At first she thought the cricket's head was no longer needed, so she threw it on the ground. However, Old Mrs. Tian scolded her and said that the head was also a good thing and should not be thrown away, so she asked her to throw it into the mortar.
Tian Tian had no choice but to throw it into the mortar, but she was also wondering why she had to take the head apart when they had obviously thrown them all into the mortar together.
By the time she finished cleaning all the cicadas, it was already around four o'clock. Old Mrs. Tian washed her hands and then crushed all the cicadas.
Tian Baobao and Tian Zhuo also came back. They picked up a stick and pretended to ride a horse, making noise in the yard.
Tian Tian and Old Lady Tian took turns to crush the crayfish, then put the crayfish into a cloth to filter it, beat two eggs into the crayfish juice, and then went to boil water.
Tian Baobao and Tian Zhuo were originally riding their "wooden horses" around the yard, but when they saw Old Lady Tian take out two eggs, they immediately threw away the sticks in their hands and ran over to stare at the crayfish soup.
Old Mrs. Tian went upstairs to boil water. After the water boiled, she poured all the crayfish soup into the boiling water and slowly pushed it with a spoon. Soon the crayfish soup formed lumps. Old Mrs. Tian then tore off a few leaves of the cabbage at home, broke them into pieces and threw them into the pot.
I also cut some green onions and sprinkled them into the soup while waiting for it to boil.
He also steamed the cornmeal pancakes left over from the morning. After they were all ready, he took out the several large firewoods that were burning in the stove pit, extinguished them with water and put them aside, leaving only a little charcoal fire in the stove pit to keep it warm.
After waiting for Tian Lisong and the others to come back, the whole family started to eat.
Chen Guihua looked at the cicada tofu in the pot and was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. "It's still necessary to have Tian Tian, otherwise we wouldn't have the time to pick cicadas!"
Today they went up the mountain and picked a lot of wild vegetables, and Tian Lilin also brought back several bundles of firewood.
It's just that everyone came back a little late today, because we have to start farming tomorrow. The weather has been getting warmer day by day in the past two days. There was a drizzle last night, so the land is just moist. And it was cloudy all day today. It's just the right time to farm, and we don't have to carry extra water to irrigate the land after using up the water.
So today everyone wants to get more firewood and wild vegetables.
"How can we get some wild vegetables today? When we go to work in the fields tomorrow, Tiantian will go to the mountains to pick wild vegetables." Chen Guihua said as she brought food to the table.
Tian Tian's face suddenly turned bitter. It was very normal to go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables at this time. After all, it was a period of famine and there were no vegetables at home. It was also the time when wild vegetables were available. If she didn't go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables, she would only be able to eat dry steamed buns dipped in soybean paste at home.
Since the adults in the family go to the fields to work, it is actually normal to let the children go to the mountains to pick wild vegetables. There is nothing to say about it.
But Tian Tian was worried that she didn't recognize many wild vegetables at all, except for those that looked particularly distinctive, like broad beans and ferns, and the thorny young shoots growing on trees. She could barely recognize them, but she didn't recognize the others at all!
Tian Tian was so worried that even the cicada tofu that she had been looking forward to for a long time tasted bland.
"No, I'm not going to pick wild vegetables!" Tian Baobao, who was eating crayfish tofu, objected, "Sister, I'm going to pick crayfish tomorrow. I still want to eat crayfish tofu!"
"You little brat, all you do all day is eat and play. There's not much meat in your cicada, and you have to peel the shell to eat it. It's so tiring. How can I have the time to wait for you to peel the cicada when I'm working? It's so tiring to make cicada tofu. It's faster to eat wild vegetables!" said Chen Guihua.
They did want to eat crickets, but this kind of thing is only delicious when you have nothing to do and eat it slowly. It is not suitable to be eaten while working.
Tian Tian also knew that what Chen Guihua said made sense. Fortunately, she had made an appointment with Shen Lingling and Tian Yun to go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables tomorrow.
She didn't know what wild vegetables were, but the two of them certainly did, so she could just follow them and pick them.
Thinking of this, Tian Tian relaxed and was in the mood to enjoy the food.
This cicada tofu is indeed worthy of its reputation, the taste is very much like tofu, very soft and tender, but the taste is very sweet.
When Grandma Tian cooked it, she didn't add too many seasonings, just a little bit of salt and soy sauce, and even no ginger, but there was no fishy smell at all, and the soup was very delicious.
She had previously thought that cicada tofu was made with cicadas and tofu, but she never expected that it was first beaten into a paste, filtered, and then boiled in water. She didn't know who came up with this method, it was simply amazing.
It turns out that foodies are the most awesome people in the world.
Tian Tian broke the cornmeal bun into small pieces and threw them into the soup to eat.
"Ah~" Chen Guihua said with satisfaction after taking a sip of the soup, "This cicada tofu is really delicious. It would be even more delicious if you add some chives!"
"We don't have any leeks at home. Wait until the leeks are harvested and the farming season is not busy. I'll go to the river and pick some and then cook for you," said Old Mrs. Tian.
Who doesn’t like delicious food? She also likes to eat crayfish tofu, and she is willing to make it if she has time.
"Mom! I have to go to the county town tomorrow. First, I have to go to the fertilizer factory to bring back fertilizers, and second, I have to go to the farm to bring back four pigs! And then I have to deliver the hemp rope to the supply and marketing cooperative. My second son will go with me, so I don't have to cook too much at noon tomorrow." Tian Lisong said.
"Why do you need four pigs this year? Can the Sun family take care of them?" Old Mrs. Tian asked in confusion when she heard Tian Lisong say that he wanted to bring back four pigs.
Last year, their team raised three pigs, which were all quite fat. One pig was enough for them to complete the task, and they killed the remaining two pigs for their own meat.
These four pigs are indeed a bit too many. According to what Old Mrs. Tian said, if you want to raise so many and divide the harvested pig grass among four pigs, it would be better to raise three pigs like we did last year. This way, each pig can eat more and grow meat faster.
"We wanted to make more money, but our team was too poor, and the money we earned from food alone was not enough," said Tian Lisong.
Their team had no money, and he, as an accountant, had the hardest time. He couldn't apply for anything he wanted.
Just like the fertilizer issue this time, if they had a little more money, they could apply for more fertilizer.
"Baby! Our team has raised more pigs this year, so you have to collect more pig grass so that we can have pork to eat during the New Year." Tian Lisong smiled at Tian Baobao.
"Yes! We need to let this child do more work, otherwise he will run around all day and there won't be enough clothes for him to change at home." Chen Guihua said.
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