Chapter 22 Fruit
In the evening, all the customers had gone upstairs and the disciples were not at home. Bai Mengmeng sneaked into the kitchen and took out some dried mushrooms that she had secretly hidden at noon.
Although it is not enough to eat, and is definitely not enough to make a dish, it is also very good to make fried rice. It’s a pity that the quantity is too small, so I can only eat it alone.
Different from other mushrooms, dry mushrooms do not need too much oil. Fry the green peppers and dry mushrooms together, then add rice and stir-fry vigorously. After a while, a bowl of dry mushroom fried rice is ready, and the aroma is fragrant.
Finally, sprinkle a little salt on it. Before it was even served in the bowl, Bai Mengmeng couldn't wait to scoop a spoonful from the pot, put it in her mouth, chewed it, and exclaimed with satisfaction: "It smells so good..."
"What smells so good?"
"Ah..." A cold voice came from behind. Bai Mengmeng was so scared that she almost dropped the spoon.
Turning around, she saw the eldest disciple Liang Cha, who was staring at... well, not at her, but at the food in his hand!
“…”
Ah, this...
It’s clearly not time for dinner yet, why did the eldest disciple suddenly appear?
After a moment of silence, Bai Mengmeng spoke with difficulty: "It's just fried rice..."
Liangcha continued to stare at Chaofan without saying a word. Although he didn't say anything, his meaning was very clear.
Bai Mengmeng's heart was about to bleed, but when she thought about how the other party had saved her life before, and if it wasn't for the eldest disciple who sent her to the hospital in time after being bitten by the poisonous snake, she was afraid that the noodle would be gone.
So she suppressed her reluctance and asked, "Do you want to eat?"
"Yeah, this is for you." Liangcha handed over a leaf, which looked bulging and obviously contained something inside.
Then he didn't hesitate at all and directly filled two large spoonfuls of fried rice. He didn't make much fried rice this time, and the dried mushrooms couldn't make much either. After two large spoonfuls, there was only the bottom of the pot left.
Although Bai Mengmeng was heartbroken, the leaf in her hand diverted her attention. There was obviously something wrapped inside the leaf.
I looked at the leaves in my hand curiously, and without much hesitation, I opened the leaves and found that there was a fruit inside. It looked a bit like a fig, but it was much larger.
[Fruits of Ficus macrocarpa: The female fruit is edible, sweet and delicious. Also known as papaya fig, genus Ficus in the Moraceae family]
I picked one up curiously. The fruit looked purple-red on the outside and was fully ripe. A sweet fruity fragrance filled my nose.
After wiping it twice with her hands, Bai Mengmeng broke the fruit into two halves.
I have to say that this fruit is indeed very similar to a fig, with densely packed small seeds inside, but it is red and full of nectar, which is sticky like glue and almost flows out of your hand.
Bai Mengmeng quickly took a bite and found that the seeds were also delicious. They had a sweet taste and a soft and glutinous texture, not to mention the intoxicating fruity aroma.
"This is delicious, where does it come from?"
Liangcha was eating his meal in big mouthfuls at the moment. He didn't even turn around when he heard this: "These are everywhere in the mountains. I found a bunch of trees that were densely covered with these fruits."
Bai Mengmeng was instantly surprised. She had been going to the mountains frequently these days, but she had never discovered such a delicacy!
…
The next morning, Bai Mengmeng came to the door and waited silently.
Seeing Liangcha slowly going up the mountain with a basket on her back, she hurriedly followed him with her things.
"Take me with you, let's go pick fruit!"
If she wants Liang Cha to take her with him, she must catch him. Otherwise, this man is elusive and might disappear at any time.
Liangcha had no choice but to agree.
After they walked for a while, Bai Mengmeng finally understood why they hadn't found any fruit on the mountain before.
Because she took a completely different path!
She climbed up the mountain slowly along the path. Although it was quite dangerous, the road was not difficult to walk on.
But the road that Liangcha took was opened up by himself. If he hadn't led the way, Bai Mengmeng would definitely not have been able to walk up.
After walking for nearly half an hour, passing through the dense jungle, we found a valley halfway up the mountain.
Looking down from above, there are dense forests inside. Under the shade of dense leaves, sunlight shines through from the gaps, with a bit of golden color, and it looks beautiful like a secret place on earth.
After walking a little further, Liangcha stopped.
"The fruits on the trees ahead are sweet. Pick them quickly."
After finishing speaking, Liang Cha tapped the ground lightly, then leaped up and sat on the branch of a big tree. Holding The Return of the Condor Heroes, he watched and gestured, and soon he was absorbed in it.
“…”
Bai Mengmeng was speechless and didn't bother to care. She looked carefully for a while and found that the tree in front of her was indeed a big banyan tree with lush branches and leaves. It must have been growing for many years.
Today's main purpose is to pick the fruits, which grow densely and in considerable quantities at the base of the tree.
Bai Mengmeng was overjoyed, she could pick the fruits as she pleased!
In a short while, Bai Mengmeng filled a whole basket. However, this time she was well prepared, so it was impossible for her to be like last time when she picked wild vegetables and then the basket was full.
With a smile on her face, Bai Mengmeng took out several snakeskin bags.
The fruits on the male plants are too dry to eat, so she picks the fruits from the female plants. She doesn't want the green ones, but only the purple-red ones with sweet cores.
When Liangcha finished his training, he glanced down and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Why hasn't the Sect Leader finished picking all the fruit? And why has he picked so many...
In addition to the already full backpack, the two snakeskin bags are almost full. How many fruits are they going to bring down the mountain?
"Alright, let's leave the rest to the birds, or to the small beasts in the mountains. It's not good to be too extreme, so we should leave some for them."
Bai Mengmeng was satisfied. She took out two strips of cloth and tied the snakeskin bag tightly.
Seeing the speechless look in her eldest disciple's eyes, she chuckled, her eyes narrowed into crescents, and said seductively:
"Xiao Pei, you usually like to eat sweet things. After I finish studying this fruit, I will definitely make something delicious for you."
After hearing this, Liangcha flew down from the tree without any hesitation and quietly put the backpack on his back.
He even held his pocket in his hand. Although it was heavy, he was very strong, so it looked easy.
Seeing that Liangcha took so many things so easily and still acted as if nothing had happened, Bai Mengmeng simply didn't take anything and just acted like a hands-off boss, happily following him down the mountain.
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