Chapter 196: Pickles
Baozhu said, "Sister Yunxue, it's too boring for us to be idle at home. Nowadays, both men and women in the village are busy pulling things to the house, and it is uncomfortable for us to do this. Sister Yunxue, you can take us up the mountain, let's go and have a look, and we can help you pick up acorns, can't we? ”
"It's actually quite dangerous in the mountains, and in this season, wild boars, bears, and so on, will come out to look for food. If it does, it's not a joke. Yun Xue shook her head, she wasn't even allowed to enter the mountain, let alone these two girls who had never entered the mountain?
"Sister Yunxue, you just don't want to take us with you. Now that everyone has entered the mountains, those animals have not been scared away long ago? Besides, with Sister Yunxue's good kung fu to protect us, what else can we do? Baozhu grinned and hugged Yun Xue's arm, shaking it vigorously, and directly shook Yun Xue in confusion.
"Sister, take them with you, almost all the girls in the village have gone into the mountains now. At this time of year, if you don't take advantage of this time to hurry up and get something home, I am afraid that many families will have to starve in winter and spring. There is no need to be afraid of any animals, I have heard that many men in the village have also gone into the mountains to hunt. Now those animals can't wait to hide in the deep mountains and old forests and not come out. As soon as Yunni saw this, she helped Baozhu speak.
Yun Xue frowned, "Don't you also want to go into the mountain?" How else could you say that? "Yun Xue knows this sister too well, it is obvious that Yun Ni is also moved and wants to go into the mountain.
Yunni was a little embarrassed, "Well, I want to go into the mountains, which one of them is not rushing to get something at home now?" Eldest sister, if I follow up the mountain, can I still help with something? Yunxia doesn't have to worry about it, I told Grandma Zhong and asked her to help watch it. Yunni saw that the big guy was so busy, she really couldn't sit still.
Yun Xue let out a sigh of relief, and then said, "Okay, you can also follow into the mountain, Baozhu and Mingzhu, you two can also follow, but you have to listen to me." ”
When Baozhu and Mingzhu heard this, they all became happy, "Sister Yunxue, you say, we will do whatever you let us do." ”
"I can't take you into the mountains in the afternoon, there are still some pickles at home that are not pickled, and I have to pickle them at home. Tomorrow, come early tomorrow morning, and let's go into the mountains together. Remember, wear long-sleeved clothes and tie the sleeves and trouser legs tightly, otherwise it is easy to get insects. It's best to wrap a piece of cloth around your head, so that you don't have to shave your hair when you go into the woods. Bring some dry food, maybe you'll have to go a little farther. Yun Xue also had no choice, she couldn't agree to them, so she had to ask for it.
"Okay, Sister Yunxue, you can rest assured." The two sisters happily agreed.
Yun Xue turned her head and instructed Sister Yuchan again, and at this time, the big guy also finished eating. Yun Zhen carried the basket on his back and went into the mountain again. Yunxue wants to pickle pickles at home, so she won't go in the afternoon.
"Yunxue, let's help you pickle pickles together. My mother said, your pickles are delicious, and it just so happens that we will learn from you. The kind of cucumber pickles you pickle in the summer are really delicious. As soon as Yuchan heard that Yunxue wanted pickles, she had to help.
Yun Xue was speechless, she was just more willing to think about something, and besides, she had eaten pickles for a long time in the north, so she used all kinds of pickled vegetables to pickle them. In the summer, she pickled several kinds of pickles with cucumbers, and then sent some to the Wu family and the Zhong family, but later many people came to ask for it, and Yunxue was quite helpless.
"Okay, then you can help me." A few days ago, Yun Xue saw that the weather was not very good, so she picked up the mustard greens in the field, and the celery root, which can be pickled. "Actually, it's not ingenious, this thing is very strange, it's the same way, different people pickle it, and the taste is different."
After the mustard gnocchi is cleaned, it is dried in the sun for a long time, and then pickled, and the spicy mustard will be much less spicy when eaten. This is very simple, there is a pickle tank for pickling mustard greens at home, as long as you put mustard greens in it and add some salty salt, it is basically the same.
However, Yun Xue put some schisandra rattan in the pickle jar, which is also called mountain pepper, and it tastes very good. Generally, if you use it to make soy sauce and pickles, it will taste better, much better than putting those peppercorns or something. Yun Xue moved the pickle jar to the side of the pot, and then used the fence to fish out all the pickles inside.
In fact, there is not much left, after all, this has been eaten for a year, where can there be a few? After taking out the pickles, pour the pickles into the pot and bring them to a boil. Put a few pieces of fresh schisandra vines in a pot and cook like this for a while. Then put all the mustard greens in the pickle jar, pour the corresponding proportion of salt, and then pour the opened pickle brine into the jar, together with the schisandra vine.
"Sister Yunxue, is it that simple?" The girls who were cleaning the celery root over there thought it was too simple, right?
"What's so hard about this thing? It's just a matter of how much salt is added. In fact, the main thing may be the schisandra vine. I usually like to put some schisandra vines in the mustard jar and when I boil the beans, and then it will taste better. Yun Xue smiled and told her secret.
"That's what happened, no wonder. I took some miso from your house and it tasted different. At this time, Baozhu showed a look of sudden realization.
"If you make a sauce, when you cook the beans, put some schisandra vine and cat's artemisia, and it will taste good. In addition, the beans are mixed with some peas, which are sweeter and taste good. Yun Xue told her trick of making sauce.
"Some people like to put peppercorns and stuff when making sauce, but the taste is not long-lasting, and then it doesn't taste good." Yun Xue has tasted the sauce made by others, and the flavor of the seasoning is too strong, covering the original taste of the beans, and it is not very good to eat.
"When you make sauce at home next year, you can also try it according to the method you said." Yuchan smiled, "I'm afraid it's still not as delicious as what you make." ”
"What's more, it's just a sauce, no one can eat much, just Sister Yuchan will come over and serve some when the time comes." Yunni laughed when she heard it, "However, I just remember that I took the clothes from home, and my bowls were taken away, and several of them have not been found back until now." ”
When everyone heard this, they all laughed, and the whole room was filled with the cheerful laughter of girls.
After the celery root was washed, Yun Xue found a jar, a layer of celery root, sprinkled a handful of salty salt, and pickled it like this. Celery root can be pickled raw or scalded with boiling water. However, cooked food does not taste as good as raw, and raw food is particularly chewy, which is actually a kind of enjoyment for these children with good teeth.
"Sister Yunxue, when your pickles are ready, remember to give me some." The orb doesn't care about those, just book it.
"What else is this, it's just pickles." Yun Xue smiled, she didn't care about these things. Neighbors are like that, they don't have to be valuable, sometimes, they're just small things. But when you move around, it's more humane.
After a busy afternoon, I pickled all the pickles at home. Baozhu and the others saw that there was nothing going on at home, so they said they wanted to go home. Yun Xue refused to let them go, "Stay here for dinner, the spicy cabbage I pickled a few days ago should be almost done, just cut a little, let's taste it." ”
As soon as they heard the jewels, they didn't leave at all, and they ate second, mainly to taste the spicy cabbage. If it's good, they can learn from it.
So all the people stayed. Dinner is actually not good, the steamed cakes with sorghum rice mixed with bean flour are very exciting. Coupled with the porridge boiled in millet, the fragrance wafted far away. At this time, there was no more food, but Yun Xue tried to bury some chili beans and the like with plant ashes, and then took them out and fried a little. In addition, Yun Xue deliberately cut a plate of spicy cabbage, and the sour and spicy taste made people appetizing when they smelled it.
At this time, Yun Zhen and the others also came back from outside, Xiao Yunxia was very well-behaved in the afternoon, so she was playing in the house by herself, and at this time she was also hungry, and ran over to clamoring for dinner. Everyone washed their hands and then started eating together.
Everyone is very interested in that plate of spicy cabbage, and Yun Xue is also very curious, what does the spicy cabbage she added taste like? Pick up a small piece and put it in your mouth, with a little sweetness in the sour and spicy, and a fruity taste. The combination of several flavors is good, and when I eat it, I feel that my appetite is full at once, and I can't wait to eat two more bowls of rice.
"Ah, Sister Yunxue, how did you make this spicy cabbage? It's much better than what others in the village make. It seems to have a special flavor in it, and it tastes very good. Mingzhu also ate a few of them, and then they all widened their eyes and looked at Yun Xue.
"My eldest sister put hawthorn and pears in the spicy cabbage, and put some sugar, so the taste is better than others." Yunni also ate a little, and really thought it was good, so she said proudly.
Everyone suddenly said, "I see, no wonder I said what is the smell in it, it turns out to be the fragrance of fruit." Yuchan tasted a piece carefully. However, the spicy cabbage is made of chili peppers after all, and she was so spicy by the chili peppers that she quickly nibbled on the cakes.
"With this thing, I might eat a lot more than usual. Sister Yunxue, if you say this, it's not cost-effective. Yushu said with a smile.