Farm work is tiring. Old Mrs. Tian suggested adding more oil to the vegetables while working, or frying a few slices of meat in them, so that everyone can have the energy to work while eating.
Seeing that the lard had been fried out and the bacon had become a little burnt, Tian Tian poured the chopped cabbage on the side into the pot, making a "sizzling" sound.
After stir-frying the cabbage for a few times and softening it, add a ladle of water. Now make a pancake out of the corn dough that has just been kneaded and stick it on the edge of the pot, stick it around the pot, then cover the pot and leave it there to simmer.
There is no need to add salt to the cabbage. When making bacon, Grandma Tian sprinkled a lot of salt on it. If you sprinkle salt on it, the cabbage will be salty.
Tian Baobao was so greedy when he saw the meat in the pot, "Sister! Can you give me a piece of meat when we eat later?"
"Okay! I just cut eight slices of meat! Our dads are not at home! I'll give those two slices of meat to you two!" Tian Tian said.
"Hey, hey, hey," Tian Baobao was a little tempted when he heard that he was given an extra piece of meat, but he felt a little bad, so he said shyly, "This is a bit bad, right? My dad and my uncle haven't eaten meat for a long time!"
The last time they ate meat was during the Chinese New Year, and they haven't eaten much since then.
"I'll just eat one piece!" Tian Baobao said he was not greedy.
Tian Tian thought Tian Baobao was funny and teased him, "If you don't want to eat it, I'll give the two extra pieces to my brother."
Tian Baobao turned to look at Tian Zhuo who was drooling, then turned to look at Tian Tian, and said seriously: "Then my brother and I should each have one!"
Tian Tian was so amused, "Okay! You two can each take one!"
It takes some time for the dish to be stewed, and during this time, Tian Tian and Tian Baobao are brushing crayfish together.
When Old Mrs. Tian came back and saw that they had caught crickets, she didn't say anything and went to pick the wild vegetables that Tian Tian had picked.
Tian Tian felt that the dish was almost ready, so she lifted the lid of the pot. A burst of hot steam immediately blew in her face, mixed with the aroma of oil.
Tian Tian held her breath after taking a sniff. She didn't like the smell of salty bacon, which was too greasy and fragrant. However, Tian Baobao and Tian Zhuo liked it very much and their mouths were watering at the smell.
Tian Tian took two large earthenware jars, one of which was filled with a lot of stewed cabbage and salty bacon, and the other was filled with some stewed milky white soup.
Tian Tian didn’t know why the soup was so white, she didn’t put anything in it.
Tian Tian covered the soup pot with two bowls, put several cornmeal buns in another pot, and then carried the two pots and two pairs of chopsticks to the field to deliver food to Lin Meiyu and the others.
Lin Meiyu and the others were sitting on the ground taking a rest. When they saw Tian Tian coming over with two clay jars, they quickly stepped forward and took a handful.
"Tiantian, what did you cook for lunch?" Chen Guihua came over and asked.
"Cabbage stewed with salty bacon!" Tian Tian said with a smile.
"Oh! This is good stuff!" Chen Guihua smiled happily when she heard that there was meat inside. She couldn't wait to take the earthenware jar, lifted the bowl covering it and saw that there was indeed cabbage stewed with salty bacon inside.
She poured some cabbage and broth into her bowl, then took a cornmeal bun and started eating it on the spot.
"Second Aunt! There's still meat in there! I'll pick one for you." Tian Tian rummaged around in the clay pot and saw two pieces of meat. She picked one up and put it in Chen Guihua's bowl.
Then he put the remaining piece into Lin Meiyu's bowl.
Chen Guihua and Lin Meiyu worked for the whole morning and were eating a delicious meal here. The people working in the same field as them were all educated youth from the educated youth camp. The old educated youth kept swallowing their saliva at the smell of the salty bacon, and then nibbled on the dry cornmeal cakes in their hands.
"Mom! There's no water in your jar. I'll go back and boil some water and bring it to you, and then take the dishes back on the way!" Tian Tian asked while holding the clay jar filled with water. There was no water at all in the jar.
"Okay! We'll put the dishes and chopsticks here later, and you just put the water here too." Lin Meiyu said.
Tian Tian went back with the clay pot, boiled some water in the brazier, and then went to the table to eat.
Old Mrs. Tian picked some of the wild vegetables she had brought back, blanched them in water, and then ate them with sauce.
Tian Tian only ate wild vegetables for this meal. She couldn't stand the strong smell of lard in the salty bacon. It was too greasy and she felt like vomiting after eating it.
She just tasted two bites of the cabbage, which was soaked in the salty bacon juice. It was delicious to Tian Baobao and the others, but a little too greasy for Tian Tian.
After dinner, Tian Tian went to bring water to Lin Meiyu and the others, and on the way she met those people who were bringing back fertilizer.
"Uncle Niu! You guys are back?" Tian Tian started shouting from a distance, "My dad and my second uncle aren't back yet?"
"Your father and the others have gone to the breeding farm! I will unload the fertilizers into the warehouse later, and then I will go back to the breeding farm to pick up your father and the piglets." After Uncle Niu said this, he drove the ox cart to the brigade's warehouse.
Tian Tian went to the field to deliver the clay jars, and then took the clay jars containing vegetables home to wash them, and then took a short nap at noon.
In the afternoon, old lady Hetian got up and turned the vegetable garden at home, and planted eggplants, peppers, tomatoes, and kidney beans.
The eggplant and pepper seedlings were grown by Old Lady Tian several days in advance, so they can be planted directly in the ground today. As for the rest, the seeds can be scattered in the vegetable field. After they are compacted with feet, a little water will be sprinkled on them, and they will sprout in a few days.
After the seedlings emerge, you need to put up a rack for kidney beans, cucumbers, cowpeas, etc. to allow them to climb up the poles.
But once these vegetables grow, they won’t have to worry about what to eat.
After waking up, Tian Baobao and Tian Zhuo caught crickets at home.
They might have gained experience from pounding the big jar of soy sauce. Although their pounding was a bit slow, the resulting crayfish paste was quite fine. The two brothers squeezed out the crayfish soup together and even took two eggs to beat into it.
When Old Lady Tian saw this, she said, "Don't go picking up crickets tomorrow. Your uncle brought the piglets back today. Go pick some grass to feed them tomorrow."
Who can bear to have two eggs every day?
Tian Baobao and Tian Zhuo didn't think much about it. Their minds were full of thoughts about having cicada tofu in the evening. When they heard what Old Lady Tian said, they just nodded.
In the afternoon, Tian Lisong and Tian Lilin came back, smelling like pig feces. Old Mrs. Tian was disgusted and wanted to drive them back to the house to take a bath.
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