Chapter 172: Cowardly Ye Ma

The grass is connected to the reed marsh, and wild ducks and birds always stay there. This place is rich in aquatic products and rarely visited by people, so it has become a paradise for wild animals.

Grandma Ye picked up a nest of wild duck eggs with gray and hemp duck feathers on them with surprise.

I walked forward and parted the reeds, and after a few steps I saw another nest of eggs with white and green shells. Before I could pick them up, I saw another pile in a grass nest in the distance.

She shouted, "Come on, come on, there are so many eggs here!"

Now is not the time to hatch eggs. The autumn may be cool elsewhere, but the weather here has been hot and humid. If these eggs are not picked up, they will go bad in a few days.

Mother Ye and Grandpa Ye rushed over. Ye Zhen scanned the area with his spiritual sense and drove away several poisonous snakes, allowing Mother Ye and the others to shop on Taobao with peace of mind.

He found a piece of vacant land, built a stove with a few stones, took out a set of long table and chairs from the storage talisman, and placed them on a flat place.

Take out the bottles and jars, light the fire with your finger, and then boil the water.

Here, Grandma Ye's bamboo basket was filled with all kinds of eggs, big and small. After picking up enough, she looked at the reeds not far away and returned with a full load.

Seeing Grandma Ye and the others coming over happily, Ye Zhen smiled and joked, "How is it? Isn't this place nice?"

Grandma Ye nodded happily, and she was itching to pick the lotus seeds in the lake. "This lake is really big, you can pick all the lotus seeds. It's such a good place, but no one comes here. I don't know how many lotus seeds are wasted every year."

"There are birds to eat here."

Ye Zhen didn't care. Although people couldn't come, these lotus seeds could feed many omnivorous animals in the mountains during the winter when there was a shortage of food.

The lotus seeds that are not eaten fall into the water, and they will take root and sprout and grow into lotus flowers the next year. This happens year after year, and it has become the endless wild lotus we see today.

Grandma Ye sighed and immediately cheered up, "Let's go pick lotus seeds."

After picking up the sack, several people picked some lotus seeds within their reach on the shore. Perhaps the taro paste was nutritious enough, the lotus pod was big enough, and the lotus seeds were plump, so it didn't take long to fill the sack.

Grandma Ye stopped in time and left the rest for the animals to eat. She felt a little hungry after exercising for half a day. This was simple.

The water in the lake was clear and the fish were lively and plump. Ye Zhen picked up a fish weighing several kilograms and threw it ashore.

Mother Ye moved quickly. She picked up the fish and knocked it unconscious with a knife, then cleaned it up by the lake.

We are used to eating boiled and braised food on weekdays, so today we decided to try something different - grilled fish.

Ye Zhen brought pots and pans, as well as a grill, which was brought by Grandma Ye, and they came in handy.

Ye Zhen picked up some firewood, and when the fire was big, he put the big wood and burned it slowly, while Ye's mother pickled it beside him.

There was still a lack of side dishes, so Ye Zhen planned to go look for them in the woods.

Grandma Ye and Grandpa Ye immediately expressed their desire to go too. They would not admit that they had not flown enough.

What else can Ye Zhen do? Of course he brings it with him!

Afraid that Ye Ma would be scared alone, Ye Zhen set up a safety formation around him, took out a talisman and slapped it on a few people, then pulled them up and flew towards the distant mountains.

The forests here are full of towering trees, dormant wild animals, winding vines, and flying all the way. Grandma Ye and the others looked at the ground below with great interest, pointing and talking.

"Hey! Look, there are wild animals drinking water, and there are flowers, they are so beautiful!"

Ye Zhen looked in the direction where he looked. The flowers were parasitic on the ancient trees, layer upon layer, with flowers of different colors stacked on top of each other. The long petals and leaves were swaying, and gorgeous butterflies as big as bowls were flying around.

After admiring the flowers and plants, I continued forward, looking all the way, and stopped at a place where the grass was not particularly lush.

"Grandma, we're here. I've been here before. There are lots of mushrooms."

Grandma Ye was still enjoying the joy of flying. She looked around and saw many pine forests. Under the trees there was a thick layer of pine needle humus. Mushrooms were popping up underneath, white, green, yellow, and red, all gifts from nature.

Grandpa Ye had already bent down and picked up a handful of mushrooms.

At this time of year, many wild vegetables have bloomed and grown seeds. Grandma Ye picked some dandelions and said, "These wild vegetables are too old."

Ye Zhen put down a handful of mushrooms. There were still many wood ears growing on the dead tree at his feet. Maybe there was enough moisture in the mountains and forests, so they were not completely dry even after two days of sunshine. He took a look at the wood and found that they were edible wood ears, so he picked them all.

"I'm old, but I also brought all kinds of seeds. I have whatever vegetables you want to eat!" Ye Zhen said without raising his head while picking wood ears.

"What's so delicious about wild vegetables? Didn't we eat enough of them decades ago? They are all used to feed pigs."

Maybe pigs won’t eat it! Nowadays, pigs eat winter melon, pumpkin, sweet potato and other cooked food. The grass you cut for pigs in a day is not enough for a pig to eat.

That is to say, now that conditions are better, people are looking for something new and fresh, so they like to eat something different when they see wild vegetables growing in the spring.

The old man didn't pick those useless ones. His hands were full of delicious red mushrooms. He didn't even look at the common pine mushrooms.

Grandma Ye glared at Grandpa Ye and threw away the wild vegetables in her hand.

There were a lot of mushrooms and it was quick to pick them up. The basket was full, so Ye Zhen stopped. Worried that Ye's mother might not be able to handle it, Ye Zhen pulled a few people together and flew back.

By this time, Ye's mother had already marinated the fish and put it on the grill, and would wait for Ye Zhen and the others to come back before picking up some non-toxic mushrooms.

There were still not enough dishes, so after turning down the fire, Ye Zhen led three people, carrying sacks and backpacks, to the beekeeping valley. As soon as they entered the formation, Ye Ma and the others were stunned on the spot.

The flowers are stacked layer upon layer, with numerous and complex colors, and the key is that they are at least as big as a bowl. Grandma Ye walked in and saw a familiar tree. The red and green fruits hanging high up turned out to be peppers!

She ran over and pulled a chili pepper, but she couldn't pull it off.

Grandpa Ye looked up at the cucumbers as thick as his arms and remained silent. This was too much of a challenge for him after decades of farming!

Ye's mother was even more exaggerated. She climbed up the flower tree and grabbed the flowers that were as big as her head to look inside.

"Ye Zi, you did all this," Grandma Ye asked with her eyes wide open.

This is even more exaggerated than the back mountain!

People walking underneath are not even as tall as the vegetables!

Ye Zhen proudly put his hands on his hips and said, "How is it? Amazing, right?"

"Amazing, so amazing! How do these trees grow?" Ye's mother murmured.

"Come and watch!"

Ye Zhen took out a seed, poked a hole in the ground and buried it, inputting spiritual energy. Several people watched the seed grow. In the blink of an eye, it turned into an eggplant tree as tall as a building. Clusters of purple flowers bloomed, and the leaves as big as cattail fans were covered with fluff. Swarms of wild bees flew around to pollinate.

Ye Zhen continued to output spiritual energy, and soon the flower withered, and the purple eggplant as long as an arm hung down, smooth and thick.

Grandpa Ye opened his mouth wide and said for a long while, "This eggplant is eaten by the whole family every day. It will take more than five days to finish it."

Grandma Ye: "That's too much. It's not enough for five days, it will take a week to finish!"

Ye Zhen put his hands behind his back, "How is it? Are there enough vegetables? I have all kinds of seeds here, whatever you want to eat will make you grow!"

"Enough, enough!" Ye's mother replied quickly.

Grandma Ye suddenly stamped her feet and shouted, "What are you waiting for? Old man, help me pick all these peppers."

Ye Zhen smiled and strolled to the trial planting area. The plants there were still lush, so he adjusted the formation to allow the cold-resistant plants to continue growing in a colder environment. He would then see if the planting mutations would occur.

In addition, there are drought-resistant ones, ones that alleviate salinization, ones that are resistant to sand, etc.

After a round of inspection, some plants died and were replanted, while some grew better. Ye Zhen made note of the plants that grew well, took the seeds, and cultivated the second generation of plants in another place.

After checking everything, Ye Ma was still picking, with some giant fruits placed next to her.

I put blueberries as big as lychees in the basket and picked them in two backpacks. Mangoes are even bigger and take up more space, so I can only put three or four in one basket at most, and the rest are piled aside.

The watermelons are big to begin with, and when Ye Ma picked one, it rolled over and now it has formed a mountain.

Various big-headed peaches, nectarines, juicy peaches, yellow peaches…

There was also a ripe papaya that fell to the ground and had already gone bad. Grandma Ye felt sorry for it and couldn't bear to throw it away, so she asked Ye Zhen to put it in a talisman and take it back to feed the pigs.

This big papaya is enough to feed the pigs at home. It’s so big that I can’t even hold it with both hands.

Can't waste it!

There are also lychees as big as fists, longans as big as ping-pong balls, jackfruits as tall as people, sugar apples as big as basketballs, and guava...

Not to mention the durian growing on the tall trees that are so tall that you can’t even hold them with both hands!

Regardless of the weather and season, fruits of all seasons grow at the same time. Ye Zhen has set up formations in these places to simulate the climate and supply enough spiritual energy so that all fruits can bloom and bear fruit.

Mother Ye was so happy that she would drag giant fruits to the side from time to time. She felt sad when she saw the fruits rotting on the ground because they were not picked.

What a waste!

"Take them all back home, we can eat chicken, duck, pig and sheep at home!"

Since the fruits could not be picked from those huge trees, Ye Zhen put a flying talisman on everyone, so they didn’t need Ye Zhen to carry them. He would input spiritual energy into everyone in advance, so as long as they were brave enough, everyone could fly.

Grandma Ye giggled as she and Grandpa Ye flew up and down, chopping the durian stalks with knives. Then they worked together to carry the durian down and put it on the ground, and then continued to pick another one.

And what about Ye’s mother?

She was scared and could only watch her parents-in-law flying freely with envy from below.

This made Ye Zhen laugh out loud.