Dad's Pastoral Life

Chapter 303 Picking Wild Vegetables

Jiang Yutong didn't go back that day and stayed at the farmhouse for one night.

The next day, she changed into a peasant dress and wore a big straw hat. She borrowed a basket from somewhere and wanted to learn how to dig wild vegetables from Cheng He.

Spring is the time when wild vegetables are flooding—of course, only in mountains or wastelands, and wild vegetables are no longer seen in many places.

Jiang Yutong said that she would dig some back and give her grandma a taste.

Only grandma really cares about her. When she goes back, she never asks about her job, but about her life, whether she will be bored, whether she is in a good mood, and so on.

Therefore, the wild vegetables were dug back and only fed to grandma.Jiang Yutong thought in anger.

At this time, Cheng He had already sent Cheng Xinxin to school, theoretically speaking, there was nothing to do, although the field was about to be weeded.

But hoeing seems to work tomorrow.

Since an urbanite who has never experienced rural life expresses her desire to learn how to pick wild vegetables, let’s satisfy her curiosity.

However, looking at her attire, Cheng He inexplicably wanted to laugh.

Does she want to be so serious!He was still wearing that kind of flowered dress and that kind of hat—the city folks who were very well dressed, when they came to Peach Blossom Village and wanted to dig wild vegetables, they also went straight into the mountains.

Forget it, so be it.

Cheng He also brought a bamboo basket and set off with a hatchet.

As long as you pick wild vegetables, you don't have to go very far, just follow the mountain behind the village.

Today, half of it is for picking wild vegetables, and the other half is for relaxing the pressure. I don’t care about the speed. It’s okay to take your time, as far as you go.

Jiang Yutong didn't know any kind of wild vegetables, Cheng He wanted to teach her one by one.

"Did you see it? The roots and leaves look like this. It's a dandelion. It's tender and edible. You can scramble eggs or make soup. It clears away heat and detoxifies..."

"This is a Malan head..."

"This kind is called small Lama vine. It can be made into soup or eaten raw. It tastes a bit sour..."

Cheng He said, pulled one and put it in his mouth.No one has stepped on it, and it rained two days ago, so there is not even dust.

Jiang Yutong asked in surprise: "Isn't this a four-leaf clover? Can this be eaten?"

She'd seen it on city lawns too.

"Yes, it's also called four-leaf clover. Of course it can be eaten."

Full of surprise, Jiang Yutong also picked one, looked at it for a while, seemed to make up his mind, and put it in his mouth.

Well, the taste is not very good, sour.It might taste better fried.

Cheng He said: "This kind of grass is very common. Usually when we are tired from doing things in the field, we just pull a little and chew it in our mouths to relieve fatigue. Rural people often eat it."

Jiang Yutong listened carefully, this was knowledge she had never heard of before.

When people are tired from working in the fields, they need to rely on this to relieve fatigue, and they feel a little sour.

Compared with them, what is the pressure on her now?

There are many people who come to dig wild vegetables. Many people like Jiang Yutong who don't know wild vegetables have to listen to people's talk while digging.

In the mountains in spring, besides wild vegetables, all kinds of unknown wild flowers are competing to bloom. Many people are digging wild vegetables, and their attention is attracted by wild flowers unconsciously, and then they change from digging wild vegetables to laughing and playing.

Digging wild vegetables is not the main purpose, but enjoying the spring is the key point.

Smelling the fragrance of wild flowers all around, blowing the soft spring breeze, hearing all kinds of insects and birds singing, at this moment, who wants to think more?

Not far away is Qingyu Peak, Su Lan has grown very tall, Jiang Yutong looked at it from a distance, and said softly: "It's about to bloom! So fast!"

The flower buds have already been pulled out, and the little ones are dancing in the wind. Soon, those little ones will grow up and bloom, and here is a sea of ​​flowers.

Visitors to Taohua Village can appreciate the beauty of flowers.

Peach Blossom Village can start making profits.

From last year to this year, Taohua Village has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Jiang Yutong looked at the wild vegetables dug by Cheng He, and at the same time dug by himself.Because I heard that if you dig wrong, it is easy to dig poisonous ones, so she was also very flustered and a little scared.

She put each of the ones Cheng He dug up in her basket, and when she was not sure, she checked them against each other.

As I dug and dug, I became more proficient, and even felt a little bit of fun.

Digging wild vegetables is also very interesting.

If grandma saw herself digging wild vegetables, she would be so moved.

Those who dig wild vegetables follow the wild vegetables and go further and further into the mountains.

Cheng He pointed to the mountain forest a little further away and said: "Going further there, in that direction, there is a cherry forest, which should be eaten after a while. The wild ones taste very good. I used to go there when I was young. Let's eat."

Jiang Yutong's eyes lit up, and he said a little embarrassedly: "I have eaten cherries, but I haven't seen a cherry tree yet."

Cheng He asked, "Want to see it?"

"...Is it far?" Jiang Yutong wanted to go, but he was afraid that it would be too far away and take too much time.She has to go back in the afternoon.

Cheng He estimated the distance and said, "At your speed, you should be there in an hour and a half."

When she came to Peach Blossom Village for the first time, she came back with the herb pickers in the village, and her pace was not slow.

"Let's go over there. If we can, we'll go. If we can't, let's forget about it. Let's see some wild vegetables along the way." Jiang Yutong said.

Seeing that she specially brought two boxes of imported snacks for her daughter yesterday, Cheng He said, "Okay, let's go."

Along the way, Cheng He would tell her about any edible and interesting things he encountered.

There are yellow flowers blooming on a certain weed. Cheng He said: "Look at this kind, it is only blooming now, and it will take a while to bear fruit. The red ones are like strawberries. We used to eat them when we were young."

It is said that the name of this wild fruit is also called snakeberry, and some people call it wild strawberry. In some places, people dare not eat it for fear of snake venom or snakes around.

But these are all rumors. Not only is it not poisonous, but it can also detoxify people. For example, if you have prickly heat or sores, eating it will heal you.

Jiang Yutong slowed down a little, feeling the magic of nature.

Things that grow casually in the mountains can grow delicious food.

Looking up at the blue sky, the eyes are full of new green branches, full of spring, today is a worthwhile trip.

After walking for more than half an hour, the basket was already full of wild vegetables, and there were dense beads of sweat on the forehead, which made it a little hot.

A little further on, they came across two old men with all white hair.

At first glance, it looks like someone who is traveling to Taohua Mountain, and they come to enjoy the spring in the mountain.It's such a long run.

However, judging from the white hair and figure, the two old people are not young.

Jiang Yutong said: "Why is there no young man accompanying such an old man when he comes out to climb the mountain?"

Don't they worry about the old man falling?

Falling in this kind of mountain, if no one passed by, it would be really unacceptable every day.

Cheng He was a little worried. After all, this area was his own territory. If anything happened, he would be responsible.

When he walked forward, he even took a special look at the two old men, and saw that although they were very old, their legs and feet were not bad—otherwise, they would not have been able to walk so far.

Cheng He greeted them: "The second elder is in good health! We have traveled so much all morning!"

This is a mountain road. In some places, the rocks protrude, and there is no road, let alone uphill and downhill.

Many young people may not be willing to walk such a long mountain road.

The two old men were obviously very happy to be praised for their good health. They smiled kindly at Cheng He, and one of the old men said, "Well, let's go out to get some fresh air because the weather is good. The scenery in the mountains is not bad!"

Along the way, everywhere can be called the fragrance of birds and flowers, and the natural beauty is intoxicating.Walking in such a place will not feel tired.

Cheng He said: "You probably don't know that there is a steep place not far ahead, and it is difficult to go up."

He wanted to remind these two people that they should do what they could, and if it didn't work, he would turn around and go back now.Otherwise, it will be a bit troublesome if you walk up a steep slope and can't go up or down.

He knows the terrain well.

The steep slope is not difficult for young people, but these two are too old after all, and it is not good if they make mistakes.

One of the thinner old men, after hearing this, turned his head to look at his old companion, and said, "Old Yang, it's not easy to go ahead, let's go back, we're going to have lunch when we go back. How about it?"

"If you want to go back, I brought lunch." Another older man, who was slightly bigger, patted his backpack and said.

There are a lot of things packed in the back, food, drink, and some supplies, it seems that the preparation is quite sufficient.

"Look at you, you are stubborn! The road ahead is not easy, if you fall badly, won't it make the children feel bad?" the thin old man persuaded him.

"Distressed? It's fine if they don't bother me, don't expect them to feel sorry for you! Old Liu, what kind of mountain road did we not go through back then? Does this frighten you?" said the burly old man.

In his words, he seemed to be full of pride.

The thin old man said: "Old Yang, as you said, that was back then. How old are we now? Let's go, let's go back, we should look old when we are old."

"You're old, but I'm not old." The burly old man called Lao Yang finished speaking disdainfully, and continued to move forward.

Lao Liu shook his head behind him and had no choice but to follow.

The road ahead was indeed even more difficult to walk. The pace of the two old men slowed down, but they still had no intention of going back.

Cheng He followed behind. These two old people were too stubborn, and he was a little worried.

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