Poor family mother and son

Chapter 490
Little Treasure is destined to participate in the festival unique to the south.

In particular, I heard that all kinds of food made with lotus are not to be missed-"Songjiang Mansion on the Bite of the Tongue" has already begun.

Festivals in the suburbs and countryside start earlier than in cities.

Early in the morning, all the children in the academy got up, getting up earlier than chickens.

Only the older children went home yesterday, while the younger ones, or those who were farther away, chose not to go home, because there were so many people in the college, and it was so lively to play together.

What's more, "The Young Master of the Mountain" is also here, so we have to see how other rich children celebrate the festival.

Xiao Bao was "torn" out of the bed by Gan Lai - he didn't sleep well, he took off the anti-mosquito veil and wrapped himself around his body like a cocoon.

"What are you doing!" Xiaobao protested without opening his eyes: "The chickens haven't crowed yet, so sleep a little longer!"

"Get up! You don't want to eat delicious food anymore?" Gan Lai shook his hands, and the last roll of the curtain was thrown away, throwing Xiaobao to the ground.

I can't get up now, it hurts to fall!

"You... Ganlai! You didn't knock on the door!" Xiaobao finally woke up.

Now that he woke up, it was easy to handle, Gan Lai slipped Xiao Bao to the basin of the well platform, let him wash his face, and Chu Yuan was already ready to go: "Hurry up, catch up with those children, they have a place to eat good food!"

The people in the country want to pick the lotus pods, lotus roots, and lotus leaves early in the morning before those in the city come out, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Otherwise, when the boats and small boats of the city people enter the waters, they will not be able to dig out the roots. Besides, those rich people will write a few poems, and only the rowan leaves will be left. Everything is ruined.

People in the city will put on the best clothes and go out for a walk on this day, but it is different in the countryside.

People in the countryside are more pragmatic. They want to pick more lotus roots and lotus seeds back in advance.

Along the way, I saw many women walking towards the river with their children.

Xiaobao and the others followed the children of the college all the way to a wild lake, which they called "Dazezi", and there were already many children from peasant families here.

Everywhere I saw, the children were all shirtless, and it was impossible to tell if they were students of their own academy.

Some of them carried large net bags made of hemp rope, which were specially used to hold lotus pods; some carried small bamboo knives, which could be used to cut lotus pods, and if they caught fish, they could disembowel them.

The children of the poor do not have to worry about food and drink in this season. There are fish and shrimp in the water and wild vegetables on the ground. Although they are not full, they are not hungry either.

The older children went into the water to dig lotus roots, and the younger ones did not wait in vain by the water's edge. They used branches to dig wood sorrel roots to eat.

Dazezi is surrounded by red willows and green flowers, and many flowers are competing to bloom. Clumps of wood sorrel sway slightly with the children's running and jumping, and the small lotus root pink flowers.

Younger children with experience let go of sporadic growths of wood sorrel in search of clumps and clumps.

Especially the little girls from the farm family, they excitedly opened the thick leaves, pulled them, and muttered: "Is this one with three leaves, or three leaves... four leaves?"

Some happily searched for them at first, but soon left dejectedly;

While digging, from time to time, I pulled off the most rounded peach heart-shaped leaves and stuffed them into my mouth. When I saw enough thick and juicy leaves, I cut them off with a bamboo knife and put them in the small basket at hand.

After digging for a while, you will exclaim: "Look, this is so big!"

So, in the palm of the little black, mud-stained palm, there were three or two white to transparent, round and fat, inch-long radish-like things——sorrel roots.

If there are younger children who are bitten by mosquitoes while squatting, their older brothers and sisters will pull a handful of wood sorrel, knead the juice and rub it on the itchy place.

The elder brothers and sisters were busy relieving the itching and inflammation of the little baby, so the little baby secretly took the "crystal radish" that the brothers and sisters had just dug up and stuffed it into their mouths. The sour taste made them drool while eating.

Xiaobao also dug a lot, and asked Shang Gan to dig with Chu Yuan. He said: "Dig more, the stems and leaves of this grass can be eaten, put it in boiling water for a little bit, and then rinse it in cold water." , or fried or cold, delicious;
You can also use rum, red yeast rice, distiller's grains, pepper, onion and ginger juice, salt, and chopped sorrel to make a paste, spread it on the cleaned oriole, put it in a porcelain jar and marinate it for six or seven days. Then take out the oriole, wash the sauce, and steam it in the pot...

oops!It's all your fault, you don't let me have breakfast, I'm starving to death! "

Chu Yuan smiled and said, "Your mother taught me again?"

Xiao Bao replied proudly: "That's natural! You can also use this grass to stew pork. Cut the five-flowered three-layered meat into inch-sized squares, cook it and wash it, put it in a casserole, put a little water in the pot, and grab it. Throw in a handful of this grass and simmer over low heat;
Add some sugar, soy sauce, and rice wine, simmer on low heat until crispy, skim off the oil, put the meat skin side up into a small clay pot, put the lid on and steam in a steamer for two quarters of an hour..."

Chu Yuan and Gan Lai's stomachs made loud and clear grunts, and Xiao Bao laughed out loudly: "Yes! I'll let you find me out early in the morning, so I won't be allowed to eat breakfast!"

The breakfast is still eaten to the mouth, there is no staple food, it is all fish.

The "May [-]th" picked a lot of spicy Polygonum grass, smashed it and flowed into the water along the water, and soon "numbed" many fish.

It is said that the early bird catches the worm, and I guess the fish thinks so too. Unfortunately, I didn’t read the almanac when I went out, and I met the “May [-]th”, so the big fish became the children’s breakfast.

Soon, the lotus diggers and lotus pickers also came back, and everyone gained a lot.

Xiao Bao wiped his mouth, got up and walked back.

How many lotus flowers can there be in the wild lake? It's all about watching these children pick and play and experience the fun of the wild.

It won't be too lively here in the morning, and it won't be lively until around noon, when the sons and daughters of the rich family come over with their carriages for a picnic.

But if you really want to be lively, you have to wait until the evening, when cruise ships and painting boats come here, singing and dancing, and the lights are dimmed, it is really lively.

Xiaobao and the others walked back with big and small bags of wild vegetables, lotus roots, and lotus pods on their backs. They wanted to go back to the college to put down their things, and then went for a walk in the city.

When we arrived at the college, it was still early, and Shui Damao said that the city should not be lively yet, so we had to wait until Si time to start, so Xiaobao organized the students to have a lotus peeling competition.

The children harvested many lotus pods this morning, and peeling lotus seeds was not difficult for the children who were used to the work.

But it is still difficult.

I saw Xiao Sining brought over the cotton bow, there is no drum, so use this to make some.

Holding the bow in one hand and the mallet in the other, he tapped the string from slow to fast, which made his heart tremble with the rhythm of the mallet.

The half incense of the timer also seemed to be burning faster and faster. The children who were usually nimble in their hands and feet were not strong enough mentally, and they all started to panic.

*Note: Spicy Polygonum: Also known as Polygonum sativa, Polygonum willow leaf, Water pepper, also known as "buddlefish grass".

It has special ingredients and is often used to make medicinal wine, which can inhibit the growth of pathogenic microorganisms.It has the effects of lowering blood pressure, dilating blood vessels, and reducing the tension of uterine and small intestinal smooth muscles.

External application of Polygonum spicosa can treat bruises and has detoxification effect: it is suitable for diseases such as carbuncle and furuncle, rubella itching, eczema, and scabies.

When in use, the decoction of spicy Polygonum grass can be taken orally or mashed and applied externally, but infants and young children should not eat it to avoid adverse reactions.

Desire to Survive: It is said that fishing with Polygonum sp. has been banned.

(End of this chapter)