The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 1176: It’s a Waste to Leave it Unused

Chapter 1176: Chapter 1176: It’s a Waste to Leave it Unused

"Ow."

Lin Caisang heard Third Aunt’s voice and was so startled she almost let out a shriek.

"Third Aunt, how did you get up here? Third Uncle really should have kept a closer eye on you!"

Yang Lin was now sporting a large belly, just like Liu Yushui had been initially, also pregnant with twins. If something were to happen to her climbing up the mountain, what then?

She quickly tossed the green vegetables she was holding into the basket and rushed to help Yang Lin.

"You girl, always making a big fuss over nothing."

Yang Lin glared at her but her face was full of smiles.

"I grew up in the fields. Do you think this little distance could defeat me? Even if the mountain were steeper, I could still climb it."

Lin Caisang: "..."

She certainly didn’t deny that.

But, still, you have to consider the circumstances, don’t you? Third Aunt’s belly was as big as a ball; anyone who saw her would feel uneasy, right?

Especially her; she was an herbalist, a doctor. How could she stand by and watch Yang Lin wander around Manghuang Mountain?

Of course, it’s good for a pregnant woman to move around more, but that doesn’t mean she should be climbing mountains.

"It just rained yesterday. The ground is quite slippery. Third Aunt, please go home. I’ll head back once I’ve picked this basket of vegetables."

"Then keep picking, I’ll go on ahead."

Seeing that she was really in a hurry, Yang Lin didn’t say much and turned around to go home.

But Lin Caisang hesitated. Seeing her turn around and without further thought, she picked up the basket and took Yang Lin’s arm, preparing to go home with her.

In any case, she thought it best to accompany Third Aunt home before doing anything else.

...

"Sangsang, you went to pick vegetables, huh? Picking so many, we can’t finish them all at home,"

In the yard, where Lu Qiubo was idling with nothing to do, he quickly stood up when he saw the two returning. Taking the basket from his granddaughter’s hand, he said,

"Too much land isn’t good either. We plant so much, but we can’t finish it all. Sangsang, next year let’s plant more things that keep well. These greens go to waste."

"Grandpa, next year I’m planning to plant more sugar cane. Now, with all the dried fruit we’re making on Manghuang Mountain, it’s not ideal to keep buying granulated sugar. It might be better to grow our own sugar cane, we could save quite a bit of money that way,"

Lin Caisang suggested.

These vegetables would go to waste if not eaten, and at home, they only kept a few pigs, so it was really a waste.

"As for these vegetables, Grandpa, see if you can distribute some. Keeping them is just a waste."

"Okay."

Lu Qiubo responded.

"Mom, Sangsang, why don’t we pickle these vegetables? Make them into pickles, or dry them into vegetables. How about that?" Yang Lin suggested.

Now their family lived comfortably, they’d grown used to having plenty of fish and meat, and had forgotten how they used to live. Back then, even rotten vegetables had to be pickled for times when there was nothing to eat.

Hearing this, Lin Caisang cast a glance at Third Aunt.

"Grandpa, Third Aunt is right. Let’s pickle the greens. I’ll go to the town tomorrow to buy a few big jars, and next spring, we’ll pick more bamboo shoots from the mountain. Cook them with the pickled vegetables and dry them into bamboo shoot crisps—it’s delicious,"

she proposed.

Otherwise, there would be too many greens; even if distributed to everyone in the village...

The thing is, this year everyone had their own vegetables at home, and things like green vegetables weren’t valued very much. Indeed, it might be better to make them into pickles.