Xiao Man'er was tricked by Yue Jiuyue into going outside to find bean worms, while she herself continued to lie in bed and grow mushrooms.
Their family planted some beans on the edge of the field after the South Lake was filled with water. At that time, they also planted some seasonal vegetables around the yard. Not only Yue Jiuyue's family planted them, but the whole village did not waste any land. It was because of this that Yue Jiuyue stayed up two more nights in a row.
The house was finished yesterday, so today Lin Chaodong and the others rushed to harvest the beans. They cut the beans and stalks together and laid them out to dry on the threshing floor. That's where Xiaoman'er went to find the bean worms.
The villagers who came to help clean up the sand, stones, and straw in the yard. Liu cleaned it up carefully one last time. After it was cleaned up, she could start sewing the quilt.
Liu had already made cotton-padded coats for the whole family, and even sewed one for Yue Jiuyue. Yue Jiuyue had been busy taking care of Xiaoman'er for the past few days, so that coat was still half-finished and lying in her space. She didn't know when it would be available for sale in the online store.
Yue Jiuyue wasn't in a hurry. With five taels of silver a day, she could keep going for a month or two even if she did nothing. She still had nearly three hundred taels left from the money she earned in the county town that time.
"Grandma, is this enough for you to play with?"
Xiao Man'er showed Yue Jiuyue dozens of bean worms wrapped in her clothes. The worms were intertwined and crawling together. Upon seeing this, Yue Jiuyue was startled and subtly moved back a little, then tried to praise them as naturally as possible:
"Little girl, you're so capable! Give these bean worms to your mother. Let them sit for a day or two until they've emptied their intestines. Then chop them up, add a couple of eggs, stir them together, and stir-fry them. They'll be delicious!"
As she spoke, Yue Jiuyue couldn't help but swallow again.
"Gulp!"
Don't doubt it, this couldn't possibly be Yue Jiuyue making this noise. She was confident that she would never be so pathetic.
Then it can only be the little thing in front of me.
"Grandma, is it really that delicious?"
As she asked the question, Xiaoman swallowed hard again, her eyes still fixed on Yue Jiuyue, sparkling with anticipation.
"Yes, really."
Yue Jiuyue found it amusing, and her cravings lessened considerably.
"Oh! I'll go find some bean worms right now, I want to eat bean worm eggs!"
The little girl ran out making a ruckus, followed immediately by Madam Liu's scolding:
"Little girl! Don't run around like a wolf! Be careful you don't get gored by a wild boar!"
Upon hearing this, Yue Jiuyue felt a pang of sympathy for the fourth brother. Luckily, he wasn't home; otherwise, he would have had to awkwardly dig out two courtyard houses.
There was no need to wait two days. That very evening, Liu cleaned the bean worms, chopped them up, mixed them with egg liquid, added a pinch of salt, put them in a bowl, and then placed them on the steamer rack in the pot to steam.
Well, it's because Yue Jiuyue forgot to say one thing. After all, ancient cooking methods only included boiling, steaming, and roasting. Stir-frying was not yet a cooking method at that time.
However, the bean worm and egg custard steamed by Liu's family, apart from not being salty, tasted quite delicious.
"Grandma! The bean worms and eggs are so delicious!"
The little girl ate her fill.
"Yes, our little girl deserves the most credit; she's the one who caught all the bean worms!"
Yue Jiuyue praised them, saying that it was good not to dampen the children's enthusiasm for work.
"Yes, yes, I'll catch some more for Grandma to eat tomorrow!"
The little girl grinned as she spoke, her big eyes narrowing into slits.
"Okay, then Grandma will wait."
Yue Jiuyue smiled kindly.
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