jdhmnovel Chapter 484: Are You Lack-Minded?
Chapter 484: Are You Lack-Minded?
Gu Qinghan had already used his inner strength to dry Xu Yuan's soaked trouser legs. There was nothing on their bodies except mud spots. Two of them carried lotus roots on their backs, while Xu Zhi and the others walked home holding lotus roots. The villagers they met on the way all looked at them curiously, walked up to take a look, and asked what it was.
After they explained and sent the villagers away, the road finally became a little quieter and they walked a little further.
Doctor Wei, who was carrying a basket of herbs, happened to pass by here. He walked up and asked with curiosity on his face.
"Qinghan, Xuyuan, where did you get this thing? Why is it so strange?"
"This is lotus root, the rhizome of the lotus. We dug it up from the pond." Gu Qinghan explained, taking one out of the backpack and handing it to Doctor Wei.
"Oh, that won't work. You've worked hard digging here." Doctor Wei quickly waved his hand to refuse.
"Take it. We have dug a lot of it. Peel off the outer layer of skin and the inside is edible. You can use it to make soup or stir-fry." Xu Yuan said.
Gu Qingming stuffed a large piece of lotus root from his arm into Doctor Wei's hand, "Grandpa Wei, take it. We still have a lot. If we don't finish it, it will become unfresh. Sister Xuyuan said it won't taste good if it's left for too long."
"Besides, Grandpa Wei, I can't carry so many. Can you just help me share one?"
"Hey, you little brat."
"Grandpa Wei, I'm here too." Xuanyu said hurriedly.
"Grandpa Wei, it's the same for me." Guozi echoed.
"Oh, no, no, no, I'll just take it from Ming. It's yours. I, an old man, can't do anything about it."
Uncle Wei saw the strange things being played with in the hands of many Japanese fruit lovers, and his mouth twitched. He compared it with what Gu Qingming was holding, and did not refuse.
I held a lotus root that had not been broken into sections in my hand. It was as long as a human arm. I weighed it and it was quite heavy.
Then he would try what it tasted like.
"I'm not taking this from you for nothing. These are the wild wolfberries I picked today. Take them and dry them in the sun. They'll be delicious when used to make soup."
Doctor Wei put down his backpack and took out a few bunches of red fruits from the full backpack. They were very small and shaped like newly grown peppers, long and oval. He put a bunch in the hands of the three boys. He thought it would take too much time to pick them one by one, so he simply broke off their branches and took them home to pick them slowly.
"Grandpa Wei, can we eat it?" Gu Qingming asked excitedly. These fruits are plump and small, so cute.
"Yes." Uncle Wei said with a smile.
As a result, everyone in the group had some more wild and fresh wolfberries in their hands, and Xu Yuan heard the reminder sound of points being credited twice again, totaling fifty points.
The east side of the village was far from Gu Qinghan's home, but it was on the way to Uncle Wei. On the way, they also passed Uncle Wang's house. Xu Yuan asked Gu Qinghan to deliver some to them. She then delivered some to Uncle Pan, Chen Dafu and Aunt Li's homes.
They were all a little surprised to receive the lotus roots. Pan Dahai, Pan Xiaojiang, Daquan, and Li Junlan also received strange things. Except for the Pan brothers, who had twitching faces, Daquan and Li Junlan were full of joy and liked this kind of thing very much. Uncle Pan was a man with ideas. The first thing he wanted to do when he received the lotus roots was to ask if there were any smaller lotus root rhizomes. He wanted to try to plant them. The lotus roots they dug were very thick, which was a bit of a waste to use as lotus root seeds. Xu Yuan told Uncle Pan the location where he dug the lotus roots.
He is worthy of being a farmer who has been farming for a lifetime, an old farmer, and he loves farming very much.
Xu Yuan talked to Uncle Pan about the growing environment of lotus and the growth patterns of crops. As for whether the lotus could be grown, they were both old farmers and their farming experience was definitely better than hers.
The sun sets in the west and the tired birds return to their nests.
When I got back to the door of my house, I saw Liu Yuelai and Liu Xiaoyu waiting at the door with a backpack next to them. When they saw Xu Yuan and the others coming back, they waved to them.
"Brother Yuelai, why are you here, Xiaoyu?"
Many Japanese confectioners hurried over and the two asked in unison.
"Grandpa asked us to send you a hen to eat. It has been slaughtered." Liu Xiaoyu replied.
"Ah? Why does Grandpa Liu want to kill the chicken? Isn't he going to keep it for laying eggs?" Guozi was puzzled and asked doubtfully.
"I have a lot of chickens at home. We don't need a hen. Besides, you also gave us lotus roots."
Liu Yuelai opened the lid of the bamboo basket, took out the slaughtered hen and handed it to Guozi.
"Okay, I'll take it. Come in and have a seat."
Xuyuan didn't refuse. It was just a matter of reciprocity. It was someone else's kindness and she could afford to repay it.
"Brother Yuelai, Xiaoyu, take this. This is the lotus root man I made. Does it look good?" Xu Xuan handed the strange thing made of lotus root and wooden stick in his arms to the two of them. The mud on it had dried and fell off, so Xu Xuan took a piece of charcoal and drew eyes and a mouth on it, with a smiling expression. The eyes were curved lines, and the mouth was also curved lines. The only difference was that the direction of the opening was different.
It's also amazing. Just three simple strokes make it even more weird.
"Wow, it looks good!" Liu Xiaoyu was surprised.
"Uh! Good... looks good." Liu Yuelai took it, his face full of indescribable surprise.
The two of them had different thoughts and went home with many "gifts" given by Japanese confectionery.
Xu Yuan curled the corners of his mouth, not knowing what to say. Forget it, children are simple-minded.
A freshly slaughtered chicken plus freshly dug lotus root, this pot of lotus root and chicken soup is absolutely delicious.
"Big sister, is this lotus root stupid? Why does it have so many small round holes?"
When seeing the inside of the cut lotus root, many people began to pay attention to the appearance of the inside of the lotus root. There were small round holes on the ground in the middle.
"They look like this. What's wrong with them? I think you are quite stupid. Do you want to eat the lotus root man you made?"
"No, sister, let's eat it in a few days." Many people put the lotus roots in their hands into their arms, feeling very reluctant to part with them.
"Woof!" Lai Fu came out of the doghouse and shouted to many people. As expected, Lai Fu also received a "gift" which was placed next to the doghouse. Two wooden sticks acting as feet were inserted straight into the soil. A smiling face was right at the door of the doghouse. Lai Fu, who came out of the doghouse, was startled and knocked to the ground by a paw.
Xuanyi quickly picked it up, glared at Lai Fu, put it back, and when he saw what it looked like, he pounced on Lai Fu and started beating him up.
"Puchi...hahahaha!" Xu Zhi and Guozi saw the lotus root clearly and couldn't help laughing. The middle piece had been cracked and one of the eyes painted on it had been beaten away.
"Sister! Second sister and brother are laughing at me!" Xu Yuan acted coquettishly and pulled Xu Yuan's sleeve to complain.
"I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing at Lai Fu."