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With Xiao Hu's help, Luo Xiaoxue quickly cleaned up the wild vegetables. Luo Xiaoxue picked some good-looking wild vegetables and chopped them up with a knife. Then she put them in a plate and mixed them with oil and salt.

After cooking the wild vegetables, the dried meat had also been soaked in water. Under the boiling water, the dried meat became much softer. Luo Xiaoxue took the dried meat out of the boiling water and easily chopped it into small chunks.

After all the work was done, the rice was almost boiled.

"Xiao Hu, go open the lid and see how the rice is being cooked."

Luo Xiaoxue hung the basket on her arm and said, "Xiao Hu, if the rice is ready, use your spoon to get it out!"

"Great!"

Xiao Hu ran to the kitchen, picked up the spoon and asked, "mother, where are you going?"

"mother, go get some leaves. Wait for mother at home, do you understand?" Luo Xiaoxue instructed as she walked out the door.

Xiao Hu nodded: "Ok! Xiao Hu got it! "

Cooking meatballs required tools, but there weren't any in this era, so Luo Xiaoxue remembered to replace them with leaves.

In this snowy midwinter, only the red maple tree and leaves remained. On the way back from town with Lee Hanyu, Luo Xiaoxue saw a few red maple trees not far from their home.

The temperature was too low in the winter, and Luo Xiaoxue was wearing very little. Her hands and feet were stiff from the cold, and it was difficult for her to climb trees.

She hopped around under the tree for a long time, unable to pick a single leaf.

"What are you doing?"

A voice suddenly drifted into Luo Xiaoxue's ears. Luo Xiaoxue turned around and saw that Lee Hanyu had appeared behind her without her knowing.

"Pick the leaves!" When Luo Xiaoxue saw Lee Hanyu, she pushed her hair down to her forehead and said with a smile.

Lee Hanyu asked curiously, "Why are you picking the leaves?"

He had just returned from his father's and mother's house when he saw a figure skipping under the red maple tree. Curiosity drove him to take a look, and as a result, he saw Luo Xiaoxue under the red maple tree, attempting to pick the leaves.

"It's used to make ingredients!" Luo Xiaoxue explained.

"Red Maple Leaf can also be used as ingredients?" Lee Hanyu was puzzled and asked, "Didn't you buy cured meat today? Why pick the leaves of this red maple tree for food? "

A cold wind blew and Luo Xiaoxue shivered. She put her hand close to her mouth and breathed out hot water, "Let's talk about this when we get back! Help me pick the leaves first! "

"Alright!"

Lee Hanyu nodded and walked under the red maple tree. He grabbed the branch with both hands and climbed up like a monkey climbing up a tree.

He truly deserved to be called a man living in the mountains! He climbed up such a high tree in an instant.

"How much do you need?" Lee Hanyu shouted from the tree.

Luo Xiaoxue replied, "Pick twenty!"

Lee Hanyu quickly plucked twenty leaves and jumped off the tree. Then, he returned to the house with Luo Xiaoxue.

Just as they walked to the door, the smell of cured meat assaulted their nostrils. Lee Hanyu smacked his lips and said, "It smells so good!"

"Hurry up and enter!" Xiao Hu is still waiting for you to cook the rice ball together with him! " Luo Xiaoxue said with a smile when she saw Lee Hanyu's expression.

Lee Hanyu asked, "What's a rice ball?"

"You'll know when you get in!" Luo Xiaoxue pushed the door open with a smile and walked in.

"mother, the rice has been cooked. Xiao Hu has already brought the rice out!" Xiao Hu ran in front of Luo Xiaoxue and said obediently.

"Good girl!"

Luo Xiaoxue stretched out her hand and caressed Xiao Hu's head. Then she brought Xiao Hu to the warm water side and washed the leaves that Lee Hanyu had plucked off.

"Xiao Hu, let's start cooking the rice ball!"

After shaking off the leaves, Luo Xiaoxue walked to the table with a smile. She spread out a clean piece of cloth and spread the leaves on the surface.

"Xiao Hu, what do you think mother will do? You should learn from her!"

Luo Xiaoxue kissed Xiao Hu on the cheek and said gently.

"Great, mother!"

Xiao Hu nodded like a chick pecking rice, staring at Luo Xiaoxue's hand.

Luo Xiaoxue spread out a leaf and used a spoon to place a spoonful of rice on top of the leaf. "First, I picked up some wild vegetables, added some dried meat that had already been chopped, and then added a piece of cured meat. Then I wrapped it in leaves and made it into a ball.

"It's that simple? Did Xiao Hu learn it?" Luo Xiaoxue placed the rice ball in front of Xiao Hu and asked.

After wrapping a rice ball in front of Xiao Hu, Luo Xiaoxue started to teach Xiao Hu. It's just that it's Xiao Hu's first time making a rice ball, so it's not good no matter what. Either there was too much food, or there was too much filling.

Xiao Hu immediately became anxious. His tears kept rolling down his eyes, but he did not dare to stay behind, afraid that Luo Xiaoxue would see it.

In the past, when the original owner hit Xiao Hu, he mainly saw Xiao Hu's tears or crying and it became louder and heavier. Therefore, no matter how painful Xiao Hu was, he had to grit his teeth and endure it, not daring to cry in front of mother.

mother had taught him so earnestly, yet he still couldn't learn. If mother saw this, she would definitely be angry.

The more he thought about it, the more scared he became. Xiao Hu forced himself to hold back his tears to prevent them from falling down. However, the more Xiao Hu held it back, the more tears started to fall.

Luo Xiaoxue was amused by Xiao Hu's rice balls. She raised her head and wanted to patiently teach him a lesson. He didn't expect to see Xiao Hu crying so much when he raised his eyes.

"Xiao Hu, what happened to you?" "Why are you crying?" Luo Xiaoxue asked, puzzled.

Hearing Luo Xiaoxue's question, Xiao Hu hurriedly wiped his tears away with his sleeve, trying his best to prevent Luo Xiaoxue from seeing the tears that were hanging at the corners of her eyes.

After wiping away his tears, Xiao Hu raised his head and cautiously looked at Luo Xiaoxue. He said in a low voice: "mother, Xiao Hu didn't cry, don't be angry. Xiao Hu didn't wrap it well, wrap it up now!"

Luo Xiaoxue looked at Xiao Hu, who was rubbing his eyes red from wiping away his tears. She then stretched out her hand and waved towards Xiao Hu: "Xiao Hu, come to mother's side. Hurry!"

Xiao Hu was cowering. Was mother calling him to go over to beat him up? Or should I hug him?

When Luo Xiaoxue saw Xiao Hu frozen on the spot, she didn't come over. She waved at Xiao Hu again and gently called out to him, "Xiao Hu, quickly come over to mother. mother will teach you how to make rice balls!"

Only then did Xiao Hu stand up and walk over to Luo Xiaoxue. Luo Xiaoxue carried Xiao Hu and put him on her lap.

"Xiao Hu!" Watch carefully! There are many tricks to making a rice ball! "