Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

Chapter 174 Homemade Marinated Seasoning Packets

It snowed for three days and finally stopped today.

The trees in the forest are covered with white snow, and there is a thick layer of snow on the roadside.

Many Japanese confectioners have long dreamed of seeing the river freeze over, and skating on the ice has finally come true.

When I saw many Japanese confectioners taking out the tools they had prepared long ago.

Xuyuan was silent.

A wooden board, a hemp rope and two wooden sticks.

"Many, is this a skating tool?"

"correct."

"Why go so far away when you can skate in your own yard?"

Guozi retorted: "Sister, how can this yard compare to the river surface?"

Many people followed up: "And we are going to compete with our friends in the village. For the time of an incense stick, we will see who can skate faster."

Xuyuan became interested: "Is there any reward for first place?"

"no!"

"So what are you guys competing in? Just for fun?"

Guozi laughed slyly, "Big sister, there is no reward for the winner, but there will be a punishment for those who haven't reached the finish line before the time is up."

"What punishment?"

"I don't know yet. Each of us wrote a note and put it in the basket. We will draw lots to decide when the time comes."

Only the little kid knows how to play!

Xuyuan was very curious about what kind of punishment a child who only knew a few big words could write during this period.

Xuyuan was curious: "Who came up with this idea?"

Manyu smiled and said, "A Ming and I thought of this. Big sister, isn't this a great idea? Everyone agrees with it."

Make a wish:…

I didn’t expect that the well-behaved little brother before could have such a playful side.

Make a wish: "Xiaoduo, you are quite good at playing."

Many of them grinned and said, "Thank you for the compliment, big sister. We'll leave first. Don't worry, we won't make trouble."

"Be careful and don't fall."

"knew."

The sound traveled very far.

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Xu Yuan picked up a shovel and started shoveling snow in his yard. After clearing a path for easy walking, he set up a ladder and used a broom to sweep the snow off the roof.

After finishing all this, I went down to the cellar to see how the pickled radish sprouts were doing.

The cellar was a little dark and stuffy. I wondered if the air vents were blocked by the snow.

Xuyuan had no choice but to light an oil lamp and take the jar of radish sprouts upstairs.

I opened the lid and smelled it. It smelled a bit sour, but very light. I reached in with my clean, oil-free hands and grabbed a handful of radish sprouts. I looked at them and they already had the color of pickled cabbage, but there was no sign of rot.

I put it in with satisfaction and covered it with a lid. This time I didn't put it in the cellar, but instead placed it in the place where the bean sprouts had grown before. It was almost ready to eat.

He washed his hands, left the kitchen, opened the lid, took out a piece of pig intestine, put it on a plate and added a spoonful of cold water to soak it to thaw.

I opened the wooden cabinet and took out the Chinese medicinal herbs I had bought earlier. Now was my free time, so I prepared some marinade packages and sold them later to make some money.

Mix star anise, fennel, licorice, galangal, bay leaves, cinnamon, sweet osmanthus, pepper, amomum, cardamom, grass fruit, dried chili peppers, cloves and sand ginger in a certain proportion and tie them up in a gauze bag.

There were already a few eggs cooked in the pot. They were what Xu Zhi had been asked to cook earlier. After breakfast, he went to play with Juanhua, Xiaoque and the others.

Xu Yuan was the only one left at home now.

I have to cook it and try it to see how the marinade packet tastes.

When the lid was opened, the egg shells in the pot had cracked slightly. Xu Yuan used a spoon to scoop them into a basin and scooped a spoonful of cold water into it, so that it would be easier to peel the shells later.

The pig intestine was almost thawed in the water. Xu Yuan picked it up with chopsticks and put it aside. He poured out the basin of cold water, added some hot water, and began to rub the intestine.

Scoop out the water from the boiled eggs in the pot and pour it away, add a spoonful of water, add firewood to the stove, pour the pig intestines in, and after the water boils, take them out and cut them into sections.

The fire in the stove was burning brightly, and Xuyuan took the opportunity to peel the eggs on the stove.

Wait for a while, take out the boiled pig intestines, rinse them with cold water, and start cutting them into pieces.

Boil the pot dry, take a small piece of maltose, put it into the pot and fry it until it is saccharified, add salt and soy sauce, then add a spoonful of water, pour the water in the pot into the clay pot, and pour in the pig intestines and eggs.

Bring to a boil over high heat.

The pot was not idle either. It was cleaned again. The rice was washed, added with water and put in to cook. When it was half cooked, it was taken out and steamed in a rice steamer.

The work was done, Xu Yuan added some more firewood and took out the stone slab to block the stove.

I took the backpack and went to the radish field.

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On the ice by the river.

An ice skating competition is in full swing.

Those participating in ice skating on the rink were all young children from the village, all boys, the oldest was only eight years old and the youngest was three years old.

Some villagers who had nothing to do were watching from the sidelines, and also gave instructions on how to slide faster.

"Well, the village is finally lively. How about we have a competition between adults sometime to let us have fun at our age."

"Your old bones can still skate? You should just watch the kids skate and have fun."

"What a joke! The old man eats well, speaks well, can carry firewood up the mountain, and can swing a hoe in the field. How come he can't do it anymore?"

"I'm afraid you can't do it?"

"You can't do that!"

The sliding area is marked with hemp ropes. If you slide out, you lose. There are villagers watching at the end of the finish line and acting as referees.

"Come on, come on, Dahu, skate faster, there's no one behind you."

Wang Xiaotu shouted from the side.

Wang Xiaotu had been lying in bed for a few days since he fell into the water last time, and his body finally recovered. Today, he begged his mother to go out, and repeatedly promised that he would just watch everyone skating and not go on stage. Only then did his mother agree to let him go out. He was wrapped up so tightly that he could hardly walk.

Looking at his friends playing happily on the field, Xiao Tu was extremely envious.

There were several children standing by and watching like Wang Xiaotu, and they were running outside the hemp rope. The ice was a bit slippery, so everyone put straw stalks on the soles of their shoes to increase friction and make it less likely to slip.

Many people who were in the middle position with Liu Xiaoyu sat on the wooden board and pulled hard with two sticks. Many of them stopped and looked back to make sure they were not in a backward position and felt relieved.

Liu Yuelai was the fastest paddler, far ahead of other children in the village.

Then it was Zhu Zixun.

Afterwards, the two children walked side by side, and the distance between them and Zhu Zixun, who was in second place, was very close.

Guozi and Daquan followed closely behind.

"Hurry up, hurry up, come on, Juexiao, hurry up, Dahu has surpassed you."

Feng Juexiao glanced to the side and saw Dahu walking side by side with him. He laughed at him and made a face, "Juexiao, I've surpassed you, come and catch up with me!" Then he increased his strength and pushed forward.

"you···"

"Just wait, don't blink, or you'll fall behind again."

Feng Juexiao was not convinced and immediately sped up.

"Tsk, I'll just blink, just blink."