Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

Chapter 109: Ice jelly, stomachache fruit?

Seeing the fruit on the table, Liu Shuyue's face changed. "Yinuo, isn't this the stomachache fruit? Why did you bring it back?"

Yao Qingnian looked over when she heard Liu Shuyue's words, her face full of excitement: "Mom, what do you think this is, a stomachache fruit?"

"Yes, it will upset your stomach if you eat it, throw it away quickly." Liu Shuyue said with a serious face.

Yao Qingnian chuckled: "Who told you that?"

"The older generation said so. The children in our village don't dare to play with this thing." He said as he was about to throw the fruit away.

"Mom, wait a minute, this is not some stomachache fruit. It's called Magnolia, also known as Ice Powder Fruit. It can be made into Ice Powder, which is delicious." Yao Qingnian took the fruit like a treasure and held it in the palm of her hand. She was very sure that this was the Ice Powder Fruit.

"No, no, this will give you a stomachache. No, Qingnian!" Liu Shuyue firmly believed that this could not be eaten.

Yinuo came over after washing his hands, and Yao Qingnian asked, "Mom, don't worry! I saw others do it with my own eyes. Yinuo, where did you get this fruit?"

"Shuanzi, I and a few friends went to pick them for fun. What's wrong?"

"Take mom to pick some tomorrow, and I'll make you something delicious."

"Okay~" Yinuo agreed, and the family sat down to eat.

Lu Qiuju was a little depressed. She had prepared the meal and thought they would praise her a little. Unexpectedly, no one spoke at the table. Yao Qingnian put down his bowl and chopsticks after eating only a few bites and went back to the house. She cursed in her heart: "What an ungrateful person!"

At dawn, Yao Qingnian woke up Yinuo who was sleeping soundly and pinched his cheeks: "Yinuo, get up!"

"Mom, why are you getting up so early?" The little guy rubbed his sleepy eyes.

"You forgot that you were going to take me to Bingfenguo today."

"Okay~"

Yinuo got up and washed, and Yao Qingnian brought him eggs and milk.

Soon they came to the place where Yinuo found the ice powder fruit: "Mom, we picked them here. Look, there are a lot of them in this area, all over the wall and stone wall!"

Yinuo brought her to an abandoned old house in the village. The dilapidated house was covered with vines of ice powder fruit, with green fruits hanging on them.

Yao Qingnian picked one, peeled it open, and revealed densely packed ice jelly seeds inside.

"Okay, let's start!" It was hot in the summer, and worried about snakes, Yao Qingnian took out an insect repellent spray from the space and sprayed it on Yinuo's body before starting to pick.

After working for a long time, she had picked almost all the jelly fruits in this area, and her backpack was filled to the brim. She then went home contentedly. Sweat oozed from the foreheads of both mother and son, and their clothes were all wet.

"Hey, Qingnian, why are you and your son carrying so many stomachache fruits?"

On the way back, I met Aunt Chunhua who was returning from the fields.

"Aunt, I am useful."

"What can this thing be used for? Let me tell you, it's poisonous. You can't eat it."

"Okay, auntie, I understand." I don't know why people in the village seem to avoid ice powder fruit.

After Yao Qingnian carried the fruits back home, he began to select them, choosing the ripe ice powder fruits. The tip of the female fruit is protruding, while the male fruit is flat. It can only be used as medicine and cannot solidify, so the female fruit should be selected.

After all the fruits have been selected, the next step is to process them. Cut the ice powder fruit into four pieces, cut off the skin, leaving the flesh, bend the flesh upwards, and place it in the sun to dry. After drying, peel out all the ice powder seeds and put them in a bag. Only then can the ice powder seeds be considered processed.

Yao Qingnian took some of the ice jelly seeds that had not yet completely dried, and hung the rest in the yard to dry, and began to make ice jelly impatiently.

The first step is to rub it. Put the jelly pulp into a cloth bag, tie the bag tightly, then take a basin and pour an appropriate amount of cold boiled water into it. Soak the cloth bag in the water for ten minutes. Use both hands to rub the jelly pulp in the cloth bag repeatedly until all the pectin in the bag is squeezed out. Take out the cloth bag and the rubbing process is over.

Yao Qingnian quite enjoyed this process and found it quite relaxing. The ice jelly juice in the basin needs to be left to stand. When all the juice has condensed into a jelly state, the ice jelly is ready.

Taking advantage of this moment, she prepared some existing ingredients. Brown sugar water is the soul of ice jelly. Ice jelly itself is tasteless and white, lacking appetite. The addition of brown sugar water not only adds sweetness and taste, but also makes the ice jelly appear ruddy and crystal clear, greatly increasing its visual appeal.

It's a pity that there are no raisins, so I have to go to the grocery store to buy some next time. After about quarter of an hour, the ice jelly was solidified. I cut it into pieces, added boiled brown sugar water, red beans and peanuts, garnished with osmanthus, and then added ice chips. A bowl of crystal clear ice jelly was ready.

"Okay!" Yao Qingnian scooped a bowl for each person. Lu Qiuju hid in the room because she was afraid that Yao Qingnian would poison her.

A bowl of crystal-clear food was placed in front of them. The crystal-clear ice powder was like a flawless jade, emitting an attractive luster. The setting sun gently fell on the ice powder, as if it was covered with a layer of golden gauze.

The red syrup is as gorgeous as the sunset, blending with the ice jelly to form a beautiful picture.

"Wow! This is so beautiful!"

Oh, how come it is so beautiful, just like a painting.

"Is this really edible? We'll all be poisoned later." Liu Shuyue still had a skeptical attitude. Although the jelly looked good, she couldn't eat it. Yinuo trusted Yao Qingnian unconditionally. Since she said it was edible, it must be edible.

"Mom, just eat it without worry! Have you forgotten that I know medical skills? I can also detoxify if you are poisoned." Yao Qingnian ignored her and took a sip. It was sweet and smooth, with the smoothness of ice jelly in the mouth, and the aroma of various ingredients lingered in the mouth. Oh my god, it was delicious.

The ice chips melted in my mouth, sweeping away the heat from my body.

"Mom, this is better than milk tea! With this, I can have a bowl of it when I can't eat in the summer. It's so comfortable. Grandpa and grandma, eat quickly."

Seeing that the two were fine after eating and praised the meal, Liu Shuyue and Lu Mingchuan couldn't help but take a bite. It was just as they said, delicious and refreshing. They each finished a bowl and were still not satisfied.

"Qing Nian, you are amazing. You can come up with so many delicious dishes. We are so lucky to follow you."

Several people laughed loudly, their faces filled with happiness and satisfaction, but this laughter sounded particularly harsh to Lu Qiuju...