The Story of Qingfeng Village

Chapter 94 Discovery of kudzu
Li Qiang was going to leave today.

Aunt Li said: "It's rare to come back, so let's stay for two more days. You, as an uncle, get along well with Liu and Li."

So I stayed and prepared to stay for another two days.

In the morning, I went to the school office to help Liu Li move the things he bought back home.

Li Qiang: "Liu Li, you have really grown up and sensible. These things should be done by my uncle, but I didn't expect you to think about them first."

Liu Li: "Uncle, in our family, whoever buys them is the same. Will grandma know how to use these electrical appliances? You must teach them well."

Li Qiang: "I can use it. Over there, we all use electrical appliances."

Liu Li: "Where is that over there?"

Li Qiang: "It's not far from the provincial capital. It's a suburban county."

Liu Li: "It seems that you are doing well."

"Well, better than at home."

"How are Aunt and Cousin?"

"It's all good. If it wasn't for the child to go to school, she would have followed her back to have a look."

"Auntie is from there?"

"Ah."

"Then after the winter vacation, you can bring your aunt and cousin back to celebrate the New Year. Grandma's pigs will also be fattened up by then. Let's kill the pigs and drink the soup."

"Your grandpa and grandma are here. I will definitely bring them back for the New Year."

"Then it's settled, I'll wait for you here."

"it is good."

Li Qiang was also infected by his nephew's enthusiasm.

How long has it been since you were home for the New Year?
In my memory, I still think of my family killing pigs for the New Year from time to time. At that time, I was carefree.

It is very happy to have new clothes to wear and a full meal during the New Year.

Li Qiang: "Liu Li, is it enough for you to buy so many things? Do you want uncle to give you..."

"Enough, enough, I haven't spent all the pocket money my grandfather gave me, I've saved it, plus the scholarship, hehe, I'm a rich person now..."

Li Qiang smiled, but he didn't say anything more.

The two moved the things they bought into the house, and Aunt Li smiled from ear to ear.

One mouthful and one good grandson cried out.Praise Liu Li as a flower.

Li Fumin couldn't take it any longer, and said, "I'll go to the slope to have a look."

People from the mobile company have arrived and are digging the foundation with the villagers.

Liu Li: "Uncle, shall we go and have a look?"

Aunt Li: "Go, go. The idle people in the village are all watching the excitement."

As soon as he walked out the door, he heard someone shouting: "Li Qiang, Liu Li."

At first glance, it was Zhu Xia.

Li Qiang: "Sister Xia, you are here. Come and sit in the room."

Liu Li: "Teacher Zhu."

Zhu Xia: "I'm not going in, I'm going to the back slope to have a look..."

Liu Li: "Mr. Zhu, you also like to be lively."

Zhu Xia: "It's Sunday, and there's no class, so I'm free. I see that Secretary Xiao and Director Wang have also gone to school, so I'm here to join in the fun."

"Okay, let's go together."

Next to Li Fumin's house, there is a small road leading to the hillside behind.

The three climbed up the slope and saw many people surrounded on the slope.

The trees, shrubs and thorns in the measured area have been cut down yesterday, and the foundation has begun to be dug today.

Xiao Guangwei and Wang Jinfa were talking with the people from the mobile company on the other side.

Wang Deshun and Li Fugui are leading a few people to work here in full swing.

The rest of the villagers were pointing, talking and laughing.

Whenever there is anything going on in the village, there are always people watching.

Wang Deshun threw something like a tree root that he had dug up.

"This kudzu vine has been cut down, and the roots in the ground are so big. It has grown for many years."

Li Fumin went over and picked up the tree root to see that it was as thick as an arm and two feet long.

It has been many years. He has been away from home for many years. Since he left, no one has touched the vines and vines on this mountain.

Now Qingfeng Village has fewer people left behind, and with the conversion of farmland to forests, there is no shortage of firewood for burning, and no one has cut the firewood on the slope.

Following other people, they also dug up many such tree roots and threw them over.

"Oh, I'm afraid I'm going to become a spirit?"

Some villagers shouted.

The shout caught Xiao Guangwei's attention.

He came over to Li Fumin and asked, "Old party secretary, what is this?"

Li Fumin: "This is kudzu root."

Zhu Xia also came over and picked up a root: "Is this kudzu root? I know kudzu root powder, but I've never seen kudzu root. So it looks like this, and it's so big?"

Li Fumin pointed to a kind of vine around him and said: "Look, this is it. There are vines on the top and roots growing on the bottom. Don't underestimate the roots of this tree. When there was a famine in those years, the older generation relied on digging. This is ground into powder to satisfy hunger, even the one as big as a finger is not spared, and it has fed many people..."

At that time, every household, adults and children all came to dig together, and almost became extinct.

Later, it slowly grew out again. In the past ten years or so, some people still grind sweet potatoes into powder to make vermicelli.

Now nobody wants it at all.

The laborers in the family have gone out to earn money, and the old men, old women, and children left behind have enough food grown in the ground, and no one will dig it anymore.

If it wasn't for the mobile company's Lai'an Iron Tower, who dug up this land, who would have thought of this.

Zhu Xia: "I also remember digging with adults when I was a child. It's not so big, it's about the same size as a sweet potato. I also ate it. I can't remember what it tastes like."

Wang Jinfa: "There is no shortage of food now. Who will dig this? You can see that it is as thick as an arm. It is all over the mountains and slopes. It can only be used as firewood. No one will dig it for firewood. It takes a lot of effort." strong."

Zhu Xia: "It's a pity to burn it as firewood. Don't you know its value?"

"What's the value?"

Xiao Guangwei became interested when he heard it: "Mr. Zhu, tell me, what is the value of it?"

Wang Jinfa glanced at Li Fumin, who also had doubts in his eyes.

Zhu Xia: "I know kudzu root is a kind of medicinal material, which has certain medicinal value and edible value. A friend once gave me a kind of kudzu root powder, which is said to be very good for women. It is white and can be made transparent by boiling water Shaped, colorless and tasteless, you can use your own honey, sugar or something.

As for the specific medicinal value, I can't say, so I have to check the information.However, the price of kudzu powder is not cheap.The most common one costs 20 yuan a catty.My friend gave me the kind of exquisite packaging, which costs about 250 yuan for 20 grams. "

Wang Jinfa: "That's it? Half a catty is twenty, so the one catty is not worth three or forty yuan?"

Zhu Xia: "It should be at this price. But, I don't know if the kudzu root that my friend gave me is the same as this one?"

Wang Jinfa: "It must be. The old party secretary has said that it used to be ground into powder and eaten.

My good boy, isn’t this all money? "

Wang Jinfa said excitedly with a kudzu root in one hand.

He didn't dare to shout loudly, and lowered his voice, his voice became distorted and weird due to excitement.

Xiao Guangwei: "If it is, then we are guarding the treasure and don't know."

Wang Jinfa nodded: "That's not true."

Xiao Guangwei took two kudzu roots and hurried down the mountain.

"Secretary Xiao, what are you doing?"

"research."

Xiao Guangwei said without looking back.

(End of this chapter)