If wild celery is poisonous, why wasn't there a single wild celery growing in the fields during the years of famine?

At that time, everyone was so hungry that they saw stars. They cut tree bark and wild vegetables and took them home to cook and eat. They didn't care whether it was wild celery or not. Even though they ate so much, no one was poisoned to death.

Although she was suspicious, it was a fact that the production team's oxen were poisoned to death in the fields, and Mei Cuiping did not dare to test the poison on the sow that had just given birth.

If the sow is poisoned, the eighteen piglets will have no milk to drink and will starve to death.

Mei Cuiping pondered for a moment and then asked Yun Mian, "Mian Mian, when did you eat wild celery? Is the wild celery you ate the same as the one we saw in the fields today?"

"Yeah, it's exactly the same."

The little chick pecked at the rice and nodded.

"When my mother was alive, she cooked for me, and it was delicious."

In her previous life, Yunmian had indeed eaten the wild celery fried with bacon made by her mother Qin Yu. Her mother bought it at the vegetable market for three or four yuan per pound.

Answering grandma like this is not considered lying.

"Grandma, I also heard from my mother that silver can be used to test poison. If you want to know if the wild celery at the edge of the field is poisonous, cut some and chop it up, boil it in a pot, and then use some silver to test it. I heard from my mother that silver will turn black when it comes into contact with poisonous substances."

This is a folk method of testing for poison. Mei Cuiping had heard of it, but she had never thought of it before.

When Yunmian's baby voice stopped, Mei Cuiping glanced at the old silver bracelet on her wrist, then slapped her thigh excitedly.

"That's a good idea. Why didn't I think of it?"

Yun Aiguo glanced at his cute granddaughter with surprise.

"I didn't expect that either."

"So, the two of us together are not as smart as Mian Mian."

Mei Cuiping wanted to praise Yunmian to the sky.

"Her grandfather, please cut a handful of wild celery tonight. We will use silver to test the poison. If the silver doesn't turn black, we will quickly cut the wild celery from the field. There is so much wild celery at the field. If we pickle it all and store it in a wooden barrel, it will be enough for our sows to eat for more than a month."

Afraid that Yun Aiguo might let the cat out of the bag, Mei Cuiping gave him a reminder.

"You should do it quietly, don't let anyone find out, or someone will snatch it from our family."

These days, fighting for pig grass is like fighting a war, especially in autumn and winter when there is a shortage of pig grass, people will fight for it.

Yun Aiguo responded to Mei Cuiping and hurried out with the backpack on his back, his steps as fast as if he were charging into battle.

Clack, clack!

Mei Cuiping cleaned the pots and pans and was about to get chicken feed to feed the chickens when she heard a clucking sound coming from outside the kitchen.

Yun Mian walked to the kitchen door with his short legs and saw a pheasant hen leading a group of chicks squatting at the kitchen door waiting to be fed.

"This spotted hen comes to ask for food at the appointed time and eats more than the rooster."

Mei Cuiping muttered to Yunmian while walking to the kitchen door with a small bowl of dried corn.

"When it grows up a bit, grandma will kill it and make soup for Mianmian. The old hen will be stewed with potatoes. The chicken soup will be delicious."

Yunmian: “…”

It seemed as if the hen's feathers trembled.

Seeing that Mei Cuiping was holding a bag of plump dry corn, Yunmian stretched out her chubby little white hand and said, "Grandma, you've worked hard. Can you take a break and let me feed the chickens?"

"Oh, our Mianmian is only six years old, but she already knows that grandma has worked hard and she needs to help her with the work."

Thinking that feeding chickens was not tiring and children also liked to play with chickens and ducks, Mei Cuiping handed the coarse pottery bowl of corn kernels to Yunmian.