0p0 Chapter 305 Lotus Root Tip
Chapter 305 Lotus Root Tip
After distributing the sweet potato seedlings, there was still a piece of sweet potato vines that had not been trimmed. Zheng Sisi planned to send some to the palace tomorrow, and Uncle Ma would take the rest to the farm and teach the farmers and tenants on the two farms how to plant them.
These things are easy to learn after being taught once. I believe that after the harvest, everyone will pay more attention to the planting of these crops, and then she won't have to worry so much.
Zheng Sisi and Zheng Zhimin both left with the sweet potato seedlings. Before leaving, they repeatedly asked their parents to come back for dinner and to wait for them. Zheng Sisi nodded speechlessly and promised to wait for them before leaving.
After seeing them off, Zheng Sisi went to inspect the field herself. The seedlings had grown very tall, green and strong, and there was not even a single weed in the field. It seemed that Uncle Ma had taken care of the field very well.
With the people below working so hard, Zheng Sisi felt relieved. She didn't have to worry about this place all the time. She would just give everyone more rewards when there was a harvest.
When they arrived at the lotus pond, guards would still go down to dig lotus roots every day. Now that the water was no longer cold, the work was much more convenient than before.
Zheng Sisi walked along the lotus pond for a while and suddenly found that the lotus leaves had grown out, but the leaves were not big. There were many small lotus tips sticking out of the water next to the lotus leaves. Zheng Sisi was delighted. She calculated the time and it seemed that the lotus tips were about to emerge. It would be another fresh dish! Zheng Sisi laughed happily!
She called over a few servants, and when they heard that the county lady wanted to pick the lotus roots that had just grown in the pond, they jumped into the water without hesitation. Although they didn't know what lotus roots were or what they could be used for, they would try their best to get what the county lady wanted.
"It's the little bud standing upright in front of you. Break it off from underwater and show it to me. Be gentle and don't break it in the middle."
The servant bent down and slowly broke off the tip of the lotus root and took it out. A thin, long, white lotus root tip appeared in front of everyone. Although it was called a lotus root tip, it was different from the lotus root. It was straight and had no nodes.
Zheng Sisi said excitedly: "It's really lotus root tips, pick more for dinner."
Everyone couldn't help but gulp when they heard the county lady say that there would be an extra meal in the evening. In fact, the food in the county lady's mansion was better than any other mansion, but the county lady said that the extra meal was all new dishes, and they were all delicious even if they had never eaten before! You can't blame them for being greedy.
Small lotus root buds can be seen everywhere in the pond. Zheng Sisi said, "Don't break off all the lotus root tips in one area, leave some."
Everyone responded and dispersed to pick lotus roots.
When Zheng Sisi led everyone back to the front yard kitchen, one of them was holding a bundle of white, thin and long sticks. Several cooks were very surprised and wondered what kind of fresh ingredients these were. Because they all knew that what the county lady brought to the kitchen should be something that could be used for cooking, but they just didn't know what they were.
Aunt Gui came to the county lady and asked, "County lady, what is this? Is it for cooking?"
Zheng Sisi replied, "Well, this is called lotus root tip. It can be stir-fried plain, or with chili peppers, or soaked in a jar until sour and then stir-fried with meat. It's very refreshing. I heard that the mansion left some lotus roots yesterday. Today I will teach you how to make two new lotus root dishes to add to your meal."
Everyone who heard it shouted happily: "Oh, extra food!"
Seeing everyone happy, Gui Mama was also happy. The county lady never treated them as slaves, but as friends. Gui Mama still pretended to scold, "What are you calling me? Keep a low profile!"
After hearing this, everyone covered their mouths, smiled happily, and went to work.
Zheng Sisi smiled and said, "It's okay. This will make the house more lively. As long as they don't make mistakes, it will be more lively and popular in the mansion."
Aunt Gui smiled and replied, "It's the kindness of the county lady!"
Zheng Sisi didn't say much, and instructed everyone to deal with the lotus roots and lotus root tips: "Wash the lotus root tips and soak them in water first, they will change color when you take them out. Cut off the lotus root nodes and wash them clean. There is pork in the kitchen."
A woman in charge of pork said, "Yes, what do you need to do with it?"
Zheng Sisi said: "Shave off the skin and chop it into meat paste. I will season it after it is chopped. Then everyone will put the meat paste into the lotus root and steam it in a pot. When it is out of the pot, cut it into slices. I will mix some sauce and pour it on top, and prepare some chopped green onions to sprinkle on it."
After Zheng Sisi finished speaking, she heard another sound of slurping saliva.