Chapter 325: Fairy Tofu (Three more updates)
Cuizhu was afraid that Jiang Zhiluo would pick the fruits, so she hurriedly grabbed Jiang Zhiluo's hand.
I was afraid that Jiang Zhiluo would be poisoned by those mushrooms.
Jiang Zhiluo looked at Cuizhu's nervous expression and said with a smile, "Cuizhu, these are not poisonous. These mushrooms are edible."
"ah?"
Cuizhu looked at Jiang Zhiluo with surprise and disbelief.
"But someone in the village died after eating this before."
Jiang Zhiluo patiently explained, "Some mushrooms are poisonous and some are not. I'll teach you how to identify them."
"There are many things you can check. Look at the appearance. If the mushroom has scales and mucus, or a stipe or ring on the stem, it's poisonous and can't be eaten..."
"Those over there are poisonous mushrooms."
"Then look at the secretion and color..."
"There's also the growing environment. Generally speaking, non-toxic mushrooms grow in clean grass or on pine and oak trees, while poisonous mushrooms tend to grow in dark, damp, and dirty places."
"You can also use onions for on-site testing..."
Cuizhu's expression changed and she said, "Miss, wait a moment, I'll go pull out a green onion."
As she spoke, Cuizhu went to the ground to pull out a scallion, and then used the scallion to identify it.
If you rub it with onion and it turns greenish-brown, it is poisonous; otherwise, it is not poisonous.
Jiang Zhiluo also said to Cuizhu, "If you really can't tell them apart, I'll teach you how to identify a few edible mushrooms. From now on, when you come to the mountain, just pick those mushrooms. You don't need to pick any others you don't recognize."
Cuizhu nodded and said, "Okay."
Jiang Zhiluo took Cuizhu to pick some good mushrooms.
Fortunately, Cuizhu brought a backpack and put all the mushrooms in it.
Just when picking mushrooms, Jiang Zhiluo suddenly discovered the magic leaves.
"Fairy leaves!"
When Jiang Zhiluo saw the leaves on the tree, she couldn't believe it and her eyes lit up.
Cuizhu was a little confused, "Miss, isn't this a turtledove leaf? There are a lot of these leaves on the mountain, but they are useless."
Jiang Zhiluo looked at the many fairy trees and fairy leaves, then turned to Cuizhu and asked, "Aren't you going to pick any?"
There is such a large area on the mountain.
“If you don’t pick them, it’s useless.”
"There are too many leaves on the mountain."
"It would be great if I could eat it, but I can't eat it either."
Cuizhu was a little sighing.
Jiang Zhiluo looked at the many fairy leaves and thought to herself, no wonder there were so many, it turned out no one picked them.
Jiang Zhiluo's eyes lit up. Now she could teach Aunt Song and her family how to cook.
It doesn't cost much to make this kind of food.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Cuizhu, ask Song Bin to come and help pick these magical leaves, but don't let the villagers find out. I'll teach you how to make a delicious dish when we get back."
Cuizhu was stunned and had no idea what kind of delicious food the lady was going to make.
But this did not prevent her from believing what the young lady said.
The young lady has been so smart since she was a child, so what she said must be right.
So don't ask anything, just listen to what the lady says.
So Cuizhu went to call Songbin, and they all brought backpacks and started picking the leaves.
Even their daughter Zhuzhu helped pick the fruits bit by bit.
Seeing the little girl being so obedient, Jiang Zhiluo felt that Zhuzhu was well educated by Cuizhu and Songbin.
Soon the backpack was full.
"Miss, it's all full. Do you need to go back home to get the basket and continue filling it?"
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Press these leaves into the backpack firmly. If they are compacted, you can put more in."
So Cuizhu and Songbin obediently pressed the leaves hard, and when the backpack was full, they put a lot more in.
There were not many people on the way back.
The main reason is that the weather is cold, there is not much work in the fields, and most villagers stay at home.
But there are also people clearing wasteland in the fields.
However, it can only be planted in early spring, so there is no need to rush to open up the land.
When I got home, Aunt Song had already made the wontons.
"The lady is back, and the wontons will be ready soon."
Song Zhengde had already chopped some firewood.
You can cook wontons right away if you want to.
"Mother, the young lady picked some leaves for us, saying they can be made into something delicious."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Song's eyes lit up.
The lady said that she could make delicious food, so she could definitely make delicious food.
When she was a child, the young lady would tinker with new things and new foods.
The food that the lady makes must be delicious.
Aunt Song had no doubt about it.
But Aunt Song felt bad that the young lady was working in their house.
"Miss, we are already very excited and happy that you are here, how can we keep you busy?"
Jiang Zhiluo said, "It's okay. I just happened to come across this kind of leaves. I can make something with it."
Cuizhu said, "Miss, I can handle these. You don't have to do it yourself."
Jiang Zhiluo didn't insist and said, "Wash these leaves first."
"Is there any wood ash?"
Song Bin said, "There are dry grass and trees."
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Then burn some wood ash and keep it for later."
"good."
In this way, Cuizhu washed the leaves and sent Bin to burn the ashes.
Jiang Zhiluo watched Cuizhu washing leaves and felt that there were too many leaves, so washing them this way would be a bit slow.
You can’t finish all the food if you make so much at once.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Cuizhu, just wash one basin first and put the leaves aside. You can cook them later when you know the method."
"good."
Cuizhu washed a basin of water.
"Miss, what should we do next?"
“Do you want to steam it?”
Jiang Zhiluo shook her head and said, "No, put clean leaves in the basin and then add mountain spring water."
Song Bin hurried to scoop water from the tank.
"These are all mountain spring waters. They are from wells dug at the foot of the mountain, near the springs."
"Well, that's good. Then rub the leaves vigorously, just like rubbing clothes."
Jiang Zhiluo was worried that Cuizhu didn't have enough strength, so she planned to help Cuizhu.
How could Cuizhu feel comfortable letting the young lady do the work herself?
She hurriedly said, "Miss, we have eaten well these days and we already have strength."
"Thanks to the pig's trotters that the young lady gave us earlier, we used them to make soup. The soup alone is delicious. We also ate the eggs that the young lady gave us."
Jiang Zhiluo smiled and said, "That's good."
At least they listened to her and ate what she brought.
"Eating well and getting enough nutrition will give you the energy to work, and with good nutrition, you're less likely to get sick, so try to eat enough."
Cuizhu nodded.
"After I teach you how to make this kind of food, you can make it and sell it at the market. It doesn't cost much anyway, so any extra profit is good."
Cuizhu and the others were deeply moved when they heard this.
The lady still misses them.
Think about them.
Inside the house, Song Zhengde was lighting the fire, while Nanny Song was watching the pot, waiting for it to boil before putting the wontons in.
Cuizhu rubbed the leaves hard and soon they were done.
Jiang Zhiluo asked, "Do you have gauze at home, or some clean coarse cloth will do."
When Song Bin heard this, he quickly said, "Yes, I'll go inside and get it."
They use that kind of cloth to cover steamed buns at home.
Jiang Zhiluo explained to Cuizhu: "Rub it like this, and then filter it with a cloth."
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