Sisters in the Deep Forest Valley: Many Fun Things

Wash and peel the pumpkin, cut it into small pieces, steam it until cooked, and then mash it into a puree.

After the pumpkin puree has cooled, add glutinous rice flour and stir until there are no dry lumps. Then knead it by hand into a smooth dough.

There's not much sugar left...

Let's make it savory then.

Lin Chunyi went to the outer courtyard, picked a handful of scallions, washed them, chopped them into small pieces, and then added wheat flour, white sesame seeds, and salt to a bowl.

Hot oil is poured over it to make a pastry.

Roll out the pumpkin dough thinly, brush it with oil paste, sprinkle with chopped green onions, and you can make it like a flower roll.

Lin Lanshan came over after frying pumpkin seeds at the stove, looking at her sister with a complicated expression, and tried to bring her back to her senses.

"Sis, the pumpkin... is sweet!"

Lin Chunyi cut the rolled pumpkin into equal portions, then flattened them into round cakes, and said without looking up:

"I know, we're running out of white sugar. The sweet and salty flavor shouldn't matter much, go add some firewood and get the fire going again."

The round pumpkin and scallion pancakes were cooked in the pan.

"Here, have a taste, it's sure to be delicious."

Lin Lanshan: Although I have a sweet tooth and love to eat, you can't always use me as a guinea pig for food!

It's okay. Even though my heart resists, my hands do the work.

"Hmm...it seems alright, it's both sweet and salty, which is a bit strange, but...it's not bad!"

Lin Chunyi instantly raised her chin proudly, cleared her throat, and said:

"Hmph, who am I? No kitchen job could possibly be difficult for me. I am the kitchen 'master', Lin Chunyi!"

"Hehe, then I want to eat steamed buns."

……

Without the old face, even the "master hand" Lin Chunyi can't do it for now.

Leisurely days always pass so quickly; the tomato and pepper seedlings have already grown seven or eight true leaves.

At dawn, in the open space of the outer courtyard.

"Let's go plant some vegetables!"

After Lin Chunyi finished speaking, she carefully moved the tomato and pepper seedlings out, then found two adjacent open spaces and began digging holes.

She dug rows of pits in front, and Lin Lanshan poured a little manure water on each pit from behind, then covered it with a thin layer of soil.

Next, you just need to plant the seedlings, cover them with soil, and water them.

Before the tomatoes and peppers ripen, water them lightly before sunrise each day and fertilize occasionally. That completes the vegetable planting task for August.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is just one month away.

The two sisters planned to go down the mountain before the Mid-Autumn Festival to the town to buy some necessities.

Having been here for over a month, Lin Chunyi and Lin Lanshan hadn't met any outsiders. The thought of leaving the mountain filled them with trepidation.

What are the people outside like? Are they kind and easy to get along with?

Are there bad people on the street? Will there be robberies? Will there be bloodshed?

Having longed for the outside world for so long, they had many questions and worries before their departure.

At this moment, Lin Lanshan looked at her sister and said seriously:

"Sis, let's have a fight."

Lin Chunyi was completely bewildered:

What? A fight? What kind of fight? So sudden? My mind is blank.

She continued:

"I believe that nothing can stop us in the face of absolute force! We are afraid now and dare not face the outside world because we are too weak and afraid that we will not be able to solve the problems we encounter."

"But what if we're not weak? What if we can not only resist bad guys, but also fight back? We've persevered every day and practiced our kung fu for so long, I don't believe it's all for nothing. Let's see what we can do."

After saying that, she swung her fist at her sister.

Lin Chunyi was still pondering the profound truth her sister had just spoken when she was startled by a fist that suddenly came flying through the air.

She stumbled and instinctively turned to the side to avoid it.

"Lin Lanshan, why did you suddenly throw a punch without saying anything? You're ambushing me!"

"Sis, robbers don't warn us beforehand. They're going to attack. Watch out, take my second punch!"

Lin Lanshan had expected her sister to dodge. She quickly stepped forward and threw a second punch.

The older sister definitely couldn't withstand that punch. So she changed her fist into a palm and struck her sister's shoulder.

"Ouch, my shoulder hurts so much. Fine, you're right, you're right. Well then, I'll get serious. Now it's your turn to watch out!"

Lin Lanshan's second punch was too fast; Lin Chunyi had no time to dodge and could only take it.

Lin Chunyi then noticed that her younger sister breathed a sigh of relief... There was a flaw!

She raised her leg to kick, but her sister dodged to the right.

In the blink of an eye, she pulled her leg back, sweeping it low with less force. Her younger sister was hit in the back and then stumbled a few steps to the left.

"Wow, you're one to talk! You're the one using fake moves and dirty tricks! Watch this!"

The two gradually grew heated and began to go all out.

Back and forth. Punches, parries. Kicks, dodges. Countless rounds were fought.

An hour later, both of them had bruises on their faces and bodies, and were exhausted.

So they all stopped, lay down on the ground, looked at the sky, and breathed heavily.

Lin Chunyi said thoughtfully:

"I don't seem to be afraid anymore. No matter how busy we are, we dare not miss our martial arts practice every day, and we will continue to practice. That's our confidence."

He paused and then said:

"Perhaps there are always people more powerful than us, and one day we will encounter even more formidable individuals, perhaps even those who can threaten our lives. But so what? If we can defeat them, we will fight; if we can't, we will run. If we can't escape, we'll just be heroes again in eighteen years!"

So they agreed to change their daily half-hour martial arts practice to a full hour of running and martial arts practice every morning.

There's also a half-hour practice session in the evening.

They boiled a pot of hot water, took a bath, and then sprayed some Yunnan Baiyao on their bruises and rubbed them off.

I've worked so hard today, I'll treat myself to a milk tea.

Lin Chunyi always kept her thermos filled with hot water in their shared space. So now she just poured the milk tea powder into the cup, shook it a few times, and it was ready to drink.

The two sisters lay half-reclined on the headboard, each holding a thermos, looking like two mollusks.

Blow on the rim of the cup and take a sip of hot milk tea.

Wow, it's steaming hot, so comforting!

I don't feel any pain from my injuries anymore!

Lin Lanshan took another sip, sweat beading on her forehead. She began to review the situation.

"Sis, as for the techniques and strength, we should be fine if we continue training like this. But as for speed... we've failed to dodge each other several times because we're too slow."

"Speed? You mean the kind of light-footed skill from martial arts novels? Like the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique)?"

"Yes! If we have light-footed skills, plus the skills passed down from our ancestors, we can attack, retreat, or escape."

Lin Chunyi recalled the martial arts passed down from her ancestors and sighed:

"Our ancestors used to be镖师 (bodyguards/escorts), and they were very skilled in martial arts. Lightness skills are something for the martial arts world, and they weren't very good at them, so they weren't passed down."

"Hmm... how about we do what they do in novels, tie stones to our bodies, and add more stones as we get used to it? Once we can walk faster and faster, it'll probably be similar to light-footed kung fu?"