Chapter 144: Invitation to Chanterelle Mushroom Porridge + Aye’s Invitation…
The chanterelles were not used up. After making this dish of stir-fried chanterelles, there were still some left, which Lin Shu left on purpose.
Lin Shu poured half of the warm rice porridge in the ceramic pot into the iron pot. After the rice porridge boiled again, she added shredded chanterelles and a small amount of shredded ginger to remove any possible earthy smell.
After about a cup of tea, the golden chicken fat in the chanterelles is completely released into the rice soup, and the color of the whole pot of rice porridge also turns into a beautiful golden yellow. At this time, add salt and sprinkle a handful of chopped green onions.
In this way, this pot of chanterelle mushroom porridge is ready!
Lin Xiaopu came over at some point and said, "Sister, there are some chanterelles in this porridge. They're golden yellow and look really good!"
Lin Shu said, "Not only is the color beautiful, this chanterelle mushroom porridge is warm and nourishing, and tastes incredibly sweet. However, some people don't like salty porridge, so I only make half."
Fresh, chanterelles boast a vibrant appearance, a vibrant apricot to egg-yellow color, earning them nicknames such as egg-yellow and apricot mushrooms. Beyond their beautiful color, they also have an alluring aroma, with a refreshing, unique apricot fragrance, similar to the sweetness of fruit. Cooked, they offer a smooth, tender texture with a hint of crispness.
These alone are extremely precious, not to mention that the chanterelles also have extremely high medicinal value and can clear the eyes and benefit the stomach and intestines.
There are chanterelles in the mountains, but they are far less numerous than chicken mushrooms. Lin Shu only picked these many in total.
She had thought of picking more with Aye next time and drying them into dried chanterelles for preservation. However, there are many things to pay attention to when drying dried chanterelles. If they are not dried well, the nutrients will be lost and they will not be as good as fresh chanterelles.
By the time dinner was ready, Lin Zhaodi had already gone over there to call for help. Lin Dashan and Old Man Liao arrived around the same time, no need to call them.
When everyone arrived, hot wild vegetable dumplings were served on the table, along with a large plate of stir-fried chanterelles, a small plate of pickles, a bowl of porridge for each person, and bamboo chopsticks.
"Ashu also cooked half a pot of salty mushroom porridge. After you finish the first bowl, if you want to try the second bowl, just go to the iron pot and get it!" Lin Zhaodi greeted with a smile.
Upon hearing this, everyone stretched their necks to look at the mushroom porridge.
Wow, the color of this mushroom porridge is actually golden yellow. It makes people’s appetites grow just by looking at it. They must try it!
Liu Erzhuang was already familiar with Lin Zhaodi and the others. He was also a playful person, so he immediately asked with a smile, "Aunt Lin, I haven't eaten the bowl of porridge in front of me yet. Can you pour it back into the clay pot so that I can try the mushroom porridge in the iron pot first?"
"Don't be polite. Give me the bowl and I'll serve you!" Lin Zhaodi immediately served him another bowl.
Old man Liao also shamelessly changed for a bowl.
He was old and couldn't eat as much as these boys. He first ate half a bowl of mushroom porridge to taste it, and then drank half a bowl of brown rice porridge.
After taking a bite of the mushroom porridge, Old Man Liao smacked his lips in satisfaction.
The rice porridge with mushrooms has a light apricot fragrance and tastes unique.
The plate of stir-fried chanterelles on the table had the same aroma, and Old Man Liao took a bite with his chopsticks and ate it slowly.
Mmm, absolutely delicious! Besides the apricot aroma, there's also a smooth, glutinous texture from absorbing fat, leaving it with a smooth, tender, and crunchy texture.
Liu Erzhuang drank the mushroom porridge in big gulps and nodded repeatedly, "Mmm, this mushroom porridge is delicious!"
"Sister Lin Shu, you are so amazing. How do you know so many edible mushrooms? We don't recognize those mushrooms in the mountains and dare not eat them casually." Liu Erzhuang said to Lin Shu who was sitting at the table with the female guests.
Of course, he wasn't foolish enough to question whether the mushrooms Lin Shu had brought back were edible. After all, Sister Lin Shu made them for everyone to eat together. If she wasn't sure, she wouldn't dare make them. He was just curious: how could these wild grasses and mushrooms from the mountains, which no one had dug, be made into delicious food after Sister Lin Shu's arrival? It was said that the ice jelly she had made yesterday was also made from some herb.
If he hadn't had some sense, he would have wanted to ask how these foods were made.
He Guixiang replied on behalf of her daughter, "Ah Shu has read a lot, so she knows a lot. But you don't know the mushrooms in the mountains, so don't pick them randomly. Many poisonous mushrooms look alike, and if you accidentally eat them, it's no joke. Ah Shu has her own way of identifying mushrooms, and the rest of us can't learn it. So, only Ah Shu can pick these mushrooms."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone, including Liu Erzhuang, stopped thinking.
Of course, they would never dare to joke with their own lives and those of their families.
This time, I am able to help Uncle Zhao with his work and eat these wild delicacies. I have already enjoyed a great pleasure. One should not be too greedy.
Lin Shu smiled and said, "Spring, summer, autumn and winter, there are delicious wild food to eat all year round. If my family needs any help in the future, you can come again and I will cook other delicious food for you."
This time, not only Liu Erzhuang, but several other young men also responded, fearing that if they were a step late, Lin Shu would forget about them.
"Today, Aye and I went to the mountains to pick a lot of wild fruits. If you like them, you can grab a handful after dinner." Lin Shu said again.
Liu Erzhuang quickly responded, "I'll eat it, I'll eat it. Thank you, Sister Lin Shu!"
"You're welcome. Just call me Sister Shu from now on."
On the side, Liu Erzhuang's elder brother Liu Dali felt a little embarrassed to watch. It was embarrassing for his second brother to join in the fun of eating wild fruits that the little boy and the girl liked to eat.
Liu Erzhuang is not ashamed. He is still young, so what's wrong with eating some wild fruits?
By the time the group of men had eaten and drunk their fill and left, it was almost dark. Lin Zhaodi and his wife stayed behind to clean up the pots, pans, tables and chairs. Lin Shu didn't avoid them on purpose, and started to fry chicken mushrooms in a clean iron pan.
The chicken mushrooms have been processed and diced before, so now add oil and fry them slowly over low heat.
When Lin Zhaodi saw that she actually poured a large bowl of oil in the pot, she couldn't help but take a breath.
So much oil!
She knew that Ah Shu was willing to use more oil when cooking, so she had been using the Lin family's oil for the past two days. She would add as much as Ah Shu asked her to. Although she felt very sad, the dishes cooked with more oil and water were indeed delicious.
But this is too much.
"There's not enough oil, so the pan is sticking." Lin Shu explained with a smile, "To be honest with Aunt Lin, I need to make at least ten bamboo jars of chicken mushroom sauce. I'm going to sell them in town..."
After hearing this, Lin Zhaodi realized that Ah Shu had already established a business selling chicken mushroom sauce. She was both impressed and delighted. She admired Ah Shu for having so many money-making ideas, and was delighted that she had won her favor and could join her in the ice jelly business.
When Lin Shu was making the chicken mushroom sauce, Lin Zhaodi deliberately avoided it. Ah Shu made this profitable food in front of her because she trusted her, but she still had to avoid it.
At the stove, Lin Shu couldn't stand the heat after a while. Without waiting for her to speak, Zhou Ye took the spatula from her hand with familiarity.
Lin Zhaodi took a quick look, her lips curled up, and her eyes showed the understanding of someone who had experienced it.
"Ah Shu, I've packed up here, so I'll go back with your Uncle Zhao."
"Okay, you and Uncle Zhao, take care."
After Lin Zhaodi and Zhao Laosan left, He Guixiang hurriedly lit the oil lamp and came over, scolding, "You knew you had to come back to make this chicken mushroom sauce, so why didn't you come back earlier?"
She knew that the chicken mushroom sauce had to be made while the mushrooms were fresh, so that it would taste the best. Otherwise, Ah Shu could have waited until tomorrow morning to make it. But the two of them came back too late.
Lin Shu took her arm and explained with a smile, "This is my first time in the mountains. I find everything so fascinating, so I asked Ah Ye to take me for a longer tour. Ah Mom, you have no idea how many wonderful things I saw in the mountains!"
Of course, if it weren't for her and Aye's foolishness, they would have returned earlier. Although she didn't time it, she estimated that Aye had been kissing her for about two quarters of an hour.
She remembered that Aye had responded to her teasing before she kissed him, and then he pinched her buttocks and kissed her for such a long time.
Tsk, this guy is really patient. She is afraid that he will endure it too much and get sick. She will need that place when they get married in the future. What will happen if he gets sick from holding it in?
Thinking of this, Lin Shu secretly glanced at Zhou Ye, not knowing what bad intentions he was harboring in his mind.
"Mother, this chicken mushroom sauce still needs to be cooked for a while. You and father should go and have a rest first. Don't worry about me and Ye."
He Guixiang glanced at the two of them and replied with a smile, "Okay, I won't disturb you. I'll leave the oil lamp here for you. It's getting dark soon."
Then, she called out to Lin Xiaopu, "Xiaopu, after you finish washing up, go to bed early. Don't wait for your sister."
Lin Xiaopu rolled his eyes and chuckled, "Do I need to remind you, mother? Wang Yingen and I have been digging the soil and picking wild vegetables all day long. We are already tired. I want to go to bed early tonight."
Lin Shu took the opportunity to say, "Then you should sleep on the inside tonight, so that I won't wake you up when I go to bed later."
Lin Xiaopu didn't think much about it, "Okay, then I'll be quiet when I get up tomorrow morning so I don't disturb my sister's late sleep."
Lin Shu snorted, "That's right, I'm going to sleep in tomorrow morning, and no one is allowed to disturb me. Mother and Aunt Lin will be in charge of preparing breakfast. You can just mix in what you've made over the past two days."
He Guixiang: "Don't worry, your Aunt Lin is more capable than we thought. I was thinking of waiting for you to come back to make dinner today, but she said she would make wild vegetable dumplings."
"Mother and Aunt Lin just need to know. By the way, Mother, I'm going to use the wooden barrel I often use to catch loaches at home to make saltpeter in the next two days. You and Father, please don't accidentally pour out the contents."
He Guixiang said, "I'll talk to him later. Now that we have a bamboo water pipe at home, the big water jar that used to hold stream water is empty. We don't need two buckets to carry water anymore. You can use whichever bucket you want. But this bucket wasn't cheap, so take it easy, Ah Shu."
"Pfft, I just use it to mix the soil, nothing else, don't worry, ma'am."
After He Guixiang and Lin Xiaopu left, Lin Shu took the shovel from Zhou Ye's hand and said, "Aye, let me do it. Help me shovel the soil from the pit outside the yard into the bucket, and then crush it into small pieces. The smaller the better."
Without saying a word, Zhou Ye picked up the empty wooden barrel from the kitchen and left the yard.
When he came back, he brought back a full bucket of soil.
"Wow, it's actually full! These kids are quite capable. But the soil is loose, so it will sink quite a bit once you crush it."
Zhou Ye took a thick stick and used it to pound the soil in the bucket.
One of them was boiling chicken mushrooms in a pot, while the other was pounding soil in a wooden barrel. For a while, the only sounds could be heard: the stirring sounds in the pot and the pounding sounds in the wooden barrel.
"Aye, why don't you speak?" Lin Shu asked in surprise.
Zhou Ye glanced at her and asked, "What did you say?"
Lin Shu thought for a moment and said, "After I'm done with this, I'll continue teaching you how to read."
Zhou Ye nodded and said okay, and said nothing else.
Lin Shu looked at him suspiciously, "Aye, why do you suddenly become less talkative after coming back from the mountains?"
Zhou Ye buried his head in his work and said, "Ashu, I've always been a quiet person."
It was only when he was with Ah Shu that he would talk more. But today he was feeling a little restless and didn't want to say too much.
He was afraid that if he talked too much, he might accidentally say something he shouldn't and make Ah Shu angry.
"Aye, I like to hear you talk. Please talk to me more. If you don't know what to say, then tell me about the things in the mountains."
Zhou Ye said in a muffled voice: "Hasn't I already talked about it today? What else do you want to hear?"
"Don't you want to talk about this? Then just say whatever you want to say. You talked a lot in the mountains today." Lin Shu looked at him puzzled.
Could it be that she accidentally said or did something to upset this man?
Thinking of this, Lin Shu frowned slightly. She didn't like the kind of person who liked to sulk. If the sulking continued for too long and then suddenly exploded, the consequences would be very scary.
But Aye doesn't seem like the kind of person who would sulk, he has a very good temper.
"Forget it, if you don't want to talk, then don't talk. And don't come to talk to me tomorrow." Lin Shu pretended to be angry.
"Ah Shu, don't be angry. I... I just don't want to be perfunctory with you while thinking about other things in my heart."
Lin Shu was surprised. "What are you thinking about? You can't keep thinking about this since you came back from the mountains, right?"
Zhou Ye hummed.
Lin Shu: "Really? What's making you so distracted? Weren't you fine when we were in the mountains?"
Zhou Ye paused the stick in his hand and looked at her, "A Shu, do you really want to know?"
Lin Shu looked at him with her beautiful eyes, her expression innocent. "What's wrong? Can't I know?"
Zhou Ye glanced into the main room, moved closer to Lin Shu, and lowered his voice and said, "Ah Shu, I don't know why, I miss you so much. If you don't come to find me tonight, I might not be able to sleep all night."
Lin Shu:!!
Fortunately, when Ah Ye came closer, she even put her ear closer to him, thinking that it was a secret that she didn't want others to hear, but...
What Aye wants to say is actually this?? ! !
Ahhh, it’s going to happen. Aye, this honest man, would blush if she got a little close to him before, but now he actually says such things in front of her!
Zhou Ye was not shy at all. When he said this, his ears were red. But since he had said it, he would say it to the end and ask it to the end, "So, Ah Shu, can you come tonight? Don't you like the tendon meat on my body? Let me let you touch mine."
Lin Shu: Ahhhhhhhhh!!
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