055 Liang Yao
Gu Xiaowan felt a little regretful in her heart. People in this era are so deficient in material things, especially poor families. Children are often hungry for one meal. If a year's food can be grown in the ground, then many people will not starve at home. .
Although Gu Xiaowan didn't want to be a Virgin, she was originally a human being, and her nature was good. Seeing others starving, Gu Xiaowan was also very sad.
If there is a high-yield food planting, that would be great. Many people can have enough to eat.
Gu Xiaowan thought to herself, but, according to the current situation, wanting to cultivate and plant is just a dream.
Hey, even though she was sad, Gu Xiaowan shook her head. Forget it, she was neither the emperor nor the Virgin Mary, and the family's four meals were enough to drink a pot by herself. It is up to the emperor to worry about increasing food rations for the people of the country.
Hey, the emperor is really not in a hurry and the eunuch is in a hurry. Gu Xiaowan laughed at herself.
Gu Xiaowan's family's three-thirds thin field is in this pile of fields, three-thirds of the land, a palm-sized place, and I don't know what to plant. Gu Xiaowan followed Gu Ning'an's gesture and saw her own field.
Because it hadn't been planted for several years, the ground was badly deserted and overgrown with withered and yellow weeds.
Gu Xiaowan originally planned to plant something on this thin piece of land, but now it seems that she has no choice but to do so. Such a slap in the face is all overgrown with weeds. It is estimated that Gu Xiaowan's doll will be used to clean it up, and it will take a week to clean it up.
Moreover, only one season of rice is planted a year, Gu Xiaowan thought about it, but gave up.
Going forward, you have to pass a bamboo forest. Although it is winter, the green is still strong. As the sun sets in the west, there are occasional gusts of cold wind blowing through, and the fragrant wind blows up a piece of bamboo leaves.
The dense bamboo forest swayed in the wind, making a rustling sound. There was also a small stream in the bamboo forest. The cool spring water flowed quietly and converged in the Wuxi River.
Gu Xiaowan looked at the bursts of green, and she was in a good mood. The stagnation just now was swept away at this time. A gust of wind blew, and bursts of green air came out. Gu Xiaowan couldn't help but took two deep breaths, and there was a sweet taste after asking.
The air that was not polluted thousands of years ago is really good. This green bamboo forest is like a forest oxygen bar. There is no dust, no smog, and the air is so fresh.
After breathing the fresh air, Gu Xiaowan thought of something again. Looking at this dense bamboo forest, Xiao Jiujiu kept beating in his heart.
With so many bamboos, it is winter again, and there will definitely be winter bamboo shoots.
"Ning An, does anyone in the village know how to dig bamboo shoots?" Gu Xiaowan suppressed her excitement and asked.
"Bamboo shoots?" Gu Ning'an replied, "I heard that some people have dug it, but not many people have dug it. It's hard to dig, it's hard to eat, it's sour and astringent, and people in the village don't like it."
do not like to eat! Gu Xiaowan focused on understanding the following words. Winter bamboo shoots are delicious but difficult to dig, which is understandable. If the bamboo shoots are not processed well, they will indeed be sour and astringent, but this cannot be blamed on whether the bamboo shoots are good or not.
Bamboo shoots have high nutritional value and are known as "golden clothes and white jade, one of the best among vegetables". Winter bamboo shoots are rich in a variety of proteins and amino acids. Cooking with pickles and meat not only tastes more delicious, but also clears heat and relieves tiredness.
In addition, it is rich in dietary fiber, which aids digestion.
Moreover, winter bamboo shoots are different from spring and summer bamboo shoots. They grow underground in a "low-key" way, have not yet emerged from the ground, and have high nutritional value.
Gu Xiaowan couldn't help swallowing when she thought of the modern famous dish with winter bamboo shoots and pickled vegetables. The pickled radish leaves at home can be eaten in two or three days. If it is accompanied by a few fresh winter bamboo shoots, the taste is even more delicious.
"Let's go, let's dig bamboo shoots!" Gu Xiaowan couldn't resist the temptation of delicious food, and quickly ordered the brothers and sisters.
"Wait, sister, where are the bamboo shoots at this time? We have to wait until spring." Gu Ningan saw that her sister was about to walk into the bamboo forest with great strides, and hurriedly grabbed Gu Xiaowan and said.
"What?" Gu Xiaowan's head was full of black lines, and she felt that it was necessary to teach her younger siblings another lesson.
"Before the bamboo shoots are unearthed, they are called winter bamboo shoots, and when they are unearthed, they are called spring bamboo shoots. The bamboo shoots that you know can't be dug until spring are the spring bamboo shoots that have already been unearthed. At this time, what we are going to dig is winter bamboo shoots. Groundbreaking." Gu Xiaowan explained.
"Sister, the bamboo shoots didn't break out, how did you find them!" Gu Ningping asked anxiously.
"That's why winter bamboo shoots are hard to find! That's why we have to find out with our discerning eyes." Gu Xiaowan said, looking at the sky, it was getting late, and now that everyone didn't bring tools, it was estimated that digging bamboo shoots Have to wait until tomorrow.
"Forget it, let's bring our hoes and dig again tomorrow. It's too late now." Gu Xiaowan is a little pity, but the weather is cold as soon as the sun goes down, and in the dense bamboo forest, the sight is not good once you enter, and the winter bamboo shoots are again Buried in the ground, if the light is not good, it is estimated that it will not be found.
After thinking about it, Gu Xiaowan could only give up.
Along the way, Gu Ningping kept asking questions, and Gu Xiaowan could only answer one by one.
The next day, early in the morning. After Gu Xiaowan and the others simply ate breakfast, they brought their younger brothers and sisters, then took the hoe, basket and other tools, and went out all the way to the bamboo forest.
In two days, Gu Xiaowan plans to go to the town. Not only will she bring the new clothes, new pants and new shoes, she also plans to dig some bamboo shoots to try her luck in the town. Winter bamboo shoots are so delicious. The people of this era just didn’t use the best cooking methods to bring out the best taste of winter bamboo shoots. If they could teach some methods, the value of these winter bamboo shoots would definitely go up.
Entering the bamboo forest to go inside the village, I met a woman who got up early. The woman was pouring water from the fence, and the light was shining, and she saw the four brothers and sisters walking hand in hand.
Gu Xiaowan's eyes were sharp, and she heard the movement here, and saw a woman looking at them with a wooden basin in her hand.
This woman Gu Xiaowan recognized as Liang Yao Shi, the wife of the most honest carpenter in the village. In her thirties, she has been married to the Liang family for more than ten years and has yet to have a son and a half daughter.