bayedsolid Chapter 72 If you're not proactive in your work, you can't even afford a melon.
Chapter 72 If you're not proactive in your work, you can't even afford a melon.
They had just filtered the rendered lard when Peach and Reunion Health sneaked into the kitchen.
The two sisters looked at the kittens in surprise. They should have been playing outside at this time every day!
Lin Lanshan said with a smile:
"Why are you back at this time? What, did you eat all the grass and insects in the entire valley?"
"Uh……"
The following is a string of nonsensical words:
We ate out and came back! As part of this family, we feel it's our responsibility to contribute!
Please do as you please, and just remember to give us a "fee" for our hard work at the end.
"..." I couldn't understand it at all.
The sounds were so loud that the two sisters' ears were ringing, and they couldn't understand a thing of what they were hearing.
Lin Chunyi immediately made a gesture to shut up.
"Find a representative to speak for me. Your language is too advanced; we can't understand it yet."
Peach called out, glanced at them, and then walked into the yard.
The two sisters followed it outside to see what it was going to do.
It walked over to the bamboo winnowing basket, nudged the clam shells inside with its beak, and then nudged An An Kang Kang towards them with its beak.
The two geese raised their necks and honked twice at the feet of the two sisters.
Lin Chunyi looked at the proud An'an and Kang Kang, and then at Taozi and Tuan Tuan Yuan Yuan, whose eyes were full of longing.
She tentatively asked, "Would you like to eat melon too?"
The peach nudged the clam shell again.
Lin Lanshan then asked:
"Do you also want to find clams and get a melon reward, just like An An and Kang Kang?"
"Ugh!" "Coo coo!"
Lin Chunyi finally understood, "Those few aren't good swimmers, they probably aren't looking for clams. Ah, I remember now..."
So he said to Peach and Tuan Tuan Yuan Yuan:
"I told you yesterday afternoon that if you work hard, I'll give you cantaloupe too. So you want to work, right?"
Peach and Tuan Tuan Yuan Yuan excitedly shouted, and that's exactly what they meant!
The two sisters were both amused and exasperated. All that gesturing and shouting turned out to be about wanting to eat melons.
Lin Lanshan laughed, clutching her stomach. "Sister, give them some chores around the house. Look how hungry they are!"
"Let me think about it... Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, you can do what you're best at."
Go to the outer yard and clean up all the bugs on the vegetables, but don't peck at them and damage them.
It's too hot, let's wait until it cools down before going. Today counts as a day.
After receiving the order, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan made a few cooing sounds and then spread their wings and rushed to the outer courtyard.
Then came the peaches, but unfortunately they haven't been hunting lately, nor have they had to drag the trees.
Lin Chunyi was in a bit of a dilemma.
"Lanshan, think of something for it. Is there anything you can do for Taozi around the house lately?"
"Uh uh uh!"
Peach was very anxious. Her younger siblings were all working and getting to eat melons, but she, the eldest sister, was still idle.
Lin Lanshan's eyes swept around the entire yard, and she found two large bamboo baskets and tied them with ropes.
Then I hung it on either side of the peach's neck and said to it:
"We don't have much firewood left at home. Go outside and gather some dry grass, twigs, and tree trunks. But you're not allowed to leave the valley. Go now."
Peach happily agreed and left.
An'an and Kang Kang came closer and rubbed their necks against their trouser legs.
Lin Chunyi knew what they meant without even hearing their cries, and squatted down to say:
"You two had your fill of gossip yesterday, so you have no work to do today. Go have some fun. Come back tomorrow."
The two geese had no choice but to lower their heads, honk twice in disappointment, and then go out to play.
Okay, now that the house is quiet again, the two of them can continue making soap.
First, put the pork cracklings and cooled pork fat into the space. Now, let's make lye water.
They had already made lye water with wood ash last year to neutralize the sourness of the dough and to make it fluffier.
Lin Lanshan went to the bedroom to get a small stove and started a fire.
Lin Chunyi poured a bowl of sifted grayish-white plant ash into the earthenware pot, then added a little more than two bowls of water, and stirred it well.
Then, after boiling it on a small stove, simmer it for the time it takes to burn half an incense stick.
The liquid filtered through fine gauze is alkaline water.
Next, take the earthenware pot off and roast the clam shells.
Once the clam shells are crispy, use two thin sticks to clamp them into a stone mortar.
Crush it and grind it into powder.
Then pour the clam shell powder into the alkaline water and stir well. Filter it several times with fine gauze and let it sit in a cool place for a day.
"Sis, we'll have to wait a long time. Let's go catch some fish this afternoon since we're free."
Yesterday, when I was catching clams, I saw that the fish in the stream were really fat..."
"Okay, it's been hot lately, let's have lunch at the little waterfall and then go for a swim to cool off."
All the preparations for making soap are complete.
The two of them began packing their things for today's picnic.
"Lanshan, take out some of the braised beef and roast duck from your space, cut them up and put them on a plate."
The fire on the small stove is still burning; I'll go cook a pot of thin rice porridge and take it with me later.
"Okay, I got it! By the way, sis, speaking of roast duck... how long have we had these salted duck eggs? Are they ready to eat? They'd go perfectly with some congee."
Lin Chunyi thought for a moment, "It's been more than twenty days, almost a month. I'll go cook two and try."
Lin Chunyi started cooking the porridge and then took two salted duck eggs from the corner of the kitchen.
Remove the slightly damp mud and ash from the outside of the duck eggs, wash them clean, and put them in a large pot to cook.
Then use a kitchen knife to cut the duck egg open, shell and all.
In the middle of the white egg white is a golden yolk, which is slightly oily.
Lin Lanshan brought over a pair of chopsticks. "Sister, the salted duck eggs we made look delicious!"
She used her chopsticks to pick up a little bit of the sandy egg yolk and put it into her sister's mouth, and then picked up a little bit for herself.
The egg yolk tastes salty and slightly grainy, with a hint of oiliness.
Lin Chunyi cut off the other one.
"This one hasn't released any oil yet; it seems we haven't had enough time. Let the rest sit for a few more days."
Okay, let's pack everything and get ready for a picnic!
They opened a three-tiered food container and began filling it with all the food.
The bottom layer of the food box contained a platter of braised beef and roast duck, along with two pairs of chopsticks.
On the second layer were a small dish of cold lettuce salad that I had made earlier, and two halved salted duck eggs. There were also two bamboo cups and two small bowls for eating.
The top layer contained a large bowl of blueberries, several pears, and a small dish of various candied fruits.
Lin Chunyi closed the food box and put it into her space along with a jar of chili salt, a pot of warm spring dew tea, and a pot of white porridge.
They took two small wooden stools and a bamboo harpoon they had made last year.
Then I put on sandals and a straw hat and went out.
The two sisters walked under the blazing sun, sweat dripping down their foreheads.
"Crash la la la..."
Before they even reached the small waterfall, they could hear the sound of water crashing against the rocks from above.
The two women took off their straw hats, and the cool breeze blew away the heat from their bodies.
Lin Lanshan closed her eyes, enjoying the coolness of the sweltering summer day.
"Sis, it would be so nice if we had a tent. It would be so relaxing to take a nap here on such a hot day..."