The farm cook is very prosperous

Chapter 3: Entering the City (1)
"Hehe..." It seems that my skills are not in vain. She usually loves sports. Apart from being a seventh-degree black belt in Taekwondo, she also likes to go out to participate in field survival training.

I went to the shore and cleaned up the fish with a sickle, and quickly picked up some dry branches and dead leaves around, and put the dead leaves on the dry branches in a stack.Find a hard stone as a "firestone", and tap the "firestone" with the back of the sickle to make the sparks fall on the dead leaves.When the dead leaves start to smoke, a few slow blows can start an open fire.

"Hi..." Chunniang patted her stomach and comforted her, "I have really wronged you during this time, and I will find ways to reward you in the future." The taste is really good. The meat of this fish is tender and delicious. It's perfect, it's the first time I've eaten such a delicious thing after coming here for so long, I'll grab a few more and bring them back to my mother and Huzi.

Chunniang waited in the lake for a long time, but she didn't see the shadow of the silver fish. The silver fish seemed to know that danger was nearby, and was scared by the commotion just now and fled around and never came out again.

Chunniang saw that the sky was getting dark, so she had to go back home with a bamboo basket on her back.Remember the terrain here and prepare to try it in a few days.Little do they know that this kind of whitebait is invulnerable to all poisons, and besides the effect of strengthening the body, it is also a rare treasure that is hard to find.

Smoke from the kitchen was already curling up above the small village, and Huzi was drawing something with a small stone on the ground at the entrance of the village, raising his head to look into the distance from time to time.

"Sister...sister." As soon as the words finished, a small person bumped into Chunniang's arms, and Chunniang, who had just walked into the village entrance, almost staggered and didn't stop.

Chunniang breathed a sigh of relief, "Yes, sister, I'm back."

"Sister, why did you come back so late today? I've already written two big characters." Huzi's childish face was full of worry.

"Understood, sister will come back early in the future, let's go home now, sister will cook something delicious for you today." He agreed wholeheartedly, stroking Xiaohu's head comfortingly.

Aunt Li was looking anxiously at the door, and she was finally relieved when she saw Huzi and Chunniang coming back together.

"You're tired today. Hurry up and wash your hands in the house. I'm going to cook. Next time you go to the mountains, remember to come back early." Aunt Li helped Chunniang unload the bamboo basket. Looking at Chunniang's thin body, she took the responsibility. Taking up the responsibility of supporting the family, my heart ached even more.

"Mother, don't worry, I found a good thing today." Chunniang couldn't wait to pull Aunt Li over to signal her to sit down, and carefully took out Hericium erinaceus from the bamboo basket.

"Hey, I seem to have seen this thing somewhere." Aunt Li took Hericium erinaceus and went to the lamp to hold it carefully.

This Hericium erinaceus belongs to a kind of fungus, common people don’t see it much, even if people in the mountains and forests have seen it, they usually don’t pick it. Although fungi are very common in the mountains, most people only know that there are fungi. Some are poisonous, some are non-toxic, and lack the ability to distinguish fungi, so no one in the village lives by picking them.

"Mother, this is called Hericium erinaceus. The body of the mushroom is mostly white, and there is a little light yellow on the top of the umbrella. If you look at it from a distance, does it look like a monkey head?" Seeing that Mrs. Li was still thinking about it, she quickly explained Confused.

"Well, it looks like...it really looks like..." Aunt Li nodded in agreement.

Huzi also picked up a Hericium erinaceus, and looked at it over and over in front of the lamp just like his mother, his mind was still imagining what kind of monkey the sister and mother were talking about.

"Tomorrow, I will take a part of it to the city to inquire about the market. The rest will be dried in the sun like spring ears for easy preservation. This thing is very expensive, not less expensive than bird's nest and ginseng." Chun Niang explained in a low voice and instructed at the same time. After seeing Aunt Li, Aunt Li can read and write after all, unlike ordinary village women who also understand the truth of the crime of being pregnant.

"Mother, these are the bamboo shoots I dug in the bamboo grove, and this one, Huzi, come and see." Chunniang took it out of her arms while talking.

"Ah, it's bird eggs. There are so many of them. Sister, you are really capable." Hu Zi cried out in surprise, holding the eggs with a smile.

Chunniang turned to Aunt Li and said, "Mother, add some food tonight, boil the bird eggs, and make a soup with bamboo shoots. Let's have a good meal. You and Huzi should also make up for it."

"Hey! I'll do it now." Aunt Li agreed happily, took the bamboo shoots and eggs, and turned to the kitchen.

"Hu Zi, don't mention this Hericium erinaceus matter to outsiders for the time being." Pulling the monkey-like Hu Zi aside who was still struggling, he raised his little head with both hands, and said solemnly.

Although he didn't quite understand why he couldn't say it, but seeing his sister's serious expression, he knew that things must not be simple.

"Well, I know, I will keep it a secret." Huzi nodded obediently.

Seeing that Huzi is so sensible, Chunniang felt a lot more relaxed. She wondered if she was thinking too much, so she continued to pour out the remaining spring ears in the bamboo basket, cleaned and screened, and Huzi obediently helped with.

Chunniang sniffed, and there was a sound of inhalation from her side, which was no less loud than her own, and Huzi couldn't help sniffing too.

Aunt Li came in from the outhouse carrying soup, one big and one small hurriedly gathered around, filled a bowl for each of the siblings first, watched how satisfied they were eating, and then began to eat slowly .

As long as Chunniang touches delicious food, her belly is like a submarine, which is usually inconspicuous, and it is absolutely unambiguous when it is loaded.Didn't he already drink three bowls of soup and eat three noodles and one bird egg.Even Xiaohu, who usually only eats one pancake, now has two bowls of soup, one pancake and one bird egg.

Chunniang saw that Huzi was a bit full and still refused to stop talking, so she quickly joked: "There is still some soup in the pot, let's eat it."

Hu Zi hurriedly shook his head and smiled and said: "No, I can't eat any more." Aunt Li immediately stood up to stop the two siblings from continuing to mess around. "Both of you are not allowed to eat any more. You have to go to the city tomorrow morning. Hurry up and pack up before going to sleep."

I was really tired today, and I was sleepy from overeating, so Chun Niang, who was lying on the bed, fell asleep in a daze.

Jiang Meili is sitting in a high-end private room. The first table has just been served. There are crab roe and shark's fin, drunken chicken, Sichuan sea mussels in bad sauce, orange-flavored fish, Buddha jumping over the wall, fried Xishi tongue, and Pilongzhu. There are so many delicious dishes , Undecided, which one should I try first, "Sister, sister, get up soon and the food is ready, you can eat when you get up, hurry up." An abrupt child's voice pulled her back from the dream.

Seeing that Chunniang hadn't woken up yet, she shook her arm violently again, wanting Chunniang to wake her up.

"Understood, get up immediately, don't shake." Chun Niang stared at the roof, sadly.Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Hu Zi ran outside the house.

After Chunniang finished washing, she walked into the main room and saw Aunt Li and Huzi sitting at the table waiting for her. "Mother, you and Huzi have finished eating first, so you don't have to wait for me." He said awkwardly to Aunt Li, "Mother, you stayed up late yesterday to work again," and at the same time noticed that there were two big dark circles under Aunt Li's eyes. .

(End of this chapter)