Chapter 164: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 164: Trouble Knocks on the Door (7)
Despite this, the grains in the space had already piled up like mountains, and those eggs, white and piled together, made one feel like they wouldn't be able to resurface even if they jumped in.
Mo Yan's eyes were sore from looking at them. She had to figure out a way to get these things out of here soon; simply piling them up in the space wasn't a solution.
The medicinal field next to the Spirit Spring Pool had turned into a large expanse of emerald green. Seeing many medicinal herbs producing seeds again, Mo Yan quickly began collecting them. These medicinal seeds would be planted on the barren hills in the future.
This kind of work couldn't be assisted by Xiao Hua. It happily ran beside the Spirit Spring Pool, staring at the Lingzhi mushroom, which was growing bigger and emitting a stronger fragrance by the day, drooling incessantly.
The Lingzhi mushroom was no longer simply blood red; the central part, which was originally the size of a fingernail, had now grown to the size of an egg.
Almost every day, staring at the Lingzhi mushroom and drooling was a must for Xiao Hua. Every time Mo Yan saw this, she wanted to roll her eyes. It could look but couldn't eat. Wasn't this just seeking torture?
After collecting the seeds, Mo Yan went to the fruit forest at the edge of the space. Each fruit tree was laden with green fruit, and she couldn't help but swallow saliva. These apples, grapes, and longans could be eaten tomorrow night.
It had been nearly a year since she arrived in this time and space. Except for the pear she had eaten from the kind old lady in Longshi Town before, she hadn't even seen, let alone eaten, any other fruits. God knew how much she longed for fruits.
Outside, it was also the season when peaches and plums were ripe. She could bring these two kinds of fruits out to share with her family.
The persimmon and chestnut trees, which were transplanted first, were also full of fruit. The persimmons and chestnuts were ripe, hanging high on the branches. The persimmons in the space didn't have the astringency of those outside and could be eaten once picked, crispy like apples.
Mo Yan knocked down a few with a bamboo pole, washed off the dust in the Spirit Spring water, peeled two for Xiao Hua, and ate one herself.
After eating, she began to knock the thorny balls on the chestnut tree with the bamboo pole. At this time of year, the chestnuts had just borne fruit. Bringing out fresh ones would raise questions, so she planned to make chestnut cakes in the space and then bring them out for Xin'er and the others to eat.
Xiao Hua ran over, eager to join in the fun. Unfortunately, a thorny ball hit its back by coincidence, causing it to yelp in pain and run over to Mo Yan, rubbing against her leg for comfort.
Mo Yan couldn't stand its act of spoiled cuteness. She sat down quickly, parted its fur to check the area where it was hit, and found that besides some redness, there were also two thorns stuck in its flesh. Carefully, she pulled them out.
Xiao Hua adjusted its posture, resting its huge head on Mo Yan's thigh, and wagging its big tail contentedly with half-closed eyes.
Mo Yan couldn't help but feel helpless. This guy was becoming more and more fond of acting spoiled.
After playing with Xiao Hua for a while, Mo Yan stood up again to continue knocking the thorny balls on the tree. She stopped only when the basket was filled with them.
The skin of the thorny balls was very tough, and it wasn't easy to extract the chestnuts inside. One had to be careful not to get pricked and bleed.
Fortunately, Mo Yan was prepared in advance. She specifically made a pair of leather gloves using the deer skin from before. She held the thorny balls with her left hand, and with scissors in her right hand, she began to cut. After breaking the thorny ball, she exerted force to open it and took out the brown chestnuts inside.
Although the leather gloves could prevent her hands from being pierced by the thorny balls, they were too thick and inconvenient to work with. It took quite some time to extract the chestnuts from one thorny ball.
By the time the basket was filled with chestnuts from all the thorny balls, a long time had passed, and Mo Yan felt like her wrists weren't her own anymore.
After resting for a while, Mo Yan began to boil the chestnuts using the hot water immersion method to facilitate peeling off the toughest layer of skin.
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