With the arrival of spring, all things come to life.
Everything on the mountain has changed. This time when I go up the mountain, I can see the side that was burned by the fire before, which is terrible.
Xia Manni took the children to an area with dense vegetation to start searching.
In spring, more species begin to grow on the mountain, but Xia Manni still lets the children play freely.
The children found their own mushrooms, but she strictly forbade Si Ni'er to pick brightly colored mushrooms.
The children were playing around Xia Manni, and Xia Manni had a clear purpose for going up the mountain this time.
That's spring bamboo shoots.
Spring bamboo shoots are actually the new shoots of bamboo that grow in spring. They have a hard shell and are brown in color.
Xia Manni found a bamboo forest nearby. There were many bamboo forests on the mountain, so it was easy to find them.
But in addition to looking for bamboo shoots, Xia Manni also wanted to find suitable bamboo to make bamboo tubes.
In fact, food is stored here, and there are also pottery jars, porcelain jars, and some wooden boxes.
But those all have some costs, and only the cost of bamboo tubes is relatively low.
It is more convenient than those formal utensils.
At the end of the day, the Xia family gained a lot.
Today is Erwa’s meeting, and Erwa first sorted out all the food.
Xia Manni discovered that Erwa was not meticulous during meetings and even seemed a bit rough.
But the speed is very fast, and at least the main line is clear.
Today they found shepherd's purse, toon, bracken, locust flowers, wild garlic and dandelions on the mountain.
Of course there are also a lot of bamboo shoots and several bamboo tubes.
Since the children learned how to preserve wild vegetables last fall, they have not caused Xia Manni any trouble since they returned home.
The eldest brother directed his younger brothers and sisters in an orderly manner, asking them to wash all the wild vegetables.
Xia Manni was studying the bamboo tube. She cut the bamboo tube into a length that was about the length of a forearm.
The upper lid was even finely polished with a dagger.
She even pierced two holes in the lid and the bamboo tube. She planned to string them together with a hemp rope so that she wouldn't have to worry about the lid falling off.
"Wow, Mom. What are you going to do with these bamboo tubes?" It goes without saying that it was Sanwa, the clever little boy.
Xia Manni feels that no matter what Sanwa does in his future life, he will definitely be popular.
After all, someone who can always provide emotional value to others is at least a happy person.
"Sanwa, Mom hasn't decided what to do with them yet. They need to be dried in the sun for a few days to remove moisture. Sanwa, have you figured out what to do with them?"
"Big Boy, Second Boy, and Fourth Boy, you three should also think about how we should use these bamboo tubes."
Da Wa thought for a moment and said, "Mom, we can put some dried vegetables in this bamboo tube. This is lighter than a porcelain jar."
Sanwa said, "Mom, this should be okay with salted fish, right?"
Si Nier: "This can be used to store my medicine powder."
"Well, what you said is very good. Let's try it when the time comes."
Only Erwa was staring at the bamboo bucket beside him.
That bamboo tube is different from the ones Xia Manni ground out. That bamboo tube is surrounded by many bamboo strips.
The bamboo strips are also relatively short, and to be more precise, they should look like a bucket.
"Mom, what is this? It looks like a bucket. What is it for?"
"Well, Mom is going to try making some bamboo rice for you guys later."
Speaking of this, Erwa is the most interested.
He jumped up happily, "Great, Mom made delicious food again."
The children of the Xia family thought Xia Manni was very strange. Her cooking skills were unstable, sometimes good and sometimes bad.
But when it comes to pasta and some foods they have never heard of, they are cooked very deliciously.
"Okay, let's make bamboo rice together."
Xia Manni asked her four children to help, and now even Sanwa and Sinier are very skilled at housework.
At least apart from making a living, you won’t starve to death.
Bamboo tube rice is actually rice steamed in a bamboo tube.
When the rice is almost done, put the smoked or grilled meat on top and then some vegetables and steam them together.
This combination of meat and vegetables, with the fragrance of bamboo tubes, has an excellent taste.
Just one question, comparing Fermi.
Since she came to the Xia family, they had been eating rice porridge. Now that life was better, the only difference was that the porridge had changed from thin to thicker.
It's just rice. They can't afford pure rice, so they only buy broken rice.
But the rice grown in their fields cannot be used to steam this kind of rice.
"When making bamboo tube rice, the fire must be high and cooked well. Whether we can eat delicious bamboo tube rice depends on you, Erwa."
After hearing this, Erwa burned the fire even harder.
Xia Manni helped Sanwa and Sinier to wash, blanch and dry all the food.
The bamboo plaque that had been put away for a winter is finally back to its home.
"Mom, look, is the rice almost ready? I can smell the delicious rice."
Erwa's face turned red when he spoke.
One reason was the roasting by the fire, and the other was the excitement.
"Okay, Erwa, take away the matches. I'll put the bacon and wild vegetables in."
Erwa cooperated very well, and Xia Manni put in the bacon and fresh wild vegetables that she had cut earlier.
Since bacon itself is somewhat salty, no salt is needed.
Not long after, under the watchful eyes of the four children, Xia Manni finally opened the lid of the pot.
There was white rice at the bottom of the bamboo tube, and half of it was red bacon and half was dark green wild vegetables at the top.
Mixing several colors together gives people a delicious feeling.
"Don't worry, I'll mix it for you and serve it out."
The eldest child went to get the bowl, the second child went to get the shovel, and the third child and the fourth child watched obediently from the side.
Xia Manni stirred the rice evenly with a spatula, trying to blend the bacon and wild vegetables into the rice as much as possible.
"Mom, let me serve." Seeing that Xia Manni had finished stirring, the eldest boy took the initiative to borrow the wooden spatula to serve rice to his mother and his younger brothers and sisters.
There has never been a rule in the Xia family that people should not talk while eating, but sometimes they will eat quietly.
For example, at this moment, no one is talking because the food is so delicious.
Except for Sanwa and Sinier who only got half a bowl, Dawa, Erwa and Xia Manni each got a full bowl.
"Mom, I want to eat more."
"No, eating too much will cause indigestion. Not only will indigestion be uncomfortable, but you will also have to drink bitter medicine."
The second child is one year older and is as strong as a calf, but as he grows older, his appetite has become bigger.
But Erwa, who seems to be afraid of nothing, is now afraid of two things.
One is Xia Manni beating him, and the other is drinking bitter medicine.
Last time, he ate too many fried eggs at home, so Xia Manni had no choice but to take him to see Dr. Sun.
As a result, he drank the bitter medicine only once and refused to drink it again.
He would rather be beaten by his mother than drink bitter medicine.
Since then, Xia Manni always used this to scare Erwa.
Warm times are always short-lived, because Shizai Village has had some difficulties during this period.
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