Chapter 69 Food in the Mountains (please collect and recommend)
Author: Han Ming
Chapter 69 Food in the Mountains (please collect and recommend)
Not long after, I heard Wang Fang calling for dinner.
In rural areas, especially in rural areas at this time, it is not so easy to cook food when there are many people.
Because I only rely on the stove at home to cook, and there are no gas stoves or induction cookers at home.
Fortunately today, Wang Fang got up and lit up the stove in the kitchen. With two fires, the speed would be faster.
While simmering the soup, stir-fry the vegetables.
There were many people eating today, so Zhang An placed the big Eight Immortals table at home in the courtyard.
The Big Eight Immortals table in Zhang An's family is very large. It was passed down by Zhang An's grandparents. During the Chinese New Year, in order to allow the whole family to sit at the same table, the table was made very wide. At that time, Zhang An's parents had not yet divided the table.
When we were at home, there were more than a dozen adults and children.
Normally, Zhang An's family would not easily use this table, but today there were more than a dozen people eating together, and the small table would have to be set up with two tables, so we might as well just set up one table.
Today, Wang Fang has been busy since she got up in the morning. The dishes on the table are all meat and vegetables in half, and the table is full.
Braised thin-scaled fish, pickled fish, braised yellow pepper diced, stir-fried eel segments, spicy rabbit meat, spicy grouse, fried native chicken with green onions, steamed pork blood meatballs with bacon, stewed native chicken with mushrooms.
Of course, there is also the spicy crayfish made by Zhang An himself.
These alone have already filled the table, and several seasonal vegetables and cold dishes were finally served.
Zhang An asked if anyone wanted to drink. He made Gastrodia wine at home and everyone went home at night, so they didn’t worry about drinking and driving. Finally, each person was given a small glass.
This meal should be regarded as the most sumptuous meal Zhang An’s family has made in a long time.
I have never seen such a sumptuous banquet in the countryside.
Although Wang Fang felt a little distressed while cooking, who in the countryside could cook such a rich meal?
But in order to entertain guests and be his son's friend, Wang Fang used all her skills to prepare this table dish in order not to let Zhang An lose face.
A sumptuous meal reflects the host's hospitality.
In particular, most of these ingredients come from Zhang An's space. Even the seasonal vegetables in his own garden have been watered by the space spring water.
Moreover, in this era, the concept of wild being king has not yet been hyped, and the distinction between wild and farmed has not been so clear.
As long as it tastes good, tastes good, and tastes good, it is a good thing. There are not so many technologies and hard work involved.
All the women at the table carefully maintained their appearance while eating.
On the other hand, several men were gobbling down the food on the table one by one.
As for Li Hongbin and Chen Ze, it was no longer the first time before, but they still lightly impressed everyone.
"Hey, hey, let me tell you, as for everyone, just like you haven't eaten at home, you have to pay attention to your image and don't make your uncles and aunts laugh."
As soon as he said this, Ding Yi next to him gave him a sharp look.
"I said, Lao Chen, what you said is nice. Not only did you come to Zhang An's house to enjoy the autumn breeze every time, but you even took the food with you when you left. You thought I didn't know, right? Now you are pretending to be with everyone.
Put down your chopsticks now. Look, you are still holding a large piece of fish."
"It's just that I haven't eaten such delicious food during the Chinese New Year. Auntie was too happy to see us eating so deliciously. How could she laugh at us? You should pay attention to your image and leave more for us."
"That's right, this old Chen has eaten good food himself, and now he is educating us."
Although everyone was talking, the chopsticks in their hands never stopped.
Even Su Ying and Chen Ning, who were paying attention to their image just now, saw how quickly everyone picked up the food.
I am no longer reserved, because if I continue to be reserved, there will be no food on the table.
The two of them sat next to Wang Fang, but they made Wang Fang happy.
"Auntie, how did you master this skill? This dish is so delicious that I don't even want to go home."
"Yes, it's so delicious. Now I'm a little envious of Zhang An. He grew up eating the food cooked by his aunt. He's so happy."
Wang Fang had already fallen in love with these two girls. Chen Ning was about the same age as Zhang An, young and cute, and had a good face.
Although Su Ying is older than Zhang An, this child is polite and sincere in her treatment of others. She is also quiet and stingy when speaking. She can talk to an old woman like herself. She is also a standard beauty.
So Wang Fang is really happy today. It would be even better if any of them could be friends with Zhang An.
"Haha, how can I be so exaggerated? It's not that I'm good at my craftsmanship, it's that these things are inherently good, so they taste delicious. If you like them, you'll come here often. I'll make them for you every day."
On the other side, Chen Ze was so excited that he poured the rabbit meat stir-fried with chili pepper into the bowl.
This little guy Li Yao was worried.
"Uncle Chen, please pour less and leave some rabbit for me. The rabbit is delicious."
It made everyone laugh.
Then Chen Ze separated the peppers and gave the little guy some rabbit meat.
"Thank you Uncle Chen, my godfather's rabbit is so cute."
Hearing this, Chen Ning looked at the little guy.
"Yaoyao, rabbits are so cute, why do you want to eat rabbits?"
"Aunt Xiao Ning, rabbits are cute because they are delicious."
Poof!~
This answer made everyone laugh. Sure enough, today's children are still too real.
Li Hongbin picked up a lobster and said while peeling the shell:
"Zhang An, don't tell me, this pot of shrimp you made tastes really good. I used to have a lot of them in my hometown, but they taste like mud, not like this."
That's for sure. In the past, when people ate lobster, they wouldn't remove the shrimp threads and put in the oil, so it wouldn't taste good.
"The stomach of this thing is in the head, and there are also shrimp threads. If it is not removed, it will smell like mud. In the past, people's conditions were not good, so they must not be willing to put oil. Such a pot requires more than a kilogram of oil, which is enough for the whole family.
More than a week."
"That's the truth, but I didn't expect this shrimp to be really delicious like this. It tastes great."
Li Hongbin had just been watching Zhang An from the beginning to the end while he was cleaning the crayfish and taking it out of the pot.
He felt that he had learned 70% to 80% of Zhang An's skills, and he would make them for his son when he returned home.
Seeing Li Yao slurping down the shrimps peeled by Zhou Lan, Li Hongbin made a plan in his mind.
The spicy crayfish quickly conquered everyone's stomach.
"When we leave, Zhang An will help us get some for us to take home and try at home."
Everyone knows how Zhang An handled the crayfish just now, and everyone helped wash them.
This is not a tedious task, just remove the shrimp lines. If it is not possible, remove the entire shrimp heads and leave only the tails.
After a feast of wine and food, everyone sat in the yard enjoying the cool air while eating.
Zhang An took out the space tea he picked and brewed a pot of herbal tea for everyone.
Not surprisingly, it received unanimous praise from everyone.
Even the two girls who don't drink tea often found it delicious.
Wang Fang prepared food for her three big dogs and placed them under the tree before the little tigers came out of their room.
"Wow, Zhang An, is this your big dog? Why does it look so fierce?"
The little tigers are already big dogs, not as cute as they were when they were young, not as good as the big flower family, and have not won the hearts of many ladies.
They were tall, mighty and majestic, which made several men very happy.
Li Yao, who was originally going to go play with Dahu, was pulled aside by Zhou Lan to teach him a lesson.
"My dog is eating, and you want to disturb her. Will anyone bother you while you are eating? No one will play with you like this."
After telling the little guy, he sat on the chair dejectedly, but his eyes were still staring at the big tiger. At first glance, he seemed to be obsessed with playing with the dog.
Not long after, when Zhang Tie and others came to feed Da Hua after dinner, they took the little guy away, and Da Hu escaped.
"Zhang An, did the cherries you sold before come from the forest next to you?"
Zhong Chengyuan got acquainted with Zhang An because of buying cherries, but he didn't expect that Zhang An actually knew Chen Ze. The two of them didn't seem to be from the same world.
"Yes, it's that forest. I tried the water this year and it feels ok. I'll wait to plant more species next year."
Hearing Zhong Chengyuan talking about cherries to Zhang An, several people nearby also started talking.
"By the way, Old Dong, the cherries in Zhang An's house are the same ones I brought you before, cherries the size of pigeon eggs."
Chen Ze told Dong Jingzhi and Ding Yi that Zhang An had brought him a large basket, weighing dozens of kilograms, which he would definitely not be able to finish, so he divided some among several people.
After lunch, everyone sat in the courtyard to eat.
It's a long day today, and Zhang An is worried that everyone is a little bored.
"Sister Lan, I remember you have a big tent at home?"
Zhang An remembered that the last time he went to Li Hongbin's house to carry the stove, he saw a big tent.
"Hmm, there is a big one. I bought it when I was doing errands at home, and I have been keeping it in the back. What's wrong?"
When Zhou Lan heard that Zhang An was looking for a tent, she was a little confused about what Zhang An wanted to do.
"Because it's still early and it's too boring for everyone to sit in the courtyard. I'm thinking about taking everyone to a picnic and barbecue by the river."
Zhang An said to everyone.
"Barbecue? Doesn't barbecue have to be on the street? There are people barbecuing by the river."
Chen Ning was a little unresponsive, and so were others, because in their impression, barbecue was always on the side of the street, where other people set up stalls to sell it, and they could buy it if they wanted to eat.
"Yes, I have a grill at home. We prepare the ingredients and bake the food ourselves."
Zhang An has a grill at home. When Zhang An was in school, a group of friends went on a spring outing and pooled their money to buy it. Because there were many people at the time, they bought a rather large one.
Finally, after the spring outing, everyone thought the grill was troublesome, so Zhang An took it back.
"It sounds good, I think I can try it."
The group of people have probably never had such an experience, so they really want to try it.
"Because the sun in the sky is too hot now. If you stay in the sun all the time, you will definitely suffer from heat stroke, so I thought of the big tent at Sister Lan's house."
"Then I'll go back and get it now." Li Hongbin also wanted to try it, so he immediately got up and wanted to drive back.
"Wait a minute, Brother Li, go see if there is a charcoal seller in the town. If there is, you can get some. If not, you can only use the charcoal burned in the village."
"Okay, I'll go take a look on the street."
After saying that, Li Hongbin left.
Taking advantage of this time, Zhang An took out the grill and washed it.
Zhang An didn't worry about the ingredients for the barbecue at all. There were still two rabbits killed in the morning.
When Zhang An went to the town market last week, he also bought a box of ham sausage.
Zhang An thinks the current ham sausage is quite delicious. Chundu ham sausage is an older brand that will not be seen in future generations.
It tastes quite delicious when grilled and there are no additives.
While Li Hongbin went back to get the tent, everyone was preparing their favorite food.
Potatoes, corn, green beans and eggplants.
Of course, Zhang An killed two more fish and marinated them first. He also killed two rabbits in the morning, and he can grill one to try later.
Soon, Li Hongbin came back.
Not only did he bring a tent and buy charcoal, but he also bought a box of popsicles.
"You just buy popsicles when you buy them. Why do you buy them when someone else is eating?"
Zhang An saw that this man actually bought a foam box that contained popsicles for sale, which was a bit outrageous.
This foam box is not just a foam box, because it has been processed inside so that the popsicles will not melt when placed inside.
"I didn't plan to go out later. If I only sold popsicles, they would have melted on the way here, so I paid more and bought the box."
Although Zhang An had a refrigerator at home, when he went to the river later, the popsicles couldn't last long without the box, and he also bought a lot of soda.
Everyone was handling the ingredients. Zhang An took a hatchet and cut some bamboo sticks to use for skewers later. Zhang An's father was worried that there were bamboo thorns on them, so he brushed them with steel wool.
We actually have wire mesh at home, but everyone thinks it’s still early, not long after dinner, so it’s better to do it slowly and wait until three or four o’clock in the afternoon, when the sun will be weaker.
"Zhang An, is the place we are going to be by the river later?"
Ding Yi asked while peeling potatoes.
"Yes, there is a large flat land on the bank of the river. What's wrong, Old Ding?"
"It's okay, I'm just asking. If that's the case, I'll bring my fishing rod over later. We all came here with our fishing rods today. The river is so big, there must be a lot of fish."
Zhang An didn't expect them to come with fishing rods, but now he has put a lot of fish in the river, so he can fish freely.
Happy time always passes quickly. By the time everyone has prepared their things, it is already three or four o'clock in the afternoon.
So Zhang An first put some large items on the horse and asked his father to lead the horse away.
Everyone was carrying things in the back, talking and laughing.
It's a pity that no embankments have been built on the river bank yet. It seems that after the government allocates funds to build embankments on the river in a few years, cars can be driven on the river banks.
Everyone walked and stopped all the way, and soon arrived at the place Zhang An mentioned.
It's the flooded pond that used to be the home of the family's ducks.
This is a place Zhang An often visits. Not only is there a large dam, but there is also a mountain spring not far away. You can reach the river in a few minutes' walk. It is a great place.
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