Being scolded as a poor widow, I relied on supernatural powers to counterattack in ancient times

Chapter 282 Picking the Pine Tower

Many of the pine cones that fell on the ground exploded, like blooming flowers, which is quite beautiful.

Bai Yunxi picked up a few good-looking ones, put them in a basket, and prepared to go home for Yaya to play with, and put the rest into porcelain vases with other stems and branches, which should be good for decorating the house.

"Mother, what are you doing with these pine cones? There is enough firewood at home." Mrs. Li looked at her mother-in-law holding a pine cone, which was fried and took up space.

"Take it back for Yaya to play with." Bai Yunxi stood under the pine tree and looked up.

As soon as they approached the pine tree, the little squirrels on the tree were startled, and they rushed to the top of the tree, staring at them vigilantly.

Seeing the squirrel, Bai Yunxi blinked, turned to look at the second child and the others,
"Where there are squirrels, will there be pine nuts in the pine cones on the trees that have not fallen?"

Hearing Mother's question, Bai Anyan was taken aback, "Why don't I pick one from the tree and have a look."

When Xiaosi heard this, he waved his hands directly, "Second brother doesn't need to go up, I just go up and chop two."

As he said that, he put the basket on the ground, took off his shoes and socks, put a sickle on his waist, and climbed to the middle of the tree in twos and threes. The frightened Baiyunxi held his heart and shouted under the tree,

"Don't climb too fast, watch out for the dry bark that sticks up on the pine tree, don't prick your feet."

This kind of tree is climbed up and down by wild animals every day, and it is easy to be infected with bacteria. In this backward era, there is no such thing as anti-inflammatory drugs and anti-viral serum.

If the wound is infected, it will be disabled if it is small, and it will be fatal if it is large.

"Don't worry, the trivial matter of climbing a tree is not worth mentioning to me."

Xiaosi found a good location, pulled out his sickle, cut a big pine cone and threw it below.

"See if there are any pine nuts. If there are any, I will continue to chop them. If there are no pine nuts, I will go down."

A few little squirrels hiding on the top of the tree were frightened by his bang bang operation, screamed, jumped to the next tree, and escaped.

Bai Anyan picked up the pine cone, split it from the top with a machete, and broke it with both hands, the pine cone was torn in two. Looking at the pine nuts hidden in the scales, his eyes lit up.

"Mother, let alone, there are really pine nuts."

Why didn't he pay attention before?Pine nuts are a good thing, especially when they are fried, they are very fragrant.

Although the pine trees on the hillside behind them also bear pine cones, there are not many pine nuts inside, and many of them are empty shells.

But the pine cones that fall on the ground can be used as a fire. Children in the village will pick them up and set them on fire when they see them. Occasionally, they can find a few pine nuts.

"It's good to have pine nuts. You can also go up the tree to pick them. Mrs. Li and I are peeling pine nuts below. Let's do this today. Take them home and fry them. It's a snack during the Chinese New Year."

"Hey~,"

Bai Anyan handed the machete to Li Shi, and he took a sickle, found a big thick tree, and climbed up.

Baiyunxi spread the cloth bags on the ground, picked up the pine cones and piled them together. Mrs. Li was responsible for splitting the pine cones in half, so that it was clear at a glance whether there were pine nuts.

In this season, the scales of many pine cones are slightly opened. After splitting, you only need to hit it with a wooden stick, and the pine nuts hidden in the scales will fall off.

Several people worked together and worked very hard.

Li Shi looked at the layer of pine nuts scattered on the cloth bag, peeled one and chewed it in his mouth.
"There are snacks to eat during the Chinese New Year. This is more delicious than peanuts and melon seeds."

"You are right. Pine nuts contain a lot of fat, especially when they are fried. Eating them is good for your health."

(End of this chapter)