Reborn under the White Mountain

Chapter 94
Spring is a season of revival of all things. The originally silent mountains and forests gradually show their vitality.The tender green grass broke through the ground, blooming the first touch of new green in spring.The trees also sprouted gradually, and all kinds of small animals also appeared one after another, jumping on the branches in the forest.

This season is a good time to dig root vegetables.Root vegetables, also called root garlic, are plants that look like onions.However, its underground bulb is very small, usually like a big finger, and its spicy taste is similar to that of onions.It can be said that it is the wild vegetable that people see first in spring.The small root vegetables can be dug up and washed, and can be eaten directly with sauce, or chopped scrambled eggs.Yuxian has started to compete with small root vegetables these days, because she is really fed up and has no vegetables to eat.Dalang and the others were also allowed out by Mr. Yuan, so a dozen or so children shuttled between the fields every morning.The children in the village will come out to dig some small root vegetables at this time. Where there are people, there will inevitably be fights. It is nothing more than you entering my territory and robbing my wild vegetables.However, no one dared to provoke the Tong family's children, because there were so many of them, how could there be so many children in an ordinary family.

The three members of Xue's family and Fang Haoyu have never done this before. They are very interested in digging wild vegetables, and Xue Bochao is even messing around in the field.On the other hand, Fang Haoyu, at a young age, has a very calm temper and doesn't talk much.Seeing that Yuxian accidentally got dirt on her face, she took out a handkerchief and wiped it off for her. "They're all cats."

Seeing that the snow-white veil was covered with dirt, Yu Xian felt a little embarrassed, "Brother Haoyu, give me the veil, and I'll wash it for you when I get back."

"No need, I'll wash it at night, I can do it myself." Fang Haoyu smiled, and then continued to look for small root vegetables.

There are many people, so there is great power. In a short while, a basket of small root vegetables was dug up. This thing is also quite spicy, and no one can eat much, so there is no need to mess with it.After returning home, Yuxian and Chuntao picked out the small root vegetables and washed them.Fang brought out a few eggs, beat the chopped root vegetables with eggs, stirred them, and then fried them out.In this way, a plate of scrambled eggs with small root vegetables becomes.For lunch, of course this is it.Dalang and the others are also very good at wrapping small root vegetables and miso in pancakes, and they are also very happy to eat.

After lunch, everyone was going to study in the study room. Mr. Yuan taught very flexibly, and the children loved learning, so there was no need for anyone to urge them, and they went to sit and listen to the class automatically.Naturally, the books at home were not enough for so many children, so Yun Song went to the town to buy a set for everyone, such as the Four Books and Five Classics.For the rest, Mr. Yuan copied some when he was free, and then distributed them to everyone.Erlang and Bowen sometimes helped to copy the books, both of them wrote well, and Yuan Qingyun also appreciated it very much.Others are worse. The children of the Tong family cherish the days when they can study, so even the third child works hard.

Yun Song set up a martial arts training ground for the children in Dongkuayuan. The ground in the middle is very flat, and some weapons are placed around it.The knives, guns and sticks were all drawn by Mr. Yuan, and then Yun Song asked someone to build them.Everyone has a set of bows and arrows, and Mr. Yuan will take them into the mountains to hunt every once in a while.

The children's life is very regular now. They get up in the morning to practice martial arts, have breakfast, and go out to dig wild vegetables.Listen to lectures in the afternoon and read books freely in the evening.Every morning is the happiest time for the children.The river has completely thawed, and Yun Song often takes the children to go fishing by the river.The fish spends the whole winter at the bottom of the water, and all the fat is exhausted, which is the time when the meat is at its most delicious.The children are naturally more interested in this. In the morning, sometimes they can catch a few fish, and it becomes a delicious meal for everyone at noon.However, the river water was still very cold at this time, so Yunsong forbade the children to go into the water, and only squatted on a big rock to fish in a place with stable water.

It happened to be raining that day, and everyone said that spring rain is as expensive as oil. The old people in the village were happily talking about the rain, but Yuxian was thinking that it was time for the toad to come up from the river.Toad is the name of the local people. The correct way to say it should be called Chinese forest frog. This kind of animal will come down from the mountains every autumn and spend the winter in rivers and lakes. In spring, it will come out of the water and grow in the woods.Because it lives under the ice and snow for about five or six months, it is also called Xueha.The meat of the snow clam is very delicious, and the oviduct of the female wood frog is called the snow clam oil, which is a very valuable tonic.Every autumn, the female forest frog stores energy in the oviduct to prepare for the winter, so the forest frog oil is also known as animal soft gold.Although forest frogs in spring cannot pick up the oil of forest frogs, after a winter, the stomachs of forest frogs are very clean and taste very delicious.

Yuxian saw that the rain outside was not heavy, so she told Da Lang that she was going to catch toads.Although Da Lang didn't know that toads could be eaten, he was right to hear from his sister. Facts have already proved that his sister is the absolute authority when it comes to eating.So Dalang found out the coir raincoat, which Yun Song had prepared earlier in the house, just in case it was not available in the spring.

So a large group of people put on coir raincoats and clogs on their feet, and then walked towards the river.Everyone holds bright seeds in their hands to light up. The bright seeds are usually the part where the pine roots have rotted for many years, leaving the most pine oil. It is very easy to burn, and this kind of light rain can't extinguish it.When you get to the river, you will see many toads jumping to the bank, and then jumping towards the forest.Yuxian shouted: "Brother, this is the thing, hurry up and grab it, let's eat toad stew tomorrow."

The children began to catch toads, and Yuxian carried a bag in her hand, and was responsible for putting the toads in it.The boys were all quick-eyed and quick-handed, and when they caught one, it didn't take long for Yuxian to have more than half of the bag in her hand.Yuxian looked at it, and saw that the rain was still falling, so she shouted: "Brother, it's almost over, let's go home."

The boys were having a good time, how could they go back so easily, and after grabbing for a while, the bag could no longer hold it, so they stopped.Da Lang fastened the bag, and then Xiao San carried the bag and walked home.After arriving home, Yuxian put the bag in the kitchen, everyone washed their hands, changed their clothes and went to bed.

In the afternoon of the next day, Yuxian told her mother to stew toad for dinner.Fang knew that the children went out to catch toads last night. Although she had never eaten toads, her daughter said they could eat toads, so it should be fine.Yuxian asked her mother to boil some water, and then put a basin under the bag.Opening the mouth of the bag, just as the toads were about to jump out, Fang poured hot water in.A few scoops of hot water were poured in, and the toads were all scalded to death.Then pour it out and add some cold water to wash it off.

Put some oil in the pot, cut some green onions and fry the pot, then pour the toad into it and stir fry, put some salt, pour some clear sauce, then add water and simmer.Yuxian asked her mother to find some potatoes, peel them, cut them into small strips and put them in the pot to stew together. When the potatoes were cooked, the dishes would be ready.Filled two basins and brought them to the table.Tonight it was pancakes, but Yuxian asked her mother to mix some white flour into the cornmeal, then ferment it, and steam it after it was fermented. This kind of pancake tasted much better.As soon as the stewed toad was served, everyone stared at the pot, everyone wanted to know what the taste of the toad caught last night was.

"Okay, let's eat." After Fang's words, everyone started to move their chopsticks, all heading towards the toad.

"Well, it's delicious. It tastes very fresh, even better than chicken." Everyone said it was delicious.At this time, the stomach of the toad is very clean, and everything on the body can be eaten.The female toad is called a female toad, and the male toad is called a male dog. When the female toad has eggs in her stomach, it is also delicious.

"That's right, you haven't tasted cricket tofu yet, it's even more delicious. After a while, we'll catch cricket and let you try it. It's all my little sister's idea." Xiaosan said proudly Those from the Xue family and Haoyu said.

"Little girl is really good, this thing tastes really good, let's catch it tonight." Haoyu ate deliciously, and then suggested.

"Brother Haoyu, this thing is only available when it rains in spring. It only jumps from the river to the bank when it rains. If it rains these days, we will catch it again." Yuxian explained to everyone for a moment.Yuxian really likes this era very much. In Yuxian's previous life, this toad was contracted by someone to raise the river section.Even so, it is very expensive, about seven or eight yuan for a mother's cuddle, like the way everyone eats today, it costs more than 1000 yuan to eat. "Actually, if you catch it in autumn, you can get the toad oil from the mother's body. That is also called snow toad. It is a very precious tonic. It can nourish the kidney and essence, nourish yin and moisten the lung, strengthen the brain and intelligence, calm the liver and nourish the stomach. , used for yin deficiency, weakness, fatigue, palpitations, insomnia, night sweats, tuberculosis and coughing up blood, etc. It has a very good effect. And it has a mild nature and flavor, so it can be taken for a long time. Brother Haoyu, let’s have more autumn in the new year Grab some and find a way to give them to your mother, it will be good for his health."

"Thank you, little sister, then you can teach us how to peel toad oil in autumn." Haoyu was very interested in hearing Yuxian say that snow clam oil is good for mother's body, and felt that Yuxian could think of her mother very much. Happy.

"Yuxian is really amazing, and she knows a lot. Brothers, younger siblings, it is really a blessing in this life for you to have Yuxian. This child will not be wrong in the future. The children in this house will be human in the future. Zhonglongfeng, just watch." Yuan Qingyun also ate quite beautifully.

"If it's really what the elder brother said, it would be great. If there is a capable person like the elder brother to teach them, these children will not be worse in the future." Yun Song is naturally very happy.

"By the way, the family caught four little pigs, and I will leave the work of feeding the pigs to you in the future, do you hear me?" Fang said to the children.

"Mother, don't worry, we will feed the pigs well." Da Lang replied.

Since then, the children have had another job, feeding the pigs.These four little guys are very fond of eating. They are still young and there are no wild vegetables in the forest, so they just feed them with some bran.The work of feeding the pigs was basically done by the children. Every morning when Mrs. Fang finished feeding the pigs, several boys competed to feed the pigs.The four pigs are divided into two pens, and they are afraid that they are all together, and the competition for food is too fierce.The children of Xue's family belonged to the kind of people who had eaten pork but never seen a pig running, so when they saw a piglet, they found it very strange, and they would rush to go to it every time it was time to feed the pig.

　The second is delivered.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)