Chapter 9 Space Upgrade
The three of them worked in the kitchen for a cup of tea and all the dumplings were wrapped, without wasting any dough or meat filling.
Wu Zhiyun was also a man with good sense. As soon as he came out of the cellar, he saw two steamers full of noodles in the kitchen. He consciously went to pick up a bundle of dry firewood and walked over. He skillfully started a fire and scooped two small basins of water and placed them next to them.
"Little sister, is there anything else I can help you with?"
"No, the next step is to wait for it to be steamed."
Wu Yuetang responded with a smile, then walked back to her room.
Her knees ached from a long day of walking. She flung herself onto the bed as soon as she got home, her mind darting into space. The dumplings would take at least fifteen to twenty minutes to steam. She rushed to the bathroom, blew a quick shower, dried her hair with a hairdryer, and then changed into a clean, pudding-like outfit. The outfit she was wearing today was thrown directly into the washing machine.
When she came out of the house, she smelled a strong fragrance and her stomach started to growl. At this time, Wu Shoutian came back with his two sons. As soon as they entered the yard, they heard Wu Yongqiao shouting.
"Mom, what are you burning? It smells so good."
As he said that, he rushed to the kitchen and wanted to open the lid of the steamer, but was stopped by Wu Yuetang who came in.
"Don't open it, it's not cooked yet."
Wu Yongqiao looked at his younger sister coming over, smiled foolishly and scratched his head.
"I smelled the aroma of meat, so I wanted to come over and take a look. Since it's not cooked yet, I'll go wait outside."
After saying that, he ran out, went to the outer courtyard, took Li's hand and started asking her all sorts of questions.
"Mom, what delicious food is this little sister making again?"
When Li heard this, she couldn't help but roll her eyes and still spoke with some anger.
"This damn girl went up the mountain to pick some herbs today and exchanged them for over eighty coins in town. Then she bought pork, fine flour, and lard. She spent all the eighty coins. Sigh..."
"What? More than eighty cents? That's more than what I earn as a laborer outside. The coolies in this town only make twenty cents a day at most."
Wu Qingeng was very surprised. When did this girl know about herbs?
"It's probably a stroke of luck that Tang was able to gather herbs today, and it's also her luck that she earned eighty coins. If she wants to eat meat, let her eat it, just don't waste the family's food."
As Wu Shoutian spoke, he took out the pipe from his waist and sat down at the table to smoke.
Hearing what the head of the family said, Li suppressed her thoughts and stopped talking.
Except for Wu Yuetang and Wu Zhiyun, everyone was already sitting at the table waiting for the food in the steamer. After a while, Wu Yuetang opened the lid and put the dumplings into two large basins, which he brought to the dining table.
Suddenly, the aroma of meat and noodles spread everywhere, and the neighbors on both sides got excited when they smelled it.
"What did Old Wu eat tonight? Why does it smell so good?"
"Hey, are they eating meat next door? It smells so good."
Although the aroma was very tempting, no one came over to ask. What was the situation like these days? Everyone knew that food was not always available, so who had the spare money to buy meat?
But the Wu family is an exception, because Wu Yuetang is there, so as long as she wants to eat meat, she will never let herself suffer.
"Little sister, are these the dumplings you mentioned? They look so good when steamed."
The sister-in-law picked up a dumpling. Although it was hot, it was so beautiful. The dough was crystal clear and beautiful. If it wasn't a little hot, the sister-in-law would probably hold it in her hands.
"This is so delicious! This meat is the best I've eaten in all these years. It's so fragrant."
Wu Zhiyun had already eaten one, and Wu Laosan, who had been speaking in a low voice, now started to howl at the top of his lungs.
Wu Shoutian and Li looked at the bowls of dumplings in front of them, feeling both surprised and worried. They were really worried that they would not have the next meal. At this moment, the second sister-in-law Chen had already put a dumpling in each of their bowls.
"Oh, mother, why worry about that? Just eat what you have. In this famine year, you have no food to eat. It's better to die well-fed than to die of hunger."
Although Chen Zhaodi's words were not elegant, they did make sense. The two elders looked at each other, picked up the dumplings and began to eat. The meat filling inside sizzled with oil and had a unique fragrance. It was a taste that had never been tasted before, even better than the ones in the restaurants in town. This was truly a delicacy.
Looking at the two people's enjoyable expressions after eating, Wu Yuetang curled her lips. She really didn't know who had been stopping her from cooking in the beginning. She changed her attitude faster than turning the pages of a book.
Wu Yuetang ate the dumplings she had made, feeling satisfied. After eating about ten dumplings, Wu Yuetang put down her bowl and chopsticks and stood up.
"I'm done eating, you guys take your time."
After saying that, without waiting for everyone to react, he went into his little room, locked the door, and went straight into the space.
"System, did I upgrade today?"
"Host, because you haven't finished eating the food yet, the experience points have not been fully obtained. They will be refreshed later."
"All right."
Wu Yuetang shrugged, walked to the washing machine, took out the clothes and hung them out to dry, then leisurely ran to the living room on the first floor to watch TV.
Because it spans time and space, this TV is not a cable radio station. I watch discs that I bought before. Tonight I watched Stephen Chow's God of Cookery series, and I fell asleep while watching.
When he opened his eyes again, it was already early morning of the next day. Wu Yuetang immediately washed, changed into coarse clothes and walked out of the space. By the way, he glanced at the progress bar of the system upgrade. Seeing that it had been upgraded to level three, he nodded with satisfaction.
"Congratulations to the host for successfully upgrading to level three and unlocking two acres of farmland and two acres of medicinal fields. Do you want to sow seeds now?"
As the system's prompt sounded, Wu Yuetang went back into the space again and followed the system's instructions to an open area in the space.
Looking at the two acres of farmland and medicinal fields, he happily grinned.
“Can I plant the seeds I grew myself?”
Wu Yuetang took out the seeds he had found earlier and shook them in the air.
"Yes, but whether it can grow or not, the system doesn't know."
After she finished speaking, the seeds in her hand disappeared, and all the seeds were scattered into the farmland. The system also thoughtfully watered and fertilized them all.
"System, how long will it take for this seed to mature?"
"I'm not sure about that. Since the seeds aren't provided by the system, I don't know their growth cycle. Host, does the medicinal field need to be sown? Currently, the seeds available are Fritillaria cirrhosa, Cassia seed, Strychnos nux vomica, Uncaria rhynchophylla, and Paris polyphylla. Which medicinal herb do you want to sow?"
Wu Yuetang listened to these medicinal herbs and realized that they were all very rare traditional Chinese medicines in ancient times, and even few people cultivated their seeds.
"Please help me plant Fritillaria cirrhosa and Paris polyphylla first. These two should be able to sell for a lot of money."
"Okay, I'm sowing Fritillaria cirrhosa and Paris polyphylla for you. The Fritillaria cirrhosa is expected to be harvested in five days, and the Paris polyphylla in 15 days."
It seems that this space not only has the function of preserving freshness, but also can shorten the planting cycle. It takes at least five years for Fritillaria cirrhosa to mature, bloom and bear fruit, and it takes 13-15 years for Tripterygium wilfordii to mature. In this space, one year is really shortened to one day.
If this were grain, wouldn't it mature faster?
Good, good, very good. This way I won’t have to worry about food and drink in the days to come.
Thinking of this, Wu Yuetang wanted to shout to the sky. It was so great.
After working in the space for a while, Wu Yuetang turned around and left the space.
Sure enough, Wu Zhiyun was already knocking on the door.
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