Without waiting for Lin Jinxing to refuse, Chunhua took two handfuls of walnuts and put them into Lin Jinxing's basket. The walnuts had green skin and black marks on them when they fell on the ground.
"When you go back, pry open the green skin on the outside of the walnuts. Remember to wear gloves, otherwise you will end up with black hands, which will be difficult to wash.
You can eat it fresh after prying it open, or you can eat it after drying. If you eat it fresh, remember to peel off the thin skin wrapping the walnut kernel before eating it, because the skin is very bitter."
"Thank you, would you like some chestnuts and persimmons?"
Chunhua shook her head and refused, "No, we also picked a lot of chestnuts and persimmons. When the pears in the pear forest are ripe, if you can't come, I will pick a few baskets for you. How many do you want?"
"No, just tell my grandparents when you pick them. They will eat just a little bit."
Chunhua asked doubtfully: "Don't you make frozen pears?"
"Frozen pears?"
"Yes, frozen pears are made in almost every household. When the weather gets cold, they will freeze if you put them outside. Then you can take them back home and thaw them before eating them. They are delicious when they are cold, and they are also delicious when stewed.
One time I caught a cold in the winter, so my mother gave me a soup made of frozen pears and rock sugar. It tasted great, and it also cured my illness. I was fine within a few days after drinking it."
"Okay, I'll pick more when the time comes. When it's ripe, you tell my grandparents, and then let my third brother tell me and I'll come back to pick."
"Okay, I'll tell you a few days in advance, and then we'll go together."
"Uh-huh."
"That's right." Lin Jinxing approached the spring flowers and whispered: "This year, you should prepare more of these nuts and vegetables that are easy to preserve, such as walnuts, chestnuts and dried mushrooms.
Some of my relatives may want it, but I have to wait until I get back to write and ask them how much they want. Then let them spend money to buy it. Don’t tell anyone else except your parents. Buying and selling is not allowed now, so we will come secretly.”
"Okay." Chunhua nodded excitedly. Someone in the brigade collected wild vegetables secretly, but it was not very safe and unstable, so Chunhua's parents had never done it.
Lin Jinxing raised his eyebrows at Chunhua, and both of them were very happy.
The Chunhua family stood out in the brigade, and the first reaction of the people in the brigade to their family was that they had "something wrong with their brains."
The people in the brigade are more or less patriarchal, like the Ya and Erya family. In their family, her brother is the emperor, and the two of them and her mother are the maids who serve the emperor. Her grandmother, grandfather, and father
He is the emperor's minister.
Whatever her brother said was what she said. Sometimes ministers would make memorials and suggestions, but whether they listened or not depended on the emperor's mood.
What is less serious is like most people in the brigade. Food at home is first for the strong labor force, and then for the boys and girls at home. The girls will not take too much care of them, nor will they be too harsh.
Just give them food to eat, some clothes to wear, and a place to sleep. When they are old enough, they can get married and get some gifts, and then they can move around during the New Year and festivals.
Chunhua's family is different from other families. In their family, men and women are equal. If there are delicious spring flowers, she will share them with her younger brother. If her brother has something delicious, he will think of the spring flowers. If there is something delicious, Chunhua will also think of her brother.
Chunhua's parents would not only let Chunhua work, but would also let her brother Shitou do whatever work he could, such as sweeping the floor, digging wild vegetables, collecting firewood, whatever he could do. When he got older, he would also work on the ground to earn work points.
Chunhua washes dishes, cooks, feeds chickens, etc., and helps her mother with housework to the best of her ability.