Travel through the farm and live a leisurely life by farming

I didn't think about anything else.

When they returned to the Su family's house, the gate was ajar and Old Lady Su was washing the wild vegetables that Su He had soaked in a basin that morning.

Seeing several people coming back, he immediately put down the wild vegetables in his hand and said in surprise:

"Oh, you guys are back, hurry up and put it down."

Everyone carried a heavy backpack on their back and a basket full of ferns in their hands. After walking such a long way, I'm afraid everyone's back must have red marks.

"I'll go heat up the food. You guys take a break first."

After saying that, he went into the kitchen, took out the food left for everyone at noon, heated it up, and made a bowl of porridge for everyone.

Eating steamed rice last night was already a luxury, so today the Su family cooked thin porridge again. It was only in the morning, at Su He's request, that they added two more handfuls of rice. The porridge in this bowl looked a lot thicker than usual.

The Su family is used to being frugal, and they have only just earned a little money, which is far from enough to pay off the foreign debts, so they have to save as much as possible.

After lunch and a short rest, they started working.

Last time when they made dried fruits, Su Mu and Su Chi followed along and knew how to do it. Without Su He saying anything, the two began to pour out the wild fruits they had just picked and wash them.

After Su He explained the process, Su Dawu and Su Danian also joined the team making dried fruits.

After washing the wild fruits in several baskets, Su Chi ran into the kitchen and started to make a fire. Because they picked a lot of wild fruits today, Su He said they should light two pots and cook them at the same time, which would be faster.

Picking out the fruit cores is a time-consuming task, and even Old Mrs. Su came into the kitchen to help.

After picking for almost an hour, several people finally got it done.

"Grandma, bring over the brown sugar you bought in town yesterday. Just add the sugar and simmer for a while."

In response, Old Mrs. Su quickly went to the inner room and brought brown sugar to Su He.

A lot of brown sugar was bought yesterday. Su He put some in and when it was almost done, he gave the rest to Old Lady Su to put away for use tomorrow.

The last step requires special care. Su He didn't let others get their hands dirty, and spread it out bit by bit.

Su Dawu and Su Danian saw that they had finished their housework and couldn't sit still, so they picked up their hoes and went back to the fields.

Su Mu took Su Chi to the creek. Su Chi remembered what Su He said last time about making him pan-fried fish with wild mint, so he pestered Su Mu to take him to the river.

Seeing that the housework was almost done, Su Mu took a bamboo basket and led Su Chi out.

Su He took out the bones that were hung in the well yesterday and planned to process them first. They needed to be stewed for a longer time so that the soup would become more fragrant and rich.

Clean the bones, blanch them in water, and then clean them again.

Put all the bones into the pot and scooped clean water to cover the bones. Seeing some soybeans in the kitchen, Su He grabbed a handful, washed them and put them into the pot. Then he added a few slices of ingredients to remove the fishy smell and finally covered the pot.

Let it simmer slowly on medium heat in the stove.

When everything was almost done, Su He realized that his shoulder was burning with pain.

Maybe it’s because these days, I’ve been busy all the time, either going into the mountains or going to the town. Today, I went into the mountains again and carried out a basket of wild fruits.

I was busy just now and didn't feel any pain.

"Your shoulders must be hurting. I'm done with my work now. Just sit down for a while. I'll make dinner."

When Old Mrs. Su saw Su He rubbing his shoulders constantly, she knew that he was probably tired during these days.

Su He smiled and waved his hands repeatedly.

"No, I'll just take a rest for a while. I'll make dinner."

When Old Mrs. Su saw Su He's look, she no longer insisted and lowered her head to continue washing the water celery that the others had just picked.

Su He had just come back with some water celery that she had picked to cover the wild fruits in her backpack. She looked at the almost full basin.

They have been eating this for the past few days because this wild vegetable is the tenderest in this season, and they passed by it on the way back from the mountain, so it just happened to be there.

The frequency of eating is a bit too high. Su He thought about changing the taste. She was afraid that everyone would get tired of eating it every day.

I picked a lot today, a full pot. I can’t finish it even in a few days. How about making it into sauerkraut?

Then I can make sour fish soup for Su Chi.

And if you add some chili peppers and stir-fry them on weekdays, it will be just right to eat with porridge in this weather and it is very appetizing.

The more Su He thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to him. He turned and went into the kitchen to take a look at the bone soup that had just been stewed. It had been cooking for quite some time. Su He washed a radish, cut it into pieces and added it to the pot. He covered the lid again and simmered it for a while until it was almost done.

Another pot was lit on the other stove, and two pieces of firewood were added to make it burn vigorously.

Add clean water to the pot, then go to the inner room to scoop a spoonful of rice noodles, put it into the pot and stir slowly until it is completely melted.

Seeing Su He's actions, Old Lady Su was a little confused and asked, "Ah He, what are you going to do?"

Su He smiled as she stirred the food: "Grandma, I see we picked a lot of water celery today, and we've been eating it for a few days, I'm afraid everyone is tired of it."

Seeing that the fire was not strong enough, Su He added more firewood and said, "I want to make these into sauerkraut, so that we can change the taste."

"That's fine too."

Ever since Su He made this for the first time, everyone in the Su family knew that this wild vegetable is edible and tastes good.

Every day when he came back from the fields, if he saw this vegetable, he would pick a handful. There were plenty of them by the river at the foot of the mountain, so Su He could do whatever he wanted.

Seeing that the water in the pot was almost boiling, Su He went to the yard and carried all the water celery that had just been washed into the kitchen.

Old Mrs. Su didn't know how to make the sauerkraut that Su He mentioned, so she helped watch the fire.

Seeing that the water in the pot was bubbling, Su He put all the water celery into the pot and pressed it down to make sure that all the water celery was cooked through.

Seeing that it was almost done, Su He quickly took out all the cooked water celery from the pot and spread it out in the yard to cool.

She took out a clean jar from the kitchen, tied up the water celery that had just cooled down into small bunches, packed them neatly into the jar, and finally pressed it tightly. Then she poured the cooled blanching water that had just been taken out into the jar, covering the water celery in the jar.

Seal the jar and carry it to a corner of the kitchen.

"That'll do."

Old Mrs. Su looked at the sauerkraut that Su He had just made. It was nothing special. Was it that simple?

Su He raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead and smiled slightly.

"Almost. Wait two or three days and it will be ready to eat."

After thinking for a while, he said,

"I'll make something different for you then, and I guarantee you'll want to eat it again after you've eaten it."