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Chapter 77 Prickly Pear

Author: Songhuadan Superman

Chen Yufei looked incredibly surprised, "Are we going to buy a car now?"

Jiang Ancheng smiled and said: "I don't know when you will learn it yet. If you learn it earlier, we can buy a car earlier."

"How long does it take to get a driver's license at the earliest?"

Jiang Ancheng recalled, "You paid the registration fee and learned the miscellaneous test content. You can only take the test in the unit of an experienced driver. There are few places for the unit to take the test. If someone has connections and jumps in the queue, it will probably take you two days to finish the test.

Years or so."

There were few cars in 1988. In addition to being able to drive, you also needed to master some basic maintenance knowledge. If you failed the test, you would have to take the test again and it would take longer to get your driver's license.

Chen Yufei looked shocked, "It takes so long!"

"Well, otherwise why do you think drivers are so popular? It's because it's not easy!"

Chen Yufei sighed, "Hey, then we can buy a car in two years."

He wished he had a big truck now, taking Honghong around for a ride.

Jiang Ancheng took out two dried mushrooms from his backpack and put a handful of edamame into his hand. "Don't worry, study hard and teach me how to get your driver's license. We can also save a lot of money."

Nowadays, it is very easy to become a driving school instructor. As long as you pass the examination, you will be issued a trainer certificate and you are allowed to train students on your behalf.

The registration fee was three thousand, so Chen Yufei immediately promised: "I will definitely study hard!"

"Well, you go and cook the edamame, and I'll wash the ganba mushrooms. Let's eat ganba mushroom fried rice for lunch today."

Chen Yunfei became greedy when he thought about the dried mushroom fried rice that Jiang Ancheng made last time. He said happily, "Would you like some ham? I'll buy a piece of ham!"

Jiang Ancheng nodded, "It's okay to buy a piece."

As soon as Chen Yufei was about to leave, Teacher Wei called out to him, "I have it at home, I'll get it for you."

There are many traditional delicacies in China, and ham is one of them. The ham produced in Yuncheng is the most famous, among which Xuanwei ham, Nuodeng ham, and Heqing ham are known as the three famous hams in Yuncheng.

The ham that Teacher Wei took out was a complete piece of ham, shaped like a pipa, large in size, with small bones, tight meat, and alternating between fat and thin.

Jiang Ancheng asked at a glance: "Is this Nuodeng ham?"

People in Yuncheng are familiar with Nuodeng ham. Thanks to the local climate in Nuodeng, there is no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer. The pork legs are made from plateau black pigs, which are pressed and firm. They are hand-made with mineral salts from ancient wells with thousands of years of history and have a salty taste.

It's a bit bland, and it's very tough when sliced ​​and eaten raw.

Teacher Wei smiled and said: "Yes, just two years ago."

Many people think that the longer the ham ages, the better it tastes. In fact, this is not the case. Nuodeng hams that are more than three years old will become useless, and the best tasting hams are those that are only two years old.

In the next few decades, Nuodeng ham not only appeared on food programs many times, but also because the popular actress Liu Yifei appeared in a TV series filmed in Yuncheng, everyone rushed to go to Nuodeng to taste and buy it.

Jiang Ancheng said happily: "It looks good."

"Well, eat more." Teacher Wei put down the ham and slipped a linen woven bag over.

Zeng Shuanglin curiously poked inside. Teacher Wei unfolded the woven bag and picked up two round fruits like puffer fish to tease him, "Would you like to touch them?"

Zeng Shuanglin touched it tentatively, and when he touched the soft thorns on the fruit, he retracted it with a swish.

Teacher Wei laughed and told him, "This is a prickly pear. The juice is delicious." Then he asked him, "Do you want to drink it?"

Zeng Shuanglin nodded, "I think."

"Hahaha, wait a minute, there will be sweet and sour prickly pear juice soon."

Chen Yufei cooked the edamame, came over to take a look, and then squatted down to wash the dried mushrooms with Jiang Ancheng, "Teacher, where did you get the prickly pears?"

Teacher Wei smiled and said: "I bought it for one penny per catty, so I bought more."

Chen Yufei raised his head and said, "We have a lot of them in the mountains. I'll get more for you next time."

Teacher Wei shook his head, "No, you won't be able to finish it if you have too much, and it will be very troublesome to deal with."

Prickly pears are originally small, so even to extract juice, you have to peel off the outer skin and dig out the inner flesh.

Jiang Ancheng said with a smile: "Prickly pear is really troublesome, and egg fruit is also delicious when made into juice. You can get some for the teacher and my wife to try."

Chen Yufei nodded immediately: "Yes, yes, that thing is easier to deal with than prickly pear. A vine climbing behind my house can grow hundreds of them at a time."

The egg fruit grows as round as an egg. When opened, it is full of tadpole-like fruit pieces. It is also called tadpole fruit by the villagers. In the next ten years, it will also have a nice name, passion fruit.

Passion fruit's pleasant aroma and sour taste can be mixed into a variety of delicious drinks. It has become the darling of major beverage stores, and its value has also skyrocketed.

But now, it is just a wild fruit that the villagers despise. Occasionally, they will pick a few as ingredients and use them to cook delicious food.

They are rarely seen even in the market.

While peeling prickly pears, Teacher Wei said happily: "Just try a few, you don't have to do too much."

Teacher Wei peeled a large pot of prickly pear, removed the seeds, put it into a stone pounder and mashed it into puree, then filtered out a large bowl of prickly pear juice through gauze.

The concentrated prickly pear juice was too sour and a little bitter, so Teacher Wei sent Zeng Shuanglin to pick some mint under the corner of the yard, mix the prickly pear juice with mint honey water, and you were done with a refreshing drink to relieve the heat.

Zeng Shuanglin took a big sip, licked his mouth, and drank a whole glass.

He also wanted to drink a large drink, but his wife gently stopped him, "Drinking too much will make you upset, so drink slowly."

Zeng Shuanglin nodded obediently, then picked up a glass of prickly pear, mint and honey juice and walked towards his brother.

Zeng Yilin took it and immediately handed it to Jiang Ancheng.

Jiang Ancheng tossed the fried rice in the big pot and said with a smile: "You can drink it, I'll fry the rice before you drink it!"

Zeng Shuanglin winked, and rushed to ask Teacher Wei for another cup. He brought it to Jiang Ancheng and drank it as soon as Jiang Ancheng's fried rice was ready.

How can such a sensible child not be admired by others?

Chen Yufei took the cooked edamame and rolled Zeng Shuanglin's head into a fried chicken nest. "It's so cute. Put it on the dining table. Let's start dinner."

Zeng Shuanglin raised his little face and touched his messy hair. Teacher Wei smiled and said: "Your hair has grown long. I will trim it for you and my brother this afternoon."

"Thanks."

He said it very seriously, and the little adult's serious look made everyone laugh.

Ganba mushroom fried rice is definitely the top of the Yuncheng fried rice world, especially the Ganba mushroom fried rice with Nuodeng ham, which makes it taste even more fragrant.

The whole yard was filled with the overwhelming aroma of fried rice with dried mushrooms. Chen Yufei picked up the plate and was just about to let go and have a big meal.

Another Santana came outside the door. Before Jiang Ancheng could stand up, Shao Xuebao opened the cab and walked in casually, "Hi, Brother Jiang, we meet again!"
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