Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

Chapter 438 Unique Salt Stone

"Go away, don't touch my grandfather's body." Wen Dajun picked up a torch and waved it around. The brave men who were about to come forward to look at the white cloth were afraid that the fire would burn them, so they had to step back and stop thinking about going forward. The old man Wen was an innocent victim some time ago, and everyone in the village knew it, but they didn't expect that the family hadn't let anyone bury him yet. This was unreasonable. It's been a few days, if the white cloth was lifted, the smell would be terrible.

"Why haven't you buried your grandfather? This will waste so much time. Hurry up and ask the uncles and aunts in the village to help bury your grandfather." When Village Chief Wang heard that it was the body of Old Man Wen, his face changed and he said quickly.

"Uncle Village Chief, I..."

"Wait, I don't need your help yet." Xu Yuan waited until these people stopped making so much noise before he spoke up to stop them.

"My dear little brother, people should be buried in peace after death. Why do you want to stop it?" Village Chief Wang asked with a frown.

Xuyuan looked at the time and it was almost noon.

"Of course, his relatives should send them off one last time."

"What do you mean?"

Village Chief Wang's pupils widened, thinking he had heard wrongly, and asked in disbelief.

"Grandpa Village Chief, I've already told you that this master can really save our village."

"We are no longer cold. It's all because of the master's cure. We can all prove that he is really capable." Regardless of what the adults said, the children still stood in front of Xu Yuan and spoke for him.

"Then tell me, how did you cure it?" A short and fat woman in the crowd was still unwilling to believe that the man in front of her, who was about the same age as her son, could be an expert.

"Believe it or not, can the master's methods be leaked at will?" Wen Dajun retorted.

"you……"

The woman was choked by Wen Dajun's words, unable to speak. The women behind her just stared blankly, not saying a word, not interested at all.

They were able to come here because they were dragged here by their children. They originally said they would wait at home for the people to come to their house, but it turned out that not only was the woman in that family talking nonsense, but also the man who went out to look for the people returned to the village and informed the village chief. Then the village chief called on the villagers to go and see what was going on.

"It's already noon. You should all go back and have lunch first. Only when you're full will you have the energy to talk. There are so many of you here anyway. Where can I go?" Xu Yuan suggested.

Village chief Wang saw that the man in front of him was not a treacherous villain. If he really had such ability, he would never offend him. He agreed to Xu Yuan's proposal and asked the villagers who had weapons to stop and go home first. He would send some people over in the afternoon to find out what happened.

"My little brother, if you can solve the problem in our village, we will not let you help for nothing. If you cannot solve it, I hope you will leave here as soon as possible. It will not do you any good to stay here for too long." Village Chief Wang kindly reminded.

"Okay, okay. I certainly know." Xu Yuan nodded and replied.

"Master, why don't you come to my house for dinner? There are only my mother and I at home, so it's very safe." Wu Linzhuo invited enthusiastically.

"No need. I was the one who invited you, Master. I won't deprive you of a single bite of food. Please go back." Wen Dajun replied quickly.

"You guys go back first, and come back at 3:30 pm."

Everyone present still held out a glimmer of hope, and they all remembered the words they had made a wish. There were still some doubters, but seeing that everyone around them was willing to give it a try, they didn't know what to say. What if? They were already at this point, and would just be waiting to die, so what was the harm in giving it a try.

When everyone left, Xu Yuan stroked his forehead and sat down.

"Sister, wait here, I'll go cook." Wen Dajun rolled up his sleeves and was about to run into the kitchen when Xu Yuan stopped him.

Xu Yuan opened the backpack under the table and took out a handful of noodles. "Hey, this one's quick."

"This is a very popular noodle sold in the county. I've heard people in the county talk about it."

But there is no chance to buy it.

"It's good that you know. Today is a good opportunity for you to try something new. Do you know how to cook it?"

"I know. Put the fish in after the water boils and cook until you can break it with a chopstick. That means it's done."

"You heard that too?"

"Yes, I heard them talk about many methods." Wen Dajun nodded and said excitedly, and he had already started to think of adding something to the pot in his mind.

"Okay, I'll give you a practice."

Anyway, as long as it is cooked, it won’t taste bad no matter how it is cooked.

"Sister, how long will it take for my parents, brother and grandmother to recover?"

Wen Dajun took the noodles for making a wish and asked nervously.

"tomorrow."

"Well, thank you, sister. I will go and make something delicious for you right now." Wen Dajun said excitedly. There was finally a smile on his face, and he ran into the kitchen with a smile.

Xu Yuan curled the corners of his mouth. With Xiaojiu's help, of course there was no need to wait until tomorrow, he would get better immediately. However, the effect was too quick and too high-profile, so he had to keep it secret.

Now that he had some free time, Xu Yuan looked at the dilapidated yard and then went to the vegetable garden in the backyard. He happened to see Wen Dajun picking cabbages and there was also a pumpkin field.

The pumpkin vines still look tender and the pumpkins haven't grown very big.

Xu Yuan didn't want to miss such a delicacy, so he quickly said, "Da Jun, these tender pumpkin vines can also be eaten."

"is it?"

Wen Dajun was half-believing and half-doubting, but when he saw the white thorns on the vine seedlings, he really didn't know whether he could eat it.

Xu Yuan knew that Wen Dajun didn't know how to eat it, so he bent down to pick the tenderest part of the pumpkin vine and cut it off.

When there was almost enough for two people, he stopped.

Sitting back at the table in the yard, Xu Yuan demonstrated how to clean the pumpkin vines. It was nothing more than tearing off the skin of the pumpkin vines to reveal the tender roots inside, and tearing off the veins of the leaves as well.

This kind of soup tastes best when added with some lean meat. Xu Yuan plans to buy some with Wen Dajun when he returns home.

Wen Dajun quickly prepared and served the noodle soup, which included Chinese cabbage, pumpkin vines, and beaten eggs. In short, it was quite rich.

After lunch, Xuyuan rested in the car.

"Sister, this is for you. My family doesn't have much money, so this is my reward to you." Wen Dajun walked out of the house and handed a box to Xu Yuan. He also took out a stone as big as his fist, wrapped it in cloth, and gave it to Xu Yuan.

"Sister, this is the wild ginseng that my family has treasured for a long time. This is salt stone, which is considered to be a unique stone in our village. Get some of this stone down and grind it into powder, and you will get salt."

Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows, a little surprised, and took the thing handed to him by Wen Dajun.

"Okay, I'll take these."

These were his rewards, so Xuyuan naturally wouldn't refuse.