The Abandoned Woman of Space

Chapter 7 Hibiscus Sweet Potato Soup

Help Yun Xiaotong tidy up.

Yunmo went around behind the earthen stove, found a wooden basin that could hold water, scooped two scoops of water into the basin with a broken gourd ladle, then walked to the bright place with the water, and picked up the hibiscus flowers in the bamboo basket. Come out, pinch off the flower stalks, leaving only the petals, and put them in a basin for cleaning.

Yun Xiaotong walked up to Yun Mo with a pair of slender legs, then squatted down, stared at the hibiscus petals floating in the pot with big black eyes, very curious.

"Mother, do we want to eat flowers?" While talking, Xiao Douding gulped at those beautiful petals.

He has never eaten tweed, and it looks delicious.

When Yunmo heard Yun Xiaotong swallowing saliva, her heart ached.

Xiao Douding has grown so big, and he has never eaten a few decent things. It is a miracle that he can grow so big. No wonder he swallows his saliva when he looks at these wild hibiscus.

"Well, this is hibiscus flower, it's edible." Yunmo raised her head and smiled gently, "Later, mother will use these petals to make hibiscus sweet potato soup for Tongtong."

Hibiscus sweet potato soup sounds delicious.

Yun Xiaotong stuck out the tip of her tongue and licked her lips, "Mother, let me help you wash together." After speaking, he scratched his little sleeves, revealing two thin yellow arms.

"Tong Tong is so good." Yun Mo smiled, simply because the water was not cold, as long as Xiao Douding was happy, he would let him mess around.

Yun Xiaotong followed Yunmo's example, pinching off the green flower stalk with a small hand, smelling the fragrance of the flower, smiling and throwing the petals into the water basin, learning how to have a nose and eyes.

After removing the stalks of the hibiscus flowers and cleaning them, Yunmo took a kitchen knife, peeled the sweet potatoes, poured a new pot of water, washed the sweet potatoes again, and then cut the cleaned sweet potatoes into small pieces on the cutting board. Cut the petals into fine pieces and set aside.

"Mother, the fire is burning."

A childish voice sounded in front of the stove, and Yun Xiaotong raised a small face, which was stained with black pot ash.

The flames jumped out from the stove, burning up Laogao, crackling, and burning vigorously.

Yunmo looked at the flames of Lao Gao, smiled, with a helpless face, and reminded: "Tongtong, stay away from the stove, so as not to burn your hair."

Originally, there were only a few sparse yellow hairs, and they would be gone after being burned. At that time, they would become three hairs.

"Mother, I will be careful." Yun Xiaotong answered Yun Mo's words while adding firewood to the stove.

Yun Mo stood behind the earthen stove, looking at his busy little figure, her heart felt as warm as if the sun had shone in.

In this life, it's great to have such a well-behaved and sensible little Douding by my side.

The fire was very hot, and after a while, the iron pot was hot, Yunmo poured two scoops of water into the pot, then covered the pot, turned around and walked to the stove, "Tongtong, let mother light the fire."

Yun Xiaotong turned around, and Yunmo took the tongs from him.

After the water in the pot boiled, Yunmo lifted the lid, put the cut sweet potatoes on the cutting board into the pot, covered the pot, and simmered for two quarters of an hour until the sweetness of the sweet potatoes overflowed the pot with the heat. Then uncover the pot, put the hibiscus flowers on the chopping board into the pot, stir them evenly with a spatula, cover the pot again, and simmer for a stick of incense, so that the floral fragrance of hibiscus flowers and the sweetness of sweet potatoes blend together.

Yun Xiaotong smelled the sweet smell, and couldn't help swallowing, and her stomach growled more and more happily.

"Mother, the hibiscus sweet potato soup you made is really delicious and smells sweet."

It was almost cooked, Yunmo put down the tongs, and said with a smile: "Tongtong thinks it smells delicious, so I will eat more later, so that I will be full."

"Mother has a head injury, so I need to eat more." Yun Xiaotong grinned and followed Yun Mo, smiling very happily.

Yun Mo stood up, turned to the back of the clay stove, and reached out to lift the lid off.

Just when the lid of the pot was half removed, a hot white mist rose from the pot, with a pungent sweet smell.

The scent was stronger than before, and Yun Xiaotong couldn't help swallowing again, and looked at Yunmo with a look of admiration.

Niangqin is amazing!
After the heat dissipated, Yunmo looked at the hibiscus sweet potato soup in the pot, stirred it with a spatula, it was sticky, the sweet yellow sweet potato mash was sandwiched between the pink and white petals, it smelled sweet and looked very appetizing .

Hearing Yun Xiaotong swallowing saliva, Gudong, Gudong...

The little guy hadn't eaten all day, so he must be very hungry. Yunmo hurriedly took two chipped earthenware bowls from the old and rotten cupboard, filled the two bowls full, took two pairs of chopsticks, and then Put it on the wooden table in the bedroom and put it away.

After finishing the meal, Yunmo went back to the kitchen, fetched water, and called Yun Xiaotong to his side, "Tongtong, after washing your face, let's start the meal."

"Well, good." Yun Xiaotong pecked the melon seeds on the head, ran to Yunmo's side, obediently put his little hands into the basin, and Yunmo threw the old white and ripped cotton cloth into the water, Rub it a few times, wring out the water, and help him wipe the ash from the bottom of the pot on his face.

At this time, the sun had completely set, there was no oil lamp, and the dilapidated thatched hut was dim.

The two women sat facing each other at the broken wooden table, eating simple rough food, but eating it was extremely sweet.

"Mother, this hibiscus sweet potato soup is really delicious, fragrant and sweet, it is the best thing I have ever eaten, even better than meat."

Yun Xiaotong drank the whole bowl of sweet potato soup in one go, even licking the bottom of the bowl clean.

Seeing that he had licked the bottom of the bowl clean, Yunmo wished he could chew the entire bowl, and felt amused.

Little Douding is so cute.

"Tongtong, are you full? You're not full, there's still some in the pot, mother will get you some more."

"Mother, I'm full." Yun Xiaotong put down the bowl reluctantly, slid down the wooden stool, walked to Yunmo's side, and deliberately stretched out his belly to show her, "Mother, Look, look, I'm full, full."

"Let's eat the rest of the pot tomorrow."

"Okay, let's eat tomorrow." Yunmo wiped Yun Xiaotong's mouth for him, and saw that his small face had a mature look that didn't match his age.

She naturally knew that Xiao Douding was afraid that if she ate up tonight, she would have nothing to eat tomorrow. At such a young age, she knew how to worry about making a living.

Yun Xiaotong said that she was full, but she didn't say anything else. The bowl she just served was very filling. The little guy was hungry for a day, and he was almost full after eating. Overeating can easily hurt his stomach.

(End of this chapter)