70s Xiao Que Xing

Chapter 108 The Speechless Lin Xiaodan
Xie Xiaonian first went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy candy, cotton, soap, etc., and then went to the farm tool store to buy small stone mills, mortars for pounding rice, sieves, and small millstones. It is enough to meet my basic needs.

Except for the hot pot ticket, Xie Xiaonian spent all the tickets she got today, after all, it was not easy for her to go to the city, and if she didn't use it, it would expire soon.

After buying so many things at once, of course it also cost a lot of money. Xie Xiaonian almost spent all of the 15 yuan he earned today.

Apart from going to the supply and marketing cooperatives and nearby stores, Xie Xiaonian also went to the nearby farmer's market, but he didn't see any poultry such as chickens and ducks, so he had to go back to the commune to buy them.

Calculated, Xie Xiaonian is estimated to spend more than 20 yuan today, the money Xu Zhongjun gave, if you don't want to move it, you have to move it.

When Xie Xiaonian went to the village to buy chicklings, it was already past 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Xie Xiaonian didn't care whether the small animals in the farmer's market were listless or not, anyway, there was space, and they would definitely be able to feed them, so it cost nearly 10 yuan to put them on. Today, I bought the remaining 8 chicks, 12 ducklings, 3 geese and 2 piglets at the fair market. Fortunately, there is no ticket for these.

After sending a letter to Xu Zhongjun and the dried wild things she had prepared, she went to a remote place, restored herself to her usual appearance, and hurried home.

Although it was beyond the budget, but almost everything that should be bought was bought, Xie Xiaonian has gained a lot today.

By the time Xie Xiaonian got home, it was already 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Fortunately, Father Xie and the others were not at home, so he probably didn't know what time he came back.

But even if he knew, he probably wouldn't care, so after Xie Xiaonian put away the bicycle, he went to the kitchen to cook.

Sure enough, during dinner at night, Father Xie didn't ask her about today's situation, and the others didn't care much, but Xie Xiaonian was also happy and relaxed, saving her from making up nonsense and explaining.

In the evening, after Xie Xiaonian entered the space, she began to sort out the things she bought today, and planned to go to her uncle's house the day after tomorrow to deliver the snacks bought today to her nephews and nieces.

After tidying up her things and settling the newly bought animals today, Xie Xiaonian started to play with her fruits again.

Fresh fruit is too eye-catching, so Xie Xiaonian made preserved fruit by herself a few days ago.

But since she doesn't know how to make preserved fruits and there is no sugar, the preserved fruits she makes, such as apples, peaches, and plums, which are relatively watery, taste like chewing cotton, which is particularly unpalatable.

Although the apricots were successfully dried, because Xie Xiaonian cut them in half and boiled them in salt water, they started to dry them, so although the apricots produced in the space were delicious, after being made into candied fruit, the taste was not as good as what she bought in her previous life. It's delicious, and it's far from fresh apricots.

In addition, because the space is like spring all the year round, there is no change in the weather, so although the dried persimmons she made are still semi-finished, they are definitely not delicious.

It may be due to the influence of the general environment. Now Xie Xiaonian is also very frugal, so although the production of preserved fruit failed, she was not willing to throw it away. She cut them into small pieces and mixed them together to make fruit tea and porridge. No taste, but it's not a waste of food.

But Xie Xiaonian decided not to make candied fruit anymore, because she doesn't have that talent.

Compared with preserved fruit, the canned food that Li Zhenzhu gave her some time ago seemed easier to make.

Although Xie Xiaonian bought white sugar today, she was not willing to use it, so she planned to use wild sugarcane in the mountains instead of sugar to make canned food.

The sugar cane on the mountain was discovered by Xie Xiaonian by accident, although it is not as thick as Xie Xiaonian saw in his previous life, and the outer skin is not reddish brown, but yellowish brown, it tastes a bit hard, but it is very sweet.

Xie Xiaonian had seen it in her grandma's house in her previous life. At that time, every family planted sugarcane like this, which seemed to be a unique variety in the north.

Xie Xiaonian knew that sugar cane could be used to make white sugar, but she didn't know how to do it, so she could only use sugar cane to directly replace white sugar.

Xie Xiaonian decided to give it a try first, to see if he could make canned food, anyway, it won't spoil if he put it in the space, if he doesn't succeed, he can eat it as soaked fruit, and it won't be wasted.

So Xie Xiaonian took pears, apples, hawthorns, peaches, sugar cane, etc., which should be peeled and cored, and then cut into small bite-sized pieces, boiled in boiling water for 4 minutes, and served while hot. Put it into a cleaned earthenware pot and cover it with a lid, then the canned food is considered ready.

In order to experiment, Xie Xiaonian made different mixtures of various fruits and made different kinds of canned food.

And in order to maintain the sweetness, she put a lot of sugar cane in each of them, hoping to replace white sugar and soak up the sweetness.

In fact, Xie Xiaonian could completely use sugarcane juice instead, which might be more effective, but Xie Xiaonian didn't think of this at all at this time, and just put sections of sugarcane in it.

Because the clay pots are not well sealed and there is no sugar, Xie Xiaonian is really not sure if he can make edible cans.

After Xie Xiaonian finished the canning, she started to make small pickles again. Now there are a lot of vegetables in the space, and she can't finish them, and the pickles she made before are almost eaten, and she still needs to make some. You can send some to Xu Zhongjun.

However, because the things placed in the space will not be moldy, Xie Xiaonian can't make her favorite soy beans and fermented bean curd. Done.

And Xie Xiaonian decided to make some dried vegetables to eat when he has time.

When she first came here, what she was most afraid of was going hungry. Now that her warehouse is full of all kinds of food, she no longer has to worry about going hungry.

Moreover, the plants in the space are lush and lush, and the animals are also full of vitality, so even if he works every day, Xie Xiaonian feels extremely satisfied.

Early the next morning, Xie Xiaonian went to the Educated Youth Institute to look for Li Zhenzhu. When Xie Xiaonian reached the gate of the yard, she saw Li Zhenzhu and Liu Yifan standing in the yard with their backpacks on their backs, and there were still standing beside them. Lin Xiaodan looked aggrieved.

Xie Xiaonian stepped forward and said, "Pearl, it's time for us to go out."

Seeing Xie Xiaonian coming, Lin Xiaodan's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said to Xie Xiaonian: "Xiao Nian, I want to go up the mountain with you to dig wild vegetables and pick mushrooms. We don't have any vegetables at home, and we don't have much food. If we don't look for If we eat something, the three of us will not be able to survive, but Pearl is not willing to take me, saying that you usually take me out, and I still want to ask your opinion."

After speaking, Lin Xiaodan looked at Xie Xiaonian with an innocent face, as if Xie Xiaonian would be a bad person who wanted to starve them to death if he didn't agree to her.

In fact, Lin Xiaodan only saw that Li Zhenzhu could bring home food every day, and that there was a lot of food at home, and the same amount of food, but Li Zhenzhu and Liu Yifan could have cakes and vegetables every day. That's all.

Moreover, the two people who partnered with her had already begun to feel a little dissatisfied with her. She thought that Li Zhuzhu and the others must know where there were many wild vegetables and mushrooms, and they could get a lot of them without running around to find them.

Today, she must rely on a few people to dig some wild vegetables and pick some mushrooms to come back.

Listening to Lin Xiaodan's words, Xie Xiaonian felt that she seemed to be out of her mind. She knew she had a good relationship with Li Zhenzhu, but she still spoke ill of him to her face. Was there something wrong with her mind?

Xie Xiaonian and Lin Xiaodan didn't have much in common. In fact, she could refuse directly, but after all, Li Zhunian lived under the same roof as her, so she couldn't do too much even for Li Zhunian's sake.

But as Lin Xiaodan is like, he probably can't stand the pain of running all over the mountain, so Xie Xiaonian said: "For the sake of you and Zhuzhu living under the same roof, I can agree with you to follow, but if you can get anything It's up to you."

Although Lin Xiaodan heard from Xie Xiaonian that she took her because of Li Zhenzhu's face, which made her very unhappy, when did she need to take Li Zhenzhu's face.

But on the surface, Lin Xiaodan still pretended to be happy and said: "Then thank you, Xiao Nian, and thank you Pearl, I'll go get the backpack and go up the mountain with you." After finishing speaking, he ran into the house.

Seeing that Xie Xiaonian agreed, Li Zhenzhu looked at Xie Xiaonian with displeasure and doubts, and said, "Xiao Nian, why did you agree to take her with you! You can't let her know about our secret base."

Xie Xiaonian gave Li Zhenzhu a peaceful look, and said, "Don't worry, I know what's in my heart, you two just follow me for a while."

Then Xie Xiaonian said to Lin Xiaodan in the room: "Don't forget to bring dry food, we don't have time to go down to eat at noon."

Xie Xiaonian reminded Lin Xiaodan not to forget to take dry food, not because she was afraid that she would be hungry at noon, but because she was afraid that she would eat their dry food cheekily.

After getting ready, Xie Xiaonian took the three of them up the mountain together, but because Lin Xiaodan was there today, Xie Xiaonian did not follow the original path, but chose to take another path up the mountain.

Although the road here is difficult and there are many thorns, but because there are not many people coming, there are also many wild vegetables and mushrooms.

Xie Xiaonian didn't lead them too far into the mountain, and said not far from the foot of the mountain, "Okay, let's find each other separately, and come back to the gathering later, don't go too far, pay attention to safety."

As soon as Li Zhenzhu and Liu Yifan heard what Xie Xiaonian said, they knew what she meant, so they consciously each went in the same direction and began to search.

However, the few people didn't go far away, and they stayed close to each other, so that they could chat without interfering with each other.

And Lin Xiaodan didn't know if it was intentional, but when someone else found a piece of wild vegetable, he would immediately run up to dig it, instead of looking for it himself.

Especially mushrooms, which are distributed in small patches, others finally found a piece, and she scraped it off within a few strokes.

If she said a few words to her, she would say that she was selfish and unwilling to share, and she was afraid that she would pick too much.

Then he complained from time to time that the road was too difficult to walk, the bushes were too thick, etc., making the three of Xie Xiaonian speechless.

The few people were working hard, when they heard Lin Xiaodan's screams of "ah, ah, ah", Xie Xiaonian was startled, and hurried to Lin Xiaodan's direction, after all, people brought them up the mountain by themselves, if something happened, I am also responsible.

(End of this chapter)