When Shuzhen and Lianshan returned home with the gifts and said goodbye to their brother and sister-in-law, Lian Yue, who had been looking after the house all day, had sorted and prepared the dried black fungus and mushrooms for packing.
The sliced green beans, dried cowpeas, and dried squash that Shuzhen had just cut the previous afternoon were also mostly dried, neatly arranged, and placed in a flat basket.
She thought Saozi's method was really good, drying the vegetables from the garden that couldn't be eaten or sold for much. When winter comes, there won't be a need to rely solely on napa cabbage, pickled cabbage, potatoes, and radishes.
Lian Yue thought she should do the same and pick some eggplants, cucumbers, and tomatoes from her own garden that her big brother didn't have, to give the couple a change of taste.
