Chapter 80: Chicken Feather Shuttlecock, Take It and Play
Since she remembered it, she decided to do it. She asked Sang Xinghao, "Do you still have the pheasant tail feathers that my sister gave you earlier?"
Sang Xinghao didn't answer. He ran to where he slept, turned over the mat and searched underneath. Soon he came back with a handful of tail feathers in his hand.
He handed the tail to Sang Yu: "Sister, this is for you."
Naturally, he was reluctant to throw away the things his elder sister gave him, even if they were just a few dull-colored tail feathers, he would keep them carefully.
There were a lot of things to buy today, so Sang Yu brought some extra money with him.
At this time, he reached out and took out a copper coin, then pulled out two dried cattail leaves, passed one end of the slender leaf through the hole in the middle of the copper coin, and wrapped it around the copper coin little by little.
After the leaf completely wrapped around the copper coin, she passed another leaf through the hole and pressed it against the previous leaf to wrap it in the opposite direction.
After wrapping it twice, the bottom has reached a certain thickness and the hole in the middle has become extremely small.
Sang Yu adjusted the order of the pheasant's tail feathers, placing the longest ones on the outside and the shorter ones on the inside.
Then insert all the tail feathers into the holes, and cross-wrap the remaining parts of the two leaves around the tail feather tubes, tightening them from time to time to ensure that no feathers fall off.
After wrapping, insert the end of the leaf into the hole of the copper coin and insert it into the gap of the leaf.
At the very end, Sang Yu melted a small piece of sugar, picked up some sugar with a wooden stick and pasted it on the end to act as a glue.
Of course, this is not very sturdy, but given the limited conditions, it is enough to make do with. After moving into the canyon, you can buy or borrow some needle and thread to sew it up, and it will be very durable.
There was not much sugar on it, so it quickly cooled and hardened. Sang Yu tried kicking it twice and found that the shuttlecock was not crooked when it fell. He nodded with satisfaction and threw the shuttlecock to Sang Xinghao.
"Here, a shuttlecock. Take it and play with it."
Sang Yu remembers that when he was a child, the shuttlecock he played with was also made of copper coins as the base, with two small pieces of cloth and goose feather tubes, sewn tightly with thread. One shuttlecock could be played with for several years.
The base wasn't damaged, but the fur on top became bald after being kicked for a long time, and it was so ugly that she didn't want to play with it anymore.
Sang Xinghao never thought that he could make a shuttlecock with these pheasant feathers. He held it in his hand and looked at it happily, but he was reluctant to kick it.
While she was processing the hare and making shuttlecocks, Mrs. Shi had already sorted out most of the bundle of garlic, picked out the weeds and dead leaves mixed in, and would wash them and use them later.
As for the gray grass, she really didn't know where to start. It looked no different from the weeds growing on the roadside, so she just left it aside.
Sang Yu called Sang Xingjia over to help process the gray vegetables, picking out the tenderer stems and leaves and pinching off the older parts.
When cleaning, you need to repeatedly rinse the white powdery substance secreted from the back of the leaves of the gray vegetable, and then soak it in light salt water for a period of time.
Since he was going to give away wine, Sang Yu planned to make some snacks to go with it, and cold-mixed gray vegetables was a good dish.
Wash the soaked greens with clean water, add a small amount of salt after the water in the pot boils, put in the greens and blanch them for one or two minutes.
When the leaves turn darker in color, take them out in time, cool them down with cold water and continue soaking them. This time, soak them for one to two hours and there is no rush.
The gray-gray vegetable itself is slightly poisonous. If it is not handled properly, you will have diarrhea after eating it. Sang Yu doesn't want to give a gift and bring about hatred.
After processing the gray vegetables, the previously soaked rabbit meat can be used.
Sang Yu initially planned to make cold or shredded rabbit, both of which were excellent dishes to go with alcohol. But then she realized that without chili peppers, the flavor wouldn't be quite as good, so she ultimately decided to roast the rabbit.
The rabbit cannot be put directly on the grill, it must be seasoned with seasoning first to remove the fishy smell.
She cut a few pieces of ginger, cut the leaves of garlic into sections, smashed the garlic heads with a knife, added a spoonful of salt and two spoonfuls of oil, and spread them evenly on the skin and belly of the rabbit meat, then set it aside.
The next thing to do is to wait. Whether it is a rabbit or a gray vegetable, it will take some time before proceeding to the next step.
Over there, Mrs. Shi had also sorted all the garlic cloves, washed them clean and put them aside to drain.
The portion was a bit large, and even if the gift was included, it would probably not be finished. Sang Yu planned to pickle the remaining portion.
Fried rice with pickled garlic is just one word: delicious.
There is no point in just frying the garlic, Sang Yu thought about it, carried the basket and picked up the kitchen knife and was about to go into the mountains. She planned to pick up some bird eggs.
It just so happens that all the dishes need to wait, and she has nothing to do here, so she might as well go into the mountains.
Sang Xingjia was a little worried: "Little sister, it might be dangerous to go into the mountains at this time."
In the past, they would go into the mountains early in the morning and return in the afternoon or evening. Now it was noon, and if they went in now, it would be dark before they came out, which was too unsafe.
Sang Yu knew that the forest at night was very dangerous. She had no intention of taking any risks and comforted him, "It's okay, big brother. I'll be back soon and won't be delayed. I can be back before dark."
She only intended to look for some bird eggs, which were easy to find in the swamp grass and would not take much time.
The most time-consuming part is the journey back and forth, but as long as she doesn't do anything else, she can still make it in time if she walks faster.
"This..." Sang Xingjia hesitated. He had walked the road to the swamp before, and estimated that he could almost make it, but what if something unexpected happened?
"Oh, don't worry, I'll be back soon."
Seeing his hesitation, Sang Yu simply made a decision, picked up the bamboo shoes she had made earlier, and left. If she had been delayed for this long, she should have walked into the mountains long ago.
The mountains were very lively at noon, with birds singing and insects chirping in the ears. Sang Yu even saw a white-headed viper on the treetop.
The temperature in the forest was a bit high, and it was lying on the treetop with its head drooped, not moving at all.
The white-headed viper, also known as the white-headed snake, has a white head and a darker purple-brown body and tail. The body is covered with pairs of narrow scarlet horizontal stripes with black edges.
It is slow-moving, has a low desire to attack, and is inconvenient to move. It is venomous but not fatal to young and middle-aged people. It generally does not attack humans easily and feeds on rodents and insectivores.
Sang Yu was not very scared when he saw it, and was even a little surprised, because where there are white-headed vipers, it means there are muskrats living nearby.
Muskrat, commonly known as water rat, lives near water and looks like a big gray rat.
Male muskrats have glands that secrete a type of musk, and their fur is also quite valuable.
Sang Yu touched her chin and thought, could there be a water source nearby? When she has time, she will explore deeper into the mountains.
If I could catch a few muskrats, take out the musk and sell it, I probably wouldn't have to worry about money for a while.
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