Chapter 349: The Third Brother-in-law Came to Announce the Full Moon Ceremony
After Gao Mingcheng prepared the rabbit, he cut it into two and gave each to the black tiger and the elf, and also gave them the internal organs.
He planned to keep the other rabbit until tomorrow and give it to the two dogs.
After arranging meals for the two dogs, Gao Mingcheng walked towards the kitchen carrying a bowl of rabbit meat.
At this time, the sky was gradually getting dark, with only a slanting glow of afterglow in the western sky.
"I'll cook, you go and light the fire." Gao Mingcheng said, and asked Xuanyuemei to sit in front of the stove to be in charge of lighting the fire.
This is considered as an exchange of roles for them. In the past, Duoyuemei was always the one who cooked, and Gao Mingcheng was responsible for making the fire.
But now many beauties are pregnant women. Pregnant women cannot stand for a long time. If they stand for a long time, their belly will feel like it is falling, which is bad for the body.
With a considerate husband, Xiu Xiumei naturally would not ask for trouble and would sit obediently at the stove to take charge of making fire.
The pheasant was still stewing in the iron pot. Hot steam was coming out from the gap in the lid, and the whole kitchen was filled with tempting aroma.
His stove was a combination of two large and one small stove. At this time, the small stove was cooking rice and the large iron pot was stewing chicken, but the other large iron pot was empty, so Gao Mingcheng started to wash the pots.
While he was washing the pot, Xuanyuemei also lit the stove.
Take a burning piece of firewood directly from the burning stove and put it into the empty stove. A little flame instantly illuminates the dark stove, and then the heat of the flame begins to transfer to the iron pot.
She picked up some firewood from the side and put it in, and the small flame instantly grew bigger.
There was fire burning in all three stoves, and hot air was coming out of the stoves, making the beauties feel a little hot.
In summer, making fire is also a chore.
Gao Mingcheng has already washed the pot and added oil. When the oil is hot, he starts to stir-fry the chopped rabbit meat. He does not put the onion, ginger and garlic in first and then add the meat. Instead, he puts the meat in directly. After the meat is fried until crispy, he adds the ginger, garlic and dried chilies. As for the fresh chilies, he puts them in three minutes before taking them out of the pot. When the green peppers are cooked, they will be served on a plate immediately. This way, the green peppers will look good and taste good.
The meat was stir-fried with a spatula, bringing out the aroma of meat. After it was cooked, it filled two plates.
Gao Mingcheng washed the pot again and quickly stir-fried some bitter melon. This kind of large iron pot is the best for stir-frying vegetables. The vegetables stir-fried in this way will still be green and moist even after being cooked.
The worst thing to do when stir-frying vegetables is to use a small pan and low heat, as this will cause the moisture in the vegetables to be lost, the color will turn black, and the taste will no longer be as refreshing.
After the bitter melon was out of the pot, half a bucket of water was poured into the empty pot. Amidst the slight sizzling sound, Gao Mingcheng cleaned the pot. Then he started a series of operations. First he added oil to stir-fry sugar color, then poured half a pot of water, and then put in the marinade, soy sauce and rabbit meat, then covered the pot and cooked it.
Gao Mingcheng's method may not taste that good, but as long as it is cooked well, it is still delicious.
"The rice and chicken soup are ready, let's get ready to eat." Gao Mingcheng said, and put the seasoned chicken in a large bowl.
"Okay." Xuanmei responded and transferred the remaining fire in the stove to the stove where the rabbit meat was braised. In order to prevent the fire from going out in the middle of the process, she put another big piece of firewood, which was enough to burn until they could finish their dinner happily.
At the dinner table, Gao Mingcheng enjoyed the stir-fried rabbit meat alone, while Xuanyuemei enjoyed the stewed chicken soup alone. As for the bitter melon, they used it to change the taste.
It was a simple meal, but the two of them were very satisfied.
After dinner, Gao Mingcheng asked Xuanyuemei to have a rest while he watched the fire in the kitchen. When the rabbit meat in the pot was cooked, he could turn off the fire.
Gao Mingcheng only added salt for seasoning before turning off the fire. In his opinion, food should be seasoned with salt just before it comes out of the pot.
He kept the lid on the pot, allowing the rabbit meat to continue soaking in the broth and slowly absorb the flavor.
At this time, he was covered in sweat, so he decided to take a bath in the reservoir.
This time he did not go to the reservoir where the villagers often went to bathe, but went to bathe in the large reservoir shared with the neighboring village.
This place is far away from the old village. Except when the water level rises to catch fish or release water to irrigate farmland, few villagers come here.
Due to the dry weather last year, there were no fish when the water level rose this year, so there was one less dish on the villagers’ table this year.
He ran all the way to the edge of the reservoir. The moonlight was shining brightly and the area was quiet with only the sound of insects.
If you listen carefully, you can hear the sound of a snake moving in the grass.
Gao Mingcheng saw several snakes, but he didn't care. He took off his clothes and jumped into the reservoir.
He had a swimming competition with someone yesterday. Although he won in the end, he was not very satisfied with his performance, so he planned to practice more today.
This reservoir is even larger than the one yesterday, and there is no one around, which is perfect for him to show off his skills.
He swam freely in the water and before he knew it he had swum to the next village on the other side of the river.
Xuanyue's eldest sister Xuanyue Jin married into this village. He remembered that Xuanyue Jin's family also grew water chestnuts to sell.
This reservoir is closer to the village here, so some villagers grow water chestnuts and water chestnuts in the fields near the reservoir to sell.
These two items are in short supply in the market, so their prices are quite good.
When Gao Mingcheng was about to swim back, he suddenly heard a sound coming from a water chestnut field.
The wild rice stems grew tall and dense, blocking Gao Mingcheng's sight. The people hiding inside were also very careful and only dared to make low sounds, but Gao Mingcheng had good hearing...
After being silent for a few seconds, Gao Mingcheng dived into the water quietly and left this place of trouble.
My family members, who would understand? We came out to swim in the middle of the night and actually ran into wild mandarin ducks!
Gao Mingcheng was in a very depressed mood because Xuanyuemei was pregnant and he had been forced to be a vegetarian for several months, and then this happened!
He soaked in the water until he felt completely calm and at peace, and then he returned home.
The first thing to do when I get home is to take out the braised rabbit meat from the pot.
A large iron pan is very useful for cooking, but it also has a disadvantage, which is that it is easy to rust.
So you really can't leave the rabbit meat in the pot all night, because then the iron pot will rust and ruin the delicious dish.
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The next day, Gao Mingcheng decided to go to Xiaofushan. The fruit trees had been planted for several months, but apart from some new branches and leaves, nothing much could be seen at the moment.
However, the corns planted to provide shade for the Polygonatum sibiricum have grown vigorously.
The corn has bloomed, and after a while we will have tender corn to eat.
When planting corn, it is best to plant it in rows rather than in a single row, because it is difficult to pollinate. If the pollination is not good, the corn will have many hollow spots. At that time, it will not be a joke for one person to eat an acre of corn.
Gao Mingcheng did plant two more rows, but since he happened to be in the village during the flowering period, he decided to carry out artificial pollination, so as to effectively increase the yield.
Pollination is quite simple, just sprinkle pollen on the filaments of the female spike. Pollination can be completed by collecting pollen, or by shaking the plant. Gao Mingcheng was afraid of trouble, so he just shook the plant, and the pollen on the male spike fell down and landed on the filaments below.
In this way, pollination is completed.
Gao Mingcheng walked around Xiaofu Mountain and squatted by the pond, staring at it for a while. Before that, he ran to the next county and bought some fish fry, which he put into this pond.
The fish fry we bought were all common species in nearby waters, such as grass carp, male fish, catfish, etc.
These fish are easy to keep alive because the breeding density is not high and they do not need to be fed artificially. They just eat the plankton in the water. The fish that grow up in this way have delicious meat.
Looking at the fish fry that were only as big as a child's palm, Gao Mingcheng thought, grow up quickly, the fish on the table at the end of the year depends on you!
He was squatting on the shore watching the fish when Zhang Chengyuan strode over. When he saw him, he said loudly, "He Zhigang is here. He said his family is having a full-moon party tomorrow and wants us to go and have a drink."
He Zhigang is the husband of Manyuemei's third sister Manyueyue.
When Gao Mingcheng heard the words "full moon wine", he remembered that he had given birth to a child many months ago.
During the Chinese New Year, she was already pregnant for many months.
"Where is he now?" Gao Mingcheng stood up and asked.
"At my house. He said he would go to inform my eldest sister later." Zhang Chengyuan said.
Gao Mingcheng hurried back to his home, took a braised rabbit, and then came to Xuanyu's house, where Xuanmei was also.
Everyone was listening to He Zhigang speaking, and He Zhigang's face was full of smiles because he had a big fat son.
Perhaps he was happy, he said loudly: "After giving birth to our son, my parents treated me better. That's why they suggested having a big full moon party. We had a lot of things to do before, so we delayed informing you until now."
"We'll be having lunch tomorrow, so you must be on time."
"Of course I will go, brother-in-law. You too, didn't even come to inform me when my third sister gave birth! I was thinking about my third sister and wanted to go see her, but I'm pregnant again and it's not easy for me to move around." Xuanyuemei said with a smile.
He Zhigang said, "Well, I was going to come and inform you, but after the baby was born, there were a lot of things to do and I couldn't leave. Later, my parents said they wanted to hold a full-month banquet for the baby, so I thought I would inform you then."
After Gao Mingcheng arrived, He Zhigang had another conversation with Gao Mingcheng. Gao Mingcheng gave him the braised rabbit in his hand and asked him to take it back and eat.
He Zhigang took the braised rabbit in the bag and rode his bicycle to his eldest sister's house. He was in high spirits all the way and pedaled very vigorously.
(End of this chapter)
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