The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Lin Cuiying woke up.
She tiptoed out of bed, careful not to wake the two little girls.
After going to the outhouse, I took the toilet out of my spatial storage.
After relieving herself, Lin Cuiying couldn't help but exclaim, "This toilet is so convenient to use!"
She no longer had to squat in the stinky latrine like before, nor did she have to worry about falling into it.
After putting the toilet away, Lin Cuiying went to the kitchen and started boiling water to make breakfast.
As she added firewood to the stove, she asked in her mind, "System, what kind of seasonings or such can you get?"
She really couldn't get used to the food in ancient times; it was all just salty. She wished there were seasonings.
The goofy guy quickly responded, "Host, you've come to the right person. How about I give you a spice gift set in the next lucky draw?"
"A seasoning gift pack?" Lin Cuiying frowned slightly. "Does that mean I need to collect nine chances to win?"
"Family members, does anyone understand—" The bubbly voice suddenly rose eight octaves, "Host, look at this lottery wheel, it's so big and round, winning the seasoning packet is all about luck!"
Lin Cuiying nearly poked the fire tongs into the ashes in the stove: "Who's your family? Speak properly!"
"Waaah, little fists pounding your chest~" The goofy guy suddenly switched to a cute little voice, "Actually, I can give you a back door~ You just need to complete a hidden quest—Ouch!"
The screen suddenly started flashing with static.
Lin Cuiying stared at the blue static screen in front of her, her lips twitching: "Is your main unit leaking electricity?"
"It's all that damn firewall's fault!" The little girl's voice instantly switched back to a burly Northeastern accent. "Hey sis, let me tell you, there's another way to get the seasoning packet—"
Lin Cuiying was exasperated. "Just say it."
"Host, you can make it yourself!"
"You've made the nonsense literature understandable."
Just then, a noise came from outside.
Madam Chen walked in. "Yingzi, why are you up so early? You must have been exhausted yesterday; you should have slept in a bit more today."
"Mom, I'm used to waking up early. I couldn't sleep, so I got up to make breakfast."
The system in her mind was still asking Lin Cuiying if she wanted to make her own seasonings.
As Lin Cuiying added firewood to the stove, she asked herself, "Is it troublesome to make my own seasonings?"
The goofy guy asked back, "Host, what kind of seasoning are you planning to make?"
"MSG, chicken bouillon, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, pepper powder, chili powder..." Lin Cuiying recited them as if they were her own treasures.
The silly guy exclaimed in surprise: "My dear host, you're really asking for the moon! You're asking for half the price of a spice supermarket!"
"If you find it troublesome, just pretend I didn't ask," Lin Cuiying said casually, putting on a show of concern for her mother, Chen.
The silly guy got anxious and said, "Don't be like that! Host, actually, making these seasonings is not difficult. As long as you collect the raw materials, you can make them after going through a few processes."
For example, monosodium glutamate (MSG) requires you to collect grains such as corn, wheat, and rice, and then go through processes such as fermentation and refining to produce it.
As for chicken bouillon, you need to collect chicken meat, chicken bones, chicken offal, etc., and then go through several processes to make it.
There's also oyster sauce, which requires you to collect seafood such as oysters, scallops, and sea fish, and then go through processes such as boiling and drying before you can make it.
In short, as long as you can collect the raw materials and follow the methods I teach you, you can make all kinds of seasonings.
Of course, these ingredients were not easy to collect in ancient times and might have taken some time.
"Is it that troublesome?" Lin Cuiying looked at the flames in the stove and hesitated. "Maybe I should just wait and win the seasoning packet in the lottery."
"No, host! Do it yourself, and you'll have plenty!"
At this moment, Chen, who was standing to the side, saw that Yingzi hadn't spoken for a long time and was staring blankly at the stove, so she called out a few more times, "Yingzi, Yingzi?"
Lin Cuiying snapped out of her daze and turned to look at Chen Shi. "Mother, what's wrong?"
Chen looked at her suspiciously, "What are you thinking about? I called you several times and you didn't answer."
"Nothing, Mother, I was just thinking about what to make for breakfast later," Lin Cuiying replied casually.
Chen didn't think much of it, saying, "Anything is fine, as long as it fills our stomachs."
Lin Cuiying continued to add firewood to the stove.
After the water in the pot boiled, Chen poured the millet from the town into the pot.
Lin Cuiying helped wash and chop the vegetables.
Breakfast was ready quickly.
After the family finished breakfast, Lin Tiandong and his two little girls were all ready.
Lin Yuelan and Lin Yueju carried small baskets on their backs, looking ready to get down to business.
Lin Cuiying looked at the two little ones and couldn't help but laugh, "Lan'er, Ju'er, how many wild vegetables are you two planning to pick today?"
Lin Yuelan pointed to the small basket, "I'm going to fill the small basket to the brim today!"
Lin Yueju retorted, "Me too! I want to fill it up too!"
Lin Tiandong, holding a hoe, said confidently, "I'm going to dig up a lot of medicinal herbs today!"
Lin Cuiying was thinking, "If I don't cheat, let's see what you can dig up."
After packing their things, the group went out.
Lin Changgeng instructed, "Be careful, pay attention to safety, and come back as soon as possible."
Chen also said, "Yes, it's dangerous up in the mountain, you must be careful."
Lin Cuiying and Lin Tiandong nodded in agreement. "We understand, Father and Mother. Don't worry."
Lin Yuelan and Lin Yueju echoed, "Grandpa, Grandma, we will definitely listen to Mom and Uncle."
When the group arrived at the mountain, it was already past Chen Shi (7 to 9 in the morning).
The temperature on the mountain was a bit low, and a cold wind blew by, bringing a chill.
Lin Cuiying couldn't help but rub her arms, and looked at the two little ones, asking, "Aren't you two cold?"
The two young girls, Lin Yuelan and Lin Yueju, were dressed rather lightly and couldn't help but hug their arms tightly, but they still shook their heads and said, "We're not cold."
Lin Cuiying looked at their little faces, red from the cold, and felt a pang of heartache. She hugged them both tightly, saying, "How about we..."
"Let's go back first and come back when the weather is better?"
The two little girls shook their heads at the same time, "No, we want to pick wild vegetables!"
Lin Cuiying was both amused and exasperated. "Why are you two so eager to do this?"
Lin Yuelan looked up and said earnestly, "Mother said that if we pick more wild vegetables, we can sell them for money, and with the money we can buy food, and then we won't go hungry."
Lin Yueju nodded in agreement, "I also want to pick wild vegetables to sell and buy food!"
Lin Cuiying felt a pang of sadness as she listened to the two little girls' innocent words.
She then remembered that the two little girls had never had a full meal since they were born.
Every day they eat wild vegetables or wild fruits, and sometimes they don't even have those, so they have to go hungry.
No wonder they were so eager to pick wild vegetables.
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