"I never thought you could buy vegetables in the city at this time of year! Not to mention, they even bought peaches."
"When my wife told me this, I was shocked. Fortunately, you guys went into town to buy these things today. Otherwise, with my wife's personality, I wouldn't be able to see these things." Li said thankfully.
"Haha, sister-in-law, you are being too polite. We are neighbors, and we should take care of each other." Zhang patted Li's hand and said.
"I just like your personality. You're straightforward and say what you want to say without having to guess."
"Mom, everything has been moved down." Brother Yun shouted.
"Sister-in-law, the head of my family said that the vegetables and peaches should be divided equally between our two families." Zhang looked at the lush green cabbage, the juicy red carrots, and the sweet-smelling peaches, and her mood instantly improved.
Wu's two daughters-in-law and several children also gathered around the mule cart.
"Oh, what a fresh and delicious dish."
"Yeah, I didn't expect to be able to buy vegetables and peaches at this time."
“I like peaches.”
“I like peaches, too.”
"Eldest wife, second wife, you two count the cabbages." Li made arrangements.
"Okay, Mom."
"I understand, mother."
The two daughters-in-law of the Wu family began to count the cabbages skillfully.
"Sister-in-law, the head of my family said that the peaches have been weighed. We will each get a basket." Zhang said, pointing to the full basket of peaches.
"Okay, then we don't have to go through all the trouble." Li said happily.
"Mom, the cabbages have been counted. There are sixty-two in total." said Li's eldest daughter-in-law.
"Okay, then each family will have thirty-one cabbages. Eldest wife, please count out thirty-one cabbages." Li continued to give instructions.
"Okay, mother." After saying this, Li's eldest daughter-in-law started to work skillfully.
"These radishes, I see, are in almost the same amount in the two baskets. They should have been weighed, right?" Li asked uncertainly.
"Sister-in-law, it has been weighed. One basket is enough for our family." Zhang said affirmatively.
"Big brother, second brother, you two should move the carrots and peaches back first." Zhang said to Big Brother Yun and Second Brother Yun behind her.
"Okay, Mom." Boss Yun picked up a basket of carrots and left.
Yun Lao Er also picked up a basket of peaches and walked back.
"Are your two children so strong? I wanted to ask my son to help send them back." Li said in surprise.
"Except for me, the father and son are all strong in my family." Zhang said nonchalantly.
"This is not ordinary strength!" Li hasn't recovered yet.
"Yes, he is really strong. This is the first time I have seen it too." Li's eldest daughter-in-law said in surprise.
"It was a bit difficult for me to carry those two baskets, but I didn't expect the two children to just pick them up and go."
"That's quite surprising."
Zhang Shi didn't react at all to the Wu family's discussions. She had heard this kind of talk too many times.
"Sister-in-law, you can save some of the cabbage and eat it slowly. You can dry the rest and put it directly into the kimchi jar to pickle."
"The same goes for carrots. However, carrots are not easy to keep in this weather. If you have plenty of salt at home, you can pickle a jar of pickles." Zhang said.
"You have a point. I have several empty kimchi jars at home. I can pickle cabbage and carrots."
"Eldest wife, do we have enough salt at home? I remember we bought salt before, right?" Li asked loudly.
"Mom, we still have a lot of salt at home. It's definitely enough to pickle radishes and vegetables." said Li's eldest daughter-in-law.
"I'll go find a small jar to pickle radishes later." Li's second daughter-in-law also said.
"Sister-in-law, your two daughters-in-law are so capable. You are so blessed." Zhang said enviously.
"Haha, my two daughters-in-law are indeed capable. However, you don't have to envy me. You will never lack daughters-in-law to work for you in the future." Li said with a smile.
"Sister-in-law is right. My days of worry are still ahead."
"Mom, let's go back. It's getting late, we should hurry up and clean up these vegetables." Boss Yun urged.
"Sister-in-law, I don't want to chat with you anymore. I'm going back to prepare the dishes." Zhang said and was about to leave.
"Hey, sister-in-law. I forgot to tell you, after you put the kimchi jar in, add a little white wine. This will prevent the kimchi from blooming easily." Zhang turned around and said.
"Okay, I have some white wine at home. I will definitely remember to put some white wine in it this time." Li said happily.
"Then I'm leaving, sister-in-law." Zhang hurried back. The eldest and second eldest Yun followed behind, carrying cabbages.
After returning home, Zhang took the three Yun brothers to prepare the vegetables. They peeled off the old leaves on the cabbage and took the whole cabbage out to dry in the sun.
After washing the carrots, put them in a basket and move them under the sun to dry.
Butcher Yun had bought a lot of carrots today. Zhang arranged for the children to give three carrots each to the village chief and several clan elders, so they could try some.
Zhang remembered that Yun Yiyi loved the radish rolls she made. Since the carrots were fresh, she had Yun Lao Da cut four large carrots, then minced them and rolled them into a ball with her hands, squeezing out any excess moisture.
Then, add salt, oil, and the ground peppercorns you fried yourself into powder into the radish filling. Finally, mix well and set aside. The aroma of the radish will come out instantly.
Zhang prepared another large bowl of dough, this time using more wheat flour than corn flour. She kneaded the dough, formed it into a ball, and let it rise in the bowl.
Steamed radish rolls don't require leavening, so Zhang didn't use old dough when kneading the dough. This way, you can make the rolls directly after the dough has risen.
While the dough was resting, Zhang placed the dried carrots into the kimchi jar. After filling the jar, she poured some white wine into it to seal it.
The remaining dried carrots were placed by Zhang in a small jar that had been cleaned and swished with white wine.
Zhang put a layer of carrots, sprinkled a layer of salt, then put another layer of carrots, and sprinkled another layer of salt. She kept putting in all the dried carrots, but the small jar was still not full.
Zhang covered the jar with oilcloth and tied it with a rope. Finally, she placed the jar of pickled radishes on the donkey cart. This finished the whole jar of pickled radishes. The rest depended on time.
Zhang checked on the noodles and decided they could stay awake for a while longer. So, she added the dried cabbage to the kimchi jar. By the time she had added all the washed cabbage, all the empty kimchi jars were full.
Zhang was very happy when she saw the row of pickle jars.
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