Chapter 2220 Cut it, cut it
So Manbao took his knife and started chopping around, cutting off two or three pieces from every cactus he saw. He decided to give one piece to the encyclopedia, one to Mr. Mo or Dr. D, and the remaining piece to post on the forum.
Bai Shan followed behind with great interest, occasionally reminding her of what to chop, or pointing out where to chop.
Daji followed behind with a medicine basket. He saw that they didn't care about meat or vegetables, and even cut a piece from a round thorn that was only as high as the sole of the foot, even though they had only cut three pieces from the same large round thorn next to it.
Manbao's reasoning was sound. "Even though they look alike, they're probably not from the same family. And even if they are, there are still differences between the grown and the young. Look at the wheat and rice we grow. Don't we select the best seeds from the same field every year? They're clearly from the same family, but some grow well and some don't, leaving behind different offspring. That's what makes them different."
Daji didn't quite understand, "But Miss Man, what are these things for?"
Manbao said solemnly, "There is nothing useless in this world. I suspect these things are poisonous."
Daji's pupils shrank and he almost threw the medicine basket in his hand away.
Manbao comforted him, "It's okay, you didn't eat it, and you weren't pricked by it, so what are you afraid of?"
Daji breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "If it's poisonous, why are we researching it?"
Man Bao said: "That depends on how it is used. Although it is poisonous, it also has other uses. I want to try to see if it has any analgesic or anesthetic effects."
When Daji looked at these things again, his eyes were different.
Manbao finally chopped a basket of medicine and originally wanted to go to the Gobi Desert farther away to take a look, but the medicine basket was full, so they could only return to the inn with regret.
Although they wore veils and covered their necks, hands and feet, they were still sunburned. When they returned to the inn, they were all red.
Yin Huo hadn't come back yet. Apparently, he wanted to spend the hottest time by the lake and come back when the sun wasn't so scorching.
There were only the guards, the cook and two helpers left in the yard. When they saw them come back, several people immediately came forward to lead the horses and carry things.
The cook saw a basket of green thorns and was surprised, "These..."
Manbao said to Daji, "Send it to me in the attic. I'll take care of it later."
Daji agreed.
Mrs. He didn't ask any more questions.
The two helpers standing by didn't speak the same language, so they stood there without saying anything. Manbao then asked them in Hu dialect, "Do you know about the cactus in the Gobi Desert?"
They blinked, turned their heads to look at what Daji had taken away, and gestured to Manbao, "Those are round thorns and flat thorns. They are poisonous, but some are edible."
Manbao's eyes lit up and he asked, "Can you tell which ones are edible and which ones are not?"
A nod indicated, "You can eat the tender ones, but you can't eat the old ones."
Another objected, "No, tender ones are also poisonous. The ones with very yellow tops are inedible, but the ones that are not very yellow are edible."
The two of them couldn't help but argue.
Manbao was stunned for a moment, thinking that what they said was too abstract, and it was so confusing, is it really possible that they won’t eat it wrong?
The two helpers said that of course they would eat something wrong, but they said, "It doesn't matter if you eat something wrong. You just saw demons and gods. It will be fine when you wake up."
“Those without sin will wake up, but those with great sin will die.”
Manbao and Baishan: "..."
The two were silent for a long time, and it took them a long time to find their voices and let them go down to rest.
Sister He boiled some water for them and asked hesitantly, "Miss, would you like me to make some tea?"
"No, we don't want tea." Manbao decided to drink boiled water.
Bai Shan took the teapot and said, "I'll make it."
He turned to Manbao and said, "It's too hot. Let's drink some tea. I know you have a bag of black tea in your collection. It's not bitter and has a rich aroma. Let's drink some."
"Do you know where it is?"
"I know. The box is still in my room. Wait."
So the two of them hurried upstairs. Manbao was halfway up when he remembered and leaned over to say to them, "Cut up a plate of melon."
Mrs. He responded with a smile.
Bai Shan made tea, and Man Bao went up to the attic with the fruit plate that was brought to him.
It is empty inside and was originally intended for guests staying here to store valuables, because to get to the attic one has to pass through all the room doors.
But now it was empty, with nothing in it. In the middle were the medicine basket and chopping board that Daji had brought up, and he also brought up two short knives as Manbao requested.
Bai Shan placed the brewed tea on the wooden board, bent over and walked over to open the window, then sat cross-legged on the board and looked at Man Bao, "What should we do with so much?"
Manbao rolled up his sleeves and said, "Let me ask."
Bai Shan sat upright.
Manbao asked Keke in his heart, "How old can it be included?"
Keke seemed to understand and said, "About half the size of a fist. If it were a cactus from our world, only a small piece would be needed for grafting, but primitive species might have unexpected problems, so the requirements would be larger."
Manbao was so happy that he wrapped his hands with sackcloth and said, "Fortunately, we cut a big piece."
She took out a piece and said to Bai Shan, "Just cut it into half the size of a fist."
Bai Shan nodded.
Man Baochong gestured at the round thorn he had picked up, then cut off a piece, trying to make the cut as small as possible.
She took it in her hand and looked at it. She thought it looked green and tender, and must be full of vitality, so she silently thought of collecting it.
Bai Shan straightened his back even more when he saw the thing disappear in her palm. He placed the cut piece respectfully in the middle and stared at it with wide eyes.
Manbao glanced at him and asked Koko, "Is this the same?"
Koko: “It’s different.”
"Then let's record it."
Anyway, in her eyes, they all look similar, and some that look obviously different are actually the same kind, which makes Manbao very curious.
In Keke's words, "They have grown crooked, but most of their genes have not changed. The breed is the same. However, you can include a duplicate copy for reference. However, the second copy is a differentiated collection, and the reward points will not be too high."
Manbao said he understood.
Bai Shan and Manbao cut a lot of them together. They put the same ones that did not need to be included repeatedly aside, and included the ones that could be included. Then they cut them into two pieces, one of which was put directly on the forum, and the other in the space. She decided to contact Teacher Mo and Dr. D in the evening, and send them some if they were interested.
Of course, Bai Shan didn't know about this, he only knew that they cut it out and put it in the middle, and then they would disappear.
Some of them don’t need to be cut. Manbao said they are duplicates and have already been collected.
After they had sorted out the things in the medicine basket and delivered what was supposed to be given to Uncle Zhou, they turned around and saw that they still had a lot of things left.
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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