Travel through the farm and live a leisurely life by farming

"Let's talk about tomorrow. Hurry up and clean up. We're going to have dinner first. Everything will be left to dry."

Old Man Su waved his hand and urged the few people.

After Old Man Su spoke, no one in the Su family dared to say anything more. They washed their hands and went to the table.

Tonight's sauerkraut and pork intestines also received unanimous praise from the Su family. Paired with steamed rice, it was simply a delicacy. I didn't expect that these two things could be cooked so deliciously together.

After dinner, Old Man Su gathered everyone in the main room to discuss going into the mountains to pick wild fruits the next day.

Su Chi was full and hummed in front of Xie.

"Okay, let's go walk around the yard and help digest the food."

Su Chi was still young and there was no need for him to stay in the main hall and listen, so Xie sent him to the yard for a walk to help digest his food.

Knowing that grandpa had something to say, Su Chi shook his head, sat aside, and rubbed his belly slowly with one hand.

Su He found him somewhat amusing and made him a cup of tea.

"This is the money Ah He and Ah Yan brought back from selling dried fruits today."

Old Man Su put the silver and money on the table with a "pa" sound. When everyone in the Su family saw so much silver and money on the table, their eyes widened.

"The rainy season is coming soon, so we have to hurry and pick all the wild fruits on the mountain. So tomorrow you don't have to go to open up wasteland, all of you follow Ah He into the mountain."

As the words fell, everyone was still looking at the money in front of them, somewhat dazed.

It was shocking enough that I sold for a few hundred coins last time, but this time I sold for so much. It looks like these are worth at least one or two taels of silver.

In the end, Su Dawu and Su Danian were the first to react. They nodded repeatedly, "I understand, Dad. We will go up the mountain early tomorrow and try to get back by noon."

After picking these wild fruits, they need to be washed, boiled and pitted. They all know how to do it, which is very time-consuming. The sooner they can leave, the sooner they can come back.

Everyone came to their senses and nodded.

"Old woman, please keep this silver."

Old Man Su handed the silver to Old Queen Mother Su and asked everyone to leave, telling them to get up early and go to bed early tomorrow.

Seeing that those dried fruits could really make so much money, the Su family was both happy and excited.

The next morning, just after daybreak, Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Luo got up to make breakfast.

We are going into the mountains today. The journey is long and the work requires physical effort, so we must eat breakfast.

After a while, the other members of the Su family also got up one after another, washed up, and had breakfast.

They put some cooked sweet potatoes and a kettle full of water in the backpack. Except for Old Man Su and Old Lady Su who stayed at home, everyone else carried the backpacks and baskets and went into the mountains.

The group moved quite quickly and returned home just after noon.

Everyone carried a backpack full of wild fruits and a basket of ferns.

Su He felt that it was not easy to go into the mountains, and the ferns were at their freshest. Every time he went into the mountains, he would pick some and bring them back to dry. Before he knew it, he had dried a lot of them.

This winter, even if there are no other vegetables, eating these ferns alone is enough to get through the winter.

Everyone was resting under the eaves, and Old Man Su and Old Lady Su began to wash the wild fruits, then put them aside to dry.

The group took a short break and then started to work together.

Su He entered the kitchen and started two pots at the same time, while Su Chi was responsible for lighting the fire.

The whole family worked together in a hurry, and in just over an hour, they had prepared all the wild fruits they had picked in the morning and were drying them in the yard.

"Achi, come on, let the elder and second brothers take you to the river to catch fish."

Su Mu picked up a bucket and waved to Su Chi.

"Big brother, you two go ahead. Sister said she would take me to pick acacia flowers and make dumplings for us in the evening."

Su Chi waved his hands and shook his head. When he set out in the morning, his sister said that she would make dumplings for him today.

Sophora japonica?

These words stunned Su Mu and Su Bai.

There are several locust trees at the foot of the mountain at the end of the village. I saw them when I went to pick bamboo shoots that day. The flowers were in full bloom at that time, but can they be eaten?

No one has eaten this before, and they never knew it was edible. Ah He must be teasing Ah Chi.

"If my sister says it's edible, then it must be edible!"

Seeing the expressions of his eldest and second brothers, Su Chi firmly supported Su He towards them.

Everything my sister makes is delicious every time. If she says it’s edible, then it must be edible.

"Okay, then your second brother and I will go catch some fish first, and then I'll let Ah He make you fish soup in the evening, okay?"

The two of them loved the youngest brother in the family very much. They touched his little head and went out to the river.

Su He had finished her work by then, and came out with two baskets, handing one basket to Su Chi.

"Sister, my eldest and second brothers didn't believe you just now."

Su He was confused after hearing this. What was he talking about?

"They don't know that Sophora japonica flowers are edible. I told you that you would take me to pick Sophora japonica flowers and make Sophora japonica flower dumplings in the evening."

Hearing this, Su He could probably guess what it was about. He smiled softly and comforted his younger brother.

"Okay, let's go out and pick some locust flowers. We'll make locust flower dumplings for everyone tonight. I guarantee they'll want more after they've eaten them!"

When picking bamboo shoots that day, he discovered that there were several locust trees in full bloom at the foot of the mountain. Su He had wanted to pick some flowers for a long time, but had been busy.

Work ended early today, so I called Su Chi and asked him to go pick the flowers quickly. If we waited any longer, the locust flowers would become old and not tasty.

Su He took a sickle, put it in the basket, said something to Old Lady Su, and led Su Chi down to the foot of the mountain.

Soon they arrived at the foot of the mountain. From afar they could see clusters of white flowers blooming on the locust trees, their branches gently swaying in the breeze, looking even more holy and beautiful among the green leaves.

When you get closer you can smell the fragrance of flowers.

Su He found a locust tree that looked shorter, put down the basket, and took out the sickle.

He stood on tiptoe towards the lowest branch, raised his hand and hooked it down.

"Achi, grab it, be careful of the thorns, just pick the flowers."

Su Chi obediently trotted forward, grabbed the branch, carefully avoiding the hard thorns on the branch, and carefully picked all the locust flowers and put them into the basket.

Seeing this, Su He turned around with confidence, hooked another branch, and quickly picked all the locust flowers.

The same method was followed, with two people taking each side, and soon they had picked two baskets.

"Let's go back and make dumplings."

After arriving home, Su He poured the picked locust flowers into a basin and began to wash them.

First pick out the leaves and stems inside and wash them roughly.

Then change the basin of water and rinse it thoroughly.

Take out the locust flowers from the pot, squeeze out the water and put them in the basket.

Su He divided the washed locust flowers into two portions and brought them into the kitchen.

Use one portion to make dumplings.

Cut the pork bought yesterday in half, wash and chop it, add onion and ginger water and mix it, finally add various seasonings and stir quickly in one direction to mix evenly.