Qin An raised his eyes to look at her, then quickly lowered his head and said, "Sit on the edge and I'll do it myself."
After saying that, he took back his hand. Thinking of the touch just now, his hand unnaturally pulled the corner of his clothes.
Then he bent down, picked up the basket on his back, took the hoe and went into the thorn cage.
Su Yan glanced at it and then rubbed her knee. It hurt slightly, but it was nothing.
It’s not a waste this time, let the woman learn a lesson.
But thanks to Qin An being here, otherwise she would have been beaten.
In one morning, Qin An had picked all the wild bamboo shoots in this area. There were more bamboo shoots than expected. He had packed a basket and had not finished loading it. Many of them were covered in thorn cages.
Su Yan hugged him, then followed Qin An, and the two of them entered the yard one after the other.
"Brother Qin, please sit down and rest for a while. I'll skin you." Su Yan took a short stool and sat on the edge of the threshold. The eaves just blocked the sun.
Then he peeled it off.
I'll peel it and boil it now, and I'll probably dry it in the afternoon.
Qin An went to the kitchen and drank some water, then sat on the edge and peeled it off. He moved very skillfully, curling the tip with his fingers a few times, and then pulled it off with his other hand.
It's done in three to five clicks.
Su Yan imitated his movements and rolled them a few times. It probably hurt a little because her fingers were tender, so she peeled them off honestly after doing a few.
Qin An naturally noticed it, glanced at her, his eyes fell on her slightly red fingers, and said in a low voice: "I'm hungry, you go cook."
"Then I'll go get it. I also want to peel some of this and fry the meat." Su Yan stood up with a smile, and then went to the yard to get the girdle to be dried.
After entering the kitchen for a while, Qin An took a handful of peeled wild boar shoots and put them on the stove, then quickly turned around and went out.
Su Yan neatly washed the rice, cooked it in a pot, and then used another earthen pot on a small stove to cook wild bamboo shoots.
Then I grabbed a handful of dry ground bark and soaked it in water. I picked up a lot before and if I couldn’t finish it, I dried it and put it here.
There are a lot of dried vegetables in the barrel now, which can be eaten for a month or two during the winter.
"Sister, do you want pig intestines? My family bought a cage." Goudan's mother stood at the door and shouted.
Hearing the sound, Su Yan came out and said happily: "How much do you want to buy? I'll buy a pound from you."
"Buy whatever you want. It's worthless stuff. A cage weighs seven to eight pounds and only costs ten cents. But I'm afraid it won't taste good. I just want to see how you make it." Goudan's mother said with a smile.
Su Yan smiled and agreed readily: "Then I won't reason with you. Just bring it over and I'll make it together. Then you can just bring it over and eat it."
"If you don't mind it, you can have lunch with us here."
Goudan's eyes lit up, and then he glanced at Qin An, who was sitting peeling wild bamboo shoots, and whispered: "Does he agree?"
Su Yan followed her line of sight and looked over, then nodded, "He doesn't care about this. Come over and eat together. We're just short of bowls and chopsticks. I'll make fat fish for you to eat later."
"What you said made my mouth water. I'm afraid Goudan is going to faint with joy. I'll have the hole at my house cleaned before I bring it over."
Goudan Damn thought of something and said, "I still have a lot of green vegetables at home. I'll get them and fry them and eat them together." After that, he ran away in a hurry.
Su Yan turned around and said to Qin An, "I'll ask them to come over and eat together."
Qin An had already heard it, and he didn't resent her making her own decision at all, and said "Yeah".
Then he stood up and said, "There's not enough water. I'm going to pick up two buckets of water." After that, he took the buckets and went out.
As soon as he went out, Goudan ran over with a bang and said happily: "Auntie, I'm here."
Su Yan watched him run into the kitchen, smiled and said, "Wait a minute, aunt will prepare something delicious for you."
"Okay, Auntie, I'll help you light the fire." Goudan sat obediently at the door of the stove. He took the dry branches on the side with his little hands and broke them with all his strength. His movements seemed quite skillful.
Children in the countryside had to do these jobs, so Su Yan didn't say anything. She took out the spices and prepared them, and took out the dried fish to soak.
After a while, Qin An came in with water, poured it into the vat, put the barrel away and prepared to go out to get wild bamboo shoot shells.
When he was about to leave the kitchen, he thought of something, paused, turned to look at Su Yan, and wrapped a wet handkerchief while carrying the pot."
Before Su Yan said anything, he turned around, wet the cloth and put it on the stove.
Then he went out without saying anything.
Su Yan glanced at his back and quickly continued cooking.
After a while, Goudan and his wife came, and Goudan’s eldest brother hurried back to the town to go to work.
Goudan's father, Jiang Caifu, was a little scared when he looked at Qin An, but he still said hello, "Brother, are you peeling bamboo shoots?"
Qin An raised his head and looked over, and said "Hmm" for the first time, "Let's go sit in the main room."
Jiang Caifu was a little surprised. After all, Qin An used to have a straight face. Then he said: "I have nothing to do, so I can peel it off for you."
Goudanfu took a look and went to the kitchen with the washed sausage. Su Yan took it and smelled it. The fishy smell was still very strong.
Then she grabbed a few handfuls of flour, threw it in, and kneaded it vigorously.
Goudan's mother was shocked and said, "You can wash it with flour. It's too expensive. If you add more, you can buy a cage of pig intestines."
"It doesn't taste good if it has a fishy smell, and it will waste more."
Su Yan scrubbed it for a while, poured it in with clean water and washed the inside again. It was much better now.
After the rice was steamed, she threw the fat intestines into the pot and the ginger slices to remove the flavor.
About two-quarters of an hour later, a strong fragrance could be smelled in the yard. Jiang Caifu looked at the kitchen again and again, and then said to Qin An: "I smell the fragrance coming from your house every now and then."
Qin An said "hmm", pursed his lips, and praised: "She cooks deliciously."
It would be great to be able to sell food recipes.
After a while, Su Yan brought two bowls, one bowl filled with more than half of it, "Brother Qin, Brother Jiang, you guys have a taste, and I'll stir-fry two more vegetables first."
After saying that, she looked at Qin An and said, "Would you like some more rice? The rice is steamed."
After all, Qin An had been working for most of the day, so it was normal to be hungry.
Qin An took the bowl and shook his head, "No, let's eat together then."
Jiang Caifu took it and started eating it, his eyes lit up, "This sausage is so delicious, it doesn't stink at all. Girl, your craftsmanship is really good."
"I cooked a lot, and when I'm done eating, I come to the kitchen to scoop it up."
After Su Yan finished speaking, she went into the kitchen. The dog eggs and his mother in the kitchen were also eating, and Su Yan also ate some.
All the seven or eight kilograms of fat intestines were boiled, and a big bowl was made. Half of them were left aside, and the rest were taken out for lunch.
Su Yan added rice to them and wiped the sweat from her forehead. When she was about to sit down, a bowl of rice soup was placed next to her.
She turned her head and looked over. Qin An was sitting next to her. She bent her eyes and said, "Brother Qin, eat more."
Qin An said "hmm". Su Yan was indeed a little thirsty. She drank a few mouthfuls of rice soup and felt better.
At this time, Qin An took a pair of chopsticks, put a few chopsticks in her bowl, and then ate without saying a word.