Parents are busy farming

Because she knew the secret of the cactus, Ye Zifen was a little impatient.

She had seen this kind of thing on the mountain, and she decided to get some back tomorrow.

But the next morning, Ye Zifen wrapped herself tightly and carried a large backpack on her back, took a scythe and set off with Mu Hongzhou and others.

Mu Hongzhou saw her fully armed and asked, "What else did you fancy to make yourself like this?"

Ye Zifen only answered three words: "Cactus!"

Mu Hongzhou asked doubtfully: "Can cactus be eaten?"

Ye Ziwei also immediately looked at Ye Zifen.

Ye Zifen was defeated by the brain circuits of the two of them, how could they think of eating anything.

"No! I have other uses." Ye Zifen said dullly and then sped up.

The hills with cacti were more remote, so she needed to move faster.

After getting it back, it still needs to be processed and tested, so there is no need to delay.

This time, thanks to Ye Zifen's guidance, everyone's speed was faster.

They split into two teams halfway.

Shangguan Ying took the three brothers to another place to collect medicine.

Mu Hongzhou and two sisters, Ye Zifen, were together.

Arriving at the destination, Ye Ziwei wanted to help, but Ye Zifen refused.

"Don't move, lest you prick your hand. I can do it myself. You can go catch some rabbits and braise rabbit meat tonight."

When Ye Ziwei heard the braised rabbit meat, her mouth began to salivate. She turned around and left, grabbing a small stone and holding it in her hand.

Mu Hongzhou found that the area was relatively desolate and there should not be any large beasts, so he went to protect Ziwei.

Besides, she also wanted to eat braised rabbit head.

Ye Zifen watched the two people walking away and began to take out a piece of cloth and wrap it around his hand to prevent it from getting hurt.

Then start selecting larger cactus leaves.

To be honest, this is really not a good job.

Even though Ye Zifen had already wrapped her hand, she accidentally got pricked several times by the long thorns on it.

She thought: ‘These cacti grow here and it’s not convenient to pick them. When she needs to use them, she can’t just come and get them herself! ’

As for buying cactus, she had never thought about it.

Since they can grow cacti here, just plant them yourself.

Isn't the purpose of papermaking just to give the villagers some income in their spare time?

Ye Zifen said to herself: "I want to go back and try to see if I can farm. If I can, then..."

After Zifen filled the basket, Ziwei also came back.

"Let's go back! I won't wait for them, I still have things to do." Ye Zifen suggested.

Ye Ziwei looked at Mu Hongzhou and saw Mu Hongzhou nodded, and the three of them started to go home.

After arriving home, Ye Zifen poured out the cacti and began to use a kitchen knife to peel off the thorns and skin bit by bit.

Mrs. Feng saw it and hurried over to help.

"Don't do it, be careful there are thorns on it." Ye Zifen stopped him.

Mrs. Feng smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm thick-skinned and I'm not afraid. But Miss, didn't you say you would hold a flower-viewing party in a few days? Don't hurt your hands."

Ye Zifen didn't care much and just smiled.

'It would be great if Zhang Gaoyi were here. He would definitely rush to do these things. Suddenly I miss him a little! ’

It took the two of them an hour to get all the cacti out.

Ye Zifen left three leaves and planted them under the corner of the yard.

I thought, if he survives and a thief comes in over the wall, he will give him a big gift.

He smiled slightly, feeling incredible at his own cleverness.

It had been a long time since she had done something with such a mood.

Ye Zifen cut the cacti into small dices and then mashed them.

Finally, place it on a cloth and squeeze out the juice.

She thought about the entire paper-making process, except that the last step, before scooping out the paper, might use cactus juice.

I forgot to mention it. Seeing that the paper was relatively brittle, Ye Zifen soaked it in the vat again.

Next Ye Zifen started experimenting.

Ye Zifen added the cactus juice little by little into the paper fishing jar.

Fish out ten pieces of paper for each added point.

Then she added more and more, hoping to find an accurate amount.

Not to mention, after adding cactus sap, the paper has better adhesion.

Only now did she know what the cactus was for.

She didn't have lunch, and finally she had almost all the paper in the jar.

Looking at the entire wall of paper, she felt full of accomplishment.

The paper she made was not that white, but it was made by herself.

After the paper on the wall dried, Ye Zifen peeled them off one by one.

Start researching paper quality.

After determining a value, the unqualified papers were soaked in a large vat to readjust the concentration of the cactus juice.

Fish again.

It was getting dark, and Ye Zifen seemed not to feel the passage of time.

When Ye Yongwang came to eat, he saw his daughter who was still busy.

He was filled with emotions, as he seemed to see the shadow of his aunt, no, his mother, in his daughter.

Focus on work, like research, love innovation, and persevere...

These beautiful words cannot describe their beauty when applied to them.

It was also at this time that Ye Yongwang began to realize that he had always admired Lu Yunduo, and he felt lucky to be her child.

He walked forward and accompanied Ye Zifen to fish out the remaining paper.

Then squeeze out the water, and finally stick the paper to the wall one by one.

After doing this, the two came to the bench and sat down to rest.

Ye Yongwang asked: "Has the research been completed?"

Ye Zifen nodded.

Only now did she realize, 'It turns out that her father has been silently watching her every move. ’

She turned to look at him, with gratitude in her eyes.

Ye Yongwang touched her head and said, "Let's go! Go eat!"

Ye Zifen put back her tears and smiled again.

During dinner, the braised rabbit meat became the highlight. Mrs. Feng’s cooking was well received by everyone.

Because the paper had been made, Ye Zifen felt relieved about something.

Said: "Let's make wine tomorrow?"

Qingyin nodded quickly after hearing this, she couldn't wait any longer.

Ye Yongwang said: "Okay, I have got the wine koji back today. Let's start after you come back from the mountain."

Ye Zifen suddenly said: "Dad, you can buy two more big pots and bring them back tomorrow. I cooked the straw in the original one. Let's replace it with a new pot!"

Ye Yongwang agreed: "Okay, Lao Li and I will buy a pot tomorrow. This time we will buy a matching iron pot lid, so we don't have to go to the trouble like before."

Ye Zifen nodded.

It turns out that their pot lids are made of straw and are breathable.

In order to prevent ventilation, the entire pot must be covered with a wet towel. In the end, it is troublesome to cover it with mud.

Others had never made wine and didn’t know the process.

Qingyin didn't know how to make it, so he started to ask Ye Zifen about the process of making wine.

Ye Zifen didn't know how to explain it, so she had to say: "Follow us and do it again, and you will be in charge of next year's brewing."

Although Qingyin didn't ask, she felt itchy in her heart.

But considering that I am the daughter-in-law of Ye's family, it is appropriate for me to lead everyone in making wine.

So I nodded solemnly.