Chapter 53: A heartwarming moment.
Three women and one drama. The Zhou family, mother and daughter, and Le Yun came together to form three. They talked while working. Most of the time, the Zhou family, mother and daughter listened to Xiao Lele and ran to the mountains to do it. Research jokes, for example, she finally found a relatively rare medicinal plant, oh my god, some wild beast next to it pooped a big poop, and the stench filled the sky; another example, she saw
a bone-drilling plant. When the wind was about to take a beautiful photo of it, I found a wild peak nest as big as a bowl hanging on the tree. The bees were frightened and flew towards her with their wings to settle accounts... For the villagers living in the forest
area It is normal to encounter wild peaks and animals such as wild cats when climbing mountains. However, those trivial things encountered while running around in the mountains popped out of the Lejia girl's mouth. It was really wonderful, lively and interesting, she The words were interesting, making the Zhou family's mother and daughter laugh sometimes, and sometimes get nervous, for fear that little Lele would be stung all over her head by bees.
With more people and greater strength, the Zhou family and their daughter worked quickly. Classmate Le turned on the plug-in speed and planted sweet potatoes very quickly. Before ten o'clock, they finished the work in the garden in front of Le's house and moved it to the garden behind the house.
It was approaching noon and the sun was relatively strong. The Zhou family's mother and daughter were afraid that little Lele would be sunburned, so they sent her home and asked her to cook.
As the host, Leyun didn't waste time in the fields. She ran home and washed her hands and feet cleanly. She first scavenged for ingredients to cook, then went to the refrigerator to find a pack of chicken, which was half of what was left over from the Dragon Boat Festival. Dad Le didn't eat it at home, it was still cold.
In summer, it won't take long to thaw. Le Yun first looked for ingredients, washed a handful of wild mushrooms, Codonopsis pilosula and a few tonics that she picked up, and also washed a small group of Yunzhi to use as vegetables.
Drain the water from the thawed chicken, make a fire, stir-fry the chicken in the pot, stir-fry the oil, add water, add medicinal materials such as Codonopsis pilosula and dendrobium juice and stew together, simmer over high heat for half an hour, then turn to low heat and simmer until almost out of the oven. Add mushrooms.
Last year's local chicken didn't need to be simmered for too long. It was out of the pot in about 50 minutes. If you don't eat hot pot on a hot day, use a large soup bowl to serve it. Leyun cooked the versicolor mushrooms in chicken soup.
By the time Xiao Lele called for dinner, the Zhou family's mother and daughter had already completed one-third of the work in the garden behind the Le family's house. The two of them stopped working and returned to the Le family's house.
The fragrant aroma of the dishes made people hungry. As soon as they started eating, Grandma Zhou picked up the wild mushrooms with her chopsticks, and her mouth was full of fragrance, which made her feel as if the dogs that had been alive for decades had gone into their stomachs.
"It's delicious, so delicious." Grandma Zhou was full of praise: "Lele has grown up, and the food he cooks is even more delicious than the hotel's chef. I have eaten so many mushrooms and never felt so good. Eat, I really don’t know who will be lucky enough to be Lele’s new mother in the future. I picked up such a good girl for nothing.”
Le Yun smiled so brightly that her eyes sparkled. Grandma Zhou was so awesome. She never forgot to speak up for her. She thought maybe it would be good soon. You can realize your wish of a new mother.
Zhou Qiufeng's old face turned red unconsciously, and she immediately pushed her: "Mom, eat your food quickly, don't say disrespectful words, let Lele laugh." Grandma Zhou looked at
her girl, but did not expose her. The shy little thought was passed off with a laugh.
The aroma was alluring. Zhou Qiufeng also took a bite of the fungus. The taste was unforgettable. The more he ate, the more he wanted to eat it. He was also extremely surprised. What kind of fungus was this?
"Lele, what kind of fungus did you pick up? It doesn't look like the fungus." The fungus is definitely not so delicious, crispy and sweet.
"Turkey tail mushrooms, I cooked them with dendrobium soup, so the taste is probably different." Classmate Le Xiao smiled so much that his teeth were whiter than white jade.
"Ouch, why did you cook it and eat it? Two streets ago, a man in Wuli Village picked up a ball of turkey tails, which cost twenty yuan a pound. He was chased by people and asked if he had any more. How could you act like this? It only cost dozens of yuan to cook. What we are eating are mushrooms and money."
Grandma Zhou screamed with heartache. The Le family had been frugal for many years and finally paid off the debt. Yueqing In addition to his girl who is willing to buy some meat when she comes back from the holidays, she still spends every penny on weekdays to save money for her children to study. Xiao Lele has also been thrifty since she was a child and has never been greedy about food and clothing. Today, she even cooked such expensive things for her. They ate, and the old man's eyes were warm. Xiao Lele wanted a new mother, and she must fulfill the child's wish. Even if her daughter was really not happy, she would ask around to help the child find a suitable new mother. .
Zhou Qiufeng's heart also ached. There are many wild mushrooms in the mountains, such as pumpkin mushrooms, pine nut mushrooms, chicken foot bones, green head mushrooms, etc. These are the favorite game foods of tourists and are popular in surrounding counties. The cheapest ones can be sold for seven or eight yuan per catty. Whenever the season comes, villagers go to the mountains to look for them when they have time, pick them up and sell them for pocket money.
Lele was about to go to the capital to study and was short of money. She finally picked up some turkey tail mushrooms, but instead of selling them, she cooked them as a dish for them to eat. She couldn't help but feel happy.
"You have to eat some of what you need to eat. Only when you eat well can you have strength. There are still some mushrooms sprouting from where I picked them up. I will pick them up again in a few days and take them back to sell on the street. Grandma Zhou, this But don’t tell others my little secret, otherwise it will be bad if others are jealous and want to follow me to pick up fungi." To conquer a man, you must first conquer his stomach. For the sake of the new mother, Le Yun
decisively He adopted a roundabout tactic and decided to conquer the stomachs of Grandma Zhou and Aunt Feng first. Looking at it at the moment, the results were remarkable.
"I understand, I understand, I won't betray little Lele..."
When they heard that there was still a little one, the mother and son were very happy. Lele was born to be close to the mountains and had a mountain edge. When he was a child, he went to the mountains to pick up things with the adults. Other people couldn't pick up many fungi after working so hard. She dug into the bushes and grass and always came back with a full load.
The mushrooms are all so delicious, not to mention the chicken stewed with dendrobium juice and Codonopsis pilosula. After one bite, the fragrance fills the mouth and makes people addicted to it. They want to swallow all the chopsticks, so that the three of them ate up all the dishes. Not even a drop of soup was left.
After eating well and having good strength, Grandma Zhou suddenly felt several years younger and relaxed all over. Zhou Qiufeng didn't feel any fatigue at all. She just waited for noon to pass, loaded the dung and hay on the Zhou family's cart, and went to Lejia next to the village full of energy. Working in the fields.
Walking on the village road, the villagers saw that Grandma Zhou was also helping the Le family with farm work. They felt weird and didn't say anything. They chatted with Le Yun very enthusiastically. Even the three or two families who used to look down on the Le family's father and daughter also expressed their enthusiasm. Changing from her normal state, when she heard Le Yun say hello, her smile in response became much more sincere.
It has always been common for people to be poor and have short ambitions. It is common for people to be poor and have few relatives and friends. It is human nature to flatter others and underestimate them. Leyun has long known the warmth and coldness of people, and still has the same attitude as before, and takes it calmly.
(End of chapter)