We have separated, what does it have to do with me if my husband's family eats bran?

While reminiscing, Cheng Yue walked up the dirt road next to her and unexpectedly found a few slender Chinese toon trees.

It is spring now, and the toon buds are purple-red with a hint of green, just at their freshest.

What surprised Cheng Yue even more was that there was a sturdy walnut tree not far above.

She walked to the walnut tree in a few steps and looked up. She saw walnut flowers hanging on the tree in clusters, similar to ears of wheat. Each flower was very small and clustered together looked a bit like caterpillars.

Cheng Yue lowered her head and looked around, found a thick wooden stick, and knocked hard on the walnut tree, causing many walnut flowers to fall down.

Chen Lin, Chen Tong and Chen Ning heard the "bang bang bang" sound and thought something had happened. They looked up and found that it was Cheng Yue knocking on the tree.

Qiqi ran over and asked in confusion: "Mom, why are you knocking on the wild walnut tree?"

Cheng Yue looked back at the three children and smiled, "Of course, we're going to eat walnut flowers!"

"Ah? Walnut flowers can be eaten?" Chen Ning opened her mouth with her eyes wide open.

Chen Lin and Chen Tong had the same expression. They only knew that wild walnuts tasted delicious, but could walnut flowers be eaten?

Cheng Yue smiled and said, "Of course you can eat it. Walnut flowers can be fried and eaten, and can also be made into pies and buns. They are delicious no matter how you cook them.

Let’s pick some up and bring them back. Mom will make some for you to try in a few days.”

Walnut flowers have a fragrant taste and are chewy, with a unique flavor.

In her previous life, there was a walnut tree outside her home. When the walnuts bloomed, she and her grandparents would pick them and cook them.

Not only can you eat it fresh, you can also make it into dried vegetables and store it for later consumption.

When the three children heard what Cheng Yue said, their eyes lit up and they all squatted down and started picking walnut flowers.

Since mom said it’s delicious, then it must be delicious. It’s good that mom knows how to cook!

Cheng Yue smiled without saying anything and continued to knock on the walnut tree. The walnut blossoms scattered all over the ground like falling rain, and soon filled a large basket.

After picking the walnut flowers, they prepared to go home. Cheng Yue did not forget to break off the toon buds she had just seen, so that she could fry them with eggs when she got home.

Chen Tong couldn't help but frown when he saw Cheng Yue picking Chinese toon buds, "Mom, these buds are so smelly, they can't be eaten."

Chinese toon does have a smell. In addition to the fact that it is not processed properly, some people are born sensitive to certain smells and just can't eat them.

In addition to Chinese toon, there are also coriander, watercress, etc.

Cheng Yue understood, but she felt that it was a bit unfair to say that Chinese toon was stinky. Although it had a little smell, it was definitely not stinky.

Otherwise, the ancients would not have praised Chinese toon as "chewing it leaves your teeth fragrant all day long."

The only thing with a bad smell is the stinking toon. Cheng Yue handed the toon buds to Chen Tong and said:

"You can smell it. This Chinese toon is not smelly. But there is another kind of stinking toon that looks very similar to the Chinese toon. That one does have a smell and cannot be eaten."

Chen Tong took a sniff and found that it indeed had a strong fragrance. "Huh? It really doesn't stink."

Chen Lin and Chen Ning also went over to smell it. Chen Lin said, "The villagers must have made a mistake. No wonder they say that smelling stinky tree buds makes you want to vomit."

Cheng Yue smiled, "Chinese toon and stinking toon look similar, so it's not uncommon to mistake them for each other, but the two trees are easy to distinguish. The smell, leaves, and trunks are all different..."

While giving the children scientific knowledge, Cheng Yue broke off the remaining toon buds before going down the mountain and returning home.

It was still early when Cheng Yue got home, so she processed the walnut flowers first. The petals of the walnut flowers had to be removed and only the flower stems were eaten.

Cheng Yue took out disposable gloves from the space and used them to handle the petals. If she didn't wear gloves, her hands would be stained black and yellow in a short while.

After blanching the flower stems and soaking them overnight, they can be eaten.

In the evening, the family ate the delicious Chinese toon egg pancakes, and the three children finally believed that Chinese toon was indeed edible and tasted very good.

They set up the stall in the morning, and went to the fields and the mountains in the afternoon. The three brothers and sisters were very tired. After eating, they rested for fifteen minutes, washed up, and went to bed.

After Cheng Yue finished making the braised meat to be sold the next day, she sat in the yard and chatted with Chen An.

After a while, rustling sounds of footsteps were heard outside the courtyard. The night on the mountain was particularly quiet, so the footsteps were very obvious.

Cheng Yue and Chen An smiled at each other and went into the house together.

Li Manying tiptoed to the gate, tilted his head and listened for a while but heard no sound, so he pushed open the wooden fence and entered the yard.

Looking into the house in the moonlight, there was indeed no light. Li Manying breathed a sigh of relief, became bolder, and walked towards the kitchen as if she was familiar with the place.

After all, this house is the Chen family's ancestral home. Before the new house was built, their whole family lived here, so Li Manying knew it very well.

After entering the kitchen, Li Manying sniffed hard, left and right, but couldn't smell any fragrance.

After walking around the kitchen, not only was there no smell, but even the pig offal and bones that Cheng Yue bought were nowhere to be seen.

It's really weird, the place is so small, how can we not find it?

Li Manying's mind was full of questions. She was afraid of wasting time and being discovered, so she was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

He turned around and slapped his forehead, cursing himself quietly, "Oh, what an idiot I am. Such a valuable thing must not be displayed outside!"

Li Manying looked at the locked small wooden cabinet next to the stove, took off the thin silver hairpin on her head and fiddled with the lock.

At this time, a cold voice sounded outside the kitchen, "I can't believe that my sister-in-law has this skill..."

"Ah, ghost!" Li Manying was concentrating on picking the lock, but was frightened by the sudden sound and almost fell to the ground.

Turning back, he saw Cheng Yue staring at him with her arms folded. He could only pat his chest and say with a wry smile, "It's... it's my sister-in-law. Why aren't you sleeping so late at night? What are you doing out here?"

Cheng Yue smiled jokingly, "Of course it's to catch a thief!"

I have to say, Li Manying was really shameless. He sneaked into her house and had the nerve to ask her why she wasn't sleeping.

"Sister-in-law, don't be ridiculous. There is no thief here. I just remembered that I lost something in the ancestral house when I moved, so I came to pick it up."

Li Manying calmed down. Even if Cheng Yue believed that she was a thief, what would it matter? She was her sister-in-law. What could she do to her?

Besides, he didn't steal anything, so there was no need to be afraid of Cheng Yue. He might as well find an excuse openly.

Cheng Yue held a torn sack and walked towards Li Manying step by step, saying in a cold voice: "Sister-in-law, if you want to take something, just come during the day. If you come in the middle of the night, don't blame others for mistaking you for a thief."

Li Manying was about to speak when she saw the sack in Cheng Yue's hand. She was so frightened that her heart started beating fast. "Sister-in-law, let's talk it over..."

Cheng Yue didn't care what Li Manying said. She just hit her big face with a big slap. Cheng Yue used all her strength and hit Li Manying so hard that she saw stars.

While Li Manying was still not reacting, he swiftly picked up the sack in his hand and covered her tightly, and at the same time gave her a considerate kick in the knee.