The poor little girl who traveled through the book, her father was lazy, her mother was stingy, and

The two greedy guys stopped only after they had filled two baskets.

There are still many mother fruits that have not been picked. After she makes the frozen fruit, she will find an opportunity to pick some every day.

Lin Xiaoman and Lin Jingzhe arrived home before lunch. Li Taohua couldn't help laughing when she saw the full baskets of wild fruits behind the two children.

"You two starving ghosts, these wild fruits are not tasty. They are astringent. Why did you pick them?"

Lin Jingzhe explained: "Mom, Xiaoman said she can make delicious food."

Silly child, what else can you make delicious food out of wild fruits besides filling your stomach when you are extremely hungry?

Li Taohua didn't say anything. She probably thought the two children picked the wild fruits because they thought they were novel.

"Mother, keep the copper coins from selling the rabbit." Lin Jingzhe put down the backpack and handed over the money immediately. Li Taohua counted it and said, "Great, ten more coins. Ruyilou's business will surely be booming."

Li Taohua put away the copper coins and asked Lin Jingzhe to go to the field to call Lin Dajiang back for dinner.

Lin Xiaoman put the wild fruits he picked on a rag to dry.

I turned the black fungus over again. It felt similar to the dried goods I had before and could be used for cooking.

After lunch, Lin Xiaoman's mind was fully focused on the magnolia fruit. In the hot summer, the crispy pork could only be sold fresh, but the cold frozen food was a good product to cool down.

Served with mint and brown sugar water, it has an icy and cool taste. After eating one bowl, you will want another.

Besides, the seeds inside the magnolia fruit can be taken out after being dried. The dried seeds are easy to preserve and can be frozen anytime you want.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiaoman became eager to try it.

Making iced frozen food is the same as making cold noodles, and it has almost no taste.

Although dried magnolia fruit is best used to make frozen jelly, she couldn't wait and wanted to try making it in the afternoon.

If possible, she would trouble her elder brother to run errands a few more times and pick all the magnolia fruits.

Lin Xiaoman took a notched bowl and a spoon, cut the magnolia fruit, and carefully dug out the seeds inside.

Fresh magnolia seeds are not as easy to dig out as dried magnolia seeds.

In total, I dug up ten magnolia fruits.

Li Taohua usually does a lot of needlework, and there happened to be some gauze at home.

Lin Xiaoman washed the gauze and hung it in the sun to dry before taking any action.

Lin Jingzhe saw Lin Xiaoman digging out the tiny seeds and thought they were unwanted.

But this fruit doesn't look like it's edible after digging out the seeds, as there is no flesh at all.

And the way Xiaoman carefully protected the seeds didn't seem useless.

"Xiaoman, these seeds?"

"Yes, these seed oils are very useful, you will see later."

Lin Xiaoman brought a basin of water, which was the boiled water that Li Taohua had just boiled after lunch.

The water in the basin was still warm at this moment, so Lin Xiaoman went to turn over the gauze.

The sun was scorching and the gauze had dried. Lin Xiaoman poured the magnolia fruit seeds into the gauze and tied the gauze with a thin thread. After doing all this, she ran to wash her hands.

The nail crevices and fingers were washed and rubbed again and again.

After all, it is something you put into your mouth, so you have to be careful.

After completing all the preparations, Lin Xiaoman put the gauze bag into the basin of water and slowly rubbed and squeezed it with his hands to continuously squeeze out the pectin inside the magnolia seeds.

The action repeats itself over and over again.

Lin Jingzhe was already amazed when Lin Xiaoman squeezed out the sticky gelatinous substance.

Later, the more he washed, the more gelatinous substances there were, but he didn't ask any questions for fear of disturbing Xiaoman's work.

After half an hour, the color in the basin changed from clear to yellow, and the original basin of clear water turned into a gelatinous, paste-like substance.

Lin Xiaoman took a piece of gauze and covered the basin, then put the basin into the bamboo basket. "Brother, please trouble Brother Li to hang the basket in the well for two hours."

"That's nothing. I'll go. But I'll make something delicious later and send some to Aunt Li and the others."

Lin Xiaoman nodded. She wanted to send it too without Lin Jingzhe telling her, and she also wanted to hear everyone's opinions.

In the following time, Lin Xiaoman put away the black fungus and started to pick the magnolia fruits. He cut the fruits with a knife and took out the seeds inside.

After an afternoon, Lin Xiaoman, feeling tired and hot, finally finished processing all the magnolia fruits he picked in the morning.

Place the processed seeds on gauze to dry in the sun, and also use them to dry outside. Then ask the herbal medicine shop in town if they will accept them.

After hanging up the basket, Lin Jingzhe said something to Lin Xiaoman, then went out with the backpack, saying that he was going to pick rabbit grass.

In such a short period of time, Lin Xiaoman was busy like a top and made some thick brown sugar water.

I made a bowl of tea each for Guyu and Lidong, whom I was eagerly looking forward to.

Li Taohua hurried to make clothes for Lin Dajiang. The clothes that the head of the family had been mended for three years. Today, it was hot and he sweated a lot, so they were torn again after being washed several times.

She didn't care what Lin Xiaoman was doing. Xiaoman was a capable kid anyway, so she didn't have to worry about anything.

The two younger ones chattered around Xiaoman, and then the older son jumped away and went out to hang around again.

Boys like to be active, as long as they don't get into trouble.

The weather is hot and the land is scarce, so the head of the household can manage to weed every other day.

Just when she was distracted, Li Taohua smelled a faint fragrance, which was like the fragrance of lard, or some other vegetable.

Not long after, Guyu was heard giggling.

"Sister, it's delicious."

It seems that Xiaoman is making food, but I wonder what else she is doing?

Just as she was thinking about it, she saw Lin Xiaoman walking towards her with a bowl in his hand.

"Mom, I made some cold black ears. Do you want to try it?"

Li Taohua was not afraid, as she had eaten it when she was a child and it was fine. She thought it was probably related to her physical condition, so she boldly picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece and started eating.

Li Taohua: "Did you add vinegar and chili oil?"

"Well, black ears can be cooked and served cold, which is perfect for this weather. When the weather gets cooler, you can also stir-fry them."

Li Taohua's eyes lit up, "Is it really not poisonous?"

"Well, they are not poisonous if they are dried. However, the soaking time of the dried black ears cannot exceed one hour. Eat them on the same day and do not leave them overnight. Then they will be fine."

"Wouldn't that mean there's one more thing to eat in winter?"

Li Taohua was overjoyed. Her parents and two brothers lived in Shadi Village, which was full of valleys. Every household knew some hunting skills, but the whole village didn't have much land, so they had to rely on luck by going into the mountains.

Every year, Shadi Village organizes young people in the village to go hunting in the mountains, and wild boars have been caught in previous years.

Shadi Village is poorer than Shanglin Village. Shanglin Village at least has land, but most of the land in Shadi Village is reclaimed, the soil is thin and the yield is low.

Therefore, Li Taohua's parents seldom came to Shanglin Village often. They would come once or twice to bring some wild boar meat, but Old Lady Lin would sarcastically accuse them of being the in-laws who came to their daughter's home to ask for money.

Now that she knew that black ears were not poisonous when dried, she wanted to tell her parents the news.

There are many valleys in Shadi Village, and the mountains are full of rotten wood. There are definitely more black ears than in Shanglin Village.

"Yes, Mom. I will go pick them again when it rains." Lin Xiaoman felt like a little mouse and wanted to work hard to store food.

As the sky gradually darkened, Lin Xiaoman put away her precious magnolia seeds and specifically told Guyu and Lidong not to play with them.

Guyu nodded sensibly. His elder sister said that the tiny seeds could be eaten and she would watch over her brother.

"Xiao Man, Xiao Man!"

Lin Jingzhe walked in carrying a backpack, followed by Li Erli.

When he showed the backpack to Lin Xiaoman, he had a cute expression on his face, trying to be praised.

A full basket of magnolia fruits.

"Brother, are you picking fruit?"

"Yes, you said that we can cook them and sell them for money, so I must pick them. What if they are picked by others?" Lin Jingzhe put down the backpack and took down Li Erli's backpack as well.

Two baskets full of fruit.

Lin Xiaoman was very touched. She just said that she could cook the fruit, and Lin Jingzhe hurriedly picked the fruit for her without even seeing the finished product.

She gradually felt this feeling after she arrived at this home, but this time she was particularly moved.

"Brother..." Lin Xiaoman was about to cry.

Lin Jingzhe was startled and panicked, "Xiaoman, why are you crying..."

Lin Xiaoman wiped it randomly and said, "I wasn't crying, I was laughing!"

Lin Jingzhe made a face and said, "You can laugh if you want to. I can't beat you anyway."

"By the way, I'm going to my second brother's house to get some food and see what delicious food Xiaoman has made."

Lin Jingzhe ran out of the door, and soon came back running with a bamboo basket.

The basket was placed on the table. Lin Xiaoman took out the basin and uncovered the gauze covering it. A light yellow jelly-like paste appeared before his eyes.

Become!

Lin Xiaoman was delighted.

She immediately took out a few bowls, one for each person, and scooped a spoonful of brown sugar water into each bowl, "Eat it, help me taste it and see if it can be sold!"

Lin Jingzhe and Li Erli looked at each other in bewilderment; neither of them had ever seen the food in front of them.

Not to mention them, even Li Taohua found it strange.

Lin Jingzhe took a bite and it felt cool in the mouth and the sweetness went down his throat.

It melts in your mouth, is cool and delicious, a bit like cold noodles.

The only difference is that cold noodle is salty, while this one tastes sweet.

"What you are eating is called Bingliangdong. Does it taste good?" Lin Xiaoman asked.

"Sister, it's sweet and delicious." Guyu ate very slowly, taking small bites at a time, reluctant to finish it.

Lin Jingzhe and Lin Guyu were the opposite. They finished the meal in just a few bites and still felt unsatisfied.

"Not bad, I think it can be sold!"

Li Erli nodded, "Sister Xiaoman is really amazing."

Lin Xiaoman filled a large bowl for Li Erli and asked him to take it back to Miaomiao and Aunt Li.

Li Erli didn't hesitate and took a bowl of ice-cold frozen food. Before leaving, he told Jingzhe that he was going to set up a stall and he could use the cart at home.

The family ate one bowl and then stopped.

Li Taohua cooked, Lin Jingzhe fed the rabbits grass, Lin Guyu fed the chickens, and Lin Xiaoman processed the lean meat bought in the morning and would make crispy pork later.

Lin Xiaoman guessed that Li Taohua would have to get up late at night to make lard for the remaining fat.