Chapter 131 (continued)

That night, it rained all night, and the wind rattled the windows.

This monotonous sound creates white noise, and sometimes I sleep better than usual Shi Wen it.

When he got up the next day, he was somewhat disoriented and didn't know what day it was.

Yan Kexing in, bringing with him a chill, and said, "The wild chive flowers on the pasture are blooming."

Shi Wen, still wrapped in the blanket, asked, "Huh?"

He felt that the scene and the conversation were very familiar, as if it had rained last year and then all the wild chive flowers on the meadow had bloomed.

Yan Kexing smiled and drew back the curtains, gesturing for him to look outside.

Through the huge window, Shi Wen could see scattered white wild chive blossoms in the yard.

Shi Wen braced himself on the bed frame, quickly climbed to the edge, looked outside for a while, and said to Yan Kexing, "Are the wild chive flowers growing better this year than last year? They look bigger to me."

Yan Kexing: "Yes. It's probably because the pasture was fertilized several times, so they're blooming more flowers, and the scent is stronger."

"The smell has changed too?" Shi Wen out of bed, slipped on her slippers, walked to the window, and glanced out. "I'll go take a look."

Shi Wen ran outside to look, and just like last year, as soon as he opened the door, he was greeted by a white world, it was like a dream.

He casually plucked a chive blossom and held it to his nose to smell it.

Chive blossoms have a strong, pungent flavor, yet with a hint of sweetness.

The flowers are especially plump; these buds haven't opened yet, and they look quite pleasing to the eye when held in your hand.

Shi Wen looking at these flowers makes me think that making chive blossom sauce would be delicious, definitely better than last year's.

Last year, the wild chive flowers bloomed more profusely, unlike now, where they are mostly just cute buds.

This rain not only coaxed the chive blossoms in Shi Wen's house to bloom, but it also coaxed the chive blossoms in other people's houses to bloom.

Open the local WeChat groups, and you'll see everyone talking about picking chive blossoms and making chive blossom sauce.

Shi Wen called out to Fu Meng and Zhang Deyuan, telling them to come to the ranch and pick chive blossoms, and not to be shy.

Last year, they also came to the ranch to pick wild chive blossoms and praised them highly.

Shi Wen a warm invitation this year, so everyone brought their families.

Fu Meng stood in the main courtyard of the Shi Wen family's house, looking outside. "The chive blossoms in your yard are growing so beautifully, even more so than last year."

Shi Wen, "That's right, I piled so much fertilizer on it, it's bound to grow better this year."

Fu Meng: "It smells good too, but not a pungent one. It's a gentle fragrance, much richer in flavor than the chive blossoms you get outside."

Fu Meng's daughter, Fu Meng Fu Ningjia, looked up at him and asked in confusion, "Dad, you haven't even eaten any, how do you know this one has a richer aftertaste?"

Zhang Deyuan and the others laughed upon hearing this.

Fu Meng smiled and patted his daughter's head, "I could smell it."

Zhang Deyuan said, "I can't smell it, but I can tell that your Shi Wen really good. With such beautiful chive blossoms, did you harvest them all this year?"

Chang Qingqing also said, "It's such a waste to leave them on the ranch."

Shi Wen said, "We should still pick half and leave the other half, so that the pigs, cattle, and sheep at home can also enjoy this once-a-year delicacy."

Zhang Deyuan: "If you made chive blossom sauce from these chive blossoms, you could sell it for a good price."

Shi Wen, "That's right, we have to let the pigs, cattle, and sheep eat some too. Chive blossoms are good; they'll eat them and their meat will be better, so we can sell them for a good price later."

Zhang Deyuan shook his head, still feeling it was a waste to use such fine chive blossoms to feed livestock.

However, livestock that eat chive blossoms do have better meat quality, becoming more tender and sweet.

There were plenty of chive blossoms at home, Shi Wen them not to be shy and to pick as many as they wanted.

They didn't stand on ceremony with him, and took their toothed tin buckets to the meadow to pick chive blossoms.

Shi Wen that there were a lot of chive blossoms to pick, but they weren't as meticulous as the others, so they just used a rented flower-picking machine.

They pick here, and the livestock eat there.

The broken chive flower stems release a rich chive aroma.

For several days in a row, this smell lingered over their ranch, as if the green smoke from the chive blossoms was emanating from the flowers and had been hanging over the ranch for a long time.

People who like the smell of chive blossoms are delighted by the aroma of the pasture, while those who don't, along with small animals, would run far away.

An Wa dislikes chive blossoms. These past few days, after finishing her herding work, she runs outside every evening to avoid the awful smell of chive blossoms.

Fu Wa went out to play with it.

Because they went into the village, they ventured into the territory of other dogs, and the other dogs gathered together and even got into a fight with them.

An Wa and Fu Wa, two dogs, fought against a dozen or so dogs and won a great victory.

The dog, whimpering, went home to complain to its owner, and Shi Wen.

This time, An Wa and the others were in the wrong, Shi Wen had to give the beaten dogs some treats to appease them.

While worrying about the dogs' socialization, Shi Wen asked Chang Qingqing and Xin Xianghong to come and help make chive blossom sauce.

This time they made a large batch of chive blossom sauce, which was specially ground by machine and then pickled in large earthenware jars.

Most of the ingredients used to make the pickled chive blossom sauce were harvested from the backyard, such as onions and ginger, while the apples were the best locally sourced ones.

Yan Kexing helped with the seasoning, and all the seasonings were precisely measured. The resulting chive blossom sauce was fragrant but not overpowering, fresh but not salty, and had a very rich aftertaste.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing, who both dislike spices, ate several meals of it, and then brushed their teeth afterward.

This year's chive blossom sauce was so successfully made, and there was a large quantity available, that Shi Wen promptly sent a batch to our members.

Two cans per member is a special seasonal gift.

The vast majority of members expressed great enthusiasm for the chive blossom sauce.

For example, after tasting the chive blossom sauce, Qile Moge made a special phone call to Shi Wen.

As soon as the call connected, Qile Moge's loud voice rang out. "Wow! Brother Shi, your chive blossom sauce is so delicious! I've been eating chive blossom sauce for almost thirty years, and I've never had such delicious chive blossom sauce before!"