Chapter 27

Seeing that the sun was going west and the baskets were full of wild vegetables, the two of them walked back hand in hand.It was said that they were working together, but in fact it was almost Zhang Mantun who dragged her away.If she hadn't stood up abruptly, Lin Baozhu might not have realized that she had exerted too much force all afternoon.Now that I'm free, I naturally feel that my arms, legs and feet are hurting and I don't know where to put it.

After a tiring day, when he got home, Zhang Mantun simply warmed up the leftovers and warmed up a few pieces of dry food. The two of them ate a few mouthfuls together.When Lin Baozhu leaned on the kang cabinet and was dazed, she felt a pair of dry and hot hands taking off her shoes. She didn't know if it was because she had lived with that man for a long time, but she let him go without opening her eyes. To tidy up.

Originally, he planned to talk to his daughter-in-law about going to work, but Zhang Mandun went to the kitchen to tidy up and then entered the house, and saw his daughter-in-law began to doze off.Thinking of the basket of wild vegetables, and the orderly arrangement inside and outside of the house, even the yard was cleaned, he knew that his wife might be exhausted.

When they were still on the top of the mountain, what everyone was most afraid of was cleaning up the village and cleaning the entrance, which was really cumbersome and laborious.If you don't work hard, it is impossible to tidy up.So he never thinks that women are idle at home, at most they go out to do some physical work less than men, but they will definitely not be so idle.

Thinking of this, he didn't open his mouth to wake her up, he simply knelt down and helped her take off her shoes and socks, and then gently carried her onto the kang.As for whether his heart was burning when the daughter-in-law in his arms curled up and rubbed her body a few times, I don't know, I only know that in the end he went to the yard and poured two pots of cold water to relieve the fire.

Even so, the softness and fragrance of the cat-like woman will still appear in my mind, and from time to time I will think of how she rubbed the medicine on her round and white shoulders that night.

It was getting dark gradually, and the night was still long, but Zhang Mandun was tossing and turning on the kang not far from his wife, unable to fall asleep.As soon as he closed his eyes, his daughter-in-law's coquettish or angry appearance appeared in his mind, and even her embarrassing appearance dripping with cold sweat at that time could make his heart skip a beat.

The next morning, when Lin Baozhu woke up, she was still a little confused, she was thinking about making tea, why did she spend the night in a daze?My mind was spinning like a paste for a long time, until I heard the barking of dogs outside, my thoughts were brought back to reality.

But after all, she has accepted the time-traveling thing, she did not smile and sigh at the beginning, looking at the neatly folded quilt on the side of the kang.Then I got up and went to the ground, wanting to see what that man was doing.

When I left the house, I saw that the outside door was closed tightly, and there was no other sound in the yard except the chirping and quacking of chickens and ducks.After entering the stove, I saw that there was still heat in the pot, as if a fire was being buried to warm the rice.

Presumably that man got up early and went out to work before it was hot.

After dinner, she was not idle.She cut off all the bracken roots that had been picked up in the past two days, and she spent so much effort digging them just to use the bracken roots. Otherwise, if she just cut the wild vegetable stems and ate them like others, she might not be able to eat them at home now. It's over.

The rhizome starch content of fern root is very high, that is, these starches are the raw materials for making fern root powder.Among other things, just the fern root powder mixed with chili and balsamic vinegar, plus the fragrance and strength of the vermicelli itself, just thinking about it can make people want to stop.

Lin Baozhu herself is a handmade tea maker. In order to practice the technique of tea picking and making tea, she did a lot of work like homemade fern root powder.The purpose is to have a little bit of heat and a little bit of heat, so that there is time for the work under my hands.So she missed the common hot and sour snacks very much.

While thinking about the sour, hot and spicy side dishes, she took a knife and gently removed the old skin on the outside of the fern root.

Because there were quite a lot of fern roots dug, she worked hard for half an hour but only finished a small half of the pot.Looking at the basket of bracken next to it, I felt a little worried.But let's continue, her arms and sore shoulders and cervical spine simply made her unable to hold on any longer.

When Zhang Mandun came back with the firewood, he saw his daughter-in-law staring at the wild vegetables in the basket with a bitter expression on her face.And in her hand, she still held the sharp knife she used to shave meat and kill wolves, and looking down, there was a small pot of wild vegetable roots scraped clean.

"Daughter-in-law, what are you going to do? You can't eat this thing, you just chop it up and feed it to chickens and ducks, and the chickens and ducks are too small to eat." Zhang Mandun put down the firewood, frowned and walked closer to look at it. Lin Baozhu said something.Since the daughter-in-law was tempered by Mrs. Liu, not only has her temperament changed drastically, but now she has done many things that he can't understand.

I wondered if I was frightened and couldn't tell what to eat and what not to eat?After all, just looking at it, it doesn't look like she was taken away by the evil spirits in the mountains.

Lin Baozhu was thinking about something in his heart, when he saw Zhang Mandun coming back, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he stuffed the knife into his hand happily.Immediately, he commanded impolitely, and only said that when he was fleeing, he met someone who made food with bracken roots, which was extremely delicious.

She is very happy now, looking at the objects in front of her, there are a lot of them, if they are all made into fern root powder, they will weigh a lot.It doesn't matter whether you keep it for your own food or give it away as a favor. If you can get it, you may even exchange it in the town for money.

Although there is a man who can earn money in the family, who can hate money?What's more, if she wants to make tea, she must spend a lot of money to buy property. If possible, she will naturally plan to buy the mountain with tea trees.Firstly, to avoid future disputes, and secondly, it can be a long-term solution.

Zhang Mantun thought that his daughter-in-law was very hungry at that time, so she would think that the roots of wild vegetables are delicious.But looking at her hopeful eyes, he really couldn't say anything to pour cold water on her.Forget it, left and right is hard work and energy, it is not difficult.

Thinking of this, he took the boning knife and sat on the side like his wife, and began to help pick the roots.After the rhizomes are all picked off, carefully peel off the skin.The rough hands that are capable of holding guns and swords are now carefully scraping wild vegetable roots for the sake of the daughter-in-law's appetite, but it looks extremely harmonious.

Lin Baozhu was relieved when she saw that the man had gradually changed from being awkward and unskilled to being able to scrape and cut slices deftly.It was not time for lunch yet, so she scooped up another basin of cold water to soak the rhizomes she had made before.

If the fern root powder is to be delicious, the root must be soaked for two days, and the cold water must be changed every day.Wait until the color starts to bleed, then fish out and cut into strips and put them in a clean cloth bag.The next step is to rub the starch. To put it bluntly, put the cloth bag in clean water and rub it vigorously until the color is gone.

When all the starch comes out, it's time to clarify the water.It's simple to say, but it's just physical work, but the key is to filter out the coarse residue in the starch water, and let it stand for more than half an hour after precipitation.After watching it was almost done, skim off the clear water inside, and use a white cloth poured with plant ash to suck out the water and impurities.

This is not only technical work, but also relying on experience. If it cannot be done or the starch in the fern root is not lifted well, even if it is made into fern root powder, the taste will be earthy.Not to mention that it is fragrant and refreshing, even if it is difficult to swallow.

Zhang Mandun didn't understand these things, but it didn't prevent him from listening to his wife and carefully tidying up a bunch of fern roots.By the way, I also helped my daughter-in-law to borrow a pickle jar from Mrs. Tian's house to make those roots.

At this time, Lin Baozhu deeply felt how precious it is to have a man who can fight, fight and be obedient.For this, when she was cooking at night, she specially added two cold dishes.

After lunch, Zhang Mandun took a short rest, and then went to help his wife pick up the bracken roots.But Lin Baozhu saw that the man was still busy with work, so he didn't go back to the house, just took a bench and sat at the door of the kitchen and started fighting.

It's not that she doesn't want to do it, it's because she's sore all over, and there's only a sharp knife at home, so it's unrealistic for two of them to do it together.

Zhang Mantun took a look and saw his daughter-in-law bent over washing the stem, so he asked her what she wanted to eat.But the words turned around in a circle at the very end, and they didn't ask after all.It's not bad for two people to work together like this, and the daughter-in-law gives pointers from time to time.

The two of them worked so hard until it got dark that they had made a jar full of pickles, even soaking a lot of vegetable bowls.

Finally, Zhang Mantun covered everything and moved it into the stove, and then went to fetch cold water to rinse his body.It's not that he's particular about it, it's really because he saw his wife scrubbing every day and drying the quilt every three days, that's why he thought that his daughter-in-law loves to be clean.Since he found out like that, he has to wash it every day. Even if he comes back late from working in the fields, he will wash some water in the river behind the mountain.

Lin Baozhu was still satisfied with Zhang Mantun's performance.Originally, she thought about what to do if this guy was rough and didn't like to clean up, but it turned out that she was thinking too much.This man doesn't look like a big and three rough, but he is also a clean man.

If Zhang Mantun knew that Lin Baozhu admired him from the bottom of his heart, he would be embarrassed.After all, before his wife changed her temper, he, like other peasants in the village, hadn't showered for a long time.Usually when you get blood all over hunting in the mountains, you will deal with it nearby and take a few stabs in the water along the way.

The days went on like this, warm and flat, and sometimes Aunt Tian and Aunt Ma would come to visit, and it was inevitable that she brought tea to entertain them.A few days ago, some daughters-in-law of the family passed by, and happened to meet Aunt Tian who came to visit, and after thinking about it, they followed into the small courtyard of the Zhang family.

(End of this chapter)

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