Lin Cuizhi spoke mysteriously, looking around at everyone with a curved mouth, and even a somewhat smug expression on her face.
In fact, everyone has wanted to ask this for a long time. The aroma of the snails is very special, and we have never eaten it before. The scrambled eggs also have the aroma of bay leaves.
I was so focused on the snails in the bowl that I didn't have time to ask.
Seeing Lin Cuizhi speaking so mysteriously, everyone's faces became even more curious, and they all asked her, "Where did you pick it? Why haven't we seen it before?"
Lin Cuizhi raised her chin, her face full of pride.
"It's right at the foot of the back mountain. It's a huge patch. It's mixed with weeds and if you don't look carefully you'd think it's all weeds."
If she hadn't gone with Lin Yunchu, she would have thought it was just a weed if she had seen it by herself. Who knew that this thing could be so fragrant as an ingredient.
Lin Yunchu said that bay leaves can be used for many other purposes besides stir-frying snails and eggs. When she has time, she will learn from Yunchu how to make a few dishes using bay leaves. They will surely be delicious.
After hearing Lin Cuizhi's words, everyone in the room, except Lin Changping and others who already knew the situation today, widened their eyes.
Their faces were full of confusion. Each of them had been to this back mountain before. They had been there before when they went to the back mountain to dig bamboo shoots, but they had never seen any fragrant leaves.
If there was something so delicious, wouldn’t they just pick it up?
Moreover, although the villagers don't often pass by the back mountain, if there is something delicious there will definitely be people running to the back mountain. How can they save money like this now?
Just as Lin Cuizhi said, the weeds are taller than these fragrant leaves. Could it be that they missed something?
Lin Yunchu reached out and took a snail, sucked the juice inside, ate the snail meat in one bite, and then threw the shell aside.
He raised his head and curled his lips towards everyone, then said, "It was only today when I saw the snails that my cousin brought back that I remembered there were these fragrant leaves in the back mountain."
"I saw it last time when I went back to dig bamboo shoots, but I forgot about it because I had a lot of things to do at home."
After saying that, Lin Yunchu reached out and picked up a piece of fried eggs with bay leaves with chopsticks, and ate it with a look of satisfaction.
It smells so good, she wants to eat it again tomorrow!
When everyone heard Lin Yunchu say this, they nodded in sudden realization. It made sense. There were indeed a lot of things going on in this family.
Lin Yunchu is busy like a top every day, hardly ever stopping. Now that things in the workshop are gradually getting on track, he finally has some free time.
"Sister, should we send some of these fried fish to Brother Xue in town tomorrow?"
Lin Changan had just finished eating a braised fish in his hand and asked Lin Yunchu incoherently. He remembered that Brother Xue loved to eat it.
The last time Brother Xue brought his younger sister to Qingxi Village, my elder sister packed some food for them and took it back.
Lin Yunchu nodded. He had told Xue Jingran last time that he wanted to use this fried fish to create a new dish for Yipintang, but it had been delayed for a long time.
It just so happened that the braised fish she made tonight tasted pretty good. Tomorrow, when she and Lin Cuizhi go to the river to check out the snails, she now has an idea in her mind.
We can only go to the river tomorrow to see the situation first.
It was just after noon the next day.
After lunch, Lin Yunchu picked up the bucket of water. Lin Changshun followed her to her uncle's house and called Lin Cuizhi. The three of them walked to the small river at the east end of the village.
"Yunchu, it's right here. This stream is not only full of small fish, but also a lot of snails."
Lin Cuizhi brought Lin Yunchu and Lin Changshun and soon arrived at the small river where she found the snails yesterday. She stood on the shore, pointed at the clear river water, and screamed at Lin Yunchu.
"Look, that's where I found the wild fruits. But I picked them all yesterday. I'll pick some for you next time I see them."
Lin Cuizhi seemed to like the wild fruits that she brought back to Lin Yunchu yesterday. It was a pity that she had picked all of them. Otherwise, she could have taken Lin Yunchu to pick some more today.
Lin Yunchu raised the corner of his mouth slightly, looking at Lin Cuizhi and coaxing her to be happy as if she were a child.
However, she came here today specifically for the small fish and snails in the river. Lin Yunchu put down the bucket, rolled up his trouser legs, walked to the river bank, and looked carefully into the river.
I saw that the river was gurgling and the water level was not high, just up to the calf. The water was clear. This side was close to the foot of the mountain and few people came here on weekdays.
There were quite a few small fish in the water. If you looked carefully, you could also see a lot of snails at the bottom of the river and in the cracks of the rocks. The more Lin Yunchu looked, the higher the corners of his mouth rose, and he didn't bother to say much.
He immediately went into the water and grabbed the snails at the bottom of the water. In a few seconds, he picked up four or five of them and threw them all into the bucket with a "pop".
"Yun Chu, I'm here to help you."
Seeing Lin Yunchu jump into the water as soon as he arrived at the river, Lin Cuizhi immediately followed him into the river, and the two of them got busy quickly.
On the other side, Lin Changshun followed Lin Yunchu's instructions and brought the fishing tools from home. My younger sister said that he would be responsible for catching fish today.
My younger sister said that she would make them some fried snails tonight. Thinking of the taste of the snails he had eaten yesterday, Lin Changshun suddenly felt full of energy and caught a lot of small fish in a short while.
Seeing more and more small fish and snails in the bucket, the three of them became more and more excited. In just over half an hour, they returned with a full load.
After returning to the Lin family, they cleaned the snails according to the method used yesterday. They did not stand up and straighten their backs until the Lin family came back from work.
"Okay, let's just go to town tomorrow."
Lin Cuizhi and Lin Changshun were exhausted at this time. This job didn't look tiring, but cleaning the snails was really strenuous. After working for half a day, they finally finished it.
Lin Yunchu had already made up his mind. Tomorrow he would go to Yipintang. He and Xue Jingran had agreed to serve new dishes, and now there was an extra dish called snails, so he would bring them along to try.
The next morning, Lin Yunchu and Lin Changting went to the town together.
The ox cart was packed full. Lin Yunchu sat in the front of the cart with a cloth bag in his hand. Inside were the new shoes that Grandma Lu had made for Lu Yanzhou, and a new coat that Lin's mother had sewn.
It just so happened that Lin Yunchu was also going to town today, so he sent it to Lu Yanzhou together.
Lin Changting had walked the road to the town many times, and the two of them soon arrived in the town.
Shopkeeper Zhou knew that Lin Yunchu was coming today, and the kitchen had already prepared the dishes she needed according to the letter Lin Yunchu sent yesterday.
Lin Yunchu didn't say much. She entered the kitchen and started working. In a short while, she had prepared several dishes that she had researched.
Stir-fried snails with pickled bamboo shoots and garlic leaves, braised fish with fermented black beans, and crispy fish cubes.
The aroma in the kitchen right after it was cooked made the people in the kitchen salivate.
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