Desert Island Survival: I took my concubine and raised wolf cubs

Chapter 105 Picking pine nuts

The pine trees were squeezed by the heavy snow, and their pine cones fell all over the ground.

With the precedent of yam, Wen Xian felt that there must be a lot of edible pine nuts in these pine cones on the ground.

She picked up a pine cone at her feet and smashed it open, and small, plump pine cones fell into her palm.

With a "click" sound, Wen Xian peeled off the fat little white pine nuts. As expected, they were of a healthy color.

The familiar taste of pine nuts exploded in her mouth, and Wen Xian felt the taste of home again.

She spread her hands, handed the pine nuts in her hand to the others, and said happily: "Quick, let's all have a taste."

If she remembered correctly, people here didn’t know that pine nuts were edible, and there were no sellers of pine nuts.

Sheng Lian'er and Fang Jiaren were both Wen Xian's loyal fans. They followed Wen Xian's footsteps without hesitation and started peeling pine nuts to eat.

Sheng Lian'er commented while eating: "It's fragrant, sweet and delicious."

Fang Jiaren pondered for a moment and then continued: "Like peanuts and walnuts, but more refined than these two."

Anyway, it was something she hadn't eaten before.But she hasn't eaten much, and Madam has taken her to eat many times.

Wen Xian raised her eyebrows: "Of course, this thing is very sophisticated. If it were to be sold, I'm afraid it would have to be more expensive than walnuts and peanuts."

In previous lives, nuts were expensive, let alone pine nuts.

Seeing that Xue Xiaohua didn't move, Wen Xian handed the pine nuts to Xue Xiaohua again, raised her eyebrows and said, "Try it?"

Xue Xiaohua sneered, imitating their actions just now, first biting the pine nuts into pieces, then peeling them apart and throwing them into her mouth.

She had never eaten any nuts and had no idea what walnuts and peanuts tasted like.But now she has tasted the taste of pine nuts, and they are indeed delicious.

Thinking like this, she nodded honestly and praised: "It's delicious."

"As long as it's delicious." Wen Xian patted her shoulder and said with a smile, "Okay, there are so many pine cones on the ground, let's start quickly. Just peel the pine nuts first, and when they are almost packed, put some more pine cones back. Use it as firewood.”

It's not that she doesn't want to put all the pine cones back, but this pine forest covers at least one acre and there are too many pine cones to put them all in.

It is estimated that the people on Sun Island are ignorant, so since the pine cones have grown, no one has ever come to knock pine cones.

In the past, only hunters, or men from those families on Sun Island, would come to this location.

Most of them went into the mountains to hunt, and they never thought about picking up pine cones or cracking them open to see what was inside and whether they could eat them.

Therefore, it is now cheaper for Wen Xian, who knows the goods.

Xue Xiaohua thought that she wanted to avoid suspicion and could not compete with Wen Xian for pine nuts.So, she made a special trip to the other side.A little distance away from Wen Xian, he started to smash pine cones on the ground to pick up pine nuts.

On Wen Xian's side, with Sheng Lian'er, a strong man, she digs pine cones at an unusually fast speed.

It was just after noon, and Wen Xian already had half a basket filled with pine nuts alone.

But this half-carrying basket of pine nuts only removed less than one-tenth of the pine cones in this pine forest.

There are nine-tenths of the pine nuts left. There are so many that I can't pick them all in a while.

Wen Xian simply asked Sheng Lian'er and Fang Jiaren to pack the pine cones directly, fill up all three backpacks, and go back to eat before continuing.

As for Xue Xiaohua, because she has been doing carpentry for many years, her hands are not weak, and she even carried half a basket of pine cones.

She also imitated Wen Xian's actions and filled the remaining half of the basket with unopened pine cones to deal with when she got back.

However, before leaving the mountain, Xue Xiaohua made a special trip to Wen Xian and said, "Sister Wen, this basket of pine nuts is enough for my family. For the rest, Sister Wen doesn't have to worry about me. You can do whatever you want with me."

It had only been one morning, but she had already understood that Sister Wen and her family were definitely not ordinary people.Sister Wen knew a lot. She not only taught her how to identify yams and mushrooms, but also took her to beat pine nuts.

This morning's harvest was more than the previous year's harvest.

Although Sister Wen didn't say it, she couldn't be greedy.She was very satisfied to get what she had today.

Seeing her firm attitude, Wen Xian agreed immediately without saying anything else.At worst, she will give Xue Xiaohua more things later.

After explaining the processing method of pine nuts to Xue Xiaohua, several people speeded up and rushed home.

When Wen Xian returned home, Jiang Jingwan had already prepared lunch.

What they had for lunch today was fried spinach, steamed yam, and bacon and mushroom soup.

Just, although it's not perfect, it's edible.

The yam is steamed until soft and waxy, and with some sugar added, it is unexpectedly delicious.

Except for Wen Xian, it was the first time for everyone else to eat yams.

This time, he captured the hearts of many women.

After the meal, Wen Xian handed the pine cones to someone at home to handle.By the way, Fang Jiaren was asked to stay and fry the pine nuts with his family.

Pine nuts can be eaten raw, but they have a unique flavor after being fried, and they can also be eaten as a snack with wine.

She planned to wait for Zhu Qing to come back in a few days, then send the pine nuts to him to try to see if he wanted to buy them, or if he would sell them in his restaurant.

After explaining this, Wen Xian took Sheng Lian'er and Hu Ke'er up the mountain to continue beating pine nuts.

She also wanted to ask more people to go with her, but there were too many people and she was in trouble.Furthermore, with so many tasks at home, people are also needed.

Before dark, Wen Xian and the other three made two trips back and forth, carrying three baskets of pine nuts and three baskets of pine cones.

However, today these add up to only one-third.

However, it is dangerous to enter the mountain at night, so we can only wait until the next day before continuing.

For the next two days, Wen Xian took two people into the mountains to hunt pine nuts every day. It was not until noon on the third day that she finally finished beating the pine nuts in the entire pine forest.

Wen Xian did not ask for the pine cone shells left over from beating pine nuts in the mountains, but only wanted the unbeaten pine cones.

Therefore, there are many pine cones scattered in the pine forest.

Also on the third day, when Wen Xian came down the mountain, she met Uncle He who had gone to the Island of Death to pick them up.

Uncle He looked at the pine cones in the basket on her back and said anxiously: "Miss Wen, what are you doing picking up so many pine cones? This thing can't withstand burning, so it's better to collect firewood."

He went to sea after returning from Death Island. When he came back today, he heard his family talking about Wen Xian going to the mountains to carry pine cones back for three days in a row.

No, when you watch them coming down the mountain, come out quickly and remind them not to do useless work.

To Uncle He, whom she had met several times, Wen Xian was extremely polite and patient.

She explained softly: "Don't worry, Uncle He. I'm not taking all this back to burn. No, we saw squirrels digging into pine cones to eat, and we also want to pick them up and eat them. Although the amount is small, it can solve the problem." So greedy."

They have already finished picking up the pine nuts on the mountain. If they want to pick them up again, they can only wait until autumn.

There was no one else around, so Wen Xian whispered the matter to Uncle He.

(End of this chapter)