So, she decided to treat the captain's family and Lu Pinjie to wild pigeons at noon.
Xu Zhixin originally wanted to stay in the woods for a while and look for it, but she had already been in the woods for a long time. If she didn't go back, she was afraid that Liang Jinxiu would be worried, wondering if something had happened to her in the woods.
So Xu Zhixin decided to go back first, give the pig feed to Liang Jinxiu, and then wander around in the woods to see if there were any other surprises.
Xu Zhixin sent the two wild ducks into the space, then turned around and walked back.
After leaving the forest, Xu Zhixin did not delay along the way and went straight back to the village. When she was almost there, she saw that there was no one around, so Xu Zhixin asked the space to send out the wild pigeons and fungus, and she took them into the village.
Because it was not yet noon and the villagers were still working, Xu Zhixin did not meet anyone before arriving at the pig farm.
"Sister Jinxiu, I'm back." Xu Zhixin called out when she saw Liang Jinxiu, who had already cooked the pig food and poured it into the trough.
When Liang Jinxiu turned around, she saw the wild pigeon in Xu Zhixin's hand.
"Zhi Xin, where did the wild pigeons come from?" Liang Jinxiu asked curiously. "Are these wild pigeons hard to see?"
"I caught it." Xu Zhixin smiled slightly.
"You caught it?" Liang Jinxiu was surprised. "Where did you catch it?"
"In the woods where we collect grass for pigs." Xu Zhixin replied.
"There are wild pigeons in that woods. How come I have never seen wild pigeons before... You are so lucky!" Liang Jinxiu felt very sorry and wondered why she didn't see any. If she saw them, she would definitely catch them and give them to the whole family as a snack.
Although she had never eaten wild pigeons, her uncle had eaten them, and when she was a child, she heard her uncle say that the meat of wild pigeons was delicious.
"Sister Jinxiu, how do you want to eat this pigeon?" Xu Zhixin asked. "This pigeon is quite fat, more than three pounds, enough for me, your family, and Pinjie's group to have a good meal at noon."
A normal large pigeon would weigh only about two kilograms, but this wild pigeon weighed more than three kilograms. It was much fatter than an average pigeon.
The meat of a pigeon this fat must be delicious.
According to experience, whether it is wild ducks, geese, or pigeons, including pigs, cattle and sheep, the fatter they are, the more fragrant and delicious the meat is, while the smaller they are, the less delicious the meat is. If they are too small, the meat will have an astringent taste because it is not mature yet, and some even have a faint sour taste.
Originally, she was planning to have pigeon, chestnut and red date soup, but suddenly she remembered that she was now living in the captain's house, and if she made pigeon, chestnut and red date soup, the captain's family would definitely wonder where she got the chestnuts and red dates, so she gave up.
As for other ways to eat it, she hadn't thought of it yet, so she thought about asking Liang Jinxiu for her opinion.
When Liang Jinxiu heard that Xu Zhixin was going to treat their whole family to wild pigeons, she was so happy that a big smile appeared on her face.
"I think it's better to eat it braised. When I was a child, I heard my uncle say that he caught wild pigeons and ate them. At that time, he asked my aunt to braise them and it was delicious." Liang Jinxiu replied.
"Then can you cook braised dishes? If you can, I'll give this wild pigeon to you and ask you to braise it." Xu Zhixin thought that although she had never eaten braised pigeon, it sounded good, so she ate it.
"Yes, yes, yes. I have braised pork during the Chinese New Year before, and everyone who has eaten it praised it for being delicious. I will definitely braise this wild pigeon deliciously too." Liang Jinxiu was even happier when she heard that Xu Zhixin was going to give her the wild pigeon to braise, and she nodded twice.
"Thank you for your hard work." Xu Zhixin handed the wild pigeon to Liang Jinxiu, and then remembered to wrap the wood ear on the pig grass in the backpack with paper.
She put down the backpack, picked up the paper bag, opened it to reveal the fungus, and placed it in front of Liang Jinxiu.
"Sister Jinxiu, I also found some black fungus in the forest. I want to eat it cold. Do you think it's okay? If it's okay, and you know how to make it, I want to give it to you and ask you to make it cold."
Leave everything to Liang Jinxiu, so you can be lazy and don’t have to cook by yourself.
"Okay, okay, there's nothing wrong with that. I can make the cold-boiled black fungus. I can't say that my cooking skills are very good, but no one has ever complained about the dishes I make. They all say they are delicious. Just leave it to me without worry." Liang Jinxiu nodded twice again and reached out to take the black fungus.
"Zhi Xin, your luck is so good. We went to the woods together before and found nothing. But you went to the woods alone and found wild pigeons and wood ear mushrooms." Liang Jinxiu sighed.
"I have always been lucky." Xu Zhixin smiled again.
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