mtlumby2d Chapter 431: Saladed Tomatoes
Chapter 431: Saladed Tomatoes
Zheng Sisi picked one and pressed it with both hands, creating a crack in the middle. She pried it open with her fingernails and found the red-skinned peanut inside was plump but a little small.
He brought it to Sheng Zhen and said, "Feed me one, I'll try the taste."
Sheng Zhen looked around and saw that everyone seemed used to it, so he pinched a pill and put it to Zheng Sisi's mouth. Zheng Sisi caught it with her lips and put it into her mouth.
After chewing it for a few times, he said, "It's very crispy and sweet. The peanut seeds are old and can be harvested. If you want to eat some, pick some and I'll cook some spiced peanuts for you."
"Yeah!" Hearing that there was finally something delicious, Zheng Zhiyuan and Zhong Ruiyu cheered excitedly, immediately bent down, and couldn't wait to start picking peanuts. Their faces were filled with anticipation and joy, as if they had already tasted the delicious peanuts.
Zheng Sisi smiled and reminded, "Be gentle, otherwise the peanuts will fall into the soil and you will only be able to pull out some empty stalks."
As she spoke, she demonstrated it herself. She gently held the root of the peanut plant and carefully lifted it up, and the peanuts were easily pulled out.
Watching Zheng Sisi's skilled movements, Zheng Zhiyuan and Zhong Ruiyu also imitated her and carefully pulled up the peanuts. They were fully focused, fearing that the peanuts would be left in the ground. Every time they pulled out a peanut plant, they would carefully check whether there were any peanuts that had fallen. If they found empty roots, they knew that the peanuts had fallen, so they quickly used their hands to dig them out, hoping to find those precious fruits.
In the process, they not only experienced the joy of labor, but also learned how to cherish food and protect crops.
This personal experience made them realize the hard work of ordinary people in farming and how hard it is to get food. The joy of harvest also made them feel extremely satisfied.
Zheng Sisi sighed as she pulled the peanuts. The seeds from ancient times were really bad. The peanuts were so small. How many could be harvested from one acre of land?
She remembered that there seemed to be peanuts in the space, so she would go into the space to look for them at night. If she replaced the peanuts with larger ones, she could make peanut oil for eating in two years.
After a while, several people dug out a small corner and put it into the backpack together with the pole.
Zhong Ruiyu looked at the full basket and felt it was very heavy. He said, "We can pick the peanuts and take only the peanuts back."
Zheng Sisi looked at him and said, "You can pick them off, but you have to take these poles back too, because they can be used to feed cows and horses, and can also be thrown into septic tanks as fertilizer."
"Uh! I didn't say anything!" He touched his nose with an awkward smile, not caring about his dirty hands. Under Zheng Sisi's principle that everything can be used, it's better to be honest and not say anything.
Zheng Zhiyuan said, "Okay, carry them all back, I'll do it." Then he picked up the backpack and left first.
When they returned to the compound, Madam Zheng and her companions had already returned. There were a few small slopes leading to the fields. Madam Zheng could not climb anymore after a while, so the three of them accompanied her back home.
Zheng Zhiyuan took off the backpack, Zhong Ruiyu took the initiative to get a bamboo basket from the kitchen, and asked a few people to pick peanuts.
A few girls didn't go, but there was no problem with picking peanuts.
Zheng Sisi picked up a few tomatoes and walked towards the kitchen.
Zhong Ruiyu asked, "Sister Sisi, what are you going to do with it?" He was planning to eat it as fruit later.
Zheng Sisi said without even turning her head, "Cold salad!"
Yes, it is really cold-mixed tomatoes. Blanch them in hot water, peel and slice them, arrange them on a plate, and then sprinkle them with a layer of white sugar. A plate of cold-mixed tomatoes can be served. It will be even more delicious if you can put them in the refrigerator for a while.
Zheng Sisi still took a wooden bucket to the well and fetched half a bucket of water. She put something in the water as a cushion and put the tomatoes in it. She had picked them under the scorching sun and put them in the water to get rid of the heat.
After coming out, she saw that everyone was picking peanuts seriously. Zheng Sisi went over, grabbed a handful of peanuts that everyone had picked, and saw that all the big, small, old and tender ones were picked and put together.
She looked at the discarded peanut stalks again. The roots were bare and there was nothing left. Zheng Sisi shook her head and smiled.
This is what city people are like. They are rich kids who have never been exposed to rural life. It’s good enough for them to help with things. Don’t expect too much. Zheng Sisi comforted herself like this. Even her grandparents picked like this, which Zheng Sisi found incredible.
Sheng Zhen kept an eye on Zheng Sisi. Seeing her shaking her head and laughing, he asked her, "Sisi, what's wrong?"
Zheng Sisi: "I'm watching the peanuts you picked and watching how you eat them later."
Zhong Ruiyu asked anxiously: "Didn't you say to make spiced peanuts?"
Zheng Sisi picked up a tender one. It was really white and tender. There were probably no seeds inside. Zheng Sisi pinched it with her fingernails and it was still solid inside.