Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

"Xuyuan, look, is this the pepper you mentioned? I thought it was a fruit, but when I broke it open, there wasn't much flesh and my hands felt spicy. This is good for self-defense." Aunt Li remembered that the fruit in her pocket looked very much like the one Xuyuan described, so she quickly took it out of her pocket.

"Mrs. Li, now that you mention it I remember that I put it behind the backpack."

Xu Yuan looked at the fruit that Aunt Li took out and nodded, "Yes, that's right, this is pepper. Wild peppers are already growing on this mountain. Break open the seeds inside. These are seeds. You can plant them."

"Luckily you didn't put it directly in your mouth. The red ones are ripe, but they are very spicy. You have never eaten them before, so I suggest you only put one or two in your mouth when you eat them for the first time."

Mrs. Lin and Aunt Li picked the peppers by accident and were a little surprised.

Xu Yuan took out a few lobsters from the backpack and handed them to the two of them. Lin waved her hand and said, "No need, Xu Yuan, I have more at home. You can take these back and eat them yourself."

Aunt Li put the backpack in front of Xuyuan without hesitation. "Hey, Xiaoyuan, why are your fingers red and swollen? Let me take a look."

Aunt Li saw that Xu Yuan had some scars on both of his hands, so she hurried forward to take a look.

"It's okay, it doesn't hurt, I was just pinched by these lobster's claws."

"Aunt, you guys should be careful too. These pliers can hurt a lot."

"Are you really alright? I understand. Remember to apply some herbs when you get back."

"Ding, we found a lobster, and we'll get 200 points as a reward."

Suddenly, Xiaojiu’s reminder sound came to my mind. No way, brother, how long did you delay? Why didn’t you wait until I put it in my mouth?

"Xiaojiu, what's wrong with you lately? Your presence has become weaker and weaker. Why is there a delay now?"

"Sorry, Master, Xiaojiu has an abnormality and is still being repaired and upgraded. Please wait for a moment. Xiaojiu will answer your questions later."

If the reminder sound hadn’t suddenly appeared in his mind, Xu Yuan would have completely forgotten about Xiao Jiu.

Xu Yuan said goodbye to the two and walked towards his home. After entering the courtyard, everything was still normal, but the door to the backyard was open.

"Sister, you're back." Guozi poked his head out of the kitchen, saw the backpack on Xu Yuan's back, and hurried out. Xu Zhi heard the noise and added some firewood to the stove, where rice was being cooked in a steamer covered with coarse cloth, with some rice soup underneath. She clapped her hands and came out to look at the things in the backpack.

It was the first time I saw such a strange thing, and I was curious and wanted to touch the lobster's shell with my hands.

"Second sister, don't touch it. Be careful that its big pincers may pinch you. Look at my fingers, they were pinched by its pincers, and Ado's toes were also hurt by it."

When Xu Zhi heard this, he immediately retracted his outstretched hand, stood up, went into the kitchen, took out his own fire poker, and poked it into the backpack.

呲呀

The door opens.

"Miss."

"Sister Make a Wish."

Four pairs of bright eyes looked at Xuyuan with twinkling eyes.

Many people came out of the room jumping and skipping, with Gu Qingming supporting them.

Xuanyu and Gu Qingming couldn't wait to come to Xuyuan, their eyes fixed on the lobsters in the basket.

"Okay, little greedy cats, let's have prawns tonight."

"Great." The three little kids cheered loudly.

The cheers reached Gu Qinghan, who was compacting the small pond in the backyard. He was not affected at all. He wiped the sweat off his face and continued to swing the hoe. "Okay, okay, you guys go play over there first." He picked up the backpack, went into the kitchen, poured it into the wooden barrel, and soaked it in it to remove the muddy smell.

"Sister, your finger..." Only then did Xu Zhi realize that Xu Yuan's little finger was red and swollen.

"It's okay, I was pinched. I took some herbs to apply."

"Where's your brother Gu? Is he still resting in his room?"

Xu Zhi shook his head and pointed to the backyard.

"Sister Xuyuan, big brother is in the backyard." Gu Qingming heard Xuyuan's question and answered obediently.

"Okay, I'll go to the backyard and see what your big brother is doing."

Xu Yuan walked into the backyard door with his hands behind his back, and Gu Qinghan had just walked out carrying a hoe.

The two men looked at each other, stopped, and Xuyuan looked away first and walked to the side.

"Hey, Gu Qinghan, what are you doing? Why don't you just lie down in the room?"

"It's okay, cough cough, it's boring to lie down. I noticed that the small pond in your backyard is about to collapse, so I'll help you fix it." Gu Qinghan wiped the sweat off his face, lowered his head slightly and coughed.

Xu Yuan looked at the small pond with smooth edges, squatted down, lifted the weeds covering it, and looked at the vegetable seeds.

Very good, no sprouting.

"Why are your fingers like fruits? Did you apply any medicine?" Gu Qinghan looked at Xu Yuan's white fingers. The redness and swelling on his little finger were clearly visible.

"It's okay, nothing serious." Xu Yuan clapped his hands and nodded to Gu Qinghan, "Thank you, this small pond is well made. There's nothing else to do now, you can have a meal here first and go back later, okay? Or you can go back tomorrow."

Gu Qinghan thought for a moment, then opened his thin lips and said, "Thank you. I'd better not disturb you. I've been lying in bed for two days, and it's time to go back and take a look. I'll go back after dinner. Do you want to start working on your fields? I'll come and help you tomorrow."

"No need, here," Xu Yuan pointed to the big flower tied in the courtyard, "With it, my family doesn't have much land to plow, I can do it myself. I'll borrow a plow later, there must be work for your family, you can take care of yours first."

Seeing Xu Yuan's firm attitude, Gu Qinghan nodded helplessly, "As for the plow, I have an old one at home that can still be used. I'll come over tomorrow morning."

Xuyuan nodded, and the two of them returned to the yard one after the other.

"Second sister, the lobster has crawled out, quickly grab it with your fire poker."

"Hurry, hurry, there..." Guozi jumped up and down, directing Xu Zhi.

"Ahhh, it's pinching my trouser leg, let it go, let it go, Brother A Ming, come and catch it for me." Manyu was not so lucky. He injured his foot and had to dodge in time, accidentally stepping on a lobster that crawled out.

"Aduo, wait a moment, I'll be there soon. I'll catch it, I'll catch it, I'll catch it." The scene on the other side was completely different. Gu Qingming was very brave. Looking at the lobster in front of him, he could finally catch it with his own hands. He avoided those big claws and caught them accurately one by one, enjoying it very much.

The kitchen was in chaos. When the two entered the yard, they heard a scream and Xu Yuan hurried into the kitchen.

Wow, all the lobsters crawled out and the lid of the bucket containing the lobsters was opened.

Xu Yuan picked up the wooden barrel on the other side without saying a word, took out the lobsters stuck on the edge of his trouser legs, and picked up the lobsters crawling around on the ground.

Gu Qinghan looked at the strange thing with curiosity. When he saw the lobster crawling towards him, he squatted down, imitated Xu Yuan's way of catching it, and quickly grabbed it and threw it into the wooden barrel that Xu Yuan was holding.

After a while of struggling, everyone finally caught the lobster that had crawled out.

Xuyuan started to clean the lobster directly by scrubbing it with water.

"We'll use lobster tonight and make two dishes. Gu Qinghan, you're still coughing and can't eat spicy food, so you can try steamed food."

Gu Qinghan was already sitting by the stove and starting to light a fire. Seeing that he was relieved, Xu Zhi went to do other things.

Fires were lit on the stoves on both sides. A little water was added to the earthenware pot, and a steamer of matching size was placed on it. A little salt water was poured on top of the lobster, and the lid was covered and steamed over high heat.

Add oil to the pot here, add wild onions when the oil is hot, stir-fry, pour in the lobster, then cut up a few chilies, put them in, add a little water, cover with a board, and simmer over high heat.