The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

In the valley in the afternoon, the sun was not as strong as before. As Xia Mianwan and his group walked along the way, the sound of cicadas could be heard everywhere.

"Hey, what is this?" Chen Susu squatted down curiously and looked at the small piece of mushrooms in front of her.

"This should be oyster mushroom." Xia Mianwan said after taking a look.

"Oyster mushroom? Are they edible?" Chen Susu asked.

Xia Mianwan nodded and said, "Of course you can. It will be delicious if it is made into spicy hot pot!"

Spicy hotpot...

After hearing what Xia Mianwan said, several people thought, although they still didn't understand what this spicy hot pot was, but according to Xia Mianwan's usual novel ideas, it must be a good thing...

Thinking of this, I feel my saliva is secreting more...

"What is Malatang?" Chen Susu couldn't help but ask.

Xia Mianwan smiled and said, "It's hard to explain in a few words. Wait until I cook it for you one day, and then you will understand."

"It's better to do it today than to wait for a day. Why not do it today? We haven't had a warm meal since we arrived in this valley!" Chen Susu said excitedly.

Xia Mianwan was reminded by Chen Susu. Although the current situation is inconvenient, the sense of ceremony should not be lost...

Xia Mianwan looked up at the sky, pondered for a moment and said, "I'm afraid it's too late today, how about waiting until the day after tomorrow?"

Madam Zhou nodded and said, "It's better to do it the day after tomorrow so that we don't have to rush the preparations. Although we don't have many adults, we have many children. If we want to prepare a warm-house meal for so many people, we have to prepare it well. It's just right. I'll go back and talk to Chengze in the evening. If it's convenient, I can ask the two of them to bring some food back from the city."

Mrs. Chen agreed, "Mrs. Zhou is right."

The matter of preparing the Wen Ju meal was thus settled. Because of the need to prepare the Wen Ju meal, Chen Susu was more motivated to find food. She would ask about any green things she saw along the way.

There are some things that Xia Mianwan doesn't recognize. If no one knows them, Xia Mianwan will mark the place and then bring Xiaowu and Zhou Chengze to see if they recognize them.

When they returned home in the evening, the group had gained quite a bit.

Several people picked more than ten pounds of mushrooms, a dozen wild duck eggs, and a basket of various wild vegetables.

In order to prepare warm meals, these things were temporarily stored in Xia Mianwan's home.

"Susu, I won't go tomorrow. I'll go for a walk by the river." Xia Mianwan gave instructions and went to Xiaowu's house to pick up the child.

When summer hibernation came late, Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er were playing with Douzi and Zaozi.

Xia Mianwan took out the peanut candy she had prepared in advance and handed it to Huaer, "Huaer, share the peanut candy with the children. Each person can get two, including your little brother Xiaowu."

Huaer took the peanut candy and said, "Okay! I'll go and share some with everyone right away."

Xia Mianwan stretched out her hand and said, "Brother Chen, Sister Yu, let's go home."

When the two children saw Xia Mianwan extending his hand, they quickly extended their hands and held Xia Mianwan.

The sky in the mountains gets dark very early. As time goes by, dusk is already falling.

"Mother, it's so dark!" said Chen Ge'er.

Xia Mianwan said: "It's okay, next time mother will prepare the lanterns in advance."

"Are there any lanterns at home?" Chen Ge'er asked curiously.

Xia Mianwan thought about it and shook her head: "Not yet, but we can do it together."

Sister Yu clapped her hands and said, "Great, the master taught me how to make lanterns!"

"Then when we get home, mother will get the materials for you, and you two can make a lantern for the house tonight!"

Xia Mianwan really hadn't thought about the lantern thing, because apart from posing for photos, this thing is completely useless in modern times... So, Xia Mianwan was completely unprepared.

Fortunately, the materials are just some candles, paper and glue.

There wasn’t much solid glue in Xia Mian Wan’s supermarket, only a small amount of 502 glue, but there were quite a few large cans of paste.

It is not very convenient to take out solid glue and 502, but paste is convenient!

So Xia Mianwan opened two bottles of paste and poured them into the prepared ceramic jars.

"The materials are all prepared for you, just get started. If you do well, make more so that mother can give some to others." Xia Mianwan said to the two children with a smile after putting all the materials away.

Yu Jie'er patted her chest and said, "Mother, don't worry, Chen Ge'er and I will definitely be able to make beautiful lanterns!"

Xia Mianwan smiled and touched Yu Jie'er's head: "Mother believes in you!"

"And me and me!"

"it is good……"

At night, candles were lit in every house in the mountain, and this cold valley even had a hint of warmth. What do you call this breath of life?

It's probably the so-called fireworks in the world...

The next day, because they were only going to the river, Xia Mianwan did not send Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er to Xiaowu's house. However, Douzi and Zaozi from Xiaowu's house had a good time playing with Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er yesterday. The four of them were of similar age and could talk to each other very well. So when they heard that Xia Mianwan was going to catch fish today, they came to Xia's house early to play with Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er.

After Xia Mianwan prepared some snacks for the four people, she went out carrying the fish basket.

This fish basket was taken from Xiaowu by Xia Mianwan. Let’s try out the power of this fish basket today.

After Xia Mianwan lowered the fish basket, he took off his shoes and socks, put on the slippers he had prepared in advance, and began to turn over stones by the river to catch crabs. Although the small crabs by the river are not big, they are top-notch delicious when coated with flour, fried with ghee, and sprinkled with pepper.

Probably because no one had ever been to the riverside in this valley, the crabs reacted slowly. Xia Mianwan turned over a rock and saw a crab. She swiftly held down the crab's back and caught it accurately. In less than an hour, she had caught half a bucket of crabs.

Xia Mianwan didn't expect that his fighting ability was so amazing, and he grinned happily.

A breeze blew, and Xia Mianwan sat up, feeling a little comfortable. He had to say that this was the most interesting and comfortable feeling he had ever had since he came here.

Xia Mian rested for a while, drank some water, and went to check on the fish in the fish basket.

After opening the fish basket, Xia Mianwan was pleasantly surprised to find that in addition to a lot of small whitefish, there were also two large crucian carps and some small river shrimps. After Xia Mianwan threw all the fish into another bucket, he changed the place and started to put the fish basket.

There is no bucket anymore, and it's time to make lunch.

Xia Mianwan thought about it and went home with two buckets of water.

Xia Mianwan picked up the river shrimps and fried a plate of them. She also picked up a few crabs, wrapped them in flour and fried them to make a plate of crabs. She then cooked a pot of white porridge, cut some potatoes and fried a large plate of spicy and sour potato shreds, and took a plate of steamed buns from the space.

The lunch is ready.

"Brother Chen and Sister Yu, bring some beans and dates to eat!" Xia Mianwan shouted after setting the table.

"coming!"