Bamboo shoots are a good thing. In addition to dietary fiber, they also contain amino acids and trace elements. At least giant pandas can eat them into a round shape, and so can humans.
When Jiang Zhi found out why everyone didn't eat bamboo shoots, he immediately became interested.
I know herbal medicine. Although I can exchange money, it is too professional and it is dangerous to walk in the mountains all year round.
Xiaoman and Errui now only dare to dig kudzu root and white grass. Even wild yams need to be checked by themselves. As for other medicines, it is even more difficult.
And there is another sentence that goes like this: Those who take medicine scream in the hospital bed, those who dig up medicine hang on the edge of the cliff, and those who sell medicine count their money and laugh.
Relying on digging medicine can only provide food and clothing, but cannot make a fortune.
She is ready to teach others how to eat Qinggang powder and kudzu root for free.
This is something that can save all sentient beings and save their lives. Jiang Zhi will not hide anything private.
Everyone knows that bamboo shoots are edible, but it’s just a matter of variety. The bamboo here is not Nanzhu, and the bamboo shoots have a strong bitter taste.
Now there is no sealed jar to make pickled pickled bamboo shoots, so we can only dry them in the sun. In the future, we can also use salt to make pickled pepper bamboo shoots.
The territory of the King of Zhou who raised troops in the Yan Dynasty was in Bajun. There were deep brine wells here. Craftsmen collected water from the wells and boiled them in the sun to make salt.
Salt has always been a major source of heavy taxes for the country, and Ba County, which owns a large number of salt wells, is obviously not under the control of the imperial court.
From ancient times to the present, there is a saying that "before the world is in chaos, Shu will be in chaos, and the world will be in peace before Shu." Bajun lacks food, but it has never lacked salt. The most famous bacon pickles require a lot of salt.
It's just that the well salt produced by low-level technology is high in mineral content and as hard as rock. Except for making pickles, many crystallized salt blocks are usually discarded.
When the shredded bamboo shoots had a bitter taste, Jiang Zhi cooked it himself and fried a vegetarian shredded bamboo shoot with the little clear oil he had at home.
At this time, there is no bitterness or astringency, only crispness and refreshing taste.
Young Man looked at the stir-fried bamboo shoots brought by Er Rui and sighed. Although he had bad teeth, he ate them with gusto: "Oh! It's a pity that the mountains of bamboo shoots were broken off and fed to pigs. People are not as lucky as pigs. "
In the past, when there were too many bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest, which affected the density of the bamboo forest, the villagers would break off the small pointed bamboo shoots and feed them to the pigs. The pigs liked them very much and shook their heads every time they ate them.
Little Man regretted that he only tasted the bamboo shoots when he was old. He was really at a loss.
Xiao Mannai picked up a shredded white bamboo shoot with her chopsticks, frowned and said, "The bamboo shoots are delicious, but they cost a lot of oil. I think Er Ruiniang must have used a spoonful of clear oil to fry a dish. Ordinary people can't eat it." Get up!"
She was in charge of the stove, and she could tell at a glance that this dish was a waste of oil.
Food with a lot of oil is delicious, but it consumes too much money.
Thinking again about the salt Er Ruiniang used, Xiao Mannai sighed, put down her chopsticks and went to dig through her own salt shaker: "Xiao Man will give the salt to your aunt after eating."
Xiaoman didn't even raise his head at this time, just grinding hard into the paste mixed with bean paste, and promised: "Okay, milk, I will help aunt dig bamboo shoots from now on. By the way, there are eels in the pond at the mountain pass behind. I I'll take some time tonight to catch some."
He has decided that he must be more diligent. From now on, Brother Errui will dig bamboo shoots, catch rabbits during the day, and fish for shrimps and eels at night, so as to provide some food for the two families.
Nini and Xu Dazhu didn't serve the table, they just lay on the edge of the Kang and ate bamboo shoots.
The two of them ate very slowly. Aunt Jiang had said that these bamboo shoots were a laxative and their stomachs were weak, so they should eat less and slowly.
Xu Dazhu didn't let anyone feed him now. He used chopsticks to hold bamboo shoots and fed them to Nini's mouth.
Nini was very happy. After she fed her father green berries, her father talked more every day. Not only did she occasionally play with her with a string set, but now she also fed herself.
He couldn't hide his expression of satisfaction, chewing bamboo shoots in his mouth, and the joy in his eyes almost overflowed.
She couldn't help but kiss Xu Dazhu's skinny face and giggled.
Xu Dazhu felt his daughter's intimacy, his face was smiling, but his heart was sour.
The older Nini gets, the more her eyes resemble her mother's. She wonders if Chunfeng's escape is safe?
I have to work hard to survive for the sake of my children.
After the meal, everyone knew that the bamboo shoots were edible and delicious, so going down the mountain to catch them became a top priority for both families.
Therefore, Jiang Zhi and the others first checked the situation outside the village in advance and entered the bamboo forest when they felt it was safe.
In Xujia Village, not only are there bamboo forests in front and behind every house, but there are also bamboo mountains surrounding the village, which can be cut down at any time by anyone who needs it.
Unfortunately, this time the mountain fire burned all the bamboo forest in the village, and a large area outside the village was also burned, leaving less than a third.
Fortunately, just this one-third is enough for Jiang Zhi and the others to harvest.
Bitter bamboo shoots are not moso bamboo shoots, so you don’t have to dig them in the soil. The bamboo shoots grow more than ten centimeters above the ground and are thin and easy to find.
You don't even need a hoe to dig, just step on it and pick it up.
One person stepped on it in front and two people picked it up at the back. It only took two days to clear the bamboo forest.
By the way, I also caught a few reddish-brown bamboo shoot insects, pinched off the long clawed legs and threw them into the fire. When they burned, they became a fragrant game.
After the bamboo shoots were carried back to the mountain, Grandma Xiaoman and Qiaoyun also joined the battle. They stripped off the bamboo shoots and boiled them in a large pot, then soaked them repeatedly and changed the water.
Finally, slice the bamboo shoots that have been soaked to remove the bitterness and dry them in the sun. You only need to soak them before eating.
So, on the high cliffs shrouded in clouds and in the small courtyard deep among the trees, shredded bamboo shoots, starch, and medicinal herbs were drying everywhere, and the smoke was full of fireworks.
In the fields, the crop seedlings are rising slowly, and the grain bags in the house are slowly swelling. The previous anxiety about resting on one's laurels has also settled down.
Xiao Manye also followed Jiang Zhi's arrangement, dug out a section of paddy field under the water storage canal to serve as a nursery, sown rice to raise seedlings, and only waited for the wheat to be harvested before planting rice.
The time for this three-quarter acre of land was tightly arranged, and not a single day was wasted.
Xiaoman originally wanted to catch eels and loaches, but Jiang Zhi didn't agree to go. This is high mountains and wild ridges, not the ditches beside the fields in the village.
For people who live in the mountains, the biggest concern is encountering animals.
People are afraid of animals, and animals are even more afraid of people. During the day, they can see each other from a distance and avoid each other.
If you wander outside at night, stepping on snakes and insects is a trivial matter, but if you bump into large wild animals looking for food, something will happen.
Jiang Zhi thought the same way at the beginning, so he immediately found realgar and quicklime and carried them up the mountain.
Unexpectedly, when encountering a wildfire, people ran away, and some hares also ran away in the hole. The hibernating snakes in the fire area were not so lucky. No matter they were poisonous or non-poisonous, they were all burned up.
Moreover, this fire also frightened large animals such as wild boars, and they stayed far away and never appeared.
It's already May, and it stands to reason that snakes and insects are already rampant in the mountains, so this area is clean and safe.
Early summer is here, and all kinds of flowers are blooming. The whole mountain is enveloped in the rich fragrance of flowers, and wild bees are busy among the flowers from morning to night.
Jiang Zhi hung a piece of fresh rabbit meat next to the flowers.
Not long after, a yellow and black wasp, as big as a little finger, was attracted. It landed on the strip of meat, held the strip of meat and gnawed it without politeness with its sharp jaws.
