Chapter XVIII Preparation
After resting, Ye Xuanxuan took the lead in carrying the medicinal herb basket forward. Now they need to transport these to the cave for the time being, and then go back and dig up some potatoes and hide them.
When this was done, I looked at the sky, and the sun was already in place. Looks like it's probably noon!
Ye Xuanxuan called Ye Erya and Ye Bao'er to prepare to go back, thought about it, and asked Ye Erya to put a small part of the wild vegetables in the bamboo basket everywhere, and then reached out and pressed it down, and casually pulled out some pigweed to cover it underneath. It looks like pigweed fed to pigs, and it won't be unusual for others to find out. He put the wild vegetables on the ground into a small basket, looked at the half basket of wild vegetables and nodded.
I put another bamboo basket with a few potatoes and put them at the bottom of the back basket, so I took less. Because I was worried that I would be discovered, I took a few enough to eat for three or four people today. Even if Ye Youfu had doubts, he couldn't ask anything, just say that he had inadvertently dug it up at the foot of the mountain.
Before returning to the stone cave, Ye Xuanxuan sorted out the herbs at random. When I first picked it, I only asked for speed, so now it's a lot lighter to tidy up, and then remove the excess part, leaving only the place that can be used in medicine. Then they are all put into the back basket, and the pigweed is also put on to cover up.
The reason for doing this is that I am worried that it will break down or affect the efficacy of the medicine after being placed in the stone cave for a long time, and second, I want to take advantage of the absence of Lu Shi and Ye Jin to quickly concoct and sort it out.
After returning home from the mountain, Ye Erya began to cook. The three of them still work together, Ye Xuanxuan picks vegetables and washes vegetables, Ye Erya cooks, and Ye Baoer watches the fire.
Because Ye Youfu was worried about them, he went back to the house to eat after finishing his farm work, which was sent to the field before.
In the past, every time Lu came home, the three children ate very badly, and he once wondered if it was because of Lu that the children did not eat well. But the Lu family also explained that the grain was all there, and he just asked something, so Ye Youfu also dispelled his doubts. In fact, he was kept in the dark, and the Lu family naturally didn't say anything every time he went out, but every time he came, he would give them a beating and scolding, scolding them for eating too much and not working or something, which also happened without Ye Youfu knowing. Every time Ye Daya was afraid that the Lu family would beat and scold her sister and brother again, she would eat less by herself, and she would make very few vegetables, and she would make wild vegetables or something.
When Ye Youfu comes home, the family meals will be ready. A fried wild leek with eggs, a stir-fried wild vegetable and a shredded potato, and then the mushroom and green vegetable soup that Ye Xuanxuan asked to make.
Looking at the obedient sons and daughters, as well as the hot meals on the table, Ye Youfu felt full of heart.
In addition, all the previous worries in his heart have been swept away, but fortunately, the child cooked a lot of food today, and the dishes were good.
He was very proud in his heart, he felt that his daughter and son were very sorry for him, so young and so sensible. After sighing, Ye Dafu wiped the ashes on his hands and served them, and the four of them ate quietly. Looking at the shredded potatoes, although I don't know what it is, but seeing that the three children are happy to eat and cooperate with a chopstick to taste, after the mouth of the eyes lit up, this thing tastes good!
"Dad, this shredded potato is delicious, right? This is what the three of us dug up at the bottom of the mountain! Looking at Ye Youfu's surprised look, Ye Bao'er was very happy to invite the credit.
His words made Ye Youfu smile, looked at the child happily and nodded, and another person grabbed a chopstick and shredded potatoes. Lunch was spent in a warm atmosphere, and all four of them were satisfied, and the corners of their mouths were slightly upturned.
Ye Youfu, who had eaten lunch, saw that the children were doing housework, and he was relieved to go to the ground.
As soon as Ye Youfu left, Ye Xuanxuan immediately limped forward and tied the courtyard door.
Arrange for Ye Bao'er to start working on those medicinal herbs.
She wanted to get it out sooner, and then take another day to secretly go to the town and sell it for money. If the town is not far away, speed up and sort it out, I don't know if I can go to the town today.
Ye Bao'er hasn't done this, and he doesn't know how to do it, but his sister will do whatever he asks him to do.
Ye Xuanxuan thought about it and explained to him while sorting it out, which medicinal materials generally have what effect and effect, and which medicinal materials should be treated to retain the medicinal effect, not only the medicinal effect will be retained, but also the money will be more if you sell it.
Ye Bao'er, who was not very interested at first, suddenly lit up when her eyes lit up, and she stared at those herbs with eyes like looking at silver. Because of this, he also began to learn seriously.
Ye Erya was busy cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks in the kitchen, and joined them when she came out.
Seeing her younger siblings studying hard and memorizing seriously, Ye Xuanxuan also worked hard to search her mind for the ancient books of her previous life, as well as the knowledge she had seen in modern times, and she wanted to teach them everything she knew.
Although the two siblings felt strange that their sister suddenly understood so many things, they didn't ask.
Their idea is very simple, as long as this person is their sister and it is for their good. As for why the eldest sister suddenly knew so many things, they all chose not to explore. In addition, there is such a literate mother, so they only think that their mother taught the eldest sister if they have doubts.
Since there is no money and no conditions, Ye Xuanxuan can only clean up those medicinal materials, and the price will be very high if she really wants to sell the medicinal materials after they are concocted. It's a pity that they don't have anything to use at home, at least some of the things they need to concoct such as 'wine, vinegar, salt' and other everyday things can't be used, and they need a lot of tools.
I don't know the price of medicinal materials and the demand for medicinal materials in this era, Ye Xuanxuan can only sort out those in order to make money early, and sell them directly. If you really have money in the future, let's process it deeply!
With such thoughts, Ye Xuanxuan sped up her speed, and even told them the names of the medicinal materials and processing methods that she had talked about again.
The three sisters and brothers worked together and finished in less than an hour.
The main reason is that Ye Erya and Ye Bao'er are not familiar with each other, and Ye Xuanxuan intends to let them study, so it is much slower, otherwise the three of them will not need to deal with it in half an hour.
If Ye Xuanxuan was alone, it would be faster, and the appearance of those medicinal materials would be remembered in her mind, and she would be able to complete the classification and processing quickly.
Seeing that it was still very early, Ye Bao'er said that it was not yet over, so she asked Ye Erya if the town was far away.
Since coming here, Ye Xuanxuan has never inquired about the town and has never been there. In the past, Ye Daya was even more homely, and there was always endless work at home, and she didn't know much about the town. And the Lu family doesn't want her to go out, there is a lot of work at home! In addition, Ye Daya was lame, and going out made the Lu family feel very embarrassed, so even the village didn't agree to let her walk.