Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 472
Bai Qian wanted to follow Cheng He mainly because she didn't know how to make many dishes, so she wanted to learn from them.

Like taro, she has never done it before.

As she walked, she told Cheng He that her father would come tomorrow.

Cheng He didn't object, and said: "Come here, what's the matter! Where shall we pick him up? The province?"

Bai Qiming should have come directly by plane, so he could only go to the provincial capital.Generally speaking, you have to take a car to the city first, and then transfer from the city to Taohua Village.

But her father is getting old, and it's his first time here, so it's reasonable to pick him up.

Bai Qian said, "My dad said, don't pick it up."

"No need to pick up? Isn't that good?" Cheng He asked.

Bai Qian's answer was not what was asked: "I have already told my dad clearly that it is fine to come and see me, but it is best not to have anything to do with our business. There are too many people in the Bai family and the relationship is complicated. Is it okay to involve us?" benefit."

Cheng He looked at her and said with a smile: "Look at you, it's rare for your father to come here once. You can tell him this before you come. You are not afraid that your father will be sad. If you have a husband's family, you will forget your father."

Bai Qian said: "These words must be clearly stated in advance, and there should be no ambiguity, so as not to cause conflicts at times, which would be really sad. If you want a long-term relationship, the most important thing is the friendship between gentlemen."

Cheng He took her hand, walked to the ground, and said, "Hey, do you want to have a gentleman's friendship with your father?"

Taro is suitable for very wet places, so they are all planted in low places. The water has almost soaked it into mud. Be careful when walking, and walk in dry places to avoid sinking.

Bai Qian followed behind, walking cautiously, and said: "My dad just can't see through it. The Bai family just sees him as a good guy and tells him to do this or that. If I don't explain it clearly to him, I won't be able to explain the following things clearly." .”

She really wanted to persuade her father to take less care of things, or he could simply retire early, hand over his position in the company, and then spend his free time raising flowers and walking the dog, wouldn't it be great?
Cheng He knew what she was thinking, so he didn't answer at this time. If her father really came by then, let her persuade her again.

As a son-in-law, as long as he promises not to neglect the old father-in-law, he doesn't want to worry about the rest.

He spotted a few nests of well-grown taro, so he got down the shovel and started digging. He lifted it up and saw that it was growing well. A pile of taro was surrounded by the female taro, and it was heavy enough to hold.

The kind he grows is a relatively small variety, unlike another kind of taro that is extra large, and the taste varies greatly.

This small one tastes more fragrant and more taro-like.

It is said that in some areas, the soil is not good enough to grow crops, and taro accounts for almost half of the vegetable share. There are large areas of people growing taro, and usually eat taro in various ways, and have researched dozens of ways.Even taro stems and taro leaves are made into various dishes or dried vegetables.

It can be said that after eating the fresh ones and then eating the pickled ones, there is no one.

Of course, taro is actually a very nutritious vegetable that is good for the human body.

Here in Taohua Village, basically everything can be grown. As long as it doesn't bother you, you can grow whatever you want to eat, so as not to eat too much vegetables and make eating boring.

Especially now, farming is no longer based on economic value, it is only to grow what you want to eat, and the vegetable fields of each family are much richer.

Therefore, Cheng He didn't have a large area of ​​taro planting, only a small piece of land, and today he was just trying something new.

It is easy to dig things in the mud. Cheng He dug three nests, which is enough for today.

His plan: the female taro is relatively thick, cut into shreds and fried with chili.The taro is relatively tender and can be stewed with bacon.Let's fry some more taro stems.

Speaking of it, can it also be called "taro three eats"?
Seeing that he was doing it neatly, Bai Qian stretched out her hand to do it herself. She felt that taro leaves were a bit like lotus leaves, and also resembled some ornamental plants. It was quite fun.

Cheng He hurriedly stopped her: "Don't fool around, the juice from this leaf got on your body, it's very itchy."

Because the raw juice of taro contains calcium oxalate, it can cause allergic symptoms in people, so be careful when touching it.As long as the taro is cooked, it will not be.

Some people cook it improperly. If it is cut into large pieces and the cooking time is not long enough, it will feel numb in the mouth and cause some discomfort.

After hearing what he said, Bai Qian quickly withdrew her hand and asked, "Then why aren't you afraid?"

"Men are rough-skinned and thick-skinned. They are tough. The dirty work is all for men." Cheng He replied pretending to be self-pitying.

Bai Qian pursed her lips and smiled, knowing that he was pampering herself.

In fact, there is still a certain skill in making this thing. As long as the skin on the taro, including the leaves or stems, is not broken, and the juice does not flow out, nothing will happen.

After digging three nests, I felt that everything was enough, so I put it back in the basket, went to another field, and picked some eggplants, peppers, and soybeans.

Although taro can be made into three dishes, you can't really eat only this one.

When they got home, Cheng Xinxin was still playing with a few friends. The atmosphere seemed to be very exciting, and the little girl was still very much involved in the game.

Cheng He shouted from a distance: "Xinxin, we are back, you have been playing for a while, come back for dinner."

"Okay." Cheng Xinxin was so busy that she didn't even have time to raise her head.

Cheng He expressed concern, she just wanted to play like this, what should I do when school starts?

Bai Qian said: "Don't worry, I've seen her go to school every day for the past two days. She has a good time. She will want to go to school."

After returning, Cheng He started to clean up the taro, but he refused to let Bai Qian ask for help, and only asked her to wash the eggplant and pepper.

Bai Qian pouted and said, "I told you that I'm learning how to cook tonight, yet you still cook such difficult dishes."

Cheng He said with a smile: "This dish is not difficult. If I say let you learn it, I will let you learn it. Today I will do it and you will be in charge."

After the taro is peeled, there are white and crystal clear taro inside. This is a dish that I often eat when I was a child.

Seeing Cheng He throw away the taro leaves, Bai Qian asked, "Can't those leaves be eaten?"

She remembered that sweet potato leaves and pumpkin leaves could be eaten, and they were especially delicious. Why did you throw away the taro leaves?
Cheng He said: "The leaves are not inedible, just to get rid of the numbness. Some people make them into pickles and eat them, but there are too few of them now. There are only a few leaves, and they are not pickled at all. Just throw them away." .We don't like to eat leaves very much here."

Taro stalks are also pickled and eaten in many places, but I only dug up three plants today, and they are still so tender, so I just eat fresh ones.

Peel off the skin of the taro stalks and cut into sections, then stir-fry with the meat, it is very tasty.

Cheng Xinxin felt that she had been playing for a while, and thought of having dinner, so she hurried home, but saw that her father was still cooking, and immediately asked for help.

Cheng He was afraid that she would get itchy from the taro stalk, so he immediately chased her away: "Go to mother's side, go to mother's side..."

Cheng Xinxin had no choice but to run over to her mother's side to help (make trouble).

Bai Qian finally learned how to cook a spoon today as she wished. She was nervous and excited. She had to ask about the amount of oil and salt, and she didn't dare to decide.

Cheng He said to her: "Just put it on as you like, let it be light first, taste it, add a little more when it is light, and you will gain experience after trying it a few times."

Bai Qian had the courage to put salt in it. This moment seemed to be even more difficult than her school exams.

Cheng He watched from the side, and said, "You can rest assured, what are you afraid of when I'm here, I'll tell you when it's enough."

Today's few dishes are not difficult for the chef, but when it comes time to stir-fry the meat, Cheng He helps out, and Bai Qian cooks the rest.

After a few dishes, she felt a sense of accomplishment, and secretly tasted the dishes she made when she had time, and felt that the taste was quite good.

Today's dishes are a bit too much, there are several kinds of taro alone, fried shredded taro with chili, braised taro with bacon, fried taro stems with meat, tomato and egg soup, and a plate of homemade braised eggplant.

Cheng He ordered Cheng Xinxin who was waiting at the side: "Xinxin, go and call Uncle Cheng Shi to eat."

In the past two days, Cheng Shi's mother always brought food. Now that Cheng He is back, she also invites Cheng Shi to come over for a drink or two.

As expected, Cheng Xinxin was too lazy to run errands, so she tiptoed in the yard again and called, "Uncle Cheng Shi, my father asked you to come eat."

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