kvmb Chapter 113 Persimmon Cake and Sharing New Food Information
Chapter 113 Persimmon Cake and Sharing New Food Information
Lin Wan handed the small and easy-to-use dagger to Li Chongle, and she took the kitchen knife. The two of them were responsible for peeling the fruits, while Li Ke was responsible for tying the fruit stems with hemp rope and stringing the persimmons together one by one.
However, their peeling skills were not good enough, and the peeling was very bumpy at the beginning, which was really unsightly.
Li Chong had just finished peeling the first persimmon when Li Ke teased him:
"Brother, the ones that Xiaobai chews look better than the ones you cut."
Then she turned around and looked at the one her sister-in-law had just peeled. She couldn't help but be amazed. She didn't expect that her sister-in-law also had things she was not good at!
The persimmon she peeled was even more unbearable than the one the boy peeled.
Lin Wan took a look at the freshly peeled persimmon in her hand and felt that it was really uncomfortable to peel these small persimmons with a kitchen knife.
I really miss the modern paring knife.
She proceeded to pick up the second one and began to peel it clumsily.
As the number of peels increased, the condition gradually improved, and the peeled persimmons became smoother and more complete.
Although the speed is not fast, at least the results look more decent.
Half an hour later, Li Ke took the persimmon that Li Chongle had just peeled and said with a smile:
"Brother, you are awesome. This is a beautiful cut."
She also turned around and praised Lin Wan: "Sister-in-law, you are also great, keep it up!"
This child has learned from Lin Wan how to praise others better and better.
Lin Wan glanced at the persimmon she had just finished making.
Well, it is indeed a big improvement. At least it is completely smooth now.
"After cutting so much, there must be some progress," said Li Chongle with a smile.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Lin Wan straightened up and said, "Let's stop here today, and do the rest tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll clean up and you go hang the persimmons." Li Chongle responded and began to clean up the persimmon slices and put the tools away with swift hands and feet.
Lin Wan and Li Ke strung the persimmons in a wooden basin and hung them on a movable clothes drying rack.
She thought that it would be convenient to hang them out to dry during the day and take them back at night, thus preventing the dried persimmons she had worked so hard to make from being hung outside at night and being eaten by greedy birds.
After the three of them finished their work, Lin Wan prepared to go into the house to prepare dinner.
At this time, a noise was heard coming from the direction of the cave entrance.
Li Chongle looked towards the cave and said, "Sister-in-law, it seems that my third cousin and his friends are back."
"Let's go over and take a look."
They walked quickly towards the cave and saw in the distance that in addition to Luo Dashan and Li Changli, there was also He Lizheng and four others coming over.
Luo Dashan led them to the activity area at the entrance of the cave and sat them down.
He Lizheng entered the cave from the outer entrance, saw the scenery of the gentle slope area, and then everything inside the cave. He felt that the people in Quanshui Village had built this secluded place very appropriately.
Whether it is the ingenious arrangement of entrance security, the reasonable layout of house construction, the careful division of breeding areas, or the purification and use of domestic water, even the toilet aspects are carefully considered.
Even now, sitting in this place introduced by Li Changli as the activity area, you can still see a large black wooden board with part of the Thousand Character Classic written on it. Not far away there are various wooden toys for children to play with.
This group of people does not feel like they are taking refuge, but rather carefully managing a new life.
Although he had been praising it since the entrance, he couldn't help but sigh as he sat here:
"You are so thoughtful. You can manage this place so well in such a short time. I really admire you."
"This is also due to the situation. Everyone put their heads together and we have achieved what we have now." Li Changli said with a smile.
At this time, Uncle Li was called over from the cellar digging site. He immediately stepped forward to greet He Lizheng and the others.
Lin Wan had just walked halfway when Aunt Li pulled her to get some water.
When she came over with the water, He Lizheng and the others had already started chatting with Uncle Li about their trip to the dark market.
She and Aunt Li walked forward, handed the water to everyone one by one, and then stood by and listened to their conversation.
Hearing that the salt they urgently needed had been purchased, everyone felt relieved that they had purchased the most important supplies.
When talking about He Lizheng and his friends, Uncle Li asked with concern: "Did you buy the food?"
He Lizheng shook his head helplessly, "No, I didn't expect to buy it, but it's still a pity that I didn't buy it."
Then he continued with a sigh: "Alas, I don't know if I can survive this winter."
"It's better to go to the mountains to find food. Buying food is not an option."
"Yes, that's what we were thinking too. Let's store more food for the winter while the weather isn't too cold yet."
When Lin Wan heard He Lizheng say that it was difficult to survive the winter, she felt sympathy.
She secretly pulled the corner of Li Changli's clothes, motioning him to follow her.
After seeing this, Li Changli followed Lin Wan to the side.
Lin Wan lowered her voice and approached Li Changli to ask, "Uncle, we found two new kinds of food. I saw them in a book. Now we who live in seclusion in the caves have dug a lot of them, and each family has enough food. I want to tell He Lizheng and the others about these two new kinds of food."
"Really? That's great, I think I can tell them." Li Changli said with a smile.
"Don't you need to ask for everyone's opinion?"
Lin Wan was worried that the people living in seclusion in the cave would have objections. After all, food is the most important commodity in this extraordinary period, and they didn't want the internal relations to become disharmonious.
If she had just come here, she would not have worried about these things. She would have felt that since she had discovered the food, she had the right to tell anyone.
But during this period of time, she and the people in the cave helped each other and became a warm big family. They were a closely-knit group, which made Lin Wan consider the feelings of others more when making decisions now.
Li Chongli said confidently: "No, and you discovered this food, so you can make the decision. Besides, the people in our cave are of good character. I can guarantee that everyone will support it."
After listening to Li Chongli's words, Lin Wan also felt that everyone's character was trustworthy, otherwise she would not have chosen to flee to the mountains with this group of people to avoid disaster.
When Lin Wan told He Lizheng and others the news about the new food, they were ecstatic and so excited that they could hardly contain themselves.
He Lizheng stood up and held Uncle Li's hand tightly. "That's great. Thank you for your generous help. Now we can survive this winter."
It is truly precious to be able to share newly discovered food with others during this special period.
The people behind He Lizheng also echoed in expressing their gratitude.
"Don't be polite, everyone. Times are tough these days and we should help each other. However, we've probably dug up all the konjac and kudzu vines around here, so you may have to look somewhere farther away," Lin Wan reminded.
"It doesn't matter. From what you have told me, each of these two kinds of food weighs more than ten or twenty kilograms. It's worth looking for no matter how far away it is." He Lizheng responded with a smile.
There was no need to tell how to identify konjac; Lin Wan just told He Lizheng and the others how to make it on the spot.
As for Fen Ge, they decided to send someone to take He Lizheng and others to the mountains to identify it tomorrow.
With this good news, He Lizheng and his companions happily said goodbye to everyone and went back with brisk steps.
Lin Wan looked at their receding backs and felt happy. It turned out that being able to help other people in this world would give her a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment.
Li Changli was already gathering everyone to distribute the items purchased in the dark market.
Lin Wan received the cotton that Li Changli helped buy, and immediately pulled Chen Lian aside to go back, "Third Aunt, I would like to ask you and Second Aunt to help make three cotton coats for Lin Jing, and two cotton coats for Doctor Zhong."
She was really not good at needlework. In order not to trouble others all the time, the three people in her family bought ready-made clothes. But suddenly a younger brother came, so she still had to find someone to help make clothes.
"No problem. Just bring the cloth and cotton over. You don't have to look for my second sister-in-law. I'll talk to her directly." Chen Lian agreed readily.
At the same time, she glanced at the bags of cotton on the ground and said in surprise:
"Why did you buy so much cotton? Their cotton-padded clothes only need about eight kilograms of cotton."
"Oh, use the remaining cotton to make a quilt for Lin Jing."
This quilt needs to be fluffed, but it's a pity she doesn't know how to do it.
Lin Wan was worried and wondering what to do.
Chen Lian seemed to see through her thoughts and said with a smile:
"You are thinking about how to fluff cotton into a quilt. I know that the eldest daughter-in-law of Old Man Wang's family makes a living by fluffing cotton. Let's go and ask her if she knows how to do it."