Chapter 54: Those Are Bamboo Shoots
When I got home, the sunset glow in the sky had not yet faded.
Su Qingshan put Qibao in a baby chair, asked Jinze to accompany his sister, and then he and Gu Jianguo started to deal with today's prey.
Su Mingmei was boiling water in the kitchen.
Dong Yulan was sorting out the wild vegetables, preparing to pick some out in the evening and make some fried eggs with wild vegetables later.
"Are you hungry, sister? Brother will go make milk for you right away!" Gu Jinze touched his sister's little head, spoke in a little adult's tone, and turned around to make milk powder for Gu Qiqi.
Gu Jinze watched as Su Mingmei prepared milk powder for Qibao, and he had also practiced the process countless times himself. Now he was very adept at preparing milk powder for his sister.
While Gu Qiqi was waiting for her elder brother to prepare the milk powder for her, five little chicks ran over happily and chirped at her.
Gu Qiqi casually scattered some grass seeds, and the chicks ate happily.
Su Qingshan is plucking the feathers of a turtledove.
Gu Jinchen and Gu Jinan watched from the side.
Gu Jinan: "This turtledove is quite fat, let's eat it tonight!"
Gu Jinchen: "They look fat, but there's not much meat left after plucking the feathers. Four turtledoves barely make up a plate. Let's catch a few more next time!"
"You two have good aim. If you practice more, you will hit the target every time. Our family will depend on you two for meat in the future!" Su Qingshan flattered them with a smile.
The two boys will be six years old after the Chinese New Year. It is really great that they have such accuracy and arm strength at the age of six.
"Don't worry, Grandpa. Next time we go to the mountain, I will definitely bring back two more birds for you!" Gu Jinan promised solemnly.
He practiced his aim at home every day from now on, ensuring that he could shoot more turtledoves next time.
"Haha, okay, I've been waiting for you to say that!" Su Qingshan said with a smile.
Skinned the rabbit, plucked the pheasants and turtledoves, cleaned them, stewed the pheasant and braised the turtledoves, and rubbed the remaining meat with salt and kept it for tomorrow.
It was the first time we hunted so much game and the whole family was very happy.
It happened that Mr. Bai came back from the hospital, and Su Mingmei invited Mr. Bai and Xiao Tuan to have dinner at home.
Chicken stewed with potatoes, braised pigeon meat, scrambled eggs with wild vegetables, and a cold bracken salad...
Xiao Tuan looked at the delicious food on the table and was surprised to hear that Gu Jianguo had taken his family and children to play in the mountains.
"Jinchen and Jinan are both really good, they can both shoot birds!"
"My kid will also be coming over in a few days. When the time comes, I'll ask your Jinze, Jinchen, and Jinan to take him out to play. But my kid has a weird personality and doesn't get along well with others. I'm so worried..."
Xiao Tuan gets a headache whenever he mentions his youngest son.
Because of him, his wife and he live separately, and he is alone when he comes home from get off work every day.
Listening to the laughter of Gu Jianguo's family next door, my own home is so cold and deserted. The contrast is so strong that it makes me sad just thinking about it.
"My sister-in-law and the children are coming?" Gu Jianguo looked surprised.
"Well, my dad is too old to take care of me, so I thought of bringing my kid to live with me and take care of him under my own supervision!" Xiao Yi nodded.
When he thought of his son, he couldn't help but hold his forehead.
The person in his family is not his son, but his ancestor.
He felt that he must have owed this boy something in his previous life, so he let the brat abuse him in this life!
Gu Jianguo didn't know much about Xiao Tuan's family situation and it was difficult for him to express his opinion.
Mr. Bai didn't say a word and just focused on eating the food the whole time!
Maybe it was because he had tasted the food cooked by Su Mingmei, and the food cooked by others seemed just so-so.
In addition, the hospital was very busy during this period, so Mr. Bai had to rush through every meal. He hadn't enjoyed a meal like he did now for a long time.
In his eyes, there was nothing but eating. Nothing else caught his attention.
"Strange, these are both steamed sweet potatoes, but why is the one made by Su girl so much more delicious?" Old Bai couldn't help but sigh after taking a bite of the steamed sweet potato.
Although he seldom cooks, he knows how to steam sweet potatoes.
Whether it is a hospital canteen or a military canteen, steamed sweet potatoes are indispensable every day. Only the sweet potatoes steamed by Su Mingmei are fragrant, sweet, and sticky. They have a fresh fragrance and are extremely delicious.
"If Mr. Bai hadn't told me, I wouldn't have noticed that this is actually better than the one in the cafeteria. Is there some secret to steaming sweet potatoes?" Xiao Tuan looked surprised.
"There's no secret to this. It's just that when you're steaming rice, you put the chopped sweet potatoes on the side of the pot. It's probably because they're steamed together with the rice that it tastes extra good!"
Su Mingmei's eyes flickered and she said perfunctorily.
If there is any difference, it lies in the sweet potato itself.
The sweet potatoes they eat now were all thrown away by Qibao.
In the past, I would feel sick of sweet potatoes if I ate too much.
Nowadays, children like both sweet potatoes and potatoes and never get tired of eating them.
"So that's how it is!" Old Bai suddenly realized.
Gu Qiqi, who was sitting in the baby chair next to them, couldn't help but sigh at her mother's cleverness.
Three days passed in a flash.
The seeds that Su Qingshan sowed in the yard have taken root and sprouted.
Su Qingshan was very surprised when he saw those small seedlings.
"It seems that this batch of seeds has a very good germination rate. The temperature has been good recently, so they are growing fast!"
In three days, the seeds that were sown have grown to the height of fingers. At this rate, they can be transplanted in two days.
"We have chickens at home, so it's best to build a fence around the plants before transplanting!" said Dong Yulan.
It’s amazing how lively the chicks we caught were. They ran around in front of the kitchen all day long. When they got tired, they would go to the small bowl with a hole in it to get some water to drink.
"The fence is easy. I see there is a bamboo forest behind our family compound. We can go down and cut some bamboos and build the fence today!" Su Qingshan said.
"Okay, I'll go with you. Let's build the fence quickly and then build a chicken coop for the chicks!" Dong Yulan nodded.
When Gu Qiqi heard that they were going out, her eyes lit up and she stretched out her arms for a hug.
"Oh, our good girl knows that grandpa is going out!"
Su Qingshan, who was obsessed with his granddaughter, couldn't help but feel happy when he saw the good girl reaching out her hand to him.
My dear granddaughter is very smart, but also very cunning.
A pair of big black eyes stare at you, and you can't even say no!
"If your dear girl wants to go, just take her with you. It's not far away!" said Dong Yulan, who also has a granddaughter complex.
"If you take her with you, how will you and dad get work done? There are many insects and it's very humid in the bamboo forest. It's better not to take Qibao with you!" Su Mingmei said helplessly as she watched her parents dote on Qibao.
Gu Qiqi was eventually taken away.
Su Mingmei also went with them.
Su Mingmei and Su Qingshan were busy cutting bamboo, while Dong Yulan watched from the side holding Qibao.
This bamboo forest has no owner.
The bamboo forest is very large, and every household will come here to cut bamboo when they need it.
As long as it is not a large-scale deforestation, basically no one will say anything.
Gu Qiqi lay on her grandmother's shoulder, staring at the sharp corner sticking out from the ground.
[Hey, those are bamboo shoots! ]
[This thing is delicious whether it is fried or pickled! ]
Gu Qiqi thought to herself and slurped her saliva, probably thinking of the pickled pepper bamboo shoots she had eaten in her previous life.
She still recalls that feeling till now!
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