Travel through the farm and live a leisurely life by farming

"Sister, you guys are back!"

Su Chi looked at the two of them, blinking his eyes brightly.

"Yes, guess what my sister bought you?"

Su He touched his little brother's head and asked with a smile.

Su Chi shook his head, he couldn't guess.

Su He smiled brightly.

"Sister bought some pork and flour. I'll make dumplings for you tomorrow."

“What are dumplings?”

Su Chi didn't know what the dumplings that his sister was talking about were, but since his sister described them so mysteriously, they must be delicious.

Thinking about it, I couldn’t help but look forward to it.

"How were the sales today? You came back a little later than last time."

Su Zhiyan put down the backpack and explained to the old man Su beside him: "They are all sold out. It took me a while to buy things."

Su Zhiyan did not tell anyone about the affairs of the Song Mansion. The Su family were all honest farmers who had never even been to the county government office. He was afraid that they would be suspicious if he told them about it.

After hearing this, Old Man Su did not become suspicious and helped move the things Su He and the others bought into the main room.

Seeing that so much brown sugar was bought this time, I couldn't help but ask: "Why did you buy so much brown sugar this time?"

This amount is enough to make a lot of dried fruits.

Su He put the meat into the kitchen. When he came out, he heard what Old Man Su said, so he took over the conversation and said, "Grandpa, the rainy season is coming soon. I estimate that we can still pick the wild fruits in the mountains for about half a month."

He put the pig offal he bought today into the basin, raised his head and continued:

"While the sun is shining brightly, we should first dry the dried fruits. This should be enough for us to use."

After hearing what Su He said, Old Man Su nodded continuously: "Yes, yes, Ah He is right. If it is the rainy season, none of this can be done."

Last time, Su He sold those dried fruits and managed to earn some money. This is now the most important thing for the Su family.

Old Man Su nodded and thought about whether he should let his family go to the mountains with him to pick wild fruits tomorrow.

The earlier you pick them, the earlier they can be dried, so you won’t have to delay taking them to town.

Moreover, the weather is unpredictable. If it rains, those wild fruits will probably be knocked down and then all of them will be wasted.

Su He took out some rice, cut some sweet potatoes, added some coarse grains, and planned to steam some dry rice tonight.

Su Chi has been following Su He since they came back. When he saw Su He preparing to cook, he consciously started to light a fire.

It’s probably too late to make bone soup today, and there are so many pork offal, so we can save the pork for making dumplings tomorrow.

Thinking of this, I hung the bones and pork I bought today into the well.

Let’s deal with the pig offal first.

Su He moved quickly. He steamed the sweet potato and coarse grain rice, made a few wild vegetable pancakes, fried a handful of snow sprouts, and finally made a big bowl of braised pork intestines.

Wash the pig's large intestine and blanch it in water, heat oil in a pot, pour in the ingredients and stir-fry until fragrant, then pour the chopped pig's large intestine into the pot and stir-fry quickly. Su He took out a handful of pickled sauerkraut from the jar in the corner, chopped it up and poured it into the pot and stir-fried it, then added water, covered it with a lid and simmered it.

The action was done in one go. Su Chi, who was standing by, was mesmerized by it. Finally, it was Su He who reminded him that made him remember to add a piece of firewood to the stove.

"Sister, this braised pork intestine smells so good, even better than the last time I cooked it."

Su He smiled but didn't say anything. She added a handful of pickled cabbage in it, and it smelled really good. They would know when they ate it later. It tasted sour and spicy, and paired with the whole grain rice steamed today, they would definitely eat one more bowl.

Su He saw that the time was almost up, so he opened the lid. The aroma was even stronger. Su Chi couldn't help swallowing while staring at the pot.

Su He quickly stir-fried it a few times, sprinkled in salt, and after the sauce was absorbed, quickly served it out into a large, full bowl.

The dishes were ready, but the other members of the Su family who were busy in the fields had not returned yet, so Su He put the prepared dishes in the pot to keep them warm.

He took out the money he earned from selling fruit rolls in town today and counted them carefully.

With a "clattering" sound, Su He poured out all the copper coins in his purse, creating a small pile on the table.

"Wow......"

Not only Su Chi was stunned, but even the old man Su beside him was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.

"Ah He, so many......"

This looks like a lot more than what I brought back last time. These dried fruits are selling so well!

Old Man Su simply couldn't believe it.

"I took out more dried fruits this time, so it's normal to have more money."

Old Man Su became even more certain. He decided that the whole family would go to the mountains tomorrow and pick all the wild fruits as soon as possible.

Those are all silver.

Old Man Su was so excited that he wanted to go up the mountain right away. What if the fruits were discovered and picked by others? That would be a huge loss.

Su He found a thin rope and strung the copper coins together while counting them.

Old Man Su and Su Chi were standing by, not daring to make a sound. They listened to Su He counting the coins one by one, for fear that they would accidentally make a sound and interrupt her counting.

"Here is a total of 1,323 wen."

Su He handed the silver coins in his hand to Old Man Su, and then said, "I bought more brown sugar this time, so the cost is much higher than last time."

I also bought some pork and flour, which cost me several hundred coins.

When Old Man Su heard what Su He said, he held the silver and money that Su He put in his hand, and was unable to recover for a long time. He didn't even hear what Su He said next.

More than a thousand wen, that's more than one tael of silver.

It’s almost equal to the Su family’s income for half a year.

"We need to quickly pick all the wild fruits from the mountains. Let's get up early tomorrow and go."

When Old Man Su thinks of those wild fruits now, they are like white silver, each one more pleasing than the other.

Su He's eyebrows relaxed, looking at Old Man Su's excited face, and quickly said:

"Grandpa, tomorrow my uncle, my mother, and I will go into the mountains together. You and grandma will stay at home. We need to cook and feed the chickens and rabbits in the backyard. We can rest assured if you two look after the house."

My grandfather and grandmother are both old, so they can't go into the mountain. Not to mention it's too far to go back and forth, the mountain is high and the forest is dense, and the stone road is covered with moss. If they fall, it will be a big deal.

Old Man Su was about to speak, but Su Zhiyan, who was walking out of the main room, saw the look Su He was looking at him, and quickly spoke to stop him.

"Yes, Dad. There are so many things to do at home. Besides, we have to wash and cook so many wild fruits when we come back from the mountains. How can we handle it all?"

After hearing what Su Zhiyan said, Old Man Su couldn't insist any longer. So let's arrange it this way. The wasteland hasn't been cleaned up yet, and there's still a lot of work to be done at home.

Su He finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Old Man Su was no longer so persistent.

"What do you mean by picking fruit?"

A group of people from the Su family entered the yard carrying hoes. After hearing what the three people said, Su Dawu asked curiously.