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MTL - The Sweet Little Fulang-Chapter 31
It was just dawn, and before the sun rose, there was movement in the house.
The first thing Lu Gu did when he came out of the room was to see the chickens and ducks. Because it was cold at night, he would drive the chickens and ducks to sleep in the main room at night. He used bamboo strips to weave two shallow flat baskets with hay inside. Before going to bed, I used two newly woven bamboo baskets to cover the grass nests of chickens and ducks, and used a wooden stick to poke the mouth of the inverted bamboo basket to leave a gap.
Shen Xuanqing has been too tired these days, and he hasn't woken up yet. When Lu Gu woke up, he knew that sometimes it was the same when he woke up early. Lu Gu first boiled water and warmed the steamed buns and pancakes, and then he went to sleep for a while.
Moved away the bamboo baskets, some chickens and ducks were awakened, shaking their wings and chirping twice. Seeing that they were all fine, Lu Gu covered the bamboo baskets and let them out when the sun came out.
He opened the two doors of the main room, and coldness came in. The three dogs sleeping in the corner of the room were curled up tighter. The gray and white dog also glanced at him, but it didn't mean to get up.
The flames began to rise at the bottom of the stove, and some fine firewood was added to it, and it soon became hot. Lu Gu lifted the lid of the cage and saw that there were still about ten steamed buns with miscellaneous noodles. Xuan Qing brought a few into the mountains as dry food.
He put a drawer on the pot and put four steamed buns on it to heat it up. After hesitating for a while after covering the pot, he picked up the bowl and scooped a bowl and a half into the bag with fine white flour.
The white noodles are less than 30 kilograms, so naturally he has to eat them sparingly. Until now, he has only made scallion noodle soup twice, and he is reluctant to eat more.
The water soon boiled, and the steamed buns became soft and hot after covering them for a while. He used a bowl to clasp the hot steamed buns, otherwise the heat would escape. Listening to the movement in the room again, Shen Xuanqing hadn't woken up yet, the sky in the east had just turned white, and it was still early.
Lu Gu scooped up the boiling water and ironed the noodles, and the cakes were ironed faster, so there was no need to wait for the noodles to be ready. After being with Shen Xuanqing in the mountains for so many days, he has become more proficient in cooking and cooking than before. He kneads and kneads noodles neatly. Flip the pie on the bottom of the pan and fry.
Shen Xuanqing finally got up, and the three dogs followed him out.
Da Hui yawned, and the thin dog stretched out his four long legs in the yard and stretched his waist.
Shen Xuanqing was washing in the courtyard, and he was not afraid of the cold, so he washed with cold water. Lu Gu had just washed it, he picked up the pickles, and took out the four steamed buns in a bowl. There were two bowls of water on the table in the main room, which was warm enough to enter the mouth, and the two sat at the table to eat and drink. stand up.
Lu Gu ate less in the morning, one steamed bun was enough, and the remaining three belonged to Shen Xuanqing.
"Want to touch the snails today?" Shen Xuanqing asked him, and after seeing him nod, he said, "I'll keep that big ash for you, don't go too far, it's okay if you can't touch it."
"Yeah." Lu Gu nodded.
Busy with fences and ponds these past few days, I didn’t go hunting in the mountains. I have to go out today. Shen Xuanqing packed up after eating. Seeing that the small cloth bag that used to hold dry food in the bamboo basket was shriveled, he went there by himself. Take the kitchen.
Lu Gu was washing the pickle bowl when he saw him come in and lift the lid of the cage drawer. He took five or six steamed buns and stuffed them into the cloth bag. Before he could speak, Shen Xuanqing packed it up.
He stood up in a hurry, and he didn't have time to wipe his wet hands. Shen Xuanqing walked out with a cloth bag, just in front of him. He was in a hurry and reached out and grabbed the corner of Shen Xuanqing's clothes. A little wet mark, then scared cowardly, quickly let go and said anxiously: "Wait."
Shen Xuanqing had to stop, and for the first time, Lu Gu took the corner of his clothes and approached timidly, which made him smile a little.
The cloth bag in his hand was taken away by Lu Gu. He didn't know what to do when he saw Lu Gu lifted the lid of the pot and took out five white flour cakes from it.
This thing is different. It was made for Shen Xuanqing alone. He bought chickens and ducklings for him and treated him so well. When Lu Gu handed over the packed cakes, he felt so grateful and flattered to Shen Xuanqing. I was embarrassed, so I lowered my head and smiled shyly, and whispered: "The dry food that goes into the mountains, eat this."
It's better to feed people with fine noodles than with miscellaneous noodles.
Taking the cloth bag, the white cake inside was still hot, which made Shen Xuanqing's hands feel warm. Seeing Lu Gu smiling so shyly, the string in his heart seemed to be gently plucked, and his own The little husband thought about himself so much that he didn't know how to express his joy, and his handsome face smiled a little silly.
Seeing him smiling like this, Lu Gu became more and more shy and didn't dare to look up. Finally, he heard the dog barking twice outside the courtyard gate, and Shen Xuanqing recovered.
Lu Gu escorted him to the door, and watched with Da Hui as he walked into the forest with Xiaogou, and when he could no longer see it, he turned back to the yard and started a busy day.
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After the sun came out, the quiet mountain forest was no longer as scary as it was at night. When he encountered a place with dense grass, Lu Gu used the long wooden stick in his hand to explore the grass and pave the way, and Da Hui followed him all the way. Walking in the direction of the last mushroom collection, he really told him to find a mountain stream.
The stream flows down the mountain. The water looks extremely clear, it is cleaner than the water in the Qingxi River, and there are green cress growing along the stream. Lu Gu felt fresh and tender after taking a bite. Pick more and wait for Shen Xuanqing to come back in the evening to eat.
This cress is more tender than the one he used to pick by the river in the village. I think it will be delicious when cut into a salad. It can also be fried or fried with meat. There are not many pickles in the jar, and the cress can be marinated in vinegar for a day or two. You can eat it, sour and crunchy. You can also eat pickled vegetables, otherwise you will always eat salty.
Fortunately, he came out today and carried a big bamboo basket on his back, so he was able to get more back.
Watercress is not in a hurry, there is no one else here, he took off his shoes and socks and rolled up his trousers into the water. Because he came here specially to find the snails, he naturally wouldn't go back too early. Lu Gu brought himself four steamed buns with miscellaneous noodles and packed them in cloth bags. Now that he was in the water, he tied the cloth bags to the back rope of the bamboo basket.
There were quite a lot of stones in the water, and when he opened several pieces, he finally saw three or four thin-shelled green snails, all of which were quite large, but the shells were brittle and thin. .
Lu Gu's hands were light, and he didn't want to crush them, so he touched them and threw them into the bamboo basket behind him. He walked along the stream to the place with many rocks above, and he turned over all the rocks that could be turned over, looking for it very carefully.
He even asked him to catch a small crab called belly purple in the mountain stream. It was either hidden under stones or in muddy water. It was named because of the light purple on its belly. I don't know what the place next to it is called. It's called, it's a kind of expensive mountain fresh.
When he was in Anjia Village, he had seen someone go up the mountain to catch some, but that person didn’t sell it, he took it home and fried it himself. .
This thing can be fried and eaten with Sichuan pepper and autumn pepper. Since it is eaten, Lu Gu will not let it go easily, and belly purple and green snail are caught together.
When he saw the belly purple, he remembered that this thing was as expensive as green snails, but this deep mountain is no better than when he was in the front mountain, he could go to town to sell things if he caught them. Shen Xuanqing walked fast and could go out in an hour and a half. Up.
But he also thought that snail crabs, like loaches, would be raised for a few days to spit mud, and they could live for a few days in the water. After two days of catching some and keeping them in the water, they can also be brought back in wooden barrels, and they are easier to carry than fish. Small crabs can live for a while out of water. He soaked the green snails in wine, leaving only the snail meat, which is lighter.
Thinking of this, Lu Gu became eager in his heart. He searched for more. Shen Xuanqing and his family couldn't finish eating, and they could still get money to sell in the town.
Afraid that the crabs would break or eat the green snails, he picked a few large leaves and wrapped the green snails. After he touched many of the leaves, he packed them with slender and sturdy grass stems, and threw them into a bamboo basket. Don't be afraid anymore.
Belly Zi used his pointed legs to make a hooting movement in the bamboo basket. Sometimes he felt as if they were climbing up. Lu Gu slapped the bamboo basket a few times with his backhand. The crab that had just climbed a little fell into the bottom of the bamboo basket again. .
There was a rush of water, and it was Lu Gu who grabbed a belly purple from the muddy water, pinched it in the clear water and shook his hands to wash it, and it was soon clean.
The stream was turbid due to walking and rinsing the mud, but after the people left, it cleared again soon after.
Da Hui waded in the water for a while, then returned to the shore, fluttering his body and shaking his hair. Lu Gu splashed with water all over his body. He raised his head to look at Da Hui, with a slight smile in his eyes, followed by a dog. I'm so relieved, I don't feel like I can't find my way back when I go far.
This mountain stream is quite long. He followed the stream for a long time, rummaging both upstream and downstream. When he felt hungry, he looked up and saw the sun above his head. It was noon. Rest on a large rock.
He moved the shoes and socks as he walked, so as not to be lost, and put them on after the feet were dry. Seeing that there were edible red fruits in the grass beside him, he picked them all, squatted by the stream and washed them, and tasted a sweet and sweet one. , is too small.
Seeing Da Hui come over, he also tried to feed Da Hui two, but he didn't expect to eat them. It turns out that dogs also like to eat fruit.
Not only the grass red fruit, he also saw a water bag tree when he was wading over the water just now. The fruit on the top was all red and grown, but he didn't know whether it was a bitter bag or a sweet one. This kind of wild fruit is thin and juicy, and when it is fully ripe, it can burst open like a water bag, so it is called water bager tree.
Lu Gu walked over and pulled down a branch on tiptoe. He picked a small red fruit and bit the skin lightly. When he felt the sweetness of the juice, his eyes were full of joy, it was a sweet bun!
The water bag'er tree is more bitter than sweet, and eight out of ten trees are bitter. Even adults can't bear that kind of bitterness, let alone eating it. Just like he did just now, he bit the peel of the fruit and got the juice on the tip of his tongue. The tip of the tongue can feel bitter and numb, and people who are not used to this bitter taste will retching, not to mention how uncomfortable it is.
So after tasting the sweetness, Lu Gu was very pleasantly surprised. He picked several red ones and washed them by the stream. The redder the fruit, the more ripe it was. The flesh inside was soft and full of juice. He stuffed one in his mouth. When you bite into it, the sweet juice overflows.
Seeing Da Hui beside him, he opened a sweet bun and handed it over. Da Hui smelled it, opened his mouth and ate it, and licked the sweet juice on his fingers. One person and one dog eat the sweet buns he picked.
Lu Gu ate two and a half of the four steamed buns, and gave the remaining one and a half to Da Hui to eat. Da Hui didn’t have time to follow him today to catch bamboo rats and chase rabbits, so he couldn’t make him hungry.
After eating, he found a clear place, took a few sips with his hands, and Da Hui also followed him and lowered his head to drink water. He was human and smart.