Chapter 126
This autumn sheep peach is hung on the tree like a small taupe lantern.

It looks heavy, and some branches may have a few more fruits.

Hang the tiny branches into a crooked shape.

In this mountain, where wild sheep and peaches grow, there must be monkeys.

Because monkeys in the mountains especially like to eat this thing.

Therefore, in ancient times, Li Shizhen first named kiwi fruit: "Its shape is like a pear, its color is like a peach, and kiwis like to eat, so there are various names."

Well, Zhang An looked up the hill at this moment, and there were a few senior brothers hanging on the trees not far away.

There are many monkeys in this mountain.

Not only are they numerous in number, but they are also numerous in variety.

Later Zhang An saw the first-class national protected animal, the golden monkey, in this mountain.

But wild big brothers of that breed are very rare indeed.

Leaving aside the zoo, it is really rare to see one in this wild mountain.

Zhang An had seen so many monkeys, but he had only seen Brother Jinsi twice in the mountains.

Anyway, everyone is here, and everyone is not in a hurry.

Putting down the basket on his back, he picked several sheep peaches, sat on the ground and began to eat slowly.

There are many seeds in the middle of this sheep peach fruit, which tastes like dragon fruit.

It's just that kiwi fruit doesn't have as many seeds as dragon fruit.

The three of Zhang An and the others had almost eaten, and they also started to pick fruits.

Picking fruits at this time, it is not advisable to pick those that are already ripe.

Because the cooked ones are very soft, they are easy to crush when placed in baskets.

I would rather pick more raw ones and cover them in rice bran until they mature slowly.

So when I picked it, I found it was very soft. Everyone either ate it or didn't bother to pick it. Anyway, there are so many on this mountain.

It didn't take much time to pick most of the baskets.

Zhang An took a chance, and when Zhou Yang and Huang Ming couldn't see it, he got two sheep peach trees and put them in the space, so he didn't want to pick them.

Plant some in the space in the future, and you can eat it whenever you want.

But this thing is actually eaten fresh, and it will be very greasy if you eat too much.

I just saw a few tall wild walnut trees beside the sheep peach tree not far away.

Zhang An gave up the sheep peaches and ran over to pick wild walnuts instead.

At this time, Zhou Yang and Huang Ming were still picking sheep peaches.

Although this thing is overripe, it is really durable and not easy to rot.

If you pick more, you can eat them for a long time, so they naturally want to pick more.

Wild walnuts are different from sheep peaches, they can be picked by standing under the tree.

When picking wild walnuts, you need to climb to the walnut tree to pick them, mainly because the walnut tree grows too high.

But for rural children, climbing trees is a basic skill.

Zhang An followed the thick trunk and climbed up the tree.

I found a thicker branch to stand on, and began to pick wild walnuts below.

At this time, Zhang An felt a little regretful. If he had known about keeping a squirrel or something, he could help pick it at this time.

When I find an opportunity, I must raise one or two.

Or raise a big brother?

As soon as this idea appeared, Zhang An shook his head.

Forget it senior brother, this kind of guy is too disturbing.

After Zhang An picked two walnut trees back and forth, he stopped picking.

Because he has picked all the places he can reach, and he dare not step on other places.

Otherwise, with his weight, those very thin branches would have to be trampled off.

Zhang An and the others have several kinds of wild walnuts here.

One is the one with a large core, which is the kind of walnut tree that everyone dug up and planted.

There is also a kind of fruit that is very small. When the walnut skin on the outside is peeled off, there is only a small walnut inside. People outside also call it pecan.

Back on the ground, Zhang An found that there were already a lot of wild walnuts on the ground, so Zhang An was ready to start picking.

The sheep peaches in the basket were not as hard as walnuts, so Zhang An poured the sheep peaches that had been picked into the basket into the space.

Free up the empty baskets, and then start picking wild walnuts.

It was almost enough to pick up half of the basket, Zhang An saw that there were still a lot on the ground, so he called Zhou Yang and Huang Ming next to him to come and pack some.

"Zhou Yang, Daming, I picked some wild walnuts. There are still a lot of them on the ground. Come and pick some."

If you haven't picked it up, it doesn't matter, these have already been picked up, and it would be a waste not to pick them up.

And just now I dug a few trees and put them in the space, and these will not be missing in the future.

When Huang Ming and Zhou Yang heard Zhang An calling, they also came to pick up baskets.

But the baskets of both of them were already full of sheep peaches.

The last person poured some goat peaches into Zhang An's basket, so there was room for wild walnuts.

This trip to the mountain was a great reward. The baskets of the three of them were all large ones, each of them was full.

"There are so many goat peaches, it feels like a waste if you don't finish picking them."

Huang Ming saw that there were still a lot left on the tree, but the basket was already full.

Even if you are reluctant, you have to go down the mountain.

"Anyway, you're fine now, why don't you consider picking it up and selling it in the town?"

To be honest, Zhang An also felt that it was a waste to put so much on the mountain.

That is to say, no one has started selling this thing yet, otherwise many people will definitely come to the mountains to find it.

So I suggested that Huang Ming pick it up and sell it in the town, at least he can sell it for some money.

Zhou Yang himself would definitely not do this, he is already too busy just to cook.

"The mountain is full of sheep and peaches, will anyone be willing to spend money to buy them?" Huang Ming was a little skeptical, this kind of mountain products are generally not worth much.

"How can there be a mountain full of it, that is, there are many places in this area, and there are only a few sparse trees in other places, how many can there be?"

"And this thing, you pick dozens of catties at a time, and then you can take it to the town and sell it for a few cents a catty, that's money, anyway, you're fine."

When Zhang An said this, Huang Ming's heart was a little moved, and he began to ponder involuntarily.

On the way down the mountain, Huang Ming had already forgotten about the goat milk dream.

But Zhou Yang is still thinking about it. He has a very good relationship with his two younger brothers and sisters, and he thinks about them in everything.

So after arriving at the place, Zhou Yang reminded them, and the three of them started picking up goat milk with plastic bags again.

Even the sweet bubbles on the side did not escape the murderous hands of the few of them.

Now I picked another bag full of goat milk dream and sweet bubble.

Several people went down the mountain to go home contentedly.

This time it was a great achievement, and it was also because Huang Erye often ran in the mountains and found such a place.

For other things, everyone in the village knows exactly where there is on the nearby mountains.

So even if you go to pick it, you won't pick much.

There is a little bit of goods, but they are all finished by everyone.

You need to go to a lot of places before you can pick something up and go home.

But when they were about to leave, Zhang An found a familiar thing beside him.

So I brought the sickle to Zhou Yang, cut one off and took it home.

"Why do you cut this thing and go back?"

The grass that Zhang An cut is called jelly grass, which is the fairy grass in the burnt fairy grass milk tea that everyone drinks in later generations.

Although Zhou Yang and Huang Ming had eaten jelly, they didn't know what jelly grass was.

But Zhang An is very familiar with it, and later generations have cooked this stuff a lot.

It's been a long time since autumn, and the jelly grass has begun to set seeds.

Zhang An saw it, and he definitely wouldn't let it go. Get some back and wait for more in the coming year.

When you want to eat it, cook it yourself.

"This is a good thing. I'll cut some grass seeds and scatter them at home."

"I think you've gone crazy in idleness, and now you're starting to plant grass."

Zhang An didn't explain, just smiled and didn't speak.
Back to the village, along the way, I met a baby in the village who had already finished school.

They looked at the goat milk fruit and sweet bubbles in the hands of Zhang An and the others, and walked around Zhang An and the others one by one.

It seemed that they didn't leave anything behind, and they didn't intend to leave.

In the end, Zhang An and the others gave the children something, and they went to play by themselves.

When Zhang An walked home, he found four or five adults and a few children coming to play.

It seems that he intends to have a meal here before going back.

Maybe these people came to Hongyan Town specifically to play, and they came to Changqing only after hearing someone's introduction.

Otherwise, when Zhang An went out at noon, he hadn't seen these people coming.

As soon as Zhang An got home, Zhang Tie came with Little Swallow.

Seeing the kiwi in Zhang An's basket, he picked it up, peeled it, and ate it.

The dolls who came to play next to him watched Zhang Tie eagerly when they saw Zhang Tie eating.

Then I looked at their adults again, the meaning was obvious, I also want to eat a few big characters to hang on my face.

"Come here, kids, these are for you to eat."

Zhang An took some and put them on the table next to him, and said to the children next to him.

Since he is here to take care of his own business, Zhang An can't be too picky, and this wild fruit is still willing.

"Brother, what is your thing?"

These adults are obviously from the city, and they don't know Yang Taozi.

The current sheep peach is not the kiwi fruit in the future market, and there are many people who don't know it.

Batch planting has not started yet, that is, some mountain people will pick it and eat it.

"This, this is a wild fruit in the mountains, called sheep peach, because the monkeys in the mountains also like to eat it, so it is also called kiwi fruit."

The old man who was talking to Zhang An didn't make a fuss, picked up the sheep peaches Zhang An gave, and imitated Zhang Tie and the others by peeling the skin and eating the inside.

"Oh~, it's quite delicious, but this thing is a wild fruit?"

Several other people saw that this old man tasted delicious, so they also started to eat it.

Unexpectedly, this kiwi fruit was loved by everyone. No wonder later generations of kiwi fruit can be sold so expensive.

That is to say, more people planted later, and the area became larger, so the price was lowered.

Before the old man left, he and Zhang An bought half of the basket under him.

The customer is God, and if people are willing to sell, how can Zhang An not sell it.

It's not a question of whether Zhang An is willing or not, Zhang An didn't even open his mouth.

Wang Fang had already agreed to sell it to others.

In the end, the old man bought all the 20 catties at a price of one yuan per catty.

Wang Fang also disliked how Zhang An picked half a basket of wild walnuts.

If all the sheep peaches are picked, a basket can be sold for dozens of dollars at least.

What else can Zhang An say, he is not a god who can figure it out, and someone will buy this thing today.

Besides, a basket would cost fifty or sixty catties at least, and people might not want all of them.

After the guests at home left, Zhang An's family finished their dinner, and then began to pack the wild walnuts that Zhang An had picked.

"Why is it so small?"

Wang Fang then peeled a few and found that they were all hickory nuts.

Few people in the village are willing to eat this kind, because they think they are too small and there is not much walnut meat in them to eat.

"I encountered this kind of thing today, and I haven't encountered a big one."

Zhang An took the knife and quickly opened the pair of walnuts.

After they are dried in the shade, they can be stored for a long time.

And Zhang Anke didn't intend to dry all these hickory nuts.

He was going to get some five-spice star anise to boil these pecans and slowly dry them in the sun.

At that time, the dried pecans will also taste five-flavored.

"Mom, do we still have spices at home?"

Zhang An did what he said, and asked his mother directly for spices.

"What are you looking for spices for, and you don't have anything to stew."

The spices of Zhang An's family are used to stew vegetables during Chinese New Year, or when making big dishes.

"I'm going to cook this hickory with spiced star anise, and it'll be much better when dried."

Wang Fang knows that her son is not active in other aspects, but he is very diligent in eating.

But Wang Fang didn't say anything, and still found out the spices at home and handed them to Zhang An.

"Can these walnuts be boiled with spices?"

It was the first time that Wang Fang explained how to cook these things with spices.

"I didn't know this could be cooked. Peanuts and sunflowers can also be cooked when they are freshly harvested. This is how spiced melon seeds are made."

"Then our family will cook some next year. The five-spice melon seeds are more delicious,"

No matter what it is, if you get used to the original flavor after eating for a long time, the five-spice flavor will give people the feeling that it is delicious.

Taking advantage of the strong fire on the coal stove, Zhang An directly set up the big iron pot and started cooking.

"Mom, next time you go to the market, buy more spices like five-spice star anise. It won't take much time to buy a little bit each time."

Zhang An thought that this thing is not expensive anyway, so buy more and put it away, and eat and do whatever he wants.

"I don't usually use it for a long time. If I bought too much of this spice, I put it away. It will be stale after a long time, and the fragrance will not be strong by then."

There is indeed no shelf life for five-spice star anise, as long as it is well preserved, it will be good for two or three years.

But if this thing is left for a long time, the fragrance inside it will slowly dissipate and become stale.

There is no fragrance in the things cooked with old spices.

After half an hour of cooking, the walnuts on the fire have been cooked.

Now the water in the big iron pot has boiled a lot, Zhang An lifted the big iron pot to the pot ring and put it on.

Then, after taking out the spice bag inside, let the boiled brine soak the walnuts in the pot.

Wait for it to soak for a while, the aroma soaks through the walnut kernels inside and then take it out.

Finally, take out the walnuts in the pot, drain the water inside and then take it to the sun.

But it is already night now, so I can only put it in the sieve first, and then dry it tomorrow.

Looking at the pot of soup in the pot, Zhang An felt that it would be too wasteful to pour it out now.

After thinking about it, there are so many eggs in the house, so I kept them first.

Then I found a pot of eggs and boiled them in water, and then cracked the outer eggshells.

Finally, put it into the brine and start to marinate. The purpose of breaking the eggshell is to make the egg more flavorful.

Zhang An is going to make a pot of delicious five-spice eggs for snacks.

Usually I'm too lazy to do it, but this time it's easy.

"Dad, Mom, try this hard-boiled egg and see if it's delicious."

Zhang An brought out two boiled eggs and handed them to his parents.

Although this is not the legendary tea egg, it is almost the same.

Now no one on the street has started selling marinated eggs yet.

Zhang An still remembers some people saying that the country is very poor and cannot afford eggs, especially tea eggs.

He stood up now, and Zhang An ate one and played one for him.

It didn't mention throwing away. This is the most basic respect for food, and it's not that Zhang An can't afford to throw it away.

Although Zhang An didn't put tea leaves this time, Zhang An's family has no shortage of tea leaves.

(End of this chapter)

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