Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

Qianxia held Yun Shijiu's arm, and Yun Shijiu pounced towards Lin Yinan as if riding a cloud.

Lin Yinan bent down and picked her up, "Nineteen, what good things did you bring back for mother today?"

Ever since she brought back a wild flower last time and was praised by Lin Yinan, Yun Shijiu would bring back something every time she went out, including sour wild fruits, a leaf, or even a wild grass.

Yun Shijiu held the green plant in his hand in front of Lin Yinan.

Lin Yinan took it and examined it carefully. The leaf looked very similar to the agar-agar grass she had eaten in her previous life.

However, the leaf was held in Yun Shijiu's hand and was a little torn. She put it close to her nose and smelled it.

Hmm, it tastes very similar!

"Where did you pick this?" she asked Chinatsu.

Qianxia's heart tightened, and she immediately took out a handkerchief to wipe Yun Shijiu's hand, "Is it poisonous?"

Fearing that she might misunderstand, Lin Yinan quickly explained, "No, this plant might be edible."

"Edible?" Chixia's voice unconsciously rose a few notes, her eyes shining. She loved to delve into anything edible.

"Not sure if it's the one I know. This piece doesn't look the same anymore."

"Madam, I know where it is. I'll take you there!" Qian Wu said from behind. Yun Junding, who was tired from playing, had fallen asleep in her arms.

Yun Shijiu rubbed her eyes sleepily, and Qianxia picked her up, "I'll take them both back to sleep, you guys go quickly and come back soon."

Before going out, Qianwu picked up a basket. She knew that since the lady said this thing was edible, it was most likely edible.

She took Lin Yinan to a river valley slope behind the villagers' houses. There was a small pond nearby, surrounded by lush weeds.

"Madam, that thing was picked from the slope above the pond. Nineteen has sharp eyes and she spotted this thing at first sight. I picked it for her." Qianxia said proudly.

Lin Yinan looked in the direction where she pointed and saw a large patch of agar-agar grass.

Looking around the terrain, yes, this kind of place is indeed very suitable for the growth of agar-agar grass.

Grass jelly is also known as burnt grass jelly and grass jelly. It can clear away heat and relieve summer heat when eaten in summer.

Using fresh agar-agar grass, you can make a jelly-like dark green agar-agar, while using dried agar-agar grass, you can make black agar-agar.

Seeing that no one was talking, Qian Wu asked in a low voice, "Madam, can this be eaten?"

"It's edible! Let's go pick some and take them back." Lin Yinan said affirmatively.

"Ma'am, please stand here and let me pick it."

Hearing her say it was edible, Qianwu took the lead and slowly walked down the slope, and pinched the tender top of the agar-agar grass.

"Qianwu, this is not how you pick it."

Lin Yinan walked down, drew the sword from his waist, grabbed a handful of jelly grass, and cut it off at the roots.

"Can even the old roots and leaves of this thing be eaten?"

Qianwu's eyes widened. This joke seemed difficult to digest.

"We need to cut the jelly grass and boil it to make soup. We don't eat the leaves or the stems."

Lin Yinan gave her a cold look, swung his sword, and cut off another bunch of them.

Qian Wu came to her senses and quickly drew out her sword, imitating Lin Yinan's skillful movements to cut off a handful of jelly grass.

After cutting a full basket, Qianwu was still unwilling to stop and chopped another large bundle. Only when she was sure that she really couldn't carry it all did she reluctantly go back.

After Qianxia coaxed the two children to sleep, she moved a stool and sat at the door waiting for them to come back.

Seeing the two figures from afar, she hurriedly ran forward to take the basket from Lin Yinan's back and gave Qian Wu a cold look behind her.

"Qianwu, why did you cut so much back and make the girl suffer?"

She knew without thinking that Qianwu was greedy, which was why she cut so much.

Qianwu didn't dare to contradict her and just kept smiling foolishly.

"Girl, how do you eat this?"

Lin Yinan's lips curved slightly, "Pick off the dead leaves and weeds, clean them, put them in a large pot, add water and boil them, bring to a boil over high heat, stir while cooking, until the leaves are mashed and melted."

"Then what?" It sounded more like boiling a herbal soup, and Qianwu asked impatiently.

Chinatsu couldn't help but give her a slap on the face, "You're asking so many questions as if you know how to cook. Hurry up and pick them, clean them, and put them in the pot to cook."

Qianwu covered her head and pouted as she went in to move a stool, while Qianxia closed the bucket and went to fetch water.

The three of them sat under the eaves picking and washing the jelly grass.

When they were almost done picking and washing, Guo Xun, who had gone out to dig herbs, came back. He passed by the corner and took a look inside.

"Eh? Why did you pick so many fairy jelly?"

He walked up to the gate in two steps carrying the medicine basket on his back, picked up a handful of washed agar-agar grass and put it to his nose to smell it.

Lin Yinan's mouth corners turned up, with a faint smile on his face.

"We call this jelly grass. We use it to make a delicacy. I'll show it to Dr. Guo later."

Guo Xun was stunned for a moment, then stroked his beard and said, "This fairy jelly tastes sweet and cold in nature. It is very effective in clearing away heat, detoxifying, and eliminating summer heat when used to make dishes in summer."

"Can this jelly grass be used as medicine?" Qianwu asked curiously.

Guo Xun said: "This jelly grass you mentioned can also be used to treat diarrhea and dysentery. If you have a toothache caused by internal heat, this can also be used to treat it. I just happened to have a little internal heat these two days."

"Doctor Guo, please sit down!"

While they were talking, the three of them had already picked and washed all the agar-agar grass, and the Chinatsu sisters took it to the kitchen to boil it.

Lin Yinan went back to the room and poured Guo Xun a cup of tea. "Doctor Guo, how is Dajiang's leg? Can he still stand up?"

"The broken part has been repaired. It will take a hundred days for the injured bones to heal. It will take at least half a year for him to get out of bed." He glanced at Lin Yinan, took a sip of water and continued, "Don't worry, he won't be disabled as long as I'm here."

"Dr. Guo, have you ever thought about bringing your family here?"

Guo Xun pondered for a moment and said, "Let's wait until the grain is harvested and then we'll see."

He had never heard of growing rice on the mountain, and was afraid that it might not work out in the end, so he decided to wait and see.

The two drank tea and chatted.

"Madam, the grass jelly is cooked." Qian Wu poked her head out from the kitchen and called Lin Yinan.

Guo Xun stood up and left with the medicine basket, and he did not forget to give instructions before leaving.

"Remember to bring me a bowl when you're done."

"Okay! I will definitely not forget you."

Lin Yinan took a piece of clean gauze and walked into the kitchen, filtered out the boiled grass jelly juice, and asked Qianwu to throw away the remaining thick stems and leaf residues.

Looking at the bucket full of dark green soup, Chinatsu said, "What should we do next?"

"Go get some rice noodles for Nineteen."

During the first few days when Yun Shijiu woke up, her appetite was sometimes good and sometimes bad, so she asked Yun Ming to grind half a bag of rice noodles.

Now she is gradually recovering, her spirits and appetite are better, and she no longer wants to eat the bland rice porridge.

Qianxia brought the rice noodles, and Lin Yinan taught her to mix them into a slurry according to the proportions, then pour the rice slurry into the filtered agar-agar grass juice and stir evenly, and finally mix the rice slurry again and bring to a boil.

After cooking, pour it out and cool it with well water, allowing it to solidify naturally.

While waiting for the jelly grass to take shape, Lin Yinan took out the Yuanbao brown sugar that Lin Shuo had given him last time, and secretly took some from the space and added it in, asking Qianxia to boil it into sugar water.

Qianwu ate the jelly with sugar water, which had a light and refreshing fragrance. It had a smooth texture and a slightly bitter taste with a sweet aftertaste.

"Ma'am, it's delicious!"

"If it tastes good, eat more." Lin Yinan said with a smile.

Green jelly has the flavor of grass, and a bowl of it is very refreshing in the summer.

They filled two large buckets, gave bowls to Lin Shuo and Guo Xun, and kept half a bowl for the two children. For the rest, Lin Yinan called Yun Shiyi and asked him to give it to the other secret guard brothers.

"Thank you, Madam, on behalf of my brothers!"

Yun Shiyi bowed to her and then left with the two buckets on his shoulders.

After following Lin Yinan for a long time, Qianxia's mind became much smarter. Her eyes flickered as if she thought of something.

"Madam, I have thought of a good way to make money. We can go to Yongqing City and Huaizhou City to make jelly and sell it, or sell the recipe to Boss Chen and his team."

"This grass grows on the mountain. Apart from adding some sugar and burning some firewood, it doesn't cost much at all."