Chapter 28: Wanwan Still Has So Much
The amount of seeds for one mu of land is the same as the merit points required for wheat.
Besides soybeans, there was something else. Qin Wanwan’s eyes sparkled as she eagerly looked over.
“Milk fruit!”
That’s right, this time it wasn’t crops, but Qin Wanwan’s most favorite fruit.
To be precise, children all like it. It’s very popular among children even in the Heavenly Court, whether they are human cubs or animal cubs.
Eating milk fruit from a young age can strengthen the physique.
“It costs fifty merit points per fruit, it’s super expensive.”
However, one milk fruit is the size of two adult men’s fists. The outside is a hard shell like a coconut, and the inside is filled with milk fruit juice.
It’s milky white, with a milky fragrance but no fishy smell, and it also has a natural sweet, grassy flavor.
However, it has one drawback: this thing has no seeds.
There are only three milk fruit trees in the Heavenly Court, and each tree only bears one hundred fruits per year.
Those three milk fruit trees are very old. It is rumored that only when an old milk fruit tree dies will a new sprout emerge from the place where it died.
There were still quite a few merit points left, so Qin Wanwan didn’t shortchange herself and bought two milk fruits.
620 merit points remained.
Holding the deep green, heavy milk fruit, Qin Wanwan rummaged for a long time and gave up with puffed-out cheeks.
The shell of this thing not only looks like a coconut, but its hardness is also comparable to a coconut.
She couldn’t open it.
She placed one by the bedside: “This is for Daddy.”
Then, holding the other one, she toddled off to find Lang Ya.
“Lang Ya, Lang Ya, where are you?”
A soft and cheerful voice sounded, and the young man guarding the doorway opened the door.
“Lang Ya, look, delicious fruit. Wanwan can’t open it.”
She held up the fruit with her two chubby hands, standing on tiptoe, with a few beads of sweat on her forehead.
It was too hot today.
“Lang Ya, help Wanwan open it. I’ll give you a little bit, but only a little bit, it’s super expensive.”
Lang Ya took the milk fruit. This thing was indeed very hard, and he couldn’t open it with his bare hands.
After thinking for a moment, he took the fruit and the person to the kitchen.
Qin Wanwan immediately followed like a little tail.
After finding a knife in the kitchen, he made an opening at the top.
A burst of milky fragrance hit her nose, and Qin Wanwan’s eyes lit up.
“Lang Ya, get a cup. I’ll give you a tiny bit.”
The young man shook his head; he didn’t want it.
Qin Wanwan pouted: “Hurry up, be obedient.”
Her feigned fierce look was incredibly cute, with no deterrence at all.
“We also need to give some to Keke, Older Sister Lu He, and Aunt Zhang. Everyone get a cup.”
She was very fair, giving everyone some.
Keke said, “Cub, you don’t need to worry about us. You’re a little cub, so you need to drink milk fruit juice. We don’t.”
Lang Ya nodded in agreement, although he didn’t know what milk fruit was.
Qin Wanwan said, “I’ll give you a little bit. Wanwan has a lot left.”
Moreover, she could buy more after eating this.
At Qin Wanwan’s urging, Lang Ya still brought five small cups.
They were the small cups used for drinking tea.
Qin Wanwan filled each cup.
The milk fruit was quite large. Although the outer shell was very hard, it wasn’t very thick, and there was still a considerable amount of milk fruit inside.
She still had more than half left.
She poured the rest into a bowl. The thick, milky white fruit had a fragrance, and just smelling it made it seem delicious.
Keke stood in front of his cup of milk fruit juice and began to indoctrinate the other three people.
“This is very precious. My cub is generous in sharing some with you. You must be good to her in the future, understand? Treat the cub as your own child.”
Lu He smiled and said, “We understand, Lord Keke. Even if you didn’t say it, we would wholeheartedly treat Miss.”
After all, Miss was indeed very good.
The General’s Mansion didn’t have the hidden schemes of those large families. Although it was a bit poor, they had experienced great ups and downs, and instead, they preferred this kind of slightly tiring but simple living atmosphere.
Keke, who was called Lord, held his head high.
The milk fruit was indeed delicious. Even the three adults’ eyes lit up after taking a sip.
“What a magical fruit! This juice has a milky taste but isn’t gamey at all!”
Lang Ya’s expression brightened, and he drank all the juice in his small cup in one go.
Qin Wanwan sat on a small stool, her expression incredibly happy as she drank, her small feet curled up as her eyes were narrowed.
After drinking the juice, it was time to start today’s work: continue to turn the remaining soil, and then sow seeds.
One mu of land would be planted with wheat, and half a mu with soybeans.
Aunt Zhang had experience planting crops and taught the other two, and they finished in half a day.
Sowing seeds was easier and faster than turning the soil.
In the afternoon, the soybeans were soaked.
Qin Wanwan not only wanted to drink soy milk but also eat tofu pudding.
Keke directed Lang Ya to push the millstone and grind the soybeans into a milky white paste.
Then, they filtered out the soybean dregs with a fine sieve and began to boil the soy milk.
As it simmered over low heat, the beany smell in the soy milk gradually disappeared after it boiled.
A bowl of soy milk with a little sugar, and after it cooled slightly, Qin Wanwan almost buried her face in it as she drank.
Finally, with a ring of milky white mustaches around her mouth, her eyes sparkled: “Delicious!”
Of course, it was far inferior to the milk fruit.
There was plenty of soy milk, so Lu He and the other two didn’t need to drink it sparingly.
Lang Ya particularly liked it and drank three large bowls in one go.
Aunt Zhang, using the brine that Keke had taught her to mix, walked over. She poured the brine into the boiled soy milk, stirred it evenly, and then let it sit, covered with a pot lid.
When the time was right, they lifted the lid, and a tender, milky white solid, like steamed egg custard, appeared before everyone.
“What… what is this!”
Tofu and tofu pudding did not exist in this era.
However, someone had discovered bean sprouts, and soybeans were mostly used to grow bean sprouts or boiled and eaten now.
They never imagined that such a thing could be made.
Lu He and Aunt Zhang were a little surprised and joyful.
Especially after eating a meal of tofu pudding drizzled with sugar syrup, they were even more shocked.
“It’s so delicious! I only soaked two bowls of soybeans, and I didn’t expect to get so much out of it.”
Soy milk, tofu pudding – edible and drinkable, and most importantly, delicious!
“Leave some out for Daddy.”
Not only tofu pudding but also soy milk were saved.
Qin Wanwan ate a small bowl of tofu pudding herself and was already full.
After all, she had also drunk soy milk before.
Aunt Zhang and the others also ate quite a bit of tofu pudding, but there was still a lot left.
Fearing that the tofu pudding wouldn’t taste good after a day, they took a clean wooden bucket and put all the remaining tofu pudding into it.
There was another bucket containing soy milk.
They pushed it with a small cart towards the military camp, with Qin Wanwan holding a goose egg.
“Sister Lu He, can you sew me a small pouch? I want to put the goose egg in it to carry.”
Lu He nodded: “Of course. I’ll make one for Miss when we get back.”
Lu He had been a maid in a wealthy family, so her needlework skills were quite good.
“Daddy~”
Upon entering the military camp and seeing her biological father, Qin Wanwan turned, handed the goose egg to Lang Ya, and ran over with her short legs.
“Daddy, I brought you something delicious. Aunt Zhang, come here quickly.”
