The radishes, mustard greens, etc. are also peeled and washed, put into a jar and pickled with salt. After pickling, they can be eaten cold, fried with pork skin, or stewed with half-chicken or pheasant meat. They have a unique taste and go well with rice.
The cabbages and radishes kept as fresh vegetables were put into the cellar, which was dug on the east side of the house. The potatoes that had been harvested earlier and some sweet potatoes that Leng You had dug from the valley were already put into the cellar.
This year has been an extremely fulfilling year for the three of them in spirit and in life, and everyone seems to have endless energy.
Before Xiang Huaixin returned to Pingdu, he and Bai Changpu, with the help of Leng You, transported a large stone slab back. On a whim, they installed a millstone next to it. Although it was a bit small, it was enough for Leng You and Wen Jiuyue to use.
So after finishing the crops and storing vegetables for the winter, Wen Jiuyue immediately started grinding the new millet with the millstone. The rice made with the ground millet was fragrant and soft, so delicious that the three of them ate one more bowl each.
After grinding the millet, they then grind the corn. After grinding some grits, the rest is ground into flour.
Leng You’s favorite is the grits cooked with kidney beans, Wen Jiuyue’s favorite is the steamed cake made with corn flour and white flour, and the pancake made with corn flour is Bai Changpu’s favorite.
The weather was getting colder, and when the first winter snow came, Leng You's dried and shaved medicinal herbs had filled thirty sacks and were piled in the open shed.
But the snow was not heavy enough for Leng You to ski into the city.
She was not in a hurry. During this period, she could hunt wild animals to make preserved meat. When the temperature dropped further, she could catch a large amount of wild animals and freeze them. Then she could transport them all to the bungalow in the county town.
After three seasons of "rest and recuperation" in spring, summer and autumn, the animals in the valley began to reproduce in alarming numbers again. Leng You was worried that they would eat up all the trees in the valley.
A few days ago, she and White Acorus made a big sled together. Red Date is now fat and strong, so she has to let it run hard this winter, otherwise all the tendons will turn into fat.
Or you can let the five big German Shepherds pull the sled. After more than half a year, the puppies have grown into five majestic and cool big dogs.
Occasionally, when Leng You transported it to the bottom of the valley, its wolf nature would show and it would go on a killing spree. Every time, the rabbits it caught could be piled up into a mountain.
When they were young, five dogs would work together to catch roe deer. Now they are completely single dogs, but they can still kill a roe deer with one move.
Whenever Wu Ge Mao followed Leng You out, Hong Zao, who was tied in the stable, would make a lot of noise, neighing or paddling the ground with her hooves, until Leng You untied its reins, and then it would happily follow her.
When Leng You went down the valley, it would eat grass and wait for Leng You on the top of the valley. After Leng You finished his work, it would drag all the prey and follow Leng You back home.
After the second snow, Leng You was finally ready to go. But Bai Chang Pu sat on the sled, meaning that if you don't take me with you, you can't go.
He said that he had not been to the county town since he came here, but in fact he was worried that the little Leng You would have to travel such a long distance alone.
How could Leng You not understand Bai Changpu's intention? She really didn't want Bai Changpu and herself to suffer. After two special blessings, her body had much greater tolerance to severe cold and scorching heat than ordinary people.
So she had no concerns about this journey, but Bai Acorus could not, after all, she was over 50 years old.
But she couldn't refuse Bai Changpu's persistence. After a few rounds of stalemate, she had to surrender in a one-on-two situation (Wen Jiuyue stood on Bai Changpu's side) where she was completely disadvantaged.
But it would be good if Baichangpu went. There are some things that are inconvenient for her to do, and it would be much less troublesome if Baichangpu was with her.
But he wrapped himself in white calamus like a rice dumpling before he was ready to set off.
When it was time to set off, Wu Mao started to make a fuss again, biting Leng You's trouser legs and insisting on following him.
After Leng You's much persuasion, Wu Mao finally gave in. However, the resentment in his eyes as he stood there almost made Leng You soften his heart and agree.
He reminded the five Maos again, asking them to protect Wen Jiuyue at home. Then, with a shout in Wen Jiuyue's eyes full of worry, Hongzao ran out excitedly.
"Oh my god!" Baichangpu was careless and almost flew out.
Leng You: “…”
I just reminded him, but he doesn't care at all.
The sled was loaded with fifteen bags of medicinal herbs, ten bags of cured meat, and a large number of freshly hunted game.
Although it is not light in weight, it is a sled and does not require much effort as it slides on the snow. It is even a piece of cake for red dates.
I saw it spreading out its four hooves, and wherever it passed, the snow turned into a stream of smoke.
"Grandpa Bai, are you okay?" Leng You saw that Bai Changpu didn't say anything for a long time, so he turned around and asked.
"It's okay, cough... just run without worry." As soon as he opened his mouth, he was almost choked by the wind. Bai Changpu quickly turned around and faced Leng You.
To be honest, I haven't felt this kind of speed for many years. Even when I was sent to the suburbs on a tractor, I didn't feel this way. One word: cool; two words: really cool; three words: "too cool!" Five words...
Forget it, if there is more, I will start swearing, which is uncivilized.
As it was the first time for Hongzao to undertake such an important task, it seemed as if it wanted to prove its strength and reached the county town in just two and a half hours.
They did not go to Hu Liu's place, but went directly to the bungalow that Leng You and Xiang Wentian had bought before.
I haven't been here for more than half a year, and the lock is a little rusty.
When I opened the door and went in, the yard was full of weeds and the house was full of dust.
Leng You first untied Hong Zao from the sled and let it wander around the yard. The weeds in the yard were enough to feed it, but Leng You warned Hong Zao not to eat grass now. It had just run such a long distance and would easily get sick if it rushed to eat grass.
Although the house looks shabby, it is still solid. When Leng You and Xiang Wentian came for the last time, they were worried that leaks in the house would corrode the reeds, so they covered the roof with a layer of plastic sheeting.
First, clean the room simply and move all the goods inside.
Then the two of them began to clean up the main room. They were going to stay here today. There were not many people, but it was too tiring to let the horses run back and forth all day, so Leng You was reluctant to leave.
After packing up their things simply, the two of them went out to the street. There were really a lot of things they needed to buy.
When they came back, a coal delivery worker was riding a tricycle following behind a human-powered tricycle hired by Leng You and his friends.
After unloading the various supplies from the car and the honeycomb briquettes from the tricycle at the back, they paid the two men and sent them away, then continued to get busy.
There are four main rooms, two of which have kangs, which are small enough to accommodate only two or three people.
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