Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 97
The first water chestnut peeled off by Wen Xue was given to Zhao Sizai who was trying to peel off the water chestnut.

The water chestnut cannot be peeled off with bare hands casually.

Zhao Sizai took it, gently put it in his mouth, took a bite, it was fragrant, crispy, sweet, tender and juicy.She finally understood why Cheng He came all the way here without complaining, it's really worth it!
She sighed intoxicatedly: "It's delicious!"

Why didn't I eat it before?This is not scientific!
Cheng He said: "When I was a child, every summer, when I went to herd cattle, I would pick a large pot of water chestnuts and come back. My mother peeled them and fried a large plate at night. It was fragrant, crispy and sweet. I could eat half of it by myself. ..."

He suddenly couldn't speak anymore.

Not only water chestnut, but also water chestnut, all of which are childhood memories.And he hasn't had it for years.

When they were young, they herded cattle, and the boys went down to the river to pick water chestnuts while taking a cold bath, and the girls picked water chestnuts while watching the cattle, and then everyone shared them equally.

Water chestnut, to put it bluntly, is the stem of water chestnut.At that time, everyone was poor, and parents would find ways to get something to eat.The casual dishes are full of childhood memories and memories of parents.

And now, he's preparing it for his kids.

Is life such a cycle?
After almost picking the water chestnuts, he really planned to get some more water chestnuts.He wanted his daughter to taste what he had eaten as a child.

She should like it too.

Water chestnut is a very appetizing side dish. I like to eat this when I have no appetite in summer.

There are many ways to make water chestnut, suitable for many kinds of cooking, and they are all very delicious.

In the past, my mother's practice was more complicated.Pinch off the water chestnut root, leaving only the pointed part, rub it in a wooden basin to get brown juice, then wash it with clean water, dry it slightly, and marinate it with coarse salt overnight.

By the second day, the original green-brown water chestnut had changed color, and the dark and autumnal color was nothing to look at, but the fragrance could be smelled bursts.

He hasn't smelled that smell for many years!

Wen Xue was peeling water chestnuts, and when she looked up occasionally, she saw Cheng He's expression was sad, and she knew why he was sad when she thought about it for a while.

In order to ease the atmosphere, she, who doesn't like to take the initiative to talk, cleared her throat and said: "Ahem... I'll sing a song for you, that's... the song about picking water chestnuts... please bear with me if you don't sing well. ..."

She doesn't stutter, but she is a little shy and can't let go.

Immediately, the Qingyou Cailing ditty echoed on the Peach Blossom Lake.

"A little song floats on the water, and the boat rocks gently in the song.

A group of little sisters in the lotus pond are happily picking water chestnuts.

The face is beautiful in the flowers, and the apron is pretty.

Could it be that our daughter is delicate and skillful in picking water chestnuts.

There are four corners of each water chestnut leaf, and the two ends of the small water chestnut are upturned.

Hands keep singing and singing, singing and singing Cailing ballads..."

Cailing Qu is also one of the folk songs, the tune is melodious and melodious.In the past, when there were many people picking water chestnuts, many people liked to sing a song to express the joy of harvesting.

The breeze whistling on the lake, the gentle sound of waves, and the chirping of teals in the distance all echoed her singing, appearing so natural and harmonious.

At this time, Wen Xue was already sixteen or seventeen years old, and her youthfulness had not faded, but she was considered to be a girl next door who had just grown up and was slim.

Shancun's simple floral shirt can no longer hide her quietly blooming youthful atmosphere.The round and jade-like tune of folk songs was sung slowly from between her lips and teeth, with a special charm.

Wen Qingsong ate the water chestnut he had peeled, and listened to his sister singing, feeling extremely happy at this moment.

Cheng Xinxin sat and listened obediently, and after she finished singing, she clapped her hands vigorously.

Because when she sings, she also likes others to applaud her. She thinks this is a polite and good child.

The melodious tune also drove away the depression in Cheng He's heart. At this time, he was no longer so sad, and gently echoed the tune of Cai Ling.

People can't just live in the past, they have to look to the future.

Thinking of a happy event, he said to the people on the boat: "Do you know that Cheng Shi used to pick water chestnuts when he was young, and was beaten to death by his mother..."

Once, Cheng Shi ran home with a bag full of water chestnuts wrapped in lotus leaves.

His mother asked him: "Little coward, why don't you wear pants?"

Cheng Shi touched his bare buttocks, scratched his head, and ran towards the river, but came back with bare buttocks.

His mother asked, "Where are the pants I asked you to find..."

He stammered, "It's gone...it was picked up by others..."

His mother beat him to the point of crying.

Cheng He laughed beside him.

These childhood fun stories made Wen Xue and his brother laugh out loud. I never thought that Cheng Shi, a carefree person, would be so embarrassing when he was a child!
For a while, the lake was full of laughter.

Cheng He had picked enough water chestnuts and water chestnut vegetables, remembering that Zhao Si liked lake fish earlier, so he thought about how to get another fish.

Tonight he wants to make a table of lake fresh food.

Stir-fried water chestnut, water chestnut vegetables, and lake fish. Unfortunately, it was a little early at this time, and there were no lotus seeds, otherwise it would be a delicacy of the lake.

Fishing is a problem.

He didn't bring a fishing rod when he came out, and he had to fish with his bare hands at this time.

In fact, weaving a simple cage with thin willow branches by the lake and putting some bait in it should also be able to get fish.

Otherwise, like last time, if you get a bamboo pole, you should be able to stab fish in the lake.

But he finds it troublesome.There is no bamboo forest near the lake, so it is not worthwhile to walk a little further.However, it is too slow to weave willow branch cages and wait for the fish to enter.

He wanted to go into the water and fish for a look.

Catch fish with bare hands.

I have caught them in pools before. At that time, there were many fish and the current was very fast, so it was easy to get.But in the lake, he hadn't tried it yet.

It's just that he can be very fast now, so it shouldn't be difficult, so let's try.

He explained a few words to the people on the boat, telling them to stay on the boat obediently, not to move around, and then went into the water.

This is a shallow water area, and not far away is the lotus area. The water in the water chestnut area here is not deep, and it does not reach the waist at the end.

But in the end, the silt is very deep, so be careful.

As soon as Cheng He's foot hit the ground, he felt that he stepped on something.

A little happy in my heart, there is another dish in Hu Xian tonight.

Cheng He plunged into the water and pulled out the thing he had just stepped on in the mud.

It's a clam.

It was very big, almost as big as his palm, and the meat inside was very fat.

Nowadays, many mussels are cultured artificially, and they are used to raise pearls.But what Cheng He took out now was pure wild.

This kind of clam is usually in the mud, they seem to live by eating the mud, as long as they can touch it, they can't run away.

River mussels are also a delicacy. They can be braised, stir-fried, or stewed with a variety of side dishes. They have high nutritional value and are very delicious.

Cheng He was very happy with the windfall.

However, one was not enough, there should be more nearby, and he dived into the water again.

Peach Blossom Lake, a natural lake, is really rich in products. It didn't take long for Cheng He to get more than a dozen mussels, enough to fry a large plate.

And he didn't forget that he wanted to touch another fish.

Fishing with bare hands can only be obtained by legendary masters, Cheng He decided to try it himself.

He closed his eyes and held his breath in the water, and his whole body was immediately suspended. He could feel that the Venus in his body was absorbing a large amount of surrounding breath, and the water vapor inside the Venus was still not full, and was still flowing slowly. with.

It seems that no matter how much it flows in, it can't be filled.And this burst of water vapor seemed to be transformed into some kind of power, which benefited Cheng He.

He hovered in the water, and could feel the subtle changes in the surrounding water.

He slightly thought, how about trying to catch a black fish?

When Cheng He was thinking this way, the Venus in his body quickly sensed his problem, and formed a golden circle of light, which slowly floated aside.

Cheng He quickly followed.

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