newbobooks Chapter 165 Matsutake
Chapter 165 Matsutake
The first slice out of the pot was snatched away by the old man again. Zhou Guo followed closely behind, grabbed the second slice and immediately stuffed it into his mouth. The Matsutake slice was bitten off between the lips and teeth, and an extremely delicious taste exploded in the mouth, accompanied by a faint fragrance rising in the mouth. The fresh, tender and smooth taste made people unable to stop. At the end of chewing, the faint fragrance turned into a strong fragrance, and turned into a wisp of sweetness, which was endless aftertaste.
A piece of matsutake mushroom actually tasted so rich in layers of flavor. She didn't know if it was because she had never eaten anything good in this life, but she felt that it was much more delicious than what she had eaten in her previous life.
As soon as one piece was eaten, all the matsutake slices in the bowl were snatched away.
"Hey, sister, can you fry more than just a dozen slices at a time? Just stick them all over this big iron pan. If you fry them like this, we won't have to sleep tonight and will all have to stay by the pot." Zhou Mi couldn't help but speak. He was not so greedy usually, but the wild mushrooms tonight were so fragrant, he never thought wild mushrooms could be so delicious.
Zhou Dacang said: "Yes, yes, yes. It's such a big pot, and you only stick a few slices on it. Doesn't it waste firewood? Hurry up, stick them all on, stick them all on." He took the cut slices and stuck them to the edge of the pot.
Seeing this, others also started to post it. It is better to do it yourself to eat enough.
The old man kept nodding his head as he watched. If he was not too old and it was not inappropriate, he would have done it long ago. One piece at a time would not be enough to fill the gaps between his teeth.
Zhou Guo was eager to try with a pair of chopsticks in hand.
Zhou Xing hurriedly stopped him, "Hey, hey, hey, you can't stick it like this, you can't stick it like this, the fire is already strong, and I can't handle it with both hands. It will get burnt soon, and it won't taste good if it gets burnt."
Zhou Guo said, "Sister, don't worry, we will all help turn it over. Go, each of you get a pair of chopsticks."
"okay."
"Okay, here I come."
Except for the two children, the old man, and Mrs. Li who was picking pine mushrooms, the rest of the Zhou family each held a pair of chopsticks in their hands and stared at the pot intently, as if facing a great enemy.
Zhou Xing couldn't help laughing when she saw this, and warned, "That's fine, but you have to keep your eyes open, otherwise if one piece gets burnt, the rest will also be affected, and they won't taste good if they have the burnt smell."
When everyone heard this, their eyes widened as wide as cows' and they looked around the pot, afraid that something might not be done.
"Hey, this piece, this piece is done, it looks all rolled up."
"This one is done too. It's all yellow."
Zhou Guo held up his chopsticks and looked up, down, left and right in the pot like a searchlight. When he saw a piece he liked, he would immediately reach out for it, but he was always snatched away by others.
They were afraid that it would get burnt, so they turned over before it was fully healed. They all screamed and groaned as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
"Ah, Sanmao, don't grab it, this piece is mine, I saw it first!"
"...Brother, it's not cooked yet. Let me turn it over. It doesn't matter who turns it over." Zhou Mai's voice sounded slowly, but his hands did not delay at all, flipping it up and down in the pot.
When Zhou Guo saw this situation, he decisively withdrew. It was like a fight, but there was no need to worry about the pot getting burnt, as it would be turned over before it was ready.
Zhou Xing was anxious, how could she do it the way they did?
"Sister, let them do it, and you just watch from the side. When the time comes, remind them to add oil and salt, so that it won't get burnt." Zhou Guo pulled her, and was happy to have some free time while someone was doing the work.
The aroma of the pot full of matsutake slices made Zhou Guo swallow her saliva. When it was finally ready and the pot was taken off the stove, she took the lead in picking up a slice and turned to hand it to Li, "Mom, come, you eat it."
Li said, "Give it to your master first."
"He doesn't need me. No one in our family can snatch food from him. So you don't have to worry about him. Come, Mom, these chopsticks are for you. Come and eat first. There's half a basket here. We can eat a lot." Zhou Guo gave her the chopsticks in his hand and took another pair.
The whole family quickly finished the pot of fragrant Matsutake slices.
The last matsutake mushroom left in the basket was also cleaned and fried. Half of the oil in the bowl was used up, and many days' worth of oil was used up at once. Li said nothing, as this amount of oil was still affordable.
Zhou Guo burped with satisfaction, and the breath was filled with the smell of fried matsutake mushrooms. Original things are just delicious, extremely tasty.
"Guoguo, what is the name of this wild mushroom? It must have a name, right?" Zhou Dacang asked while picking his teeth.
"Ah, I remembered."
Before Zhou Guo could say anything, the old man stood up and said excitedly, "This is pine mushroom. When I was a young man, I saw someone eating it by chance. The fragrance has been luring me for many years. After so many years, I didn't expect that I would actually eat it."
As he spoke, tears actually welled up in his eyes. It was not easy at all, as he had been looking forward to this delicious dish for so many years, yet in the end he had forgotten about it.
Zhou Guo didn't quite understand, his brows slowly wrinkled into a "川" shape, he tried to hold back but couldn't help it anymore and asked, "Master, you've been waiting for so many years, you went to look for it, you couldn't find it, you went to buy it from others, you bought it from wherever you saw others eating it, didn't you run around outside all year round?"
“That’s right, old man. If you had bought one for others when you saw them eating it, you wouldn’t have been thinking about it for so many years.” Zhou Gu said carelessly.
The old man glared at him and said, "I was young then. Do you think it's the same now? When I was young, I was shy and didn't have much money. How could I let others give me a bite? I'm not a beggar. Besides, the escort agency travels all year round. This thing is not available in every place. The escort agency is busy. How can I have the leisure time to go to the mountains to look for this thing? It's a blessing that I can eat it now."
Zhou Guo comforted him, "It's okay, Master. Now you know there are some in the mountains. From now on, every year at this time, you can go to the mountains every day and pick them up whenever you want. You can turn the mountains upside down and eat as much as you want. You can even eat them as meals."
"Ah, yes, yes, second aunt, are you going to the mountains tomorrow? Let's go with you. One more person means more strength, and we can find more." Zhou Gu couldn't sit still when he heard this, and he wished he could fly to the mountains right away.
"I just don't know if people here know this thing. Otherwise, we can sell the extra ones and exchange them for some oil and rice." Zhou Mi thought about it and felt that something as delicious as this would definitely sell well.
"No, no, no, sell it to me, sell it to me, and I'll give you money." The old man said anxiously. Why do you want to sell all the good things for money? Is this fungus not delicious?
Everyone couldn't laugh or cry.
Zhou Guo said, "Master, don't worry. There are plenty of them in the mountains. I picked up this half basket in a mountain today. I didn't move much when I was picking them. I think there are still a lot of pine mushrooms in this mountain. If you keep them all, you may not be able to eat them all by next year. They will rot. It's better to sell them and buy some other delicious ones. It's better to eat freshly picked ones at this time next year."