After traveling through time, she took her husband to be a food doctor

"I'm not kidding you, this is called 'the one who is close to the water gets the moon first'. Come, have a taste." An Yumo said as he scooped out some with a small spoon.

"Miss, it looks like seaweed." Xiaoqin said.

An Yumo nodded, "Isn't it? However, the color is slightly bluish, not as dark as seaweed."

I scooped a small spoonful of Pinellia, blew on it a few times, and then put it in my mouth. The egg was fluffy and fragrant, while the lichen itself had no special taste. It was soft, but had a crisp feeling similar to fungus, which was very novel.

"How is it?" An Yumo also took a bite and chewed it carefully.

"A peculiar taste..." She searched for words in her head, "a little moist, very soft and tender, a little crispy when the teeth cut it, very fragrant when chewed with eggs... It must be delicious if mixed with rice or sandwiched in pancakes."

"Yeah." Xiaoqin nodded, "Miss, the rice is almost ready."

"Okay, let's speed up the cooking process."

An Yumo placed the cooked dish on an empty space on the stove and was about to cover it with a large bowl when Ding Xirui entered the kitchen.

"I smell a scent."

"Are you a cat?"

An Yumo let her take a look and covered the dish. "We'll talk about it when we eat. I'll give it to everyone then. One small spoonful per person, no more."

"Okay." Ding Xirui shrugged helplessly, "I'm almost done with the work outside. Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Help me wash the cabbage and stir-fry it with the mushrooms later."

"Okay, I like cabbage." Ding Xirui looked at the place where the vegetables were placed and found that there were not many left.

"We still have three cabbages left, and half a bag of mushrooms and seaweed. If only the people in our courtyard eat them, we can still eat them for three days. But now that Lord Li and his group are here, we can only eat them until tomorrow. So, when we go out this afternoon, in addition to looking for medicinal herbs, we also need to dig some wild vegetables."

"it is good."

Several people were busy in the kitchen. Soon, the food was ready. It was not rich, but it was filling. No one was talking around the table, only the sound of eating. Seeing the plate of lichen fried eggs, everyone did not move, waiting for Li Xingjian to eat first.

"Sir, this is the lichen discovered by Young Master Yuan. I fried some eggs with it. Please try it." An Yumo handed over the plate.

"Really? Is this a new dish? What are the benefits to the body? Can it be sold? Can it make money?"

Ding Xirui smiled silently, "Sir, please try it first."

Li Xingjian picked up the small spoon on the plate and scooped a spoonful into his bowl.

"It has a very novel taste and is very good when eaten with rice. I think many people will like it."

"Sir, lichen can clear away heat, clear the liver and improve eyesight. It is also good for people with weak constitutions. However, because it is cold in nature, people with weak spleen and stomach should not eat too much. In short, it is a very beneficial food for the body." Ding Xirui continued.

Lin Mingxuan frowned and looked at her, curious about where she got this information from. He had never seen it in medical books.

"There will definitely be a lot of lichens on rainy days. Fresh lichens are not easy to transport out, so just dry them and then soak them in water." Yuan Sanxing said.

"Well, we need to tell the villagers right away." Li Xingjian

"Yes, sir." Yuan Sanxing bowed.

Li Xingjian pushed the dish forward and said, "You all eat."

"Let me divide it." An Yumo smiled and took the plate. Everyone got a small spoonful, which was a small amount, and they ate happily.

"Sir, what's the situation in the fields?" Ding Xirui asked cautiously.

"We went to the fields and found that there was nothing wrong with the soil. However, there was a lot of silt in the river, which needed to be dug out."

"Yes, the river in the village is upstream. If we manage it during the winter, it will be more convenient for the downstream villages to use water," Qin Xiaofeng added.

"Now the work in the fields is almost done. I will call the head of the village this afternoon and organize the villagers to do this." Ling Junsheng interrupted.

"Well, we can help out while there are so many people here." Li Xingjian took a sip of soup and continued, "It's just a small stream, it's easy to deal with it, but the big river next to the county town is the problem... Let's not talk about it anymore, let's eat."

The river needs to be managed. Ding Xirui remembered that when she and Lin Mingxuan first came to Lan County, Li Xingjian was worried about this matter. He couldn't bear to recruit so many farmers. He had been in office for two years and there were many things to do, but the river had not been built.

This is a big thing, and we need to think about it slowly and plan it carefully.

"Sir, is there any extra land here for growing corn?" Ding Xirui asked.

"Yes, there are some scattered plots of land on the hillside near the river that are not suitable for growing rice. The villagers have already grown sweet potatoes. Next spring, I will have someone bring some corn seeds and pumpkin seeds. Dutch potatoes can also be grown."

"That's great. It can at least increase our food rations. If we eat more, we will be healthier." Ding Xirui said with a smile.

Li Xingjian nodded: "Yes, the corn harvest this year is good. Before I came here the day before yesterday, a fellow villager sent cakes to the county government. They are very fragrant and can be planted by all the people in the county."

Lin Mingxuan and Ding Xirui smiled at each other, recalling the scene when they first met Li Xingjian. That master thought they were liars and stopped them.

"Junsheng, how are things going over there?" Li Xingjian asked.

"Sir, I found that several families in the village were raising pigs together. I asked them why they didn't raise one each. They said they couldn't take care of it during the busy farming season and there wasn't enough grass. If they raised the pigs together and cut grass together, they could fatten the pigs and keep them until the New Year."

"Is that so..." Li Xingjian nodded slightly.

"Yes, sir. They had a hard time in the past few years, and only recovered in the past two years..." Ling Junsheng spoke softer and softer, and finally shut up.

Li Xingjian's face was embarrassed. Although he didn't do it, he knew that Ling Junsheng was talking about the two previous county magistrates. He was ashamed to be an official in the same court. Others also knew it, but ordinary people didn't dare to talk about officials. They pretended not to hear it and continued to eat and drink soup, even if the bowls were empty.

Li Xingjian coughed lightly, "Life will always get better and better, Junsheng, besides this, do you have any other discoveries?"

"Yes, the men in the village would be called up to work from time to time, and the women would stay at home. In the winter when they had free time, some skillful women would make some embroidery and ask someone to take it out to sell. By the way, the one they were looking for was a maid from the Yue Lao San family in Lan County. I think her name was 'Azhu'."

"Azhu?" Ding Xirui stood up curiously. Azhu was Madam Yue's maid and was now helping to look after the Yue family's mansion.

"Yes, they said Ah Zhu would come back occasionally and pick out good embroidery to help them sell."

"How many people can do embroidery?" Li Xingjian asked.

Ling Junsheng sighed, "Not many. Sister Li said that they worked in the fields with their husbands all day, their fingers were rough, and their embroidery work was rough. Many of the sisters-in-law couldn't even hold an embroidery needle."

This is a cruel and helpless reality. An Yumo looked at her hands. Because of cooking and practicing martial arts, her hands were a little rough compared to those of ordinary ladies. However, compared with Sister Li and the others, they were still white and tender.

They are the real workers.

On the dining table, the plates were already clean, even the last piece of scallion had been picked and eaten by Ah Qing. Ding Xirui, Chen Pi and Yuan Sansheng reported on the rest of the medicinal materials team's situation. Because the harvest was too small, the morale was a little low.

Li Xingjian stood up and patted Yuan Sanxing on the shoulder: "Don't worry, keep asking questions and keep watching in the afternoon. There will definitely be new discoveries."