As soon as Liu Sisi came in, she saw Tiantian fiddling with something, so she asked her what was going on.
"Sister Sweetie, what were you doing just now?"
“I’m trying to find some herbs to treat frostbite. Look how many chilblains my mother has on her hands. It’s just a pity that it’s too cold here and herbs are hard to find. I only found some astragalus, but it’s not very effective.”
Liu Sisi immediately noticed that the aunt's hands did indeed have frostbite.
Although the house was warm, the women couldn't just stay inside. They also had to cook, heat the kang (a heated brick bed), gather firewood, wash clothes, and go to the county town to buy rice and vegetables.
She took out a small box from her sleeve (space). It was given to her by the imperial physicians, who knew she was coming to the snow mountain and brought it with them.
"Here, ma'am, take this frostbite cream and apply it."
Since she doesn't need it herself, she might as well give it to someone who does.
The auntie knew it must be very expensive just by looking at such an exquisite box.
"I can't accept this, it's too valuable," girl, please take it carefully so you don't lose it.
The older woman tried to hand the box back to Liu Sisi, but Liu Sisi didn't take it.
"Auntie, I'd like to stay here for another night! You can't refuse, consider this my payment to you."
“You can stay here, no need for payment,” the woman said again.
Liu Sisi changed the subject.
"Auntie, is it always this cold in Snow Mountain City?"
"No, it won't be like that. It will be warmer for a few months after the New Year." The aunt said, placing the frostbite ointment on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Oh? Since it's warm, the fields should be able to grow crops!
Could it be a problem with the land?
Liu Sisi didn't say these words aloud, but she kept them to herself and decided to go and take a look at the wasteland.
"Auntie, I feel much warmer now, I'm going to take a walk around the village."
"Okay, when you come back later, your aunt will cook you some porridge. Tomorrow, I'll help you find your parents."
The auntie is still thinking about helping Liu Sisi find her parents! This village is truly known for its simple and honest people, which is rare.
After leaving the house, Liu Sisi rode her horse to take a look at the wasteland.
The barren land, uncultivated for a long time, had begun to harden. She took out a knife from her spatial storage and forcefully flipped it a few times.
Below was actually black soil.
"This black soil is incredibly valuable in modern times! How could it not grow crops!"
It's probably because there's not enough water, making it unsuitable for growing rice, or maybe the variety is inappropriate.
This land should be suitable for growing crops such as corn, potatoes, and wheat.
Unfortunately, there are no corn seeds here, and her space only contains potatoes. Wheat should go back to the capital to look for them; the capital should have wheat seeds.
Liu Sisi looked around to make sure no one was there. She shoveled a lot of soft black soil and put it into her spatial storage. She hadn't even started using the vast expanse of her space yet. She would go back and use this black soil to try planting potatoes and wheat.
Xi Yu has disappeared. Ever since its space increased by 108,000 miles, it has been crawling around everywhere and no longer patrols the supermarket every day.
Anyway, as long as Liu Sisi needs to sense it, it can go out.
After finishing these tasks, Liu Sisi went back to her aunt's house.
"You're back! Your feet are covered in mud! Come wash your hands, let's eat."
The older woman greeted Liu Sisi warmly, as if she were her own child.
When Liu Sisi came back, she only changed her clothes and forgot to change her shoes. When she was collecting black soil, some of the wet soil underneath had turned into mud, and her feet were covered in it.
"Hehe, it's okay, I'll go outside and rub my shoes a few times before going back inside," Liu Sisi said as she left the yard, rubbing her shoes vigorously and then scraping the edges clean with a stone.
After washing her hands, the aunt invited Liu Sisi to sit on the kang (a heated brick bed) for dinner.
The meal included brown rice porridge, cornbread, and a plate of stir-fried vegetables with meat.
The bowl of porridge in front of her was the thickest.
"Come on, girl, don't be shy about the food, have some!"
Sweetie looked at the meat and swallowed hard, but didn't touch her chopsticks, waiting for Liu Sisi to eat first.
Liu Sisi knew that her family probably rarely ate meat, so she prepared it today because she saw that Liu Sisi had come.
"Thank you, Auntie." Liu Sisi picked up her bowl and started eating.
After the meal, Tian Tian quickly became familiar with Liu Sisi. Tian Tian was a sunny and lively girl.
She asked Liu Sisi many questions. She had never left this place since birth and was very curious about the outside world.
Liu Sisi patiently answered her questions.
The next day, Liu Sisi quietly got up and left while her aunt and Tian Tian were still fast asleep.
She left five taels of silver as a token of her gratitude to the aunt's family for taking her in.
This time, she had no baggage, and it wouldn't be easy to explain leaving rice or a water bag directly, so she could only leave silver.
It wasn't that Liu Sisi was a saint; she just felt that it was rare to find such simple and honest people in this era.
As for the land issue, it can't be resolved for now. She'll come back again once her space experiment is complete.
When the aunt got up and saw that Liu Sisi was missing, she was worried for a while and immediately went out to look for her, afraid that Liu Sisi might be in danger on her own.
"Mother, no need to look anymore, look at this." Sweetie said, holding five taels of silver in her hand.
"This must have been left by my younger sister. I think she's no ordinary person, so Mother, don't worry."
"Oh, this child, why keep so much money? It's not easy for a girl to be out there. I wonder if she's found her parents yet!" The aunt felt very guilty for taking advantage of Liu Sisi.
Liu Sisi had already left Snow Mountain City; the road ahead was flat and deserted.
Finally, Liu Sisi didn't have to ride a horse anymore; her butt was a little sore from riding.
If I weren't physically strong now, my butt would probably be raw from all the chafing.
She took out her small electric scooter and rode it. Although it was still a bit cold, it was much better than riding a horse.
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