Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 257 Stir-fried Locusts

An Yue put away the catching tools, carried the small basket and went to the kitchen.

Meng Xiuer, who was sitting under the stove, watched An Yue come back and asked curiously, "Did Yue Yue catch the locusts?"

An Yue raised her hand to wipe the sweat off her face, patted the small basket she was carrying, and said with a smile: "Well, they are in this basket!"

"Miss, how do you plan to eat locusts?"

An Yue took the small basket off her body and said to the locusts in the basket, "I'm going to use hot water to give them a hot bath first."

"Then wash them twice with clean water, put oil and seasonings in the iron pan, and let the spatula accompany them in the pan, bouncing back and forth a few times."

Chunzhi and Meng Xiuer couldn't help but laugh when they heard An Yue say this.

Meng Xiuer covered her mouth and smiled: "Girl, you made fried locusts sound so interesting, you are really clever!"

While they were chatting and laughing, the water in the pot was already boiling.

Chunzhi used a ladle to scoop the boiling water from the pot and poured it into a wooden basin.

Then, An Yue gently placed the small basket into the wooden basin, and then slowly turned the small basket.

All I could hear was a series of 'crackling' sounds of struggle coming from the small basket; the locusts were struggling desperately in the boiling hot water.

Chunzhi and Meng Xiuer stood aside and watched. This was the first time they saw someone eating locusts.

An Yue said angrily as she burned the locusts: "I let you eat my crops, now you can't jump anymore!"

Then he turned to Chunzhi and said, "Chunzhi, go dig two wild garlics."

"Okay, Miss." After Chunzhi said that, she quickly ran out of the kitchen.

After turning the small basket twice, the locusts finally stopped moving.

An Yue poured them out and washed them in a basin of clean water.

Soon, Chunzhi dug up some wild garlic outside the yard gate and brought it back.

Chunzhi and Meng Xiuer picked wild garlic, washed it and cut it into small pieces.

An Yue said: "Let's start making a fire and frying!"

After the oil in the pot was hot, An Yue poured the washed and drained locusts into the hot iron pot.

After a while, the kitchen was filled with an enticing aroma.

An Yue took out the fried locusts and placed them on a plate.

"Wow, it smells so good!" Chunzhi couldn't help but exclaim.

The three of them brought the prepared meals to the eight-immortal table in the main hall and placed them there. At this time, Daniu and A'er came back.

As soon as the two of them entered the yard, Daniu curiously asked, "Sister Chunzhi, what dishes are being cooked for lunch today? Ah…Ale and I smelled it from the east."

Chunzhi called out to Chao Daniu Ale, "This dish was not made by Chunzhi, but by our young lady. Come and wash your hands and try it to see how it tastes."

Soon, several people sat around the eight-immortal table and tasted this unique dish.

Ale picked up a locust and put it in his mouth to chew. He couldn't help but open his eyes wide and praised: "This tastes so delicious!"

Daniu also ate one quickly, mumbling as he ate, "It's... it's really delicious, Miss is such a good cook!"

Everyone started eating and soon the plates were empty.

Ale licked his lips and said with great satisfaction: "I never thought that locusts are edible. We didn't know this before. We really missed it, missed it!"

After Ale finished speaking, he turned around and asked An Yue: "However, this locust can fly and jump. How did you catch it, young lady?"

An Yue smiled and pointed to the capture tool on the bluestone slab: "I captured it with that tool."

Daniu and Ale were stunned when they saw it.

A small capture tool can capture so much.

Ale swallowed the food in his mouth and said excitedly: "Miss, with this tool, we should catch more locusts in the future. Locusts are so fragrant and delicious."

Daniu nodded repeatedly, and said with a greedy smile: "I want to eat all these locusts!"

After listening to what Daniu said, everyone burst into laughter.

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After lunch, everyone sat in the main hall and chatted.

An Yue brought the herbal samples she had dug up in the morning to everyone and began to teach everyone how to identify herbs.

An Yue picked up a few plantains and was about to introduce them to everyone when Chunzhi suddenly answered, "I know this plant. It's called plantain."

An Yue nodded in affirmation, and then gave one to Daniu Ale and Meng Xiuer respectively, saying, "Everyone, take a close look at the shape of its leaves."

Chunzhi had already recognized it, after all, An Yue had taken her there to dig before.

Ale looked at the leaves carefully, then brought them to his nose and smelled them, and said, "Miss, this grass has a natural fragrance. I wonder if it is edible."

Chunzhi covered her mouth and laughed secretly: "Brother Ale, why do you want to eat everything you see now? Maybe you haven't eaten enough for lunch!"

Everyone looked at Ale with a smile. Ale held up the plantain and said with a silly smile: "Ever since I tasted the deliciousness of locusts, I now feel that everything is edible."

An Yue smiled faintly and said, "You really got it right. It really is edible."

After hearing this, everyone was stunned.

Meng Xiuer held up the plantain and asked in disbelief, "Yueyue, are you kidding? Is this wild grass really edible?"

“Although it is a weed, it is an edible wild vegetable when it is still fresh and tender in the spring.”

Everyone listened carefully to An Yue's explanation.

"When it is eaten, it is usually blanched in water, then squeezed dry, chopped and added to eggs and mixed evenly. Plantain scrambled eggs taste delicious!"

After An Yue finished speaking, she continued, "It can also be served cold. Blanch it, wring it dry, add seasonings and mix well. It tastes very refreshing and delicious."

"Wow! After hearing what the lady said, I really want to try it." A'le said with a greedy look on his face.

"Does everyone remember the shape and smell of this plantain?" An Yue asked everyone.

Everyone nodded in the affirmative.

Afterwards, An Yue picked up a few more perilla plants and gave one to everyone.

"This purple weed is called Perilla. Let's smell it first."

After listening to An Yue's words, everyone put it to their noses and sniffed it.

Meng Xiuer asked thoughtfully, "Why does the smell of this perilla seem familiar?"

After she finished speaking, she sniffed it carefully again and continued, "The smell of this wild grass is much stronger than that of plantain. Although the smell is a bit stronger, it smells good."

An Yue smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is pregnant and she always felt nauseous and wanted to vomit. Yueyue used this perilla to help her relieve the symptoms."

After hearing this, Meng Xiuer looked at the purple basil in front of her and was surprised: "Oh, so that's why, I was wondering why the smell was so familiar!"

"Have you all remembered these two kinds of weeds?" An Yue asked everyone.