Jiang Tangtang discovered these wild bayberries while scanning the system on her way today.
Unlike the bayberries she usually picked in the orchard, these bayberries were bright red, small in size, and very sour.
Aside from making candied bayberries and plum juice, there's probably no way to eat them.
Everyone helped them transport the cassava, but they still had to weave baskets first, so Jiang Tangtang felt bad letting them work for nothing.
In the hot summer, after traveling for most of the day, nothing beats a bowl of sweet and sour plum juice.
Not to mention the villagers who helped her, Jiang Tangtang herself wanted some too. She had already shown off the whole bag of mint and honey water that Lu Shiyan had given her.
It wasn't that her belly was big; it was just that the weather was hot. She had walked all day, and she knew that once she reached the river, she wouldn't lack water. So she didn't hold back and drank the whole water bag of honey water.
However, drinking too much water can lead to frequent trips to the toilet.
Seeing that there were people all around, Jiang Tangtang called out to Lu Shiyan, wanting him to take her to a place further away.
Lu Shiyan was already used to her many picky little habits, and without her saying much, he understood her meaning with just a glance. He led her to a secluded place with few weeds to solve the problem.
On the way back, Jiang Tangtang discovered that the system had detected a patch of wild strawberries in the woods. Wanting to pick some, she begged Lu Shiyan to accompany her for a walk.
Lu Shiyan didn't want to carry her or hug her anymore. He always felt that as soon as he got close to her body, his body would lose control and have some strange reactions.
He escorted her through the woods. As they walked, they suddenly heard a muffled moan.
Having spent years on the internet, Jiang Tangtang quickly realized what was happening.
Wow!
That's exciting!
Jiang Tangtang was about to go see who was playing such a trick when Lu Shiyan grabbed her arm.
Jiang Tangtang looked at him innocently and lowered her voice, "What are you doing?"
Lu Shiyan was about to ask her what she wanted to do. Shouldn't a normal person avoid such a situation?
Jiang Tangtang ignored his questioning gaze and said generously, "I'll go take a look."
Lu Shiyan didn't know if she was unaware or doing it on purpose. He leaned down, close to his ear, and said with a hint of reproach, "What's so interesting about that? Aren't you afraid of getting a sty?"
Because he was afraid of being discovered by the other couple, he stood very close to Jiang Tangtang, almost whispering.
The hot breath sprayed against her ear, and the sexy yet deliberately lowered voice made Jiang Tangtang's ears burn, her heart race, and she felt inexplicably embarrassed.
While Jiang Tangtang was still in a daze, Lu Shiyan grabbed her waist and carried her back to the village's temporary resting place.
As soon as he landed, Lu Shiyan released Jiang Tangtang and ran away as if he were escaping.
Jiang Tangtang watched his retreating figure and felt that he was deliberately avoiding her today.
Just then, Luo Taohua came over with a bowl of plum juice, saying ingratiatingly, "Third sister-in-law, the plum juice is ready. Would you like to try some?"
Jiang Tangtang took the drink and squinted, saying, "It's so sour."
“Mom said that the honey was specially picked by my third brother for you, and she won’t let us touch it. Why don’t I take it back and ask Mom to add some more honey to it?”
Luo Taohua had been eyeing Jiang Tangtang's jar of honey since yesterday, and today she finally found a chance to sneak a taste, but her mother-in-law wouldn't let her handle it.
Thinking that she had worked so hard to find firewood and start a fire, only to end up with nothing in return, she died of resentment.
Jiang Tangtang saw Luo Taohua grinning like a mouse stealing oil and knew that she was up to something again.
She said, "Sister-in-law, you've worked hard. Don't trouble yourself with such a small thing. I can do it myself."
"What's so hard about it for me? It's my younger brother and sister-in-law who have worked so hard. They must be exhausted from trying to find food for the family."
Luo Taohua smiled and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'm not ungrateful. You've worked so hard for this family. I may not be able to help you with anything else, but I can do some chores. If there's anything you need to do in the future, just tell me and I'll do it."
Jiang Tangtang raised her eyes, seemingly not quite believing her words, "Really?"
"Really." Luo Taohua nodded emphatically and came over to take the bowl from Jiang Tangtang's hand.
Jiang Tangtang said, "Sister-in-law, I just came back from over there and saw a patch of wild fruit growing on the ground, but I didn't bring any luggage with me. Why don't you go pick some and we can make jam?"
"What is jam?" Luo Taohua was a foodie to begin with, and these past few days she had witnessed Jiang Tangtang's methods. She knew that although her sister-in-law was spoiled, she was really smart.
Thinking back to how Jiang Tangtang instructed Zhou Qiongniang yesterday, turning leaves that she used to barely glance at into a delicacy.
She was so excited that she instantly forgot about the honey scam.
Jiang Tangtang, however, regretted missing out on the wild fruit.
With that pair of wild lovers around, the little fairy lord definitely wouldn't want to take her back. But she really didn't want to miss that patch of wild strawberries.
So she decided to trick Luo Taohua into running errands for her, saying, "It's a sauce made by simmering fruit pulp and sugar together. It's especially delicious and can be used to make pastries or spread on bread."
Although Luo Taohua didn't know what bread was, that didn't stop her from getting excited. She immediately volunteered, "I'll go pick some right now."
Jiang Tangtang told her the location of the wild fruit, and Luo Taohua immediately grabbed a basket and went into the woods.
The Lu family's baskets had long been used to store cassava; this is a new basket woven by Brother Lu using bamboo strips.
Jiang Tangtang discovered that although Brother Lu was not good with words, he was very skillful with his hands, and the baskets he wove were both beautiful and sturdy.
Besides Brother Lu, many other people volunteered to help the Lu family. Some of them didn't know how to weave baskets, but they still took knives and went to the bamboo forest to cut bamboo.
In addition to some villagers from Dawancun, Xiong Hongbiao also brought his three sons to help.
Yesterday, Jiang Tangtang took people hunting. Because the Xiong family father and son were not familiar with the Lu family, and because of the special relationship between Li Shi and Xia Shi, the Xiong family did not go with them.
Like other villagers in Dawancun, the Xiong family father and son's hunting results were far from satisfactory.
The father and his sons searched the mountain for a long time, but in the end they only caught two snakes and a mountain rat.
Li Mingxi is timid and dares not eat snakes, much less rats.
Although she wasn't his biological daughter, seeing Li Mingxi reminded Xiong Hongbiao of his own daughter who had died young, just like his ex-wife. He had always treated her like his own daughter.
Looking at his adopted daughter, he felt extremely sorry for her.
But apart from the prey they hunted, the bear family had no other food to fill their stomachs.
Later, Li Shi delivered the portion of food he had received from the Lu family to Xia Shi. Xia Shi refused to accept it, but Xiong Hongbiao, for the sake of his adopted daughter, took it on his behalf.
In his heart, Li Mingxi was already his daughter. The meals that his subordinate Li Shi delivered were a way of repaying Li Shi's kindness.
So when he saw that the Lu family was short of supplies, he took the initiative to bring his three sons over to help.
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