Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

The next morning, Lin Xia took Ah Huang and Bai Long for a jog around their ranch, then went to the back mountain to check in and collect mountain products.

Today is Monday. I met Mary, a girl from the library, and her family who come to the mountain regularly. Then I met Mu Qi, who brings his granddaughter to the hot spring every week.

Seeing the carefree lifestyle of others, Lin Xia suddenly realized and decided to relax herself. Now she was not so short of money, so she did not need to be so tense. So she took Ah Huang and Da Zhuang to visit the back mountain in a more leisurely mood. She could respond to Ah Huang and Da Zhuang's chaotic behavior with a relaxed smile, and even mediate a little!

After strolling around the back mountain, Lin Xia planned to visit the residents of the town and exchange some feelings with them, including the sugar-roasted chestnuts and multi-flavored peanuts that she had recently made.

As a result, they were turned away at the first stop - the door of the blacksmith's shop was locked, probably because the grandfather and grandson were in a critical period of work; then they came to the Gulp House diagonally opposite the blacksmith's shop.

Rick was taking care of the chicks in the yard. When he saw Lin Xia coming over, he greeted her happily, "Lin Xia, how come you have time to come here today? But you came just in time. Come and see my chicks. Are they growing well?"

Lin Xia quickly stepped forward and responded, "I'm not busy today, so I came to take a look. Hey, I haven't seen you for a while. How come there are so many chicks here?"

I remember that Rick's family used to have mostly adult chickens. After all, his family provided eggs to the entire Mineral Town and even other towns, so the number of adult chickens was quite considerable. Moreover, Lin Xia discovered that even the number of black chicken chicks here has increased a lot!

"Haha~ People in this town have recently started to like eating chicken, so I've sold a lot of adult chickens. Now, I can only speed up the hatching of chicks! In addition, people have discovered that the black chickens, which used to lay eggs less frequently, make particularly delicious chicken soup, especially with autumn mushrooms and the chicken soup made with cordyceps that the hospital has recently introduced. The taste is simply amazing!"

Rick explained to Lin Xia the recent business development of the Clucking House with a smile on his face. "Also, Dot said that this chicken soup is a medicinal food. It is very warming and nourishing for people with weak bodies. Long-term use is much better than simply taking medicine. It just so happens that my mother is very suitable for using this medicinal food, so I hatched a lot more black chickens. In order to regulate the body of Grandma Ailian, Ellie also ordered black chickens from my family!"

I didn’t expect that the dietary structure of the town has undergone new changes recently, and I didn’t even notice it!

"Why do people in this town suddenly start eating chicken?"

"It's not Dart. He has recently introduced a lot of meat dishes. In addition to the previous pork dishes, he has recently started to introduce chicken dishes. Because of his good cooking skills, many housewives now want to learn how to make them!"

"Really?" After hearing this, Lin Xia decided to go to Dart's house today to try out the new products. He had promised her and Huo An before that as long as there were new products, he would treat them to a free meal. Well, this cannot be missed.

"However, because there are many varieties of pork dishes and they are complicated to prepare, many people have not yet learned how to cook them. But chicken dishes are much simpler, so they are keen to go to Dart's restaurant to eat and ask for advice recently!"

"So Lilia went too?" Lin Xia was simply curious. After all, Lilia's health was quite worrying.

"Mom didn't go, not because of her health, but..." Rick made a face and said, "It was Poppy. She was against eating chicken and thought that such cute chickens should not be harmed. However, after listening to Dot's talk about the benefits of black-bone chicken dishes, she made a great determination to learn this medicinal food to nourish mom's body. She is really worthy of being my lovely sister!"

Rick showed a genuine sense of pride when he said this.

After hearing this, Lin Xia also admired the little girl's devotion to her family and her ability to overcome her own long-standing preferences. Moreover, because of her mother's health, she went to Kai for help even though it caused her brother's misunderstanding. This shows her deep love for her mother!

After giving the snacks she made to Rick and asking him to share them with his family, Lin Xia strolled all the way to the orchard.

The orchard is only open half a day, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Mana sells wine and grape juice, while Dick is responsible for taking care of the grapes; the afternoon is when they brew wine.

After entering the room, Mana was the only one watching over the counter. Seeing Lin Xia, she immediately greeted her warmly. Lin Xia shared with her the chestnuts and peanuts she made, which immediately received high praise from Mana.

Lin Xia was happy. After all, they both had the friendship of being apprentices together - learning to make desserts from Sasha every Saturday afternoon.

At the same time, Mana began to tell Lin Xia about some recent news in the town, and Lin Xia listened with great interest.

"You haven't been to Dart's house recently, have you? His cooking skills have really improved by leaps and bounds. My son Dick and I almost always have dinner at his house now, and it's so delicious! I didn't expect that these meats, through special cooking methods, can be..."

Finally, when Mana finished speaking, Lin Xia quickly bought 10 bottles of wine from her and left. Mana's chatterbox is really unbearable for most people.

Then Lin Xia passed Sasha's house and the library (they were still outing in the mountains at the moment), and came to Ailian's grandmother's house. Ailie was not there, and the only people at home were Ailian, who was sitting on a chair due to his mobility problems, and his little grandson You.

"Sister Lin Xia, are you coming to play with me?"

"Yes!" Lin Xia said with a laugh, "I'm here to give you a present and wish you a happy birthday!" Then she handed the candy she had made earlier to You.

You was overjoyed: "Wow! I haven't seen candy like this before? Did you make these?"

"Yes! It's made from the milk of my sister's cow Moo Moo. Would you like to try it and see if it tastes good?"

"Thank you sister!"

At this time, Grandma Ailian smiled kindly and said, "Lin Xia, thank you for coming over to give You a gift!"

Lin Xia: "Grandma, you're welcome. By the way, I also made some chestnuts and peanuts. Please try them!"

Ailian: "Thank you! I like autumn the most because there are always many delicious foods in autumn!"

Lin Xia nodded in agreement. Indeed, autumn is the season of harvest!

"Sister, sister, this candy is so delicious! I love it so much!" You cheered beside her.

"Haha~ It's delicious. I'll give it to you next time. But eating too much candy is bad for your teeth. Remember to brush your teeth after eating!"

"Good~"