pastoral little wife

Chapter 292 Commencement (4)
He suddenly heard that Yang Shitou was coming, and came out in surprise, seeing Yun Duo and Nie Dalang, he was even more surprised, "Why are you here? Come in quickly! Come in quickly!"

"Come to the door rashly, sorry to bother you." Nie Dalang greeted.

"Don't disturb! Please come in!" Gu Dalang called his sister to make tea, and introduced Yun Duo and Nie Dalang to his parents. Yang Shitou and the others knew each other, but Yun Duo and Nie Dalang did not.

Mrs. Gu looked at Yun Duo and let out a sigh, "This girl is really a sign of water spirit!"

"Hello, Auntie." Yun Duo greeted with a smile.

Gu Dalang's father greeted Yang Shitou and Nie Dalang into the house.

Seeing that they were still holding gifts, I wondered why they came here, so I was very puzzled.

Nie Dalang explained the purpose of his visit, "On the way here, I have seen a lot of bamboos on the mountain behind the village. I don't know if those bamboos have owners or not? Is it your bamboo forest? We want to pick some bamboo shoots."

"The mountain forest belongs to the village, and it is considered unowned. Whoever wants to cut it down can do it. As long as it doesn't cut hard. What do you want bamboo shoots for? Do you want to grow bamboo?" Gu Dalang replied.

"It's not for planting bamboo, it's for eating." Yun Duo laughed.

"Eat? That bitter one, it's not delicious! It's not a dish!" Gu Dalang was surprised.

"It's not so bitter if you soak it in water, or boil it and dry it in the sun. There are not many trees on the mountain over there. I think you are weaving bamboo baskets. There must be a lot of bamboo growing nearby."

Mrs. Gu hurriedly called Gu Dalang, "Take them to dig some! After a rain, those small bamboo shoots came out, and they grew very fast! Some are next to each other, crowded, and they can't grow into bamboos well. .”

"Have some tea first, I'll take you to have a look." Gu Dalang responded.

Yun Duo was not thirsty, so Nie Dalang glanced at Yang Shitou and stood up, "Let's drink tea later, let's go and have a look first!"

Gu Erlang and Gu Sanlang carried the bamboo baskets, together with Gu Hanzi.A group of people came out and went up the mountain behind.

When the villagers saw it, they were curious and asked which village they were guests from.Hearing that it belonged to Gu Dalang Yue's family, a few people came over to talk to Aunt Gu to inquire.He thought Yun Duo was Gu Dalang's betrothed daughter.

Aunt Gu said with a sullen face, "What nonsense! That's the daughter of Huashigou on the west side, Yun Duo. All the elders of the Nie family will be with her!" She thought, but it's a pity that their family didn't have such a good life.

Those who inquired suddenly understood, and talked about Yun Duo and Nie Dalang one after another, "Why did you come to your house to build a big workshop?"

Aunt Gu replied, "They want to plant some bamboos and dig some bamboo shoots."

"I just saw that they came here with presents, so you must have a good meal this noon." Several people spoke enviously.

Yun Duo and his party have arrived in the bamboo forest.

As soon as you enter the bamboo forest, it feels different.The freshness of bamboo, the fragrance of spring, the wind blowing slowly in the bamboo forest, the whole mood is long and empty.

Yun Duo supported the bamboo, took a few deep breaths, "It's so quiet and elegant here."

Gu Dalang laughed and said, "It's cool in summer, but there are snakes."

Upon hearing the snake, Yun Duo's face changed slightly.Just now I was thinking that it would be great if I had a bamboo forest, but this idea suddenly disappeared.

Nie Dalang helped her by the shoulders, "There are no snakes yet, let's pick bamboo shoots and go back!"

"Snakes don't come out until May. Bamboo leaves are green and the same color as bamboo. If you don't see them, you will be bitten." Gu Hanzi
After hearing this, Yun Duo moved away from him, moved closer to Nie Dalang, and almost squeezed into him and left.

Nie Dalang made room for her to be on the other side, and he was happy with her approaching.Changed the subject, "Such bamboo shoots can't be eaten, right?"

Yun Duo saw that it had grown very long, "It's old."

"There are many more inside, let's go inside and have a look!" Gu Dalang led the way.

The further you go inside, the more bamboo shoots there are.

Most of the forests are water bamboos, and there are also moso bamboos. There are bamboo shoots all over the ground, some of which sprang out early and are already very tall.Some just showed a little nod.

Seeing Yun Duo breaking off directly and peeling out the bamboo shoots inside, Gu Hanzi called his three sons to do what Yun Duo said and quickly break the bamboo shoots.

When you see moso bamboo shoots, do you use them?The head was chopped off.

Several people started together, and soon the two bamboo baskets were full. Gu Dalang carried one basket and went back with Gu Erlang, and brought up the bamboo baskets and sacks.

Several people worked for a long time, broke a few sacks, and returned home almost noon.

Aunt Gu has already brought her daughter to cook, and also borrowed a few white flour buns.

Yun Duo peeled off a pot, "These young bamboo shoots are the best for cooking. Spring and winter bamboo shoots are the most tender. Whether they are fried with vegetables or cooked with meat, they taste very good. You can try them today." Said After washing the bamboo shoots, I need to help with cooking.

Aunt Gu hurriedly stopped her, "You are a guest, how can I let you cook! I'll just come!"

"I often cook at home, it doesn't get in the way." Yun Duo smiled and took a kitchen knife and cut up the bamboo shoots.

A fried meat with bamboo shoots, two fishes, and Aunt Gu took some fried eggs, shredded potatoes, and fried kohlrabi.

Aunt Gu praised Yun Duo, "You are really amazing girl! The same dishes are even more delicious than ours!"

"I put a lot of oil and seasoning." Yun Duo laughed.

"Even if we put more oil and seasonings, we can't make such delicious food." Aunt Gu looked at Nie Dalang enviously, what a blessing!
After dinner, Aunt Gu asked her daughter to wash the pot. She moved a stool and sat down to peel the bamboo shoots. "It's hard to come here. You can continue to go to the mountain to break it! Peel it off and take it again. It's lighter, and it will save trouble when you go back." , no need to peel it off."

Yun Duo said no, Gu Hanzi led his son up the mountain again.

I kept breaking it until I came back in the afternoon, peeled and unpeeled, and packed several sacks.

Nie Dalang ordered a few mats for drying grain. After the new workshop was built, the space for drying starch was larger, and there were more mats to be used. We couldn't always borrow mats from villagers.

The Gu family only weaved baskets, dustpans, etc., and did not weave mats, so they found someone from the same village to weave mats.

Mats are not difficult, but many of the older generation know how to do it.Old man Gu wove bamboo baskets with his own hands, but Yun Duo didn't believe that he didn't know how to weave a few mats.But they gave up to the people who weaved mats in the same village, which made Yun Duo have a better impression of their family.

(End of this chapter)