Hard times have room

Chapter 635

After breakfast the next day, Wang Jiandang went out with a pole again.

Su Hongying went to Biyue Lake to dig wild vegetables, and only Baolin stayed at home. One was feeding bamboo rats, and the other was watching the pumpkins at home.

Of course, she had nothing to do, and tossed the pumpkin leaves at home. This thing tastes good when handled, and it is stronger than wild vegetables anyway.

In the past spring, when the pumpkins just bloomed, it was actually the best time to eat pumpkin flowers and pumpkin leaves. At that time, the pumpkin flowers were tender and the pumpkin leaves were sweet. When you fry them with some oil and garlic, the taste is simply amazing.

It's a pity that at that time, no one dared to make an idea whether it was pumpkin flowers or pumpkin leaves. These things were related to whether the results of the pumpkin at home were good or not, and no one should think about it.

Pumpkin flowers are divided into males and females, and honey can be pollinated to produce this pumpkin. Unfortunately, Pauline can't distinguish the male and female pumpkin flowers on the pumpkin vine, and the flower is not eaten. Of course, even if she can distinguish, this There is a high probability that the flower will not be eaten.

Now that the pumpkins in the yard are ripe, pick the pumpkins and break them open. The pumpkin seeds inside are formed and full of particles. However, because the skin of the old pumpkins is thick, I only want to keep these pumpkins longer. Because the thicker the skin, the more it can be placed and the less likely it will be damaged.

Of course, this pumpkin is also being eaten now, but I eat less. I will pick one and eat it every seven or eight days. One is enough for a family of three, and it only weighs two or three pounds. I only eat pumpkin, and the others If you don't eat it, this pumpkin is just right, enough to eat, but not enough.

No, I didn't eat much pumpkin, so Pauline turned her attention to the pumpkin leaf. This thing can be eaten. If it is really made, it is better than digging wild vegetables.

In the past, Paulin blanched sweet potato leaves in hot water and dried them to make dried vegetables, but at this time, it played a big role. There were not enough wild vegetables, so she gathered the dried vegetables and put them on top, saving a lot of food at home.

Now the yard full of pumpkin leaves is left unchecked, and Pauline feels it is a pity to waste. It is difficult to find green leaves outside, and the yard full of green leaves can't be wasted.

Paulin first went to the front yard and picked more than a dozen leaves from the pumpkin vines near the roots. As for the vines attached to the leaves, Paulin did not move. Those vines were too old and full of fibers, unless they were dried in the sun. Crush it thoroughly, otherwise, you can't eat it.

The plucked leaves are still very prickly to the touch. After all, these are not tender leaves in spring, but old leaves that have been weathered by the wind and the sun. She feels prickly to touch these leaves, let alone eat them. If you don't deal with it, I'm afraid it will pierce your mouth or throat!

Pauline took this thing directly to the kitchen, and then sacrificed her magic weapon, yes, the big iron pot at home.

Pour the water, set the fire, and within a few minutes, the water will boil. The speed of the water is worthy of the weather at this time. Simply, if it's winter, it won't take more than ten minutes, then don't even think about it.

When the water boils, directly invite the protagonist, that is, the pumpkin leaves, to blanch for more than ten seconds. After it is cooked, take it out with chopsticks and put it in the wooden basin next to it.

Pour a little cold water into it, and when it is no longer hot, rub the sweet potato leaves in the pot, and try to kill the thorns on the leaves.

It's been half an hour after Pauline has finished everything. The water in the pot has not been wasted at all. It is poured into the bucket on one side. If the pumpkin leaves are still scalding, they will be poured into it and used again. Now, when it gets dark, pour the sweet potato vine roots with the dish water at home and water it.

When Wang Jiandang came back from carrying water, he saw that there were green vegetable dumplings rolled into a ball in the wooden basin on the side, and asked curiously, "Where did you come from? What kind of wild vegetables? It looks pretty good."

"The pumpkin leaves have been scalded, and the thorns on the leaves have basically been scalded. When it's noon, you can eat it with confidence!" Pauline helped Wang Jiandang to pour the water from the wooden bucket into the big bucket. In the tank, he said with a smile.

Pauline was quite satisfied with the results of her previous labor. The thorns on the sweet potato leaves were basically rubbed off by her. She planned to make them at noon and have a taste.

For lunch, Bao Lin and Wang Jiandang ate it. Su Hongying was still diligently digging wild vegetables at Biyue Lake. Before she went out, she brought the vegetable dumplings for lunch, and the lunch was settled there. In the afternoon, she will not go back.

The father and daughter were both satisfied with the pumpkin leaves at noon, and Pauline then picked a dozen or so leaves, scalded them, and saved them for dinner.

After eating lunch, Wang Jiandang went out with a bucket again. This is what he made an appointment with at noon. In the afternoon, he had to go to the water pool to fetch water. Naturally, the amount of water used is quite a lot. One load of water is simply not enough. For people who are more careful, three loads of water a day may not be enough.

Since these two days, the villagers of Shanghe Village have started their life of fetching water. Every morning when the sun is completely out, but it is not very hot, the water collection team in the village will set off. On the way to fetch water, I chatted and laughed with acquaintances along the way, and it was lively.

Paulin also followed her dad to fetch water once. That time, she brought a backpack with a bamboo tube in it. With this thing, she could also carry some water back home. It was not a waste of time.

Of course, she originally planned to carry the burden, but when the family gathered two poles and four buckets, it took a lot of effort and went to someone to borrow a bucket. Her pair of picks, It is destined to be impossible to obtain. Now the buckets and poles are very popular in the village. It is not guaranteed that someone will be called to fetch water from the mountains at any time, and the tools for carrying water must not be ready at all times.

It seems that the water pool was given a name by the villagers, called Qingshui Pool. It is said that the water pool is very clear, surrounded by countless green vine branches, and there are those big trees, which are very beautiful.

After Paulin went, she found that the name of the water pool was worthy of its name. Standing by the side and looking at the water pool, it was indeed clear. Besides, it was also green, because the reflection of the big vine branches beside the water pool would be printed on the water. I have to say, it's really beautiful.

The pond is still quite large, about half an mu of land, and contains a lot of water. Even if the villagers of Shanghe Village go to the pond every day to fetch water, they have not seen the water level drop. It is still the same as before. Same.

Most of the entire water pool is surrounded by pine trees and thorns and vines, except for the two water intake points that have been opened up.

The water intake point that was specially opened up is not very big, and there are signs of being chopped next to it. It can only accommodate two people to take water at the same time. One can imagine how narrow and remote this place used to be. Well, there should be no one to go there. , which has only been remembered in recent months.

(End of this chapter)