Wild vegetables in the mountains can be eaten from April to October, with different varieties available at each stage. Through continuous development, many ways to eat them have also emerged.
In April, the most common foods to eat are wild garlic, lamb's quarters, and shepherd's purse, and toon leaves are also available.
Wild garlic leaves look a bit like scallions, but the part buried in the soil looks like a small garlic bud. If eaten raw, it is very spicy, and can give people a headache.
However, it tastes delicious when used to stir-fry eggs or cured meat.
If you have too many wild garlic cloves, you can also pickle them. The method is quite simple: just cut the wild garlic into small sections, marinate them with salt, soy sauce, vinegar, etc. for a day or two, and they will taste crisp and delicious.
Lamb's quarters and shepherd's purse are both very common wild vegetables. Lamb's quarters taste a bit like tender spinach. Shepherd's purse can be found in many places. These two vegetables can be stir-fried, boiled, or used in cold dishes. If they are a little older, they can be used to make steamed buns or dumplings.
As for Chinese toon, Wang Tianxiao wasn't used to eating it, but the rest of his family loved it.
This kind of thing is loved by people who like it, but people who don't like it simply can't get close to it, much like cilantro or durian.
There were wild vegetables, and every now and then we could eat some fresh pheasants, rabbits, or wild pigeons and doves. The people at the station were very happy eating, and it was visibly that some of the unrestrained people began to get rounder.
That day, after dinner, Wang Tianxiao and Liu Yuan sat in front of the house, basking in the sun.
Several dogs lay at their feet, lazily with their eyes closed.
At that moment, two figures appeared on the hillside.
Wang Tianxiao was squinting in the sun and hadn't noticed when Liu Yuan suddenly poked him. He opened his eyes and jumped up from his chair.
It turned out that Wang Tianxin had brought his mother to the mountains.
He hurried over, helped his mother up, and glared at Wang Tianxin.
Why did this kid bring his mother here without telling me?
There wasn't even a moment to react.
He hurriedly called inside, "Lili, Xiaolan, Mom is here."
"ah."
Li Yali was kneading dough inside, preparing to make steamed buns in the afternoon, when she heard the shout and ran out, her hands still covered in flour, looking like two little white paws.
Wang Fang, who was playing in her uncle's room, also ran out.
As soon as she saw Zhang Yufeng, she ran over and happily called out, "Grandma!"
Zhang Yufeng held her granddaughter's hand and patted her little head: "Fangwa, did you miss Grandma?"
"Yeah, I've been thinking about it."
"Why don't you go back to see your grandma? You're just staying in the mountains thinking about it?"
"Hehe, my dad said he'd take me downstairs when it gets warmer."
"Mother, why are you here?" Li Yali walked over, glancing nervously at her husband, wondering what her mother-in-law wanted by suddenly coming up the mountain.
She was a little afraid of her mother-in-law, not in a simple sense of fear, but because she knew her mother-in-law didn't like her and wouldn't give her a friendly look, making their meetings very awkward.
"I've come to see you." Zhang Yufeng smiled and asked Wang Tianxin to give her the package, which she then handed to Li Yali. "These are some insoles I made for your family, and a pair of pillowcases I embroidered for Pengwa. I'm getting old and my eyesight is failing, so the embroidery isn't very good. Please make do with them."
"It's alright, it's alright, everything's fine."
Li Yali accepted the package with a flattered expression, her gaze towards her husband becoming even more apprehensive.
She even glared at Wang Tianxin secretly.
In her memory, her mother-in-law never had a kind expression. No matter what she did, she always had a cold look in her eyes. It was really a little strange that she was smiling at her today.
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Thinking of this, I couldn't help but secretly blame Wang Tianxin.
This kid, we've spoiled him for nothing, he lets us down when it really matters. Even if Grandma was coming, she should have notified us in advance, why did she just bring him here?
Wang Tianxin gave a wry smile and gestured towards his mother's back, as if to say, "I didn't want to either, but the old lady forced me to."
"Mother, let's go inside; it's windy outside."
"good."
Zhang Yufeng seemed to be in a particularly good mood and was in good spirits today.
"Is Pengwa in this room?"
"Yes, he's sleeping right now. He goes to sleep right after lunch every day, and if you don't wake him up, he can sleep for at least half the afternoon," Li Yali explained from the side.
"Children need to sleep, that's how they grow."
Upon entering the room, Zhang Yufeng saw her little grandson with rosy lips and white teeth on the kang (a heated brick bed). She paused slightly for a moment before gently walking over, leaning over the edge of the kang to examine him closely, and said happily, "Look at this poor little thing, it breaks my heart. How can he be so pitiful?"
"Grandma, my little brother can roll over now."
"Okay, okay, grow up quickly, Grandma wants to see him get married."
“Mother, he’s still stuck to the ground. Where are you going to find a wife? You’re really thinking too far ahead,” Wang Tianxiao said from the side.
"What, am I not allowed to have four generations under one roof?"
Wang Tianxiao was slightly taken aback. He rarely heard his mother rebuttal so gently, and it felt strange. He wasn't quite used to it for a moment, so he could only smile.
"Mother, the ground is cold. Take off your shoes and sit on the kang (heated brick bed)."
"good."
Wang Tianxiao and his wife helped their mother sit on the kang (a heated brick bed). Wang Tianxiao wanted to take off his mother's shoes, but Zhang Yufeng stopped him, indicating that she could do it herself.
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