A Farm Girl Traveling Through Time: Raising a Stunning Husband

After returning from the river, Shen Wu took the shiny sickle blade and tested the width of the handle.

Take the dead wood, peel off the bark, find some unused cloth, wrap it around the mouth of the wooden stick, and stuff it in to make it fit perfectly.

Shen Wu handed it to Gu Zhou to try, and it turned out to be quite good.

Gu Zhou couldn't help but become more suspicious of Jiang Yu. She had never done these things in the past.

It was already afternoon when he finished all this. Gu Zhou took a sickle and went to the field alone to harvest the wheat.

Shen Wu couldn't find anyone anywhere, and thought that he must have gone to the fields to harvest wheat, so he wanted to go over to help.

But she didn't know the way and could only do what she could at home.

There were no electric lights in ancient times. Although she saw oil lamps in this house, the brightness was really worrying.

Looking at the sky, Shen Wu began to prepare dinner.

Pork can’t be kept for long. Since we have picked shepherd’s purse before, we might as well make some shepherd’s purse and pork buns. We can keep the leftovers in a wooden bucket at night and heat them up in the morning for breakfast.

Once you have an idea, start doing it.

First, knead the dough. She always likes it to be chewier. First, add some salt to the flour, stir evenly, and then add warm water.

There was no yeast powder in ancient times, and there is no yeast for fermentation now. We can only use warm water to mix it and let the dough rise in the sun.

Gu Wei was holding her brother who had just woken up and playing with him in the yard. She saw Shen Wu busy in the kitchen and went over to see curiously, "What are you doing?"

Shen Wu was kneading dough with her head down when she heard Gu Wei's voice behind her. She turned around and looked. The curious face of the child was so adorable that her voice became much gentler: "Prepare to make pork and shepherd's purse buns. They are delicious~".

When Gu Wei heard that it was delicious, her eyes lit up instantly. Thinking of what Jiang Yu had made before, she was full of anticipation: "Is it as delicious as mixed noodles?"

"Yeah, maybe it tastes better than that!"

Shen Wu didn't know if he could create modern flavors with these simple ingredients, so he used the word "maybe" to talk to Gu Wei.

Gu Wei held her little brother in her arms and followed Shen Wu obediently, like a little tail, watching her various skillful tasks.

After kneading the dough, Shen Wu crushed the onion, ginger, and peppercorns separately, rinsed them with warm water, and set them aside for later use.

Go back and take down the hanging pork, cut it into small pieces, chop it into minced meat with a knife and set aside.

Shepherd's purse is originally washed clean, blanched, cooled, squeezed out the water and set aside.

At this time, go back to prepare the pork, add the onion, ginger, and pepper water into the pork in batches, and beat it until it is strong.

The main function of scallion and ginger water is to remove fishy smell and enhance fragrance. Adding soaked water can also enhance the taste.

Then take the shepherd's purse that you have squeezed dry, spread it out a little, and put it in together and mix it evenly. The only thing you can do for seasoning is add some salt.

When Shen Wu was worrying that the taste was not rich enough, he suddenly remembered the lard residue and decided to put some in the mixture.

I don't know what it tastes like, but it should be edible.

After washing his hands, Shen Wu took out an old chopping board, put the dough on it, first released the air and kneaded it evenly, then divided it into dough pieces of similar size.

After using a rolling pin to roll the dough into a thick middle and thin sides skin, and rolling all the dough pieces on the chopping board into this shape, Shen Wu moved a wooden stool, sat on it, and wrapped them one by one using a small spoon for drinking soup.

Gu Wei held her little brother and sat aside, watching Jiang Yu mix the meat together, then put the stuffing in it. Just moving her hands up and down made a fat dumpling!

The modern Shen Wu has made buns countless times, both meat-filled and vegetarian. His hands and feet are so quick that he can scoop the filling and pinch the folds to make one in just a dozen seconds.

The wicker basket was filled with buns, which were round and cute. Gu Wei held her brother and moved forward to observe the buns carefully. The little brother in her arms also blinked his eyes and reached out to touch them.

There was no comb at home, so Shen Wu went out to break some willow branches, washed them, and roughly weaved them into the shape of a comb.

Seeing her brother trying to touch it, Gu Wei quickly held him back and taught him a lesson: "No! Mom said you can't play with food."

When little brother Gu heard the instruction, he seemed to understand it, but he also seemed to be frightened by Gu Wei's loud voice. His small body protested to Gu Wei with an aggrieved expression.

When Shen Wu brought the thing back, Gu Wei was full of surprise. What on earth was this thing used for?

Shen Wu put the woven thin grate into the pot, and simmered it over high heat with hot water that was enough to cover it. After smoke came out, he boiled it for another seven or eight minutes before taking it out to dry.

"Why do you put the branches in the pot to cook? This is inedible! It's very bitter!" Gu Wei spoke up, although she was unable to stop Jiang Yu's actions.

"This! I want to make a comb. The branches just picked have a green taste, which will be gone after steaming and boiling. Although I have to repeat this process several times, we need it urgently. We can use it after it cools down. This is for steaming buns later."

Gu Wei opened her eyes wide when she heard this. It turned out that tree branches could be used in this way!

Shen Wu added: "This is just for temporary use. It's best to use bamboo from the forest to make the comb. When I have time, I'll go to the forest and cut some bamboo to make it."

The grate dried quickly. When Shen Wu felt it was no longer hot, he put it into two large stoves. He boiled the water over high heat, barely covering the rattan grate.

After the pot boils, put the buns that have been proofed for the second time in at intervals, cover them with the lid and wait for the pot to boil again.

While waiting for the buns to be steamed, Shen Wu looked at the red-hot stove and suddenly remembered the snacks his grandmother made for him when he was a child. There happened to be some noodles left. Shen Wu sorted them into thick strips, used a branch to dig out some of the burnt ashes, and buried the thick noodles in them.

After doing all this, Shen Wu turned to the yard and prepared the place for dinner in the evening.