Chapter 177 Essential Oils
After experiencing this incident, Zhao Chunhua decided to prepare all the necessary supplies before the cold winter really came, so that she could stay at home and spend the winter with peace of mind.
It's incredible, it feels like suddenly discovering another side of the world.
When she returned home, she suddenly felt that the sky seemed brighter, as if nature was celebrating her new discovery, instantly brightening her originally gloomy mood.
While the children were being looked after, Zhao Chunhua took a sickle to the riverside and harvested some Polygonum multiflorum.
It is a wild plant that grows on moist soil. In late summer and early autumn, you can always see their tall figures on the river bank, swaying gently in the wind.
Polygonum hydropiper is an annual herb with many branches and small pink and white flowers. The whole plant has a spicy taste and can be used as both edible and medicinal.
This grass is often mentioned by the older generation in the village, who say it can help digestion and dispel wind and detoxify.
However, Zhao Chunhua collected it to make koji.
Whenever the cool breeze blows, she always misses the warm times of her childhood, especially the special fermented glutinous rice and eggs made by her grandmother when she sat by the fireplace in winter.
The taste in my memory is so warm and sweet that I still remember it to this day.
Laozao is made by fermenting glutinous rice and wine yeast. The process is complicated but full of fun.
The glutinous rice had been prepared long ago. It was carefully selected from the grain store in the town and brought home. Each grain was plump and translucent.
You can make your own koji.
Thanks to the abundance of online resources today, there are all kinds of seasonal handicraft videos available.
Just search "autumn craft DIY" on the Internet and you will be flooded with information on making natural ingredients.
How to use the seasons
The content about using sexual herbs to make traditional foods is so detailed and easy to understand that one can’t help but want to try it.
Polygonum hydropiper is particularly suitable for autumn and winter.
On such a cold day, nothing can make people feel more comfortable and satisfied than a bowl of hot and fragrant fermented glutinous rice wine and eggs, right?
The weather today is really unstable. Sometimes it is so gloomy as if a downpour may fall at any time, and then it suddenly clears up and the sun shines all over the yard.
Zhao Chunhua quickly washed her hands and picked up some freshly steamed taro and rice cakes from the cupboard before going out, intending to pick up Xiao Shitou and take him home.
Afraid that Little Stone would cry, she opened a bag of sweet rice cakes at home, picked out the three largest ones and put them in her pocket.
Thinking that the soft and delicate taste would definitely make my grandson happy, I couldn't help but smile.
As soon as I entered the door, I distributed the rice cakes to the children.
"Granny is just out for a while."
Looking at the little stone who was trying to climb towards her but was blocked by the bamboo cart, Zhao Chunhua gently picked him up, her heart full of love and pity.
"mother."
Tang Jianxi and Zhang Wei stood up from their seats and greeted her respectfully.
"Um."
Zhao Chunhua nodded gently and responded calmly, "This is the taro and rice cake you ordered. The rice cake is specially prepared for the children and is freshly baked."
"Thank you so much," Zhang Wei took the ingredients and asked politely, "How much is it this time?"
After learning the specific amount, she counted out a few copper coins from her pocket and handed them to Zhao Chunhua, "Thank you for your hard work. I'll make you a cup of tea to quench your thirst."
"Don't be so polite. It's raining heavily outside. I plan to go back early to save the children from waiting here too long."
Zhao Chunhua gently rejected Zhang Wei's kindness.
Then he turned around and carefully sorted out some daily necessities belonging to Xiao Shitou on the table next to him, and put them into a basket one by one.
Then she gently picked up the quietly sitting child and slowly walked out of the yard gate.
These days, she has indeed come here more frequently than before, but the time she stays here is always very short, and she hardly stays for a moment longer.
Most of the time, the person she chatted with was mainly her second daughter-in-law Zhang Wei.
Occasionally, he would exchange a few simple greetings with his eldest son's wife, Tang Jianxi's mother.
But the strange thing is that Tang Jianxi, the eldest son's wife, would fall into silence and no longer say anything after greeting him every time he saw him.
This kind of atmosphere made her feel a little uncomfortable and even a little embarrassed, so she would not choose to stay too long each time.
As usual, Zhang Wei accompanied Zhao Chunhua to the door and waved goodbye until she disappeared from sight.
When he returned to the house, he found that Tang Jianxi, who had been sitting on the chair, was no longer in the yard.
Facing the direction of the east wing with its door tightly closed and no sound coming from it, Zhang Wei could only shake her head helplessly.
Although she was full of doubts, she didn't say anything because she knew she wouldn't get any answer even if she asked.
In fact, Zhang Wei was also very puzzled as to why Tang Jianxi showed such obvious resistance to her.
Especially when the family was divided into two households and each lived independently, she was even secretly jealous of Tang Jianxi, who, as the daughter-in-law of the eldest son, had some extra privileges and a higher status.
In fact, Zhao Chunhua is not the kind of person who is overly harsh and picky about her daughter-in-law. On the contrary, under her careful management, all the big and small matters in the family can be handled in an orderly and clear manner.
Because of this, the men who were busy working outside to earn money to support their families could work with peace of mind without too many worries, even after they separated.
If it weren't for the unbelievable and extremely painful incident of Li Cuihua selling her own flesh and blood to others, which caused her to lose control of her emotions, perhaps the relationship between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law would still be good and harmonious until now.
The reason why Shu Yixian took the initiative to take on the important task of taking care of the young Shitou was not to escape or shirk responsibility, but simply out of the inseparable sense of responsibility in his heart and his deep and sincere feelings for this child.
He was afraid that Xiao Shitou would take up his child’s resources.
Tang Jianxi's mentality made her behavior reveal caution and carefulness everywhere. Whenever the topic related to Xiao Shitou was mentioned, she always tried to avoid talking too much.
However, she couldn't figure out why Tang Jianxi initially chose to treat her coldly.
Whenever it was late at night and everyone was asleep, she would always ponder over it in her mind over and over again, but she could never find an answer that completely convinced her.
After all, Tang Jianxi is not the kind of person who likes to show off everywhere.
Normally, unless someone asks her directly, she is never willing to talk too much about her family affairs, especially keeping a low profile in front of outsiders.
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