Chapter 13: Brown Sugar Water
Silently found a shade and sat down, waiting for the gap between the three little beans picking mushrooms, and began to plan the next step.
Not surprisingly, today I can get together half a catty of jade mushrooms, get 3 points, plus the 8 points accumulated first, and I can upgrade a skill again.
And this jade mushroom is very expensive, and it can be sold for a few taels of silver, and when the time comes, buy some meat or something, so that the children and adults in the family can have a good tooth sacrifice.
Mei Xiaotong thought that it was still the busy farming season, and a family like the Mei family, with good conditions, could barely feed the working adults, and I didn't know how other people's families lived.
Anyway, she has to earn some money first, so that her family can eat enough every day, and it can be regarded as making up for her guilt for occupying Mei Xiaotong's body.
It's just that in this poor and remote country, how can she make money if she can't carry it on her shoulders, can't lift it in her hands, and can't even tell the difference between crops?
This jade mushroom is only available in April and May and September and October in the second half of the year, and the quantity is scarce, and if you want to make a lot of money from this, you can't count on it.
If only this jade mushroom could be artificially cultivated! Mei Xiaotong thought about modern society, what fungus, white fungus, and many kinds of mushrooms are artificially cultivated, and she couldn't help but feel emotional.
In my head, the voice of the system sounded: "Host, have you forgotten the primary genetic evolution fluid you obtained?" This has a stable evolutionary improvement for the growth of all plants. This system has detected the environment of this plane, which is suitable for planting, as long as you plant according to scientific methods, it is not a dream to artificially cultivate high-quality jade mushrooms! ”
Mei Xiaotong was surprised: "Really? ”
"This system has always been realistic! In order for the host to better integrate into this time and space, and for the host to further understand the ultimate meaning of this system, task 1 is specially released: use the primary gene evolution liquid to cultivate high-quality jade mushrooms with scientific methods, and complete the task to obtain 10 points.
Task 2: Sell the collected jade mushrooms for a good price, and complete the task to get 1 point. ”
Silently accepted, Mei Xiaotong consulted in detail how to grow mushrooms, and the system replied very coldly: "If you want to get the skills of planting mushrooms, please open the system mall and buy the mushroom planting skill book. ”
Mei Xiaotong spat out the old blood and opened the system mall, which was impressively on the shelves of "Primary Mushroom Cultivation", with a price tag of 1 point.
Gritting her teeth, Mei Xiaotong bought "Primary Mushroom Cultivation Encyclopedia".
Fortunately, after all, it is a black technology in the high-tech plane, after clicking on the purchase, a booklet like a small dictionary fell into Mei Xiaotong's hand, and when he opened the title page, the booklet turned into a light and disappeared into his mind.
Mei Xiaotong only felt uncomfortable in her head, as if something was hard to drill into her mind.
I finally got used to it, and my head didn't rise uncomfortably, and I automatically played all the content of "Primary Mushroom Cultivation" in my mind: what mushrooms like dark and damp, the temperature should be properly controlled, and the high temperature will cause the young mushrooms to die, spray too much water, and poor ventilation, which will cause the edema of the mushroom to soften and rot; Also, although mushrooms like to be dark and damp, they should also have proper light, otherwise there will be slender stipe caps that do not differentiate, and so on......
When the three little beans returned to her and gathered, and looked at the fruits of their labor, Mei Xiaotong estimated that half a catty should be about the same.
Sure enough, the system prompt sounded: "The task of collecting C-level natural ingredients is successful, and the reward points are 3." ”
Mei Xiaotong endured the joy in her heart, saw that it was already noon, and the jade mushrooms in the vicinity were also swept away, took out the buns she brought in the morning, and divided half of them into half of them, and with the mountain spring water, a few people gobbled up the lunch.
After resting for a while, Mei Xiaotong proposed to go down the mountain and go home.
On the contrary, the three little beans were a little unhappy, and the leopard couldn't help but ask: "Auntie, it's still early, why don't you stay longer, maybe you can pick more?" ”
Mei Xiaotong touched the head of the leopard, and said with a smile: "I have worked hard for you today, it's not too early, there is still such a long mountain road to go back, this is not the hillside at the entrance of our village, what if it is too late for the beasts in the forest to come out?" ”
Sky Leopard thought he thought he was an adult, and muttered a little unconvinced: "I'm not afraid--"
Xiaoque also came over and said, "Auntie, let's pick more, this can be sold for some money--"
A few children have tasted the benefits of following their aunt out to pick mushrooms, and they will not be scolded by their milk when they go back, they don't have to do endless work, and they can actually eat half a bun at noon, which is a great thing.
Therefore, they are eager to use their strength to breastfeed and show the greatest sincerity, so that this good day can last a few more days.
Mei Xiaotong patted him on the shoulder: "Okay, let's go home!" I think the picks in the past two days are enough for half a catty, and when I catch the market, my aunt will sell them and buy meat for you to eat! ”
Meat!
As soon as they heard this word, the three little beans all widened their eyes and couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
They didn't eat any of the meat in the mushroom soup last night, but the soup with a hint of meat made them never forget.
Except for the New Year's holidays, they can taste a hint of meat, but they haven't eaten meat seriously.
So Tianbao didn't object, the three little beans had expectations in their hearts, and they didn't shout tired, and rushed home with wind on the soles of their feet.
Along the way, Xiaoque also discussed with Tianbao and Xiaojuan in a whisper: "I heard the milk say, there will be a big set the day after tomorrow, and we will be able to eat meat the day after tomorrow, shy-" I couldn't help but suck my saliva.
Tianbao also lowered his voice excitedly: "I still remember the pork I ate the year before last, a large piece of fatty pork, but it was delicious, and my mouth was full of oil--"
"Woo--woo--" The youngest Xiaojuan didn't speak, just listening to the descriptions of her brothers and sisters, and she couldn't hold back her saliva.
Mei Xiaotong listened to it funny and sad in the back......
When I got home, it was already the sun going down.
Mrs. Li has been looking at the gate of the yard since noon, she is not worried about a few little rabbit cubs, she is used to being wild in the mountains and forests on weekdays.
Only her old daughter has never been up the mountain, and she doesn't know what happened.
Looking at Mei Xiaotong's huge physique from afar, he shouted at Wen, who was busy chopping pigweed in the yard: "Xiaotong is back, why are you so blind, why don't you go and pour a glass of water for Xiaotong, put two spoonfuls of brown sugar, and give her a sweet mouth!" ”
Wen readily agreed, put down the knife in his hand, washed his hands, and brewed a bowl of thick brown sugar water for Mei Xiaotong, and put it on the table to cool.
Mrs. Li took the basket and didn't have time to look at it, so she pulled her daughter to drink brown sugar water first.
The other three little beans smelled the tempting sweetness of the brown sugar water, smacked their lips, and ran to the well in the yard, where Wen had already prepared a bucket of clean well water and put it away.
One person in line took a scoop and poured it, and then came to the upper room where Mrs. Li lived.
Mei Xiaotong can't get used to drinking such sweet brown sugar water, Wen is too real, and she doesn't know how many spoonfuls of sugar are put in this bowl of water.
After taking a sip, he put it down, and took out the jade mushrooms in the back basket like offering treasures.
In order to sell it at a good price, but also afraid that the mushrooms will be damaged, the mushrooms are dug out with a piece of soil, wrapped in moss and leaves, and on the way back, the three small beans also put a layer of grass on the back basket.
At the moment, the mushrooms are still very tender.
Mrs. Li smiled: "Oh, my Xiaotong, you are really a great lucky star!" There are so many jade mushrooms, I have lived for so many years, and I have never heard of anyone who can pick so many of them within a radius of ten miles! This has to be half a pound! My good girl, my old girl, you can make my mother happy! The day after tomorrow is a big set, my mother will sell these mushrooms for you when the time comes, and the money will be saved for you, you can rest assured, no one will use it! ”
As he spoke, he excitedly touched the leaves held outside the mushroom, as if he saw a gold ingot, and the corners of his mouth were almost grinning to the back of his head.
Mei Xiaotong said generously: "Mother, I sold the money, cut two catties of meat, and made up for the family, now the work in the field is heavy, my father and eldest brother work hard, and they can't bear it if they don't eat something delicious." Besides, I have grown up so big, my father and mother have always raised me, and now that I can earn money, I naturally have to be filial to my father. ”
Mrs. Li, who said a few words, burst into tears, hugged Mei Xiaotong and laughed and cried: "I know that my old daughter is the most filial to me and has a good heart." Those who are blind say that you are lazy to eat, I bah! My daughter is a lucky star, so naturally she doesn't have to do rough work! Who's daughter in ten miles and eight towns can have my Xiaotong's ability, so blessed! In my mother's life, I gave birth to such a filial daughter as you, it's worth it! Unlike your brothers, they are all plum bastards who married their daughter-in-law and forgot their mother. It's useless to do anything, what's good is also close to your wife and children, where do you remember the mother who raised them with a handful of and a handful of urine~~"
Mei Xiaotong was helpless, no matter what she said or did, Mrs. Li had the ability to bring about her filial piety and the topic of her brothers' white-eyed wolves.
A few small beans next to him don't dare to come out, generally the milk at this time is the most terrible, if you don't say the right word, you can be scolded for being bloody, not to say, but to deduct and eat.
scolded her son and daughter-in-law fiercely, and when she saw the three silent little beans, Mrs. Li wiped her tears and snot with her sleeve and brainwashed the three little beans: "See? Your aunt is so good-hearted, she thinks about her family and you a little bit of everything. I still want to buy meat for you to eat, you must remember your aunt's goodness, and you will be filial to your aunt in the future and listen to your aunt! You know? ”
The three little beans nodded busily.
If you don't talk about milk, you can't refute it, and you don't have to nod and say yes. As far as they are concerned, they actually think that my aunt is good.
Why? My aunt gave them something to eat!
The children are not big, and they are blood relatives, they have a good face, they eat, and there are large pieces of meat hanging in front, and the three little beans feel that the old girl is simply the best person except for her parents! No doubt!
Regarding the matter of Mrs. Li brushing her favor, Mei Xiaotong has no opinion.
She was rummaging through a pile of jade mushrooms at the moment, and she was so distressed that Mrs. Li gasped: "Oh, my old girl, what are you doing here?" This jade mushroom is squeamish, but if it breaks, it won't be sold. ”
This is her own daughter, if it were someone else, she would have thrown the melon seeds on the ear.
Mei Xiaotong used what she learned from the primary mushroom cultivation encyclopedia to pick out two small jade mushrooms with a little mycelium on their roots: "Mother, don't worry, my hands are light, I will pick out these two and try to see if I can grow them at home." ”
"Growing mushrooms at home?" If it weren't for her own daughter, Mrs. Li would have sneered at her whimsical, she had never heard of being able to grow mushrooms at home.
"Well, I saw that jade mushrooms are so valuable, they are scarce and difficult to pick, and I wonder if if I can grow them at home, I can also increase my family's income." Mei Xiaotong is full of confidence.
Mrs. Li wanted to speak and stopped, feeling that her daughter was purely full of food and a waste.
I want to hit it, and I can't bear to see my daughter's excited eyes shining.
's own daughter, kneeling, also has to be spoiled.
After thinking about it, there are only two small mushrooms, and more than a dozen big money, and I can afford to throw it away.
Therefore, without further ado, he carefully put away the remaining mushrooms, looked at the sky, and instructed Wen to prepare dinner.
Wen followed Mrs. Li to the stove house to work.
There were only Mei Xiaotong and three little beans left in the house, Xiaojuan bit her fingers and asked, "Auntie, can this mushroom really be grown at home?" ”
Mei Xiaotong didn't have much confidence, so she could only say vaguely: "Auntie try it first, maybe you can?" When the time comes, you don't have to go up the mountain to pick mushrooms, you will help your aunt get some pine leaves or something tomorrow, and when the time comes, my aunt will sew a new set of clothes for each of you to wear! ”
Although the three little beans didn't believe that they could grow mushrooms, they could hear that each person had a set of clothes, and they were all in good spirits.
"Don't worry, auntie, just leave any work to us." The little beans patted their chests and promised.
Mei Xiaotong smiled, picked up the bowl with brown sugar water, and whispered, "Then you guys will drink this sugar water." ”
Brown sugar water is a precious thing, the three little beans licked the corners of their mouths, and there was a little hesitation: "This is for your body, auntie, we don't drink it!" ”
"Drink! Auntie, I don't like to drink this, if I don't drink it, I'll pour it out! Mei Xiaotong deliberately wanted to fall.
Xiaoque quickly snatched it over: "Auntie, let's drink!" We drink! As he spoke, he took a few large coarse tea bowls, carefully watered the sugar into the bowls, and then poured white water into the tea bowls, diluting the sugar water until it was pale yellow.
I handed Tianbao a bowl, Xiaojuan a bowl, and took a bowl myself.