Chapter 216 Isn’t this just chestnut?
Shen Qing searched his memory and recalled the old man's memories of the past: when he was a child, he only ate bitter acorn flour and waited and looked forward to the food being cooked.
But why is the acorn tofu she eats so delicious?
If you think about it carefully, the gray acorn tofu really has no taste, and even has a hint of bitterness. But when mixed with the dipping sauce made of light soy sauce, sugar, balsamic vinegar, chili pepper, minced garlic, coriander and white sesame seeds, the bitterness is neutralized and the unique fragrance is highlighted.
Cold acorn tofu
The ingredients are nutritious and healthy, and the seasonings highlight the layers of taste. Only when they are combined together will they be delicious. Otherwise, they will be unhealthy and unpalatable.
Thinking of this, she pretended to be casual and said, "I heard people in the city talk about how to make these acorns delicious."
The children were not very enthusiastic about picking up food to begin with, but when they heard it was delicious, they immediately gathered around. The women also wanted to make it more delicious, so they stopped picking up food when they heard it, stood up and looked at Shen Qing.
Shen Qing replaced the seasoning with a name that was known to everyone in this dynasty and said, "Just in spring, we talked about cooking porridge. You can also scoop two spoonfuls of acorn powder, cook it, pour it out, and wait for it to solidify before cutting it into cubes or long strips, just like tofu.
Then add a little soy sauce, sugar, chili peppers, and garlic, chop them into a paste. If you like cilantro, add some cilantro, add more vinegar, mix well and pour it on. It's especially best to eat in the summer. It's cool, appetizing, and filling. You don't even have to cook the vegetables, it's all ready in one pot."
It's similar to cold noodles. It's said that if you save acorn powder until summer, cut some fresh cucumber into it and mix it in, you can easily make a refreshing meal. It really saves time and effort...
"My goodness, it needs sugar, soy sauce, and vinegar to go with it? It's not the acorns that don't deserve it, it's me."
"City people are so particular. How can it not be delicious if it's paired with sweet and sour sauce? It tastes good with anything."
"We can grow chili peppers, coriander, and garlic ourselves without spending any money. So, can we save on the sugar, soy sauce, and vinegar?"
Shen Qing: ".....How about stir-frying it with oil, chili peppers and salt?"
"Can we do it without oil?" Li E asked.
Shen Qing: .....
"How about you give it all to me and I'll go to the city and exchange it for food? I heard that people in the city really like to eat."
With so many acorn trees and so many people, it's no problem to harvest a few hundred kilograms.
At eighty yuan per pound, you can buy forty pounds of fine grain from the mall. The profit from exchanging grain for such a business is very good.
The Lei family wondered if city people liked to eat it?
They looked at the villagers, and saw that they all responded with great trust: "Okay, Shen Qing will trouble you again!"
"It would be best if I could change it, but if I can't, that's fine too. I can change more or less."
Lei Xiaoman looked at his happy little playmate beside him in shock, and asked in confusion, "Why do I feel like everyone in the village thinks it's possible to exchange it?"
Besides, shouldn’t we first ask these people, who were born and raised in Jincheng, whether they can change it or not?
How come Aunt Shen Qing just casually said to change it, and everyone in the village, young and old, listened to it seriously? She is too trusting.
She is more trusting than a child like him!
Zhao Xiaogou said proudly, "You don't understand! Where we used to live, there was plenty of water, and she could exchange those worthless small fish and river shrimp for food, and even refined rice and flour.
We came all this way because of her, otherwise we wouldn't know how hard it would be. We all trust her more than our parents and everyone else. Besides, even if we can't exchange it for her, it's okay, at worst we can just keep it for ourselves."
Hong Xiaoshui secretly said: "Look, Aunt Shen Qing said it was easy, but it must be very difficult. Before, there were two other families in our village who were jealous and wanted to go to the city to exchange it. Not to mention exchanging refined rice and flour, they couldn't even exchange for coarse grains and brown rice!
It's just like running a business, some people make a fortune, while others lose everything. Anyway, I don't have that ability, so I'll just follow Aunt Shen Qing."
Lei Xiaoman was stunned, and after a while he nodded heavily in agreement.
That's right! Their family has lived in the mountains for many years and doesn't even know which medicinal herbs are good. They also rely on Aunt Shen Qing. Otherwise, how could the three of them have such a good life today?
He turned to Shen Qing and asked timidly, "Auntie, can you please take the acorns we picked and grind them into flour to exchange for them?"
He really didn't want to eat acorn paste. It was bitter and astringent, and the hairy inner skin was difficult to peel or couldn't be peeled cleanly. His mother said that sifting the powder was time-consuming and physically demanding, so she always ground it into powder and cooked it into paste with wild vegetables and dried meat. Each one was simply unpalatable!
Especially after eating white flour, even if it is made with corn flour, the steamed buns are extremely delicate and have a faint sweetness, which is delicious.
After eating, he still wants to eat.
Shen Qing couldn't ask for more.
She smiled and assured: "Send as much as you can, and I will exchange it for white flour for you!"
Most of the food here is pasta. Families with better financial conditions eat noodles, dumplings, buns, etc. made of white flour, while those with poorer financial conditions eat cornmeal pancakes, steamed buns, etc.
With Shen Qing's words, the crowd suddenly became more motivated to work.
Old and young, and even most of the people from the Lei family who came with them were busy picking acorns.
Round and plump acorns were thrown into the basket, and soon they covered the bottom of the basket.
Lei Dafu found a long branch, climbed up the tree with nimble hands and feet, and stood on the branch to pick acorns.
Acorns fell down with a clatter, and the children who picked them up cheered with joy.
There are many acorns in the acorn grove, and there are even more acorn trees. It is impossible to pick them all in a short time. Lei Dafu waited for a while and said, "There are still many good things in the mountains. Let's go and see other things first. Remember the way. The villagers can come and pick them up when they are together."
The adults thought that if they picked up too much, walking would be more tiring, while the children thought of the white flour and looked back three times as they walked away reluctantly.
Shen Qing couldn't wait to go to the next location!
She discovered that the mountain was full of treasures, each of which was valuable, but they had to "appear" in the mall before the message would be detected.
Fishes swim in the water, animals run in the mountains and forests, medicinal herbs and food are on the trees, on the ground and underground... none of these will be notified to her. The mall will only respond if they are either delivered to her door or she actively looks for them.
Well, what else to say, just roll up your sleeves and get to work. Today she must open up a lot of new categories for the mall!
"This thorny ball is very prickly. If you step on it and twist it hard like I did, the fruit inside will come out. We call it chestnuts. They are delicious whether boiled, steamed, or roasted. They can also be ground into powder like acorns, but they are much tastier!
Although the thorn balls on its outer surface may prick you, they are very useful for making fire. You can use scissors or tongs to pick them up and throw them into your backpack. When you get home, you can eat the chestnuts and use the thorn balls to make fire." Lei Chuntian continued to introduce.
The place where they live is too far from here, and they have transplanted more than a dozen chestnut trees there, so they don’t have to come all the way here to pick them up.
Shen Qing: ...Isn’t this just chestnut?
Wild chestnuts are much smaller than chestnuts!
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