take a wife to support the family

Chapter 91 Corn Egg Cake

Not long after harvesting the sweet potatoes, the corn is also fully mature.After these days, the leaves of the corn were completely withered and yellow, and the grains became hard. Lily took the wintersweet to cut down the corn one by one, and dragged them to the yard for storage.

Six or seven corn cobs can grow on a single corn plant, which is slightly smaller than the ones Lily used in her previous life, but compared to wheat and rice, the harvest is already very gratifying.

Break off the corn cobs, tear off the outer layer of old skin, leave only a few tender leaves at the end, twist them in the opposite direction into a bunch, then take another corn, and twist the two bunches of leaves together.

A dozen or so corn cobs are twisted into a strong bunch, and first placed in the sun to dry. The leaves are thick fibers, and the more they are dried, the tougher they are, and the tighter they are twisted.

After they are dried in the sun, they are hung in bundles with thick hemp ropes, and hung in a cool place on the roof of the warehouse. If it is not exposed to rain, it will not be a problem to hang them for a year or two.

The old corn is hard to chew when boiled, so it is really not delicious. Lamei asked: "How do you eat this? The same way as wheat rice?"

Wheat rice is a way of eating directly steamed without grinding the wheat grains. The wheat grains are coarse and rough, but they are tasty and fragrant.Corn will only be more fragrant, but the grains are thicker and harder to digest. Lily shook her head: "How can this be eaten like that."

Just pick a few tender ones, peel some corn kernels into it when cooking porridge, it will be fragrant and sweet.Most of the corn is very old and can only be eaten as flour.

Liu Mofang's family had never ground cornmeal before, so they dared not take on the job for fear of damaging the millstone.Lily wanted to buy two stone mills since she made tofu last time, and asked the tofu family in the town to help pay attention. It just so happened that a familiar stonemason was recently finishing two stone mills, which were larger than ordinary household mills and bigger than mills. much smaller.

When Lily went to see it, the stone mill was smooth and solid, and the stone was fine. Try to slide it a few times, and the upper and lower mill fans bite tightly, which is a good mill.

Lily was very satisfied after seeing it, and asked someone to transport it to her home. The mason's house also sent a large and flat bluestone, which is convenient for placing a stone mill.

The stone mill was installed in the yard, and Lily couldn't wait to grind some cornmeal to eat.To grind the noodles, you must first peel the corn kernels. The old corn kernels grow strong, and you can’t peel off a few kernels until your fingers hurt. Lily thought about it carefully, and finally remembered something she had seen when she was a child—a corn grater.

It is said to be a wiper, which is completely different from the kind of wiper used to grind courgette shreds. The latter is a thin iron plate with many holes on it, and the thickness of the holes can control the thickness of the shredded shreds.

The corn razor is a thick wooden board, which is pierced with a large iron nail, and then the nail is bent upwards. After adjusting the angle several times, the left hand and knee hold the razor firmly, and the right hand grasps the corn and slides it lengthwise over the pointed end of the nail. , the corn kernels will be quickly peeled off.

Lily rarely saw this thing when she grew up, if it wasn't for the uncomfortable peeling of Lamei corn kernels, she couldn't think of it for a while.

With a corn squeegee, peeling corn kernels is much simpler. In addition to the squeegee, there is another way, which is to rub the corn on the edge of the dustpan, but it is not as fast as the squeegee, and it is easy to damage the dustpan.

Peel a dustpan of corn kernels, shake the dustpan while blowing off the white film that affects the taste, sprinkle some water to moisten it, and then grind it.

There was no animal power in the family, so they had to grind the mill manually. The two sisters took turns to work, one grinding the mill, the other filling the millstone with corn kernels, and constantly sweeping the overflowing corn dregs to the ground with a small clean broom. In the dustpan.

After the first pass, there are still many large grains of crushed corn slag. It needs to be ground two to three times, and it needs to be grinded again to get pure cornmeal.

Corn flour has an attractive golden yellow color, unlike wheat flour, which has a delicate touch, while corn flour has a rough and sticky feel.

Beat the egg liquid and stir well, add corn flour and a little wheat flour, chopped green onion, season with salt and pepper powder, pour the stirred custard into warm oil and fry on low heat until golden on both sides, it is a delicious corn omelette.

Lily pinched a piece with her fingertips and fed it to Lamei's mouth: "Try it."

The omelette is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, crispy and sweet. The aroma of eggs and fresh cornmeal mix into a thrilling taste. Tears are shining in the eyes of the winter plums, which are hot.

She gasped and praised vaguely: "It's delicious!"

"Slow down, no one will fight with you." Children from poor families often have a problem, gobbling their meals, probably because if they don't grab food at home, they will starve.

Song Haonian thinks that Baihe eats very politely because she doesn't have the habit of gobbling up food like this. There are winter plums, and Lily is slowly teaching her to change—not to tell her to eat less, but to tell her to eat better, so as not to It's a joke, and she doesn't feel well.

The corn harvest is not much, except for the ones reserved for next year's seeds, this year's lily can only eat more than 100 catties, so they don't disperse everywhere, so they have to make corn cakes and distribute them to everyone.

These days she is extravagant, and even Li Caifeng can't stand it anymore: "You have a better life. Anyway, you think more about yourself, and you are scattered too much. One day you don't think about it, and people will say you are not thoughtful."

Li Caifeng knew that what Li Caifeng said was reasonable, she raised rice to raise kindness and fought rice to raise hatred. She gave away things for people every ten days and a half months, and everyone praised her for her generosity. If she gave away too much, she might really cause trouble.

What's more, her tortillas are made of solid ingredients, with a lot of oil, eggs, and green onions. They are delicious, and some people are afraid that they will say that she is a waste.

She is very teachable: "I know, these days are just harvesting sweet potatoes and corn. After this harvest, even if I want it again, I won't have to give it."

The two of them talked about the men who went hunting in the mountains again, and Xing'er was holding the cornbread and eating it slowly, halfway through eating, she heard her mother talking about her father and uncles, and quickly interjected: "There are still Heizi, I can Think about it!"

Heizi is a dog that can hunt wild animals, and it is indispensable to go to the mountains. Xing'er grew up with Heizi since she was a child, and she takes him very seriously.

Li Caifeng laughed at her daughter: "I only want Heizi, but not your father?"

Xing'er blinked, and said with reason: "Heizi play with me!" Dad didn't spend as much time playing with her as Heizi.

Li Caifeng, Baihe, and Lamei all laughed at this reason. Li Caifeng also said: "When your father comes back, I will tell him that Xing'er only wants Heizi, not father."

Xing'er stomped her feet anxiously, hugged her mother's legs, and flirted with sweet words as if she didn't want money. Li Caifeng held back a smile and said, "It's useless to tell me, tell your father."

Xing'er said: "My father is not angry with me."

After a joke, Li Caifeng counted the days with her fingers: "Usually, when I go to the mountains, it takes a month at least and forty days at most. Now I have been away for more than 20 days, and I will be back soon anyway."

It's fine if Li Caifeng didn't say anything, but when she said it, Lily suddenly realized that she hadn't seen her husband for more than 20 days, and she felt sore.

Missing it together, Lily couldn't hold it back. For a while, Li Caifeng thought about Song Haonian's unsure how to endure hardships outside, and for a while, he fantasized about his heroic posture of drawing a bow and arrow to shoot and kill wild animals, and she couldn't help but start to be in a daze. ?”

Li Caifeng smiled and said: "You are a new wife, so you are stickier, but don't always be in front of an old couple like me."

Lily blushed, but she didn't argue, instead she pointed at Li Caifeng and said, "I don't believe you are not sticky. Xing'er, tell auntie, does your mother miss your father?"

Xing'er said loudly: "My mother misses my father every day!"

Even a sharp person like Li Caifeng would feel shy when she wanted to tear Lily's mouth open: "I'll give you a rotten hoof!"

These days, there are people in the town who grow pears, apples, etc., and they have harvested one after another. They buy some lilies of all kinds, and eat them with wintersweet if they can't hold them. Sealed and stored in the cellar, it can be stored for a month or two.

In her vegetable field, except for radishes and cabbage, the last crop of other vegetables has been harvested, and the seeds of next year have been reserved for lentils and beans, and the pods are hung under the eaves to dry.

Every household began to stockpile food for the coming winter. Lily first sold fresh vegetables that came off after a crop, and then began to sell dried vegetables that are easy to store. Although the land is small and the output is not large, it is very popular and makes a fortune. small money.

Lily lived happily ever after, and the smiles on Lamei's face became more and more day by day. The withered and thin face has grown some flesh, and it looks much more energetic than before.

One of Lamei’s daily chores is feeding chickens and ducks and collecting eggs. When she got up this morning, she wiped her teeth with salt and rinsed her mouth. She drove the ducks out of their nests and told them to swim in the river. There is something white and raw, and upon closer inspection, it is round and warm, it really is a duck egg.

Lamei was so happy that she yelled: "Big sister, big sister, duck egg!"

Lily came to take a look, and Lamei smiled as if she had gained a great benefit, so she also laughed, "Hey, the duck has laid eggs too, a good sign!"

Duck eggs are bigger than chicken eggs, and the skin looks slightly blue, and they are heavy in the hand.Lamei bent down to dig out in the grass nest, and unexpectedly took out another one.

She excitedly said: "Sister, I'll sprinkle some wheat bran on them to make up for it!"

Wheat bran is the layer of skin left over from wheat flour. It has a rough taste, and most people would not eat it unless there is no food, but it is nutritious, and it is best used to raise poultry and livestock.

Like a little miser, Lamei looks at the eggs and duck eggs in the basket and imagines: two eggs a day, twenty in ten days, and sixty in a month, whether you eat them at home or take them out to sell, they are all the same. Big money!

Until Lily called her to have breakfast, she couldn't stop laughing.

Lily used to see her sister as sad as a little old lady, and she had a very headache, but now she looks silly and happy, and thinks it was pretty good before.

"Don't just smile, eat well." Lily knocked on the table, "Tell me, what should we do with these duck eggs?"

La Meiqi said: "Have you noticed yet?"

"My idea is mine, what's your idea?" Lily wanted to cultivate Lamei as soon as possible, otherwise she would marry and be the head of the family in the future, so she didn't know what to do.

(End of this chapter)