of the fire.

While cooking, use a fence and other tools to crush the grape skins.

When the water in the pot is a strong purple-red color, remove the grape skins, fruit stems and seeds with a grate, and continue to cook over high heat.

Most of the water boiled in the pot has evaporated, add a little sugar, and pour in the flour noodles made by potatoes.

Stir well, bring to a boil again, create large bubbles, stop the heat and put it in a pot.

"Okay, let it cool overnight, use a shovel or knife tomorrow morning, cut it into small pieces, and put it outside to dry."

After working for half a night, I finally got it done, and now I can sleep with peace of mind.

"You're so good, why can you do anything? Will you also boil grape cakes? ”

Su Anying's eyes only lit up, what kind of man did she marry? Why do you think your husband can do anything?

Xu Shiyan was really embarrassed to be looked at by his daughter-in-law like this.

"The custom in my hometown is to peel pears, dry red skins in the mountains, and boil grape cakes in autumn."

Shijiagou does have such a habit.

There is no ginseng planted there, and the crops in the fields do not grow well, and there are pear trees and mangroves in the mountains in every garden.

In the autumn, the women of every household make these and keep them for the New Year to eat as snacks.

Although Xu Shiyan was still very young when the Xu family moved out of Shijiagou, he heard his mother talk about it.

Besides, this thing is not much difficult, it is still quite easy to get started, coax the daughter-in-law, as long as the daughter-in-law is happy.

"It's quite interesting over there, come on, tell me about it again."

Saying this, Su Anying became even more curious, so she had to drag Xu Shiyan into the house and let him talk about his hometown.

This talk was talked about until midnight, and the next morning, Xu Shiyan almost got up late.

The work of participating in the ground is still going on, and Xu Shiyan will also take advantage of the rest time to go into the forest to get some delicious food.

When the mountain grapes were gone, they beat the pine towers, picked walnuts, and picked hazelnuts.

It is said that if you are pregnant, you should eat more nuts, which is good for the child, anyway, as long as it is good for Su Anying and the child, he is willing to do it.

Busy and busy, time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is October, and the work in the field is coming to an end.

Ginseng soil is good, too much black soil is mixed with a part of loess, and then turned over from top to bottom with a shovel to make a sharp ridge, you can prepare to plant ginseng.

When the ginseng seeds are sprinkled into the soil for three years, the fertility of the soil is not enough, and they need to be transplanted again, which is called ginseng planting.

The time of planting ginseng is also particular, early is not good, the reed head moss does not grow well, it is easy to be damaged, and the seedling emergence rate is affected.

It's too late, it's all frozen, and the ginseng soil is frozen, and the cover is not solid, and it is easy to freeze, and the mallet will rot in the second year.

Generally speaking, they are planted before the frost falls, and the ginseng plants have to be graded when they come out of the ground, so the ginseng seeds are planted just a week before the frost falls.

On October 16th, the team began to plant ginseng, and the dozens of people who drove the carriage straight to the Qianchuan ginseng field.

You can't use three teeth for ginseng planting, you have to use four teeth, and the two tools are similar, that is, the four teeth have one more tooth, and the spacing is a little denser.

The ginseng seeds only grow for two or three years, and the seeds are densely sprinkled, which is naturally much smaller than the ginseng that makes the goods.

Most of the time, one person picks up the four-tooth planer, and at least two people have to pick it up.

"Okay, let's take a break and eat, I'm not idle this afternoon, I'm up pretty fast."

It was still Xu Shixiang who led the work, and when the time came, he shouted over there to rest.

Everyone stopped, and the ginseng planters quickly picked up the plants on the ground and put them into sacks, and then everyone went back to the ginseng house to eat.

"Huh? What's going on? Didn't Uncle Li light the fire and give us hot rice? "When I went to see the ginseng house, I found that there was not even a spark under the pot stove, and the pot was empty, and everyone was a little puzzled, why did Lao Li Tou go?

"Oh, come on, Uncle Li fell behind the firewood stack." Someone shouted loudly.