Travel through the farm and live a leisurely life by farming

Besides, the weather is too cold now, and many people don’t go out. Most of them stay at home and have very little to eat.

Every household has stored food beforehand, and they are just waiting for the coldest time to pass before going out.

This is the most leisurely time of the year. There is not much work to do in the fields. Many families do not have enough winter clothes to keep warm, and most of them burn fires in the house to keep warm.

Now Su Mu and Xia Mei no longer go to the town to set up stalls. There are few people in the town, and the distance from Yunli Village to the town is far. If they catch a cold from going back and forth every day, it will be terrible.

Su He asked the two of them to rest at home and wait until after the New Year before going to town.

The New Year will be here in a few days, and Su Zhiyan and Lu Yunqi have already returned to the village. However, in preparation for the next autumn imperial examination, they mostly stay in the house together to review their lessons.

Thinking of what Old Lady Su said, Su He finally realized that it was no wonder that they had been eating either cabbage or dried vegetables every day these days. It turned out that cabbage was the only thing left in the field.

Su He blinked his eyes and looked around the room boredly, and finally his sight stopped on a basket of soybeans not far away.

Suddenly, I felt a flash of inspiration.

There is nothing to do this winter anyway, so I could grow some bean sprouts myself, and then I would have vegetables to eat.

Moreover, it is easy to grow bean sprouts. They have a fire in the room now, so it is warm, which is perfect for growing bean sprouts.

"Grandma, how many soybeans do we have at home?"

Su He pointed to the basket of soybeans with excitement and asked with a smile, "Are there any more somewhere else?"

Soybeans are both food and can be used as a dish.

It would be a real comfort if you could eat some delicious bean sprouts in the winter.

The most important thing is that eating cabbage every day will make your mouth taste bland.

"Yes, Ah He wants to eat fried beans. We had a lot of food at home before. I put away all the beans we harvested. There are still two bags at the back."

Old Mrs. Su looked at Su He with a loving face, thinking that Su He was just greedy. The fried beans were very fragrant and eating a handful could satisfy her craving in winter.

"No, I have a great use for it."

After Su He finished speaking, he stood up and ran to the back of the house. Sure enough, he saw two cloth bags full of soybeans. He nodded in his heart, thinking that this was enough.

Then he found a winnowing basket, started pouring the beans into it, and started picking them out one by one.

The most important step in growing bean sprouts is selecting the beans.

The beans you choose should be those with full grains, round appearance, and no borers, so that the beans will be better.

Su He took a small basket and picked out the beans with worms and the shriveled ones and put them into the small basket. These could be used to feed chickens and livestock and could not be wasted.

Xia Mei looked a little confused, so she asked curiously,

"Ah He, what do you think this is used for? Why do you have to select it so carefully?"

Su He carefully selected them without raising his head, and responded with a chuckle:

"I plan to grow some bean sprouts to eat. There are not many vegetables to eat in this winter. My mouth is bitter from eating cabbage every day."

After hearing what Su He said, Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Luo burst out laughing. It was fortunate that their Su family was now living a much better life.

Otherwise, if Su He's words were heard by other people in the village, who knows what they would do.

The Su family still has some cabbages in the fields, and they have also stockpiled a lot of dried vegetables at home. There are chickens, rabbits, eggs in the backyard, and sweet potato flour in the workshop.

These things may not seem like much, but compared to other families in the village, they are much richer.

But it's true, after having eaten Su He's cooking before, now every day they eat either cabbage or dried vegetables, which is really a bit bland. But they have been living like this since they were young, and what they eat now is the best.

So they didn't feel too much. Now they can have enough food and warm clothes, which is the envy of many people.

However, after hearing what Su He said, they were somewhat curious about the bean sprouts that could make Su He so happy and were selected so carefully.

What exactly is this bean sprout that Su He mentioned? Is it delicious?

“What are bean sprouts?”

Xia Mei couldn't help but ask in surprise.

What other ways are there to eat soybeans? Aren't they all cooked? The most luxurious way is to stir-fry the beans. Although they are fragrant and crispy, they consume a lot of oil and most people don't eat them that way.

Su He smiled slightly.

"It's the sprouts of beans. I'll let you all try them when they're ready."

"Bean sprouts? Can they still be eaten?"

Xia Mei was even more puzzled. Isn't this just like planting something in the ground? Can it still be eaten even if it sprouts?

"hehe....."

You can guess Su He's current expression by listening to his laughter.

“It’s edible and very sweet.”

At that time, food was scarce and farmers considered it precious, but no one would use the beans to make these things. If they were spoiled, the loss would be huge.

Su He looked at the plump soybeans he had picked out in his hand, his face filled with joy.

Bean sprouts are a rare delicacy, and a handful of beans can produce several times the amount of bean sprouts. They are very delicious whether stir-fried or made into soup.

If there weren't so few vegetables to eat in winter, Su He would not have thought of this method. Now that we have beans at home, we can try it.

If it succeeds, then we will have a new dish at home.

After Su He had picked all the beans in the basket, he got up and went to the kitchen, scooped a ladle of water, soaked the selected beans in the water, stirred them gently with his hands, and rinsed them.

This is also the second screening. All the beans floating on the water are scooped up and placed together with the bad and shriveled beans that have just been selected.

I can use these to feed the chickens in the backyard later so they won’t be wasted.

Su He lit a fire and boiled some water, then got up and went into the house to ask Old Lady Su for a piece of clean cotton cloth.

Then he found a clay basin, cleaned it quickly, poured the beans that had just been screened into the basin, and poured some warm water into the basin.

Cover the clay pot with a clean cotton cloth, put on the lid, and then move the pot into the house.

He also reminded everyone in the Su family that the clay basin could not be moved and the lid could not be opened.

Although everyone was confused, they all nodded towards Su He. Whatever Su He did, she had her reasons, and they just did what she said.

After Su He explained clearly, he looked at the clay pot in the corner again. That was almost ready. Every two or three hours every day, he would pour water into it four or five times to keep it moist.

After waiting for four or five days, you should be able to eat delicious and refreshing bean sprouts.