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Liu Siyu was about to praise her when she heard Wang say, "Put the meat in the pot, and none of you can touch it. I'll go get a basket of radishes and chop them in later, so we can save some food for the next few days."

Liu Sihan was delighted when she heard this. "Mom, please talk more. The radish with meat flavor must be better than coarse grains."

Liu Siyu looked helpless, but this was undoubtedly the best arrangement. After all, radishes were better than those bitter wild vegetables.

After dinner, Liu Siyu began to sort the ground acorns, pouring out the juice on top. There was a thick layer of off-white fine powder underneath.

Liu Sihan's eyes lit up as she looked at the fine powder. "Sister, acorn powder looks similar to white flour. Can it be used to make steamed buns like white flour?"

Liu Siyu smiled lightly, "I can't make steamed buns, but acorn tofu tastes good. It can be eaten as a staple food or as a dish."

"Can doing this really get rid of the bitter taste?" Wang couldn't help asking as she looked at the smooth and tender acorn powder.

"Of course, you can taste it tonight," Liu Siyu said confidently.

Wang also looked forward to it.

Under Liu Siyu's instruction, the acorn powder was put into the pot and stirred constantly until it became a sticky paste. The acorn tofu was basically done and after it cooled down, it could be cut into pieces of tofu.

Wang didn't have the time to wait here. When she saw that the acorn powder was cooked, she left her kitchen work and went to wash the clothes that she would never finish washing.

When Liu Sihan saw his mother start to get busy, he felt embarrassed to just stand there and watch.

So he took the initiative to go to the backyard to pull radishes.

After Liu Siyu finished her work with the acorn powder, she also went to help pick the radishes. After a basket of radishes were washed and diced, and mixed with half a basin of hodgepodge, there was almost no flesh left.

Liu Sihan was lighting a fire in front of the stove, cooking a pot of radishes.

Liu Siyu looked at the acorn powder. Due to the cold weather, it had solidified before evening. When she pressed it with her hand, it was still quite elastic.

The radishes were placed in the big pot inside, and Liu Siyu specially left two spoonfuls of broth in the small pot used for cooking outside.

Bring to a boil over high heat and stew the acorn tofu in the broth.

There was one more dish for dinner.

Liu Siyu picked up a pair of chopsticks and was about to eat, but was stopped by Wang.

"Let me try it first," she clearly remembered the villagers' mouths being so bitter that they couldn't open for a long time after eating this thing.

While Liu Siyu was stunned, the acorn tofu had already entered Wang's mouth.

When the smooth and bouncy feeling spread in her mouth, Wang finally smiled with joy.

“It’s delicious, smoother than tofu.”

When Liu Sihan heard this, he immediately tasted it and found that it really had no astringency at all.

"It's delicious, really delicious. I will go up the mountain to pick acorns tomorrow."

"Okay, the three of us will go tomorrow. We can't let such a good thing go to waste."

Liu Siyu immediately objected, "Not tomorrow, Sihan and I still have to go to town to sell pork."

Wang was stunned. How could she have forgotten about this?

He immediately smiled and said, "Yes, yes, selling pork is more important. You two can go to the town, and I will go up the mountain by myself."

There were simply too many things going on in the past two days, and her mind was almost overwhelmed.

The sadness of fighting, the joy of finding a wild boar, and the sense of security brought by acorns made her feel like she was dreaming.

"Sihan, hit me first and let me see if it hurts."

Liu Sihan was confused for a moment. She was enjoying her meal, why did her mother suddenly have someone beat her?

Liu Siyu immediately understood Wang's thoughts and patted her shoulder heavily.

"How is it, is it true?"

Wang cried out in pain, "Can't you be gentler, little girl? Mrs. Zhang hit me with her knee yesterday, and it still hurts."

"Sorry, I forgot," Liu Siyu said apologetically.

Wang smiled and waved her hands, "I don't blame you. This makes me feel more at ease."

This was not a dream. The pain in her shoulder made her feel much more relieved.

These days she has been thinking about where she can borrow some food. She has borrowed all she can from the village. If she still can't borrow, she can only ask the village chief for high-interest loans.

But this will make next year even more difficult.

Now that we know that acorns are edible, as long as the family is diligent, we can survive this winter.

Looking at Liu Siyu again, his eyes became warm.

"Mom has a bad temper, so don't take it personally."

Wang's sudden apology warmed Liu Siyu's heart.

"Don't worry, I won't bother with you."

Wang immediately scooped a spoonful of acorn tofu into Liu Siyu's bowl and said, "Try it too."

Liu Siyu picked up the acorn tofu and took a bite. It tasted okay, springy and chewy. With the aroma of meat, it felt a bit like eating hotpot.

"The tofu made from acorn flour tastes just as good as tofu."

Wang also happily said, "Who said it wasn't true? We have been guarding a mountain full of acorns but don't know how to eat them. We have suffered for so many years in vain."

After Wang finished speaking, she thought of the difficult life of Zheng and Wu's families, and after a while she finally said, "Your Aunt Zheng and Aunt Wu's families are also having a hard time, can...can they also go and pick up some?"

Liu Siyu thought about it and felt that the two families were quite caring towards them. Besides, the fact that they were picking acorns could not be kept secret for a long time.

If we keep it secret now and wait until all the acorns are rotten and others find out, it will disappoint those people.

"Okay, but we have to wait until we pick them up for a few days."

"That's natural. I'm not stupid. I just didn't expect you to agree so quickly."

Liu Siyu raised her eyebrows and pouted her lips deliberately, "Am I so hateful in my mother's heart?"

Seeing that Liu Siyu was unhappy, Wang hurried to explain.

"That's not what I meant. It's just that our family is running out of food, and I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it..."

Liu Siyu wasn't really angry, and just raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

"The mountain behind is not mine, why should I disagree? Besides, there are so many acorns on the mountain that my family can't pick them all up. If there is a heavy snowfall, they will all rot."

"Informing our good neighbors about this good thing will not only allow them to taste the newness of our business, but also help them remember our kindness. Only a fool would disagree with this kind of thing that kills two birds with one stone."

When Wang heard Liu Siyu say this, she felt a little relieved.

Unconsciously, she said, "Siyu has really grown up. Now she considers things much more carefully than her mother."

Liu Siyu took a bite of the acorn tofu guiltily. It was not that she had grown up, but that stupid girl had already harbored a secret hatred for Northwest.

When Liu Sihan saw his mother and sister talking and laughing like this, a feeling of happiness suddenly enveloped his whole body. This was an experience he had never had before.

Such warmth and comfort...

After dinner, Liu Siyu said that she was too tired during the past two days and wanted to go back to her room to rest.

He turned around and took Liu Sihan to Zhang Po's house quietly. They had important things to do.

Wang didn't notice anything unusual and was just busy in the kitchen.

When Mrs. Zhang saw the two siblings, she was instantly furious. "How dare you two little bastards come here?"

As he said this, he raised his hand to hit.

Liu Siyu said calmly, "I advise you not to be too impulsive, otherwise your affair will spread throughout the village tomorrow."