"Gulan, are you going out in the afternoon? Take us brothers with you." Li Da looked at the pheasants and rabbits on the ground, put away his envious look, and discussed with Gulan.
Gulan, who was sorting mushrooms, took the time to look up at Li Da and nodded without much thought. She would definitely not agree to anyone else's request, but Li Da and the others really helped her a lot, helping her look after Daya, Erya and the carriage when they were not around. Gulan would definitely not refuse.
"That's great. With you following us, our luck will definitely be much better. You don't know that we brothers didn't even see a pheasant feather this morning, let alone catch one." Li Da talked more unconsciously when he was happy and began to complain about his luck. Li Er and the others also nodded. Just like what their eldest brother said, their luck was indeed not that good.
When they heard that Gulan was willing to take them, their mood immediately changed. They hurriedly helped Gulan pick the mushrooms, picking out all the rotten ones. They were so happy that they kept talking to Gulan.
Even though Gulan only replied occasionally, she was still in a good mood.
"Uncle, the water is ready." The Li brothers finally shut up until Daya's voice sounded.
"We will help you pluck the chicken feathers." The brothers put in their best efforts to prepare for the afternoon trip.
Looking at the brothers who were more active than her, Gulan laughed. She hurriedly stopped Li Da and the others who were rolling up their sleeves and said, "Brothers, you really don't need them. There are only a few. I will pack them up in a while. Okay, just call me when you go out after lunch break."
How can I ask them to help me all the time? It's not like they have nothing to do.
"Okay, we'll call you later." After getting the answer he wanted, Li Da didn't insist, mainly because Gulan didn't seem to be polite.
"Good" Looking at the several grown men leaving, Gulan breathed a sigh of relief. It turns out that when men get passionate, they are no different from women.
Xiang Yunjin, who was at the event, saw the whole scene: This brother doesn't seem to be used to other people's enthusiasm! But he is a good person who is willing to help others.
Gulan had already started scalding the chicken at this moment. This scene was quite novel to Xiang Yunjing. He ate a lot of chicken, but it was not his turn to do the preliminary preparation work. So Xiang Yunjin didn't mind the bad smell, and slowly moved to where Gulan was busy with his stick, watching the three children busying themselves with great interest.
Watching the youngest, AnAn, plucking hair in an extremely professional manner, interacting with his father from time to time, with constant praise and laughter, the warmth between father and son made Xiang Yunjin feel a little dazed for a moment.
For a moment, I seemed to see myself and my father when I was a child. There had been such a warm scene before, but it changed after my mother passed away and that person appeared.
Gulan, who was chatting and laughing with her son, glanced at brother Jin who was lost in thought for a moment. His eyes suddenly became deep. He didn't look like someone who had lost his memory at all.
Forget it, they won't have much interaction in the future anyway. If it were her, she wouldn't feel comfortable relying on others even if she was feeling better.
But what Gulan didn't know was that that was just her idea, and her embarrassment was not valid with others. With Xiang Yunjin, there is never any embarrassment, only whether you want to or not.
Soon the pheasants were picked out and pickled with salt by Gulan, along with those caught yesterday. She also kept two, one for stir-frying and the other for making medicinal food.
The coarse salt used is bought from Lingshan Town. This kind of salt is the best for pickling things. Why not use the refined salt in the space? Gulan is broad-minded, but not to this extent. Daya and Erya are okay, after all, they are children and not that thoughtful. But Brother Jin is different. The salt in her space is too fine and too white. It cannot be compared to the best refined salt in this the world. As soon as it is taken out, people will definitely be suspicious.
After cleaning up these, it's time to prepare lunch.Even when she was not in a hurry, Gulan still had three meals a day and never missed a meal. She and her son are in very poor health. Although their nutritional supplements have been much better than before during this period, they still need to continue to take supplements. And now, Daya and Erya are added. The two little girls are so thin that they can be blown away by a gust of wind. It was only during these few days of following her that the situation began to improve. At least she looked a little more like a child and no longer looked like a breathing skeleton.
Regardless of the Jin brothers who were watching from the sidelines, Gulan and Daya had a clear division of labor. There are chickens and vegetables. Gulan is going to indulge in luxury today. She plans to make braised rice, stew pheasant with mushrooms, pheasant medicinal soup, and mix some wild vegetables and black fungus. Just thinking about it makes me feel delicious. This is how the landlord's food is.
The eldest girl is responsible for cooking, although she has only done it occasionally before, the younger girl knows how to do it. She had never eaten it before. The only one who had the right to eat it was her younger brother, who was treated as a treasure by her parents.
When asking everyone whether they knew these things, the little girl did not hide anything. To be honest, as a woman, Gulan is really sad and doesn't understand why there is such a big difference between the two children. Just because girls cannot carry on the family line, they have to get married sooner or later. But after all, this is the child that you gave birth to with great effort. Even so, you can't treat her so harshly!
Thinking of herself, Gulan was glad that she was born in their era. She was a treasure in her parents' hands and was spoiled from childhood to adulthood. Even when I later insisted on joining the army, my parents still agreed no matter how reluctant they were. Thinking of her parents, Gulan's whole personality softened and she looked at Xiang Yunjin in surprise.
In order to eat earlier, they lit three fires in total. As a little man, AnAn was responsible for lighting the fire, and Erya helped him. The only idle person was Xiang Yunjin, who was sitting on a rock and watching with great interest.
Gulan ignored him, took out a clean pottery jar, put the blanched pheasant pieces in it, and then put the medicinal materials in according to a certain proportion. Wild onions and ginger are indispensable, and it would be even more perfect with some red dates. Don't add salt until halfway through. After boiling, she told the little man to use low heat while Gulan started to prepare other things.
The wild vegetables and black fungus should also be blanched first, filtered with clean water, then drained and allowed to cool before mixing. Next came the main course, pheasant stewed with mushrooms. All of them are pure natural wild creatures, and the taste they produce will definitely have a different effect. Gulan is very much looking forward to it.
After everything is ready, add lard. To be honest, vegetable oil is healthier, but if you really want something fragrant, then lard is the way to go. As soon as the oil is put into the wok, the aroma comes out, and then add the green onion, ginger and wild fennel picked in the woods, the taste becomes even more tempting. Then comes the pheasant. The sound of stir-frying and the wafting aroma make people around start swallowing their saliva again.
Especially Li Da and his group, who were closest to Gulan, were suffering like hell. They were all determined to catch some wild animals in the afternoon and have a good meal. Of the two fish we caught yesterday, my mother pickled all the rest of them with salt, except for the internal organs which were eaten. I couldn't taste the meat at all.
Xiang Yunjin also felt that it smelled particularly good. He never knew that such an ordinary pheasant could smell so good. It felt better than any delicacies he had ever eaten. He began to feel anticipation in his heart, almost as much as Dahei who was attracted by the fragrance, staring at the big pot without blinking.
Once Gulan puts down the wild mushrooms, the flavor will be stronger, and all that's left is to wait. During this time, Gulan mixed the wild vegetables and black fungus and put them aside, waiting to be eaten later.
Xiang Yunjin looked at Gulan's smooth movements and never expected that this person had such great cooking skills.