Chapter 34: Golden Rosaceae
Maybe it’s because it’s a mountain, even if Sang Yu changed the route, the plants he saw were similar.
She hadn't walked far when her gaze suddenly stopped. The vines at the top of that tree looked familiar.
As a popular food blogger, Sang Yu naturally has to watch some popular videos on weekdays to consider the topic of his next video.
And she had seen this vine more than once in the video.
The main reason was that the contrast between the before and after videos was so shocking that she was deeply impressed.
This plant with a vine that keeps climbing up the tree trunk and neatly arranged green leaves on both sides is the yam.
A seemingly thin vine can support the growth of yams up to one or two meters underground.
Anyone who has seen a video of yam being dug out will probably find it hard to forget this vine.
Sang Yu looked up at the treetops, then looked down at the ground where the vines disappeared, not knowing whether he was more happy or sad.
Yam is indeed a good thing, and its size is definitely not small. If it is dug out, it will probably be enough for a family to eat for half a month.
But the question is, how can she dig it alone?
Yam is not like potato, which grows shallowly on the surface. It is a deep-rooted plant. If you want to dig it out, you have to dig a hole at least one meter deep.
There was not even a shovel at the moment, and all Sang Yu could find were stones on the road.
It was simply a fantasy that she could dig out the yam with just her hands and a stone.
She didn't even think of trying. She used a sharp stone to mark the big tree where the yam vine was climbing, and waited to bring the tools and the whole family to dig together next time.
Sang Yu was in a better mood because she didn't expect to have this unexpected gain. It turned out to be a good idea to take a different route.
She continued walking forward, humming a tune that had become: "Today is a good day~"
As she was walking, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a black shadow passing by quickly out of the corner of her eye. She was immediately startled. Was it a bird of prey, a poisonous snake, or some other creature?
She turned her head slowly and nervously, afraid that her movements would be too big and scare the other person. Sang Yu slowly raised her eyes, only to meet a pair of big black eyes.
She breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out to be a squirrel.
Perhaps it had never seen a human being before, so even when Sang Yu looked at it, it just squatted on the treetop, tilted its head and looked at her curiously, with its big furry tail swaying gently behind it.
The squirrel in front of me has black-brown fur on its back and white-brown fur on its belly. It is relatively large in size. If it weren't for its long and fluffy tail behind it, it might be mistaken for a cat.
Sang Yu happened to recognize it. Its scientific name is giant squirrel. It is definitely the biggest in the squirrel world. It feeds on various wild fruits, young shoots, stamens and other plants.
Could it be that there are wild fruits nearby? Thinking of this, Sang Yu's eyes lit up and he lowered his head to start searching on the ground.
The eating habits of giant squirrels are somewhat similar to those of humans. They do not eat fruit peels or cores, but only the flesh, so there are a lot of discarded fruit peels and cores under the trees where they live.
When Sang Yu saw it, he no longer had to stare around with wide eyes, fearing that he would miss some edible plants. He could just turn over the peels and cores of the fruits.
The giant squirrel's garbage will tell her what is edible and what is not.
As soon as Sang Yu moved, the seemingly stupid giant squirrel quickly climbed up the branches and escaped, easily jumped to the top of a nearby tree, and soon disappeared.
Sang Yu didn't care whether it ran or stayed where it was. She still looked down and searched.
Soon, I found a large number of fruit peels and shells under a tree. There were not many varieties, only about five or six.
A large number of peels and shells of sea buckthorn, jujube, golden cherry, nightshade, and ground raspberry are piled together. As soon as you get close, you can smell the fermented alcohol.
Buried at the bottom were the peels and cores of the wax melon, which had already begun to rot and decompose, making Sang Yu drool.
Unfortunately, it is out of season now, and even if there are any fruits that the giant squirrels have not eaten, they would have rotted and fallen off long ago.
But the others are all good things and can be eaten by everyone, especially the golden cherry, which is a treasure all over.
The fruit can be used to make sugar or wine, the root can promote blood circulation, relieve blood stasis, detoxify and kill insects, and the leaves can be used externally to treat sores, boils, and burns.
She could just dig up some golden cherry roots and mash them up for Sang Yongjing and Sang Xingjia to apply on their bodies, which would get them better much faster than relying solely on their self-healing ability.
She was very happy to know that there were so many fruit trees in the mountains, but she also knew that her carrying capacity was limited, so she didn't plan to eat her way to fat.
There is still a long way to go. She still has to go pick cattails today. As for those hard-to-find fruits, she will search for them later.
After selecting the target, it is not difficult to find the golden cherry. The purple-brown fruits hanging on the bushes are very conspicuous.
The fruit of the golden cherry is easy to identify, not only because of its bright color, but also because of the layer of thorns all over its body that makes it difficult to mistake it.
The large bushes grew very tall, the highest ones were more than three meters high, and Sang Yu couldn't reach them even if he jumped.
But she didn't need to jump, because most of the fruits at the top and bottom had been picked, probably by the giant squirrel.
The one in the middle was safe and sound, and she could take it off with just one hand without even bending over.
There are fine thorns on the branches of golden cherry, and it is easy to prick your fingers if you pick the fruit directly from the bottom.
The cattail bag on Sang Yu's back came in handy at this time.
When weaving, Mrs. Shi used solid materials and meticulous workmanship. She used three or four cattail leaves stacked tightly together for each piece, so that the thorns of the golden cherry could not penetrate them at all.
She held the opening of the cattail bag, with one hand on top and the other on the bottom, forming a pocket shape.
Wrap the fruits of the golden cherry inside, and then pull it back with a little force, and the fruits of the golden cherry at the end of the branch will fall into the bag.
Not only do you not have to worry about being pricked by thorns, but you can also pick them very quickly.
In addition, most of the fruits grew within her reach, so she picked most of the bag in a short time.
There were still many ripe golden berries hanging in the bushes, which made Sang Yu jealous. But she couldn't take them all away, so she could only pick them next time.
Walking forward with the cattail bag full of golden berries on her back, Sang Yu quickly realized a problem - she shouldn't pick them so early, at least not now.
They were still not far from the swamp, and she was carrying a heavy bag of things, and her strength was rapidly depleting.
She wanted to carry the golden berries back directly, but she was afraid that after going back and forth twice, she would not have enough time to pick cattails, and she would not have enough physical strength to support her to go back and forth.
But if she was asked to leave the bag where it was, she was afraid that the giant squirrel would open it and eat it, and her work would be in vain. She was in a dilemma for a moment.
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