Lu Chuan's antics amused everyone present. After the laughter subsided, Lu Chuan and Xu Han carried baskets on their backs and went to the cornfield to pick some tender corn so they could cook some when they returned.
Everyone in my family loves eating tender corn, especially Xu Han, who eats it almost every one or two days.
The two of them can go together and break off a lot of pieces. They can peel off the outer skin and store them in their space to eat slowly later. They need to keep enough for at least a year.
On the way back, Xu Han picked a lot of soybeans. Before they dried out completely, she quickly picked some more to cook with edamame later.
At noon, Mu'er saw the fresh corn in the basket and insisted on eating corn cakes.
Xu Han, unable to bear his nagging any longer, had no choice but to get up and make him corn cakes.
Not only Mu'er wanted to eat it, but Xu Han herself also wanted to eat it. The last time she ate it was two or three months ago. After that, the tender corn became less available, and she hadn't eaten it since.
Thinking of this, Xu Han secretly made up her mind, "No, I must leave more tender corn this year, otherwise it will be eaten up too early and there won't be any left to eat next year."
Remove the hard husks from the harvested corn and cut off both ends.
Don't throw away the tender corn husks inside; they'll be useful for wrapping corn cakes later.
Clean the corn cobs thoroughly, then grind them into corn paste using a tool. Add an appropriate amount of white sugar and glutinous rice flour to the ground corn paste.
After mixing well, put the slightly thick corn paste onto the cleaned corn husks, then steam it until cooked and it's ready to eat.
Corn cakes made with glutinous rice flour are especially delicious and chewy.
Of course, you can also replace glutinous rice flour with wheat flour, add some yeast to let it rise before steaming, and this method is also delicious.
Corn cakes made with wheat flour are soft after steaming. Because they are made with leavened dough, they have a different texture than corn cakes made with glutinous rice flour.
After the corn cakes were steamed, the aroma of fresh corn wafted out as soon as the lid was opened. Xu Han ignored the heat, took one out, put it in a bowl, and handed it to Mu'er who was waiting on the side.
"Blow on it before you eat it. It's fresh out of the pot, so don't burn your mouth."
After Mu'er took the bowl, she smiled sweetly at Xu Han and said, "I know, Mother." Then she began to take small bites of the corn cake.
Seeing that her brother had already eaten, Ze'er grabbed Xu Han's leg and wouldn't let go, "Mommy, I want some too."
"Okay, okay, you little glutton, Mommy will blow on it for you before giving it to you, or you'll cry if you burn your mouth."
After Xu Han finished speaking, she took another corn cake from the pot, put it in a bowl, and carefully blew on it to cool it down before handing it to Ze'er.
After the two children had eaten, Xu Han put all the corn cakes into the steamed bun basket, and then took one out to eat herself.
While eating, she exclaimed, "Not bad, not bad, corn cakes are delicious. They're sweet and have the fresh aroma of corn. It was worth all the hard work I did in the kitchen on this hot day; my clothes are soaked with sweat in just a short time."
Xu Han didn't cook anything extra for lunch. Everyone just ate some corn cakes, and Xu Han also cooked a pot of delicious mushroom soup.
If you're still hungry, just add some steamed buns, and you'll have a decent meal.
In the afternoon, Xu Han went for a walk in the mountains with Lu Chuan.
It was late July, and many wild fruits were ripe in the mountains. The two decided to go to the mountains to pick some wild fruits to give their two children a change of pace.
While we're at it, let's see if we can pick some prickly pears or wild grapes, so we can make some fruit wine later.
Xu Han had planned to make more fruit wine this year, but unfortunately there weren't enough fruits in the orchard. She only managed to pick more mulberries in the spring and make a lot of mulberry wine.
However, the fruit harvest in the orchard this year is quite good, twice as much as last year. After a year of hard work, we can finally achieve fruit freedom.
This year's fruits don't need to be eaten sparingly like in previous years; at least for now, we can eat them to our heart's content.
I believe that in another year, by this time next year, there will be even more fruit in the orchard, more than we can eat.
Then there will be more fruit available, which would be great for making fruit wine, jam, and other creative ways to eat fruit.
The two walked and searched deep in the mountains. Lu Chuan often came to the mountains and knew where the wild fruits were, but Xu Han still searched carefully to see if she could find anything else.
"The places where wild fruits used to grow have also seen some this year, but they've only been growing for a year or two, so the trees aren't very big yet, and they don't bear a lot of fruit."
Xu Han, however, was very optimistic and said with a smile, "Then we'll go into the mountains more often when we have time. Little by little, we can pick some if we make a few more trips. It'll also give the children a change of pace."
Lu Chuan readily agreed, "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll take you into the mountains whenever I have time."
"Haha, you said it yourself, but by the time the autumn harvest is over, there probably won't be any fruit left in the mountains."
"That's right. The timing is all right. If you can take care of things in the mountains, you can't take care of things at home. You always have to give up one of them."
Xu Han sighed, "Well, it all comes down to not having enough people in the family. If we had more people and we could split up, we definitely could manage."
After Xu Han finished speaking, the two looked at each other and realized they had the same idea.
However, Xu Han felt that now was not the right time, as the frontline battle was intense and there were not many opportunities to buy players now.
Besides, if they really manage to invade here, the people we buy might just be a burden. Let's wait and see. Honestly, we have money but can't spend it.
"Then let's wait a bit longer. We're not in a rush, and we're still managing at home. We'll definitely buy it when we're too busy."
Xu Han nodded. "Well, let's talk about it after the New Year. Isn't it said that war will last for three years? The situation will definitely improve next year, and we should be able to pay back some of the losses then."
"Okay, let's talk about it after the New Year."
After reaching an agreement, the two focused on searching deep in the mountains. However, since they had only come out in the afternoon, they couldn't go too far and could only wander around the area.
As the sun began to set, Xu Han and Lu Chuan walked home together.
I spent the afternoon out and had a pretty good harvest; I picked a little bit of everything, but not much.
As soon as she arrived home, Xu Han called the two children over, then washed the wild fruits she had just picked and gave them to Mu'er and Ze'er to eat.
The two were overjoyed to eat the wild fruit. Although they usually ate fruit regularly, wild fruit was different from fruit grown in the orchard, so they were just enjoying the novelty.
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