Chapter 102 Charcoal-roasted Bamboo Fungus
That Mid-Autumn Festival.
Jiang Yunze brought his wife to the banquet.
I drank a few more glasses and accidentally spilled the wine.
Lu Qingyao accompanied her husband to the guest room to change clothes.
When he was taking off his clothes, a wet woman happened to walk in.
In this way, both of them lost their reputation.
Qi Caiwei fainted immediately from fright.
It turned out that she accidentally fell into the water and in a hurry she accidentally entered Jiang Yunze's room...
The Qi family did not want their daughter to be a concubine, but it was their daughter's fault that they lost their reputation.
The mother of the head of the Qi family came to propose marriage and also brought a lot of fertile land, real estate, gold and silver as a dowry.
Lu Qingyao witnessed all of this and could only acquiesce silently, but it felt like she had swallowed a fly, like a fishbone stuck in her throat, making her feel sick whether she was dead or alive.
It was not until Jiang Zipei was born and Jiang Yunze rose to prominence with the power of Minister Qi that Lu Qingyao came to her senses.
Two fathers-in-law, one literary and one military.
It turns out that this is the momentum that Jiang Yunze wanted to take advantage of.
When I think about it now, I feel so stupid and ridiculous.
Mistaking fish eyes for pearls...
Jiang Miaomiao felt her mother's arms tighten around her.
She reached out to wipe the tears from her mother's cheeks and stroked her mother's chest.
"Mother, don't cry... don't cry..."
The little girl, who could hardly speak clearly, comforted her in a baby voice.
Lu Qingyao smiled.
He smiled with tears in his eyes.
As for Jiang Yunze, her heart had been numb since the two of them parted ways, and her tears were just flowing out of habit.
This night.
She slept soundly.
She dreamed of two cheetahs fighting each other...
The next morning.
It's a new day again.
The sounds of chickens crowing and dogs barking gradually rose.
Lu Qingyao's family got up very early.
I went out at noon.
Because they used bamboo fungus to feed the chickens for two days and also fed the wild dogs behind the house.
Everyone is safe and sound.
So they went out to pick mushrooms.
Mushrooms found in bamboo forests only grow in bamboo forests and are very precious.
The little girl was named Zhusun.
However, this type of mushroom has a special growth habit. It only takes five or six hours for it to grow to maturity. If it is not picked in time, it will deteriorate and dissolve.
The picking must be completed before noon.
After picking, it must be dried in time, otherwise it will deteriorate and dissolve.
The dried bamboo fungus can be stewed into soup, which is fresh, refreshing and tasty. It not only relieves lung deficiency and heat cough, but also has a light bamboo fragrance.
This is a gift from heaven.
Because no one has ever picked them and the stench is too strong.
With the guidance of Jiujiu and Jiang Xiaobai, we had a good harvest of bamboo fungus today.
With everyone's combined efforts, they picked several baskets of bamboo fungus in the morning.
Then they hurriedly carried it down the mountain, washed it, and put it on a bamboo sieve to dry.
Jiang Miaomiao also went to pick bamboo fungus.
She was so small that she couldn't help much and only caused more trouble.
There’s nothing you can do about it, kids just poop and pee a lot.
Sometimes I need to pee, sometimes I need to poop, and sometimes I feel hungry.
But the whole family must be together, and participation is important.
On the way back, I fell asleep on my mother's back.
When I woke up again.
I was awakened by the sound of lightning and thunder.
The sun hid in the clouds.
It's raining.
My mother, aunt, and brother hurriedly brought in some half-dried bamboo fungi into the house.
No one cares about her.
Jiang Miaomiao was bored and rolled back and forth on the bed.
Sometimes he licked his fingers, sometimes he picked his toes.
A little absent-minded.
So sad!
There are many bamboo fungi in Qingshi Town, but there is also a lot of rain.
Without a baking machine, if it is dried in the sun alone, the color will be yellowish, and the places that are not baked will easily deteriorate and rot.
Not to mention selling it, it can’t even be served on the dinner tables of dignitaries or at home.
The baby was a little irritated and rolled over again.
Rolling and rolling...
As soon as Lu Qingyao entered the room, she saw the baby beside the bed.
He rushed over and picked up the little kid.
Jiang Miaomiao was startled and was just rolling around when her mother picked her up like a chicken.
She stared at her mother in amazement.
Then she was held in her mother's arms and patted on the back.
"Miaomiao, don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Are you scared? Look, you're scared silly!"
While eating, Jiang Miaomiao was still a little dazed, letting her mother feed her rice and minced meat mouthful by mouthful.
Until she saw that everyone had bamboo fungus and chicken in their bowl.
There was only chicken soup and chicken in her bowl, which were scooped out from a separate pot.
Little Miaomiao quit.
Is it because she didn’t pick the bamboo fungus that she can’t eat it?
"Sizzle... sizzle..." The little baby pointed at the bamboo fungus in his mother's bowl.
My mother immediately picked up a piece and put it in her mouth. Then her oval face wrinkled up and said, "It tastes so bad and bitter!"
Aunt Xiuxiu and my older brothers also picked up a piece and put it in their mouths.
Aunt: "Oh, it's so bitter! It's so unpalatable."
Second brother: "It's so sour, it must be rotten!"
Big Brother: “Wow, it stinks…”
Jiang Miaomiao: “…”
Uh, you must be kidding! It’s not like I haven’t eaten it before.
Forget it, I found out that my mother doesn’t allow her to eat any other mushrooms except chicken mushroom.
Are you afraid that she is too young and can be easily poisoned to death?
After dinner.
Mother and Aunt Xiuxiu started to light the stove.
Used to bake bamboo fungus.
It was quite tiring to hold the bamboo sieve in my hands and grill it over the charcoal fire.
Jiang Miaomiao looked at the bamboo sieve, and suddenly the scene of modern people roasting tea with charcoal came to her mind.
It is very similar to the scene before my eyes.
She thought of her treasure chest.
It was just a small wooden box that her eldest brother made for her to store her toys.
There was a set of small bamboo tubes inside, which were carved by her second brother for her to play with. They were like Russian nesting dolls, from small to large, one inside the other.
There's no way around it, the toys back then weren't as rich as they are today.
A dried fruit fallen from a tree, a leaf, a branch, or a beautiful little stone picked up by the river.
They can all become toys for little kids of this era.
Then Lu Qingyao saw the little girl staggering to her treasure chest and picking up the small bamboo tube.
Walked towards her.
He took out two bamboo tubes, one big and one small, put the small one into the big one, pointed at the charcoal basin, and then pointed at his own small bamboo tube.
"Mother... that... put it inside..."
He pointed at the bamboo fungus in the bamboo sieve and said, "Put the mushrooms on top..."
Jiang Miaomiao really couldn't think of any other way to express herself. She couldn't speak clearly and couldn't even hold the pen steadily when drawing.
It's definitely that the body can't keep up with the mind.
Oh, it’s so hard for me!
Lu Qingyao became anxious as she watched her daughter approach the charcoal brazier.
He put down the bamboo sieve, picked her up, and placed her in the arms of his eldest son. "Watch your sister carefully, don't let her get close to the charcoal fire."
The two people who were originally copying books and practicing calligraphy hugged their sister tightly as if they had received an order.
"Miaomiao can't go, it's dangerous!"
Jiang Miaomiao: “…”
It's so hard for me!
So he looked at his second brother with a pleading look.
He repeated the gestures he had made with his mother to his second brother, muttering to himself.
She felt that her gestures were still very clear but not understandable.
When little Miaomiao saw her second brother, her eyes suddenly lit up.
I understand. Second brother must have understood what she meant.
As expected, you are the second brother!
Jiang Ziyan asked uncertainly, "Miaomiao, do you want to put the charcoal fire in the bamboo tube and roast the mushrooms on top?"
"Yes...grilled mushrooms." The little baby blinked and nodded.
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