Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 21 Change

When others were busy digging herbs for the first half of the day, he didn't think about it at all.He knew that these two peaks would not yield very good results.

When passing a small slope, he saw a withered vine as thick as a finger protruding from it.He knew that, it was Ge Gen.Very common in the mountains.

When I was young, I used to herd cattle on the mountain. When I was free, I would dig something and roast it. It was very delicious.

In a flash, I haven't eaten it for many years.

For kudzu root, don't look at the vines exposed on the ground that are only as thick as a finger. No one knows how thick the underground roots will be before they are dug out.

Someone once dug out one as thick as a leg and as long as a shoulder pole, and how many people were envious when they carried it back on their shoulders.

Cheng He only brought a hatchet today, and the handle of the knife was too short to use with force.He picked a piece of wood at random, cut one end flat and wide, and used it as a shovel.

There are also skills in digging kudzu root. Don't think it's small at first glance, just dig it casually and start tearing.Sometimes the ground is buried so deep that less than a third of it is broken.

Cheng He dug the soil with a log. The soil in the mountain is very soft, and the hole was dug deep without too much effort.He dug away the soil on one side, but the kudzu root was far from seeing its head.

Keep digging until you're knee-deep in soil, and you finally see the roots at the bottom of the kudzu root.

This one is not as long as the shoulder pole, but it is not small, and it is very thick. The thickest part is as thick as his fist, and the water content is very high.

This is all natural wild kudzu root!

The kudzu root here in Nanshan City is not as famous as that in Zhangjiajie, and the purchase price is far lower, but Cheng He doesn't plan to sell it, he eats it himself.

In fact, kudzu root is also a precious Chinese medicinal material, which is very good for the body. It can also be eaten in stewed chicken, or made into soup or jelly.

There are also some chefs who are ingenious and make various dishes.Even in women's beauty products, it is indispensable.It can be said that this thing is very popular.

However, people in big cities have never eaten kudzu root roasted by mountain fires. The fragrance, the softness, and the texture of noodles are simply delicious in the world.

The kudzu root that Cheng He dug up weighs five or six catties, so you don't have to worry about lunch.

Holding Cheng Xinxin in his arms, he walked to a small stream full of rocks, lit a fire, and cooked it after a while.

The fire can only be lit in a place like a stream, otherwise it may cause a forest fire.Of course, Cheng He didn't have to work so hard to make fire like Mr. Bei, he brought a lighter.

Cheng Xinxin squatted by the side and watched Cheng He busy. While eating rice cakes, she asked, "Dad, what are you doing?"

Cheng He remembered the joke this guy made just now, and teased her: "Xinxin, is the rice cake delicious?"

"Well, it's delicious. Dad, why don't we have rice cakes at home?" She asked while chewing.

Cheng He raised his forehead, it seems that taste can really be inherited, and she actually likes what she likes.

It seems that she wants to make it for her to eat!
It seems that being a dad at home requires a lot of skills!

He remembers that when his parents made rice cakes when he was a child, they would first soak the rice overnight and then grind it into rice milk.The ground rice milk should not be too thick or too thin, because this will directly affect whether the rice cake is too hard or too soft, and whether it tastes good or not.

After being ground into rice milk, it needs to be fermented. Sometimes if the operation is not done properly, a large pot of rice milk will have a sour taste, and it will not taste good when eaten.

At that time, the family was poor, and my parents really took great pains to make him eat well.

He remembered that at that time, as long as the rice cakes were steamed at home, he would not go anywhere, but waited intently by the stove, waiting for the first pot to come out.

Especially when the lid of the pot was just opened, the white water vapor escaped, and the intoxicating fragrance hit his nostrils, which made him drool when he smelled it. He was always the first to rush to eat, especially impatient.

Come to think of it, he was also a big foodie back then!

But when he saw that Cheng Xinxin liked eating rice cakes as much as himself, he suddenly felt emotional. Maybe this is the inheritance of life?
He can probably feel a little bit of the feeling when his parents made rice cakes for him back then.

After Cheng Xinxin finished eating the rice cake, there were still two crumbs sticking to her mouth, she looked really cute.

Cheng He shook his head, gently wiped it off for her, and rubbed her soft hair again.

As long as it's what she wants to eat, let alone making rice cakes, even if it's delicacies from mountains and seas, he is willing to learn how to make it for her.

Here, the father and daughter are still baking their lunch leisurely, and the village head, Cheng Hongyuan, is a little impatient to wait, wishing to continue as soon as possible.

Today's harvest is too little, after half a day, I didn't find any valuable medicinal materials.

Cheng Hongyuan was very anxious, and he asked Cheng He every once in a while: "Heizi, have you found anything?"

It was as if the mountain was his backyard.

He almost relied on Cheng He today.But everyone only collected some common medicinal materials, such as Motherwort, Araceae, Pinellia, etc. These must be dried before they can be sold. There are not many dried baskets, and the price is only average.

Cheng Hongyuan felt that it was not worthwhile to go out to work for a day, but there was no harvest.

In fact, this kind of harvest is similar to that when entering the mountain.

Cheng Hongyuan should understand that the villagers have already dug and dug the hills that come here often, and if there is any good stuff, they will of course get it back.It is impossible to dig out and grow into piles again every few days, right?
But well, everyone understands the truth, but when he encounters something, he thinks differently.

Cheng Hongyuan came over, and asked Cheng He anxiously: "Heizi, have you found anything?"

This is already the first time I have asked this question today.

Cheng He lost his temper, he squeezed his hand into a hollow fist, put it to his mouth, pretended to blow a breath of fairy air, then threw it on the ground, and shouted: "Change!"

Then he shook his head and said helplessly, "Second Uncle, look, no."

Of course it can't be changed, it's just a matter of him jokingly dealing with Cheng Hongyuan.After asking more than a dozen times, the gods were bothered by the question.

If there is a mountain, there is one, but what if there is no mountain?I can only continue walking into the mountains.

Cheng Xinxin was amused by Cheng He's appearance, and the little girl giggled, and then said to Cheng Hongyuan, "My father is Monkey King, he can conjure anything."

Cheng Hongyuan's mouth was crooked, with a half-smile, and then said: "Then what should I do? I still have to look for it! You are still roasting, when will you be able to eat it?"

Cheng He said indifferently: "Why don't you wait for me, and go first, I will go to you after I finish eating."

Cheng Hongyuan had no choice but to do so.It's impossible for him to sit here, wait for Cheng He to roast the kudzu root, finish eating, and then go together.

He sighed in his heart, the young people nowadays can't bear a bit of hardship, going out to do something is like going on vacation.

Originally thought that with him, he would find more good things, but now he regrets it.He deeply felt that Cheng He was afraid that he would be taken advantage of, so he deliberately didn't work hard.

This little bastard!
Cheng He continued to roast the kudzu root. In fact, he tried to use Venus to probe it when no one was around, but he didn't find anything at close range.

If you want to make big discoveries, you have to go further into the mountains.

But the deeper the mountain, the more unknown factors inside.

(End of this chapter)