Chapter 301: Unpalatable Big Leaf Ant Bean
Looking at the tall chimney-like ant nest in front of him, Josh was a little surprised.
It only took a few days for the big leaf ants to build such a large anthill. They are so capable.
"Are there any big leaf ants that I can help you with?" Qiao Xi squatted at the entrance of the anthill and asked the big leaf ants when they came out.
All the big leaf ants shook their antennae to indicate that there was nothing to worry about.
Josh was afraid that they would show off their strength, so he observed them for a while. Seeing that they really didn't need anything and were busy moving soil, clearing weeds, etc., Josh felt relieved for the time being.
Then start preparing to process the big-leaf ant beans for them. Josh finds it funny to see their lifeless movements when they are carrying the bean pods.
Josh came to the field of big-leaf ant beans, where there were also many big-leaf ants taking care of these big-leaf ant beans. Compared to Josh, who was learning and groping to plant these big-leaf ant beans, the big-leaf ants were naturally familiar with the habits of big-leaf ant beans.
They are transforming the land according to the needs of the big-leaf ant bean.
And these are the needs that Josh often cannot hear from the big-leaf ant bean.
In Josh's opinion, the pods of these big-leaf ant beans are plump and look pretty good.
However, according to the big leaf ants, this is only average. The big leaf ant beans that are taken care of by the big leaf ants themselves will grow more beautiful and full.
As usual, she listened to the sounds of the big-leaf ants. Recently, with the big-leaf ants, they were very comfortable being served and did not need Qiao Xi at all. She only heard the comfortable sounds they conveyed.
That's good.
She is about to start picking pods.
As soon as he started picking the fruits, a group of leaf ants quickly surrounded him, wagging their antennae to try to stop Josh.
"What's wrong? I'm just going to pick some bean pods to make something delicious for you." Josh thought they were guarding their food and were afraid that he would steal their food.
The big leaf ant shook its antennae: No, that’s not how we pick it, let us do it.
"Oh, okay, okay." Josh quickly put down the basket, stepped back a few steps, and left the battlefield to the big leaf ants.
It turned out that he disliked her rough movement in picking the pods, which would hurt the big-leaf ant beans.
Josh touched his nose, feeling really embarrassed that he was being taught how to do things by a group of big ants.
She didn't have to pick the beans herself. Qiao Xi squatted in the big-leaf ant bean field and watched how the big-leaf ants picked the beans.
Their sharp and powerful mandibles allow them to easily cut off ripe bean pods, and their small size allows them to move flexibly among the lush bushes of big-leaf ant beans, with one big-leaf ant bean cutting while several others carry the work.
Soon Josh's basket was filled with them.
Since the planting center of the entire field is on the big-leaf ant bean, the sunflowers do not grow very well.
The sunflower heads that grew were small, as if they were underdeveloped.
The big leaf ants also bit off a few sunflowers for Qiao Xi and carried the sunflower plates to her basket.
Josh was so engrossed in watching them carry things, it was really interesting.
Need more? The leaf ant asked Josh, shaking its antennae.
"That's enough, that's enough, thank you." Josh came back to his senses and thanked them with a smile.
We thank you, I know you want to make delicious food for us!
Yes, yes, thank you dear farmer!
Please tell us directly what else you need us to do.
The big leaf ants are much more enthusiastic than they appear, and their antennae shake as fast as if they were electrocuted.
"Haha, I will definitely come to you if I need you. I will go back now and try to make you something delicious. Wait for my good news."
Josh put the basket of bean pods and the melon seeds next to it into his space backpack and walked towards the farm cabin.
On the way, she kept thinking, how should she prepare the big-leaf ant beans for these little guys? She didn't know what flavor they liked.
The plump pods of the big-leaf ant bean are like golden pea pods. When you open the pods, the beans inside are slightly concave yellow-green beans.
Josh tasted one.
"Pah, pah, pah." Qiao Xi wiped the remaining big-leaf ant beans in his mouth with his hand.
What is this? It is definitely the most bean-smelling and strangest bean she has ever eaten.
When she was chewing, the strange smell kept coming into her nostrils. To be honest, Qiao Xi suspected that if she ate a few more mouthfuls, she would not have to eat dinner today.
It’s really not people’s fault for not liking to eat it. No one would like this thing.
Josh felt deep sympathy for the giant leaf ants.
If she ate this thing every day, she would lose hope in life.
The big-leaf ant bean has all the shortcomings of bean fruits, but the bean aroma and oily aroma that belong to the beans themselves are not reflected in it at all.
Qiao Xi suspected that, in the earliest times, the ancestors of the big leaf ants thought that if they ate this, no other magical beasts would come to compete with them for food, so they evolved to only eat this kind of thing.
Unexpectedly, this has brought great harm to their offspring. With so many delicious foods, they can only rely on big-leaf ant beans to survive.
If ants can't eat delicious food, what's the point of living?
No wonder some of them would intentionally harm the big-leaf ant bean to commit suicide.
So miserable!
However, the taste is so much stronger than ordinary beans. I don’t know how effective it will be if I cook and soak them like bitter chestnut beans.
Josh decided to give it a try first.
Peel the pods of the broadleaf ant bean one by one and take out the beans.
The big-leaf ant beans had just matured not long ago, and the beans inside were still tender. When Qiao Xi pinched them, water came out, but the smell was not very pleasant.
After quickly peeling a full basket of bean pods, Josh harvested half a pot of beans. The water was already boiling, and she added a spoonful of salt to the water to help release the strange smell in the beans.
When it started to bubble and expand a second time, Qiao Xi turned off the heat, covered the lid, and let the big-leaf ant beans soak slowly.
It takes half a day to soak out the bitter taste of bitter chestnut beans, and I guess it will take tomorrow to soak out these large-leaf ant beans.
After cleaning out the garbage in the kitchen, Josh wiped his hands and prepared to go see Aunt Rose to see how she was doing at work.
There are no ready-made red beans on the farm, so it is impossible to make the red bean paste in the egg yolk crisps, but you can replace it with taro paste. If that doesn’t work, she has soaked bitter chestnut beans, which can be used, but I don’t know how it tastes.
If the taste difference is still too big, Josh plans to buy red beans from other farms. It is not cost-effective to grow them himself.
In the new factory, the golden macaques were going in and out, busy with production work. When they saw Qiao Xi, they just wagged their tails at her and smiled.
Recently, more golden macaques have come down from the mountain, but the production line does not need so many animal workers for the time being, so they are all competing for the jobs. They dare not be inattentive when working, and they are all very serious.
Before Josh walked into the big kitchen that belonged to Aunt Rose, he smelled a sweet fragrance.
She was delighted and ran over to take a look.
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