peasant young lady

Chapter 164 Unseasonable Corn

Cheng Xia paused, "What happened?"

Seeing Cheng Xia's frowning, Lin Xiu quickly smiled, "It's not a bad thing, sister-in-law, it's your mother calling you to go back for dinner. Today is my mother's birthday."

Huh?Cheng Xia and Yang Dalang looked at each other, with warm smiles on their faces, "So it's like this. Nothing good happened at home these days, and it's time to do some festive things to be happy, you wait." Cheng Xia hugged He followed Xiaolong into the house, and when he came out, he was holding a few pieces of meat in his hands, and Xiaolong was holding a bag of rice in his arms. He was looking at Lin Xiu excitedly at the moment, "Mother, Madam asked me to hold it, but it is heavy." Woolen cloth."

Lin Xiu touched Xiaolong's furry head and smiled, "Mother is starting to prepare now, she said that our family will have a good meal, so let's go back early to help."

"Okay," Cheng Xia told Yang Dalang to take the only carp left in the room, so that he could make a sweet and sour carp to eat when he goes back.

It's just that I haven't been here for a few days, but when I come back again, it feels like a lifetime away. Yang Lietou and Cuihua have also moved out, and now only Chen, Yang Erlang, Lin Xiu and Yang Lihua are in the Yang family.

Mrs. Chen was busy in the kitchen. When she saw Cheng Xia and Yang Dalang coming, she hurriedly wiped her hands and came out. Cheng Xia just wanted to blurt out 'Happy Birthday to you', but luckily she was still a bit smarter, so she quickly stopped and said, "Mother , It's your birthday today, don't be busy, I'll come."

"Okay," Mrs. Chen said happily, her eyes swept over Yang Dalang, and then she took off the apron on her body and handed it to Cheng Xia, "Your sister-in-law waited for you to come over early in the morning, so she insisted on eating the food you cooked, and I cooked it." I haven't eaten yet."

Seeing that Mrs. Chen seemed to be a few years older in an instant, Cheng Xia felt uncomfortable, handed Xiaolong to Mrs. Chen, and went into the kitchen with Lin Xiu.

When Cheng Xia saw the things on the stove, her eyes almost popped out. What is it? She couldn't be dazzled, it turned out to be corn!
She clearly remembered that corn was introduced to China and started to be planted in the late Ming Dynasty. Although it is the middle and late Ming Dynasty, it is still early from the late Ming Dynasty.

Corn was originally the main food crop cultivated by Indians. It was produced in Mexico and Peru in Latin America along the foothills of the Andes. Later, Columbus traveled around the world to Cuba, discovered corn, and brought corn back to Spain in 1494. Later, corn It gradually spread to all parts of the world and became the most important food crop.

It's 1487, and Columbus hasn't traveled around the world yet. Where did corn come from?

The first record of corn in Chinese history appeared in the "Gong County Annals" written in the 34th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, and it was called "Yumai". "West Sky Wheat".But Jiajing's father, Zhu Youzhao, who loves chrysanthemums, hasn't married a wife yet, so something is wrong, the time is not right.

Seeing Cheng Xia staring at those things in a daze, Lin Xiu asked in confusion, "Sister-in-law, do you know each other?"

"you do not know?"

This time Cheng Xia became curious.Don't know how to get it back?

"I really don't know it. Mother picked it from the back of the yard. I don't know how it grew. Mother just saw it today. She thought it was a good sign, so she picked it up to see if it could be eaten." Lin Xiuyiwu ten explanations.

Is that so?Cheng Xia nodded, the land in Chong'an County is really a treasure, all untimely things can be grown, whether it is tomato, pineapple, or now there is corn, it is really a treasure land of geomantic omen, no wonder it can give birth to such a talent as Liu Yong come out.

Since there is corn, how can it be wasted? Cheng Xia doesn't think about those unconventional things anymore. Her existence is weird. If you think about it like this, everything can be explained.

Since there is corn, how can it be wasted? Sweet corn kernels, golden corn, corn rib soup, corn mushroom pumpkin soup, mushroom corn porridge, tomato shrimp and corn shoots are all made.

Seeing Cheng Xia rolling up his sleeves with great vigor, Lin Xiu couldn't help laughing, "Sister-in-law, what is this thing called?"

Cheng Xia pursed her lips hard to prevent herself from blurting out the word 'corn', and she endured it before she said, "I don't know, but you can see that its grains are golden in color, and each grain is like pearls, so we will name it The corn is ready."

God, earth, I was talking nonsense, I really just caught up, Brother Columbus, don't blame me.Cheng Xia murmured silently in her heart.

Before Lin Xiu said anything, Cheng Xia heard a chuckle, and when she looked up, she saw Yang Dalang staring at her with a smile on his face, with admiration in his eyes, "Corn, it sounds good."

Cheng Xia blushed when he saw him, and drove him away uncomfortably, "Go and talk with your mother, don't be an eyesore here."

Seeing that Yang Dalang was gone, Lin Xiu hurried to Cheng Xia's side, raised her eyebrows and smiled ambiguously, "Sister-in-law, why do I feel that you are different from elder brother?"

"Wow, there's no difference." Cheng Xia said uncomfortably while peeling corn kernels.

Lin Xiu followed Cheng Xia's example and peeled off the corn one by one, tilted his head and thought for a while, and said, "I don't know, I just feel that you two are different from before, sister-in-law, tell me," Lin Xiu touched carefully. Touching Cheng Xia's arm, "Do you want a baby?"

Cheng Xia was almost choked to death by her own saliva, she coughed a few times, "Who told you?"

"Xiaolong," Lin Xiu said with a calm face, "We were very curious when Xiaolong came back yesterday, and asked him why he was willing to come back. Xiaolong said that uncle and aunt should not delay the birth of younger brothers and sisters." Lin Xiu thought of Xiaolong's seriousness yesterday The little guy just wanted to laugh, and the little guy told her and Chen shi seriously that he couldn't disturb the aunt's birth of younger brothers and sisters in the future, which made Chen shi laugh so hard.

"Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding." Damn Du Zhong, you better not come, or the old lady will chop you up with a knife.

Cheng Xia raised the knife in his hand and cut the corn into two with a click. Du Zhong, who had just walked to the door of Yang's house, was so frightened that he patted his heart carefully, and looked at Cheng Xia from a long distance, "I said Cheng Girl, what are you doing? Those who didn’t know thought you were going to kill someone!”

Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive, Cheng Xia rolled his eyes angrily, "What are you doing here?"

"Aunt asked me to come to eat," Du Zhong proudly raised the Prajna wine in his hand, "By the way, I will give you a gift."

"I asked you to eat yesterday, where did you go?" Cheng Xia was furious when he thought of this, he didn't come when he should come, and he always rubbed here when he shouldn't come.

"Yesterday," Du Zhong smiled embarrassingly, and sighed seriously, "You also know that your second aunt always wanted to introduce some cousin of yours to me, and kept inviting me to your grandfather's house for dinner. You squatted at the door of my house and went to guard it. I heard the news and hurried back. You also know how cruel your grandfather’s family is. I’m afraid that my little house will be crushed and collapsed by them.”

Nonsense!Cheng Xia immediately rolled his eyes, this Eucommia didn't have a single truth in his mouth, and he was very capable of making nonsense.

Du Zhong approached the kitchen for a few minutes with the wine in his hand, and tiptoed to look at the chopping board. Suddenly, Cheng Xia chopped the corn again, and the corn kernels splashed on Du Zhong's face. The buddies jumped out three meters in one step in fright, and ran into the room in a hurry. main house.

"I said man, your wife is too scary, I feel that my neck will be lost." Du Zhong stroked his neck with lingering fear, and then handed the Prajna wine to Mrs. Chen, "Nurse, I know you like to drink, So I brought it specially when I came back last time, and I will bring it to you today."

Chen Shi couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear, her rough hands couldn't help stroking the broken hair on her temples, and excitedly said, "I haven't had a drink for more than ten years, thank you."

"Nurse, you're welcome."

Chen gave the space to Yang Dalang and Du Zhong, and went to the inner room by himself.

Yang Dalang stood at the door and looked at Cheng Xia who was busy in the kitchen, and said leisurely, "I thought you were afraid to come."

"What's more," Du Zhong quickly drank his saliva to suppress his shock, "Shangluo's sudden appearance yesterday didn't scare me to death. Before I came today, I went to your house to have a look. I didn't see Shangluo, so I dared to come here. I'm really going to die if I meet you face to face."

"Why is he here?" Yang Dalang asked.

"I don't know," Du Zhong shook his head suspiciously, "Last year when Taifu Shang passed away, Shang Luo has been staying in Chun'an, Zhejiang, and I don't know why he came here suddenly."

Yang Dalang didn't continue to ask, but only watched Cheng Xia process the corn intently from afar.

Cheng Xia cut a piece of corn into four large pieces, and because Mrs. Chen specially bought some ribs, Cheng Xia decided to make a corn rib soup first.Boil water in a pot, put the ribs into the pot and add some wine to boil, remove and wash with warm water after boiling, and set aside for later use.

Carrots are cut into hob cubes and placed with the cut corn.

Put enough water in the pot, because I heard from my dad that when stewing corn ribs soup, add enough water at once, it is best not to add water in the middle, if you really have to add water, add boiling water, just to ensure The purity of rib soup.

Add enough water to the pot, then put the boiled pork ribs, sliced ​​ginger and green onion knots, cover the lid and bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer on low heat for half an hour, then add corn and carrots to continue to simmer, and simmer again After opening, before turning off the fire, add edible salt, and then sprinkle some chopped green onion for decoration, and it is completely completed.

Du Zhong had already smelled the aroma, and when he saw Cheng Xia filled out the sparerib soup, he couldn't wait to run over and bring it back.

Cheng Xia cleaned the pot and decided to make sweet corn kernels.This dish is also called Golden Wanliang, not only because the appearance of corn is similar to the color of gold, but more importantly, corn is rich in various nutrients, which can beautify and improve eyesight. Eating more can make people live longer. , no matter eating at home or going out, whenever there is a restaurant, Cheng Xia must order this dish.

Children would like to eat it very much again, Cheng Xia decided to make it for Xiaolong.

Lin Xiu had already processed the corn kernels and diced the carrots. Put the corn kernels and diced carrots into boiling water for a while, and then take them out for later use.

Put oil in the pot, add the blanched corn kernels and diced carrots, add salt and stir fry for a while.

Du Zhong came to serve dishes again, Cheng Xia didn't care about him as much, just about to make another corn and shrimp roll, when he saw a person standing at the door of Yang's house, Cheng Xia took a closer look, this is not Xiao Du from Huangdun Village ?

(End of this chapter)