Farmer's Head: Busy farming

Chapter 40
Chapter 40

Xi'er swaggered towards the kitchen with the bamboo basket in her arms, finally couldn't hold back, lifted the small bamboo cover on it, and peeked inside.

Tsk tsk, it's really rich and powerful. Fish, green shrimp, and mushrooms are half a basket full. Look carefully, the mushrooms are divided into several categories, and there are a few small mushrooms by the way. Xi'er rarely sees these ingredients, especially Green shrimp, it's been so long since time travel, and I've never eaten it.

She nodded in satisfaction, then hummed a little tune and entered the kitchen.

The kitchen was clean. She put the bamboo basket on the desk, poured the fish and freshwater shrimp into the water basin to soak, and soaked the fungus and mushrooms separately, and turned around with a pair of small scissors in her hand. Headed towards the vegetable patch in the backyard.

Although this vegetable bed is small, her magic weapon is planted in it, and she has to take good care of it every day. The onion seedlings grow more and more, and they have become an indispensable seasoning in the house.

With her small bamboo basket in her hand, she pulled out a few shallots and cut a few bunches of chili peppers, and then went back satisfied.

Because of the soaking in water, the mud on the fungus and mushrooms has become soft, and you only need to use your hands to gently rub them to wash them very clean.

While washing the fungus, Xi'er complained in a low voice, "Hey, this guy is really good at eating."

If the soil at the root of the fungus is washed, it will soon start to lose nutrients, so in order to maintain the freshness, it is cleaned after eating. This Chu Zigui even knows this, and it seems that it is not easy to serve.

Xi'er looked at these few ingredients, and found that the delicacies of mountains and rivers are complete, how to make them.

Chili is Xi'er's magic weapon, so she naturally wanted to show it off, after much deliberation, she decided on boiled green prawns, mushroom soup, and braised fish.

The meat of the prawns is very springy, and if it is cooked too old, it will become a bit woody, but the oil at home is very precious, where can I have money to make fried prawns for him?

With an idea in mind, the hands naturally became busy.

Although Xi'er was busy in the kitchen by herself, she could only find some sense of accomplishment in cooking.

The freshness of the mushrooms does not require too much condiment, and there is some lean meat at home, so it can be slightly processed and used instead of ham.

Thinking of ham, Xi'er secretly vowed that during the Chinese New Year this year, he must smoke bacon and pork thighs for his family. A plate of bacon only needs to be steamed in a rice pot. The taste makes his mouth water.

She was busy in the kitchen, and Chu Zigui was not idle either.

Although the person is sitting in the main room without moving, his eyes are constantly looking at this dilapidated house. This kind of house is not even comparable to his own woodshed. That girl is happy all day long. The life of a poor family is Is it really that good?

In fact, Zhi'an was secretly looking at him, he was the son of the Chu family, and he hadn't experienced any hardships. When he saw Xi'er's house, he couldn't help shaking his head with a sigh.

"Master, Xi'er's house is too dilapidated." Seeing that his master was also looking at her, Zhi An stood aside and whispered.

Chu Zigui disagreed, he shook his head, and then said, "But didn't you see that their sisters are in harmony? That girl has a smiling face all day long, so I'm afraid she hasn't suffered any grievances."

Zhi'an thought about it, but it was like this. He saw their sisters walking together several times, and this Xi'er girl was also laughing. She didn't have the reservedness of a woman at all.

It's not like the ladies in the house, who don't show their teeth when they smile, and they haven't seen a smiling face for more than ten days.

The two were talking, but when they heard the sound of the courtyard door being pushed open, Zhi An was stunned, and hurried forward to look.

Meng Yuaner and Xu Qing went under the willow tree by the river, they talked for a while, Xu Qing let her go, and promised that she would definitely let her mother come to propose marriage, Meng Yuaner was ashamed when she heard this. Blushing, she ran away with a smile.

The countryside is no better than rich families. Men and women of the appropriate age will always have some sneaky dates. As long as they are not out of line, no one will gossip.

A few days ago, Xu Qing drove the two sisters off in a bullock cart, and Xu Qing was very angry about the rumors, so he tried to get Meng Yuaner out, just to show his determination.

Meng Yuan'er didn't think much about it, since Xi'er knew that she was interested in Xu Qing, she definitely wouldn't think otherwise.

"Who are you?" Meng Yuaner gasped when she saw the strange man in her yard, and then asked a little stammeringly.

Zhi'an also knew that he was scaring people, so he quickly said, "I am Master Chu's follower, my name is Zhi'an, we have met before."

Meng Yuaner calmed down, and then took a closer look at Zhi'an, and sure enough, she looked familiar, as if she had a little impression before.

"You, what are you doing at our house? You, how did you come in?" Meng Yuaner still looked at Zhi'an vigilantly, looking for something that could protect her from the corner of her eye.

Seeing that she was so vigilant, Zhi An felt a little embarrassed, and hurriedly explained, "Well, your Xi'er invited our young master here! We are really not good at private houses!"

Meng Yuan'er heard him say that, she slowed down, feeling something was wrong, and asked, "Why did Xi'er invite your young master to your house?"

"Oh, I won't explain it to you anymore. Miss Xi'er is in the kitchen. You can ask yourself." Zhi'an knew that the woman in front of him would not believe what he said, so he could only shrug his shoulders helplessly.

Meng Yuan'er nodded, and ran to the backyard like flying, without going into the main room to see if there were still people or if something was lost.

When she went to the kitchen, Xi'er was humming a ditty, squatting on the ground to devein the freshwater shrimp in the basin.

"Xi'er, you." Meng Yuaner ran into the kitchen, saw the things in Xi'er's hand, and immediately changed the subject, "Hey, where did these things come from?"

Xi'er heard Meng Yuan'er's voice, so she raised her head and raised the green shrimp in her hand, and said with a smile, "Master Chu sent them, by the way, Second Sister, you should have seen them when you came in."

Meng Yuaner froze for a moment, then nodded, "I thought it was a thief."

"." For a moment, Xi'er didn't know how to answer the next sentence.

Seeing the food in her hand, Meng Yuaner squatted down and said with a smile, "Xi'er, can I eat your prawn later?"

Hey, the second sister actually knows this thing, she seems to think she has eaten it.

"Second Sister, do you think this food is delicious?" Xi'er waved the green prawns with the deveined shrimp in front of Meng Yuan'er's eyes, and then asked triumphantly with a wicked smile.

(End of this chapter)