Chapter 18 It feels so good to be full
Old Ye Family——
Ye Erquan paced back and forth anxiously, and Ye Peng ran to the door to look around every once in a while.
It was not until after 4 p.m. that Ye Caiping and the other two finally walked into the courtyard.
Ye Peng greeted them excitedly: "Grandpa, you are back."
The people in the room came out quickly.
"Grandpa, where is the poison root?" Ye Peng looked behind Old Man Ye and was a little disappointed when he saw no trace of the poison root.
Mrs. Du and Jinhua and Yinhua felt a pang in their hearts. Can’t they eat it?
"You little brat, how can you get it back immediately? You have to deal with it! You'll see the result tomorrow." Old man Ye scolded with a smile.
Wei hit Ye Peng lightly: "Didn't your cousin Jin'er say it many times just now?"
"Hehe, I'm just anxious!" Ye Peng scratched his head and laughed.
After Ye Caiping and the other two went up the mountain, Ye Peng and the others asked Ye Jiner and her sister about the cassava. The two sisters had already told them how to deal with it several times.
Ye Jinhua walked up to Ye Caiping with a stern face and said, "My aunt wanted to find someone to testify, but she chose me. I got scolded for nothing."
"Jinhua!" Ye Daquan glared at her immediately.
Ye Caiping said, "I didn't pick anyone. I guessed that there were only a few people at home at that time. It was either you, my second sister-in-law, or Yinhua. It just happened to be you."
Then he added softly, "But you have indeed been wronged by this matter. When I make money, I will buy cloth to make you a new set of clothes. How about compensating you?"
Ye Jinhua curled her lips and said nothing.
She doesn't believe it!
Ever since Ye Caiping and the other two came back from the mountain, the family had become a little absent-minded, all wondering whether the poisonous root was really edible.
It was just an ordinary night, but the Ye family felt it was exceptionally long.
Finally, it was noon the next day.
Ye Caiping and two other people went up the mountain and carried back more than 30 kilograms of cassava.
Ye Caiping brought the pot directly to the courtyard and cooked it in the yard.
While cooking, Ye Caiping explained carefully. After changing the water three times, it was finally cooked, and the fresh fragrance of cassava filled the air.
Ye Caiping was cautious and quietly opened the system's manual detection:
【Edible cooked cassava was detected. This system does not purchase cooked food, please show other products. 】
Edible means non-toxic! Ye Caiping curled the corners of her lips slightly and said, "It's done."
She quickly picked up a piece of cassava and put it on the plate. The pink and white potato flesh was so sticky that it made people drool.
The eyes of the Ye family members lit up, with anticipation and fear at the same time.
"Let me eat first!" Ye Daquan was the first to step forward.
"Wait." Mrs. Du hurriedly stopped him: "Let the mouse eat first, catch a mouse..."
"Hey, why are you so annoying? My little sister said I can eat it, so I can eat it! How can she harm me?"
Ye Daquan ignored her and picked up the cassava: "Hiss... hot! Hot!"
As he spoke, he transferred the food from his left hand to his right hand, switched it a few times, and then took a bite.
The glutinous texture and the fresh fragrance of cassava immediately rush into your nose!
The more Ye Daquan ate, the brighter his eyes became: "Delicious! So delicious! No wonder Liu Heigou wanted to try it even though he knew it was poisonous."
"Pah, pah, pah, that's not right, we've already dealt with it, it's not poisonous!"
Ye Daquan wanted to continue eating after finishing it, but Du quickly opened his hand and said, "Okay, eat a piece and try the poison first!"
After saying this, he glanced at Ye Caiping and said guiltily, "It's not that I don't believe you, it's just... this poisonous root..."
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "It's okay, let's try it first! After two hours, if Big Brother is still fine, we can eat again."
The awareness that cassava is poisonous is deeply rooted in their minds, and they are right to be cautious.
Old Man Ye nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at Ye Erquan: "Erquan, is there still manure in the toilet?"
"Of course! It's a full bucket, enough for big brother to drink his fill!"
Ye Daquan was about to hit him: "You're the one who drank until you were full! My sister said that this is food, it won't be poisonous after being processed. I'll save that bucket of manure for your dinner!"
The whole family listened to the two brothers quarreling and all laughed.
After Ye Daquan ate the cassava, people followed him wherever he went, for fear that he would suddenly suffer from the poison.
Finally, two hours passed and it got dark.
"Two hours have passed, and uncle is still fine." Ye Peng was so excited that he almost jumped up, "The poisonous root is really edible."
Old Man Ye and others were also delighted.
Ye Caiping said: "Then let's eat this tonight. Just reheat it in the pot."
When cooking cassava at noon, Ye Caiping cooked more than 20 kilograms of cassava, and the remaining seven or eight kilograms were saved for lunch tomorrow.
"I'm going to heat it up!" Wei's face was full of smiles.
"I'm going too."
"I'm going too."
Mrs. Du and Old Lady Ye spoke at the same time, and the three women rushed into the kitchen impatiently.
A quarter of an hour later, to the anticipation of everyone in the Ye family, a large bowl of cassava was finally served on the table.
Old man Ye picked up a piece, took a bite without caring about the burn, and then his eyes lit up. It has a soft and glutinous texture and a refreshing fragrance. It is surprisingly delicious.
The Ye Daquan brothers and Mrs. Du were so focused on eating that they didn't even want to talk.
"Old man, I didn't expect this poison root to be so delicious." Old Mrs. Ye's eyes were red, "It tastes better than brown rice porridge, and it doesn't make your throat sore at all."
"Mom, this is not a poisonous root, its real name is cassava." Ye Caiping corrected and took a light bite.
Old Lady Ye smiled so hard that her eyes almost narrowed: "Yes, yes, cassava! It's not a poisonous root!"
"With this mountain of cassava, we can survive the winter."
Ye Peng finished eating a piece and took a big gulp of water. It tasted good, but it was a bit choking. At this moment, he finally opened his mouth and said, "It's all thanks to my aunt, otherwise we would all be hungry."
Old Man Ye and his wife looked very pleased.
Mrs. Du and her three children concentrated on eating cassava. It was okay, because the sister-in-law finally did something human.
"After everyone finishes eating, go to bed early. Tomorrow morning, we will go up the mountain to dig cassava." Old Man Ye announced with a smile.
In the end, everyone had a full stomach.
Everyone in the Ye family looked very satisfied. They hadn’t eaten so full in a long time!
It feels so good to be full!
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