survival in the wilderness

Chapter 41 Steamed Eggs
Lin Yan became happier the more he listened, "Are there really many people opening up wasteland?"

"Really, most of the pika plains are enclosed by various families. Those with a large number of people enclose large areas, and those with a small number of people enclose land together, and divide it after opening it."

"Aniang, our land is still short, and no one has opened up wasteland around here. Let's open up this area next year."

Lin Yan felt that two acres of land was not enough, and a small half of it was occupied by chestnut trees. When he found other plants suitable for planting, it would be too late if there was no land.

But Huahong said: "What do you need to do with so many lands? We all grow juma. There are only two people in our family, so we don't need so much juma. Now every family has juma. There is no shortage of this."

She felt that it was enough for each family to grow juma for self-sufficiency, and it was useless to grow so many, and it was not worth the effort to open up wasteland.

"Aniang, open up the land first, and when you find something else to grow, it will be too late when there is no land. Besides, juma is very useful, and it is always good to have more varieties. The pockmarked sauce and oil I made before , it will be of great use. When I go back at night, I will make a fresh meal for Auntie."

"What food?" Hua Hong was most interested in food.

The pockmarked sauce and oil are also delicious when mixed with meat, and her family makes it every two days.

"Steamed eggs, topped with hempseed oil, the taste is very different." Lin Yan also found this new way of eating from the Science and Technology Museum.

In her previous life, she was obsessed with scientific research and experiments, and she was very careless about her life, as long as she could satisfy her hunger, she ate most of all kinds of fast food to satisfy her hunger.Besides, the food in that era had been so processed that it was impossible to tell what the raw materials looked like, so she could only think of cooking the eggs and eating them.

A few days ago, when she entered the room numbered 0101, she accidentally found a book, which mentioned the method of steaming eggs, but she hadn't had time to try it.

It just so happens that today is an opportunity to let my mother try a new food.

Huahong can't imagine what steamed eggs look like, but she yearns for it.The movement of the hand was a little faster, and soon the grass filled a big basket.

She picked up another basket and took Lin Yan to the pheasant forest.

Her home is next to the pheasant forest, it is very convenient to go there, it takes only 10 minutes to walk there.

Lin Yan was so excited that she used her mental power to scan from time to time, and she really found several nests of eggs, which were hidden in the grass and were hard to find.

Huahong picked up the eggs happily, but slowly realized something was wrong.

"Lin Yan, how do you know where there are wild eggs?"

There are obviously vegetation blocking it, and it is impossible to see it from a distance.Some are so close that you can't find them without breaking through the grass.

Lin Yan was taken aback for a moment, and hadn't thought about how to answer this question.

People in the tribe have long been accustomed to her difference, and she slowly let go of it.

But the bonus is not someone else, and you always have to ask clearly about your daughter's differences.

"Aniang, I'm different from others, and it's not like you don't know. If you insist on knowing, I'll tell you in a few days."

Lin Yan suddenly thought, since she could cultivate spiritual power, could others also be able to.

According to what she learned from Fat Bao, the stronger the mental power, the longer the life span of a person.

She used to worry that people here didn't live long, and it was too unlikely that she would change the status quo and lead to a prosperous civilization in the short decades.

But with the assistance of mental power, the life span of a person can be extended, and it is also possible to create a brand new world.

If other people can also practice spiritual power, with everyone's joint efforts, it is just around the corner for the Sun Tribe to leave the area in front of them.

A Niang asked this question, and when her mental power improves further, let A Niang practice along with her to see if she can succeed.

Hua Hong has just passed 30 years old, and she is already considered an old man in the tribe, but Lin Yan feels that she is still very young and has greater potential waiting to be tapped.

Huahong didn't ask any more questions. Her daughter was different since she was a child, and she already knew it.

With Lin Yan's cheat, today's harvest is very good, picking up more than half of the basket of wild eggs in an hour.

It was time for lunch, Hua Hong took Lin Yan home with two big baskets, still looking forward to the steamed eggs.

As soon as she got home, Huahong asked Lin Yan to tell her how to make steamed eggs, and she was going to do it.

"Take two bowls, break the eggs, add some warm water, stir them, and steam them in a clay pot. When the steaming is done, take them out and pour some sesame oil on them."

Lin Yan watched Huahong operate, and took a bowl to peel the pockmarked shells.

After the pockmark kernels are peeled off and mashed, there will be a mixture of pockmark paste and oil. Now this condition can only do this.

Looking at the clay pot on the fire, the mouth was open, some water was in it, and there was a bowl, Lin Yan said, "Aniang, this won't work, you have to cover the pot, so the heat won't escape."

Hua Hong took a look, and found a quick stone slab to cover it.

There were a lot of clay pots at home, big and small, but they were all open. Lin Yan patted his forehead and forgot to tell Lao Hei to burn the lids out together.

Boiling water with an open mouth is fine, but steamed eggs probably won't work.

About half an hour later, when the steamed eggs were ready, Lin Yan added a few drops of oil from the pockmarked sauce.

It is bright yellow, soft and tender, with a few drops of oil floating in it, which makes people unable to bear it.

Lin Yan looked at the long-lost steamed egg, and it was not easy to finally make something that looked like it.

Huahong had never seen such food before, and she hadn't eaten it yet, just looking at it made people swallow.

"It's so pretty." Hua Hong, who has never seen the world, a bowl of steamed eggs is completely beyond her cognition. She never knew that it can be so delicious after eating.

"Hey, Mommy, let's have a taste."

Lin Yan smiled, of course she knew steamed eggs would shock Auntie.

I used to eat all the original flavors, and the most simply steamed meat, which is as beautiful and impactful as steamed eggs.

"Can I really eat it?" Huahong didn't dare, it was so beautiful, it felt like a sacrilege to eat it.

"It's really delicious, Mommy, try it quickly." Lin Yan urged, "This is just steamed eggs, the simplest food, and we will make more and better-looking ones in the future."

Huahong picked out a bit with chopsticks, tasted it, and her eyes lit up immediately, "It's soft and tender, completely different from boiled eggs, it's so delicious."

She came over with a bowl and gave a small half to her daughter.

Lin Yan took the bowl and ate it. It was really delicious. Maybe it was because the ingredients were better, and the taste was much better than she remembered.

A big bowl of steamed eggs, mother and daughter eat with relish.

Huahong said happily: "This hempseed oil is seasoned well, and the steamed eggs are even more delicious. I will make more of them in the future."

"Yeah." Lin Yan nodded her head in satisfaction. This is the best she's ever eaten, and it would be even better if she could eat it more often.

After dinner, Huahong was busy washing the dishes and feeding the pika, so she went to Lao Hei's house on her short legs.

Lao Hei also just had a meal, and he was going to work at the kiln after a short break.

"Lin Yan, come here, here are two boiled eggs for you to eat."

For Lin Yan, Lao Hei likes it very much, and wants to give her anything good.

(End of this chapter)