Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

Seeing this, the Lin family members packed up their things more slowly. Looking at the little face sleeping peacefully under the reflection of the campfire, everyone in the Lin family couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Only when the whole family is together can they feel at ease.

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Being completely ignored, the mule was left alone: ​​I am worried about you too... I am worried that if you die, my apple snack will be gone...

I thought I would be able to sleep soundly that night, but in the second half of the night, I suddenly heard the fourth and fifth children crying loudly. Lin Xiaoyue was so startled that she jumped up to check on the two children.

The two children stretched out their arms, kicked their legs, cried and struggled fiercely, and slapped their bodies. Seeing this, Lin Xiaoyue hurriedly grabbed the hands of the two children and tried to comfort them, but they pushed her away.

As the cries of Xiaosi and Xiaowu became louder and louder, they seemed particularly abrupt in the silent forest. Everyone around them was woken up, but everyone seemed to be used to it. They got up, took a look, and then went back to sleep.

Doctor Qiao came over and took a look, saying that everything was fine. Even Old Man Lin and Mrs. Miao told her to go to bed quickly.

How could she be at ease when Little Four and Little Five were making such a fuss in the middle of the night? It continued for a long time, and the two little kids lay down, turned over, and fell asleep again.

Lin Xiaoyue didn't play any role throughout the whole process, which made her very uneasy.

Later, Miao told her that during the two days she was in a coma, Xiao Si and Xiao Wu would make a scene in the middle of the night. It was because their "souls" had gone away, and everything would be fine if they were called back.

Gah???

Lost your soul? ?

Chun Xing held the "pillow" made of folded clothes, took the opportunity to get close to Lin Xiaoyue, and whispered to her, "My grandfather had seen people before, and most of the time it was children who had this problem, it was not a big deal, it was just seeing scary things during the day, and then sleeping at night and getting nightmares. It's okay, you don't even need medicine, it will be fine in two days."

Chun Xing even brought out Doctor Qiao. As a doctor, Lin Xiaoyue also believed in the professional ability of the two grandparents and grandchildren, and their words still convinced her. It was just that the two little rascals were so noisy, and she still felt a little uncomfortable. She thought about quietly giving the little guys an extra meal the next day to comfort them.

Thinking of snacks, I have been traveling a lot recently, and at least one or two meals a day have been dry and hard steamed buns. I can’t say that this thing tastes good, but I just put it in my mouth, soak it with saliva, and then swallow it to trick myself into not being hungry.

Speaking of which, the steamed buns here are really incomparable to the soft and delicious ones sold in modern times. She has never eaten the ones sold in the town, so she doesn’t know what they are like. But she has seen the steamed buns eaten by the Lin family, other families in the village, and refugees on the road. They are all dry and can be used as stones to hit people after a few days. They are the kind that will make people faint if hit, and can be used as weapons.

Thinking of the tiny teeth of Xiao Si and Xiao Wu, she decided to think of a way to improve them. Although she was not good at doing things with her hands, she could still talk.

It's not like I haven't seen the Miao family's process of making steamed buns. They just add water to the wet dough and leave it there, using the natural yeast and bacteria in the air to naturally ferment the dough.

Without adding any yeast agent, the dough is allowed to ferment naturally. The steamed buns made in this way are naturally not as fluffy and soft as the modern dough made by adding yeast powder.

She had never thought about it before, and was too lazy to think about it, thinking that it didn't matter what she ate as long as she could trick her stomach. Now, for the sake of Xiao Si and Xiao Wu, she had to use her brain to think of a way to comfort them.

Although using the stock in the space would make it more delicious and beautiful, it was inconvenient to avoid people all the time. Moreover, the excuse of picking flowers worked once or twice, but if you picked them every time, the flowers would be plucked out, which would make Chun Xing, a natural fool, suspicious. Maybe, out of concern for her health, he would ask Doctor Qiao to prescribe two sets of "Kidney Treasures", which would be embarrassing.

Just do it when you think of it. After dawn, when everyone was preparing breakfast, Lin Xiaoyue talked about making steamed buns with Aunt Dashan and Aunt Niu, who were relatively familiar and easy to talk to.

The two aunts felt sorry for Lin Xiaoyue and thought that she was sick and wanted to eat steamed buns, so they did not refuse and agreed without any hesitation.

After finishing the tasks assigned to them, the two took flour and water and started kneading the dough. When the dough was almost mixed, they prepared to put it aside to let it ferment naturally.

At this time, Lin Xiaoyue took out the yeast powder that she had opened in advance from the space, handed the slightly yellow yeast powder to the two aunts, and asked them to take out a small handful and knead it into the dough, add some lukewarm water, and knead and stir.

The two aunts didn't take it seriously at first, thinking that Lin Xiaoyue had mixed in flour from other grains. However, after more than an hour, when they saw that the dough in the pot had expanded by at least two circles, they exclaimed and called Lin Xiaoyue to ask.

Lin Xiaoyue smiled and told her two aunts mysteriously that it was a family secret that should not be passed on to others.

The two aunts understood immediately, and did not ask further questions, as they had never heard of the special method of making steamed buns in Lin Lao San's family before. But since Lin Xiaoyue said it was a secret, they naturally covered their mouths and stopped asking.

The ancients did not have any concept of intellectual property rights, but they understood the basic principle that one should not pry into other people's ancestral craftsmanship.

Seeing that the two aunts stopped asking questions, Lin Xiaoyue poked the dough, which had become light and elastic, and felt that it was almost ready, so she asked the two aunts to knead the dough into the shape of steamed buns and put them in the pot for the final steaming.

Yes, she uses the cheapest and most easy-to-use yeast powder which costs 1 yuan per pack, making steamed buns is simple and worry-free.

It's not that she didn't want to teach the method of malt fermentation, but just soaking fresh malt in water and grinding it into slurry, then boiling the slurry water and letting it ferment naturally, this series of processes alone would take several days. It was unrealistic for them who were still fleeing famine, and they couldn't afford to delay, so they had to use ready-made yeast powder.

Finally, after the lid of the pot was lifted, an alluring wheat aroma wafted into the air. When the snow-white, round, soft steamed buns appeared in front of everyone, everyone's eyes were filled with indescribable amazement and joy.

Everyone picked up the steamed buns carefully, feeling the unique soft and elastic touch. Everyone savored the wonderful taste they had never experienced before, with smiles of satisfaction and joy on their faces.

Everyone said that even in the town, you couldn't buy such delicious and soft big steamed buns. Now, Lin Xiaoyue was shamelessly praised by everyone.

Afterwards, Aunt Dashan and Aunt Niu returned the remaining yeast powder to Lin Xiaoyue, but she did not take it.

Not to mention that the Miao family is still in isolation, and the cooking is done by several women and children working together. Compared with others, Lin Xiaoyue is more familiar with the two aunts and trusts their character more, so she gave the yeast powder to them for safekeeping.