"Sister-in-law, can these medicinal herbs be sold for money?"
Looking at the mostly full basket of medicinal herbs, Wu Lei couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, it can be sold for money, but this is the first time my sister-in-law has picked this, and she has never sold it before."
I don't know the exact price yet; it still needs to be dried, so I probably won't know until next month."
Wei Yuyan packed the pears into the basket and answered Wu Lei's question.
The main problem is that it's only February, the sun is too weak, and it takes quite a while to get warm.
"I understand, sister-in-law."
Wu Lei nodded and helped Wei Yuyan carry the basket on her back.
"You two go ahead, let's go."
Wei Yuyan let the children go ahead, otherwise she would have to keep turning around to see if they were keeping up.
The children walked obediently ahead, and it took them about half an hour to get home.
Wu Qian seemed a little tired and wanted to sleep.
"Xiao Lei, take your sister to rest. I'll call you when it's time to eat."
Wei Yuyan put down her basket and quickly told them to go and rest, as they had been walking for several hours today.
After all, he's just a child, so it seems best not to let them go with us in the future.
After taking a sip of water, Wei Yuyan didn't rest. She cleaned up the pears and put them in the kitchen.
Then I filled a basin with clean water and gently washed the Panax notoginseng.
Just wash off the mud, wipe it dry with a clean cloth, and then hang it on a winnowing basket to dry.
Wei Yuyan prayed silently, hoping for a few sunny days.
After finishing these tasks, Wei Yuyan had to start making lunch. Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice; there was enough grain at home, but no good dishes to cook.
Wei Yuyan searched around in the kitchen and unexpectedly found potatoes.
Half a basket of potatoes was piled in the corner, seemingly harvested from a small plot of land the original owner had planted in the backyard last year.
Potatoes are naturally high-yielding, and since the Wu family doesn't own any land, it seems necessary to clear some land this year and plant some potatoes or sweet potatoes.
Since they were relatively small, Wei Yuyan took eight or nine potatoes, washed and peeled them, and then chopped some chili peppers and scallions.
"Let's have steamed buns for dinner," Wei Yuyan thought, remembering she was going to town the next morning.
I don't have time to make breakfast, so I'll just make a few more steamed buns now and have them for breakfast tomorrow.
Without further ado, Wei Yuyan started kneading dough again, still using half white flour and half corn flour.
For some reason, even though the medicinal herbs haven't been sold yet, Wei Yuyan isn't worried about going hungry at all. Maybe that's just her mysterious confidence.
She steamed more than ten buns in one go. They were round and very pretty. Wei Yuyan is actually from the South in modern times.
But her grandmother was from the north, and every few days she would make steamed buns, dumplings, and noodles at home.
Wei Yuyan also learned a little bit, and now it came in handy. She finally understood what people meant when they said that having more skills is never a bad thing.
Once the steamed buns are done, start frying the potatoes. Blanch the potatoes first.
"Xiao Lei, Qian Qian, get up and eat."
Wei Yuyan blanched the vegetables and went to call the two children before starting to cook.
Add a little lard to the pan, sauté the chopped chili until fragrant, then add the potatoes. If there's too little oil, they'll stick to the pan immediately.
Wei Yuyan added water and simmered it for a while.
"Sister-in-law, what are we having for dinner?"
Wu Qian felt her stomach rumbling and smelled a delicious aroma, so she quickly ran to the kitchen to see what tasty food was in there.
"Stir-fried potatoes, dinner is ready."
Wei Yuyan added a little salt and chopped green onions, stir-fried it evenly, and it was ready to serve.
He picked up a few steamed buns and put them on the table, giving Wu Qian one and a half in her bowl.
With two bowls in Wu Lei's bowl, Wei Yuyan finally knew how much they ate.
Wu Lei is at the age where he is growing, so two steamed buns per meal are not too much.
The main problem is that the food has no oil or fat at all, and you feel hungry again soon after eating it.
"This is stir-fried potato, have a taste."
Wei Yuyan didn't help them pick up food; she let them pick up their own, as she felt that helping others pick up food was a bad habit.
If I don't serve food to them in the future, will they feel embarrassed to serve food to me?
"Delicious, really delicious, sister-in-law, why didn't you cook it like this before?"
Wu Qian tasted a bite of the stir-fried potato; it was salty and spicy, and went very well with rice.
"I...I didn't know that potatoes could be eaten as a vegetable before."
Wei Yuyan felt a little embarrassed by Wu Qian's question. The original owner used to roast potatoes, which had a slightly astringent taste.
The children didn't really like eating it, so they put the potatoes in a corner.
"Sister-in-law, you've made a lot of steamed buns. Are you going up the mountain again tomorrow?"
Wu Lei just went to the kitchen and saw that Wei Yuyan had steamed twelve or thirteen steamed buns.
"I want to go to town tomorrow, but we're out of oil and salt at home. Sister-in-law, go and buy some."
"You two stay home and wait for me tomorrow. Don't open the door for anyone, understand?"
Wei Yuyan has a lot of things she wants to buy tomorrow, and she also wants to go to town to inquire about the prices of medicinal herbs.
"What if Sister-in-law Xiuhua comes?"
Wu Qian tilted her head curiously and asked, making Wei Yuyan both amused and exasperated.
"Okay, then, no one should open the door except for Sister-in-law Xiuhua, okay?"
Wei Yuyan still trusted her sister-in-law Xiuhua.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, we won't run around."
Wu Lei ate a steamed bun while talking. His sister-in-law used to not give such instructions when she went to town, but now it seems a little different.
"Okay, eat more. Tomorrow morning, you and your sister can just steam some buns. When you come back at noon, your sister-in-law will bring you something delicious."
Wei Yuyan picked up a potato with her chopsticks and placed it on Wu Lei's plate.
Dinner for three is always especially cozy.
Wei Yuyan was so tired today that she didn't want to take a shower. She just wiped herself down, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep.
She slept soundly through the night. In the early morning, as dawn broke, Wei Yuyan got up and her husband steamed two buns.
Then he quickly washed up, put on clean clothes, and carefully put one hundred coins on his person.
Before leaving, he carried a basket on his back and made sure to take two hot steamed buns with him.
There will be an oxcart from the village going to town tomorrow, but it will cost one coin per person.
Wei Yuyan was reluctant to part with it; the round trip cost two copper coins, enough to buy candied hawthorns.
Wei Yuyan took the shortcut today. It would take 35 minutes to walk on the main road, but only 25 minutes to walk on the shortcut.
As Wei Yuyan walked, she ate small bites of steamed bun. For the first time, she found steamed buns to be incredibly delicious, and they became sweeter and sweeter with each chew.
Half an hour later, Wei Yuyan finished her steamed buns and arrived in town, which was called Qiaotou Town.
There were quite a few people in town early in the morning, many of whom came to buy vegetables. I remember that the town held a market day on odd-numbered days, and there were even more people there. There was no market day today.
Wei Yuyan thought for a moment and decided to go buy a lock first.
"Brother, how much is this lock?"
Wei Yuyan arrived at the blacksmith shop. There were many items there that she wanted, but she was short of money and could only buy the most important things.
"Twenty coins".
The blacksmith glanced at the object Wei Yuyan was pointing to; it was a small brass lock.
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