The salted fish couple is fleeing famine

Chapter 8 Konjac Vermicelli Is Food

Lack of food and clothing, she has walked in front of and behind her house countless times, and Cuihua's urgent needs have not been resolved.

On this day, Mrs. Ma suddenly said: "Big head, mother, it's time to dig the konjac at home!" "No, mother, if you don't tell me, I will forget it!" Two acres of konjac were planted in land reclamation.

The history of konjac tofu in Sichuan Province is unknown. According to legend, it was invented by Taoist priests in Mount Emei.Anyway, in Cuihua’s memories of the Great Xia Dynasty, the people in the mountains and the village ate it. It has a fat taste and is very suitable for the elderly. It will be even more delicious if it is mixed with big oil.

The konjac of later generations really played a lot of tricks, in addition to konjac tofu, konjac cool, konjac shreds in oden, and dried konjac vermicelli.

At that time, Cuihua loved it very much for a while. The konjac varieties in the restaurant were all made at home. Such a healthy food is very filling, and it is very good for weight loss. It is the favorite of many slimming sisters.

Following this line of thought, if all the konjac is made into konjac vermicelli, dried, and made like sweet potato vermicelli, it will be very convenient to eat and also good for storage.

After all, konjac tofu will not last long under the current storage conditions.Thinking of this food that can be included in the category of coarse grains, Cuihua is in a good mood, and this konjac tofu can be made by everyone, without too much technical content, it is not surprising that the tofu is turned into vermicelli.

After three full days of digging, the konjac in the sloping field was dug up, and all the konjacs were carried back home by manpower.Looking at the black lumps piled up all over the room, it's really unbelievable.

"Father, I want you to make me a colander." "What does it look like?"

"It is to drill dozens of holes for me under our water ladle. I want to make konjac tofu into konjac vermicelli."

"That's easy, just half a day's work, I'll make a few for you!"

It's not a request, it's not a waste of food, right? In less than a day, Lao Yuan hit two wooden ladles bigger than adults' faces, and drilled dozens of holes in the bottom of the wooden ladles. The daughter-in-law said that the dough should be leaked through the hole, and the old Yuan figured out the distance between the holes.

To make konjac vermicelli, you must first make konjac starch: peel the whole konjac, the peeled konjac is as white and fat as taro, cut it into pieces in a wooden barrel, add water and grind it into taro slurry in a stone mill It is watery, and then the whole taro paste is left to stand overnight, and the water on the surface is poured off gently, leaving white konjac starch at the bottom of the bucket, and the blocky konjac flour is obtained after drying in the sun for three days.

Pulling Mashi out to peel the skin, Cuihua slashed the konjac in the bucket with a kitchen knife, and then went to grind the konjac after dinner.A whole house of konjac is not made. Ten days later, 50 catties of konjac dry powder is harvested, which is the harvest of two acres of konjac slopes.

Cuihua is still pondering the ratio of plant ash water and konjac powder. After several experiments, the ratio has been mastered. Stir the warm plant ash water and konjac dry powder into the pot, boil for a quarter of an hour on high heat, keep stirring, and finally pour it in while it is hot Beat it with a colander to another pot. After all the vermicelli are in the pot, turn the heat to a low heat and boil.

In fact, this step is the same as making konjac tofu. The common practice is to stir konjac flour and plant ash, heat and solidify, then cut into tofu-like size, and then boil.Here is to turn the block into a vermicelli, and then take out the cooked vermicelli, soak in cold water, and wait for cooling.

With such limited condiments, Cuihua can only use salted wild lard oil, cook vermicelli in lard soup, add some cabbage leaves, season with salt, each person has a sea bowl, and the whole family chatters one after another.In the end, everyone didn't even bring any leftover soup, and turned the original soup into the original food.

"Big head girl, this konjac tofu is delicious as a vermicelli, and it doesn't take much effort." Mrs. Ma came out to cheer first.

"I thought, make all this konjac flour into this vermicelli, then dry this vermicelli and cut it into bundles. It will be easier for us to eat it directly in the pot." Cuihua discussed, looking at the old Yuan's family mouth people.

"Yes, this can be eaten as food!"

"Mom, I don't have to eat porridge, just eat noodles!"

"Mom, let's save food for the family!"

In terms of food, the family basically listens to greetings. After all, Ma Shi’s cooking is really unpalatable, and the men don’t even enter the kitchen. Since the daughter-in-law (sister-in-law) is willing to make a fuss, everyone cooperates.

Meeting Heiwa in the space at night, and told about this major breakthrough in food, Heiwa was also very happy, but when Cuihua said that the whole family only had 500 catties of rice, she panicked.

"Daughter-in-law, how can you be so capable? You are really the pillar of the family!"

"Don't give me the ecstasy soup, it's because you are not at home, you are the real cloud spouse!"

"That's not it, hard work, my wife, when I come back, I will be your cow and maha!" Cuihua's rainbow fart was so confusing.

"Don't worry, when this konjac vermicelli is made, it will weigh a few hundred catties, which can greatly alleviate the current food dilemma!"

The cotton in the space has been picked, and the rice is about to be harvested. There are about [-] acres of rice planted in the space, but there is a small harvester, but it is very convenient. The couple took turns working for a few nights before harvesting.

After Cuihua’s hands were almost swollen, all the konjac starch at home was finally made into vermicelli. They were hung on the bamboo poles at home, and the whole yard was dried in the sun, which was very spectacular.

Some villagers saw it, and they came to watch the excitement, and Mrs. Ma was elated, as if it was a highlight moment in life.

"Big Huai Niang! What do you think of my fans? Let me tell you, the taste is really good! It's very smooth, and it doesn't waste teeth at all!"

"Want to learn? It's not easy, folks in the village, let me explain to you carefully, how to do it!"

This is real!As soon as you hear it, what is the technical content? Everyone has been making konjac tofu for many years. Now, there is a wave of konjac vermicelli in the downstream villages.

Anyway, the fields are working like dogs, except for the men who go to towns and counties to find some work, the women are basically idle, and being a fan can be eaten as food, right? There is never enough time to add bowl after bowl.

Because of the beating some time ago, the two cubs have been wilting for several days. Seeing this, Cuihua gave another candy at the right time, no, it told another story

"Didn't we tell the story of the black old raven and the fox last time, this time, it's the two of them!"

"Because the meat was cheated by the fox last time, the old black raven was very unhappy. Today, it found a bigger piece of meat. Having learned the lesson from last time, it gnawed the meat tightly without saying a word. .”

"But, the fox lives under the tree. This time, the fox saw it too. The fox's eyes rolled."

"Brother Hei Lao, we are neighbors, why are you ignoring me?" Hei Lao rolled its eyes.

"The fox thought, didn't he cheat him of a piece of meat last time, how stingy, but this piece of meat looks bigger and more delicious"

"Suddenly, an ear-piercing and ugly voice came out: You damn black old bird, you just want others to say hello, why don't you look in the lake mirror, and don't look at your dark appearance, it's so ugly! You still sing , It’s like howling ghosts and howling wolves.”

"Before the fox finished speaking, the old black raven yelled angrily. As soon as he opened his mouth, the meat fell down again."

Ertou couldn't help laughing after hearing the story: "Hahaha, Old Hei was cheated again!"

The big head was thoughtful: "Mom, does this story mean that we should not be complacent when others praise us, and don't be angry when they scold us, or we will be easily deceived?"

"Yes, yes, my eldest son understands this story!" "Mother, I understand it too!" "You are also a ghost!"

(End of this chapter)