At the beginning, I saved a little mute

Jiang Zao originally wanted to see if there was any pickled meat here so that he could buy some from the villagers to stir-fry bamboo shoots and make bamboo tube rice.

Who knew, even Qiu'er looked confused.

"What is bacon? I've never eaten it, Sister Jiang, is it delicious?"

"It's delicious. It needs to be marinated with salt and some spices and then air-dried or smoked. It tastes great."

Jiang Zao remembered what he had eaten in the past and couldn't help swallowing.

Qiu'er became more cheerful and took the initiative to talk to her because she became a little more familiar with her.

He also became disappointed when he heard that salt was needed.

"I've never eaten it, and I may never have the chance to eat it in the future. Salt is so expensive, who would be willing to use so much salt to make it?"

Jiang Zao frowned slightly.

Recall the past.

It was my first time to celebrate the New Year in Fufeng County. Because of my injury, I had to eat light meals.

Although the food was much richer the second time, there were very few dishes on the table. Most of them were stews and cooked dishes. There were no sausages, bacon, red sausages, or blood sausages.

Jiang Zao didn't take it seriously at the time, but now he thinks that the main reason might be because it didn't exist in the first place.

Salt was still very expensive at this time.

Most of the meals she had just come here had just a hint of salt or a strange salty taste.

And salt is also very expensive in grocery stores.

A small jar of pale yellow salt costs one string of coins. How many people would be willing to put salt in it?

However, after her life got better, she no longer thought about saving salt.

Now hearing Qiu'er say this, I sighed in my heart.

If she could find a suitable salt field, she would like to start a salt business.

"It's okay, we can eat other meat fried bamboo shoots today."

Jiang Zao said.

The large piece of pork that she asked Huai Jian to buy came in handy.

Jiang Zao was in charge of directing the meal, Dong Xue was the chef, and the old women and wives were responsible for helping.

I made bamboo tube rice and put the cut bamboo shoots and fresh meat aside.

At this time, a sound came from a distance.

"Grab it! Grab it now."

It is a benefit.

I saw that he was carrying a basket on his back, but I didn't know what was in it.

In front of him, two fat, light gray-haired creatures came running.

The thing moved quickly and was at Dongxue's feet in a flash.

Dongxue was so scared that she jumped up and down.

Tears welled up in my eyes.

He drew his sword from its sheath.

Just nail those two things together.

Still alive, they just keep struggling.

Dongxue covered her eyes, "What are those things? Jinyi, take them away quickly."

Jinyi came over breathlessly.

While picking up the two half-dead things.

Said aside.

"Miss, I stepped on something in the bamboo forest. This little creature was chewing bamboo shoots. I was about to catch it, but the two of them ran away together."

Jiang Zao took a closer look.

"Is this... a bamboo rat?"

"Bamboo rat?" Jin Yi hadn't reacted yet.

Dongxue jumped up and shouted first.

"Miss, isn't that a mouse? It's so scary. Jinyi, throw it away quickly."

Dongxue wanted to take a look, but when she opened her eyes, she saw two bamboo rats with pierced necks, twitching slightly, and blood was all over the ground.

"Don't throw it away."

Jiang Zao said hurriedly.

“This thing works.”

Dongxue's face turned pale. "Miss, it looks so scary. What use can it have?"

Jiang Zao smiled slightly, "It's edible."

Dongxue gasped, took several steps back, and her expression became one of horror.

"Eat? No no no, I don't want to eat."

She was so frightened that she even forgot to say the word "slave".

Jiang Zao said.

"Dongxue, don't be fooled by its scary appearance, it actually tastes pretty good."

In the previous life, there were many farms that raised bamboo rats, the most famous of which was the Huanong Brothers.

Unfortunately, when the epidemic came, a large number of bamboo rats were killed.

When the epidemic is over, there will be only a handful of people raising bamboo rats.

Jiang Zao has liked watching food hosts for a while, and has learned a lot of ways to cook bamboo rat.

You know, in the previous life, wild bamboo rats were protected animals and could not be caught.

She found a treasure today.

Just think about the taste of bamboo shoots stewed with bamboo rats, and Jiang Zao felt very happy.

None of the women dared to attack the bamboo rat.

Jin Yi volunteered to take on the job.

He put down the backpack on his back. The ground was a little uneven, so the backpack fell to one side.

Several identical creatures with big heads and small bodies rolled out.

Jiang Zao blinked.

It seemed that he couldn't believe Jin Yi's good luck.

Isn’t this thing with a round end and a puffy skirt underneath the bamboo fungus?

Speaking of bamboo fungus.

Jiang Zao’s favorite is bamboo fungus soup.

She took out the things in the backpack one by one.

I turned over a large handful of bamboo fungus and a dozen bamboo fungus eggs.

Some of the bamboo fungus skirts were yellow, but Jiang had thrown them away long ago, and only kept all the white ones.

Prepare bamboo fungus soup.

Jiang Zao was a little curious, "Jin Yi, how did you find them?"

Jinyi said as he processed the bamboo rat.

"Miss, in my hometown, we would pick some mushrooms to eat after it rains. I accidentally stepped on one in the bamboo forest, and when I picked it up, it looked a bit like a mushroom, so I decided to show it to you to see if it's edible."

This was the first time Jinyi had discovered this type of mushroom and he couldn’t tell them apart, so he packed them all back.

"You did a great job. These are called bamboo fungi. They usually grow in clean bamboo forests without weeds. They should be covered with a layer of bamboo leaves."

"Yes, miss, I found quite a few under the bamboo leaves."

Jiang Zao smiled and said, “I thought today’s full bamboo banquet would only have a little bit, but I didn’t expect Jinyi to give us such a big surprise.”

Jinyi laughed and skinned the bamboo rat.

There are many things and many people.

Jiang had already arranged for someone to clear out a space and set up five tables.

There were 38 people on her side, and ten on the village chief's side. Of course, none of the sons came, otherwise the five tables wouldn't have been able to accommodate them.

The village chief initially refused.

But Jiang Zao said that it was just simple food and it would be fine.

The village chief sat down with joy but trepidation.

Several women and little girls were even more restless.

Except for the village chief's wife, they rarely sit at the same table with the village chief.

The women simply helped serve the dishes.

On the table were bamboo shoots stewed with bamboo rats, bamboo shoots fried with meat, stir-fried bamboo shoots, a big pot of bamboo fungus soup, and some stir-fried wild vegetables.

The village chief and his companions were wondering why the girl didn't cook.

I saw his wife and several daughters-in-law carrying a large basin over.

There are more than a dozen bamboo tubes neatly stacked in the basin.

It emits bursts of fragrance.

Each bamboo tube is the same size.

Seal the opening of each one with a clean green leaf.

Jinyang divided the people into five groups, with one person at each table helping to distribute the bamboo tube rice.

I saw them carefully remove the leaves, and then imitate Jin Yang's movements and cut them in half with the clean swords.

A rich fragrance wafts over.

Everyone who smelled it swallowed their saliva.

Qiu'er waited for her grandfather to start using his chopsticks before she began to eat like the adults.

There is corn rice in it, but it is not entirely corn.

Jiang had ordered people to add diced meat and bamboo shoots, and the dish was so delicious that people just wanted to eat it.

Jiang Zao also tasted the rare delicacy.