Everyone enjoyed the lunch at noon very much.
A pot full of egg shreds and wolfberry sprouts. Although my seventh cousin said that the big pot dish didn’t look very good, it was just what you saw... green wolfberry sprouts, yellow egg shreds, and a handful of red wolfberries.
The fresh aroma of pork leg mixed with these green leaves and red flowers is particularly tempting.
Not to mention that before cooking, my seventh cousin strolled around the pond at the door and instructed Zhang Yanping to scoop up a handful of water hyacinths.
What is Water Hyacinth
Invasive species!
If this grows in someone's pond and no one takes care of it, it can cover the entire pond in half a month.
That is to say, there are a lot of grass carp in the pond at the door now, which is why they can grow on the edge.
But when I asked my seventh cousin to come and see it, he simply didn't know the goods.
"Water hyacinth tofu soup, it's so fresh and tender."
"Besides, look at how tender it is. It's obvious that its quality is better than those carefully cultivated by others. It's guaranteed to taste just as good. If you don't know how to eat this even if you have a treasure, you're the only one who won't..."
"When the time comes, select some tender water hyacinths, remove the roots, wash them clean, blanch them in water, mix them with tofu, and use lard and ginger slices to make soup. I guarantee you will drink it all up."
Song Tan then remembered - Oh, when he was digging wild vegetables by the pond, the spiritual energy stimulated the growth of some of them, and some of them were stuck to the water hyacinth...
"Eat, eat, eat!" She immediately decided, "We'll eat whatever you cook, cousin."
So Song Sancheng, who had just finished his work, was sent out again:
"It's time to replace the gas tank at home. It's out of gas. I'll also go get two pounds of tofu for lunch."
Since there is water hyacinth, there is no need to make the originally planned rapeseed rice soup. After thinking for a while, my seventh cousin decided to just mix it with wild onions.
For the rest, just pick anything else and stew the meat.
The meal was so delicious that Zhang Yanping, a foodie, felt like he had broadened his horizons just by looking at the menu.
Not to mention the people at home—even Song Tan, for the first time ever, tried a few more bites of these "ordinary" dishes.
After dinner, everyone could feel that the weather was getting bad.
It was just a drizzle at first, but now the clouds in the sky are getting darker, as if a heavy rain is about to happen.
Wulan frowned:
"Why does it feel like it's going to rain heavily? I just picked the tea leaves."
Grandma Wang Lifen also looked regretful: "That's right! I've been so busy these days, and today is the only day I can relax and go to the tea mountain... Why is it suddenly going to rain again?"
It didn’t rain so heavily around the Qingming Festival in previous years!
Song Tan laughed. The spiritual energy that he had just stimulated last night made the peach trees take root. The vegetable garden was full of vitality. It was a time when water was needed in large quantities!
This rain came just in time.
"Mom, you and grandma should just have a good rest. Everyone has been busy as a top recently. This is God's way of letting you take it easy."
That's true.
But as a typical rural person, Wulan just glared at her and said, "You are so lazy. It hasn't rained yet, has it? Mom—"
She shouted loudly: "Let's go, let's go to the tea mountain and work for a while."
Seeing the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law going up the mountain, Song Tan felt helpless. After thinking about it, he decided to take a stroll in the back mountain.
I dug out the pig food bucket from home, mixed the leftovers into it, and added some to the dog food that Dawang ate at noon!
However, Song Sancheng and Song Youde had already prepared their tools:
"Uncle, I'll go to your house first and see if there's anything that needs repairing."
An old house in the countryside, even if it is just a mud house, will remain as solid as new for decades as long as someone lives in it.
But once a house is empty, no matter whether it is reinforced concrete or concrete, it won’t take long for the house to start having problems—
As the old saying goes, a house needs popularity to maintain it.
Since my seventh cousin and grandmother moved to the city, they only come back for a few days during the holidays. They live in a makeshift house that has not been renovated for many years.
Song Sancheng has already made up his mind: just because of how seriously the other person is in teaching Qiao Qiao, if he can't do it alone in the afternoon, he will invite a few more people to help, and try to make his seventh cousin live comfortably at home!
Where is my seventh cousin
He was not idle either, and went to rummage through Song Tan's freezer again: "There are quite a lot of green vegetables and peppers in the kitchen. Let me see if there is any meat. If I don't eat something oily when doing farm work, I will have no strength in my body."
Only Jojo was concentrating on holding the tablet, attracted by the charming Ultraman inside.
Zhang Yanping looked around—it seemed that he was the only idle person in the house
He strolled around the yard twice, thought for a while, reached out and picked up a small local dog in his arms, then turned on his mobile phone and started making various contacts.
…
In the back mountain, the king’s house was built very majestically.
If a stranger came, he would probably wonder whether this is a place for people or dogs.
But take another look and you'll understand—
Inside the tall, uncovered door was a rough concrete floor covered with a layer of dry straw.
The king loves cleanliness, and now the straw is all the same, neat and bright.
At the door of the doghouse, in an old, discarded large enamel basin with a white background and red flowers, the dog food had been licked clean.
On the other side was a plastic bucket with only half of water left in it.
Song Tan carried the bucket up the mountain and saw the king wagging his tail excitedly.
What's wrong with eating leftovers? The king loves to eat leftovers. These leftovers taste a hundred times better than dog food!
What a pity. The king probably knows that he has a big appetite. If he really eats the leftovers as a regular meal, he will finish the whole pot.
I can’t bear it!
Anyway, there is still a lot of dog food from the previous owner, so I can eat it first.
Song Tan poured the rice from the bucket into an old enamel basin. Looking at the king eating his delicious meal, he couldn't help but touch his smooth and shiny fur:
"My king, are you always trying to cheat Qiao Qiao out of something? Why do I feel like you've grown taller?"
The king's tail stiffened for a moment, and then shook it as if nothing had happened.
Song Tan looked carefully and happened to see the king's eyes looking upwards at an angle.
Come on, what else don’t you understand
Look how shiny and smooth it is!
Song Tanke still remembered: "Look, you were reluctant to leave your previous master. Even if he built you a villa and gave you food, could it be as good as what I gave you?"
"You work hard. Every grain of food we eat is our own salary. Eat as much as you want!"
Now when the former owner is mentioned, the king is no longer sad. It just wags its tail faster and buries its head even more in the basin.
By the way, he kept using his nose to try to push away the big white fish that wanted to steal the food. The big white fish used its long neck and flat mouth to take advantage of every opportunity, and the two fish fought back and forth.
You know what, it’s really interesting!
Song Tan couldn't help himself and took a video of the fight for food and posted it on his Moments.
Then she began to speak earnestly:
"My king, guarding this back mountain every day is actually quite boring, isn't it?"
"Would you consider adding more burdens to yourself?"