Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 45 Development of Xiaolian Mountain

Although the crayfish were caught in a clean pool, Cheng He still cleaned them carefully to prevent them from eating dirt and other dirty things.

The first is to soak in water with some vinegar for a while.Crayfish drinking such water will cause them to vomit. After vomiting a few times, their stomachs are almost clean.

Shrimp shells still need to be brushed with a brush to clean the sediment.At this time Cheng Shi also came to help.

Holding the fat and big crayfish one by one, Cheng Shi was amazed.He felt fortunately that he had good eyesight, and when he saw Cheng He going to get tofu, he thought of something delicious, and he was not disappointed when he came here.

The crayfish are being processed slowly here, and the fish jelly boiled in the pot is almost ready.The soup in the pot was white and thick, and the gelatin in the bones had been boiled out. Then it was placed in a large soup bowl, cooled with well water, and then thrown into the refrigerator.

If you strictly follow the method in the mountains, when there was no refrigerator in the past, the fish jelly was soaked in the well overnight, or it was kept in cold water by the very cold pool or spring.

Generally half a day or one night later, the fish jelly can be frozen well, and the whole family can eat the fish jelly.

But now that there is a refrigerator, the time to taste delicious food has been shortened, and it can be served at the same time in a while.

The next step is to make fish head tofu soup and braised fish belly.

All kinds of aromas rushed from the kitchen to the small courtyard, making the people who were waiting to eat salivate, scratching their hearts and livers, impatiently.

Finally it's time to cook the crayfish.

Cooking crayfish is not difficult, just prepare first.

Wash the scallion white and cut into chopped green onion.Remove the root of the garlic, wash and cut into slices.Dried ginger is peeled, washed and cut into shreds.Dried peppers are cut into filaments after removing the root pedicles with scissors.

Next, heat the oil in the frying pan over high heat, add peppercorns, and fry slowly over low heat.When the oil boils, add the shredded dried chilies and stir occasionally.When the chili shreds are just yellow-red, turn to high heat, add ginger, garlic slices, and chopped green onion in turn to burst out the fragrance.

Put the washed and drained crayfish into the pot, add cooking wine to the pot, add soy sauce, salt, and white sugar and stir fry for a while.Adding sugar enhances the color and freshness.

Then add boiling water, cover, change to low heat and simmer slowly to taste. When the soup is almost dry, change to high heat and add chicken essence, white pepper powder, salt and pepper powder and stir well.

Fragrant and tempting spicy crayfish, fresh out of the pan.

Cheng He gave each dish a portion, and asked Cheng Shi to send it to Wen Qingsong and his grandson to taste.Fish head tofu soup is good for the body of the elderly, and it doesn't waste your teeth.

Following Cheng Xinxin's example, Jiang Yutong moved the stool to sit at the table.Watching delicious dishes with tempting aromas being brought to the table, I can't wait to swallow my saliva.

She had never felt so hungry before.

There is nothing particular about home-made dishes, just eat when the dishes are ready, there is no need to be rigid.One fish and four meals plus a large plate of spicy crayfish, the dishes are enough.

I just don't know how much such a table of dishes is worth in a big hotel.

Cheng Shi wants to pour beer for Jiang Yutong.

But Jiang Yutong thought that he drank alcohol at the whole pig banquet yesterday, so he didn't wake up until this afternoon.Although she was traveling, she also arranged work tasks for herself, so she couldn't be so wasteful every day, so she refused.

Cheng was quite disappointed.

I can't even talk about it. Now that people are pouring wine, others look down on it.Alas, forget it, let's turn grief and anger into appetite!
In the face of delicious food, it can hurt the spring and the autumn, and life is too hypocritical.

The fish head tofu soup is fresh and tender with a lingering aftertaste, and the tofu melts in your mouth; the braised fish belly is fresh and tasty, and the unique meat of wild fish is firm and firm.

Needless to say, the sauerkraut fish, homemade sauerkraut, the fish fillets wiped with egg white are refreshing and tender, hot and sour, very appetizing.

Cheng Xinxin ate fish jelly for the first time, and when she saw the jelly-like, bouncy and slippery dish on the plate, she felt strange, and asked, "Dad, what is this?"

"This is fish jelly, baby, eat it." Cheng He said.

"You can eat too." Seeing that Jiang Yutong was also staring at this dish in a daze, he hurriedly greeted him.

Although these two sentences were addressed to two people, because there was no interval, they became a whole sentence: "This is fish jelly, baby, eat it. You can eat it too."

Cheng He didn't feel it when he said it, but Jiang Yutong heard it, but he always felt a little awkward.As for what it was, she couldn't tell.

But looking at Cheng He, this person's expression was no different, Jiang Yutong calmed down and ate with peace of mind.

Cheng Xinxin took a piece of fish jelly, took a bite, and shouted in surprise as if she had discovered a new world: "Dad, the fish jelly is so delicious!"

Then I couldn't wait to take a second bite, and the fish jelly flowed out of the corner of my mouth.

Cheng He wiped it off for her, and said with a smile: "Xinxin, eat slowly, no one will compete with you, there are still more here!"

The fish jelly was boiled very well, and the bones were so crispy that it was fine to eat it in the mouth, and could be swallowed directly. The bones are an important source of calcium.

Cheng Shi had nothing to say, anyway, he would eat whatever he saw, he peeled a crayfish for a while, and then took a bite of fish, chewing quickly.

Probably only delicious food can cure his inner depression.

After a delicious home-cooked meal, the four of them, plus a dog, ate so much that they leaned back in their chairs and didn't want to move.

Too full.

So happy.

Jiang Yutong ate and drank enough, thinking of such a delicious meal, it was really inconceivable that he just caught it from the river.

She has never had a day like this.

In a quiet small yard, with a cool breeze, flowers outside, and birds chirping, she was eating home-cooked food underneath and enjoying the cool, no matter how you think about it, it was a pleasant thing.

Thinking of something, she got excited and asked, "Heizi, let me ask you a question. If we say that Xiaolian Mountain will be developed in the future, what do you think?"

Cheng He was stunned, and said with a smile: "Where is our turn to feel this? No matter how we feel, the above says to develop, but it doesn't have to be developed. I'm a little bum, when will it be our turn to feel!"

Not long ago, he guessed that Xiaolianshan would probably be discovered by real estate developers, but now he found that someone had the same idea as him.

All-pervasive real estate developers!
According to the previous real estate advertisements that were so exaggerated that people were speechless: close to the downtown area - sitting in the bustling city;
Next to the stinking ditch - out-of-print famous mansion on the waterfront, with the wind and the water;

There is a neighborhood committee on the side - the core landmark of the central government area;

There is a school next to it - a strong humanistic and academic atmosphere;

Low-lying terrain - private territory, warm in winter and cool in summer;

The roof is round - Baroque style;

There is a clinic nearby - Embrace health and enjoy comfort;

There is a small shop next to it, so that the convenience of life is within reach;

The distance between the buildings is small - the neighbors are close, harmonious and warm;

On the side is a barren grassland - a super large greenery, full of greenery;
Remote location - away from the hustle and bustle of the city;

……

So Cheng He was thinking, what kind of advertising slogans can the developers come up with in Xiaolianshan?Wonderland on earth, a replica of Jiuzhaigou?

It just makes people laugh.

Jiang Yutong laughed and said, "We're little people, but it's okay to chat in private! Tell me, if you really do development, what do you want most?"

Cheng Shi patted his stuffed stomach, hiccupped, and hurriedly said, "Then what else do you hope for? It must be that there will be more tourists, so that the farmhouse business in our village will flourish!"

With business and tourists, there will be income.

You can earn money at home, who wants to work outside, and don't know if you can get the wages at the end of the year?
Cheng Shi was still a little hopeful.With more tourists, his motorcycle soliciting business will be better.

Cheng He thought for a while and said, "If you want to ask me what I think, I think, no matter what, just don't pollute our Xiaolian Mountain. How many people rely on it for food."

Among other things, the deep pool where we fished today came from groundwater gushing from Xiaolian Mountain.

If the upstream is polluted, how can the downstream live?
　It’s the 28th of the twelfth lunar month in a flash, and it’s almost all on the mahjong table now, right?Hahaha... I wish my friends a lot of money!Good luck in the new year!Happy and healthy family!Thanks friends for voting.Many thanks!
　　
　
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