As autumn drew to a close and winter approached, the weather grew increasingly cold. The cement was finally completed, but the swamp pond couldn't be built this year because it was likely to snow soon. So everyone busied themselves with chopping wood, hunting, and finding food.
At this time, there were wild fruits on the mountain, such as chestnuts and hazelnuts. The ancients were more familiar with wild fruits, but hazelnuts and chestnuts were discovered by Song Tantan and Song Zhuiyan. Other villagers did not know that these things were edible.
Because chestnuts are covered with a hard, black, spiky shell, they don't look like edible things, so no one in this dynasty dared to eat chestnuts.
When Song Tantan saw the chestnut tree, she exclaimed excitedly, "Chestnuts, wild chestnuts! I haven't eaten them in so many years!"
Song Zhuiyan also curled up the corners of her mouth. There are chestnuts in the supermarket, but none of them taste as good as wild and fresh ones. We've all been going into the deep mountains together lately.
The men were mainly responsible for hunting, while the women were responsible for gathering wild fruits and other edible things.
Since the supermarket had stocked up on a lot of meat, Song Zhuiyan didn't go hunting with the men. Instead, she picked wild vegetables and fruits with Song Tantan and the others. Unexpectedly, she saw chestnuts and hazelnuts today.
"Is this thing really edible?" Zhu Xiu asked with a skeptical look.
“It’s edible, try it if you don’t believe me.” Song Tantan picked up a fallen one from the ground, peeled off the spiky ball, peeled off the shell, ate one herself first, and then gave one to her.
Seeing that Song Tantan had eaten, Zhu Xiu put some in her mouth and chewed it too. Then her eyes lit up. "It's sweet, and it tastes so good."
"It tastes even better when it's cooked. You can also grind it into powder to make chestnut cakes and chestnut pancakes, which are especially fragrant and filling." There are chestnut pancakes in the supermarket, and she and Ah Xun often eat them.
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