In the era when the people have not moved to the city, the rural countryside life is so cozy, cooking smoke, men and women weaving, children playing in the fields. Nowadays, most of the people living in the rural countryside are left-behind elderly people. It is not that they do not have the conditions to live in the city, but they do not want to leave the place where they were raised, and the slower pace of life in the countryside is more suitable for them. The old couple planted an acre of land, tended a vegetable garden, self-sufficient, and well-fed.

The great-aunt and uncle are now approaching their seventies, and they have chosen the kind of life I am talking about. The younger two live in the rural countryside, proper labor in turn more robust body. Mom has always been chanting to go to visit her great aunt and uncle, so as a child I even if I am busy, I will certainly fulfill her wishes. I came to my sister-in-law's house, after eating her carefully prepared meal, I ran to the vegetable field. Because I think you are as curious as I am, what kind of vegetables are in the vegetable field in winter? Then what are you waiting for! Come along and take a look!

For many people who grew up in the city, the white radish bought in the market is almost always the appearance after the leaves are removed, so I do not know what the white radish leaves actually look like! Winter is the lively season for white radishes, so it's no surprise that there are white radishes in the winter vegetable patch. White radish will show the surface of the soil along with the growth. The white radish that my sister-in-law's family grows on their own isn't too big, but the ones irrigated with farmyard fertilizer are especially crunchy and refreshing.

Gai Choy, also known as kale and in many places as mustard greens, is one of China's specialty vegetables. It has a crunchy, sweet taste, and large plants can grow up to a meter or more. The roots and leaves are edible, but people prefer to eat the root part. Stir-fried shrimp skin with gai cai is a famous dish in our neighboring areas, while the whole gai cai can be washed and dried to make sauerkraut. Compared to the cabbage made of sauerkraut, there is a different flavor.

Why is the cabbage you buy at the market white? Then you will understand when you go to the vegetable field. In the early stage of growth, cabbage leaves are greenish in color and the surface seems to be covered with a layer of white frost. After the cabbage is slowly formed, the large leaves on the outside block the sunlight, and the cabbage on the inside will gradually become white as it grows. The cabbages in my sister-in-law's field look like they are almost ready to be picked.

When you go to the market to buy celery, you'll usually find celery, which is one of the larger types of celery. The celery planted in my sister-in-law's house looks like a young shoot, but this is only because of the different varieties of celery. The flavor of celery from a small plant is not inferior to that of celery, and the green celery still stands up in winter. I envy my sister-in-law to have such a vegetable garden, what vegetables you want to eat downstairs not far from the vegetable field to pick it, than the market to buy the vegetables are even fresher.

At first, I was confused by the densely-packed greens, because there are so many different kinds of vegetables, and I didn't realize for a moment that they were chrysanthemums. Since I was a child, I really do not like the chrysanthemum vegetable, because I always feel that the chrysanthemum vegetable has a special flavor that can not be described. However, those who like to eat chrysanthemum vegetables will find them more delicious than ordinary vegetables. In addition to stir-fry, chrysanthemum cabbage can also be used as hot pot shabu-shabu.