Chapter 9 Nine Fields at the Start

"Ouch, ow, ow..."

"Qingqiu, stop biting." Lu Helin was still sorting out the medicinal materials, and Qingqiu kept yelling "oow, ooh" beside her, and bit her trouser legs from time to time.

Lu Helin was impatient.

Finally, he helplessly looked in Qingqiu's direction.

Looking up, I saw Qingqiu screaming next to the chicken coop and spinning around in circles.

………

Isn’t this thing really a dog?

Lu Helin expressed doubts about whether Qingqiu is actually just a dog that looks like a wolf.

But when I walked to the chicken coop, I realized that the hens had laid today's eggs. They had been busy with medicinal materials for the past two days and had forgotten to collect the eggs.

Fortunately, Qingqiu reminded her.

Pick up two eggs, put them in your backpack, and touch Qiu Xiaozi's head. The hidden mission is completed.

"Complete the collection of four eggs and obtain a simple scale beam, which has been placed in the backpack."

"Hidden mission: Find the Wolf King's child. After completing it, you will get a bucket of soap locust."

"Finding the Wolf King's child is completed, and a bucket of soap locust has been obtained, which has been placed in the backpack."

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The wolf king's child?

Lu Helin glanced at the little kid who was still having fun at his heel. He was actually the child of the Wolf King?

As expected, a wolf cannot be judged by its appearance.

Although he looks like a dog, he is the son of a king. Can you believe it?

But since he is the wolf king's child, do he need to return it? But if he is allowed to go out, he will be left to fend for himself. It is better to raise him well first, and then see if Qingqiu can be returned to the clan if there is a chance.

Lu Helin was so happy when she saw the soapberry she got from her little boy.

This soap locust is a good thing. You can use it to wash dishes, wash clothes, wash your hair, and take a bath...

It can be said that everything is washable. She has to share such a good thing with Aling.

"Aling, Aling, look what this is?"

Lu Helin thought about it, and ran directly to Lu Canngling happily and showed him the saponin in his hand.

Lu Cangling took the soap locust from Lu Helin's hand and observed it for a while. He found this object: the surface is reddish brown, the middle is slightly raised, the two ends are slightly pointed, and the base is gradually narrowed and curved. It looks like beans but not like beans.

I don’t know what this is. Is this a new food?

"Aling, this is called saponin, and it's a good thing."

"Soapwood?"

What is this? Lu Canngling has never heard of it.

"Yes, with this, we can use it to wash dishes, wash clothes, take a bath, wash hair, everything can be washed, hehe."

"Then from Sister's description, it is indeed a good thing. Sister, how did you find this thing? Is there any more?"

Lu Helin chuckled, "This is Qingqiu's credit."

After Lu Helin told Lu Canngling the reason, Lu Canngling looked at Qingqiu with a slightly different look.

The children of the Wolf King are usually more ferocious and powerful. If Qingqiu grows up well, maybe he and his sister will become a great weapon in the future.

Maybe he can try to train Qingqiu so that he can protect his sister better.

A plan had quietly taken shape in Lu Canngling's mind, while Qingqiu beside him was still sleeping with his belly turned over.

Little did he know, the rest of his life would be a fiery one.

On Lu Helin's side, he was happily mashing the soap locust and soaking it in water. He used this water to wash away the oil stains that had been there for the past few days.

The orange marmalade cooked in this way will have no oily smell.

There is no time to make saponin powder today. I will make some saponin powder later and it will be convenient to use later.

"Make soap locust powder. After completion, you will get ten soap locust saplings."

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Sapling!

Wow, you are so good at the panel, huh!!

I was just thinking that even though I got a big bucket of soap locust, it would be used up one day, and I was still thinking about how to save it so that it can last longer.

But then again,

I don’t know how people in this era clean things. According to Aling’s reaction just now, no one in this era has ever used saponin. Maybe this is a way to make money?

He and Aling couldn't stay in this deep mountain and old forest forever. If Aling needed to study, he would need a private school, so after getting the oxcart, Lu Helin planned to pack up and find a suitable time to move.

The two siblings are busy with different things and have different thoughts, but in the end they are all for their future lives.

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With the help of saponin, Lu Helin finally washed the pots and pans he had used these days.

Just take the peeled orange flesh, put it in the pot under cold water, and simmer it slowly. You need to stir constantly during the reheating process. After it becomes a thick sauce, add an appropriate amount of sugar and wait until it is completely incorporated.

In the pot, you can pour it out and put it in a jar. After it cools down, you can put it in your backpack.

Lu Helin boiled a pot of water, then scooped a spoonful of the freshly brewed orange jam into bowls, and diluted it with hot water. When you drink it in your mouth, it feels sour and sweet without any bitterness.

Quite appetizing.

It seems to have been successful.

Let Aling give this a try.

"Aling, come and try the water in which this orange jam is soaked. It's sour and sweet. It's delicious."

He handed the other bowl to Aling and watched him take a big sip from the bowl with a look of surprise in his eyes.

"Sister, this is delicious, sweet and sour."

"Yeah, I think it tastes good too."

The sour and sweet orange marmalade made the two of them unable to stop drinking. It was a rare touch of wonder in this day when food was scarce.

Even Qingqiu was attracted by the smell and kept calling beside the two of them.

Lu Helin could see that he wanted to drink as well, but could a wolf drink?

"Aling, do you think wolves can drink this?"

"I don't know, sister, you can try."

"It's okay, everyone said that if you eat it cleanly, you won't get sick. There shouldn't be any big problem."

[Qingqiu: Listen to me, thank you, because of you, the four seasons are warm...]

Seeing that there was still some left in his bowl, Lu Helin poured the remaining portion in his bowl to Qingqiu.

After drinking the orange water, I felt a little fuller in my stomach, but because of the sweet and sour taste of the orange, I seemed to feel even hungrier.

I have to make dinner quickly.

As soon as Lu Helin started cooking, Lu Canngling sat down on the stove with ease. He was now a perfect fire-burner and could accurately cook the fire that Lu Helin wanted.

For dinner, Lu Helin is going to make minced meat and stir-fried mushrooms to serve with rice.

Now there is only one vegetable. Once the cabbage is planted, it can be used to stir-fry vegetables or make soup.

Boiled cabbage with water for dipping is also super delicious.

Wow... Just thinking about it makes Lu Helin drool a little. After eating it for so long, I can finally change the taste!

After dinner, Lu Cangling took the dishes and chopsticks to the well to fetch water to wash the dishes as usual, but this time there was more soap locust water. According to the sister, she should apply some of this soap locust water on the greasy dishes and chopsticks and rub them together.

Just rub it together and foam will come out, then wash it off with water.

He tried it, and sure enough, as the sister said, after lathering up and rinsing, there was no oil stain on the dishes and chopsticks, and there was still a slight fragrance.

This soap locust is really a good thing.

"Aling, the hot water is boiled. You can go take a shower."

"good."

Lu Canngling put down the washed dishes and chopsticks, took the hot water from Lu Helin's hand, and prepared to carry it to the shower room.

"Wait a minute, Aling. You can take a bath with soap locust tonight. It will make you cleaner."

In Lu Helin's hand were several intact saponins.

"Okay, I'll try."

Since Ajie said it could be washed more cleanly, he would use it. Ajie was right.

Only when she actually used it on herself did Lu Canngling really feel the benefits of saponin.

That night, both siblings fell asleep with the scent of soap locust on their bodies, and even Qingqiu felt so comfortable that she leaned forward.
Chapter completed!