Chapter 163 163. Mao Yaer and Dandelion
Zhang Yanping’s memory of childhood has become blurry.
After all, he has lived in the city for a long time, and the occasional visit to his hometown is just for summer vacation.
At this moment, I saw Qiao Qiao squatting down and digging grass roots with Grandma Qi skillfully, and I couldn’t help but be shocked:
“Is it really delicious?”
“Eat.”
Qiaoqiao said confidently, and then pulled out a thick white grass root and raised it: "Brother, do you want to eat it? It's so sweet."
When he said this, Zhang Yanping was a little eager to give it a try, but the grass roots just put water in the ditch...
So he also dug along with him in a strange way: "Let's dig it first, then go home and wash it before eating."
As he spoke, he spotted a patch of lush green grass and dug down with the shovel. Then he was stopped by Grandma Qi:
“This silly boy, there are still sprouts on it, he can’t eat it!”
As he spoke, he pulled out a thin, plump green bud from the heart of the grass with a gentle pull.
Qiaoqiao couldn't wait to take it, and saw the grass blade peeling off, and inside was a soft white plush-like thing.
He stuffed it into his mouth without hesitation, and then smiled at Grandma Qi: "It's so tender and soft."
Grandma Qi also laughed, her withered cheeks looking very lively: "Young, right? Early April is the right time to eat Mao Yaer."
“This Imperata cogongrass root is eaten too early. It has sprouted in this season, is no longer nutritious, and is not so sweet. After the rice is ripe, its taste will gradually improve.”
“Come on, don’t dig up the roots. Qiao Qiao will pick out some more buds here. I think this one is growing really tender!”
Zhang Yanping has a lot of experience.
Looking at Qiaoqiao eating so happily, it must taste good!
So he picked around, picked the tallest and fattest one, with the white hairs inside almost exposed, and pulled it out!
Then he peeled off the grass blades, looked at the thick and fat hair, and stuffed it directly into his mouth.
However, the more he chewed, the weirder his face became, and finally he spat it out: "Why do I feel like what I'm eating feels like Maomao!"
I saw Qiao Qiao laughing next to me: "Brother, you are so stupid. You are already old, so you have to choose something tender like this!"
He already had a small handful in his fist.
Grandma Qi also saw that Qiao Qiao had a filter, so she didn’t care about anything at the moment. She praised her first and then said: "Yes, our Qiao Qiao is so smart and picks young ones. If I had come here last month, It’s probably more tender and tastier.”
Zhang Yanping:…
The world where he alone was injured was achieved.
But all the white hairs went into his mouth, and he was unwilling to eat the tender ones to taste the real taste, so he squatted down again and started pulling at the young grasses.
At the other end, the seventh cousin squatted in the deserted field and groaned angrily: A group of people are here to eat snacks, and they can’t find the food for lunch?
Looking back at his basket, there were already more than a dozen dandelions dug out of their newly grown leaves.
Seeing Zhang Yanping holding a few buds in his hand and eager to come over, he quickly shouted in advance: "Hurry up and dig up the dandelions. You don't want the blooming ones, and you don't want the ones with buds."
Cousin Seventh is not just wandering around blindly every day. He can clearly see which fields grow the most.
For example, in the wasteland next door, there are a lot of shepherd's purses growing, but you can tell at a glance that they are too old to make dumplings fresh and are not in season.
Looking at the dandelions here, there were more than a dozen small yellow flowers blooming sparsely, and many of them still had tender green leaves. He picked the right one without hesitation.
"This is called Dandelion, also known as Huang Hua Di Ding and Po Po Ding. When we eat, we usually eat this young seedling." "The function is to clear away heat and detoxify, resolve phlegm and relieve cough, reduce inflammation and cool blood. If you have a sore throat or gums, Ah, it can be taken for gastritis or urinary tract infection.”
Qiaoqiao still only repeated what he could remember:
“You can take it if you have pain when urinating, toothache, stomachache or throat. It can clear away heat and detoxify, resolve phlegm and relieve cough.”
The seventh cousin's face was obviously depressed.
“Not everyone with a stomachache can eat...forget it, don’t forget this, just remember the rest.”
“Come on,” he shouted, “haven’t you finished picking out those few sprouts? Hurry up and dig up the dandelions.”
How else can I say that my seventh cousin knows how to eat it?
The group dug up a few small frames of young dandelions in total. When they returned home, he dug out a bagful of mung beans, washed them and soaked them first.
Then a group of people started picking dandelions again, removing the old stems and roots, washing the leaves, and piled a basket full of green and juicy wild vegetables.
The seventh cousin looked at the basket of vegetables. He was proud, but at the same time he gasped and covered his cheeks. He said depressedly: "Look at what you can eat each one. There are only a few of you. A meal of vegetables only costs this much." A basket!”
The disadvantage is that in rural areas, there are many vegetable fields. If it is an urban area, it will go bankrupt sooner or later.
Just as he was talking, Song Tan and Song Sancheng had already returned from the mountain.
That piece of mountainous land has been plowed for a long time. To plant beans, you only need to scatter the beans on the columbine. The amount of work is not large.
However, Song Sancheng obviously couldn't stay idle. As soon as he got home, he put away the **** and rake, turned around and went up the back mountain with the shovel:
“Dad, please take a rest!”
“I’m not working, why should I rest!” Song Sancheng laughed. He really wasn’t working. His daughter who went up the mountain was better with a **** than a standard farmer, so he just followed behind and spread beans, doing nothing.
"Isn't your uncle Zhang still preparing fertilizer recently? I think the chickens, ducks and pigs on our mountain are quite capable of pulling. He has trouble with his legs and feet, so I helped him shovel them out."
Here, the seventh cousin has begun to teach Qiaoqiao how to cook again.
First, he directed Qiaoqiao to wash out the soaked mung beans, and then asked him to add salt and marinate them for five minutes.
Just the idea of adding salt to mung beans made everyone stunned.
Immediately afterwards, he boiled water in a large pot, put the dandelions in and boiled them for fifteen minutes until they were mushy. Use a slotted spoon to take out the dandelions until only the juice remains, then add the mung beans.
Mung beans are easy to cook and will be cooked in a short time. He added salt, monosodium glutamate, chicken essence, and sesame oil to taste, and after drinking it, it tasted indescribably salty, slightly bitter, and had the unique taste of Pacman.
It’s weird, but it tastes good.
When it was cooked, he put it in a basin and put it in the water pitcher in front of the stove to warm it without moving the ground.
Shortly afterwards, the seventh cousin again arranged everything for Qiao Qiao.
First I wash the pot and wash the rice for cooking. Then I take the freshly cleaned dandelion seedlings out of the water and wring them out with gauze.
Crack a few eggs, add glutinous rice flour, dried bean flour, and seasonings, mix well, and make egg, rice, and bean flour.
Heat the pot again, add salt and stir-fry until slightly brown, finally add pepper powder and mix well.
A bowl of thick paste is ready!
Then heat the oil in a pan. When the oil is hot, wrap the dandelions in the batter and fry them in the pan until they are set.
This is salt and pepper dandelion, crispy!
By the time it was fried again and plated, the whole yard was filled with this unique spicy aroma.
The recipes are all from "Shanye New Special Dishes". If you follow them and it doesn't taste good, it must be a problem with your craftsmanship. You can't blame me hahaha.
(End of this chapter)