Chapter 890: Ancient Farming by Internet Celebrities (24)

 But the ancient method of pressing oil requires a lot of wooden tools. There is no time now. Late autumn is approaching, the trade fair is coming, and then comes the snowy winter, so there are many things to prepare for.

So she planned to tinker with the oil pressing tools in the winter when she had nothing to do. She just had to stock up on wood in advance and put the rest aside first.

 At the end of the day, of these nuts, acorns are the most versatile.

Sift out the unwanted thin acorns and leave them for the cubs to use with slingshots. The full-sized acorns are spread out in the sun to dry. Then they are shelled and impurities are removed. They are then pounded into powder in a stone mortar, rinsed with water, filtered and precipitated until rinsed. Remove the bitterness and dry it in the sun to make the best acorn powder.

 Acorn powder can be used to prepare a variety of meals.

 Xu Yin taught the women who worked quickly to make pancakes with acorn powder and flour.

It just so happened that the pheasants raised in captivity laid a lot of eggs, so the cubs carried baskets to pick them up, beat a few eggs into the batter, then sprinkled a handful of chopped wild onions and a pinch of salt, and the aroma was spread out. Rich chive and egg pancakes.

"smell good!"

 “So beautiful!”

 “I can’t even bear to eat it!”

　　Everyone held the small triangular pancakes they were given, swallowed their saliva, and exchanged various words.

 When the pancakes are in their mouth, who has time to talk? Their taste buds are fully satisfied and enjoyed by the delicious food.

After eating, I smashed it into my mouth and savored it for a long time before letting out a sigh of satisfaction: "It's so delicious!"

 “This is the most delicious thing I have ever eaten in my life.”

 Xu Yin smiled but said nothing.

 After that, he took the women with him to make acorn tofu using acorn powder.

 Pour acorn noodles without any bitterness into boiling water, stir continuously, and cool after being cooked, condensing into a delicious, chewy, chewy acorn tofu.

Xu Yin used fried minced meat and chopped wild onions as condiments, sprinkled with salt and poured a little butter made from butter, and the aroma spread with the sound of "sizzling".

 Mix the seasonings together and it’s ready to eat.

 “What is this? It’s delicious!”

 “Mom, I want more!”

 “Father, I still want to eat!”

  Comparing to pancakes, the kids seem to prefer acorn tofu.

 Xu Yin also likes this dish because it is very refreshing. It would be better if some vinegar and butter could be added instead of plain oil.

Others didn’t care at first, but after taking a bite, a new world of taste buds opened up:

"really tasty!"

 “It’s the best thing I’ve ever eaten in my life.”

 “You said this yesterday.”

"Ha ha ha ha-"

 A few more days have passed…

As soon as Xu Yin took out a bag of unground acorns from the cave, women and children gathered around: "Witch, what are you going to make delicious today?"

“Great witch, leave it alone, tell us what needs to be done, and we will do it.”

"right!"

 As long as there is something delicious!

Xu Yin couldn't help but laugh: "I'm not making food today, I'm making wine today."

 Acorns have high starch content and can be fermented to make wine. The wine yield is higher than that of grains.

 She plans to try.

 When I dug Panax notoginseng tubers, I found Polygonum spp. along the way, which can be used to make distiller’s yeast. With it, I can make homemade distiller’s yeast and make wine.

 Speaking of wine, I don’t know if the yellow-skinned fruit wine I made earlier is finished. Calculating the time, it has been more than three months.

“Ah Chun, help me take out the jar in the corner of the storage hole.”

 “A good wizard.”

While Xu Yin was pounding acorns and drying the hard shells, Ah Chun brought the wine jar.

Xu Yin finished her work, washed her hands, and opened the wine jar. Before she could take a closer look, she smelled a faint aroma of wine.

Although the aroma of wine is not strong, it is produced at least.

 She couldn't help but laugh.

The women gathered around and said, "Great witch, you made this when you first came here. Did you order wine?"

“Yes! Wine, this is fruit wine made from yellow-skinned fruit.”

 Unfortunately, I wasn’t too sure at the time, so I tried it a little, but I didn’t make much wine.

 But there is still some at the bottom of a bowl for each person.

 So, that night, the Xu tribe drank together, sang and danced to celebrate the brewing of the wine.

Even though I only had this small amount of wine, I wasn’t completely happy with it, but I was happy! Being able to brew one jar means being able to brew many jars.

No, the next day, Achun took the women of the gathering team, carrying self-defense bows and arrows, to pick all kinds of wild fruits. As long as they were ripe, they picked all the fruits, regardless of type.

The great witch said that it is okay to be sour. On the contrary, the more sour the wine, the better it will be.

So everyone picked them diligently, and bags of wild fruits, whether sweet or sour, as long as they were fresh, were picked back to the tribe. If you can't finish it, you can soak it into preserves like olives and make fruit wine. It's better than rotting on the branches.

Xu Yin did not go with them this time. She was thinking about the winter for the farmed animals.

 Years ago, I had to kill a few chickens and sheep, and I also planned to have a New Year’s Eve dinner, but the population was only so small, and I couldn’t eat them all if I killed them all.

So she was thinking about building a bamboo shed and covering the roof with dead branches and hay to keep warm. When it snowed, she would drive them into the shed.

Da Ying came to her: "Da Wu, the trade fair will be in less than a month. What should we bring to trade this year?"

 After hard work in the summer and autumn, the tribe has stocked up a lot of supplies, and there is no shortage of necessities such as salt.

 In previous years, they went to the trade fair mainly to exchange salt, but this year there was no such pressure.

 But the people wanted to exchange some high-quality long-haired animal skins for their great witch, so they urged the eagle to ask.

Xu Yin doesn’t care. If you want to participate, just go. Anyway, there are a lot of trading items available.

 Salt, pottery, dried meat, straw sandals... Oh, by the way, there is also the hemostatic powder she prepared by grinding Panax notoginseng tubers, which she packed into mini pottery bottles made by the kids. Each bottle weighs about 30 grams. Let Daying and the others watch and come back in exchange for something valuable.

“Great witch, the magic medicine is too valuable.” Daying looked at the bottles of hemostatic powder and was reluctant to part with them.

Anyway, the tribe is not short of food or salt this year. They bring salt and pottery with them, which is enough to exchange the big witch for a piece of long-haired animal skin.

 As for them, they have rough skin and thick flesh, so there is no need for them.

In the past, the caves have come here. This year I moved home. The cave here is warm in winter and cool in winter. Everyone gathers together in the cave to pile bonfires to warm it, which will not be more difficult than before.

Xu Yin looked at his expression a little funny: "We have better ones. These are the most common hemostatic powders. Take a few bottles to the fair and bring back something you are interested in."

She also has a high-grade hemostatic powder mixed with velvet antler, angelica root, black grass root, angelica dahurica and other rooting and hemostatic medicinal materials. It is the Jinshuang hemostatic powder that is highly sought after by martial arts masters.

 But this is reserved for your own tribe. Take it to trade, ordinary hemostatic powder is enough.

Hearing what she said, Daying stopped worrying and started arranging the transaction.

Xu Yin thought for a while and said: "Da Ying, I will lead the team to this trade fair. You stay behind. Don't go out hunting recently. Let's set up the breeding shed with everyone. We will come back as soon as possible."

　　　…”

What? Dawu wants to go to the trade fair?

 (End of this chapter)