The main reason was that most people didn't have a nose as sensitive as Yun Yiyi's. Yun Yiyi could smell the scent of wild chives from over a mile away, something most people couldn't do.
Yun Yiyi looked at everyone's confused expressions and raised her head happily.
"Well, am I right?"
Zhang looked at Yun Yiyi's arrogant expression and couldn't help laughing.
"Yiyi, you are awesome." Zhang gave a thumbs up and praised sincerely.
"Yiyi, you are really awesome. Next time I will follow you to pick wild vegetables." Brother Yun San said while hugging Yun Yiyi's neck.
"Third brother, this is absolutely possible. Next time, you carry a big basket, and I won't carry a basket."
"Yiyi, then let Second Brother and Zirui follow you next time."
Yun Yiyi looked at the expectant expressions on Second Brother Yun and Xie Zirui's faces and waved her hand, "No problem, it's settled. You all should follow me next time."
"Mom, do you want to follow me too?" Yun Yiyi did not miss Zhang.
"Yiyi, there's no need for me to follow you. I know a lot of wild vegetables, and I can find a lot of them just by digging."
"Okay then." Yun Yiyi looked regretful.
Zhang touched Yun Yiyi's hair and said, "Okay, let's go back. I see many people in the village have gone back to cook, so let's go back and make some time."
"Okay, Mom."
"Mom, you better go ahead."
Zhang walked in front and returned with several children.
By the time Zhang and the others returned, Yun the butcher had already set up the stove and fed the donkey and mule.
"Wife, if you need to wash those wild vegetables, I'll help you." Butcher Yun looked happily at the small roots of garlic, wild leeks, wild onions, and shepherd's purse in several baskets.
Zhang took a look at several wild vegetables and made her decision.
"Boss, let's have leek dumplings for lunch today. Look at the wild leeks Yiyi picked. They are plump and fragrant."
"Okay, then I'll take the kids to pick some wild chives and then wash and drain them later."
"Yiyi, Zirui, the two of you, find a small basket and take a handful of wild chives to the village chief, Mr. Li, Hunter Zhang, the Wu family next door, and the three clan elders."
"Leeks don't look good, and they'll rot if left out tomorrow. I might as well share some with everyone so they can try something new. Since Yiyi found some wild leeks on this mountain, I guess she'll be able to find some too when she rests tonight."
"Wife, you are really thoughtful."
Zhang secretly glared at Yun the butcher, and Yun the butcher quickly put on a big smile.
"Mom, let my brother Zirui go deliver it now. I think it will be just in time for everyone to cook, so it won't be late for dinner."
"Okay, then you two go ahead. I'll go knead the dough now. I'll make extra today so you can have a good meal."
After hearing what Zhang said, everyone smiled.
Yun Yiyi took a basket, filled it with wild chives, and went to deliver the wild chives with Xie Zirui.
Zhang busied herself washing her hands and then scooping out the noodles. Yun the Butcher, along with a few children, carefully picked out the old and yellow leaves from the wild chives and discarded them. Once everyone had picked through the remaining leeks, Yun the Butcher took the basin and went to wash the vegetables.
The three Yun brothers continued to pick the remaining wild vegetables. They had to pick all the vegetables carefully, wash them, and dry them before deciding how to cook them. Otherwise, by the afternoon, they would have all wilted.
The wild vegetables that were collected with great effort must be carefully cleaned and not wasted. Without being told by adults, the three Yun brothers sat on the stools and carefully picked the wild vegetables.
Zhang had dug up a lot of shepherd's purse, only two handfuls, but it was definitely enough for a shepherd's purse and egg soup at noon.
Boss Yun gave the cleaned shepherd's purse to Yun the butcher and asked him to wash it first for use later.
"Boss, go add some water to the pot. Let's make the shepherd's purse and egg soup first. The noodles I made need to rise for a while, and the water from the chives hasn't been drained yet."
"Mom, I'll go now." Boss Yun first prepared the firewood, then washed the pot, added water, and started to light the fire.
Zhang kneaded the dough, placed it in a basin, and covered it with a cloth. She washed her hands and came over to help pick the wild vegetables.
"Mom, how do I eat these little garlic cloves?"
"Among the wild vegetables we dug today, garlic chives are the most abundant."
After Zhang finished speaking, she thought for a while and said, "I'll wash these small garlic cloves and dry them. I'll add salt and chili powder and pickle them. This way they can be kept longer."
"It tastes good pickled too. Mother, are these three wild onions going to be used as seasoning?" asked Second Brother Yun.
"Yes, put it on the donkey cart. Use it slowly while cooking. It will be enough for a while."
The mothers chatted while picking wild vegetables and worked very quickly.
"Grandma Wu, these are some wild chives I picked in the mountains today. My mother asked me to bring some to you for you to try."
Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui were the last to arrive at the Wu family. Because the Wu family was closest to the Yun family, Yun Yiyi put them at the end of the list.
"Yiyi, where did you pick these wild chives? They look so good, thick and fragrant. Your two aunts and I ran around for a long time, but we didn't see any wild chives." Li took a handful of wild chives handed over by Yun Yiyi and exclaimed in surprise.
"Grandma Wu, I found the wild chives on a slope, but it's quite far from here, so it's not easy to be discovered."
"Mom, I didn't expect Yiyi to be so lucky. We haven't eaten leeks for a long time." Li's eldest daughter-in-law also looked at the green wild leeks in Li's hand in surprise.
"Mom, why don't we use this bunch of wild chives to make cabbage boxes. The children will definitely like to eat them." Li's second daughter-in-law also said happily.
"Okay, then eat it in a cabbage box and put a few more eggs in it. Make more so that the whole family can have a taste." Li handed the handful of wild chives to her second daughter-in-law with a happy face.
"Come on, mother. You can wait for the delicious vegetable boxes." After saying this, Li's second daughter-in-law pulled the eldest daughter-in-law to make the vegetable boxes.
"Grandma Wu, what a coincidence! My mother also made lunch boxes today."
"Haha, this leek can be used to make vegetable boxes or dumplings, both are delicious. However, making dumplings takes time, and we don't have enough time for lunch, so making vegetable boxes is faster and saves time." Li said readily.
Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui looked at each other and realized that there was so much to learn about cooking.
"Grandma Wu, you know so much."
Hearing Yun Yiyi's straightforward praise, Li laughed heartily.
"Haha, cooking is a very complex subject. But you two kids don't have to worry about it, just wait and eat."
After Li finished speaking, she went to the car and grabbed a handful of roasted peanuts and soybeans, put them in a bowl, and handed it to Yun Yiyi.
"Yiyi, these are the peanuts and soybeans your aunt fried. Take them back and let everyone taste them."
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