Instructor Liu took the mulberries with a smile and said, "Comrade Zhou Yue, tell me what's going on."

Zhou Yue repeated what the children had just said.

"There are wild mulberry trees here, and there are so many mulberries that the villagers can't eat them all. Every year, many of them rot on the trees."

"Do you mean we go pick some?"

Zhou Yue nodded, "Yes, otherwise it would be a shame to let it rot on the tree."

At this time, Wu Shisan, who was eating mulberries, also came over.

"Instructor, Comrade Zhou Yue's suggestion is very good! Mulberry fruit is also a traditional Chinese medicinal herb."

Instructor Liu's eyes lit up, "I didn't know this mulberry fruit is a Chinese medicinal herb!"

Zhou Yue had asked Wu Shisan to come here to help.

"This mulberry fruit is known as black ginseng. It can nourish the liver and kidneys, harmonize qi and blood, and is very beneficial to the health of the soldiers!"

"Very good! I will discuss this with the chief now and ask the villagers to bring back more mulberry fruits!"

After Instructor Liu finished speaking, he ran straight to the commander's camp with a cheerful smile on his face.

He originally thought that mulberries were just for sweetening the mouth and were definitely not as nutritious as rice and flour.

But after listening to Wu Shisan's words, he realized that mulberry fruit actually had so many benefits.

As an instructor, the health of the soldiers is something he is particularly concerned about. He must get more mulberries for the soldiers this time!

Commander Liu took this very seriously and did not take it lightly just because it was a small matter.

"This is a good thing! I will go negotiate with the villagers now!"

In recent months, Commander Liu has seen the soldiers' physical fitness improve.

He was naturally very happy, and he would try his best to get anything that was good for the soldiers.

"Master, don't use it! These mulberry fruits are worthless!"

An old man waved his hands repeatedly, refusing to take the large bags of rice and flour in front of him.

The old man in front of him is an elder with a relatively high status in Ningnan.

Chief Liu took a batch of rice and flour and prepared to give it to the old man so that he could distribute it to the villagers.

"Uncle, this is a little gift from us Red Army soldiers. If you don't accept it, we will feel embarrassed to pick mulberries."

Chief Liu spoke softly, with a friendly smile on his face.

"If we don't pick the mulberries, they will just rot on the trees. How can we harvest the rice and flour?"

The old man was still a little stubborn and refused to accept it.

Chief Liu continued to persuade him, "Uncle, please accept it. I see that the villagers are having a hard time. It would be a good thing to use it to make some porridge for the children in the village!"

Although there are many mulberries in this village, they cannot be eaten as food.

If you want to have enough to eat, you need rice and flour, but the village is poor and many villagers are hungry.

This was perfectly normal for China in the 30s, as countless people were struggling with hunger and cold.

When the old man heard about the children from the village, he couldn't refuse.

"Okay, thank you, Chief! You can pick as many mulberries as you want here. The villagers can't eat much."

"Okay, thank you, uncle!"

After lunch, the soldiers' activity for the entire afternoon turned into picking mulberries.

On the sturdy mulberry trees, the soldiers were busy and enjoying the joy of picking.

At this time, Zhou Yue and his colleagues were preparing to make dried mulberries.

Mulberries are not easy to preserve. If they are fresh, they will go bad within a day or two after being picked.

Dried mulberries can be stored for a long time and can be carried with you on the road and eaten whenever you want.

Zhou Yue had made dried mulberries before, and used them as snacks while watching TV series. She used to dry them in an oven or in the sun.

The sunlight has not been very strong recently, and we have to move on tomorrow, so there is no time to dry the clothes.

So Zhou Yue and his friends chose the old method and dried the mulberries over a bonfire.

All the dried mulberries are put into bags for use as dried fruits in the future.

Today's dinner is a therapeutic porridge, mulberry porridge. Mulberry porridge has the effect of nourishing the liver and kidneys, and nourishing the blood and calming the mind.

Put mulberries and rice into the pot in a ratio of 1:2, add the wolfberries brought by Wu Shisan and an appropriate amount of white sugar, and simmer over low heat.

As the porridge cooks, it turns into a light purple color. Not only does it look good in color, it also tastes amazing.

The ordinary white porridge was transformed into a sweet and sour taste, which won unanimous praise from the soldiers.

The Red Army soldiers did not stay in Ningnan County for too long and continued on their journey the next afternoon.

The villagers in Ningnan County are all kind and enthusiastic people. Yesterday and today, they helped the Red Army pick mulberries free of charge.

Zhou Yue is a person who repays a drop of kindness with a spring of gratitude. She really wants to help the villagers in Ningnan County who are now in difficult circumstances.

In places with many mulberry trees, there is one industry that is absolutely profitable and will not lose money, and that is sericulture.

[Tongzi! Can the recycling system recycle silk quilts? ]

[Yes! The recycling price of a silk quilt is 3000 points! ]

3000 points! Zhou Yue was shocked that she could redeem so many points!

But it’s not surprising when you think about it. In modern times, silk quilts made of pure silk are definitely luxury items.

Not only are the prices very high, but it is also difficult to buy genuine products. There are many counterfeits on the market that are inferior in quality.

It's decided! Lead the villagers of Ningnan County to get rich by raising silkworms!

Not long after the Red Army soldiers left Ningnan County, a group of people came to this quiet village.

They were the same twenty or so people who went to buy rabbits last time, but this time they were no longer restaurant owners, but employees of a textile factory.

"Ma'am, who's in charge here?"

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