Chapter 125 Making Kimchi
"Aunt Li, are the things ready? Da Chen is still waiting for us at home!"
Seeing that Chen Qiaoyi was too shy to speak, Zhou Ziwen hurried to help her out.
As her partner, isn't it time for him to step forward?
"It's been prepared a long time ago. I'll give it to you." Aunt Li came to the corner of the eaves and took out a sack.
"There are some carrots and chili peppers in here, and a few pieces of ginger, but not much. Are you going to make kimchi with them?"
"Yeah, we haven't done this before, so we're just trying it out." Zhou Ziwen took the sack and said.
"This is simple. Just be careful not to get it wet with raw water. If you have any questions, just ask me." Aunt Li said enthusiastically.
"OK."
Zhou Ziwen asked Aunt Li to settle the bill, then gave her the money and chatted with her for a few minutes before leaving their house.
"What took you so long to come back? The food is almost cold."
Sure enough, when the two returned home, Chen Shiying scolded them a few words.
"Oh, Aunt Li is so enthusiastic. She insisted on chatting with me. I have no choice!"
Women are indeed born actors. Look, in front of her sister, Chen Qiaoyi can find excuses to lie without changing her expression.
"Okay, now that we're back, let's eat quickly. We still have to make kimchi later." Chen Shiying was too lazy to worry about it.
When she saw her sister coming back with Zhou Ziwen, she understood what was going on.
"Okay, let's eat, let's eat."
Chen Qiaoyi cheered and quickly sat down to start eating.
"Sister, there's not much wolf meat left at home, right?"
Zhou Ziwen sat at the dinner table and asked.
"It's almost gone, only some bones are left." Chen Shiying nodded.
With Zhou Ziwen, a big eater, no amount of meat would be enough for him.
In just a few days, the wolf was almost eaten.
"It's okay. I'll go to the mountain these two days to see if I can get some meat back." Zhou Ziwen said.
He has his own ideas about how to prepare meat.
Although he doesn't know how to hunt or find traces of prey, he is strong. His level 6 Bajiquan gives him strong confidence.
He believed that as long as he did not encounter a group of wild beasts, or ferocious beasts such as bears and tigers, most wild beasts would not be his match.
For this reason, he also decided that next time he goes into the mountains, he will not go during the day, but it would be better to wait until dark.
The mountains were a bit dangerous after dark, so he didn't plan to go deep into them. He just stayed on the outskirts of the forest and went a little deeper.
If he encounters a wild beast, he can easily deal with it.
"Then you better be careful and pay attention to your own safety." Chen Shiying knew that she couldn't persuade him, so she had to keep reminding him.
"Don't worry, sister, I won't joke about my own safety." Zhou Ziwen nodded seriously.
He is not that kind of reckless man. Even if he wants to be reckless, he must have the confidence to do so.
His Bajiquan skills were active 24 hours a day and were getting stronger every moment, so there was no need to rush.
Perhaps it won't be long before his Bajiquan reaches the top level and he can enter and exit the forest at will without fear of danger.
After lunch, the Chen sisters did not rest, but were busy washing the peppers and carrots they had exchanged from Aunt Li's house.
Zhou Ziwen originally wanted to help, but was pushed out by the girl from the Chen family.
According to them, this is a woman's job and a man like him should not get involved.
Helpless, Zhou Ziwen had to return to his home to rest.
But anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was in a good mood and the smile on his face could not be hidden at all.
In fact, anyone would be proud to have the care of two beautiful girls.
And Zhou Ziwen is just an ordinary person.
Making kimchi is actually quite simple.
You only need to pay attention to two points. One is that it cannot be touched by oil, whether it is water or kimchi, not at all.
Another thing is water. The water used to make kimchi must be boiled water, not raw water.
As long as you do these two things, the rest is seasoning.
The water used to make kimchi needs salt and sesame sugar.
Not to mention salt, sesame candy can increase the sweetness of kimchi and make it less spicy.
Kimchi tastes much better when added with sesame sugar.
In addition, Sichuan pepper is also an important ingredient.
You don't need to buy this thing specially. Some time ago, Zhou Ziwen found a wild pepper tree in the mountains, but the peppers on it were not ripe at that time.
He planned to go again in the afternoon and pick some if they were ripe.
After lunch, Zhou Ziwen got up, but before he could go out, the Chen sisters and Shen Zhaodi came to work.
"You will continue to prepare the culture medium in the afternoon. The proportions must be correct." Zhou Ziwen instructed.
"Brother Zhou, don't worry, we can handle it and I guarantee there will be no problem." Zhou Chaoyang said, patting his chest.
"Okay, I'll go out first." Zhou Ziwen nodded.
He planned to take advantage of his free time today to go to the mountain to chop some firewood and check whether the wild peppercorns were ripe.
As for home, Zhou Ziwen felt relieved with the Chen sisters around.
They are all serious about their work and don't need any supervision at all.
This is also the reason why Zhou Ziwen is willing to contact them. If it were someone who likes to be lazy, he would not have joined the Mushroom Group.
Carrying a backpack and an axe, Zhou Ziwen started walking up the mountain.
Since he was going up the mountain, he wanted to get some wild vegetables and fruits to take back. It was just a side trip anyway, so picking some wild vegetables would at least give him two meals.
The resources in the mountains are so abundant that as long as you are not lazy, you will never starve to death.
This is not the kind of famine era where people have to chew tree bark and eat soil to avoid starving to death.
Although people were a little poor in those days, people in the countryside would not starve to death.
Even the lazier educated youth in the educated youth compound could get their own food.
The only difference is whether it tastes good and whether it contains oil or not.
There are a lot of wild vegetables in the countryside, and many of them are edible, but they just don’t taste very good.
Zhou Ziwen walked very fast and soon reached the outskirts of the forest.
However, he did not stay outside the forest, but went directly into the inner mountain.
For him, as long as he didn't go too deep, the inner mountains wouldn't be very dangerous.
Of course, this is only during the day. If it is at night, you have to be more careful.
Along the way, if he came across wild vegetables and mushrooms, he would stop to pick them.
Some of the mountain mushrooms are delicious and nutritious.
If you are lucky, you can even pick precious herbs.
For example, ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum, Polygonum multiflorum, etc.
Maybe it was bad luck, Zhou Ziwen had never encountered this in all the times he went up the mountain.
It is also possible that these precious herbs have already been picked by the villagers.
After all, this mountain does not belong to him alone. Although there are no professional herbalists in Dabazi Village, they will also make a guest appearance when the herb picking season comes.
If you are lucky, you can pick a few high-quality medicinal herbs and sell them for a few dollars or even dozens of dollars.
(End of this chapter)
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