Xiao Bao asked doubtfully, "Is it this?"
System: "Yes."
Xiao Bao: "Quickly, take it out for me."
System: "Host, you can manually operate it by clicking the pattern and then clicking 'Retrieve'."
Following the instructions, Xiao Bao quickly found a bunch of grass appearing out of thin air in front of him.
There was about a basketful of grass, which was about half a meter tall, lush and green, and very tender.
Xiao Bao was stunned. So many plants had grown in such a small hole. He had thought there would only be one.
The other people on the bus were incredulous when they saw a bunch of green Napier grass suddenly appear in front of Xiao Bao, but then they were overjoyed: this can be eaten!
Napier grass (Phragmites australis) is a perennial, erect, tufted herbaceous plant belonging to the Poaceae family and the Napier genus. Its appearance and growth resemble sugarcane. It grows tall with many nodes, the internodes are relatively brittle, and the fruit is small.
Then they went to inform their elders.
When Zhou came over, she asked excitedly, "Xiao Bao, is this planted inside the candied hawthorn?"
Xiao Bao: "Yes, I planted them."
Everyone praised, "Xiao Bao is really amazing!" But what they were really thinking was, "Tanghulu is incredible! It would take more than a month for a Napier grass this tall to grow, but it has grown so tall in just a few hours. It's amazing!"
The group gathered around and peeled off the outer shell of the Napier grass, leaving only the thin stem inside.
Old Man Chen suddenly remembered something: "Xiao Bao, why don't you dig out the roots too?"
Although the roots of Napier grass are not as good as its stem diameter, they are still edible.
Xiao Bao was stunned when he asked, "Gone? Was it dealt with?"
System: "If you want to harvest the roots and stems of crops next time, you can say so in advance before clicking harvest. Otherwise, the system will only keep the useful parts and the rest will be automatically destroyed."
Xiao Bao nodded: "Okay then!"
The fact that candied hawthorns could be grown into edible fruit, and that the time was still very short, quickly caught Xiao Bao's attention.
So he ate the Napier grass stalks while studying the system and planted the last batch of pasture seeds.
The next day, as soon as Xiao Bao woke up, Tanghulu reminded him that the hay was ready to be harvested.
After harvesting the hay, the baby wanted to take it out, but the system said, "It is recommended that the host exchange the harvested hay for hay seeds to plant. If you take out the harvested hay, there will be no seeds, and you will not be able to obtain energy points in the future. If the system does not obtain energy points within two months, it will disappear."
"Can I exchange half for seeds and take the other half out?"
"No, host."
"Alright then, please exchange it for seeds for me."
"Host, just click on the pasture icon and select the first option to exchange for seeds."
The hay patterns in the warehouse are now colored, no longer gray.
Upon opening, there are two options: 1. Exchange for seeds; 2. Take out.
After clicking, I got 3 grass seeds. I quickly planted one seed. When I saw the watering icon, I remembered that the seeds would get water when planted. So I took out the water.
"Grandma, Grandma, there's water."
When everyone asked what was going on, they learned that the hay had been harvested, but it had been exchanged for seeds and planted before they could get water.
Daya said, "Xiaobao, ask Tanghulu how long it takes to harvest pasture grass."
After asking, Xiao Bao replied, "Tanghulu said that the hay can be harvested in 8 hours."
The group looked at each other, puzzled. "How long is 8 hours?"
Old Man Chen replied, "I know that. I heard Dahei say that one shichen is two hours, so it's four shichen."
Everyone was astonished. It could be harvested in just four hours! It must have been watered with magic water to grow so fast. No wonder Xiao Bao only planted it for a short while last night, and the grass had already grown so tall.
Daya continued, "Didn't you say yesterday that seeds will die if they aren't watered during the germination period? Ask Tanghulu if we can plant the pasture now, instead of waiting until it withers and dies before continuing to plant it."
Xiao Bao realized that he had been so happy to get water that he had almost forgotten.
When Xiao Bao tried to plant it, he found he couldn't and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Why can't I plant it?"
System: "Because the seeds haven't withered yet, you can remove them and continue planting. Seeds can only be used once. If they are planted and not watered in time, they won't survive. These seeds are no longer useful."
Xiao Bao had no choice but to remove the weeds and plant another patch of pasture. When he saw there was water, he took the water out.
After planting the last seed, Xiao Bao went to eat the Napier grass stalks. Even though he was still very hungry and thirsty, he was still very happy.
Zhou gave each person a small piece of roasted donkey meat to fill their stomachs; the donkey meat they had exchanged for yesterday was gone just like that.
After eating the donkey meat, Chen Nong's stomach finally felt a little better.
Zhou Kai said, "I just caught a few grasshoppers, I'll roast them and eat them later."
Chen Nong and the others were roasting grasshoppers when Bai Chuan walked over listlessly.
Seeing the food in their hands, she said happily, "Where did you find this? Give me some, I'm so thirsty and hungry."
Chen Nong gave him two sticks. "These were given to me by our ancestors last night. There was only a little bit left, and we've almost finished them. Here, I gave you two sticks. I only have one left for myself."
Shirakawa ate, saying enviously, "If only my ancestor could show his power a few more times."
After a while, the sound of gongs rang out, and the procession had to continue its journey. Along the way, the corpses seen yesterday were gone, and new people had fallen.
As they walked back onto the official road, many emaciated and ragged people looked at their group with shining eyes.
The guards raised their weapons and became more vigilant.
The corpses on the official road have changed a lot. The corpses we saw a while ago were relatively normal, but now most of the corpses we see have one thing in common: their bellies are swollen and round.
Shirakawa pointed to a thin refugee and said, "Mother, look, his belly is so big!"
He had seen chubby men with big bellies, but he had never seen someone so thin with a big belly; it seemed very disproportionate.
Shirakawa's mother said, "They were so hungry that they ate Guanyin clay to fill themselves up. Although eating Guanyin clay may make them feel full, they will die within ten days because the Guanyin clay cannot be expelled from their bodies and they will die from bloating."
Shirakawa patted his flat little belly and thought to himself, "This is too terrifying. I will never eat Guanyin clay again, no matter how hungry I am."
Around noon, the village chief's grandson, Bai Qi, fainted from hunger. When they arrived at their resting place, the village chief had no choice but to slaughter a donkey.
The Chen family also slaughtered a cow, keeping half of it fresh and putting it into Daji's dog egg, while roasting the rest.
Worried that someone might starve to death, Zhou gave each person a palm-sized piece of beef. After that, there was no more roasted meat left.
Chen Nong wolfed down half of his food, finally feeling half full; being hungry was too unbearable.
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