We agreed to farm, why do you go to the palace every day?

Chapter 25: Picking Peppers on the Mountain

Luo Yu had already blanched the dishes and put them aside.

Lin Luoluo was still chopping the meat, so Luo Yu asked her, "Luoluo, are you tired? How about I chop for a while?"

"No need, Luo Yu, I'm not tired, I can chop it by myself, so you don't have to get involved."

Luo Yu nodded, took out the flour and started kneading the dough, leaving it to ferment. He took the cabbage, washed it, and started cutting it on another cutting board. After cutting the cabbage, he put it in a bowl, added some salt, and prepared to marinate it to squeeze out the water.

The only seasoning at home was green onions, so Luo Yu cut some for later use.

Seeing that the cabbage was already moist, Luo Yu grabbed it in her hand and began to squeeze it. When she finished squeezing the cabbage, Lin Luoluo had also chopped the meat, and brought a basin over to her, asking her to scoop all the meat stuffing on the chopping board into the basin. There wasn't much seasoning to add, so she added some salt and green onions to the cabbage stuffing, and Luo Yu began to mix the stuffing.

The dough was ready, and Luo Yu asked, "Luoluo, can you make dumplings?"

"Luo Yu, I will."

"Then I'll roll out the dough and you make the dumplings."

"Sure. Come on."

The two of them assigned tasks, Luo Yu rolled out the dough and Lin Luoluo made dumplings, everything was in order.

Luo Yu placed a clean handkerchief next to Lin Luoluo, so that she could wrap it up and put it directly on.

Luo Yu had already scooped out the water that had been used to blanch the vegetables and put it aside. Now the water in the pot was clean. He saw that a lot of vegetables had been wrapped in it, but the fire was about to go out.

Luo Yu asked Luo Ci to pick up some firewood from the stove so that they could steam some to eat first. He quickly rolled a few pieces, and when Lin Luoluo finished wrapping them, Luo Yu put them in the pot to steam them, added a few large pieces of firewood to burn, washed his hands, and the two began to wrap them again.

After a while, seeing that there were already many dumplings with meat fillings and dough on the side of Lin Luoluo, Luo Yu said, "Luoluo, let's not make dumplings yet. We can make pancakes with the rest. You think the dumplings in the pot are good. Take them out and let's try them first."

"Well, okay, I'll get it out right away. I'll make so many dumplings, enough for you to have dinner."

Lin Luoluo opened the lid and smelled the aroma of dumplings. She took one out to try and it was cooked.

First he took a bowl and picked up a few dumplings for Luo Ci: "Ah Ci, the dumplings are still hot. Leave them here to cool for a while before eating."

Luo Ci nodded: "I understand, Sister Luoluo, I will wait until the dumplings are cold before eating."

Touching her head, Lin Luoluo said, "So good."

Then he took a large bowl, put the other dumplings in it, and put the new dumplings in it to continue steaming.

While waiting for the dumplings to cool, Luo Yu had already made pancakes with the remaining meat filling and dough.

When Lin Luoluo saw that she was done and put away the basin and cutting board, she told Luo Yu to eat the dumplings first.

Luo Yu replied: "I'll come."

The three of them sat around the table. Luo Yu picked up the dumplings from Luo Ci's bowl, put them to his mouth and blew on them, then broke them open to see if the filling was cooked. He tested the temperature and found that it was not too hot, so he let Luo Ci eat it.

The two of them were not afraid of burning themselves, so they picked up the food, blew on it near their lips, and started eating.

I nodded while eating. The dumplings were really good and fresh, but there was no vinegar, so the flavor was a little less. But it was already delicious.

After eating a few, Luo Yu lit a fire in the simple stove, put the pot on, added lard, and soon the oil became hot. He put the pancakes in and fried them. Soon the aroma of lard and pancakes came out together.

Lin Luoluo felt so distressed that she blamed Luo Yu in a low voice, "Luo Yu, you put too much lard. You should use it sparingly."

"You can't save money. You have to eat well and then you can buy more when you make money in the future."

Lin Luoluo felt distressed, but since it was Luo Yu's family, she couldn't say anything. At worst, if Luo Yu died in the future, she would just give him a replacement.

However, Lin Luoluo never had the chance to add anything to Luo Yu later on. On the contrary, Luo Yu helped her a lot.

Luo Yu quickly fried the meat patties and gave them to Luo Ci first while they were cold. When Luo Yu finished frying the patties, the dumplings in the pot were also ready and were served on the table. Lin Luoluo was going to put away the remaining dumplings for her, but Luo Yu asked her to put them in the pot to steam.

There is no refrigerator here. If the dumplings are not steamed well, they will probably all stick together when you eat them in the evening. It is better to steam them well so that they can be individual.

Lin Luoluo listened to Luo Yu and put them into the pot. As there were still quite a lot left, she moved the dumplings around and tried to put as many in as possible and steamed them all in one pot.

The three of them ate dumplings and meat patties, which smelled delicious. Lin Luoluo said, "Luo Yu, every time I eat at your house, I eat so much. The bone soup before and the dumplings and meat patties today are both so delicious."

Luo Yu replied: "You have only eaten two meals. There will be better food in the future. I will cook it for you."

"Well, I've been waiting for you to make it. Yesterday, you taught me to make bone soup. Our family loved it. Even my dad drank three bowls. I made another pot for them this morning, so I came to your house."

"Bone soup is good. Drinking more is good for your health, but you have to drink it intermittently. Drinking it in winter can warm your body."

After lunch, the two cleaned up the kitchen. Luo Yu held Luo Ci in his arms, while Lin Luoluo carried the basket, and they started up the mountain.

As they walked along, Lin Luoluo said, "Fortunately, people from the mountain forest village here often go there, so we didn't see any big wild animals. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to take you there."

Luo Yu said: "Yes, if the forest is too dangerous, I dare not let you bring it. If something unexpected happens, where can I find Lin Luoluo to compensate my aunt?"

After entering the mountain, Luo Yu carefully held Luo Ci and told her, "Ah Ci, stay in my arms. There are many branches here, don't let them scratch you. I'll put you down when we find a flat place."

Luo Ci is very obedient. She does whatever her sister tells her to do.

Seeing that there were wild vegetables or edibles, Luo Yu did not let Lin Luoluo dig them. Instead, he prepared to look for peppers first and then dig them when he returned.

After a while, Lin Luoluo brought Luo Yu to the place where she had picked peppers before.

These peppers are scattered here and there, but each one has a lot of fruits on it. The ones below are almost dry, but there are still many fresh ones on the tips of the branches.

"Luo Yu, there are so many, should we pick them all?"

"Yes, Luoluo, I really like this pepper. Let's pick more today and see how many we can pick today."

"Ah Ci, you just sit here in the basket. The sisters are going to pick peppers. Don't touch them, or your hands will get burned."

Luo Ci watched them picking the fruits. When her sister said that it would hurt her hands, she stood far away, worried about their hands.

"Okay, sister, won't that be spicy for you and Sister Luoluo?"

"It won't be spicy, sisters. Your hands aren't as tender as Ah Ci's. Sisters, don't be afraid. Just be good."

Luo Ci nodded obediently.

Seeing Luo Ci sitting down obediently, Luo Yu and Lin Luoluo began to pick peppers. After a while, the basket was full. There were still several left to be picked. Looking at the remaining ones, Lin Luoluo said, "Luo Yu, let's come back tomorrow. I think there will probably be a basket left with these."

"Sure, otherwise it would be a waste if it were left alone."

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