I relied on a system to prolong my life in ancient times.

Chapter 180 Picking Corn

"Oh dear, why did this child buy so much? I didn't even leave you some money." Grandma Liu looked at the many things in the bundle and felt a little distressed. She was also worried that Liu Xiaoyu would spend all the money and then have nothing to use if something happened to her.

“Mother, don’t worry, Xiaoyu is still here,” Liu’s mother explained on behalf of her daughter when she saw her mother-in-law’s attitude.

"Ok?"

“You haven’t seen Xiaoyu. She’s gained a lot of weight. Xiaoyu told me that the mistress of the main house treats her very well, so don’t worry,” Liu’s mother continued.

"Really?" Grandma Liu asked, somewhat doubtful.

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, go and see for yourselves later."

"That's good, that's good." Grandma Liu thought to herself, she would go and take a look later.

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Liu Xiaoyu returned to Xiao Siyue's side.

Xiao Siyue was still a little surprised: "Didn't I tell you to spend more time with your family? Why are you back so soon?"

After pouring Xiao Siyue a glass of water, Liu Xiaoyu said with a smile, "My parents went to Chun Tao's place to collect their reward money. I didn't have time for myself, so I came back."

As Liu Xiaoyu spoke, she thought of her parents and couldn't help but laugh.

"Oh, I see." Xiao Siyue thought to herself, how could she have forgotten that the Liu family were also tenant farmers in the village.

"Dad, Mom, let's go take a walk in the fields and see how the corn is growing," Xiao Siyue said to her parents, seeing that there was nothing else to do.

“Okay, let’s go.” Xiao Qinian was also very curious about the corn. He had only seen the seeds before, but he didn’t know what the grown corn looked like.

The group got up and walked towards the cornfield, but this time Li Fu did not follow.

When they arrived at the cornfield, Xiao Qinian and Lin Qin were shocked to see the corn plants that were now much taller than adults.

"Is this corn? How come it's so tall?" Lin Qin stood in front of the corn, looking up at the corn stalks that were much taller than her, and muttered to herself.

“Yes, this corn does look somewhat similar to sorghum,” Xiao Qinian added.

The corn stalks are emerald green, segmented into sections.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Siyue thought to herself, "Isn't that right? Back in modern times, I've heard that corn is also called maize."

Sorghum is actually a type of sorghum, but it is quite different from corn, although corn stalks and sorghum stalks are somewhat similar.

However, the fruit was of much lower quality.

Xiao Qinian looked at the small, forearm-sized fruits growing on each stalk and wondered if these were corn kernels.

Xiao Qinian thought about it and asked the question.

"Yes, that's it, Dad, look."

Xiao Siyue walked up to a corn stalk, looked at the corn growing on it, broke it open with her hand, and saw that the corn was ripe but still quite tender, bursting with juice when pinched.

It will probably take another month to harvest, but it will be ready to eat the tender corn.

Xiao Qinian watched as Xiao Siyue peeled off several layers of skin, revealing the fruit inside.

These are the same as the previous seeds, except that the previous seeds were a darker color, while these are just a pale yellow.

I think it's probably not fully mature yet.

Just as Xiao Qinian was thinking, he saw Xiao Siyue break it off.

This action startled Xiao Qinian, who was standing next to him.

"Yue'er, what are you doing? Stop right now."

"Dad, I want to eat some corn on the cob." Xiao Siyue said happily to Xiao Qinian, handing the corn on the cob to Lan Yi who was following her, and then moved on to the next one.

Xiao Qinian looked on with heartache and wanted to say, "It's not ripe yet, is it really okay to break it like this?"

"But it's not ripe yet, it would be such a waste to break it like this."

"Dad, it won't be a waste. We can eat it right away. Just put it in water and boil it." Xiao Siyue had been craving corn for a long time. Ever since the corn was planted, she had been thinking about eating it. Now that she could finally have her wish, she was not going to let it go.

Seeing Xiao Siyue like this, Xiao Qinian felt helpless. Although he still felt very sorry for her, he thought that his daughter knew him better than he did, so he could only keep quiet.

Seeing the commotion, Lin Qin came over and followed behind Xiao Siyue, watching Xiao Siyue husk one ear of corn after another.

Xiao Siyue broke off a dozen or so pieces and then stopped. She just wanted to satisfy her craving, but she couldn't break off too many; she still needed to save them for seeds.

"Yue'er, what should we do with these? Should we just boil them?" Looking at the dozen or so ears of corn on the ground, Lin Qin was eager to try them. She really wanted to taste what the corn her daughter had been longing for tasted like.

"Mom, you can just boil it, but there's too much skin on this. We'll have to peel off a few layers." Xiao Siyue said, picking up an ear of corn and peeling it, leaving only about two or three layers.

Lin Qin and Xiao Qinian also helped out, and they quickly finished processing the corn.

"Okay, that's good."

"Lan Yi, take these corns to the kitchen and boil them for about 15 minutes after the water boils," Xiao Siyue instructed Lan Yi.

"Yes, Miss, I understand." Lan Yi accepted the order, packed the corn into a basket, and then went to the kitchen.

Xiao Siyue and the others went to the lobby to continue waiting.

In the kitchen

Lan Yi carried the basket inside, where the people were preparing lunch for Xiao Siyue and the others.

When Lan Yi came in, they assumed that the master of the house was hungry.

"Lunch will be ready soon, young lady. Why did you come over? We'll bring it over in a moment," an old woman said to Lan Yi, putting down what she was holding.

"It's alright, you guys are busy, no rush," Lan Yi said with a smile.

"And who are you, young lady? Is there anything we can do for you?" The old woman asked, looking at the basket in Lan Yi's hand.

"Hmm, Auntie, do you have an empty pot? I'd like to use it." Lan Yi looked around.

"Yes, yes, this pot is empty."

"Thank you, Auntie." Lan Yi put down the basket, added water to the pot, and then put the corn in.

Several old women looked at it and recognized it as the corn they had carefully tended, thinking to themselves, "So this is how corn is eaten!"

Following Xiao Siyue's instructions, Lan Yi sat down in front of the stove to add fuel to the fire.

After the water boiled, a sweet aroma soon filled the kitchen, attracting everyone.

An old woman whispered to the person next to her, "This smells so good! Is this corn?"

“Yes, it really looks just like it,” another old woman said, swallowing hard as she stared intently at the pot of boiling corn.

But they knew in their hearts that they would definitely not have the chance to eat it, and they felt very regretful.

Lan Yi, sitting in front of the stove, couldn't help but swallow her saliva, thinking to herself, "No wonder my young lady keeps talking about coming to the manor to eat corn."