noffsinger Chapter 22 That's medicinal material, you can't eat it.
Chapter 22 That's medicinal material, you can't eat it.
When Da Niu returned to the yard, he saw his father carrying out all the clothes from the house and throwing them next to the well.
Meanwhile, his mother was rummaging through the clothes in the room.
The family didn't have many clothes; each person only had a few coarse cloth garments.
What stunned Gao Mengli was the yellowed and blackened menstrual belt that had been pulled out...
She pinched a corner of the menstrual belt with her fingers, her lips twitching. "Seriously? This thing really won't cause gynecological diseases?"
She quickly took the ribbon out and threw it into the kitchen fire, then lit a handful of straw and burned it as a sign of respect.
Then I took out a kitchen knife and took down the two bamboo tubes that had been hanging under the eaves to dry yesterday.
Split them open, take out the solidified soap inside, and cut them in half to make four pieces.
She tossed a piece to Lin Xi, "Xi Xi, here you go!"
Lin Xi quickly took it, held it to her nose, and exclaimed, "It smells so good!"
A faint scent of peach blossoms wafted through the air. I quickly placed the clothes in a wooden basin to wash them. Instantly, the water in the basin turned murky.
Lin Xi was delighted; the soap seemed to have been made very successfully, so he washed with even more enthusiasm.
Da Niu stood to the side watching his parents' interaction, somewhat dumbfounded. He had actually wanted to ask this for a long time; things had been strange ever since the two fell into the water—had his parents gotten their ways?
His father cooked and did the laundry, while his mother either chopped this or that, or did strenuous physical labor, such as carrying heavy things in the morning and carrying the things she bought.
Most importantly, his dad is now in charge of the money in his family! He's only responsible for collecting money when selling cornbread and for paying for other things?
Da Niu found it increasingly strange, but even if he had an inexhaustible amount of courage, he wouldn't dare to ask.
He squatted down next to Lin Xi, pointed to something placed to the side, and asked, "Dad, what's this?"
Lin Xi was in a great mood and glanced at where Da Niu was pointing. "That's soap! It cleans clothes really well!"
Most importantly, it smells nice, which he really likes.
"Soap? For washing clothes?"
Da Niu picked up the soap. It was slippery when wet and smelled nice. It was the same thing his parents had made with lard yesterday!
Lin Xi added with a smile, "It's not just for washing clothes, you can also wash your hands, face, and body. It's useful for getting rid of dust!"
"Really?!" Da Niu's eyes lit up instantly, his face full of disbelief.
That's really a great thing!
Da Niu quickly grabbed the soap and tried washing the clothes. And you know what? They came out really clean.
Stubborn stains that used to require a lot of scrubbing to get clean are now so easy to wash with soap!
Seeing Da Niu washing clothes with great enthusiasm, Lin Xi smiled and continued washing clothes with her head down.
Gao Mengli walked out of the courtyard with a sickle and a basket.
She searched for a long time by the river, but still couldn't find the motherwort she wanted.
So they went up to the hilly area and found some in someone else's dry land, so they quickly harvested a basketful.
She looked around and then stared blankly at the mountains.
She really didn't want to go into the mountains; it was too dangerous.
Although she learned combat skills to protect herself in the zombie-infested post-apocalyptic world, she still didn't want to explore unknown places.
She walked to the foot of the mountain, cut down some shrubs, and peeled off all the bark.
Then the outermost layer of dark brown bark was removed, leaving only the yellow bark, which was then piled up to the side.
As the sun set, Gao Mengli tore off a pile of tree bark and tied it into two large bundles.
He put the sickle in the basket, carried the two large bundles of tree bark, and went home.
As soon as she reached the gate of the courtyard, Lin Xi ran out, took the basket from her hand, and went into the courtyard.
Da Niu clicked his tongue for a long time, thinking that his father had run out to catch the tree bark his mother was carrying.
Unexpectedly, he simply took the basket from his mother and came in like that?
But what was his mother going to do with the basket full of weeds and tree bark?
Da Niu looked curiously at the tree bark placed in the yard and the weeds that his father had laid out in a winnowing basket to dry in the basket.
He didn't know what these things were for.
"Mom, what is this?"
"Oh, I need these." Gao Mengli fetched water, soaked the bark in it, and weighed it down with a large stone.
Mengcha Da Niu: Okay, I asked a pointless question. His mother wouldn't tell him at all.
But he was certain that his mother was going to use it for something, so he obediently stepped forward to help, carefully watching Gao Mengli's every move.
"Da Niu, do they sell eggs in the village?" Lin Xi looked at the sky and realized it was time to cook dinner. She decided to have knife-cut noodles with fried eggs.
"Dad, every household in the village sells them, three for two coins."
Da Niu was a little curious, but also secretly looking forward to it. Could it be that we're having eggs tonight?
"Go and buy six of them." Lin Xi took out four coins from her pocket and placed them in Da Niu's hand.
Da Niu looked at the copper coin in his palm and happily responded.
He grabbed the copper coin and ran to the old house. He wanted to use the money to buy eggs from his grandmother!
We should keep the good stuff within the family; it should definitely be sent home!
"grandmother!"
Jiang was drooling in the kitchen, adding water to the meat porridge in the pot, when she heard her grandson Da Niu's voice.
She quickly put down the water ladle, swallowed hard, and came out of the kitchen. "Da Niu, what's wrong?"
"Grandma, buy six eggs. Here's four coins, keep them safe!" Da Niu happily placed four coins in Jiang's palm.
Jiang looked at the four coins in her palm, paused for a moment, and then smiled.
"Da Niu, is this the money your parents gave you to buy eggs?"
Da Niu nodded vigorously, "Yes, milk!"
Jiang knew that the two men were indeed very wasteful, but she didn't say anything because of the money.
No matter what they eat, Da Niu can get a serving now!
Most importantly, she noticed that neither of them came over to "beg for money" anymore!
"Wait here, I'll get you the milk!"
Jiang was in a great mood. Damn it, it was the first time she had earned money from those two people. It was really not easy.
She quickly filled the large bowl that Da Niu had brought over with water, washed it thoroughly, and poured the water into the pot.
Then he washed them again, picked up 6 eggs, put them in a bowl, and went out to hand them to Da Niu.
Da Niu happily took it and ran back to his yard to hand it to Lin Xi, "Dad, here!"
When Lin Xi saw that Da Niu had returned so quickly, she quickly took him to the kitchen to cook dinner, and Da Niu followed him in to start the fire.
Gao Mengli washed the banana leaves, then cut them into small pieces.
Then I took a sheet, folded it into a trumpet shape, checked its size, and realized it could hold four or five steamed buns without any problem, so I continued to work hard.
Lin Xi took out a pound and a half of flour to knead the dough. While kneading, he suddenly craved something spicy.
"Da Niu, pick a few chili peppers from the backyard and bring them back for us to eat later."
Da Niu paused for a moment, "Dad, you mean you want to eat chili peppers? You can't eat those."
Lin Xi looked puzzled. "Can't we eat it? Why? What are those chili peppers growing in the backyard?"
That brat wouldn't be reluctant to let him eat, would he? He clearly saw it every time he went to the outhouse; they planted a small plot of chili peppers.
Da Niu scratched his head. Seeing his father's expression, which seemed somewhat displeased, he quickly explained, "Dad, those chili peppers are meant to be sold to pharmacies to make rheumatism plasters, and they're also used to make medicinal wine to cure goiter. Those are medicinal herbs, and all medicines have some degree of toxicity, so we can't eat them."
Lin Xi looked completely bewildered. "Huh? What did you say?"