Sisters in the Deep Forest Valley: Many Fun Things

Chapter 117: Hitting the Pine Tower

Lin Chunyi thought to herself: Treasure hunting? Of course, it's better to share the joy than to enjoy it alone!

He then said, "Alright! Let's bring peaches and 'Reunion and Peace' with us tomorrow. Let them experience the joy of treasure hunting in the mountains!"

Lin Lanshan suddenly remembered that if her pets saw them playing with the squirrel...

Will you get angry?

"Sis, they won't bite the squirrels, will they?"

Peach and Reunion: What a heartbreaking owner! The new pet hasn't even been brought home yet, and the owner is already wary of the old one.

"Uh, this, no way, it shouldn't be. We're not planning on taking it home to raise."

"I only go out for fun occasionally, how can I compare to them?" After saying this, Lin Chunyi felt that something was amiss...

Meanwhile, Peach and Reunion, who had lost their favor, were completely unaware of anything. They were both comfortably nestled in their own homes, fast asleep.

After they finished packing, the two went home and started making dinner: crucian carp and tofu soup.

Lin Chunyi made three cuts on each side of the four processed crucian carp. She sprinkled some salt and wine on them, rubbed them evenly, and marinated them to remove the fishy smell.

The white and tender tofu blocks have already taken shape and weigh about ten pounds.

She cut two pounds of the water into thick slices and called out, "Lanshan, is the water ready? Mine is almost done."

Then I put the remaining seven pounds of tofu into my spatial storage to freeze in winter.

Lin Lanshan ladled the boiling water out of the pot. Then she continued to heat the fire, scooped a spoonful of lard and pressed it into the pot. "Alright! The oil is hot enough, now we can add the eggs."

"Here it is!" Lin Chunyi sprinkled a ring of fine salt into the pan, then cracked four wild eggs, fried them until golden brown on both sides, and took them out.

Then slide the four crucian carp down the side of the pot.

When crucian carp with some water still on their skin come into contact with hot oil, they sizzle and pop.

Fortunately, she had sprinkled salt first, so the oil didn't splatter much.

The intense fire in the stove caused the fish skin to quickly begin to wrinkle.

Lin Chunyi flipped them over with a spatula, added a pinch of chopped ginger, and continued frying.

Once both sides are completely golden brown, pour in half a pot of boiling water.

Wait until the water in the pot is bubbling and the clear water turns into a light white soup.

She then added the tofu and fried eggs, sprinkled some fine salt, had her sister remove two pieces of firewood, and covered the pot to simmer over low heat.

While the soup was simmering, they began to prepare the game for the day.

Lin Chunyi stood with her hands on her hips, staring at the large pile of meat on the counter. She pondered for less than three breaths before starting to plan:

"Chop the pheasants into pieces and save them for stewing with mushrooms. Salt the six rabbits and two roe deer, air-dry them, and put them in the cellar. Keep the wild deer and three rabbits; we'll roast them in the winter."

Lin Lanshan thought the distribution was reasonable, and then began to rub salt onto the meat that was to be air-dried.

Lin Chunyi chopped the pheasant into pieces on the cutting board. The two of them worked in an orderly fashion, each doing their own task.

Once the fish soup in the pot has turned a thick, milky white color, add some pepper and simmer for about half a cup of tea's time, it's ready.

As dusk fell, the two sisters lit an oil lamp on the stone table.

Then the fish soup was brought out, along with bowls, chopsticks, and a soup spoon. After that, I took out a few large steamed buns from my spatial storage and we started eating dinner.

The wind wasn't strong at night, but it was still chilly.

At this moment, a sip of fresh fish soup warms you from the inside out.

Lin Lanshan took a bite of the steamed bun, and before she had even finished chewing it, she began to speak:

"Sis, we can make charcoal this year, can we also have a barbecue?"

"Charcoal-grilled meat in winter, sprinkled with chili powder, how amazing would that be?" She swallowed the steamed bun as if she were swallowing a mouthful of juicy, spicy grilled meat.

"You always do things on a whim, complaining all the time about how much work you have at home and how tiring it is, yet you keep adding more and more to your workload..."

Then, changing the subject, she said, "But what you said makes a lot of sense. Charcoal barbecue is a must this winter!"

Let's go to the county again before it snows to buy some equipment we need~" Lin Chunyi said she really wanted to eat charcoal-grilled meat too!

After dinner, the two sisters hung up the meat that was going to be air-dried, took a shower, changed their clothes, and went to bed.

The next day, before dawn, the two sisters went out.

When they reached the stream, they hung the two large, clean bamboo baskets and two bamboo crates on the peaches' backs.

Then the whole family went into the deep mountains.

Lin Chunyi's hands were free, propped up on the back of her neck. She was chewing on spicy pork jerky as she strolled leisurely through the woods.

They looked like they were going out for a trip.

Lin Lanshan held dried meat in her left hand and casually broke off a "long sword" with her right. Wherever she went, she caused destruction.

The peaches and the "Reunion and Peace" fruits that followed didn't have meat, but they still got to eat dried hawthorn berries and trotted along with their owner.

Perhaps because their group was quite large today, they hadn't seen a single thing to eat, even though they were following the same route as yesterday.

Alright, let's go get the pine cones then.

The two sisters arrived at this large red pine forest and looked at the nearby trees, but did not see any squirrels.

But it doesn't matter, pine nuts are more important!

These straight red pine trees are all at least fifteen meters tall.

Although they looked quite old, with thick branches branching out from the trunks, the two still felt more at ease taking some precautions to protect themselves.

So they brought two long hemp ropes, and once they got up there, they tied one end around their waist and the other end to the tree trunk.

Lin Chunyi tucked the thick branch she had just broken off into her belt on her back, and then said to her pets:

"You all stay under that tree and play for a while. Don't run off anywhere else. If you get caught by wild animals, we won't be able to save you in time."

Then he said to his younger sister, "I'm going up now. Be careful and tie the rope tightly."

“These two trees aren’t very tall, it’ll be fine. Be careful, sis.” Lin Lanshan also took her “long sword” and quickly climbed up, stepping onto the branches.

The two climbed to a middle to high point of the pine tree and tied the rope. Then they walked down from the top, along the side trunk, and used long branches to knock down pine cones between the needles.

The two sisters understood the principles of greed leading to loss and moderation.

Firstly, standing in the same spot on a tree for too long could be dangerous. Secondly, some should be left for the squirrels who find the pine nuts.

So they just hit each spot once, leaving one or two behind; there's no need to completely clean it up.

The two sisters climbed the pine tree and knocked down all the pine cones. In less than 45 minutes, they untied the rope and slid down from the tree.

"Wow, so many pine cones! Peach, come here with Tuanyuan Ankang and put all these fruits into the basket."

"Work hard, and when we get back you'll all have a taste of pine nuts." Lin Lanshan rallied them all to work and made a grand promise.

Lin Chunyi added, "In a little while, we'll pick the fruit from a tree, and you'll all carry it into your baskets. If the baskets aren't big enough, you can throw them into your backpacks."

"Uh!" "Gah! Gah!" "Coo! Coo!"