Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 99

Talking and laughing along the way, Cheng He also rowed the boat to the shore.

The harvest was quite good today, I got some shells, a black fish, a bunch of mussels, some water chestnuts, water chestnut vegetables, and lotus root strips dug by Wen Qingsong, which seemed quite rich, with both meat and vegetables.

This can realize Cheng He's idea for dinner today, a lake fresh feast.

It’s just that there doesn’t seem to be such a term as “Huxian Rice”, so he created it himself.

When they came out, they brought all kinds of tools, water chestnuts in a bag, mussels in a bucket, put some water in it, and covered it with a lotus leaf, so as not to stink to death before they got home.

The black fish was placed in another small basket, also covered with lotus leaves.

Zhao Sizai was reluctant to leave, and looked back at the beautiful scenery of Peach Blossom Lake. There were green lotus leaves and pink lotus flowers nearby, and the endless sparkling light in the distance, which made people feel refreshed.

She said with infinite fascination: "I used to think that I want a house facing the sea, where spring flowers bloom, but now I don't want to, just in Peach Blossom Lake! Facing Peach Blossom Lake, summer comes with the fragrance of lotus..."

Cheng He echoed: "Well, your idea is quite creative. It seems good to build a house here! At least Fengshui is also good!"

Zhao Sizai gave him a blank look: "Cut, feudal superstition! I just think the scenery here is very good."

"Of course it's good. There are mountains and water, can't it be good?" Cheng He replied.

Wen Qingsong, carrying a bag of water chestnuts, walked in the front and ran a long way. Looking back, the big team fell far away, so he couldn't help shouting: "Can you hurry up!"

Cheng Xinxin was walking slowly with a lotus in her hand.Seeing Wen Qingsong running ahead, he immediately refused to admit defeat.

She ran away and said, "I want to be No.1!"

Quickly ran forward.

Wen Qingsong teased her at first, pretending to speed up and continue running, but when Cheng Xinxin caught up, he naturally let her go.

Cheng Xinxin ran in front, and immediately shouted happily: "I won the first place! I am No.1! None of you are faster than me! Hahahaha..."

Wen Qingsong was the closest to her, so he pretended to start running over her, and the little girl let out a dolphin-like scream in shock, and then ran again yelling.

Zhao Si was looking at her, and sighed: "She is quite used to life here!"

"Of course! She is my daughter!" Cheng He said with infinite pride.

Zhao Si was looking at him, but thought in his heart that she was still Xiaoqian's daughter.

A group of people finally came back exhausted.

On the way, Cheng He and Wen Xue also sang a folk song in friendship in order to relieve Zhao Sizai's fatigue that had never experienced the pain of a long-distance trek.

The melodious tune, the rhythm of male and female chorus, and the natural folk song style are completely different from the international pop music that Zhao Sizai has heard before, but they are so charming.

When they got home, everyone, big and small, was almost tired and didn't want to move. Cheng He still had to prepare dinner.

But tonight's dish is Huxian, Cheng He is very interested.

Cheng Shi ran back from the town for the third time today to send a courier, and was preparing to pack the remaining goods in the yard, but the building was empty and there was no one there.

Just sat down to work for a while, the team came back, those with lotus, water chestnuts, mussels and black fish...

He said weakly angrily: "Aren't you overdoing it? Let me run a few times in the sun by myself. It's better for you, go play in the lake!"

Cheng He laughed loudly: "Then, thank you for your hard work. How about you drink two more glasses tonight?"

Cheng Shi immediately beamed with joy: "That's about the same. Hey, this black fish is quite big, is it five catties? Black fish is not easy to handle, how did you get it?"

Cheng He said: "Stop talking nonsense, what flavor do you want to eat? Braised or stewed?"

Cheng Shi chuckled: "I don't want to give any opinions. Anyway, you are good at cooking, and you can cook anything delicious. Isn't it too ignorant for me, who is waiting to eat, to give my opinions?"

Cheng He said: "You are quite self-aware."

Cheng Shi smiled and continued to pack his package.

Zhao Si had walked such a long way, and when he got home, he immediately slumped in the chair, not wanting to move.

The yard full of things reminded her that she still had a lot of work to do tomorrow, so the good mood she had just returned from the game dropped by half in an instant.

Wen Xue doesn't care about this mountain road, and she still has energy after returning.She wants to turn on the computer and get back to work.

Cheng He said: "Xiaoxue, just take a rest honestly, can't you? You can't run away from that work, it belongs to you. If you think it's too free, you can come and help me!"

Wen Xue ran over immediately.

Cooking is a trivial matter for her.She quickly helped clean up the water chestnut, and then washed it.

In addition, the water chestnut has already been peeled when it was on the boat. At this time, it only needs to be soaked and washed, and it can be fried and eaten later.

The mussels also had to be cut and prepared, but Cheng He had already done it himself, so he was ready to cut and then marinated with a little seasoning.

As for the black fish, Cheng He thought about it, or he could eat it in two ways, since the fish is big enough anyway.

Eating it stewed ensures the comprehensiveness of nutrition, and Wen Xue's grandfather can also try it.The other half should be braised in soy sauce, which has a stronger taste, and young people like to eat it.

It didn't take long for a few dishes to arrive on the table.With Wen Xue's help, this dish was prepared very quickly.

A plate of water chestnut garden vegetables, using water chestnut grains and some current vegetables.Cheng Shi saw that the water chestnut had been peeled, and immediately brought some vegetables from his house.

White water chestnut grains mixed with green edamame, red tomato grains, purple onion grains, yellow corn grains, and black fungus. This is a colorful and colorful garden vegetable.

Not to mention eating, just looking at the appearance makes people salivate.Authentic pastoral cuisine.

Water chestnut is a dish of hot and sour water chestnut fried with garlic, spicy and vinegar after blanching.

Another plate of stir-fried lotus root, a plate of stewed black fish with mushrooms, a plate of braised black fish, and a plate of deep-fried mussels in sauce are all hard dishes.

Today's harvest is really good, Cheng He is very satisfied.

These are all authentic lake delicacies, a table full of authentic flavors.

After the dishes were served, Cheng He took out a set of lunch boxes, filled some of each item, and asked that boy Wen Qingsong to run errands and bring them back to his grandfather.

When the old man is old, don't let him run errands.

Wen Qingsong used to refuse to eat at other people's homes, but today is a special case because his sister is there, so he is no longer stubborn.

Cheng Shi and Cheng He drank and ate vegetables, and the rest ate first if they didn't drink.

Zhao Si was holding the rice, smelling the aroma, and asked, "Why do I think your rice is particularly fragrant? Is there something in it?"

She was a little cautious in asking questions, for fear of being despised by Wen Qingsong if she asked common sense.When she was in Peach Blossom Lake earlier, she was despised by this kid when she saw fish in the lake yelling.

Wen Xue smiled softly and said in a low voice: "Mr. Zhao, today's rice is really special. It is steamed through the lotus leaf. Do you smell the fragrance of the lotus leaf?"

Zhao Sizai sniffed it again, and said, "Really! So the lotus leaves you just brought back were not wasted?"

Cheng He drank a glass of wine and said, "Of course, lotus leaves are so fragrant, it would be a pity to throw them away. In fact, there is a local cuisine that specializes in a staple food wrapped in lotus leaves. That's better than mine. It's more complicated."

Lotus-flavored Cage Rice.

Supplemented with shrimps, pork belly, taro, mushrooms, sausages, green onions and other materials, prepare these materials and stir-fry them in the pot;
Then mix it with half-cooked rice, wrap it with lotus leaves, and steam it together.

For steaming, a special small bamboo cage is used. The steamed rice has both the fragrance of lotus leaves and the meat inside, which is really delicious.

It is really a mixture of various fragrances, which tastes good and smells good.

　Thanks to [Yuzu King], [Yuexia Ancient Spring], [Red Sword] for their support, very very grateful!Thank you all for your votes of recommendation!In the new week, I wish you all a good mood every day!

　　
　
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