Grandma Gongsun glanced at it briefly and her expression turned to surprise.
"Of these five ginseng plants, three are a hundred years old, and two of them are sixty years old. Did you dig them up in the barren mountains? You're so lucky!"
Grandma Gongsun then looked at the other medicinal herbs and nodded repeatedly: "If you want to sell all of these, you can probably get a thousand taels of silver."
"However, it's best to sell in the prefectural city or the capital. You'll get more money than I expected. You won't get much money in the county town, and they'll try to lower the price for you, making it very low."
One thousand taels of silver?
The group of little ones all stared wide-eyed, wondering if it was really that valuable.
Upon hearing this, Lin Anniang quickly handed the small basket to Ning Xiangqiao.
"This was dug up by Feng Ge'er and Lulu, you can keep it."
Ning Xiangqiao was even more puzzled: "Did Lulu dig it out?"
Lin Feng stammered and explained for a long time before Ning Xiangqiao finally understood.
"Madam An, you're being too kind to us. My two children and I were only saved thanks to your help; otherwise, we would have been dead long ago!"
As she spoke, she put the ginseng back.
The two went back and forth, neither willing to take advantage of the other.
Grandma Gongsun watched for a long time before smiling.
"How about this, in a few days I might ask Madam An to go to the prefectural city to buy some things. You can give these medicinal herbs to Madam An and ask her to help sell them. You can share some of the profits with her, how about that?"
"If you think you still have a lot of silver left, you can buy more grain and use the rest to build a statue for the Mountain Goddess, what do you think?"
“I haven’t spent much money over the years, but I’ve saved quite a bit. You can contribute a portion, and I, on behalf of the other villagers in Linjia Village, will also contribute a portion.”
Hearing this, Ning Xiangqiao looked down at the two children.
Lin Feng then looked at his younger sister.
The one-year-old baby made babbling sounds and nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
Ning Xiangqiao breathed a sigh of relief.
If this were a time of peace, she would definitely give part of it to An Niangzi and keep the rest for the two children.
But various disasters are about to occur, and using the money to buy food is the most important thing.
Of course, it is also very important to create a golden statue of the Mountain Goddess!
Ning Xiangqiao clenched her fists, feeling full of energy again.
Several hours later, the kudzu root water outside had settled to a certain extent. Lin Anniang went out and poured out the water, scraping out the settled kudzu root.
"Madam An, we've arrived!"
"Third Sister, these are vegetables I grew at home. If you're making dumplings, use these!"
"Aunt An, these are wild vegetables I dug up outside. This wild shepherd's purse is delicious; it's very fragrant when used to make dumplings!"
The women outside took out the things they had brought.
Although Lin Anniang said she would treat them to something, they wouldn't have come empty-handed.
Not only that, the aunties even took the initiative to help chop the filling, and the old house was instantly filled with the aroma of cooking.
Although the future may be fraught with difficulties, living in the present is of great importance.
Everyone here wants to live a good life in the future.
Lin Anniang smiled as she watched the women busy themselves.
"By the way, Madam An, can we take a look at those tree roots? How exactly do they eat?"
A group of women still couldn't understand it, but they believed in the Mountain Goddess!
Since Madam An said that the recipes for making these kudzu root dumplings and noodles were bestowed by the Mountain Goddess, then they must be edible!
Lin Anniang brought all the villagers from the neighboring villages to the vicinity of the five large vats, allowing them to examine the very fine kudzu root powder that had been filtered out.
A group of villagers from Linjia Village looked shocked.
"These... these were all made from tree roots?"
"It looks just like flour! No wonder they say you can make dumplings with it, it's so similar!"
"I remember this kind of tree root called kudzu root. There are many of them in the mountains. There are very large kudzu roots everywhere."
"Yes, I threw away a lot of things when I was building houses on the barren mountain. Looking back now, it's really a pity!"
"If we run out of food, can we dig up more kudzu roots to use as food?"
Lin Anniang has already started using kudzu root powder to make dough. She doesn't actually use much flour; most of what she uses is filtered kudzu root powder.
After the dumplings were steamed, some of the aunties took them to steam them in a pot until they were cooked.
After dumplings came noodles. Lin Anniang took out some kudzu root powder, mixed it with a small amount of flour, and added eggs contributed by an old lady from the countryside to make noodles.
Once the dumplings and noodles were all cooked, the villagers of Linjia Village, who had been waiting for a long time, were almost overwhelmed by the aroma.
Who would have thought that those tree roots could be used to make this kind of food!
Although the amount of kudzu root powder filtered from so many tree roots is not as much as one might imagine, it would be an invaluable life-saving food if a famine were to actually occur!
"Thank goodness I came! The dumplings made with this kudzu root powder are soft and chewy, even tastier than regular dumplings!"
"I think these noodles are even more fragrant and softer than regular noodles. They're absolutely delicious!"
"Of course we have to thank the Mountain Goddess. If it weren't for her bestowing this way of eating, how would we have known about it?"
Whether it was the auntie who had just helped cook or the men, they were all so full they couldn't lift their heads.
Grandma Gongsun also ate a bowl, and soon her eyes welled up with tears.
"The Mountain Goddess is really thinking of us! She was afraid we wouldn't be able to store enough food and would go hungry, so she bestowed this magical way of eating upon us!"
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