GBP Chapter 324 Eating
Chapter 324 Eating
"At noon, scramble eggs with sour beans, stir-fry a tomato and egg, stir-fry loofah, stir-fry beans, smash cucumbers, make bean pancakes, and cook some soup. You and Yuanshan go back and cook."
Shen Wenshan nodded: "Okay."
Lan Qiuhua came out carrying a stool and saw Shen Shuzhuang there. She smiled and said, "Where are Sister Miao and Shen Liang? They are helping Wen He's family pick corn."
"Yes, busy in the fields."
Peel the corn, tear the husks off and put them behind your buttocks, throw them into the sun, then tie them together and hang them on a straw rope to dry.
"Their corn isn't growing well. They need to add more manure."
The corn is very small, not even as good as the corn grown in their vegetable garden.
Lan Qiuhua tore open two corns, found worms inside, and picked out the worms and threw them into a pile to feed their chickens later.
Shen Shuzhuang glanced at the wasteland and said, "If we use pig manure to feed the crops this year, the crops will grow well. I have seen the wasteland and it doesn't grow well either. It is smaller than this one, but after more than a year of feeding, the harvest is pretty good."
There are only a few corn kernels on a few corn cobs.
"Yes, I think the harvest will be good next year. We don't have to wait until next year. Her family wants to grow cabbage. They use the water from the pig pen to irrigate the land every now and then. I think the cabbage will grow well."
She tore open a corn cob, which was longer than her palm and had only three or four kernels on it.
"Look, there are only a few sticks that big."
What a pity, he grew up in vain.
The corn was harvested, and then the corn stalks were cut and the fields were plowed.
Because Ji Wenhe was wearing a face mask, his breathing was not smooth, his breathing was a little heavy, and his clothes were soaked with sweat.
After leaving the vegetable field, he quickly took off the mask on his face and went under the shed to get some water to drink.
"Wen He, come here and rest for a while, and leave later." Lan Qiuhua said.
She shook her head: "I'll drink some water and prepare the land while the sun is still low."
His eyes fell on a pile of corn, and when he saw one with only a few kernels, he sighed, "It's better not to grow this corn at all. Such a big cob, but only three or four kernels."
"Yes, I think your family needs to water the cabbages with manure frequently after planting them, so that they can grow well."
Ji Wenhe nodded, drank a bowl of water, and continued to work in the vegetable garden.
Six people quickly prepared the land.
Waiting for Miao Zhaodi to come over from the south: "Aunt Miao, come to my house for lunch at noon. Wenshan and Yuanshan have gone back to cook."
"No, my family eats two meals a day. We don't eat at noon, but only at night."
"You, Uncle Zhuan, and Brother Liang have been busy all morning, all hard work. How can you not eat? After noon, I told them that there will be more food to cook."
"I really don't want to go. It's too hot at noon and I don't have much appetite."
Ji Wenhe stepped forward to help her carry the basket: "That's perfect, I made some sour beans to go with the rice, and I made some soup, you have to have a bowl anyway, it's settled, don't refuse me."
After leaving the vegetable garden and entering the shed, he said to the two people, "Uncle Zhuan, you guys can come to my house for dinner today. The meal is being prepared. Aunt Lan, please go over and call Xiaolian."
Lan Qiuhua stood up and said, "No, Wen He, Xiaolian hasn't had much appetite recently, and I don't really want to eat either. You guys go ahead, I'll go home and see her."
After saying that, he left with the small stool.
"Aunt Lan..."
Shen Shuzhuang said, "Wen He, we won't go either. You guys can go home and eat by yourselves."
"No, that won't work. I've already made an appointment with Aunt Miao, and we're cooking now. If we don't finish it, it will go bad by the evening. Okay, it's settled."
Ji Wenhe poured out the corn from the basket.
"Aunt Miao, take a rest. I'll go pick some cucumbers from the vegetable garden."
She went to the river to wash her face. She felt her face was very hot and must be very red now.
I picked a few cucumbers from the vegetable garden, and when I looked at them by the river, my face was as red as a monkey's butt.
Wash the cucumber, take a bite, it tastes fresh and crisp.
I remember that in my previous life, I once took a long-distance bus. The carriage smelled like instant noodles, smelly feet, and all kinds of smells. It made me dizzy.
She didn't know who took out the cucumber, but she still remembers the fragrant smell.
From then on, whenever I go on a long journey by car for more than two hours, I always bring a few cucumbers with me.
"Aunt Miao, Uncle Zhuan."
The two shook their heads.
"Dirty hands."
Ji Wenhe pointed at the pottery jar and said, "Aunt Miao, wash your hands with the water in it and eat some cucumber to cool down."
At this time, Shen Rongshan and Shen Liang came out of the field, carrying the last basket of corn.
Shen Shuzhuang looked at him and said, "Rongshan, come over and have a rest."
"Uncle Zhuan, Aunt Miao, come to our house for lunch."
Just as he was about to say he would not go, Ji Wenhe interrupted him, "I've already told them that we'll go at noon."
Miao Zhaodi reluctantly agreed: "Okay, I'll go to your house for lunch."
"Hey." She handed them the cucumbers. "The corn isn't growing as well as the ones grown in other people's vegetable fields. Maybe they didn't use enough manure or water."
Shen Shuzhuang said, "Shen Dadong's vegetable field is not very good. There is no manure water. You raise pigs at home, so there is no shortage of pig manure. Shen Liang will change the water in the future and irrigate the field with water."
Shen Liang nodded aside.
Several people were eating cucumbers and sitting in the shed to rest.
"How many days does it take to dry the corn?" Ji Wenhe asked.
Miao Zhaodi replied: "It has to be dried in the sun for five or six days at least. It won't get moldy easily."
She thought it would be fine after three or four days of sun exposure.
Shen Rongshan threw a pile of bugs on the ground in front of the chickens, then turned around and went home to help with cooking.
Shen Liang followed him up.
Ji Wenhe looked back at them and said, "Uncle Zhuan, Aunt Miao, let's go and sit inside. It will be much cooler in the cave."
"Okay." Miao Zhaodi helped Shen Shuzhuang stand up. She followed behind him and turned to ask, "Do you want to take the bench?"
"No, I have some at home, enough to sit on."
Shen Wenshan made several of them, so his home was never short of small stools.
After returning home, Ji Wenhe asked them to sit in the house and poured them two bowls of water.
The two of them looked around the cave.
Shen Shuzhuang said, "It's cool in the cave. I think you should move down the mountain and come back to live here in summer."
"That's the plan. Otherwise it's too hot down the mountain and people can't sleep at night."
Several large ice blocks were stored in the winter, but after a few days, they began to melt slowly.
There is still no way to store ice in the cave.
Shen Rongshan came out of the kitchen: "Let's eat in the yard. The kitchen is small and can't accommodate so many people. Move this table out and put two tables together."
"Okay." Ji Wenhe picked up the two bowls of water and placed them on the small stool beside him. "Can we eat now?"
"Almost there. The soup will be ready soon."
She turned around and said, "Aunt Miao, Uncle Zhuan, please sit down first. I'll go to the kitchen to take a look."
The two nodded.
When I came to the kitchen, the dishes were already cooked.
Shen Liang brought out the dishes.
Ji Wenhe went to the cupboard to get chopsticks and counted them according to the number of people.
I made a few extra pairs of chopsticks out of wood at home, and when I moved into the new house, I had to go to town to buy new ones.
Shen Yuanshan opened the lid of the pot, which was bubbling. "Brother, stop cooking."
He shouted to the courtyard: "Brother, it's time to eat."