It is June in the Gregorian calendar, but it is actually only May in the lunar calendar. The vegetation on the mountains is more lush, and some wild flowers are blooming brilliantly.

Song Nanting carried a backpack and went into the back mountain. She didn't dare to go too deep and just wandered around the periphery.

I dug wild vegetables if there were any, picked mushrooms if there were any, and strolled around. I didn't find any toon sprouts but instead I collected a lot of these.

After walking for a while, I saw a familiar tree in the distance. When it got closer, I felt delighted.

That is a Chinese toon tree.

However, when I got closer, I didn't smell any fragrance. Instead, I smelled a strange smell.

This is Ailanthus altissima.

Song Nanting quickly moved away.

However, when I turned around, I suddenly smelled the faint scent of toon buds, and there turned out to be a toon tree not far away.

But no one knew how many years this toon tree had been alive. Its trunk was as thick as her thigh. The branches of the entire toon tree were like a big umbrella, with toon buds growing all over the branches.

It is said that the beauty of the world fades in April, and the peach blossoms on the mountains begin to bloom.

This statement was fully reflected at this time.

The toon buds at the foot of the mountain are almost all old, but the toon buds on the mountain are just fresh and tender.

Song Nanting looked at the things in the backpack in embarrassment, gritted her teeth and threw away all the wild vegetables, leaving only the mushrooms.

Then climb up the tree along the trunk and start reaching for the toon buds on the branches.

There were so many branches on this tree that Song Nanting had only broken off a few when her backpack was already full.

She covered the basket with a layer of wild vegetables, carried it back home, emptied the things out, and when she came out again, she met Sister Du Hua in front of her.

Song Nanting pulled her over and said, "Sister-in-law, go get the backpack and follow me up the mountain."

Sister Du Hua was shocked. "What good stuff?"

"Just come with me and you'll know." Song Nanting was mysterious. Du Hua was not vague either. She hurried back, carried the backpack and sickle, and went up the mountain with Song Nanting.

Tian Xiao'e had just had a fight with her mother-in-law at home. When she came out, she saw this and couldn't help but mutter, "They really look down on me. They never call me when there's anything going on."

However, Song Nanting didn't know what she was thinking and didn't want to know. She pulled Du Hua's wife up the mountain. Seeing the tree full of toon buds, Du Hua's wife was surprised, "I have been here for so many years and I didn't know there was a toon bud here."

Song Nanting laughed, "If someone knew about this, would it still be there? It's probably because of that ailanthus tree. Everyone thought this one was also an ailanthus tree."

It’s no wonder that the smell of Chinese toon is so mild, it’s because the smell of stinking toon is too overbearing.

The two women didn't waste any time and immediately prepared to climb the tree.

Seeing Song Nanting climbing the tree swiftly, Du Hua's wife said, "You are really agile, like a monkey."

Song Nanting smiled and thought that her period had affected her performance.

After climbing up the tree and then the branches, one person breaks the fruits while the other picks them up and puts them in the backpack. This way of cooperation makes the work much faster.

But some branches were too thin to climb up, so Song Nanting could only cut some with a sickle.

Both of their backpacks were full before they carried them down the mountain.

The two of them ran back and forth twice before they had almost picked all the fruits from the toon tree.

There was nothing we could do about the rest; they were all on the treetops and out of reach.

And this amount of Chinese toon is enough to eat for a long time.

After returning home, Song Nanting started to wash the toon sprouts. The mushrooms that were drying on the bungalows on both sides were also dry and ready to be put away.

Part of the toon shoots are pickled with salt, and part are dried. When there is no vegetable in winter, soak a handful of them, then chop them up and scramble them with eggs. It is also very good.

Of course, Song Nanting did not forget to send some to her godmother. She put them in a basket and went out directly.

Aunt Song didn't expect that after she sent a plate of fried eggs with toon sprouts yesterday, Song Nanting would send her so many fresh toon sprouts the next day.

When she learned that Song Nanting had gone to the mountain and actually found it, Aunt Song didn't know what to say. "The mountain is nice, but I'm worried about you being alone. Don't go there by yourself."

Then he said with regret, "If I didn't have the child, I would have gone with you."

But it’s important to take care of the children.

Usually the old lady was very careless when taking care of children. She would just give Stuttering something to eat and didn't care about her food or clothes. Aunt Song loved cleanliness, so even though Niu Niu was only a few months old, Aunt Song took good care of her. She washed her clothes very clean and there was no strange smell on her body.

I saw that complementary food was also added, and it was cooked so meticulously.

Song Nanting smiled and said, "It's okay. I'll ask Sister Du Hua to come with me from now on. If there's anything, I'll call my godmother."

When I came back, I went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a basket of large green radishes. The radishes at this time were still buried in the soil before winter last year. When I dug them out this time, they were surprisingly good, without any signs of being bad.

Seeing that she bought so much, the salesperson asked a few more questions out of curiosity. Song Nanting smiled and said, "Pickled vegetables."

It was still early for dinner when I got home. I had washed the two baskets of Chinese toon sprouts before leaving the house. One basket was hung on the roof to dry, and the other was left to dry in the yard. I took out a handful to make fried eggs in the evening, and prepared to pickle the rest with salt.

Pickled toon sprouts are delicious alone, but they taste even better when added with radish slices.

Cut the green radish into thin slices and add salt to kill the moisture. Add salt to the Chinese toon sprouts in advance, and when the leaves and stems are soft, knead them with your hands until they are soft, and mix them with the radish slices. Layer them in the jar, one layer of Chinese toon and one layer of salt, until the jar is full.

Seal the mouth tightly and place it in a well-ventilated place away from the sun. The next day, the Chinese toon sprouts can be eaten. They have the fragrance of Chinese toon sprouts and a little bit of radish flavor, which is very delicious. Of course, the radish slices need to be pickled for a longer time. After a few days of pickling, the crispness of the radish with a hint of Chinese toon flavor is another flavor.

Pickled toon sprouts can also be washed and fried with eggs. The easiest way is to roll them into pancakes and put fresh garlic sprouts on them. They taste very good when you take a bite.

After two days of patience, Song Nanting mixed a bowl of batter early in the morning and started making pancakes with great enthusiasm.

How could I not have such a skill?

As a veteran foodie, Song Nanting has put a lot of effort into researching it. Although she has not studied catering formally, she has done some research on her own.

Not to mention that Lu Jianan's appetite also decreased after his health deteriorated, so Song Nanting had to find ways to make him eat. What kind of pancakes, what kind of vegetable pancakes, what kind of pie, these are all basic skills.

But Song Nanting also overlooked a problem.

At that time, she used a griddle to fry directly on the gas stove, but now she uses firewood to fry.

This griddle was bought not long ago. It was placed directly on the ground and firewood was added from underneath.

But there is also an advantage. A pancake is very big, which saves a lot of trouble.

After working hard for half the morning, the results were very encouraging. I managed to make 200 pancakes.

She folded the sheets one by one, and before she finished, she heard someone outside calling her to come and watch the fun.

I glanced at the pancakes and then listened to the noise outside.

Song Nanting acted promptly, peeled off a pancake, grabbed a few toon shoots and garlic sprouts and went out.