Tao Huayu's house is a two-story small building. The kitchen is built independently outside the building and close to the courtyard wall. It still uses an earthen stove that burns wood.
After he got into the home decoration business, he changed all the furniture and electrical appliances at home, and renovated the bathroom, but Tao's father and Tao's mother didn't let him touch the kitchen.
The old couple are used to using earthen stoves and feel that the rice cooked in this way is more fragrant.
The kitchen space is not large, and it becomes crowded when there are many people, so Tao's mother and sister moved the chopping board and table outside, and all the preliminary preparations were completed in the courtyard.
Wenxi followed her sister to make glutinous rice and lotus roots, and Liu Wangxue and Xu Qingsong made lotus root boxes with Tao's mother. Xiaoci, the cat, was finally healed by Liu Wangxue's constant comfort, and went to play with the children. .
Du Yunkai also wanted to experience it, so he was assigned to his brother-in-law's side to help him brush the crayfish.
It was my brother-in-law who helped the team win the championship. He also completed the task of catching crayfish during the process. His own bamboo basket was full, and he also used those of Yue Cheng and Lan Xiaoxi. Looking at this result, it can be said that it can make two big pots.
Yue Cheng and Lan Xiaoxi prepared other dishes together. Tao Huayu and Tao's father were in the kitchen, one lighting the fire and the other frying the prepared lotus root boxes.
As for Li Yu, he was regarded as a child by everyone and was sent to play with the children.
The pot of the earthen stove is large and the capacity is not small. The first pot fried a large pot of fragrant and bright oil with a golden color. It is very appetizing at first sight.
Tao Huayu came out with a full pot of fried lotus root boxes, placed it on a chair at the door of the kitchen, and then moved the chair and pot together into the courtyard: "Here comes the food! Here comes the fried lotus root box!"
Having already smelled the aroma, the adults put down what they were doing, gathered around, each one pinched one and started eating.
When you bite into it, the batter on the outside is crispy, the lotus roots are crispy, and the meat is elastic. The oily and delicious taste immediately fills your mouth.
Fried foods are a timeless treat!
Li Yu took the children to wash their hands, and when they came back, each of them handed out one: "Eat slowly, be careful not to burn it."
The children said one by one: "Thank you, brother!"
"Wow! It's delicious!"
"Savory!"
"crispy!"
After Youyou received it, she handed it to Jinghe first, and Li Yu got another one for him. He held the fried lotus root box in his two little hands, raised his head and asked Jinghe: "Brother, is it delicious?"
Jinghe nodded: "It's delicious."
Youyou smiled and rolled her eyes, leaned on Jinghe's legs, and took a bite, it was so delicious!
The scent made Bangpeng and Xiaoci so hungry that they came over and pulled at Liu Wangxue's trouser legs.
Liu Wangxue ate the remaining half of the fried lotus root box in one bite, wiped her hands on her apron, and said to the two, "Wait a minute."
Tao Huayu put the bag he brought in the morning in the living room. Liu Wangxue went in and took it out, took out two bowls, poured cat food and dog food into them, and the two immediately ate hard.
Several other children were concentrating on eating, but Youyou was distracted by the cat. When I saw Liu Wangxue feeding it, I ran over and squatted to watch.
The fried lotus root box was delicious, and he wanted to share it with the cat: "Sister, can I feed it the lotus root box?"
"No." Liu Wangxue said.
"Why? This is delicious."
How to explain it? Liu Wangxue thought for a while and asked: "Is there anything you can't eat?"
"You shouldn't eat mangoes," he said. "If you eat them, they will make them red and uncomfortable." After saying that, he remembered the allergic feeling and twisted slightly.
Liu Wangxue said: "So, the same goes for cats, they can't eat this?"
Youyou had a worried expression on her face: "Will it make you look red after eating it?"
"No, but it will be uncomfortable."
"Then the cat won't feel uncomfortable if you don't feed Youyou anymore."
"So good!" Liu Wangxue pinched his little face and said, "Eat it yourself."
Li Yu also squatted over and asked Liu Wangxue: "Sister Xu Xu, can you help me discuss with Xiao Ci and let me hug you? Just give me a hug!" During the play, he had tried many times. , but all ended in failure.
Velvet control the heart has a lot to do with it.
Liu Wangxue really didn't know how to answer, how to discuss this, one couldn't speak human language, and the other couldn't speak cat language.
When the second pot of fried lotus root box came out, the adults were calling their children to go back for lunch. Tao Huayu took out a few small bowls and filled one bowl for each of them to take away.
All the prepared meat fillings were made into semi-finished lotus root boxes and handed over to Tao Huayu. The rice in the rice cooker was simmered, and the lotus root and pork ribs soup and glutinous rice and lotus root in the two pressure cookers were almost ready. Tao Dad also burned firewood in the inner stove for cooking.
The wood-fired stove cooks vegetables quickly. Mother Tao rolled up her sleeves and quickly fried a few vegetarian dishes, and then cooked a few meat dishes.
The last dish is crayfish.
Ever since my sister and brother-in-law got together, every year when the crayfish season came, their family didn’t have to cook it themselves if they wanted to eat it. Because the crayfish cooked by my brother-in-law are delicious, he also takes the initiative to take over all the processes from the field to the table.
Naturally, my brother-in-law cooked today and made two flavors, garlic and spicy.
There were so many people that the Eight Immortals table couldn't even accommodate the dishes, not to mention sitting there. After my sister finished cooking the cold dishes, she went to the neighbor's house next door to borrow a chair and several chairs. Xu Qingsong and Du Yunkai helped carry them back.
So the two Eight Immortals tables in the living room were put together into one long table, with large and small plates placed from one end to the other.
Liu Wangxue and Wenxi helped set the dishes, chopsticks and cups.
This kind of lively farm meal is far away in Liu Wangxue's memory. The last time he had it seemed to be in high school. During the Spring Festival of my freshman year in high school, my aunt's family and my uncle's family were all there, and the whole family was noisy.
It was like this. Two tables were set up, but there was still no room to sit down. My uncle joked: "Then don't sit down at all. Let's eat standing up. It's convenient to pick up the dishes. You can just walk over to whatever dish you want to eat."
In the end, the chairs were actually removed, and adults and children took chopsticks and bowls and walked around the table to eat.
Later, those who were busy with studies were busy with studies and those who were busy with work were rarely able to get together.
Wenxi had never eaten this kind of farm food. He placed the bowls and chopsticks with great interest and asked Liu Wangxue: "Does this feel like running water? When I am free next year, I will go to the ethnic minority areas to learn about it." . In some documentaries I watched, some villages would set up long tables during festivals, and the whole village would eat together."
"Okay," Liu Wangxue smiled, "let me know in advance when you go. I also want to experience that kind of scene."
Wenxi gestured "OK".
During the meal, Tao Huayu opened a bottle of red wine and poured it for everyone, except for his sister: "Let's bring a glass. First, to celebrate my brother-in-law winning the first lotus root digging competition of the Jingshan Cup in Taojia Village, Qiushui Town!"
"Jingshan" is the name of Du Yunkai's studio.
Everyone cooperated in the booing. When the award was just handed out, they forgot to let the brother-in-law give an acceptance speech. Now they are all making a fuss about asking him to say a few words.
"Quiet, quiet, quiet," Tao Huayu held the cup and made a downward gesture, "Brother-in-law has a double happiness, and there is another happy event to be announced. Please feel free to invite me."
"Well," the brother-in-law said, holding the cup and scratching his head with one hand, a little excited and a little embarrassed, "Hua Xin is pregnant. She just found out the day before yesterday."
