Chapter 336 336. Cold watermelon rind
This time without the melon rind, everyone ate more heartily. There was a big bowl full of it, and I ate it all in no time.
Seventh Cousin originally wanted to persuade them to take it easy, but the pot was empty before he could say anything, so he had no choice but to change direction -
“You are really good at eating.”
Those who can eat are not satisfied at all. They are burping and holding their stomachs, waiting for the cold watermelon rind at noon.
When the seventh cousin saw this, he could only sigh helplessly:
"Why don't you prepare a meal at noon? Let's cook porridge. I see you don't have much to eat. The porridge is being cooked now. It will cool down after a nap. It would also be good with cold watermelon rind."
It is not easy to have an appetite on a hot day, and it is not easy for them to squat in front of the stove to cook.
What a great idea!
As soon as this proposal came out, everyone agreed.
It’s too hot at noon now, so everyone doesn’t work. It’s normal to sleep until getting up at 3:00 pm.
However, you can eat porridge after lunch break, and you must try the cold watermelon rind now.
When the seventh cousin heard this, he couldn't help but be speechless.
At this moment, he simply put the melon rind in the basin, and then handed out two scrapers: "Since you want to eat it, scrape off the green skin on the outside."
With food in hand, the two strong young men Zhang Yanping and Xin Jun were very active.
Here, the seventh cousin took Qiaoqiao with a kitchen knife in one hand and pressed the skin of the melon with the other, pressing it against the green skin and cutting it slowly and steadily.
Soon, a complete piece of emerald green melon skin was separated. It's so thin that it's too thin for pigs to eat.
But...this technique is quite good.
The seventh cousin sighed in admiration, and then ordered: "Work with them to clean the melon rind slowly."
“I’ll prepare some ingredients first.”
Salad melon rind is an extremely simple dish. He took out two red peppers from the vegetable basket, patted a few cloves of garlic, chopped some **** and green onion, and everything was ready.
The melon rind is almost gone.
The seventh cousin simply piled the thin melon rinds together, and then kept using the kitchen knife—
Dodo, dodo, dodo!
Soon, the red, white and slightly green melon rind was cut into even slender strips, and then he sprinkled a handful of salt on it and marinated it in a basin.
At this time, on the other stove, the rice in the pot had just emerged.
On a hot day, it was not easy to stand in front of the stove. There were beads of sweat on Qiao Qiao's fair face. Now she stirred the pot with a big spoon and looked down at the fire:
“Cousin, don’t worry about the fire in the stove.”
When the fire goes out, the pot of porridge is ready. Then put the lid on the pot to prevent dust from falling, and eat it after everyone wakes up from sleep. It's just right.
After the melon rind was pickled for less than half an hour, all the moisture inside was squeezed out.
This time, there was no need for the seventh cousin to give instructions. Qiaoqiao, who was already good at several kinds of cold dishes, fished it out and wrung it dry.
The seventh cousin took advantage of the situation and taught him to pour in salt, cooking wine, light soy sauce and chili pepper.
Just take the chopsticks and mix it together——
“Crack!”
The basin was placed on the table: "Have a taste."
The bright red peppers, the pink watermelon flesh, and the slightly cyan white melon rind—these are truly the most beautiful colors in summer.
At this moment, it is so simple to mix, and it immediately becomes very delicious.
Everyone eagerly stretched out their chopsticks—
“Hmm!”
The moment it enters the mouth, the savory aroma of salt and sauce first spreads in the mouth, and then, the pink melon flesh is bitten, and the sweet juice is mixed in the mouth. It’s a mixture of sweet and salty, but it doesn’t feel weird at all. Instead, it has distinct layers.
While the sweet aftertaste has not dissipated, the freshness and crispness of the white melon skin burst out between the lips and teeth. The more you chew, the more refreshing it becomes, and then you swallow it in one gulp, and the spiciness of the red pepper slowly starts to burn in your mouth...
Although it may seem like such a simple dish, when everyone ate it, they found it extremely satisfying and refreshing.
What else is there to say?
What kind of porridge should be served with it? This kind of cold dish should be eaten on an empty stomach!
Not long after, everyone stared at the empty basin, and then looked at the seventh cousin innocently.
“That is to say...Cousin, when we wake up at noon and eat porridge, what should we eat?”
The seventh cousin almost laughed out loud: "It's worthy of you all to eat the talent one by one!"
However, while laughing and scolding, he felt two points of pride in his heart: Look! This family can't live without me.
Then he turned around and ordered reservedly:
“I’ll go to the vegetable garden later and pick a few more cucumbers and put them in the refrigerator. Let’s eat cold cucumbers when we wake up in the afternoon.”
Think of the refreshing taste of cucumbers in the vegetable garden. Even gnawing 10 cucumbers a day is not enough. Everyone will be salivating instantly!
Hello! There are so many delicious things, why is my stomach still stuck in this one!
If my belly hadn’t been so bloated that I couldn’t help it, I might have started eating again by now.
While everyone was drooling, Song Tan's face was serious and his expression was deep.
Zhang Yanping couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong with you?"
She let out a long sigh and said, "If I had tasted the cold melon rind earlier, this watermelon shouldn't cost only 20 yuan per catty."
Everyone: ...just be a human being!
A melon weighing just three to five kilograms is a hundred yuan!
…
We woke up at noon and ate some warm porridge and iced cold cucumber. As expected, everyone was in high spirits and gearing up.
Finally, after the sun was no longer so strong, Song Tan looked at the time: "Let's go up the mountain to pick watermelons!"
"By the way, Qiao Qiao doesn't need to go yet. You go to the back mountain first and bring a few more bundles of straw to spread out the trunk of our car."
“Okay!” Qiaoqiao nodded solemnly. For Ultraman, he accepted this task!
Fortunately, it’s only the end of May and it’s not that hot yet. Otherwise, even at four or five o’clock in the afternoon, the temperature would still reach thirty-seven or eighty-seven. So why pick melons? Just lie flat and pull down.
While picking melons, Zhang Yanping did not forget to take out his mobile phone to count:
“There are almost 150 people who have placed orders through the mini program, and I always calculate the price by five pounds. I will refund the excess and make up for the less. Our melons are expensive, so we don’t need to pick too many... I estimate that picking 200 melons today should be enough.”
"OK."
This melon is very ripe, and Song Tan doesn't plan to pile it up and press it tightly, otherwise the ones on the bottom will probably explode. Just count between 230 and 250 and it will be about right.
After all, in addition to giving away, there are also 20 melons from Zhu Jun!
With everyone working together, 200 melons can be made very quickly. The Zhang Wang family is responsible for driving a small three-wheeler to show off their power -
Who makes it impossible for a pickup truck to go up the back hill?
When the car came over to move the melons, Song Tan specially picked a few big ones and put them in the back seat.
After thinking about it, it didn’t seem right to just give one to my uncle’s family. She, Tantan, is not that ignorant!
So I picked three particularly small ones and put them aside.
In this way, relatives will have a bowl of water!
However, regardless of whether he eats or not, the uncle must behave well when building a house for his grandfather.
Otherwise...she would be angry.
Finished writing! Good night! Okay it's late, good morning!
(End of this chapter)