dognovel Chapter 164 Stir-fried snails
Chapter 164 Stir-fried snails
"Sanya? What did you make? It smells so good!"
Zhou Laosan didn't even bother to wash his face and stepped into the kitchen.
"Uncle, the fried snails I made are just out of the pan. Do you want to try some?"
Looking at the pot of snails on the stove, Zhou Laosan planned to try some, but when he picked up one, he felt it was a little hot.
"It's too hot. Let's eat it later. Are there no big snails in the river? Why are these so small this time?"
Zhou Laosan asked, are the brothers in the village so helpful? It’s only been a short time, they wouldn’t have picked up all the things, right?
"No, uncle. There are big ones in the river, but I just picked the small ones. The small ones are delicious. You will know when you try them later."
Zhou Mingshu found a piece of bamboo from the corner of the wall and took the hatchet.
"Uncle, why don't you split some bamboo sticks? The ones my elder brother split before have all been used up. You should split them into smaller pieces. These small snails are not as easy to pry open as the big ones."
"Okay, I understand. Leave this to me."
Zhou Laosan was chopping bamboo strips in the kitchen, while Zhou Mingshu went to the kitchen storage room next door to weigh the mugwort paste.
Once the lard cools down a bit, they will start steaming things.
There were still a lot of lard residue on the table. Zhou Laosan was chopping bamboo strips and eating snacks at the same time, looking very leisurely.
He dipped the lard residue in the vegetable juice in the basin and tasted it, "Cough cough cough..." A coughing sound suddenly rang out. Damn, it was so spicy.
After tasting it carefully with his tongue, the first feeling he got from the juice was spicy, followed by a very fresh and fragrant taste with an endless aftertaste.
Hey, it’s quite delicious!
Zhou Laosan specially took a large piece of lard and dipped it in the vegetable juice and continued to eat, hoping to use the lard to resist the surging spiciness, but the effect was not great.
After two sips, he was sweating all over.
He thought that if this dish was eaten in winter, it would definitely warm you up.
When Zhou Mingshu heard his uncle coughing next door, he knew that he had eaten stir-fried snails. This time she put two chili peppers in it, so it would be strange if it wasn't spicy.
Zhou Laosan didn’t dare to eat anymore. This dish was spicy, hot... and delicious. He decided to just eat the steamed bun.
"Uncle, how do you feel after tasting it?" Zhou Mingshu came over and asked.
She looked all over the table and on the floor but didn't find any snail shells...that was strange.
"Uncle, didn't you eat? I heard you coughing just now."
"I just dipped a little bit of the vegetable juice in it to taste it, and it was so spicy that it killed me."
"Haha, uncle, you should eat the snail meat inside. This vegetable sauce is very spicy, but the snail meat inside is not that spicy. I was afraid that the meat inside would not be flavorful enough, so I put two chilies in it. You eat the meat inside, it should not be hot now."
Zhou Mingshu took the bamboo strips and tools from Zhou Laosan and asked him to eat while she chopped them.
Zhou Laosan picked up a bamboo skewer and started eating the snail meat inside.
As expected, there was not much meat and it was very tasty.
"Oh, it's delicious. I want to have two bites."
After eating a few, Zhou Laosan stopped eating and waited until the evening to pull his elder and second brothers to have a drink together.
"Hey, if you like it, I'll make it next time."
"Okay! Haha, this thing tastes delicious when paired with wine. Let's have a nice drink with your dad and uncle tonight."
"OK."
Zhou Laosan picked up the hatchet again, while Zhou Mingshu scrubbed the pot, made preparations, and chatted with his uncle from time to time.
"Uncle, what do you think about building two more stoves? I feel that these two stoves are not enough. Today was quite busy. One pot was boiling lard, and the other was cooking dumplings. If we had another pot, it would be more convenient for us to make wormwood paste."
"Yeah, I think so too. I'll talk to your grandma and see what she says. If it's okay, we'll build another one. The stove is not difficult to build and can be built in half a day."
"Okay, let's add two big pots, it will be convenient to cook when the time comes. My aunt may make braised dishes when she does business in the future, so let's prepare it in advance."
"You are quite thoughtful, girl. I'll do it this way when the time comes, haha."
Zhou Laosan agreed with a smile. No wonder his mother listened to San Ya's advice.
If it were him, he would also listen and follow San Ya to have meat to eat, hehe.
The midday heat subsided, and people from the Zhou family began to move around one after another.
Zhou Mingshu had already put the ingredients into the pot and all he had to do was steam them.
As soon as Old Mrs. Zhou came over, Old Third Zhou told her about the stove.
Mrs. Zhou thought about it and agreed, "Then you can do it when you have time. Decide on the pot first, otherwise it will be difficult to decide on the size of the stove."
"Got it, Mom. My brother and I will go to town when we have time."
Zhou Mingzhi came back at this time, with an empty bamboo basket in his hand.
"Brother, where have you been? Why did you come back just now?"
Zhou Mingshu asked him quietly, and Zhou Mingzhi was a little shy, "I didn't do anything."
After saying that, he ran away.
I believe you!
Zhou Mingshu had been busy for most of the day. With the adults watching over the kitchen, there was nothing for her to do, so she went back to the house, fed the fish, watered the flowers, and in short, relaxed a bit.
As long as there is something to do at home, Boss Zhou doesn't want to be idle.
I chose a place in the yard, leveled it with a shovel, and planned to build a shed first so that it would be easier to build the stove.
With the help of the fence, they chose a spot and started digging a hole. They planned to plant four pillars first, then build a frame, lay a layer of bamboo boards on it, and then cover it with thatch.
Everything is readily available at home, so it’s not difficult to set up a shed.
After hearing the noise, Zhou Mingshu also came over to help. Although she was not needed as there were so many people, it was still easy for her to just salute.
Not long after, Uncle Cai came over.
It turned out that he came to borrow the donkey. He had seen the donkey pulling stones to press wheat and thought the effect was quite good, so he planned to use it in the same way as well.
"The donkey is in the backyard, Sanya, go and lead it."
Boss Zhou was now on the top of the wall and it was difficult for him to come down, so he had to tell his niece.
"Uncle Youcai, wait a moment, I'll bring it to you."
The little donkey has been eating grass outside all day, so it won't be too tired to do a little work now.
"Uncle Youcai, there are stones behind the door, I can't hold it..."
"Okay, I'll hold the stone, and you can go to the threshing floor with me."
The two men walked back and forth. Their house was quite close to the threshing ground, and after walking not far they saw stacks of wheat next to each other.
When they arrived at the place, Zhou Mingshu directed Wang Youcai to tie the stone slabs and then pull the donkey to press the wheat.
The little donkey was reluctant at first, but when it saw its little master watching it, it raised its hooves and started walking.
"This little donkey is pretty good. It doesn't even get mad at you when you're here."
Wang Youcai smiled and pulled the little donkey as he walked.