Travel through the farm and live a leisurely life by farming

Chapter 131: Boiling Soup Base

Although it is a bit busy, as long as there is work to do, the family has income, so everyone is working very hard.

After noon, each member of the Su family returned with a basket full of mushrooms.

Old Man Su took Su Dawu and Su Danian to the homes of people who had a close relationship with the Su family, intending to collect some sweet potatoes.

All the sweet potatoes in the Su family’s cellar were made into sweet potato flour. Although there was a lot, they were about to set up a stall in the town, and the original supply would not be enough.

Moreover, making sweet potato flour requires washing and drying, which takes several days. If you don’t prepare some for storage quickly, it may be out of stock by then.

Su He's idea was to buy some from a few families with whom he had a good relationship first. If business was good, he would then collect sweet potatoes in the village and start the workshop.

Old Man Su thought that this was the truth, so he put down the mushrooms, had lunch, and without even taking a rest, he carried the backpack and took his eldest and second sons out.

Only Su He and a few others were left at home, and they began to work in an orderly manner.

Everyone is familiar with making the mushroom jam. There is no need for others to tell them anything. They just wash, cut and boil the mushrooms. Everyone works quickly and efficiently.

"Ah He, go and do your own thing. Leave this to me and your aunt."

Mrs. Xie knew that Su He still had a lot of things to do, so she told her to just go and do her own thing.

I will start setting up the stall in town tomorrow, and today I have to prepare all the seasonings and marinades that I will use tomorrow.

And the screw that Su He mentioned yesterday also needs to be dealt with today. Su He wishes he had a few more pairs of hands to help.

"If there's anything you can do, just teach me. I learn very quickly."

Xia Mei followed Su He and said seriously, "Really."

"And me, sister. And me, I can help, too."

Whenever Su Chi had some free time today, he would stare at the pot of snails that he and his elder sister had brought back yesterday. He kept thinking about what Su He had said yesterday, that he wanted to use this to make a delicious meal.

Su He smiled, went to the backyard to pull a handful of straw, tied it tightly and cut off the other end to make a simple brush.

There is no brush here, so I can only use this instead.

Su He looked carefully at the snails in the basin. They had been placed in the basin to spit out mud last night. Now the water seemed to be clear, so it should be about right.

Su He picked up a snail and brushed its shell with the simple brush he had just made to clean off the mud and moss on it, and then put it in another clean large basin.

"That's it. Just brush it clean like this."

After Su He demonstrated it to the two of them, he handed the straw brush in his hand to them.

Xia Mei and Su Chi nodded seriously. They thought it was so difficult, but this looks simple.

"I know this, sis!"

"Ok!"

The two of them looked excited, picked up the straw brushes and started working.

Su He watched from the side for a while and saw that the two were working hard and seriously, and they indeed brushed the floor quite clean, so she felt relieved.

I got up and looked for the tongs that I asked my grandfather to make yesterday. Before cooking the snails, you need to clip off the tail first, so that they can absorb the flavor and be easier to eat.

After finding a pair of clamps, Su He found a large basin, and clipped off the tail of the screw, then put it into the basin.

The three of them divided the work and worked together for almost half an hour before they finally processed all the screws that they brought back yesterday.

Next, we will start to boil the soup base.

Su He cleaned the pork bone sticks and a chicken skeleton that he bought yesterday and set them aside to drain.

Heat up a pan, put the drained pork bones and chicken skeletons into the pan and stir-fry to fry out the moisture. When you see the water in the pan slowly become dry, the moisture should have been almost fried out.

Su He took the white wine beside and sprinkled it on to remove the fishy smell. Seeing it turn slightly brown, he took the drain basket beside and poured out the stir-fried pork shank and chicken rack.

Quickly clean the pot and heat it up again, Su He scooped a large bowl of the snails he had just processed into the pot and stir-fried them quickly.

When the snails in the pot are almost cooked, cut the prepared ingredients, star anise, bay leaves, dried sand ginger and dried chilies into sections, pour them into the pot and stir-fry together.

At the same time, some rice wine was sprinkled along the edge of the pot. As Su He kept stirring quickly with the spatula in his hand, the aroma in the pot soon spread.

"Is this...is this the taste of snails? It smells really good."

Su Chi stared at the pot without blinking and couldn't help swallowing.

Although I haven’t eaten it yet, it tastes so delicious. I didn’t expect that what my sister said about it being edible is really edible.

Although he hadn't put the fish in his mouth yet, Su Chi was already thinking about the snails in the stream. He was thinking about picking some more tomorrow. Snails were much easier to catch than fish.

Xia Mei, who had been watching Su He's movements, also nodded. She had seen these snails before. There were a lot of them in the creek at this time of year.

But the shell is so hard and no one has ever caught it to eat. Who would have known that it would be so delicious when cooked.

Su He saw that the snails in the pot were almost cooked, so he took the washed green onions on the side, quickly tied them into a knot, threw them into the pot, and stir-fried them quickly for a few times.

Remove from the heat and pour into the big pot bought two days ago. Add the fried pork shanks and chicken racks into the big pot, fill with water, and cover with a lid. That's almost it.

"Okay, boil the water on high heat first."

Hearing Su He's words, Su Chi nodded, then picked up two pieces of firewood and threw them into the stove.

"Wait until the water in the pot boils, then take out some firewood and simmer it over a low fire. Do you understand?"

The next step is just to watch the heat.

Su Chi nodded and seriously assured Su He that he would do the job well. He would just stay here and watch the fire and would not go anywhere.

Su He smiled, then went out to the backyard wall to pick a few fragrant and tender bay leaves, and quickly returned to the kitchen to prepare the ingredients needed for stir-fried snails.

When Xia Mei saw the leaf in Su He's hand, she couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Ah He, why are you picking this? Isn't this just a weed outside the backyard? Can you really cook with it?"

Su He smiled softly. She couldn't tell what it was called, but when she found it a few days ago, she had carefully identified it. The smell was right, with a very rich fragrance.

She was sure that this was what the villagers often used to stir-fry snails when she was a child in the countryside. It tasted so delicious and was the best choice for stir-frying snails. They would definitely like it when they tasted it later.

"This is not only edible, but also very fragrant. It is perfect for stir-frying snails."

Su He said this with a mysterious smile on his face.

Xia Mei and Su Chi looked at each other, with the corners of their mouths raised high.

If Su He says it’s delicious, then it must be right.