Old Mrs. Fan was carried down the mountain, but she still didn't wake up. Her family had no choice but to call a doctor for her. When the doctor arrived, he pinched her philtrum and gave her acupuncture, and only then did she regain consciousness.
However, due to Han Yiyi's sudden movement on the mountain, her waist was completely twisted. According to the doctor, she can only rest in bed now, and it will probably take three to five months to recover.
Now that Granny Fan is unable to get out of bed, she naturally needs someone to take care of her. Her family was unwilling to stay and take care of her anymore, so they went directly to the village chief. The village chief had no choice but to send his own wife to take care of her first, and then sent someone to the Ye family in town to find Fan Ting and his wife.
As soon as Han Yiyi returned to the thatched hut, the two little ones came to greet her. However, this thatched hut was not the same as the previous one. Because the main hall that Han Yiyi wanted to build was located on the site of the original thatched hut, the previous thatched hut had been completely demolished. On the open space next to it, Dazhu and the others helped to build a temporary dwelling.
Looking at the bamboo fungus in the basket, Han Yiyi really wanted to make a bamboo fungus chicken soup.
But now there are no chickens at home, and it's impossible to go to town to buy chickens, so I tried searching in the system. Sure enough, they were for sale, and they were even slaughtered and cleaned.
Thinking back to when they were on the mountain, they had just exchanged Granny Fan's mushrooms for 700 points, so they directly spent 50 points to exchange for half a chicken. The reason they didn't exchange for a whole chicken was because they were worried that the three of them wouldn't be able to finish it.
Chicken soup is difficult to stew in an iron pot. Since there is no pressure cooker here, it can only be stewed in an earthenware pot. To save time, Han Yiyi put the prepared chicken into the earthenware pot to stew before starting to prepare the bamboo fungus.
Han Yi first soaked the bamboo fungus in cold water with added salt for 10-20 minutes, then tore off the root, and then soaked it again in cold water with added salt for 10 minutes.
Actually, adding some vinegar to the salt water would be even better, as it would remove the bitterness of the bamboo fungus and improve its texture. However, since there was no vinegar in this era, Han Yiyi did not exchange any more with Xi Tong and simply soaked it in salt water for a while longer.
Bamboo fungus tastes better when added 20 minutes before the chicken soup is ready, so Han Yiyi took advantage of this time to start kneading dough to make some scallion pancakes.
Han Yiyi had the two little ones pick wild scallions from behind the house. She was very quick, and in less than fifteen minutes, she had made several scallion pancakes that were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
Seeing that the chicken soup was almost done, perhaps because the chickens in the system were all artificially raised and not very old, the chicken meat was quickly stewed until tender. Han Yiyi then added the bamboo fungus as well.
Taking a bite of the crispy scallion pancake and a sip of the tender bamboo fungus soup, Han Yiyi couldn't help but squint her eyes in happiness. The two little ones took a bite of the pancake and a sip of the soup, and even then, they didn't forget to take a moment to talk to Han Yiyi.
"Mom, the soup you made is so delicious..."
Han Yiyi looked at the two little ones whose faces were noticeably plumper than before, and her lips unconsciously curled up.
After lunch, once the two little ones had fallen asleep, Han Yiyi went to Aunt Zhang's house.
Aunt Zhang's door was ajar. Han Yi called out and went straight in. As soon as she entered, she saw the family eating together. On the table were two plates of stir-fried mushrooms, several cornbread buns, and several bowls of brown rice porridge.
As soon as Aunt Zhang saw Han Yiyi, she quickly invited her to eat with her. After learning that Han Yiyi had already eaten, she hurriedly asked her if she had anything to do.
Han Yiyi originally thought that since she had cooked chicken soup and waited until the two little ones were asleep before coming over, they should have already finished eating.
After asking around, they learned that the bamboo pillows weren't selling as well as they had a few days ago, probably because of the rain. Da Niu and San Ni waited a little longer in town, hoping to sell a few more. They stayed a bit late so they could eat them together.
Han Yiyi also knew that although it was still the late summer heat, the autumn rains brought a chill, and the bamboo pillow business was naturally not going to be easy anymore. So Han Yiyi explained the purpose of her visit today.
Actually, Han Yiyi came here today for two reasons. First, she wanted Aunt Zhang's family to help her pick mushrooms, and she would exchange them for rice from the system. Second, she wanted Da Niu to help her make bamboo chairs and stools!
Aunt Zhang wasn't surprised that Han Yiyi wanted Da Niu to help make bamboo chairs and stools, because Han Yiyi had mentioned it to her before. However, when she heard that Han Yiyi wanted to exchange rice for them, she thought she had misheard and hurriedly asked.
"Han girl, what did you say? You want to trade rice for mushrooms with us? Did I hear that right...?"
Han Yi initially thought of exchanging eggs, but then realized that eggs were inconvenient, so he simply exchanged rice instead. With rice, Aunt Zhang and the others could eat it themselves or sell it in town.
Han Yiyi planned to exchange one pound of mushrooms for one pound of rice. The mushrooms here were only worth seven or eight coins a pound at most, and there was plenty of mushrooms on the mountain after the rain, so not many people would buy them. Rice, on the other hand, cost ten coins a pound. Normally, few farmers could afford to eat rice. The best they could afford was brown rice, and some even added wild vegetables to it. That's why Aunt Zhang was so surprised when she heard Han Yiyi's words.
Because rice in the system costs 10 points per kilogram, while mushrooms cost 200 points per kilogram.
In fact, Han Yiyi also wanted to exchange more rice for them, but she was worried about how to explain it, so she gave up. Han Yiyi could be said to have earned 190 points per kilogram with tears in her eyes.
Upon hearing Aunt Zhang's question, Han Yiyi quickly replied.
"Aunt Zhang, you heard right. It's a trade of mushrooms for rice. One pound of mushrooms can be exchanged for one pound of rice. Any edible mushrooms will do, but each type of mushroom needs to be kept separate..."
When Aunt Zhang heard Han Yiyi confirm it again, she was overjoyed, but she still asked with concern.
"Han girl, what do you need so many mushrooms for? You can't eat all of them, and you can't sell them for much..."
Han Yi had already prepared an excuse when she arrived, and when Aunt Zhang asked, she replied directly.
"This is not what I wanted. Manager Tong of Yunlai Restaurant asked me to receive it on his behalf. He mentioned it a few days ago, but at that time, the weather was too hot and it didn't rain. There weren't many mushrooms on the mountain either, so I didn't say anything..."
Inside the Yunlai Restaurant, Manager Tong suddenly sneezed, turned to look at the bright sunshine outside, and looked puzzled.
Hearing Han Yiyi's words, Aunt Zhang couldn't help but ask again, "Then, how many mushrooms do they need...?" While talking to Han Yiyi, her hands kept moving. She tossed the bowls and chopsticks to Si Ni to clean up, and went to get a basket, looking like she was about to go to the back mountain immediately.
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