Chapter 392 Falling Rocks
Zhao Yeqing smiled mysteriously and said, "I won't tell you."
After all the tofu cubes covered with chili peppers are put into the jar, pour in oil to seal the mouth and place it in a cool place.
As long as fermented bean curd is properly stored, it can be stored for several years without any problem. It will become more fragrant as time goes by, so the fermented bean curd I made this time filled an entire jar.
"It should be enough for several years."
Seeing that she had finally made the fermented bean curd, Mu Xi pointed at the fluffy white tofu next to it and asked, "What about them?"
Zhao Yeqing left the tofu to ferment for two days until the stench became stronger.
Zhao Yeqing blinked, scraped the hair off the tofu with a knife, heated up the oil in a pan and fry it directly in the pan until both sides were golden brown, then sprinkled with chili powder.
"Come and try it."
After fermentation, the tofu cubes turn a little yellow after the white fluff is removed, and after being fried in oil, they turn into a very appetizing brown color.
The pungent smell also faded a lot. Mu Xi looked up at Zhao Yeqing and saw a look of affirmation in her eyes. He picked up a piece of it with trust and put it into his mouth...
Instantly, a foul smell rushed straight to the top of the head from the mouth to the brain. Mu Xi almost rolled his eyes. After swallowing it with great difficulty, he grabbed Zhao Yeqing who was laughing so hard that she leaned forward and backward, picked up a piece and fed it to her mouth: "Hurry, taste it yourself."
Zhao Yeqing ate the piece of tofu without dodging or avoiding it.
The tofu after fermentation has completely lost its taste. When you bite it open, it is soft inside, which has the same taste as fermented bean curd, but the difference is the stinky smell on it.
It’s even stinkier than the previous time when I made fermented bean curd, but after you get used to the smell, it’s followed by a strange fragrance.
Mu Xi smacked his lips twice and obviously realized the goodness of this tofu: "Hmm?"
Zhao Yeqing stuffed another piece into his mouth: "How is it, are you a little addicted?"
This way of eating came to Zhao Yeqing when he was on a business trip to Shi County, Sichuan Province, and tasted the local barbecue. One of the characteristics of the barbecue is that the moldy tofu is cut into thin slices and then grilled directly, or fried in a pan until both sides are golden brown.
I almost passed out when I ate it for the first time. The stench is even worse than the stinky tofu from Hunan Province and the snail noodles from Guangxi Province.
The stench goes straight to the top of your head, making you dizzy for a moment. But the stench at the front is as strong as the fragrance at the back. After dipping it in chili powder and salt, you can't stop eating it one piece after another.
Beans are really good things. They can be used to press oil, grind flour, and make seasonings. They can be made into beverages and dishes. They can be made into bean curd skin and used fresh, dried, or fried. They can be made into tofu and taste good when eaten directly, or even when it becomes smelly.
After finishing a plate of fermented tofu, Mu Xi, who originally looked disgusted, now still felt a little unsatisfied. However, the beans at home had been used up, and if he wanted to eat more, he had to wait until the soybeans in the grain field were harvested.
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May 20
After waiting for a long time until the day came for the soy sauce at home to be opened, the two of them each carried a jar of soy sauce back to the kitchen. After scooping up a spoonful of soy sauce with a spoon, the red and black liquid slowly flowed in the spoon. When pouring it back into the jar, there was still a small amount of liquid hanging on the wall of the spoon.
The long-lost aroma of soy sauce lingered in the kitchen. Mu Xi took out the largest pot in the house and placed it on the red brick wood stove inside the brick wall. The brewed soy sauce had to be boiled in the pot before it could be canned and stored.
The containers also had to be disinfected. Mu Xi boiled the soy sauce outside while Zhao Yeqing disinfected the soy sauce jars with boiling water in the kitchen and then wiped them clean. He waited until the boiling soy sauce cooled down again before pouring it into the jars for storage.
This time, I made two large jars of soy sauce, which, as long as it is well preserved, is enough for two people to eat for two or three years.
The climate this year is more stable than last year, and there are more birds in the forest. In addition to insects, seedlings are also their food. The crops planted in the fields have finally passed the seedling stage and flower bud differentiation stage and have begun the flowering and pod-setting stage.
When the crops reach this stage, it finally starts to rain on the meadow. There are several light rains almost every day, which stop in less than ten minutes and then start again not long after.
The soybean buds have begun to swell and bloom in the past two days.
The small purple flowers begin to bloom around six in the morning, and bloom most vigorously from eight to noon, and then droop their heads in the evening.
But they will not wither, and pods will slowly form under the flowers.
Even when it rains, the bees come diligently. As soon as the early buds open, the chubby little bees come to pollinate the flowers.
Zhao Yeqing was exhausted physically and mentally from chasing birds, but now he finally didn't have to worry too much about things at home. The soy sauce was brewed, the crops were growing steadily, and two small bottles of gasoline at home were used up. After the dogs brought the cattle and sheep to the meadow, they locked the gate and went to get the gasoline.
With such a large tanker truck parked in the open air, Zhao Yeqing was always worried that something might go wrong, so he would think of getting the gasoline back whenever there was an empty tank.
"It would be great if I could collect some cans and store more gasoline at home. I still feel a little uneasy if I don't keep it under my nose."
If there is an accident like a wildfire someday and the gas station explodes, everything will be gone.
Mu Xi was riding a small electric donkey in front, and said without turning his head: "There were no wildfires even when the weather was so hot before, and there will be no wildfires in this rainforest climate. Why are there so many anxieties every day?"
Zhao Yeqing sat in the back seat and hugged his waist. His attention was immediately attracted by the red bilberries next to him. "Stop, stop, stop..."
Mu Xi stopped the car and waited for her to go down and pick a bunch of fruit before continuing driving.
When they reached the edge of the swamp, Zhao Yeqing got out of the car, took out a kettle, rinsed the fruit casually and threw it into his mouth.
It rains frequently in this climate, so the surface of the fruits is clean. By the time the two men reached the edge of the cliff, they had eaten all the blueberries.
After not coming here for a while, there were a lot of loose rocks on the edge of the cliff. Mu Xi was almost hit by the loose rocks several times when he was rappelling down.
Zhao Yeqing was frightened watching from above, and couldn't help muttering: "It just started raining recently, how come the rocks are looser than when it rained that day last year?"
The moment Mu Xi reached the bottom of the cliff safely, small rocks began to roll down from the mountain next to him.
Before the two could react, the stone had already grown from a small stone into a large stone. In just one minute, less than a hundred meters away from Zhao Yeqing, the entire cliff began to slide down!
Mu Xi quickly ran towards the gas station, took out the walkie-talkie and said, "Run back quickly!"
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