Beast language level 10, all beasts obey her orders

Chapter 39: Deal with Otter

Tian Youyou personally made crucian carp and tofu soup for Jiang Xiuxiu. This time, all kinds of condiments were included and the taste was even more delicious than last time.

After drinking the fish soup, Jiang Xiuxiu no longer wanted to eat fish.

The three fish were just enough to be divided among Tian Shounian, Tian Youyou and Xiao Yao.

Now that there are orders for pickles, Jiang Xiuxiu has been lamenting that winter is not so difficult anymore.

I have winter quilts and winter clothes, and the bed is also custom-made.

There is also a money-making business...

Thinking about it this way, this winter is indeed easier to get through.

However, Tian Youyou still reminded them, "Dad, Mom, we can't take it lightly."

“Anyone can start the pickle business.”

“So we’d better go and dig tempura in the afternoon without being seen by the villagers.”

"At least, we have to earn money for this winter."

"When spring comes...we buy some land, and then we start other businesses."

Jiang Xiuxiu frowned at this, "What other business can I do? When the time comes... I'll just focus on farming."

In her opinion, there is really no other business to do.

Tian Youyou just smiled and said nothing. It’s hard to talk about business opportunities.

"Youyou, we don't have to buy land." Jiang Xiuxiu looked at Tian Shounian, "Shounian, what do you think?"

"I haven't heard of anyone in the village selling land. It's not convenient to farm in other places. It's better for us to open up wasteland near the village."

Tian Shounian thought about it and felt that what she said made sense.

"Youyou, I think your mother is right."

"Our family can't grow much, so we just need to open up two acres of land in the village."

"Okay." Tian Youyou agreed.

But she was still thinking about keeping an eye out for good farmland for sale nearby, preferably in large tracts.

If your family can’t grow it, you can hire someone to do it in the county.

The key is that she can produce such high-yield seeds, it would be a waste not to plant them.

In the afternoon, Tian Youyou failed to persuade Jiang Xiuxiu, so she still followed everyone up the mountain.

Jiang Xiuxiu took the bag of Jerusalem artichoke flowers and gave one to Xiao Yao. "Xiao Yao and I will be responsible for picking the flowers, and you two will dig the roots."

Tian Shounian and Tian Youyou were carrying backpacks.

When we got to the mountain, everyone did their own thing.

Tian Shounian and Tian Youyou could pick up at least five or six kilograms of Jerusalem artichoke by digging out a rhizome.

You only need to dig twenty Jerusalem artichokes to produce one hundred kilograms of Jerusalem artichokes.

But they can't really just dig up twenty plants.

Tian Youyou believes that as long as Anping Restaurant starts giving out Jerusalem artichoke pickles, it will be very popular.

If the pickles are delivered and sold in the restaurant, the quantity used is very large. It may only take five or six days to deliver and sell one hundred kilograms of pickles.

By that time, we can’t just let the restaurant wait.

"Youyou, Dad will take it back first." Tian Shounian poured the Jerusalem artichokes in the two backpacks together, picked up some irrelevant leaves nearby and covered them on top, and then covered them with a layer of clothes.

Tian Shounian made seven or eight trips throughout the afternoon.

All these Jerusalem artichokes are piled up in the kitchen, and it is estimated that there are about 400 kilograms.

After a simple dinner, the family continued to work.

The most troublesome process is cleaning Jerusalem artichokes, because Jerusalem artichokes grow in the ground and, like ginger, have different shapes, and the dirt on them is particularly difficult to clean.

Fortunately, they can get water locally and don’t have to pay for it, but it just takes a little more time.

The whole family washes Jerusalem artichokes together. The larger Jerusalem artichokes need to be broken apart so that the dirt in the gaps can be washed out.

After washing, place the Jerusalem artichokes under the eaves to dry.

Tian Youyou prepared the sauce by adding spices, soy sauce and water, boiling it and letting it cool.

Cut the dried Jerusalem artichokes into half-centimeter thick slices.

After disinfecting the large vat used for pickling with white wine, put in the Jerusalem artichoke slices, then add salt, sugar, wine, and cooled water, and finally add a drop of spiritual spring water. Then you can cover it with a lid and seal it for pickling.

I was busy until dark and had only soaked two large vats of more than 100 kilograms.

Xiao Yao waited until he was sleepy, and finally fell asleep leaning against the door frame.

Tian Youyou came to the door and wanted to tease him.

But when I leaned over, I saw that his brows were furrowed and beads of sweat were oozing from his forehead and slowly sliding down his cheeks.

What's up with him?

Have a nightmare?

The muscles on his face were twitching, his body was shaking slightly, and his fists hanging at his sides were clenched...

"Hmm..." a moan escaped from her mouth.

"Mom!" Suddenly, the boy woke up, his eyes suddenly opened with helplessness in them.

He looked at Tian Youyou, his breathing became rapid and his lips turned pale.

"Are you okay?" Tian Youyou asked softly.

Xiao Yao's lips parted slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but couldn't.

He dreamed about his mother.

His mother...is the most gentle and kind woman in Daqi.

But she didn't have a good ending.

Xiao Yao had come back to his senses from the nightmare. He shook his head and said, "It's okay."

Tian Youyou looked at him for a moment and asked, "Shall I take you home?"

Xiao Yao stood up by holding onto the door frame, "I can do it myself..."

"Let me take you there." His fragile look just now shocked Tian Youyou.

She insisted on sending him back.

After Xiao Yao fell asleep, Tian Youyou went to the kitchen to light a fire and made him a pot of tea.

Afraid that he would wake up in the middle of the night and cough, Tian Youyou added a drop of spiritual spring water into the pot.

Considering that getting up early made Xiao Yao too tired, Tian Youyou didn't think of calling him the next day.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she got up, she saw him waiting outside the yard.

Tian Youyou opened the door in disbelief, "Why are you up so early?"

"Having a nightmare again?"

"Are you coughing again?"

Tian Youyou's question was just a casual one, but to Xiao Yao it sounded like concern and worry.

He shook his head thoughtfully, "No, I just came early to help."

"You can't...eat and drink for free."

Fang Sihai did not leave any money before leaving, so all he eats now is from the Tian family.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Tian Youyou rolled her eyes at him. "How much do you think you can eat?"

Xiao Yao only ate a small bowl of rice each time. At first, Tian Shounian and Jiang Xiuxiu would persuade him to eat more, but later they found out that he really only ate that much, so they stopped persuading him.

Having said that, Tian Youyou remembered the promise she made to Uncle Fang.

"You only eat so little every day, how can I keep you fat and plump?"

"When Uncle Fang comes back, how should I explain this to him?"

Xiao Yao curled his lips, "He raised me for five years."

Still as skinny...

I went to get the trap again, and the catch was still abundant.

When Tian Youyou took the last trap, a black head appeared from underwater.

"Little girl, are you satisfied?" it asked cautiously.

He is the leader of the otters.

Tian Youyou reached out and tapped its head, "Very satisfied, keep it up."

Keep going? The otter leader widened his eyes in frustration, but he still wanted to keep going...

"You guys are in the water every day anyway, so why not help out?"