I became popular after the live broadcast of raising cubs deep in the mountains

Chapter 4 – Mountain Food

"Leave the house to you? What can you do with your weak body that can't lift your hands or resist your shoulders? From now on, you can take care of the baby with peace of mind, and dad will take care of the money."

Ye Zhen knew that Ye Hongxi loved her, and the private school was set up for Ye Zhen.

The ancestors of the Ye family were definitely from a scholarly family. Before Ye Zhen entered junior high school, she was raised by Ye Hongxi in the traditional way. She was proficient in classics, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Ye Hongxi held her in his hands like a pearl and never let her suffer the slightest bit. Ye Zhen, who had been raised pampered and had no fingers in the water, would not agree with her to take on the important responsibilities of the family now.

"You're going to solve it? How do you solve it? Have you sold all the sets of furniture in your home? What happens after they are sold out?"

Seeing Ye Hongxi lowering his head, Ye Zhen softened her tough tone and said, "Dad, I am already over 20 years old. If I don't learn to be independent, what will I do when you get old?"

"You can go in the future..." Ye Hongxi subconsciously wanted to say something, but stopped in time, burying his face in the shadows and remaining silent.

Ye Zhen intuitively felt that it was related to the Ye family's family background, but since Ye Hongxi kept silent, she didn't ask any more questions.

"Dad, let's do this. You just have to look at my performance. If I find it hard and tired, you will have the final say in everything at home from now on, okay?"

Ye Hongxi looked at the little girl in front of him in a daze. When will she grow up?

He waved his hand, "I'm old, I'm old. You'll know how tired you are after being home for two days. Dad will rest for two days."

This was a disguised agreement. When Ye Zhen saw that Ye Hongxi was still picking up the soup bowls while he was talking about resting for two days, Ye Zhen held down his hand and said, "Dad, just rest and I'll wash the dishes." .”

Ye Hongxi's hand froze. He hummed, let go of the bowl, and added, "I can tell you, I only have 200 yuan left at home."

"I know, I'll earn you the money back in two days." Ye Zhen replied casually while washing the dishes.

"Grandpa, I'm hungry. What's for lunch?" Ye Baini pulled Ye Hongxi and pressed her little hand on her flat belly, "Grandpa, it's barking."

"Hmph, I don't care about family matters. Ask your mother." Ye Hongxi pretended to roll up his sleeves and leave. After arriving in the study, he sat by the window again and glanced here from time to time.

Ye Baini kicked her short legs and ran to Ye Zhen, "Mom, I'm hungry. What should I have for lunch?"

"Mom, I want to help you wash the dishes, but it's too high and I can't reach it..." Ye Qingyun wrinkled his little face, looking very distressed.

"Mom, Ni Ni also wants to help you wash the dishes." Ye Baini said not to be outdone.

"Glutty, that's not what you said just now, don't imitate me."

"Who can learn from you? I also want to help my mother wash the dishes, but I'm still hungry!"

"Okay, stop bickering, mommy is going to cook for you." Ye Zhen stopped the two cubs from bickering, picked them up one by one, and went to the vegetable garden in the backyard.

There are many fruits and vegetables in summer, and this backyard is a treasure garden. Strings of small lantern-like red tomatoes bend the shelf, verdant cucumbers are hidden in the wide leaves, there are also fiery red peppers, plump green Eggplants, mustard greens, romaine lettuce, lettuce, leeks, and baby greens cover a vegetable field in green.

The eyebrow beans planted in the corner climbed all over the wall, blooming with purple-white flowers, and hung with dark purple eyebrow beans in the shape of a small flat sickle, with a curved and slender beak at the top.

There is a small river outside the innermost backyard wall, and clumps of cress grow on the damp wall roots, which are green and tender.

There are also several trees planted in the backyard, including toona trees, cherry trees, pomegranate trees, and jujube trees, red and green, with abundant fruits.

Ye Zhen remembered that there was also a thick peach tree in the front yard, with fist-sized red and white peaches hanging all over the branches. There was also a cool aisle built with long stone slabs and covered with grapevines, covered with green grapes.Ye Zhen picked a basket of vegetables. She had traveled all over the world and practiced cooking all her life. She really had the skills of everyone.

The kitchen is divided into two sides, with an old-fashioned rural earthen stove on one side and electric appliances such as a rice cooker on the other.

The two cubs had never seen their mother cook before, so they all gathered around Ye Zhen and watched curiously.

"Mom, I know this is celery." Ye Qingyun said after seeing Ye Zhen pick up a handful of green vegetables.

"This is cress, also called Shui Ying. I'm going to make a Bijian soup for you." Ye Zhen selected the cress and washed it.

"Bijian soup? What is that?" Ye Baini, who was eating cherries, was immediately attracted to the novel food name.

"It is made of cress. It has a fragrant taste. It smells like being in a green stream in the mountains and valleys, which makes people feel happy. Du Fu has a poem: 'Fresh crucian carp and silver-threaded soup, green celery and blue stream soup'," said That’s it.”

"Wow, mom, cook it quickly, it sounds delicious!" Ye Baini stopped eating the cherries, wiped the drool, and stared eagerly at the water celery in Ye Zhen's hand.

Ye Zhen blanch the cress in boiling water, take it out, pickle it with vinegar, ground sesame seeds, a little salt and fennel and set it aside.

Finding that there was a piece of old tofu in the refrigerator, Ye Zhen took it out and made a dish of Jiang Shilang tofu.

Peel both sides of the tofu, cut each piece into sixteen pieces, dry, boil in lard, add smoke to the tofu, sprinkle a pinch of salt, turn over, add a cup of sweet wine, a handful of dried shrimps, a pinch of sugar, and roll Two times, cut the green onion into half-inch sections and sprinkle on it, then slowly bring the pot back to the boil.

The scent floated out from the kitchen, and Ye Qingyun, who was always reserved, couldn't help but swallow, "It smells so good..."

Ye Zhen made a stir-fried shrimp and leek dish with the remaining dried shrimps. She also blanched the young bamboo shoots, onion mushrooms and wolfberry heads in boiling water. She mixed the fried shrimps with the shrimp oil, pepper, salt, soy sauce and vinegar to make Daoshanjia's three crispy dishes. cold dish.

Cut the pickled cress into sections and boil it into soup. Then use the boiled cherries in plum water. Remove the pits and mash them. Wrap them in the dough and roll them into pancakes. Place them in the steamer for 2 minutes, then sprinkle them with sugar.

At this time, the rice in the rice cooker was boiling. Ye Zhen poured the diced peach meat into it, covered the pot and let it simmer for a few minutes before taking it out of the pot.

Three dishes, one soup and one dessert are all there.

The two cubs followed Ye Zhen every step of the way, their eyes bright and they sipped saliva from time to time.

"Can we have dinner?"

"Can we have dinner?"

Two immature childish voices shouted in unison.

"Go and call your grandpa over, then you can eat." Ye Zhen wiped the dishes, filled a few bowls of peach rice, and ordered the two cubs.

As soon as they heard that grandpa was coming, they could start dinner, and the two boys ran to the study room faster than rabbits.

"Grandpa, look, look! This is the lunch made by mom! It's super delicious!" Ye Baini was chirping like a sparrow, excited.

"Grandpa, has mom really never entered the kitchen before?" Ye Qingyun also had bright eyes.

Ye Hongxi looked at the table full of food, feeling sad and moist at the corners of his eyes.

(End of this chapter)