Qi Tianxin: "It's okay, as long as you can figure it out. It's a pity that Gao Zhiqing misunderstood me. I don't know if he will agree to work for him again."
Zou Jiahui: "What misunderstanding is there? Tell me, and I'll go and explain it to Gao Zhiqing."
Qi Tianxin's face stiffened. She hadn't expected Zou Jiahui to be so clueless and actually follow up on her question.
Around 4:30 p.m., Gao Guojing finished packing and couldn't wait to come find Yu Rujia.
After handing the energetic Dorje over to Duofu, who had just finished school, the group went out of the house. The temperature difference, which was a few degrees warmer outside than inside, took Yu Rujia a while to adjust to.
Gao Guojing, Duolu, and the others were only interested in the delicious food on the mountain, and they walked up the mountain with great enthusiasm under the blazing sun.
The wild chestnut trees on the mountain are neglected, and the outer ring has been almost completely picked clean.
The group wasn't going to spoil the fun; there were plenty of chestnut trees around, and they were sure to find some if they went further in.
The group walked for a few more minutes and saw some chestnuts on the ground, but there weren't many. They thought that if they went further, there would be more chestnuts, so they didn't stop.
Sure enough, after they walked for a while, there were more and more chestnuts on the ground, almost filling a whole layer.
Judging from the situation, it seems that no one has ever been to this place.
Gao Guojing: "Kids, go and pick up the chestnuts and bring them to your uncle. I'll crack them open over here."
Upon hearing this, Duolu excitedly ran to a chestnut tree and picked up chestnuts, muttering to himself, "Roasted chestnuts, stewed chestnuts, roasted chestnuts, chestnut chicken... I love chestnuts, and chestnuts love me..."
The little guy doesn't usually remember much, but he remembers a lot of the food his family makes.
Tasuku and Taki each found a spot and picked it up.
A short while later, he pulled out a bunch of chestnuts and placed them in front of Gao Guojing.
Gao Guojing picked up a stone and skillfully used his internal force to slap the chestnut. At first, the slaps were not very successful. Either the shell and the fruit were flattened, or they were not completely opened and the shell and the fruit were still attached together.
After practicing a few more times, Gao Guojing mastered the technique and could crack chestnuts accurately with every strike. With one hit, the shell and the fruit separated, and he only needed to pick up the fruit and put it in the bag.
The little ones had to pick the best chestnuts, and with all the back and forth they were moving around, Gao Guojing, filming from one spot, was able to keep up with the speed at which the three little ones were picking chestnuts.
Yu Rujia was looking for new food; the little ones had such high expectations of her, she couldn't let them down.
Before she could find anything new to eat, Duoxi started making a fuss, her hands constantly grabbing at something on her body.
Unable to catch it, the little guy wandered over to Yu Rujia for help: "Auntie, there's something on my back that's prickly and uncomfortable."
Yu Rujia looked behind him and saw that it was covered in thorns. She wondered where the little guy had gotten so many beggar-ticks thorns.
Bidens pilosa is very sticky and difficult to remove once it gets on your body. Yu Rujia took off his clothes and carefully patted him for a while before removing all the thorns.
After dressing the little guy again, Yu Rujia asked, "Where did you get all these thorns?"
Duoxi blinked her big eyes: "Spirit? I don't know."
Yu Rujia changed her question: "Where did you pick chestnuts just now? Take your aunt for a walk."
Bidens pilosa's thorns can be a nuisance, but its tender leaves are a real delicacy, delicious whether stewed in soup, stir-fried, or used as filling.
They had never eaten this before, so Yu Rujia decided that today's new dish would be Bidens pilosa.
After following Duoxi for a few chestnut trees, we found a patch of beggar-ticks. Unfortunately, there were not many tender leaves, but we could still find something to eat if we looked around.
Yu Rujia reached out and pinched a tender leaf. Seeing this, Duoxi leaned forward and asked, "Auntie, why are you picking this grass?"
Yu Rujia: "This is Bidens pilosa, which can be used as medicine or as a vegetable. Auntie will pick some to take back and make you some new dishes."
Doro's voice rang out from not far away: "What new food?" he asked as he ran towards them.
His loud voice attracted Gao Guojing, who was cracking chestnuts, and Duoshou, who was picking chestnuts. Both of them were very interested in the new food and came over one after the other, after Duolu.
Gao Guojing said with a happy expression, "I knew that if we let Sister Rujia come up the mountain, we would definitely be able to add a dish to our menu. Sure enough, I was right."
Duoshou's big eyes circled around the beggar-ticks: "Auntie, I know a place where this herb grows."
Yu Rujia: "Let's pick them here today, and next time we'll go to the place you mentioned and look for them together. We need these tender ones, the tender ones that taste good."
With everyone working together, they quickly collected a large handful of tender Bidens pilosa leaves.
Yu Rujia put the beggar-ticks in the basket: "We'll take the beggar-ticks back. Tonight, we'll stir-fry some for you to try, and the rest will be used as filling for steamed buns tomorrow morning. This dish will be so delicious it will make your mouths water."
Duolu asked hesitantly, "Auntie, can't we make steamed buns tonight?"
Duoxi, who was just as silly, chimed in, "Yeah, Auntie, I probably ate it."
Yu Rujia: "By the time we finish picking chestnuts and get back, it will be seven or eight o'clock. If we make steamed buns, we won't be able to eat until nine o'clock at the earliest. It's too late. We'll eat the steamed buns tomorrow."
Gao Guojing: "I'll get up early tomorrow and make sure you get to eat delicious steamed buns."
After picking the beggar-ticks, the group went back to collect and crack chestnuts.
A few minutes later, Duoshou came running over on his short legs, his face full of excitement.
The little guy deliberately lowered his voice to share his discovery with Yu Rujia: "Auntie, I saw a very, very big hornet's nest."
Yu Rujia raised her eyes and said, "Auntie will go with you to take a look."
She hadn't eaten crispy-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside fried bee pupae for a long time. If Duoshou saw a lot of bee pupae in that hornet's nest, they would be in for a treat.
Duoshou led Yu Rujia to a quiet stop under a chestnut tree, pointed in a direction with her little finger and said, "Auntie, look, it's over there, isn't it big?"
Yu Rujia followed his gaze and saw a huge hornet's nest sitting steadily on the chestnut tree. It looked to be about 40 or 50 centimeters in diameter and more than half a meter tall, and it must weigh at least several dozen kilograms.
Yu Rujia was so overjoyed to find such a large hornet's nest in such a place that she almost shouted out loud.
Just based on this size, even if there are only a few bee pupae inside, she can still get several pounds. Her fried bee pupae business is a sure thing.
Yu Rujia lowered her voice and said, "Duoshou, you really are your aunt's darling. You even found such a big hornet's nest."
"Come on, let's go to Uncle Guojing's place and settle you in. Then Auntie will come and take down this beehive. We'll have a good feast of fried bee pupae today."
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