Chapter 29: Amazing
Carpenter Zhao was shocked to learn that not only the persimmon tree was planted yesterday, but also the chestnut tree next to it with thorns on it was planted yesterday.
Are gods so kind?
"Not only that, the mountain god also gave us bamboo shoots." Yu Zhongdou pointed to the newly sprouted bamboo forest behind the village and said, "See, there is a green patch over there, that is the newly grown bamboo forest, which was planted just yesterday. In addition, we also planted sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn in our fields..."
Along the way, they found out that the village chief of Wumu was in the fields, so Carpenter Zhao followed Yu Zhongdou and the others to look around.
It turns out that it is a sweet potato, so big!
That's corn. How can one grain of corn grow into such a big cob? !
want to.
After hearing what Xu Zhong said, Wumu Village Chief did not agree immediately, but only said that he would ask the mountain god for his opinion on the matter.
After all, they had only said that Qinghe Village would invite the Mountain God, but they didn't mention other villages.
This is both "borrowing people" and uniting with other villages. This matter must be discussed with the Mountain God first.
The village chief Wumu took the initiative to invite Carpenter Zhao and others to participate in the sacrificial activities of Yilan Village.
Each household took a basket filled with picked persimmons, chestnuts, corn, sweet potatoes, bamboo shoots, potatoes...
Carpenter Zhao looked around and indeed did not see anything needed for human sacrifice.
He followed the crowd silently and went to the mountain temple with everyone.
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When she heard this sound, Yang Xiangwei knew that the daily sacrificial activities had begun again.
After a little sensing, I heard a strange voice in the crowd.
[Lord Mountain God, if you really have a spirit, please bless Qinghe Village. Our Qinghe Village is almost in danger! 】
With a probe of his spiritual sense, he saw Carpenter Zhao and others in the crowd.
He had also heard about what happened in Qinghe Village, but unfortunately, Qinghe Village was not under his jurisdiction, and he was powerless when the incident happened.
When he saw Carpenter Zhao, Hu Xiaoya and others, he knew how tragic the situation in that village was.
However, he later took care of the wolf beasts that were hunted, which was considered as revenge for them.
"Lord Mountain God, this is the offering from the villagers..."
All the offerings were piled up in the mountain temple. The biggest and best ones were picked out and placed on the altar, and the others were placed aside.
With about a hundred households, there are still quite a lot of things.
That’s right, He at least said “cooked food”. They had been offering sacrifices for quite some time, so why didn’t anyone consider offering cooked food to Him?
They never considered that he actually liked that too. Even if you can't eat it, you can at least smell it.
"Lord Mountain God, are you here? We know how to eat these persimmons, just peel them, but we don't know how to eat the other things. Please help me."
Yang Xiangwei thought about it and decided to come.
"Sweet potatoes, corn, and potatoes can all be used as staple food. The simplest way is to wash them, put them in a pot, and steam them like steamed buns."
"What is a steamed bun?"
Well, there are still no steamed buns in this world? Yang Xiangwei told Wumu Village Chief not to worry about it for now, and that she would tell them later when the conditions allowed. He said it another way: "Just wash it, put it in the pot, pour some water in and cook it, just like you cook fish."
"If that's too troublesome, you can roast them in the fire. You can bury the sweet potatoes and potatoes in the ashes and light a fire on top of them. Roast the corn directly on the fire..."
"Chestnuts! The chestnuts are inside the thorn ball. Use a stone to knock the thorn ball open and you will find the chestnuts inside."
"Persimmons should be picked earlier. You can't wait until they are fully ripe before picking them. By then it will be too late."
"But you can consider drying the persimmons."
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Yang Xiangwei talked about many different ways of eating it.
Village chief Wumu was very surprised. He didn't expect that there were so many ways to eat sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn? If you have a pot, put them in the pot; if you don’t have a pot, just cook them in the fire. No wonder the mountain god chose them as his staple food. It’s so convenient.
He taught the method to the villagers on the spot and asked them to try it at home.
Yang Xiangwei: Don’t forget to bring one for me too!
Yang Xiangwei was overthinking. The villagers had cooked the food, so how could they not be thinking of him?
The reason why I didn’t send them food before was because the food they ate wasn’t very good and I felt embarrassed to send them food. But it’s different now, because the ingredients now are sent by the Mountain God. As the sweet potatoes gradually cooked under the roasting flames, a strong sweet aroma emanated, making the adults and children sitting around the fire drool.
“Smells great!”
"Mom, when will it be ready?"
"It's almost done. It will be browned on the outside and soft when you pinch it."
While smelling the fragrance, the mother took the sweet potatoes off the fire and squeezed them with her hands.
It was definitely hot, but my heart was filled with joy and happiness.
"It should be cooked. Let me try."
If they had never eaten this food before, the mother would definitely give the first bite to her child.
At the child's urging, she didn't even peel the skin. She just brushed off the dust, wiped it with her hands, and then tore off a small piece with skin and flesh and put it in her mouth.
A little hot!
But then a unique sweetness exploded on the tip of the tongue. It was not the kind of cloying sweetness, but it had the simplicity and mellowness of the earth. Every hint of sweetness was just right, like the mottled light and shadow cast by the sun shining through the forest on the ground, natural and pure.
The aroma of sweet potato also wanders freely in the mouth and lingers between the teeth. It is a unique taste that is a mixture of caramel, fruit and earth. Every bite of chewing makes this aroma more intense, making people unable to stop eating. They just want to enjoy the sweetness and deliciousness brought by the roasted sweet potato.
"Mom, what's that smell?!"
"Very sweet!" The mother's eyes were full of smiles as she gave the sweet potato to the child.
The child who took the sweet potato was scalded, but he was reluctant to throw it on the ground and reflexively threw it into his arms.
"I was so scared! I thought it fell off!"
I pinched it through my clothes and couldn't wait to take a bite.
Oh My God!
Isn’t this too delicious?
So sweet? !
So fragrant? !
"Dad, Mom, it's delicious!" The child's eyes were full of light.
"Then you must thank the mountain god. This is the food that the mountain god gave us."
"Yes! When I grow up, I want to be a messenger for the mountain god."
"good!"
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With a gentle break of Yu Zhongdou, the roasted sweet potatoes separated along the texture, and steam came out, instantly releasing the rich and mellow aroma into the air, filling every inch of space around.
He had imagined all kinds of flavors, but he never thought sweet potatoes would taste like this.
Can food be so delicious? !
As expected, it is something that the mountain god brought out, it is different.
There are many people in the family, and if each person gets half, there will be a lot of food. Thinking that there were only ten sweet potatoes in the field, even if all were dug out, there would only be a few dozen sweet potatoes, which would not be enough for a few meals. Yu Zhongdou felt it was a pity.
Other than sweet potatoes, potatoes aren’t that tasty.
However, this taste is only relatively bad. For the people of Yilan Village who are short of food and clothing, this is a rare delicacy.
After eating potatoes, Yu Zhongdou ate sweet potatoes and was amazed again. The soft, sticky and sweet aroma was completely different from sweet potatoes, but it was equally fascinating and loveable.
I ate chestnuts again...
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