As the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the mountains, the villagers finished their day's work. They carried baskets full of yams and walked towards the yard of Xie Songlin's home.
In the yard, Cheng Lihui and the other ladies called by Xie Dachun's wife, Sun, were busy. Everyone put down their backpacks, carefully took out the yams, and placed them neatly in the yard.
Xie Songlin went to the kitchen to get a knife. In the middle of the yard, holding a yam and a small knife in his hand, he began to teach everyone how to peel it seriously.
His movements were skillful and careful. As he demonstrated, he explained the key points: "Be sure to pay attention when peeling the yam. Try to peel it as thinly as possible to reduce waste. Also, be careful not to let the yam juice get on your hands to avoid allergies."
The villagers gathered around him, watching his every move intently and nodding from time to time to show their understanding.
The women began to learn how to prepare cooking ingredients from Cheng Hui Qiuyue. Cheng Hui gently and patiently instructed everyone: "We need to wash the yam and then cut it into small pieces, so that it is easier to steam."
Cheng Hui smiled and added, "Actually, it's ready to eat after steaming. It's very fragrant and slightly sweet when eaten directly."
After hearing this, the women showed curiosity and anticipation in their eyes. They all started to wash the yams carefully according to Cheng Hui's instructions.
These women usually spend their days around the stove, and they are all good in the kitchen. They understand everything with just a little explanation. In a short while, each yam is washed clean, and they use knives to cut the yams into small pieces neatly.
The workshop that Xie Songlin had built before to make sour plum soup came in handy. The place was spacious and there were several pots. All the cut yam pieces were steamed directly here. The workshop was filled with a faint fragrance of yam, which made people feel relaxed and happy.
The yam pieces in the steamer gradually became soft and glutinous. The women checked the degree of steaming of the yam from time to time, looking forward to tasting this fresh delicacy.
Soon, the yam pieces in the steamer were cooked. The women carefully took out the steaming yam and placed it on a plate that had been prepared on the side. The steamed yam exuded an enticing aroma, and its pure white color whetted people's appetite.
"Come, everyone, try it." Cheng Huiqiuyue called everyone, and the villagers gathered around, their faces full of anticipation. They couldn't wait to pick up a piece of yam and started eating it.
The villagers tasted the delicious yam with surprise in their eyes. This poisonous root that originally frightened them turned out to be such a delicious food.
"Oh, who would have thought that something that we couldn't even hide from before would taste so delicious now."
"That's right, this yam is really a treasure."
Everyone was talking at once, their words filled with praise for the yam. The fear they once had was long gone, replaced by joy and cherishment for this unexpected discovery.
"We can't treat it as a poisonous root anymore. It's our life-saving food." The village chief said solemnly. Everyone nodded, and they felt more confident and expectant about the future.
Everyone was tasting the freshly steamed yam, and Qiuyue and the others brought out the prepared yam puree, which is also a relatively simple way to eat yam.
"This yam paste is really good. It can be fed to the toothless elderly and children at home." A woman said with joy in her eyes, and the other women nodded in agreement.
"Yes, I can make some for the elderly and children at home. It's easy to eat and tastes good."
Everyone gathered in the yard, eating yams and talking about it.
"Oh, I've really learned a lot today. Starting from the process of picking yams, I didn't expect there are so many details. No wonder I used to feel like I was going to be poisoned if I touched them."
"That's right. If Xie Songlin and the others hadn't demonstrated it to us, we wouldn't have known it so clearly."
"Yes, this steamed yam is already very fragrant. Songlin said that stewed pork ribs are delicious. When life gets better in the future, I must buy some pork ribs to try."
"You still have to study. Look at how good things are, we don't even know them."
"That's right. My kids just run around all day and can't even recognize yam as a good thing. Look at Songlin's family's stars. They recognize them when they're only five years old."
"Yeah, yeah, this time it's all thanks to the stars."
Everyone's eyes unconsciously turned to Xie Songlin, with both admiration and a hint of envy in their eyes. Who doesn't know that studying is good?
But these days, it is not easy to have enough to eat, let alone to spend money to support children's education. It is still Old Lady Shen who thinks far ahead. She supported Xie Songlin to study. Although he did not pass the exam to become a high-ranking official, he is now much more agile in doing business than them.
Although Xie Songlin had suffered a lot in the past when he was a scoundrel, the Xie family now lives the best life in the village.
The next day, at dawn, the village chief gathered all the villagers under the old locust tree at the entrance of the village.
Under the old locust tree at the entrance of the village, the villagers stood quietly, their eyes focused on the village chief. The village chief's expression was solemn and full of expectation. He looked around at these familiar faces, feeling a lot of emotions in his heart.
"Fellow villagers!" the village chief's voice was loud and powerful. "We've gathered everyone here today. First, we have to thank Songlin and his daughter. They discovered that what everyone thought was a poisonous root is actually edible yam. They also plan to teach everyone how to prepare it. We won't have to worry about food this year. They are our village's great benefactors. We must all express our gratitude to them. If anyone ever does something unfair to the Songlin family, I will be the first to disapprove."
The villagers listened quietly, with admiration and gratitude on their faces. They nodded in agreement with the village chief and expressed their gratitude to Xie Songlin.
The village chief continued, "Next, we need to organize ourselves, with each family contributing one worker, and together we will collect all the yams from the mountain. When the harvested yams are ready, each household will share them equally. We must work together to overcome this difficult time."
The village chief's words resonated deeply, echoing in the air. A warm feeling welled up in the villagers' hearts as they listened. They knew that in this difficult time, only unity could overcome the difficulties, and they all expressed their willingness to follow the village chief's instructions.
After the village chief finished speaking, Xie Dachun began to count and arrange the people to go up the mountain to collect the herbs. Some families with only orphans and widows would not need to provide labor, and Xie Dachun would directly give them some of the herbs.
The women who did not come yesterday all came to the Xie family's yard today, and Qiuyue and Qiuye were responsible for teaching them how to cook yam.
Qiuyue has cooked several dishes with Cheng Hui and has mastered some of the most basic methods of preparing yam. When all the women in the village arrived, she began to explain in detail the method of steaming and cooking yam, from controlling the heat to controlling the time, every detail was meticulous.
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