Goldfield
Chapter 72: Steamed Fill Bread

Qian Wu also went up and poked the bird in her hand, and then said, “Sister Zhao Han, can you give me some of these pheasant feathers? My little sister always bothers me to make a hairy shuttlecock for her. ”.

Little Shitou did not give him a face and laughed, “Aren't you the one who boasted that you could catch a pheasant? You've been exaggerating so you don't know how to fix it, have you? So you are asking Brother Zhao Han for help now .. ”

“You stink stone! Can't you give your sister a face? I'm two years older than you. Do you not know that you need to respect the old and the wise! ” Qian Wu cried furiously. The two little boys started fighting again and appeared very agile.

“Dad, we are back!” Before Little Shitou entered the door, she shouted excitedly as if she was afraid others would not know about her ‘win’ return.

Yu Hai, who was busy weaving bamboo baskets in the courtyard, heard a voice at the door and looked in wonder, “Xiaowen, Xiaowu, Hanzi, why are you guys here? Xiaolian, quickly get seats for guests .. ”

Qian Wen gently prevented Yu Hai from standing up and smiling, “Uncle Dahai, no need. Xiaowu and I will be back now. Xiaocao, where should I put this basket of wild plants? ”

Xiaolian put down her embroidery and looked at the basket full of wild herbs in wonder. He exclaimed quietly, “You dug up so many wild plants? I never knew that we could collect so many wild plants during this season! ”

Yu Xiaocao directly instructed, “Just put it in the kitchen.By the way, Brother Xiaowen, you have to take it back to make soup. Tastes great!”

“Not necessary, not necessary! There are still many vegetables in our family warehouse, so we have enough vegetables to eat at home. ”Qian Wen politely declined.

Qian Wu enviously looked at a basket of shepherd purses and honestly said, “I'm tired of eating vegetables in the cellar, which is none other than radishes and cabbage. Big brother, today we also helped dig up a lot of wild plants, so it's okay to take them back. ”

Qian Wen glared at him helplessly and continued to resist. But Xiaocao had already prepared vegetables for him. He divided one basket of shepherds into two small baskets. He gave one basket to Qian Wu and prepared to give the other basket to Zhao Han so that he could take it back to try it out.

“Uncle Hi, I caught two wild rabbits and three pheasants today. My father told me to bring you one. ” Zhao Han put a pheasant tied up in front of the kitchen door and will be leaving soon.

Yu Hai limped off with a crutches and said, “Why are you bringing in more hunts? Lately, your family has been sending a lot of things. For the bear last time, your family didn't save money for yourself and gave it all to us. Go back and tell your father that you don't owe me anything! ”

Zhao Han's mouth twitched and slightly furrowed his dashing brows, then said, “You guys didn't receive any money for the bear, did you? If we knew that this would turn out like this, my father would secretly give the money to Uncle Hai and Auntie. ”.

Yu Xiaocao smirked and said, “Everyone in the village knows that your family sold the bear for three hundred taels. If Grandma hadn't received any money from you, she would have gone to your house looking for trouble. Even if the money was given to my father, it would be snatched away by my grandmother. Well, she's not our real grandmother, so there's nothing I can say. After all, my father was grandfather's biological son. I can't believe she actually helped Grandma hide it from us. ”.

“Cao’er! How can you criticize an older person? Is that what I usually teach you? ” Yu Hai raised his voice and interrupted his daughter's words.

Xiaocao bit his lips and refused to obey him, “Why do they fear the criticism of others when they are able to act like that? Grandpa and Grandma were at first guilty of this matter! Even if they give us one-tenth of three hundred taels, we don't need to carefully calculate our rations when cooking every day! ”

Yu Hai's gaze dimmed. He sighed deeply and said, “Daddy is useless. I have made you suffer with me. ”As he spoke, he limped back to the main room.

Xiaolian looked at her stubborn little sister, then looked at her father's silent back. He wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, he finally said, “Adik, I buried a sweet potato for you under the ashes under the stove. Later, you can take it out to eat.. ”After he finished speaking, he immediately chased after his father and entered the house.

Everyone in the family knew that Xiaocao was hungry easily during the day, so they would bury the sweet potato in the ashes under the stove after cooking every morning. Xiaocao prefers sweet-tasting roasted sweet potatoes compared to coarse-grain pancakes and bean paste soup. They kept all the sweet potatoes that the grandmothers had sent from their mother's side last time for her. Even Little Shitou could not bear to eat it.

Qian Wen felt a bit awkward as she stood there, so she coughed twice and said, “Xiaocao, we've been out long enough, so we should go back now.” After which, he pulled the sluggish Qian Wu and left Xiaocao's house.

Zhao Han also planned to take this opportunity to leave, but Xiaocao stopped him and said, “Thank you for sending the pheasant. Like my father said, you don't have to bring us hunted animals anymore. We'll take them this time, but if you continue, we'll just send them back to your home. These are the wild plants we dig today. Bring it back for Uncle Zhao to taste. ”

Zhao Han did not refuse and took the basket, “I will return the basket to you tomorrow.”

Xiaocao and Little Shitou were the only ones left in the courtyard speechlessly while looking at each other. Little Shitou silently looked at her second brother and whispered, “It looks like Dad is very angry. You should go in and apologize to him. Dad loves you the most, so he won't hit you! ”

Yu Xiaocao did not know whether he should laugh or cry, and only sighed deeply. He went to his room and apologized to his father. Seeing him as sincere, Yu Hai also did not scold him anymore. Hence, this matter had passed this way.

Yu Xiaocao personally prepared dinner, while Xiaolian helped on the side. He asked Little Shitou to buy tofu for one copper coin in the village and made tofu soup from the shepherd's wallet. He also made pancakes of a shepherd's purse and some steamed bread of a shepherd's purse, which was made with a small mixture of wheat flour.

Xiaocao remembered the steamed bread Qian Wen gave him during the day, so he used a cloth bag and packed three shepherd purse steamed buns inside. Afterwards, he told Little Shitou to take him to the Qian Family.

Qian Wen's mother, Madame Mao, opened the door. When he saw the cloth bag in Little Shitou's hand, he couldn't help but mutter inwardly: ‘Isn't this the cloth bag I used to wrap steamed bread for my son? Why is it in the hands of this child? My son came out for so long today. Could it be that he did not eat the steamed bread and give it to someone else? ‘

He was very clear about the situation of the Yu Hai family. After being separated from the main family for days, the food rations they received might have been exhausted. Could it be that his kind-hearted son decided to give his steamed bread to the hungry Little Shitou because their family missed breakfast?

With that thought in mind, Madam Mao forced a smile and asked, “Oh! Isn't this the cloth bag I gave Wen’er to carry dry food? Why is it in your hands? ”

No, he had to keep his two sons away from the Yu brothers. His family did not have that many resources, so they were unable to help them that much!

Little Shitou did not understand the tone of his words, so he replied with a grin, “When we dug up the wild herbs, Brother Xiaowen gave his steamed bun to my second brother because he was hungry. My second brother felt bad about eating your family's steamed buns, so he told me to bring some shepherd's purse steamed buns for Brother Xiaowen and Brother Xiaowu to try. ”

As he spoke, he opened the cloth bag and exposed the soft, tender steamed bread inside.

Madam Mao saw there were three steamed buns made of wheat flour in them and knew that there was one for each of her three children. He was embarrassed because of the narrowness of his mind earlier. He hurriedly pushed back the cloth bag and said, “This is also difficult for your family. You should keep this steamed bread for you and your siblings to eat! Didn't you guys give us the shepherd's wallet this afternoon? Tomorrow, we can make his own bread.. ”.

Little Shitou shook her head and said, “Aunt Qian, my second brother has excellent cooking skills. You guys won't be able to make the same taste! ”

He held a steamed bun, walked past Madam Mao, and entered the house while shouting, “Brother Xiaowen, let's eat steamed buns. It's fragrant and delicious steamed bread shepherd's wallet! ”

When Qian Wu, who was eating the millet pancakes in the room, heard him, he immediately ran out and took the cloth bag in Little Shitou's hand. He picked one up and bit it.

Xiaocao had added fried tofu inside the stuffing of the shepherd's bag. He also chopped up the dried fish his youngest aunt had sent and mixed it into a filling to enhance the flavor. Due to the lack of seasoning at home, he sauteed the dried chili, then ground it into powder. The fried chili is fragrant and appetizing, adding fragrance to the steamed bread.

Generally people are reluctant to use oil when making steamed bakpaos with vegetable fillings. They will only use salt and chives as cooking spices. Qian Wu had never eaten such a delicious steamed bun before. He ignored the fact that he could not eat spicy food and continued to eat that bread. Half of the steamed bread in his hand was gone after a few bites. Little Shitou, who was beside him, anxiously reminded him, “Don't eat everything by yourself! Share with Brother Xiaowen and Yafang! ”

It was so spicy that Qian Wu was torn and runny. He continued to suck in the cold air and repeatedly praised, “Enak! Very addictive! Little Shitou, your mother's cooking is really good. Let my mother learn from him tomorrow. ”.

“Bad brat stinks! Since you are complaining about my cooking, do not eat the food I made in the future! ” Madam Mao slapped the back of her younger son's head and jokingly scolded. He took the cloth bag in his hand and said, “Have you thanked Little Shitou? You just thought about eating and didn't even think of letting your sister taste! ”

As Madam Mao approached, she smelled the alluring scent of a shepherd's wallet mixed with the scent of burnt fried chili. He could not help but gulp his saliva silently.

Once the steamed bakpao was ready, Little Shitou was immediately sent to deliver the steamed bakpao. When she saw Qian Wu eating the steamed bun earlier, her stomach could not hold back the commotion in protest. Seeing that he had completed his mission, Little Shitou said goodbye and immediately turned to leave.

Qian Wen chased after him and stopped him, and said, “Come back and tell your sister that I said ‘thank you for your cookie fill bread’. In addition, the basket has been emptied, so you can take it back. If you go looking for the shepherd's wallet tomorrow, remember to let me know. ”

Little Shitou took the basket from him, agreed, and quickly ran home. There was good food waiting for him at home. Behind him, the little egg deer was also running at full speed.

Xiaocao's culinary skills had won the praise of the entire family. In the tofu shepherd's bag soup, the shepherd's green and soft tofu handbag as white as snow contrasts sharply with each other. When looking at the green and white colors, people's appetite will increase. Xiaocao also used dried fish to improve the taste of this soup. It was a substitute for dried sea shrimp, but the taste was not bad at all.