Four Foods in the Mountains

Lu Yunchuan is the most silent person, but Cen Er has a bright personality, and he told Lu Yunchuan about the deer hunting they went to the mountains this year. Although Lu Yunchuan had never hunted before, he was curious to hear his vivid description. The two of them got together We chatted hotly for a while.

After adding tea to the two of them and grabbing some dried fruit, Cen's second daughter-in-law pulled Cen Ning and said, "They said theirs, we'll go and play with ours, and it's the first time you come here, and you take me for a walk."

Cen Ning took his second sister-in-law's house for a walk around, and even opened the firewood room for his second sister-in-law to look at.

Cen's second daughter-in-law nodded straight after seeing it: "It can be seen that you and your brother-in-law are hardworking and able to live. Not to mention the cleanliness of the house, even the backyard is very clean."

The backyards of people in the village are basically used to raise poultry and grow vegetables. If they are not cleaned up diligently, they will look messy and smelly when it is hot.

Cen Ning likes to be clean, so Lu Yunchuan naturally takes care of it. The chicken coop and vegetable plots are clean and refreshing.

The two of them looked at the granary that was full of piles, looked at the firewood and food in the room, Cen's second daughter-in-law held Cen Ning's hand and said with a smile: "Father and mother are always worried about you at home, now I will do it for them." After reading it, go back and tell the elders that they can rest assured that your life is no worse than at home, and your brother-in-law is reliable."

Looking back and forth, Cen Ning pulled his second sister-in-law to the kitchen: "You and second brother have been driving all morning, you must be hungry now, sister-in-law, please sit down and watch the fire for me, I'll take care of it." Make a meal."

Cen Ning didn't let his second sister-in-law help, so Cen's second daughter-in-law could only sit down in front of the stove, knead sunflower seeds and chat with Cen Ning while warming the fire.

The pot was already heated up, and Cen Ning took the smoked bacon and sausage from the eaves outside, and wanted to make a stewed rice with cured meat.

"Just make something and eat a few bites, it doesn't need to be so troublesome," said Cen's second daughter-in-law.

Cen Ning smiled: "It's the first time for you and second brother to come here. If I only want to eat steamed buns for you, I'm afraid she will chase and scold me if she finds out. This bacon and sausage has been smoked for a few days. It's the first time I smoked this. Sister-in-law, help me taste it too."

The rice was put into the pot, and slices of bacon and sausage were spread on top of it. Cen Ning added a few fresh and tender cabbage hearts, poured the adjusted sauce, covered the pot and waited for it to cook.

Coincidentally, Cen Ning said that he wanted to eat tofu in the morning, so Lu Yunchuan went to the entrance of the village to buy a piece. Cen Ning cut the tofu into pieces, cooked a pot of stewed tofu with cabbage, braised a bowl of radishes in soy sauce, and fried a plate of dried bamboo shoots.

There are not many vegetables that can be eaten at home in winter, and the only meat is bacon, and it is too late to buy fresh meat now.

Cen Ning tried his best to do this, but he still felt that it was not enough, so he ran to the back of the house to touch five more eggs.

"Enough, enough, those who don't know think it's a festival, there are only four mouths in total, and they can't eat so much." Seeing that Cen Ning has been busy for so long, the second daughter-in-law of Cen hurriedly stopped him.

Cen Ning nimbly cracked eggs on the edge of the bowl: "You and your second brother have to rush back in the afternoon. If it's snowing, it's time to melt the snow. You have to eat enough to keep warm."

Five eggs were golden fried on a big plate, Cen Ning guessed that the rice was cooked, so he lifted the lid of the pot.

When the lid of the pot was opened, the stewed rice was so fragrant that even Cen Er in the courtyard couldn't help but ask, "What did you make so delicious?"

The bacon is salty, the sausage is sweet, and the rice is full of oil and sauce, and the grains are all oily. Because it is stewed in a large pot, there are some golden rice crackers on the bottom of the pot, which are crispy and crispy.

A pot of stewed rice was full, and Cen Ning and Cen's second daughter-in-law brought the food to the table. Cen Er boasted: "As expected of being a husband, this skill is obviously good. In the past, the noodles at home often rotted on the table. It's in the pot."

Brother Yougong hasn't been around for a while, Cen Ning gave his brother an elbow: "You talk nonsense, when did I make noodles?"

"Yes, I guess I misunderstood, maybe you were making noodle soup then."

There are three brothers in the Cen family. Cen Da has a calm temperament and only cares for his two younger brothers, but Cen Er loves to play with Cen Ning since he was a child.

The two of them chatted without stopping until Cen's second daughter-in-law opened her mouth before obediently sitting down to eat.

Cen Ning didn't like his second brother revealing his faults in front of Lu Yunchuan, so while his second brother and second sister-in-law didn't notice, he picked up an egg for Lu Yunchuan, and defended himself in a low voice: "I don't remember it anyway, if there is... definitely That was the only time I cooked noodles that were delicious, you know."

Lu Yunchuan smiled and gave Cen Ning the emerald green cabbage in the bowl, and nodded seriously.

Of course he knew that the first time he ate Cen Ning's food was when he and his eldest brother went to sell firewood in Meiling Village that winter, and it snowed heavily on the way to Cen's house to hide from the snow. He and his eldest brother cooked two bowls of hot noodles.

Now there is still white snow outside the house, but Cen Ning is already his husband.

After dinner, Cen Er and Cen Er's daughter-in-law sat down and drank two more cups of hot tea, and it was time to leave for home.

It was not safe to drive up the mountain road in the dark, although Cen Ning was reluctant to stay, he did not stay.

Cen Er took down the two baskets on the cart and took out the contents: "This basket is venison. You and your brother-in-law can make soup and eat it or roast it. It's the most nourishing. This In the side basket is the kudzu root powder that my mother brought, saying that eating too much venison will get angry, and you can drink a bowl of kudzu root water or rub some kudzu powder balls to get rid of the anger."

He took out another cloth bag: "This is the smoked duck made at home. My sister-in-law made it. She said you like this, but my brother-in-law hasn't eaten it yet. Let me bring it to my brother-in-law to taste."

The things were taken out one by one, and the stone tables in the yard were piled up. Cen Ning sniffed, his eyes were already a little red: "Sister-in-law is pregnant, how can I let him do this."

Cen's second daughter-in-law comforted Cen Ning, and Lu Yunchuan also went to the kitchen to pick up a basket of things, which he and Cen Ning had been busy packing up after dinner.

Cen Er and Cen Er's wife knew that this was their wish, and they didn't refuse.

Cen Ning took the basket to the cart, and confessed with red eyes: "We have food at home, and I don't have anything to take with me, but this small jar is made by my sister-in-law at home. It's best to take it home and cook some wine to eat." Warm up. The bag below is my dried melons and fruits, winter melons, pumpkins and bamboo shoots. There are so many people in my family, and there is often not enough to eat in previous years. The bottom is the cotton vest and apron that I have embroidered for children these days. , Some are for Yuer and some are for the baby in sister-in-law's stomach, I thought I would take them with me after the next year, but since you are here, you should take them home and wear them."

At the end of the confession, Cen Ning rubbed his eyes and smiled and said, "Tell my parents, my husband and I are getting along, just relax, we will go back to see them in a few years, and you all must pay attention to your health at home."

No matter how reluctant they were, they had to leave. Cen Er and Cen Er's daughter-in-law pushed the cart away. Cen Ning and Lu Yunchuan drove them all the way to the entrance of the village. They stood there for a long time until they could no longer see anyone before walking home on the snow.