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Text Chapter 48 The fragrance of melon seeds

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    When he was thinking wildly, the old hen in the nest led the group of water ducks to come to him and pecked at the ground. Due to the environment in which they grew up, these water ducks were not afraid of people.  A few bold ones stepped forward and pecked Liu Junhao's trousers.

    To say that a hen leading a group of water ducks is a wonderful sight. These little guys may be like this in nature. They like to cause trouble in the ditch in his yard, scaring the eels so much that they dare not show their heads.  The small fish and shrimps also suffered a lot.  Especially those little loaches, which these water ducks seem to particularly like to eat. You can often see two little guys in the yard, one pecking at the head of the loach and the other pecking at the tail.

    But they are smart and never go near the pool where the fire head is kept. They probably know that they can't be offended.  The fire head in the pool has been growing well in the past few months, its scales have become darker and darker, and its size has become much larger. It seems that it has gained at least five or six pounds in these days.  However, its ferocity has weakened a lot, and it is no longer afraid of people. It has completely formed a conditioned reflex. Every time it sees Liu Junhao and Professor Zhao, it will rise out of the water, swim to the shore, and wait with its tail wagging.  They feed food.

    It was four or five o'clock in the afternoon when he was lying down. Just when he was about to fall asleep, suddenly a clear voice came from the door: "Liu Junhao, are you in the yard?"

    Without turning her head, she knew who this person was. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Qian had been teaching in Liujiagou for almost a month, and she had completely adapted to the rhythm here.  Every day after school, she likes to wander around the courtyard, and by the way, she lets Qiuqiu catch some small fish and shrimps in the ditch to eat.

    "Well, get out of class is over? Why did school end so early today? It seems it's not time yet?" Liu Junhao sat up straight and asked.

    "get out of class ends early these days. It's the autumn harvest now. It's good to let them go back and help out a little bit. Besides, today is Friday, so it's appropriate to let them have a nice Sunday after school early." Zhang Qian likes to play here. There are reasons. The first is that there seems to be no one else in the whole village except him.  Even those who were idle were old ladies in their sixties or seventies, who were very chatty, talking about crops in the fields or the family's shortcomings, which she couldn't get a word in at all.  Also, the dates in Liu Junhao's yard have recently reached the ripe season, and they taste very sweet.  She ate it several times and never forgot it, and she came here today just because of the dates. She had not been home for more than a month and wanted to take something home to see her parents this Sunday.

    At first, she didn't dare to tell her parents about going to the countryside to teach, for fear that they would worry, so she only told her brother. However, the paper could not contain the anger. Not even half a month later, Zhang's mother knew about it.  My son, she was in class that day, and I called her, telling her to resign, saying that I didn't agree with her staying in the ravine.

    Zhang Qian went home this time to comfort her old man, but she was worried about what to bring with her for a while, and the last thing she thought of was the jujubes here.

    After Liu Junhao heard her tell her the reason for her visit, he picked up the long bamboo pole specially made for beating dates without saying a word, hooked it hard on a date branch, and then stood under the tree and started shaking.

    The dates fell rapidly like a heavy rain, which made Liu Junhao grit his teeth, while Zhang Qian was busy picking up dates under the tree with a bamboo basket on her head, shouting: "That's enough."  No more, enough is enough"

    After shaking two jujube branches, Liu Junhao stopped and picked up dates with Zhang Qian. The jujube trees had a lot of fruit this year, so these two jujube branches could pick up most of the basket.

    After Zhang Qian picked up all the dates into the basket, she wiped the sweat from her forehead, took out twenty yuan from her pocket and said, "This is date money"

    "What kind of money do you want? I'll be angry if you keep doing this." Liu Junhao grabbed the bamboo basket and walked out of the yard, "I'll send it back to you. You probably won't be able to carry so much."

    "No, if you don't want my money, I won't want the dates." Zhang Qian didn't agree with anything. It was understandable that she usually eats some, but she was embarrassed to eat and take them, not to mention that their dates were originally meant to be sold.  Money.

    This jujube has continued to come over since the crispy hair. Liu Junhao didn't say anything. When he was mature, he looked far away. A large red area was like a fire in the village entrance.

    The people in the city also came over curiously, and after tasting it, they paid for it.  Unlike Dahuapi, his big jujube trees are more than ten years old, and the jujubes they bear may weigh hundreds of kilograms. He and Professor Zhao alone can't eat them all, so Liu Junhao  The market price is three yuan a pound for takeout. Of course, you can eat as much as you want in the yard for free.

    The result was once again beyond Liu Junhao's expectation. In just a few days, he earned a little over a thousand yuan from selling dates alone.  But the one on the treeBut the weight is still densely packed, and it looks like it can still weigh another three to four hundred pounds.

    "Okay, then I'll charge ten yuan." Seeing her firm refusal, Liu Junhao had no choice but to accept the ten yuan, and then asked, "What else are you planning to bring home? Do you want to get a few kilograms of eel, or  Shall I ask Xiaopi to catch a rabbit and bring it back to you?"

    "No, I took the bus, and it's hard to get those things," Zhang Qian quickly declined. She had considered these things at first, but there were few buses in the countryside and there were many people on them, so it was impossible to carry large bags or small bags.  Not easy to take.

    "That's good, I'll cook you some watermelon seeds and you can take them back, so your mother won't nag you after eating them." He had always wanted to fry these watermelon seeds, but after saying it several times, he just kept talking.  Today is an opportunity.

    ¡°We also sell watermelon seeds there, so don¡¯t bother us.¡±

    "Haha, my watermelon seeds are definitely different from those sold in the market. They are boiled in soup. They taste not only with the fragrance of melon seeds, but also with the fragrance of meat. You will know when I finish it. It is absolutely delicious. Let  You can¡¯t wait to swallow even the melon seed peels.¡±

    "Isn't it too much trouble?" Zhang Qian's mouth was filled with excitement after hearing his seductive description. There is no girl who doesn't like snacks, and melon seeds and plums are the most common things to eat.

    "No, it will be soon." After Liu Junhao delivered Zaozi to her residence, the two went to the river beach to find Professor Zhao. Sure enough, he and Xiaopi were strolling there.

    Professor Zhao became interested when he heard that he was going to cook watermelon seeds. He let Xiaopi run around on the river beach for a while, and soon he caught a hare.

    When he got home, Liu Junhao quickly disemboweled the rabbit, then cut it into small pieces on the chopping board and poured it into clean water to rinse the blood foam.

    Professor Zhao here began to boil most of the pot of water. Of course, the gauze bag prepared earlier was placed in the pot. Inside the gauze were star anise, cinnamon, fennel, dried chili and other condiments.

    After waiting for the water to boil for a while, Liu Junhao took the hare meat out of the water and put it into the pot to simmer. After about half an hour, he opened the lid of the pot and the aroma of the meat suddenly overflowed.  The three people waiting in the kitchen all gulped.

    ¡°It¡¯s not over yet, it will be delicious later,¡± Liu Junhao looked at them and said with a smile.

    As soon as he said this, Zhang Qian's face turned red and she turned her head and stopped looking at him.

    After all the meat was cooked, Liu Junhao placed the prepared bamboo sieve in the pot, and continued to cook it over a slow fire until the pot lid could no longer block the aroma and it spread around the room.  nodded.

    "How do you feel about picking two up with chopsticks to taste?" He smiled and fished out the bamboo sieve, then handed them two pairs of chopsticks, and picked up another one by himself.

    The taste of what I made myself was delicious. It had the aroma of hare meat and a smooth and tender texture. It was very delicious. The three of them swallowed the melon seed skins almost in unison.  After swallowing it, there is still a delicate and smooth taste in your mouth.

    This is not done yet, because the watermelon seeds cooked in this way are sticky and cannot be eaten immediately. They also need to be steamed in a steamed bun sieve to remove the oil and vapor from the outside, and at the same time, the meaty flavor can be completely immersed in the seeds.

    But the cooked hare soup was ready to drink. After simmering it for a long time, the rabbit meat was completely rotten. Even the bones tasted meaty when chewed in the mouth.

    Adding rice, ladling soup, pouring juice The three of us ate a meal until our tongues almost fell off.

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