Jia Zhengjin knows nothing about the history, customs, etc. of this world!
Even if you drink the potion of elementary knowledge, you have only mastered some of the most basic languages.
So he was both curious and confused about the so-called Lanlan Festival.
And he was also very unfamiliar with this alien plant called the gold and silver tree.
However, when he saw that people in this world were so keen on collecting gold and silver tree leaves, he was able to drop all the work in his hands and concentrate on preparing for the festival. He was also a little infected. So he was led by Tina to join the team of collecting gold and silver tree leaves.
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The gold and silver tree is a very common tree species. The reason why it is called the gold and silver tree does not mean that it looks like gold or silver. The main reason is that the sap of this tree has unique characteristics. If the gold and silver tree in its infancy is broken, the sap flowing out will be silver.
, and when an adult gold and silver tree is broken, the sap flowing out is golden.
Although the color is similar to gold and silver, the sap is a non-toxic natural drink that can be eaten. However, if you just break it and drink it, it has no taste.
Tina taught Jia Zhengjin to distinguish which gold and silver trees are mature and can be collected, and which ones need to be allowed to continue to grow in their infancy. Then the couple picked leaves together and had a great time.
It was almost noon when everyone had picked enough leaves. In the area surrounded by the outer city wall, the entire grove of gold and silver trees had been picked bare, leaving only the trunks and seedlings.
The villagers carried bags of gold and silver leaves and returned to the inner city amid laughter and laughter.
Jia Zhengjin picked a lot, and together with his wife Tina, Peilin, and Christina, they carried the leaves back to the city.
After returning, he went directly to his father-in-law Bolint's home.
Bolint brought out the hand-hewn stone millstones and washed them clean by plunging buckets of water into them.
Mother-in-law Landis took everyone to the river to wash the leaves they picked.
Jia Zhengjin took a look at the neighbors around him. They all had the same approach. Almost every household had a millstone made of stone. He didn't know when it was made, or did they move it from home?
Washing the millstone and washing the leaves are exactly the same steps.
Jia Zhengjin wanted to help, but was immediately stopped by Bolint: "Master Keen, this job is very simple and does not require so many people! You just need to watch from the side."
My father-in-law has said this, what else can Jia Zhengjin do? Although I really want to study how to get this thing, I am too embarrassed to snatch it from my father-in-law's hand.
The mother-in-law and the three girls brought back their favorite leaves. The father-in-law Bolint also assembled the washed millstone, then took out several clay pots from the room and placed them at the outlet of the millstone one after another.
Jia Zhengjin stood on the side and watched curiously. Peilin and Christina were also pushed to his side by Tina. The three of them stared at the millstone.
"Here we go!" Bolint shouted happily, reaching out to hold the wooden handle on the millstone.
Mother-in-law Landis immediately took a handful of washed gold and silver tree leaves and stuffed them into the middle of the millstone.
"Crunch~~" Bolint bent over and turned the millstone vigorously. You can clearly see the gold and silver leaves in the middle of the millstone overflowing with a large amount of golden sap under the grinding. The sap leads to the water outlet along the edge of the millstone.
It flowed downhill.
Tina had already taken the clay pot and put it down below, happily watching the golden sap continue to enter the pot.
"A leaf can have so much sap?" Jia Zhengjin was a little surprised.
"In the leaves of the gold and silver tree, there are sacs specially designed to store sap. When grinding, the sacs in the leaves are broken, and a large amount of sap will flow out." Tina looked up and explained with a smile.
"How amazing!!" Jia Zhengjin and Christina said in unison.
Jia Zhengjin turned his head and looked at Christina, thinking to himself, it’s okay that I’m a foreigner from Earth and don’t know about it. You are also from the local sect after all, and you’re still the same as the first time I met you? But then he thought that Christina was an ascetic priest.
Since childhood, I have only known about cultivation, and I am probably as unfamiliar with everything outside as I am.
Grinding is indeed very simple and fast. Bolint, Landis and Tina are enough for a family of three. It doesn't take long to grind all the leaves, enough to fill 5 clay pots.
Jia Zhengjin saw that the clay pot was full of golden sap, so he took a wooden spoon and scooped some of it into his mouth, but it had no taste at all.
"Don't worry!" With the help of her parents, Tina placed the five cans of sap in front of the door where the sun would be the brightest, and then said to Jia Zhengjin with a smile, "Let it sit in the sun for a few hours, and it will turn into a good sap."
Ingredients! Now, let’s make the seasoned fillings! Keen, can you take someone to the city to set up the stage for last time?”
"Stage?" Jia Zhengjin thought for a moment. Tina should be talking about the place where the bard Qiqi performed last time. It has been empty now.
"Place more bonfires, tables and chairs around the stage, and everyone will put the gold and silver cakes together. Then the old people in the village will teach some young people to perform a show in which a hero leads a human army to fight against the devil and win.
When the time comes, everyone will be watching the show and eating gold and silver cakes, and they will be very happy! Then everyone will dance hand in hand in front of the bonfire, praising the heroic achievements..." Tina held her face in her hands and looked happy, "Really
I’m super happy!”
"But I want to see how gold and silver cakes are made..." Jia Zhengjin was very curious.
"This is very simple!" Tina said. "After the honey and silver tree sap is dried in the sun for a few hours, a golden powdery material will precipitate, which will be separated from the water. When the time comes, drain the water and dry it for a while.
When dried, these powders will turn into soft and elastic dough. Then we chop various meats or vegetables into small pieces, sprinkle them on the dough, and then bake them into cakes to eat! Now we have some in the city
There is a lot of honey. If you put honey on the cake, the taste will definitely be very tempting..."
"Suck it~~" Christina's mouth watered just after hearing what Tina said. Then she immediately clasped her hands together, closed her eyes and kept chanting the teachings of the God of Light, trying to prevent herself from being attracted. But the saliva at the corner of her mouth did not help.
Prevent.
Jia Zhengjin was speechless. It was so pitiful that Christina had to become an ascetic priest even though she was a foodie by nature! It might have been fine before, but once she wakes up now, it may be difficult to go back!
"Kean, go prepare the stage! Can you celebrate happily tonight? Preparations are very important!" Tina said to him with a smile.
Jia Zhengjin really can’t wait to experience this world’s festivals: “Leave it to me! Get ready right away! We must have a lively celebration party today!”
