Knowing that this could be used as food, everyone was excited. In this year of famine, being able to get food without spending money was like a pie in the sky.
No one cared about being tired and kept digging. After more than half an hour, they dug out about 50 kilograms of yam.
At 1:00 p.m., everyone sat together and ate some of the vegetable steamed buns they brought with them with the water from the water bags. After eating, they divided the yams into two backpacks.
That's all we'll dig for today. Divide the tasks among ourselves. Those who look for wild vegetables will find them, those who chop wood will chop wood, and those who hunt will hunt.
Liu Yuhan was responsible for fetching water from the nearby place she often went to. She put 7 water bags in her backpack and took Liu Yao with her.
Water trickled down through the narrow cracks in the rock, and below was a pool of water that had been clearly dug deep, mainly for storing water. The vegetation beneath the pool was still a pleasant green because of the water.
Liu Yao was in charge of filling the water bag. Liu Yuhan searched for wild vegetables along the water bank, and when he saw some older monkey leg vegetables and bracken, he picked them up.
After walking a little further, I looked around and saw that there was no one around, so I took out a big bag of watercress that I bought at the vegetable market from the space. Yes, it was the watercress that is unique to hot pot in the south and has a special flavor.
The vegetables were a little wilted, so I put some soil at the roots, ruffled them a little, and put them all in the backpack. There should be about five pounds of them.
Liu Yao packed the water bag and came looking for her. Liu Yuhan pretended to be excited and showed Liu Yao her harvest. Liu Yao was overjoyed and said she must find more today. Uh, this...
In the end, Liu Yao only managed to pick a few old bracken and old monkey leg vegetables. On the way back with Liu Yuhan, she kept mumbling about why her sister was so lucky and why she was so unlucky. Liu Yuhan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
At 3 p.m., everyone gathered. Their harvest wasn't very big. When they learned she had found so many wild vegetables, they all wanted to take a look. When they saw the watercress, they were all stunned.
Old Mrs. Jiang and Old Man Liu thought to themselves, "What the hell is this? I've lived all these years and never seen anything like it. Have I lived in vain?"
Before going back, everyone washed everything that needed to be washed in the puddle. They dug out the damaged yams and scraped the skin with a wood axe or a sharp bamboo stick to reveal the beautiful white color. They put clean wild grass in the backpack and placed the yams on top.
Before scraping, ask them to test it on the back of their hands. It must be said that except for Liu Yuhan and Liu Yao, none of them felt itchy after touching it. Perhaps this little bit of itching was insignificant.
There is strength in numbers, and it was done in no time.
Liu Shinan shot two skinny pheasants, which were almost dead. He had no choice but to kill the chickens and clean their internal organs.
After everyone packed up their things, they walked towards the foot of the mountain.
Along the way, Liu Yuhan discovered a small piece of Atractylodes lancea, a common Chinese herbal remedy. Generally speaking, Atractylodes lancea nourishes the liver and improves eyesight, lowers blood sugar and blood pressure, and has the effects of drying dampness and strengthening the spleen, dispelling wind and cold. It has a relatively hot nature, so those with weak constitutions or internal heat should use it with caution.
The rhizomes of Atractylodes lancea are dug out, and the stems, leaves, and soil are removed. When they are sun-dried to 40% to 50% dry, they are placed in a basket and the fibrous roots are knocked off, turning them dark brown. When they are sun-dried to 60% to 70% dry, they are knocked again to remove all the old skin. When they are completely dry, they are knocked again to turn the skin yellow brown. Processing Atractylodes lancea is not very difficult, but I don't know how the herbal medicine store collects them. Anyway, pick them and take them home to process them.
Liu Yuhan told everyone that this was a medicinal herb. Although everyone had some questions, they didn't say anything.
In everyone's mind, Liu Yuhan was a steady person. He picked up the hoe and started digging according to her request.
Picking Atractylodes lancea is much easier than picking yam. I dug for nearly an hour and it was getting late.
The whole family picked up and carried their things and went home.
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