Little Fan Hu held vegetable seeds in his hands, stood on the vegetable field, counted them in each hole and put them in, then squatted down and filled the holes with soil with his little hands.
Seeing Shuiqing approach, the three children's eyes lit up, and they exclaimed with bright smiles, "Mom, look! We've almost finished planting radishes, cabbages, bok choy, autumn spinach, purslane, water spinach, onions, peppers, and cilantro!"
These are the vegetable seeds I got from the village.
"If only we had leek roots, we could cut them and they would sprout again, and we could harvest them every ten or twenty days. If we planted more, we could eat them more often," Xinghui sighed regretfully.
Yan Qiu also felt a little regretful, "Chives are easy to fertilize, don't need to be taken care of, and don't need to be planted again in the future. They are truly a 'lazy man's vegetable'."
Before the family split up, she and Xinghui took care of the vegetable garden, but unfortunately, after the split, they couldn't take the vegetables with them.
My uncle's family aren't hardworking people; I'm afraid that the tender, lush chives will eventually wither and become as thin as weeds.
When Shuiqing hears the word "chives," the first thing that comes to mind is chive pancakes—pan-fried until golden brown and crispy on both sides, with tender chives mixed with the juices of scrambled eggs flowing out when you bite into them.
Shui Qing swallowed hard, then quickly found the leek root in the seeds section of the store!
She said confidently, “It’s alright. Your father went to town today and said he’d go to the market to see if he can buy anything he can find.”
There were other things too, like ginger and garlic, which I brought back as well.
Regardless of whether the market had it or not, Fan Jin could always "bring it back".
Upon hearing that there were many more vegetable seeds available, the children cheered with joy.
They're not afraid of winter anymore, because they'll have vegetables to eat!
With a large family, we naturally need more vegetables.
The family separated late, missing the season for drying vegetables and storing winter vegetables, so they could only grow more radishes and cabbages to supplement their winter diet.
Yan Qiuxing took even better care of the vegetable garden, as it was the family's food supply for the winter!
Shui Qing also joined in.
While she was digging holes, she was thinking about which vegetable varieties Fan Jin would "bring back".
Guangning Prefecture is located in the south. Shanshui Village is prone to flooding in the summer, and the temperature in winter is at most around zero degrees Celsius, with almost no snow.
The overall temperature is warm, so September is a good time to plant potatoes.
The harvest should be around November.
Potatoes are great! Whether you fry, boil, or slice or dice them, they taste delicious no matter how you cook them!
It has a large yield, can be stored for a long time, and can be used as a vegetable or a staple food. It's simply amazing.
Shuiqing has made up her mind: potatoes will be planted!
However, you can't say it was planted with vegetables you bought, as that might not match up.
Well, the story is that they found it in the mountains, dug up by some small animal, and since the animal ate it without any problems, they decided to try planting it...
Then ginger, garlic, and chives are also on the must-plant list.
Needless to say, ginger soup is indispensable when you catch a cold;
Garlic has become even more versatile; she loves to eat it in various ways, such as stir-fried cured pork with garlic, sweet and sour garlic, and next spring's garlic sprouts stir-fried with pork.
If we plant more chives, we can make chive and egg dumplings. We can also cover the chive roots with bamboo tubes, and soon we can enjoy the yellow chives.
Cilantro, wait, isn't the coriander that Xinghui just mentioned the same as cilantro?
Never mind, let's plant them! Coriander is indispensable for hot pot, braised fish, and cooking.
The more Shuiqing thought about it, the more she felt that the vegetable garden in front of her was not enough; she wanted to plant everything.
Life growing vegetables in the countryside is truly wonderful...
"Sister-in-law Shuiqing, where are you? Something terrible has happened!"
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