Chapter 39 Beef Jerky
When Yuan Xiao returned home, he saw Qin Qin feeding vegetable leaves to the hen.
She still didn't speak. Sometimes when she coaxed her, Qin Qin pursed her lips and didn't say anything.
But she seemed to like small animals very much, and she was with this little hen all day long.
Yuan Xiao was thinking about when to buy her two little rabbits to raise.
While it was still early, Yuan Xiao hid in the room, locked the door, and ran to the mountain to explore.
She first harvested some roses, then walked inside, and saw a lot of mushrooms along the way, all of which she picked. After
picking enough mushrooms, she saw an apple tree in the distance, and the tree was full of fruits, big red apples.
Yuan Xiao said that the most precious thing for her here was not meat, which she could buy with money and tickets, but fruit!
Not eating meat would only make her feel hungry, but without fruits and vegetables, Yuan Xiao would feel like a dried-up stream.
She didn't take much, but just harvested once.
Walking inside, the last few grape trees had an astonishing yield, and they were full of grapes again!
Every grape was like crystal, full of sweet juice, which made Yuan Xiao drool.
She harvested all the grapes, and brought all the wine-making jars from last time, just in time to make a brew.
As she went deeper, she saw a large beehive hanging on a big tree. From time to time, the golden and sweet honey dripped down. She seemed to be able to smell the rich aroma of honey from a distance.
She was particularly grateful for the one-click harvesting function of the system, otherwise she really couldn't get these things down by herself.
This time she harvested a lot. She went to the place where she harvested Maojian tender tea leaves last time. When she came out, she also picked a lot of cowpeas and radishes, planning to use them to make kimchi.
When she came out of the room again, she heard someone knocking on the door. Her things were delivered to her door.
There were a lot of things this time, and Daqiang came over pushing a cart.
The old lady came out and saw so many things. She asked hurriedly, "Xiao'er, where did you get these things?"
Yuan Xiao helped to move the things into the house. "Grandma, I bought them from people in the mountains. I need materials to make things and sell them."
She wanted to make money before she went to school.
Otherwise, it would be inconvenient when she went to school, and she wouldn't have so much time to spend on this.
The old lady didn't suspect anything and asked Wang Yazhi to come out and move things together.
Although Wang Yazhi knew that Yuan Xiao could make money, she couldn't help but feel pain. "Why buy radishes? There are plenty of them in the countryside. If you want, mother can go back to Dayang Village and pick a few!"
Yuan Xiao grinned and didn't refute her.
The radishes in this mountain forest space are different from those in Dayang Village.
Wang Yazhi wondered if she had noticed that many of the illnesses she had suffered in Dayang Village had improved a lot.
Besides the fact that she was free now, it was all thanks to these things!
Yuan Xiao first told them the uses of these things, and then divided the work among them.
The tea leaves would be prepared in the evening, while Yang Zhen picked up the roses and made some rose cakes to sell.
Yuan Xiao saved a white radish for stewing bones in the evening, and pickled the rest with cowpeas to make kimchi.
She was about to pick up the grapes when she heard Zhao Fubing calling at the door: "Xiao'er, are you home?"
Yuan Xiao got up to open the door, "Brother Bingzi, what's up?"
Zhao Fubing's dark face was filled with excitement, "Someone is selling beef, how about it?"
Yuan Xiao's eyes lit up, which was rare.
She said quickly, "Yes! If it's enough, buy me a dozen or twenty pounds."
As she said that, she took out money from her pocket, "By the way, help me see if the store still has pork for sale, buy some for me, and bring some big bones, and it would be even better if there is pork fat!"
Although Zhao Fubing has always known that Yuan Xiao is generous, he was shocked when he heard that she had to buy several dozen pounds of meat.
"Why do you buy so much?"
Now that the weather is warm, the meat will go bad if it is not eaten.
"I'm buying it to make meat jerky! You help me buy it first, and I'll give it to you to taste when it's done."
She felt her mouth watering when she thought of the fragrant and spicy beef jerky that became more fragrant the more she chewed it.
Zhao Fubing took the money and hurried to buy beef for her.
These days, cows are used to plow the fields and are not easily killed and sold.
So Yuan Xiao hasn't eaten beef during the time she has been here!
She was thinking happily about beef jerky, and looking at the fresh chicken mushrooms she picked, she suddenly had an idea and decided to make fried chicken mushrooms.
After she washed and dried the mushrooms, Zhao Fubing came back with dozens of pounds of meat.
He has a wide network of contacts and even bought lard.
Yuan Xiao went to the supply and marketing cooperative some time ago and couldn't buy cooking oil for several days. This lard is simply a timely rain!
She picked out some grapes and mushrooms, leaving some for Zhao Fubing and asking him to run some trips to deliver some to Tan Yanan in the countryside.
Although she has moved to the county town, she still often sends things back.
She put the other things aside and asked Yang Zhen to help heat up the pot and fry the lard first.
Ordinary people are reluctant to add oil when cooking, and just smear it on the bottom of the pot, and think it's almost done when they see the oil shine .
But Yuan Xiao pays attention to the color, aroma and taste of her dishes, and she is not stingy. Once Wang Yazhi saw her being so generous, she felt painful but dared not say anything.
There was a fire under the pot, and the lard was fried there, and the aroma of lard slowly floated out.
Yuan Xiao took this opportunity to blanch the bones, put them into the casserole together with the radish and slowly stewed them.
Yang Zhen watched Yuan Xiao's quick movements from the side, and her heart was full of admiration and envy.
She was a few years older than Yuan Xiao, but she was not as capable as her.
Yuan Xiao met her admiring eyes and smiled, "Sister Yang Zhen, I will teach you in the future, you can do it too."
Yang Zhen blushed, a little embarrassed, "I only know how to stir-fry tea, I'm not very good at cooking."
Speaking of stir-frying tea, Yuan Xiao thought of tea leaves and said, "Sister Yang Zhen, you are free now, help me stir-fry that basket of tea leaves."
Yang Zhen was startled, and when she looked in the direction of her sight, she realized that the basket in the corner was filled with tea leaves.
She walked over and removed the layer of newspapers on top.
A fresh scent of tea filled her nose, and dewdrops were still on the plump buds, with a hint of verdant green looming in the tender green.
Yang Zhen learned to stir-fry tea since she was a child, and the tea leaves in front of her were the best she had ever touched!
She stretched out her hand, wanting to touch the tea leaves, but she was worried that her rough hands would damage the tea leaves without knowing how to do it properly.
Yang Zhen blushed and turned around: "Xiao'er, these tea leaves are so good, I, I'm afraid I will spoil them."
Yuan Xiao was processing beef and pork, and he didn't even raise his head, "If it's spoiled, it's spoiled, I'll have someone send it over. I don't know how to fry tea, you can do it!"
Her knowledge of tea leaves is actually not even entry-level.
She has only heard of some famous tea leaves, but she only knows the names.
She knows that these tea leaves are good teas, and they are picked from the mountains, so they are naturally not bad.
But except Yang Zhen, she doesn't know anyone else who can fry tea, so why not let her try?
Yang Zhen felt more at ease when she heard Yuan Xiao's words.
She pursed her lips and took a basket of tea leaves into the kitchen.
Yuan Xiao trusts her, so she should do better to repay Yuan Xiao!