neighbors with the king

Chapter 11
"That's all for today, things can't escape, just come back tomorrow." Su Qingqing told the three desperate people to stop quickly.

"It's better to dig it up and put it at home." Su Qingfeng replied while busy.It was fine if he didn't know it before, but now that he knew it was a treasure, he was worried about putting it in the mountains, what if someone dug it up?
"No one wants it for so many days, what are you worried about?" Su Qingqing couldn't help laughing at his cautious look, "Besides, this thing is not easy to keep, are you sure you want to dig it?"

"Then save it for tomorrow." Su Qingshan immediately stopped when he heard that yams were not easy to preserve.If such a precious thing was broken at home, he wouldn't be so heartbroken.

"That's all for today, everyone is going back." Considering that Qingqing's health has just improved, Su Qingjian decided to take everyone back home.

"After lunch, let's come back in the afternoon, mainly to look up the mountain again, maybe we can find something good." Su Qingqing suggested.

The sun was already high, and the thin jacket on his body was sweating profusely.

"You still have to come out in the afternoon, is your body able to take it?" Su Qingshan asked hesitantly.

"No problem, I know it in my heart. If you really can't walk, I will let you carry it on your back." Su Qingqing said without blushing at all.

"Okay, if you can't walk, Second Brother will carry you." Su Qingfeng said immediately.He and Qingqing are similar in age, and have the best relationship with his sister.

"Second brother is the best." Su Qingqing flattered her with a smile.

The frightened Su Qingfeng immediately smiled and gave the two brothers a provocative look.

The older children don't care about the younger ones, "If you are tired, just tell us."

Su Qingjian smiled and picked up the bundled firewood and said to Su Qingqing.

"Sister, pour the vegetables in your basket into mine." Su Qingshan showed a brother's love for his sister with practical actions.

"The vegetables in several baskets are different, so they can't be mixed together. I can carry them easily." Su Qingqing refused with a smile.

"Just tell me if you're tired." Su Qingshan couldn't help her, so he had to let her go.

Su Qingqing strode forward proudly with a basket on her back, quite relaxed!

However, she muttered about the frailty of her body, and she didn't want to leave even if she didn't go home and was suffering from heat.

"Give it to brother." Su Qingshan took the pannier off her body and carried it with one hand.

Seeing that it was not far from home, Su Qingqing stopped arguing with them and trotted to the house first.

"Are you back? Are you tired?" Jin Juanmei sat in the yard basking in the sun, and it was still Qingqing's suggestion.

"I'm a little tired, but Auntie, we found something good when we went up the mountain." She leaned into Jin Juanmei's ear and whispered, afraid that others would hear it.

"What treasure did you find? Tell uncle." Su Zhongren, who had been busy all morning, nodded his legs and sat down.Seeing Su Qingqing's mysterious look, he deliberately teased her.

"I want to listen too." Su Qingyun brought a pot of warm water over when she heard the movement, and she asked while pouring the water.

"You guys will know when the brothers come back." Su Qingqing couldn't help laughing, but didn't tell them.

Could it be that he really went up the mountain to find something good?
The three members of Su Qingyun's family looked at each other in blank dismay, Qingqing didn't say anything, just endured curiosity and waited for Su Qingjian and the others to come back and ask.

"We're back." The three brothers came in and said, carrying firewood and baskets.

"Isn't it just wild vegetables? What else is good, Qingqing, you lied to me." Su Qingyun ran over to take the basket when he saw them, and saw that there were only some wild vegetables, and there was also a basket of wild vegetables that no one in the village would eat. , all of a sudden discouraged.

"Qingqing didn't lie to you, there are really good things." Su Qingjian said excitedly.

Su Qingfeng couldn't wait to dig out the yam covered under the wild vegetables.

"What is this?" Even the well-informed Su Zhongren didn't recognize what this stick-like thing was.

"Qingqing said that this thing is called yam, which can nourish the body." Su Qingjian replied.

"Really, Qingqing?" Su Zhongren asked suspiciously.My grandparents have lived on the mountain for generations, and have never seen this thing before. Is this fluffy thing edible?

"Master Qingqing told her." Su Qingfeng observed his uncle's suspicion, and immediately rushed to speak for Qingqing.

As soon as the word "master" was mentioned, Su Zhongren had nothing to say.

"That's great, Qingqing and Mother will recover soon." Su Qingyun was very excited, God bless their Su family.

"But this thing is so ugly, how do I eat it?" Jin Juanmei asked, looking at a few long yams.

"Leave it to me. You are responsible for tidying up the wild vegetables and giving them to me." After Su Qingqing drank the water, she felt relaxed and energetic.

"Ah?" Su Qingyun looked at her in surprise, would she do it?It turned out that Qingqing had never cooked because she was the youngest child of the two families.

"Sister, help me." Su Qingqing commanded again.

"Okay." Su Qingyun also wanted to see how she would do it. If it really didn't work, it's better to replace her.

Su Qingqing took two yams into the kitchen.

Su Qingyun looked at it and followed Xiao Pao into the kitchen.

"Boil some hot water first, it will be used later." Su Qingqing instructed Su Qingyun.

Su Qingyun quickly scooped up water and lit the fire.

She herself washed the two yams with clean water for later use.

After Su Qingyun boiled the water, Su Qingqing took out the hot water with a ladle and scalded the two yams in the basin, "Be sure to do this before peeling the yams, otherwise, your hands will itch. You can't burn them too much." It’s too long, otherwise it won’t taste good.” After scalding it, she quickly took out the yam.

There is also such a particularity, Su Qingyun had doubts about her before, but now seeing her such a professional operation, all doubts flew away.

"I see." She agreed with a smile.

With a light stroke of Su Qingqing's knife, the skin of the yam came off, revealing the white and fat tubers.

"I didn't expect yam to be so exquisite. It looks much more beautiful after peeling." Su Qingyun threw down the firewood and saw such a good yam, he couldn't turn his eyes away.

Su Qingqing raised the knife in her hand and cut the yam into slices in a short while, "If I want to make porridge for my aunt in the future, I should cut it into cubes, it will be more delicious." She told Su Qingyun. "Sister, cook the porridge first, and I'll make today's steamed buns."

"Oh, I'll go right away." Su Qingyun quickly took out a little off-season rice from the rice bag in the inner room, washed it, then put it into the pot and added water to cook porridge.

Seeing such poor rice, Su Qingqing sighed inwardly, thinking about adding all the yams on the table, forget it, in such an embarrassing situation, don't talk about taste and other requirements.It is right to eat enough.

(End of this chapter)