บท 160: Sweet Potato
AnAn picked up everything he knew, like a treasure hunt, pecans, wood ear mushrooms, eh… what is this? Puzzled, he picked up a fluffy ball that looked a lot like a mushroom, but was slightly larger than a wild mushroom. AnAn looked at it for a few times, but couldn't figure out what it was, then raised his eyes and looked at Gulan. His mother told him that if he didn't understand something, he should ask.
Facing her son's gaze, Gulan was silent. She was not sure whether it was okay or not. Fortunately, before she could answer, someone had already answered for her.
"It's a Hericium erinaceus" Xiang Yunjin's slightly cold voice sounded.
"What is Hericium erinaceus? Is it edible?" AnAn asked casually. To him, only edible things were more attractive.
"Yes, AnAn is right, it is indeed edible, and it tastes delicious."
"Dad, is that true?" Upon hearing that it tasted delicious, AnAn subconsciously asked his mother for confirmation.
Although Gulan have eaten before, they were all domestically cultivated. She have never eaten wild ones, but she think they should be delicious.
She nodded immediately, "Uncle Jin said it's delicious, so it must be delicious. But Dad doesn't know what kind of mushroom it is. He just thought it looked strange, so he picked it and brought it back."
AnAn didn't care whether it was strange or not, as long as it tasted good, he threw it into the pile of mushrooms. Unfortunately, after searching for a while, nothing new was found. AnAn subconsciously ignored the hard lumps covered in mud that he had never seen before. It was covered in dirt and hard, and the little guy was not interested at all.
Xiang Yunjin was attracted by such a pile of things. Based on his understanding of Gulan, this guy would not waste his efforts to get useless things. The fresh dirt on the body showed that it was freshly dug out of the soil. It looked like a rhizome fruit, with a red skin and the size of a fist, but Xiang Yunjin couldn't tell what it was after all. It was true that he was a high-ranking prince, but it didn't mean that he knew nothing about agriculture. At least he know about common grains, but have never seen this thing before.
"Brother Jin, don't you know it either?" Gulan saw Xiang Yunjin frowning.
"You don't know either?"
"I don't know. I found them accidentally in the mountains. But I'm sure they are edible. They show signs of having been eaten."
As she spoke, Gulan also picked up one, brushed off the dirt on it, then rinsed it with water, broke it open to reveal the white flesh inside, and handed half of it to Xiang Yunjin.
"I've smelled it, it has a faint sweet smell." Then she threw the other half in her hand to Dahei who had been wagging his tail beside her.
This guy first sniffed it, then ate it all up in a few bites. Seeing a trace of guilt flash across Gulan's eyes, it seemed that she had let this guy act as an experimenter again. But this is the only way. It would be too fake to eat it yourself, and normal people would not do this with an unknown object.
Just think of it as Dahei's contribution to the world, and give him some more delicious food in return. Deep in her memory, the food yield in this world was extremely low, just like the ancient world she lived in.
An acre of high-quality farmland can only produce 200 to 300 kilograms of grain at best, and less than 100 kilograms at worst. In addition, agricultural taxes must be paid, and the remaining grain after paying the taxes will not last long. Therefore, in order to fill their stomachs, many farmers would scramble to rent the fertile land of wealthy landlords. Although it was tiring and hard work, they could at least get some food.
The original owner's memory rarely allowed her to eat her fill. Of course, there were also reasons such as the original owner and her husband were too weak and the original owner's parents-in-law were too partial to each other.
But sweet potatoes are different. Although eating them for a long time will cause heartburn, they are indeed a good thing that can fill your stomach. The most important thing is that they have a high yield. Even the wild sweet potatoes she found were in pieces, and she could find two or three with a shovel.
Since God let her discover it, there must be a reason for it. If she pretended not to see Gulan, she was really worried about being struck by lightning. The best thing to do was to follow God's will and just live another life and make some contribution to the world.
When she came back, she had made up her mind that instead of offering such a good thing to the corrupt court to become a ladder for some people to climb up, it would be better to pass it on through Xiang Yunjin. Gulan had a good impression of him.
He is a bit cold-hearted, but his values are still positive and he is not a bad person, otherwise he could have just turned a blind eye and watched from the sidelines when the bandits attacked, but he didn't. Although Xiang Yunjin did not specify his identity, Gulan knew that it must be very unusual. Being able to be so sure that they would all settle down in Yunzhou City is something that only wealthy merchants can do.
You have to know that Yunzhou City is the richest and most prosperous place in Yunzhou. If you want to settle down here with the same ideal, the threshold will only be high, not low. You have to know that the "we" she refers to are all the people in Lijia Village. Since he has a positive outlook on life and certain abilities, Gulan naturally trusts him more.
After eating a piece, Dahei seemed to realize how delicious it was. He looked unsatisfied and ran to the pile of sweet potatoes following the taste. After sniffing for a while, it pulled out one of the upper mouth pieces and brought it to its owner, looking at its owner expectantly. After all, it didn't dare to eat it without permission, but its meaning was already very clear.
He touched Dahei's head, picked up the sweet potato on the ground and rubbed the dirt on the surface, and then the crackling sound rang again. Dahei proved that this thing is not only edible but also looks delicious and juicy. The white water stains on the corners of Dahei's mouth are so obvious that some even drip from his mouth to the ground.
Looking at Dahei, and then looking at the half piece of root fruit in his hand, Xiang Yunjin's eyes suddenly became much deeper and darker. If animals can eat it, does that mean humans can eat it too?
But before he could think more, he saw Gulan casually threw a few roots and fruits covered with mud directly into the fire which was still burning slightly and buried them deep.
"What is this for?" Xiang Yunjin was surprised.
"Didn't you see it? Roast it! Chestnuts can be roasted, so maybe this thing can be roasted, too." After Gulan said this, Xiang Yunjin also became interested.
"Brother Jin, you stay here and watch. I'll take a few to ask Uncle Li and the village chief to see if they recognize them."
Xiang Yunjin had no objection. These old hands who had spent their whole lives tending to the crops might actually know what it was. So Gulan took a few sweet potatoes and went to Old Man Li first, then to the village chief. But none of them knew what it was. Even the two respected elders in the village didn't know what it was.
Hearing Gulan say that Dahei was eating very happily, several of the old folks were somewhat tempted. It is the instinct of animals to seek good and avoid evil. Dahei smelled fine and ate more than one. Not only was it non-toxic, but it also tasted good. And didn't Gulan say that? The places where these things were found also had obvious signs of being eaten. If there was really a problem, the animals would have already hidden away. Looking at the hard lump in Gulan's hand, it looks quite solid. If it really tastes good, one or two can fill the stomach and it can be considered a good food.
Thinking of this, Old Man Li, who had followed Gulan to find the village chief and clan elder, took the red lump from Gulan's hand, tried to pick off some and smelled it, then his eyes lit up and he put it directly into his mouth.
"Crunch". Before others could react, he took a bite. Then his cloudy eyes suddenly opened. While everyone was so scared that they didn't dare to breathe, he chewed and swallowed it.
"Li Jianghe, you are such a jerk. Why are you still so fierce at such an old age? Aren't you afraid that there is something wrong?" Village chief Li glared at Old Man Li. If the old man hadn't moved so quickly, he would never have let him be so reckless.
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