BEING A FARM GIRL

4. forest products

when Gayatri and his family were enjoying the apple. in Gayatri's mind he thought to take seeds or seeds of apples to plant near their home. and he will water this apple plant with the water of life.

(preferably I seedlings, so that I can plant this fruit beside the house.) Inner Gayatri.

"Dad I plan to take this tree child to be planted near our house.Let us not go far to take the fruit" Gayatri told her father. Seno sir agreed.

"then do what you can.but will this plant really grow if we take care of it and grow it..??" ask mr. seno.

"of course well. this apple tree is not difficult to grow if the care is right. Dad does not need to worry, later Aya who will take care of him" said Gayatri again.

"just power the deck. Brother will also help care.." said bawen. while his mouth continues to chew the apple non-stop.

"Yes, just calm down. I will also help you take care of this plant." said madam dyaswari.

after they felt enough to eat the apple and they returned to power.The small family immediately sipped the drink they had just down from home. drinking water that has been mixed with the water of life directly drain their throats and make them come back fresh and energetic.

"let's continue our journey back." said Mr. Senopati.they all immediately stood up and took their respective baskets while the remaining apples had been placed on the basket of presence. They walked back down the road in the forest.

not far from the trip again Gayatri saw the yam plant. But both of his parents did not pay attention to the plant.

"the mother's father is a yam plant. The fruit is very good when cooked.but, the fruit is in the ground" said Gayatri while walking towards the sweet potato. again both parents and older brother Gayatri surprised.it seems that all the plants in this forest are all useful. because they had not long walked away from the apple tree again Gayatri had found other plants that can be consumed.

Gayatri also walked and pulled the plant and it turned out that the soil was quite loose, so it was not difficult for Gayatri to get the fruit. Gayatri directly dug the ground with her hands and immediately got the fruit from the sweet potato the size of a baby's head.of course it was the first time Gayatri got a sweet potato that was the size of a baby's head.

"wah !! look at the father, mother, brother, the fruit is very large." said Gayatri while showing the fruit to his family who still stand staring at Gayatri's behavior. Gayatri did not care about her parents and her brother who was still sculpting, Iya again pulled the plant and dug the ground to get the fruit again. and of course Gayatri got it considering the citizens who are in this world do not know the food.

"Yes, you're sure it's edible..?" ask Mr. Seno to his daughter. Gayatri also immediately stopped its activity because the yam fruit that he got was a lot and the size is very unusual

"of course Dad, this fruit is also very durable so it can be stored for a long time.later if we have returned Aya will cook it for father, mother and sister."he said again, the presence did not protest he immediately approached the sister and moved the fruit that he thought was strange into the basket he was carrying.

"Dad, according to aya. this forest is really very useful for us. moreover, it seems like this forest is still beautiful and there are still many plants that are completely unknown to the local community." said Gayatri while continuing to circulate his gaze.his eyes then caught one more plant, which is rambutan fruitful and is ready for harvest as well. Gayatri who used to be Arumi Amelia who really liked the rambutan fruit was very cheerful.

"Daddy look at the rambutan fruit that is very tasty and we can sell it in the market" said Gayatri again. gayatri's parents also set their sights in the direction where Gayatri pointed her finger, again a foreign fruit they often met.

"do you know what fruit is, son..?" ask Mr. Seno to Gayatri. I no longer feel worried about the fruits found by this daughter and of course the first time they see

"it is rambutan fruit well.it tastes very good.." Gayatri also immediately woke up from her sitting position because she just finished digging for sweet potatoes. He immediately ran towards the rambutan tree, but what made Gayatri happy and sparkling again, it was not far from there there was a longan fruit tree that bore fruit.

"wah !! it turns out that here there is a longan tree as well..!!" exclaimed Gayatri again, without a second thought he immediately harvested the fruits until the basket his father brought full.

Gayatri is very happy that this forest provides a variety of food for them, but why every parent back from the forest They get nothing but bananas. yes people in this country only know bananas as a fruit and nothing else, while bananas are already so rare in that place that they have to walk deep into the forest to get it.

But because Gayatri was with them, the family did not go into the forest because all the baskets they brought were full of foodstuffs. ranging from sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes, purple sweet potatoes, etc, taras, rambutan fruit, longan fruit, apples and vegetables that thrive in the forest. all their baskets were full even Gayatri whose incident did not bring any gini Iya tote some vegetables in her hands that had been tied into one.

"yes, yeah. Diran also did not think that the food in this forest is still a lot.even plants that we consider foreign can also be eaten.we should go home because the basket we are all full. and surely Aya and mom are exhausted." Speak attentively to the two women he loved so much.

Gayatri also did not waste the opportunity.every time she found a plant that she felt was familiar and useful, he said, He would take his seedlings to be planted near their home so that their parents would no longer enter the forest looking for food. of course Gayatri did not take much He only took one plant that is one seed.Since Brother and his parents forbid him to bring anything.

"Yes sir let's go home. Besides this is already a lot" said madam diaswari chiming.

finally one family decided to return to their small hut, because all the baskets they brought were filled with food and fruits and vegetables. they come home happily, of course these fruits and vegetables can be sold to the market, according to Mr. Senopati. once they sell the crops they can in the forest they can buy wheat or rice from the commoners.

the food of the lower middle class people is rice, while the upper middle class is wheat and meat.they consider rice is the poor lower class.

on the way home their faces were very radiant. they did not expect to find a variety of food ingredients in just a short time.it was all thanks to Gayatri who had gone with them.

before long they reached their small hut, one family immediately sat on the porch of the house and unwinded on the way back from the forest.

"uh !! so tired.. Is father, mother, brother thirsty..?? let aya bring drinking water inside.." said Gayatri.the small family who still manage the breath and unwind was nodding.sign they were thirsty.

Gayatri smiled and went straight into the house and picked up a pot of drinking water that she had mixed with a drop of living water. Gayatri also did not forget to take out the cup for the container they drank.

"this is the water." said Gayatri while pouring the white water to 3 different glasses. after Gayatri poured and filled the three cups each of the Gayatri family took one and sipped the water until it ran out. because time hasn't shown it will end. Mr. Senopati also decided to go to the market to sell their forest products.

"yes, mom. I intend to go to the market to sell our crops in the forest, but I am confused how to explain to the buyers about these foods" said Mr. Senopati.

"let's be this way well. before dad goes to the market, we should eat sweet potatoes orange and purple we cook first.not all, not all of them, Just a few for you to bring as an example in the market later, and also you can eat it when you are hungry." said Gayatri makes sense. for a moment Mr. Senopati also thought, You know, you can eat it, but in contrast to the presence. after getting the proposal of the brother with impatiently immediately blame the fire awaited and cook the yam.

when the presence will put the yam into the pot, suddenly Gayatri made a sound.

"So don't just put it in. The fruit is still dirty and must be washed with running water" said Gayatri.badiran immediately stopped the action of putting the sweet potato in the pot. instead he turned to lift the yam and washed it with water in the river not far from where they lived.

while the maam diaswari who looked at his son's atmosphere helped to boil the water, Mr. Seno also helped wash the sweet potatoes they had obtained from the forest.

after some time, they also came with sweet potatoes that they had washed. Gayatri smiled and took the yam and put it in a pot where the water was boiling.

"grandfather, how long will this sweet potato cook..??" asked Diran. from the look of Diran's eyes it seemed like he was impatient to try this food. I am sure this food must be delicious just like the fruits that his sister introduced to them.

"not long, brother, let alone the water is boiling. Brother seems impatient to want to try it yes." said Gayatri. Diran also disturbed his head enthusiastically.The small family surrounded the furnace that was cooking the sweet potato.

"dad, mother. yam not only can be cooked or boiled alone, but this sweet potato can also be fried with hot oil." said Gayatri again.of course make both parents stunned.

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