Although Jiang Xiaoxin is only three years old, she has already developed a remarkable talent for being a picky eater and will not suffer any hardship.
So Jiang Wan carefully considered her words before speaking, "Mom knows several ways to cook it. It can be stir-fried, eaten cold, made into pickles, or deep-fried. Which flavor would you like, Xin Xin?"
In fact, yellow water spinach has a bitter taste, and even after blanching in water, it will still have a slightly bitter flavor.
But her grand fuss about digging for wild vegetables was just a pretext. When she actually cooked, she could easily mix in some of the small green vegetables from the tree hole space. Once they were all stir-fried, they would all be the same color. Even if someone came over at mealtime, would anyone be able to tell which vegetable was yellow quail and which was small green vegetable?
So she wasn't worried that Jiang Xiaoxin wouldn't eat.
Sure enough, after hearing her mother tell so many delicious recipes, Jiang Xiaoxin couldn't wait any longer and wished it would be evening so she could eat the food right away!
Not only was she drooling, but the people digging for crystals nearby were also tempted. They looked down at the ground and dug up any green grass they saw, thinking it was just wild vegetables.
Jiang Xiaoshu suddenly spoke up: "Some plants are poisonous."
Some people heard this, but when they looked at what they were holding in their hands, it looked like wild vegetables, and they couldn't bear to let go.
Jiang Xiaoxin was startled: "Is it poisonous? Mom, please check it quickly! Are these things they dug up poisonous? If they are poisonous and we get sick, it will hurt so much!"
Immediately, the people around them all raised the wild vegetables they had just dug up: "Yes, yes, help us take a look, is this a wild vegetable? Is it poisonous?"
As a botanist, Jiang Wan strongly discouraged people from digging for wild vegetables on their own.
Because in nature there are hundreds or thousands of species, many of which are extremely similar, but some are edible, some have medicinal value, while others may be highly poisonous.
Almost no one in the city has the ability to distinguish whether wild vegetables are poisonous or not. If they eat the wrong ones, it may endanger their lives.
Jiang Wan is a cold-hearted person who hates trouble, but right now, she can ignore other people's requests for help, but she can't refuse her own simple-minded daughter's kind request.
She simply had Yu Yuan bring them a basket of wild vegetables, saying, "This is called yellow quail. Each of you take some and identify it yourselves. The one that looks very similar is called dandelion. Both are edible; just cook them."
It's impossible to teach them to identify whether a plant is a wild vegetable one by one, so let's teach them what little we can.
There's practically no place for wild vegetables to grow in the concrete jungle, so they can keep an eye out for wild vegetables while they're out of town digging for crystals.
Suddenly, a black bamboo pole burst out from the crowd, forcefully pushing through the throng and heading straight for the bamboo basket containing wild vegetables. It moved faster than anyone else, quickly grabbing a handful of wild vegetables and running away with its head down.
But he's tall and has a very distinctive dark complexion, making him hard to ignore, not to mention he steals wild vegetables!
In front of the city guards, everyone behaved properly. Saying they lined up in order would be an exaggeration, but there was absolutely no crowding or scrambling.
So when a dark horse suddenly emerges and steals the market, who can tolerate it?
So everyone went together to catch him, and in no time they had him under control.
Jiang Wan recognized the person; it was the one who had been acting crazy, saying he wanted to find a cactus to cure his illness.
Sun Sanhai recognized Yu Yuan and hugged the yellow cabbage in his hands even tighter. No matter how much others punched and kicked him, he refused to let go and shouted loudly at Yu Yuan:
"Hey young man! This yellow quail is a treasure! It's a medicinal herb, and I need it urgently. Could you go and dig up some more? Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda; the Bodhisattva will bless you!"
The ravings sounded very familiar, and Yu Yuan recognized him. Seeing him like this, he couldn't help but ask, "Why do you call everything you see medicine?"
He's acting crazy and doesn't seem reliable at all.
Jiang Wan then said, "Yellow quail is indeed a medicinal herb that can treat many ailments, especially reducing swelling and relieving pain, treating snake bites and injuries from falls and blows, etc., and it is very effective."
This is also a good thing for the city's defense forces.
Yu Yuan lacked foresight, but Cheng Zhen's eyes lit up as he listened, for these were the most common ailments treated by the city's guards.
He immediately ordered, "Go dig again, but be careful of any unusual activity around you."
Yu Fen also led a small team out of the city to dig.
Sun Sanhai laughed: "That's right, you're the city's guards, you should do more practical things for the people!"
"Tch, the mighty city guards have actually been reduced to digging for wild vegetables? If word gets out, they'll really have some pride!" Suddenly, a mocking voice rang out from not far away.
It was Yu Tongguang who arrived, and it was Cao Jin behind him who spoke with sarcasm.
Sun Sanhai curled his lip, his expression full of disdain, and snorted inwardly. He then grabbed a handful of wild vegetables and quickly slipped away when no one was paying attention.
Nobody cared about him.
Yu Tongguang came specifically for Jiang Wan. He walked to her side and deliberately stood on the other side of her, creating an opposing position to Cheng Zhen.
He wore a refined smile and was gentle and polite. Compared to Cheng Zhen, who was arrogant, cocky, and had a cold, domineering demeanor, he was a stark contrast that was quite jarring.
"Xiao Wan, so you like vegetables? Don't worry, I'll bring you some vegetables tomorrow. They're all very fresh; I specially asked someone to save them for you."
Supermarkets and farmers' markets in Xiangcheng no longer have vegetable supplies because there are no vegetable production bases in the city. The vegetables are all airlifted from other places, but not in large quantities, and at a great cost.
He said he specially saved some for Jiang Wan, which really gave her a lot of face!
Unfortunately, Jiang Wan didn't notice anything amiss. She only focused on one key point and said, "I don't like it."
The twins shook their heads in unison: "I don't like it either."
Cheng Zhen lowered his eyelids, concealing the smile in his eyes.
Yu Tongguang kept quiet, remembering his purpose.
Cao Jin couldn't hold back any longer: "If you don't like it, why are you digging for it?"
Jiang Wan pointed to the crowd beside her: "It's the apocalypse now, we're starving, are we just waiting to starve to death if we don't eat?"
Her eyes swept over them. "Are you free? If you are, go out and dig for wild vegetables. Dig as much as you can, and it will ease the pressure on the government. Your leaders will commend you!"
Cao Jin stood still. Only he and the boss came. Did they expect the dignified battalion commander and company commander of the inner camp to go dig for wild vegetables?
Jiang Wan didn't insist, but suddenly said to the people around her, "Let me introduce you. These are the city guards of the First Battalion of the outer city camp."
Then, pointing to Yu Tongguang and Cao Jin, he said, "These two are comrades from our inner city barracks."
Everyone suddenly realized that the city guards were different too!
Some people simply summarize it as: "Those who sit in offices and those who do practical work for the people!"
Yu and Cao's faces instantly turned ashen.
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