Chapter 19 The Ye Family is Confused
The next day, the whole Ye family got up in high spirits.
Last night they were afraid that the poison would take effect in the middle of the night, but now they woke up safely and were surprised and happy.
Thinking about the cassava growing all over the mountains, I couldn't help feeling anxious and hot-tempered.
After washing up in a hurry, except for Wei and Ye Yinhua who stayed at home to cook, everyone put on their backpacks and picked up large baskets and went out in a hurry.
Along the way, we met many villagers.
I was a little surprised to see such a grand ceremony held by the Ye family.
"Daquan, where are you going? Carrying so many things, will your wheat mature early? Hahaha!" Villager Ye Xiniu joked while carrying a hoe.
Such a grand ceremony is only held during the harvest season.
Ye Daquan kept walking: "Let's go to the mountain and see if we can find something to eat."
Ye Xiniu laughed: "All the edible grass on the mountain has been plucked out. With so many baskets, only the poisonous roots on the mountain are enough for you to carry."
"Haha, yes, that's right, I'm pretending to be a poisonous root."
Ye Daquan agreed and hurried away with his family.
Ye Xiniu was confused and wanted to continue talking, but the person had already walked away and just thought Ye Daquan was joking.
Along the way, there were many villagers like Ye Xiniu.
Old Man Ye and others just said a few perfunctory words.
Soon, the family arrived at the cassava forest, panting.
Everyone in the Ye family's eyes lit up. This was all food!
Ye Caiping said: "Be careful when digging. The whole cassava plant is poisonous if it is not processed. Don't put it in your mouth."
"After you chop it off, don't peel it. Let's take it home first."
"Hehehe, don't worry." Ye Daquan put down the carrying pole in his hand and picked up the hoe.
With a whoosh, they started digging.
Old Man Ye and Ye Erquan were not far behind and started swinging their hoes.
Under the instruction of Old Man Ye, the two brothers Ye Yong dragged and pulled, and soon a complete cassava was pulled out.
Looking at the large cassava fruits, each weighing at least 20 to 30 kilograms, the Ye family members couldn't help but stop what they were doing, their faces filled with joy.
"Go on!" Old Man Ye said excitedly.
Seeing the sweat on Ye Caiping's forehead, Ye Daquan felt distressed: "Are you tired, little sister? Why don't you sit down and take a rest?"
Ye Caiping was speechless: "I'm not made of paper, how can I be so weak?"
Seeing that she was in high spirits, Ye Daquan gave up.
The men of the Ye family were responsible for digging and pulling, while the women were responsible for chopping the cassava and putting it into backpacks and baskets.
He was busy as hell and sweating profusely, as if he had endless energy.
When you concentrate on your work, time flies.
In the blink of an eye, it was noon.
Wei and Ye Yinhua went up the mountain with food boxes and saw Ye Caiping and others chopping cassava and putting it in baskets. When they saw the baskets full of cassava, their eyes lit up.
"We dug this much in just one morning." Wei said, "It must be about 600 to 700 kilograms!"
Mrs. Du threw a fat cassava into the basket and wiped her sweat: "Yes, I am exhausted."
But there was no complaint in his tone, only happiness.
"Grandpa, Dad, it's time to eat." Ye Yinhua made a trumpet shape with her little hands and shouted towards the cassava forest.
Old Man Ye and others put down their hoes reluctantly.
Ye Daquan walked over while wiping the sweat off his face with the cloth around his neck.
Everyone went to the mountain stream to wash their hands, then sat down on the ground, picked up the coarse porcelain bowls and started eating.
Today's lunch was quite filling, but it was just a bowl of dry rice, not porridge.
Brown rice mixed with a little radish and topped with sliced cassava. There are also pickles and cabbage.
This is what Old Lady Ye asked me to cook.
With so much cassava, they no longer had to worry about being hungry, so they asked Wei to cook a dry meal to reward their family.
Although there was no meat, the family hadn't eaten such a solid meal for a long time, so they ate with gusto.
"I haven't had a meal in a long time." Ye Erquan licked his lips, still unsatisfied.
Ye Caiping said: "Let's not dig new ones this afternoon. There are still many broken ones underground. Let's dig out these broken ones."
Everyone agreed, put down their bowls, and continued to work.
Wei and Ye Yinhua didn't go back either, but helped together.
An hour later, the cassava that was broken on the ground was also dug out.
Everyone packed the cassava, some put it in baskets, some put it in backpacks, totaling more than 800 kilograms.
Ye Daquan and Ye Erquan shouted and each picked up two large baskets. Both of them were strong laborers and each carried a full 200 kilograms.
Ye Caiping said: "Big Brother and Second Brother, don't pick so many, give some to us."
Ye Daquan smiled and said, "That's nothing, it's only 200 kilograms. When we go out to carry a big bag, we can carry more than 300 kilograms at a time."
Old Man Ye was very pleased to see that Ye Caiping knew how to care for them, "They are used to it."
The remaining 400 kilograms were packed into backpacks by everyone, with each person carrying about 30 kilograms. For the farmers, it was an extremely easy task.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, Old Ye sat down to rest.
"Hey, hey." Brother Ye Daquan put several hundred kilograms of cassava on the ground.
Mrs. Du and others remained calm, even Ye Jin'er and Huan'er looked relaxed, only Ye Caiping was panting.
Damn, this broken body!
Ye Caiping cursed in her heart, the original owner had been pampered since childhood and never did heavy work.
After getting married, I only did housework. When the two daughters grew up, almost all the housework fell on them. That's why this body is weak.
"Mom, please put some here for me." Ye Jin'er knew that Ye Caiping was not capable of doing heavy work, so she stepped forward and put two cassava sticks from her basket over to herself.
Ye Caiping blushed slightly: "No, I can carry it."
Ye Peng stepped forward: "My aunt's wound has just healed, let us do it!"
As he spoke, he quickly scooped half of Ye Caiping's cassava into his backpack.
Ye Daquan chuckled and put the rest into Ye Yong's backpack.
Ye Caiping was speechless. Forget it, this body is indeed a little weak, I need to exercise more.
Mrs. Du and Ye Jinhua were already used to it, so they rolled their eyes and pretended not to see it.
After a short rest, we continued on our journey.
Old Man Ye and Ye Yong took the shoulder pole from Ye Daquan's brother and picked up the four baskets of cassava.
The Ye Daquan brothers immediately took over their backpacks.
There are enough people at home, so there is no need to ask one or two people to do the work. They can take turns to carry the things.
A family of 14 people, carrying baskets full of cassava, walking on the village road, was a spectacular sight. This attracted the villagers on the road to look back frequently.
"Oh my, what is this?" Several women were holding a basin of clothes, staring in amazement at the Ye family members who were passing by.
"This... looks like a poisonous root! Oh my god! They are picking poisonous roots!"
"Uncle Arita, why are you digging up so many poisonous roots?"
But Old Man Ye and the others had already left quickly, so they had no time to answer them. This makes people want to get to the bottom of it even more.
The Ye family carried hundreds of kilograms of poisonous roots home, and there was no way they could hide the secret; the news soon spread throughout the village.
Why did the Ye family dig up so many poisonous roots?
Are you so hungry that you want to eat poisonous roots?
Everything is fine, why are you so pessimistic?
When I got home and put down the cassava, before I had time to sit down, I saw many villagers gathered outside the yard.
Ye Lizheng and Ye Ershu walked in with shocked looks on their faces. Their jaws almost dropped when they saw the cassava scattered all over the floor.
Second Uncle Ye looked at Old Man Ye with horror: "This... turns out to be a real poisonous root! Big brother, why did you dig so many poisonous roots?"
Old Man Ye wiped his sweat and said with a smile: "Of course I eat!"
At first, he didn't let his family tell anyone that the poisonous roots could be eaten because even he himself was not sure whether it could really remove the toxins.
Now it’s confirmed, you can eat it!
"Oh my God, he's crazy!" A cry of surprise came from outside the fence.
At some point, a group of villagers gathered outside, and after hearing what they said, they all looked at them as if they were crazy.
Uncle Ye didn't know what to say for a moment: "Are you feeding it to the rats? Are you preparing medicine for the rats?"
Old Man Ye wiped his face with the cloth around his neck and scolded with a smile: "You are the one who poisoned the rats. Cai Ping has discovered a way to remove the toxins from the poisonous roots. As long as the poison is removed, it can be used as food."
He said this with a look of pride.
The villagers who were watching were in an uproar and started whispering to each other.
"This poisonous root can remove toxins and be used as food?"
"Impossible!" A skinny woman in her fifties stepped forward. It was the black dog's mother. "My black dog got poisoned after eating this a few days ago."
"Ugh! Ugh--" Liu Heigou beside her became stressed when he saw Cassava. Thinking of the feeling of having a mouth full of shit, he rushed out of the crowd while retching.
“Black dog! Black dog—” Black dog’s mother chased out.
The villagers watched this scene and all burst into laughter.
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