Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1473 My Altay 20

Li Wenxiu doesn't have any cooking skills to speak of, and she is not very dexterous. She can only cook dishes that are well-cooked and have all the flavors, but they are not delicious.

So the fragrant bacon fried rice that Xu Qin brought over really made her salivate at the smell, "We have bacon at home, but we can't make it taste like yours!"

Xu Qin said casually: "As for bacon, it is essentially made by using heavy salt to denature the protein to resist corruption, so salt is indispensable when making it. When eating, it needs to be soaked, washed, and blanched to remove the heavy salt taste, so that the flavors of other ingredients can be integrated into it."

It just so happened that Li Wenxiu had some unfinished goat's milk at home, so she poured a cup for everyone, and she and her grandmother ate the bacon fried rice with the goat's milk.

Grandma Li is more accustomed to this taste than Li Wenxiu. In Northeast China, the saltiness of soybean paste is only slightly stronger than that of bacon, but the more common way to use soybean paste is to dip fresh vegetables in it.

Batai was not going to let the atmosphere get cold, so he took the opportunity to introduce some local customs: "We make beef and horse meat into jerky, and we can only eat fresh mutton. We also have yogurt, cheese, and naan."

Xu Qin also said, "I know there is a kind of beef jerky in Yunnan. The method is similar to bacon. The beef is marinated with spices and then smoked with mugwort to fully dehydrate the beef. When you eat it, you roast it over fire, beat it, and tear it into shreds with your hands. You can eat it cold or just eat it alone."

Li Wenxiu immediately became interested, stretched her neck and asked, "Xu Qin, have you been to Yunnan?"

Xu Qin smiled and nodded, "I've been there, and Yunnan's climate is really changeable. From south to north, from east to west, the climate is very different."

"In the north and east, Yunnan borders Sichuan and Guizhou. In the south-east direction, it borders Guangxi. In the west, from north to south, it is Tibet, Myanmar, and Vietnam."

"There are many ethnic groups, including Tibetans, Mongolians, Dai, Bai, Miao, etc. Their lifestyles, habits and eating habits are diverse. The scenery is incredibly beautiful. In many places, there are no four seasons, only rainy and dry seasons."

Ba Tai held his chin up and said with a smile: "Xu Qin, you have been to so many places..."

Li Wenxiu was also full of longing. Look, young people are always thinking about the scenery in the distance and want to travel around and see the world.

After staying for a while, Xu Qin also had to go back. She had a lot of things to do recently. She had to write, take care of Yerdana and Nadira's studies, and go around to see the growth of wood ear and mushrooms. This was related to the herders' side jobs and she couldn't be careless.

Zhang Fengxia went to Fairy Bay again. The last time she passed by here, she couldn't even keep her husband's ashes, and almost lost her own life and that of her daughter. When she came again this time, the beautiful scenery remained unchanged, and even the charming starry sky that night seemed to be exactly the same.

But Zhang Fengxia told herself that she had to let go of the relationship with her husband.

After Zhang Fengxia returned to the store, Li Wenxiu had time to walk around. There happened to be a Kazakh wedding going on and everyone was going to attend. It was even more rare to have guests from afar like Xu Qin and Li Wenxiu.

But listening to everyone excitedly discussing attending other people's weddings, Token's mood was not so good.

After Xu Qin and Li Wenxiu agreed to give silk scarves as gifts to the bride and groom, Token couldn't help but pull Xu Qin aside and whispered, "Xu Qin, when will dad agree to let me take Yerdana and Nadira to Chaoge's house?"

Xu Qin had already been preparing for this. When Token asked her, she said directly, "I have taught Yerdana and Nadira a lot of knowledge recently. You will see the results today."

Token didn't quite understand what this had to do with her marriage, but she still smiled and thanked Xu Qin for what she had done for Yeldana and Nadira. "Oh, thank you so much. If you hadn't helped me, I would have stared at them without blinking."

Xu Qin explained: "We need to make Uncle Sulitan understand that he and Mrs. Ba can't take good care of Yeldana and Nadira alone. Now taking care of children is not only about making sure they are well fed and clothed, but also about helping them with their homework and keeping an eye on their studies. These are things Uncle Sulitan and Mrs. Ba can't do."

Ba Tai noticed early on that Xu Qin was pulled over by his sister-in-law Token to talk, and followed quietly, not expecting to hear this.

Token was indeed even happier. He was very excited to arrange for Nadira and Yerdana to go to Sulitan's place to do their homework. He also told them to ask their grandfather Sulitan if they encountered any questions.

The two children were also close to Sulitan. After hearing what their mother said, they happily went to find Sulitan without any hesitation.

After watching the whole process, Mrs. Ba felt that Xu Qin was amazing. She didn't even have to argue with his father to deal with his stubborn father.

A lot of wild vegetables grow on the grassland in spring and summer. The most common one is of course alfalfa, which is used as forage, followed by dandelions, and also wild amaranth, wild garlic, wild onions, etc. Xu Qin can pick a large basket of them whenever he goes out, blanch them and mix them together when he comes back, and give some to this store and that store, and everyone says it's good.

The seeds she sowed a few days ago also began to sprout. Xu Qin took better care of them. She covered them with film or branches in the morning and evening as usual. When the temperature rose, she would remove the film and branches to ventilate the seeds and let them get more sunlight and rain. Ba Tai was also very interested and came to help whenever he was free.

Ba Tai even commented seriously: "This is the biggest difference between us nomadic people and you Han people. You are better at farming, while we only know how to raise cattle, sheep, horses and camels."

Xu Qin said casually: "This is related to the environment we all live in. You see, nomadic peoples rarely appear in the traditional Central Plains, and there is no place for large-scale grazing of cattle and sheep in the traditional Central Plains. You don't farm because the land is not suitable for farming. Most places are even only suitable for grazing."

It was the first time that Ba Tai heard such a statement, but he understood it very well, so he smiled foolishly and exclaimed: "Xu Qin, you really know a lot~"

This silly boy's actions have become more and more obvious recently. Xu Qin knows that in Kazakh, "I love you" is a literal translation of "I am watching you". When she discussed this with Li Wenxiu yesterday, Li Wenxiu just thought it was very romantic, but Xu Qin knew that she should explain her thoughts to Ba Tai.

"Bahtibek——"

It is not just the Han people who feel that what is about to be said will be serious when they hear someone who has always called them by their childhood nicknames, affectionate names, or nicknames suddenly call them by their full name. People of other nationalities feel the same way.

Ba Tai felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know how to stop Xu Qin from saying the next thing, so he could only loudly find an excuse to slip away: "I'm going to check on my sheep. My father is herding the sheep alone today, and I'm worried!"