Chapter 42 Zhao family’s whole family mobilization

Author: Mahjong Jun

Chapter 42 Zhao family’s whole family mobilization

When she got home, Zhao Jing was still a little unhappy.

But this does not affect her muscle memory to do housework.

Zhao Wenmu went to settle the little girl first. When he came back, he saw Zhao Jing wearing an apron and washing dishes and lunch boxes, thinking that she was already well.

After all, even after living two lives, he is still a young boy with no love experience.

Zhao Wenmu couldn't guess what a woman was thinking.

Zhao Jing's subsequent behavior was normal, and Zhao Wenmu had no way of guessing what had happened before. He simply stayed at home with Zhao Jing.

Anyway, there is no need for him to go in person to collect mushrooms and deliver them to the city.

After his rebirth, his most important life goal is to make Zhao Jing and his little girl happy, not to make money.

As for money, he already had a lot of money in his previous life. Although it was not like "I have never touched money and I have no interest in money" as Mr. Ma said, it was true that money did not make him feel much happiness.

It's just that there are too many people tied to him, so he has to work hard to make money.

If he might lose his wife and daughter again because of making money, then he would rather keep his poor but warm family.

And by staying at home, he can also pay attention to the mushroom drying.

Mushrooms collected from three villages were all piled in the open space next to his house to dry. When drying the mushrooms, they need to be placed evenly so that each mushroom is fully exposed to the sun.

It should not be too loose, after all, the open space is limited.

Then you have to turn the mushrooms over from time to time to allow them to be heated evenly, dry faster, and the shape after drying will look better.

Every evening I have to take the undried mushrooms home and dry them the next day.

When the weather is bad, you have to take the mushrooms back from the outside in time, put them indoors, and use the wooden racks you made before to dry them.

Chanterelles, straw mushrooms, and fungus, which have thinner caps and thin stems, can be dried in about a day if the weather is good, while hazel mushrooms, red mushrooms, and other mushrooms, such as bolete mushrooms, need about two days.

, thicker morels, such as morels, may take three or four days to dry out.

Once it encounters continuous rain and cannot be dried, the purchase can only be suspended, otherwise the purchased mushrooms will rot before they are dried.

The Zhao brothers and the friends under Zhao Wenmu have all been assigned by him, and drying mushrooms still requires a lot of manpower.

So Zhao Wenmu's old mother Liu Sufang took over this job and helped Zhao Wenmu keep an eye on the mushroom drying.

She took Zhao Jing, Zhao Wenlin's Zimeng and Ziting, and found a dozen elderly women from the village to dry the mushrooms.

The women were paid 1 yuan a day, the child laborer Zi Meng was paid 5 cents a day, and the supervisor Ziting was paid 5 cents a day.

At this point, all the men, women, and children of the old Zhao family have been clearly arranged.

Even Zhao Wenjun, who is far away in Shanxi Province, was placed under "residential surveillance".

It can be said to be a different kind of family mobilization.

This is the first time that the entire Shanqian Village has been so busy during the off-season.

Some of the strong laborers in the village are building water stations, some are responsible for hunting, some are handling farm work, and a large number of other villagers who cannot do heavy work are picking mushrooms.

The whole village was in full swing and prosperous.

Zhao Jing also reflected on what happened that day. After all, she felt that she had embarrassed her younger brother that day.

The two of them left immediately in front of so many people. When the villagers of Sanlizhuang saw that Zhao Wenmu was leaving, they thought they would stop harvesting mushrooms!

In just two or three months, she had almost forgotten the days when Zhao Wenmu scolded and made sarcastic remarks. At that time, Zhao Wenmu would probably have said, "Why are you crying? Go home and cry!" right?

At that time, I would not cry in front of Zhao Wenmu, because it would have no other effect than annoying him and attracting more disgust.

I have changed.

Not only has my younger brother changed, but I have also changed.

Zhao Jing came to such a conclusion.

She touched her increasingly rosy and smooth cheeks and looked at her hands that were no longer rough. Yes, she had changed.

Not only has the body changed, but the mind has also changed.

I have become trusting and dependent on my little brother, and I cannot live without him.

She knew that it was "jealous".

If you were just Zhao Wenmu's sister, how would you feel if you saw a little girl bringing him food?

Zhao Jing tried hard to think about what happened that day only as "Zhao Wenmu's sister".

You will definitely be happy.

I'm glad that my little brother is not hungry, and I'm glad that a little girl brings him food.

Although that little girl looks a bit young, she is only two or three years older than Zhao Wenmu, and she might even secretly wonder if she could be her future sister-in-law.

Yes, this is the emotion a sister would have.

Then why do you feel so uncomfortable?

Because she, Zhao Jing, is not only a sister, but also Zhao Wenmu’s wife.

Jealousy is really a strange emotion. Even though I know that my brother and that little girl have nothing to do with each other, I still can't help but feel uncomfortable.

After thinking about all this, Zhao Jing felt relieved.

The original guilt for embarrassing Zhao Wenmu also disappeared.

After all, sister Yao Wenjing once said to herself that you must learn to be willful in love!

Of course, Yao Wenjing said this because she felt that Zhao Jing was too soft-tempered and too submissive.

So this matter just passed.

Time passes day by day.

Zhao Wenmu still noticed something different about Zhao Jing. She seemed to be more accepting of some intimate actions between the two.

I don’t know why, but it’s always a good thing.

"Sister, let me take you to catch crickets today!"

During breakfast, Zhao Wenmu said to Zhao Jing.

"Catch the crickets, or catch the crickets?"

Because Zhao Wenmu said it while drinking porridge, he was a little confused.

Another reason why Zhao Jing asked this is that crickets are also edible, and people prefer eating crickets to crickets.

The cricket is a kind of insect that lives in the soil. It is also called the earth dog. This insect hides during the day and emerges at night. It likes to eat crop seedlings.

The crickets are very fragrant when fried.

People in Qilu Province are very receptive to grasshoppers, silkworm chrysalises, and other insects, and they are all high-end ingredients in recipes.

Therefore, it is normal to eat crickets.

The mantis is a type of shrimp that lives in fresh water. It is a native species native to China and has very high requirements for water quality.

It is slightly smaller than crayfish, and unlike the dark red color of crayfish, it is usually green or dark brown.

Of course, after they are cooked, they look like twins and they are indistinguishable.

It is precisely because of the high requirements on water quality that the crickets have almost disappeared in later generations.

In this day and age, crickets are still very common, and rivers and streams are full of them, as are crabs.

These two are currently low-end ingredients on the dining table. They are qualified to be on the dining table, but they can only accompany them to the last table.

Even farmers only eat them in large quantities during famine years.

I usually use it to feed ducks and geese.

After all, they have little meat and low fat content, making them cumbersome and fishy to eat.

I have to say that the power of the times is so great.

It is enough to change people in all aspects, not just materially, but also spiritually.

Some people may say that hairy crabs and crayfish became popular in later generations because cooking methods changed and seasonings became richer, making them more delicious.

To put it bluntly, it is all the result of technology and hard work.

Is it possible that the steamed hairy crabs in 2020 and the steamed crabs in 1980 use exactly the same ingredients?

Even the water quality in 1980 was better and the crabs were bigger.

Then why is it a delicacy in 2020, but in 1980 it was something that even the poor would eat?

Because people's ideas are different.

The poor people in 1980 ate crabs to satisfy their hunger. However, crab meat did not have much meat and the fat content was low, making it troublesome to eat. It could not supplement the energy needed by the poor, so even the poor people disliked it!
To be continued...