Chapter 117: Asparagus
As Song Chuman walked, she said, "Father, let's follow the Tianwailou carriage to the city today. The medicine you drank is almost gone. We also need to buy more rice and other things at home. There are many things we need to buy."
Song Hexiu said apologetically, "Aman, I'm sorry. It's all because of my illness. Otherwise, the family expenses wouldn't be so high."
Song Chuman disagreed, "It's okay, Dad. We make money to spend it, otherwise we'd be a miser."
Ji Jingnan asked, "Brother Song, are you sick? What is it?"
Song Hexiu was very flattered that the new village head actually called him "Big Brother".
Seeing that he didn't speak, Ji Jingnan asked, "Is it inconvenient? It doesn't matter if you don't answer."
Song Hexiu didn't hide it from him: "It's not inconvenient, I'm just a little malnourished, and I have some heart problems, so I can't get tired."
Ji Jingnan raised his eyebrows and asked, "I heard that you have studied?"
"right."
"Then you can continue studying. Studying is much easier than working. Passing the imperial examination will bring honor to your family."
Song Hexiu was a little embarrassed: "Ji Lizheng, you saw where I lived just now. If I study, I don't know when my family will be able to build a house."
Ji Jingnan said calmly, "What's so difficult about this? Du Lizheng's house has a lot of books, and there are many duplicates. I can lend them to you. All you have to do is read them."
Song Hexiu's eyes lit up for a moment, then dimmed again. "No, I won't. Taking the imperial examination at my age would make people laugh."
"Who dares to laugh at a scholar?" Ji Jingnan said, "As long as you want to study, it's never too late. You're only in your twenties, there's still time."
Song Hexiu was silent.
Ji Jingnan: "What I say always counts. Whenever you want to study, come find me."
"Thank you, Li Zheng."
Song Chuman was very happy when she heard this.
Someone lent a book to Song Hexiu, he couldn't refuse to read it again, right?
When they arrived at the beach, Song Chuman had not yet released her mental power, but she was surprised to see something appear in front of her.
She dropped the cart, picked up a wooden barrel and ran over quickly.
Seeing this, the others had no choice but to follow her quickly.
Song Chuman came to the dark brown thing and said with a smile: "It is indeed Asparagus corydalis."
Song Chuhuai asked, "Dragon beard seaweed? Sister, these are single stalks, are they vegetables?"
Song Hexiu asked doubtfully, "Is this a dish? Can I eat it?"
Ji Jingnan also stared at the asparagus in a daze.
Song Chuman smiled and nodded. "This is a sea vegetable called dragon beard seaweed. These must have drifted here. They look very fresh. They grow in the sea. As long as you don't pull them up by the roots, they will grow back like leeks, one crop after another."
After she finished speaking, she looked at the piece of asparagus in front of her and smiled. "Such a large piece of vegetable is enough for us to eat for a long time. And eating asparagus can moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements, protect the lungs, and lose weight. It's very good for the body. But don't eat too much at one time, so as not to increase the burden on the stomach and intestines."
She was worried about having no vegetables to eat, but unexpectedly she found asparagus.
Ji Jingnan asked, "There's a huge area here, at least tens or hundreds of kilograms. If we can't finish it, how will we preserve it?"
Song Chuman said, "If it's winter and there's ice, you can clean the asparagus and put it in a cool, ventilated place to dry, then store it in ice. In other seasons, you can dry it in the sun and soak it in water when using it."
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