The surrounding trees all have bare trunks and branches, adding a bit of a sense of depression.
Born in a high-tech era, winter was just a season to her and had no impact at all. But now, suddenly parachuted into this small mountain village, without heating or down jackets, and having to fight through the winter with her body for the first time, she still felt
Really bottomless.
I don’t know how cold the winter here can be, how low is it?
Although the winter in the original owner's memory was also covered by heavy snow and everything was white, there was a charcoal pot for burning in the house, and his son and daughter-in-law did the geography work at home.
As a mother-in-law, all she has to do is sit on the couch with a small quilt draped over her body and do some needlework.
Therefore, the memory of winter was not very deep in the memory of the original owner.
As for the fact that several lonely elderly people freeze to death every year in the village, she heard from others that the original owner never participated in such fun. Therefore, she really didn't know how harmful winter was.
After exercising, Baiyunxi walked to the backyard and saw Mr. Li and his second brother cleaning kudzu root.
Seeing several people's hands that were red from the cold, Bai Yunxi couldn't help but blame them.
"Why are you so busy so early in the morning? It's cold in the morning and the water is cold. It's not too late to start cleaning after breakfast."
Bai Anyan raised his head and smiled honestly,
"It's not too cold. Wash it early. Peel it and cut it into pieces right after meals. You can mash it and filter it."
Mrs. Li also nodded in agreement,
"Mom, don't worry, I'm sweating all over my body when I start working, and I'm not cold at all. Didn't Mom say that the method of making kudzu starch and tapioca starch is the same? The kudzu root we brought back yesterday is enough for a day's work."
Bai Yunxi nodded, it was indeed true. There was no machine to replace it, and the extraction of kudzu root powder was all done by manpower, which was hard work.
After breakfast, the family went directly to the backyard. The division of labor was the same as the last time when fetching cassava flour. The second brother and his wife did the physical work, and she and Du did the filtering.
The fourth and fifth boys were responsible for cutting into pieces, and even Yaya and Ruanruan were helping out. They would pass a ladle to Mrs. Li, get a towel, etc. The whole family mobilized, and no one was idle.
The busy time passed quickly, and by the time Baiyun Creek looked up, the sun had already risen above our heads.
After pouring the dregs from the filter to the side, Baiyunxi looked up at the sun above his head, then turned to look at the kudzu next to him. In a whole morning, he had only processed less than half of it.
"Okay, let's stop and rest. We'll continue in the afternoon."
Baiyunxi waved his hand, saying that it is impossible to do physical work without eating.
"Mom, I'm going to cook. Second brother and sister, please bring me a cabbage later." Mrs. Du wiped the handle on her apron and turned around to go to the front yard.
"Hey~, I'm going to pull it out right now." Mrs. Li nodded, turned around and went to the vegetable field.
Baiyun Xi went over to check the first tank of filtered kudzu water. Seeing that it had almost settled, he directly ordered Bai Anyan to pour out the excess water.
Pueraria lobata water usually settles after being left to stand for three hours. Pour off the excess water, and all that remains is pueraria lobata powder.
Then dig out the wet kudzu powder and put it on the grate to dry.
Mrs. Li passed by with a cabbage in her arms, and when she saw the yellowish water being poured away, revealing the white kudzu powder, she licked her tongue in excitement.
"It's really unexpected that such an ugly kudzu root can filter out such white powder. It's incredible."
"I used to think that white flour is the whitest flour in the world, but I didn't expect that arrowroot flour and tapioca flour are also so white, and they are more delicate and smooth than flour."