There were jujube trees, sand apples, various wild fruits such as crabapples and lady's apples, as well as some wild grasses that she had never seen before.
After walking such a long way, she gradually realized that almost all the grass growing on the roadside seemed to be edible.
After walking for such a long time, I learned from their popular science that there seem to be only three kinds of grass that cannot be eaten, but even if they cannot be eaten, they can still be used as a kind of herbal medicine.
It's just a matter of whether something tastes good or not. Some dishes may taste bitter and astringent, but they say they have a unique flavor.
After hearing what they said, Xia Jin decided to step on it a little on the way back. She wanted to taste what it tasted like.
They walked further in and came across a stream. After walking for so long, they decided to sit down and rest.
I took out the food I had prepared long ago and ate a little to replenish my energy.
"Xiao Jin, this news is about the river in our village. The water in the village all flows down from here."
"Also, I heard from a grandfather that when our village was first established, there were two large springs behind the village, but they can't be found now."
After listening to this, he narrowed his eyes, looked at the river in front of him and said, "That's great. Are there any fish in it? Let's catch a few when we go back."
After she finished speaking, she closed her eyes, as if she was savoring the deliciousness of the fish soup. The more she thought about it, the more greedy she became. She decided to catch a few when she returned.
"Not only that, there are also snails and shrimps. If you come at the right time, there might even be some small crabs."
After hearing this, she said happily: "That's great, I'll take some spicy snails back home, they taste delicious just thinking about it."
"It's so troublesome to eat that thing. Let's just catch two fish and take them back."
“It’s different, but it tastes good.”
As he said that, he stood up and walked to the creek. The water was very clear, and it was obvious that it had not been polluted, and you could see the bottom.
After she squatted down, she saw some snails attached to the stone. Looking at them, she said in surprise:
"They are so big! How can they be so big? Don't you have anyone to eat here?"
"Who would eat them? Everyone thinks it's too much trouble. The kids might even want to eat them. But since this place is too far away, their parents won't let them come over, so the ones in the creek grow really big."
When Xia Jin heard his second brother say this, he thought to himself that he was in for a treat today.
They think it’s troublesome, but I don’t. How could anyone find it troublesome to eat delicious food?
They rested for a while and then continued walking inside. They decided to go inside and see if they could catch any pheasants or something, and then come back here for a picnic at noon.
If we caught some, we could have a lunch. If not, we would have grilled fish, some wild fruits, and some egg pancakes that we brought back from home.
Xia Jin was very confident in his two brothers. Since they said they could catch fish, they would definitely be able to catch it.
Then they had to wait to eat the fish. The fish that grew up in the stream tasted completely different from the fish they caught in the sea.
Over there they ate fish fresh from the sea, so she wanted to try it too, the taste of fish raised in the stream.
Although the Xia family was poor before, they knew a lot of things. Grandpa Xia and his family were good at carpentry and repairs, and they could also make traps to catch wild animals.
Brother Xia and his friends learned their skills tenfold, so they took Xia Jin inside, found a suitable location, and set several traps.
The place they were in now was probably still at the outskirts of the mountain. They didn't dare to go inside at all. They heard the old people in the village say that there were some large animals inside.
The people in the village could only go as far as their side when they went up the mountain. It was impossible to stay inside. After all, if they encountered wild boars, bears and the like, they would surely die.
At this time, there were still some people who had old-fashioned hunting rifles at home, but even so, they did not dare to go into the inner area of the mountain.
Waiting for the two of them to set the trap, Xia Jin prayed silently in his heart that he could catch them.
She thought silently in her heart, rabbits and pheasants are about to come into my trap, the more the better.
After setting the trap, they wandered around, digging up any tasty wild vegetables they found and putting them in their baskets.
If there were some red wild fruits, they would all be put into their small baskets and prepared to take them back.
Although Xia Jin had eaten many fruits, she had never eaten the wild fruits in the mountains, so every time there were red coconut fruits, the two of them would call her over and let her try them first.
Xia Yanbing would also deliberately play tricks on her and make her taste very sour fruit, which resulted in her being beaten by Brother Xia.
But after being fooled twice, she stopped being fooled. Every time he called her to try it, she would look at Brother Xia. Only when Brother Xia nodded would she eat it again.
But it was still a little early and there were not many red fruits. They quickly picked all the red fruits and put them together to form a bowl.
Xia Yanbing looked at the fruits in his basket and said with some disdain:
"When you have a holiday, we'll bring it back. I'll then take you up the mountain. We don't have the right time now. You see, not many of them are ripe."
"And the most delicious ones are not yet cooked. Wait until next time. Next time I come, I will take you to my secret treasure place. That place is known only to your second brother."
"The fruit on that tree is so sweet, big and red. Don't say I don't love you. Even your eldest brother doesn't know where it is, but I've told you everything."
Xia Jin nodded with a smile. She wanted to see where it was that had not been discovered by anyone for such a long time.
Hearing his younger brother say this, Brother Xia shook his head helplessly. He didn't know what to say to this childish younger brother.
When he was still at home, he was the one who liked to come to this mountain to pick fruits. He was the one who loved to eat them the most in the family. Now he has even set up a secret base. He is really amazing.
After stepping on the coconuts, they continued to dig wild vegetables, but they did not dig the common ones outside, but only those that they had never seen outside before.
If there is any outside, they can just wait and dig it up when they go down the mountain. Otherwise, it will be very heavy to pack it together and carry it down.
Xia Jin couldn't recognize all the wild weeds and was afraid that she would dig up poisonous ones, so this time it was just the three of them digging around together.
There are also some that only need leaves. They are very skilled and just break off the leaves on the top and put them neatly in the basket.
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