Chapter 157 Is she dazzled?
Thinking Zhou Tian wouldn't believe it, Jiang Shui said something serious: "A few mushrooms can bring down an entire family! So you have to be careful when picking mushrooms. If there are a few mixed in, it won't work. Do you understand now?"
Zhou Tian lowered his head and counted the red mushrooms with white dots in front of him. How many would he need to knock down? Too few would not work.
She picked the flowers one by one and put them into the bamboo basket carefully, for fear that they would be damaged.
Jiang Shui was still picking mushrooms after being reminded of her, and she felt a little angry. She stamped her feet and said, "I've already told you so clearly, why are you still picking them?
Don’t you trust me? Do you think I’m lying to you?
Huo Bing, who was standing next to her, quietly pulled at his sister-in-law's sleeve and shook his head at her.
Jiang Shui looked at Zhou Tian, who seemed to be acting strangely, and suddenly reacted.
Huo Bing said, "Let's go."
The Zhang family is not worth saving.
And if they were to say that, Zhou Tian would definitely die.
Let other people solve their own problems.
Shen Qing heard Jiang Shui's shouting and walked towards them. She saw two people meeting her halfway, and also saw Zhou Tian squatting and picking mushrooms not far away.
Jiang Shui quickly recounted the entire incident in detail.
Huo Bing also expressed his thoughts.
The two waited for Shen Qing to make the decision.
"We just need to remind those who need to be reminded. There's no need to get too involved." Shen Qing said.
The Zhang family was also very careless. They not only abandoned the girl but also made her work, especially the food she ate. They were so fearless that they had no fear at all.
If they were a little cautious, they would at least check the cooking. If not, then, you can only wish for the best.
"Sister-in-law, come and see, is this the茭白 you mentioned?!" Jiang Yu's surprised shout came from a distance.
The three of them looked deeply in Zhou Tian's direction and turned around.
"Here I come."
In the puddles, there were large patches of green leaves almost as tall as a person, stretching as far as the eye could see.
Jiang Yu and Guan Li were cutting a noticeably swollen area under the green leaves. After cutting it, they broke off several thick layers of leaves on the outside, revealing the tender white area inside.
Then he handed it to Shen Qing in surprise, "Sister-in-law, is this it?"
"Auntie, is this delicious?"
"It's delicious! It tastes great when eaten raw. You can try it after washing it." Shen Qing said with a smile.
The plant of Zizania latifolia is one of the "six grains": millet, sorghum, sorghum, wheat, and foxtail millet. In ancient times, people mainly ate its seeds and also cultivated it as food.
But later on, it was discovered that for some reason, the foxtail millet plants would not produce ears or flowers. Without ears and flowers, they naturally would not bear fruit, so they were abandoned.
But the ancients were not fools. When they saw the lower end of the plant becoming fat, they would definitely break it open to take a look. Then they realized that it was non-toxic and edible, but it could not be used as food, so they had to eat it as a vegetable.
If it were edible elsewhere, it would also be a good treasure, but Wen'an City has many depressions, which are suitable for the growth of water-loving cattails. Vegetables are not valuable in the first place, and it becomes even more difficult to sell them when the quantity is large. Only people around here occasionally get some to satisfy their hunger.
However, water chestnuts consume oil and also remove fat, which is an advantage for modern people who consume a lot of oil and salt, but a disadvantage for the people of Wen'an City who lack oil and water. Therefore, there are still some water chestnuts left in this puddle.
Shen Qing wasn't afraid of eating too much oil. She happily instructed everyone, "Don't break off too many leaves. They can retain moisture and are easy to store. Let's take some back and stir-fry them with bacon or stew them with lard. They're both delicious!"
The people who received the order did not hesitate any longer and quickly harvested with sickles.
On the other side, Jiang Ying, who was watching them harvesting, came over and asked, then led the other women to bend down and start harvesting.
Only when everyone's backpacks and bamboo baskets were filled with water chestnuts did they reluctantly put away their sickles.
Feng Xing said contentedly, "This probably weighs about thirty or forty kilograms! After peeling the shells, it will be enough to eat for three to five days."
"Let's go look elsewhere this afternoon and tomorrow. We can find more and take some with us on the road."
"I also saw some celery, growing in lush clusters. I'll come back to pick some after I send the wild rice stems back."
"Not only that, I also saw a large field of noodles, they're really fat. I gave them some wild rice stems, let's go pick some together!"
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Shen Qing had eaten noodles in Qili Village. They had a slight bitter taste, but it was not obvious after blanching.
It tastes delicious when eaten cold, and can also be used as medicine. It has the effects of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and is good for the body.
She returned with the crowd, excited to harvest another wave.
When I lived in the city before, I didn’t have much interest in wild vegetables, but after coming here, I became addicted to them!
Dig and dig, cut and cut, there are big pieces and big clusters, you can never dig them all, and it’s free, it’s so addictive.
Passing by the previous place, Jiang Shui and Huo Bing found that there was no red mushroom left on the ground, and the two of them silently followed the team's pace.
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Zhou Chuncao looked at the dozens of mushrooms scattered in the bamboo basket, frowned, and said with dissatisfaction in his tone: "There are only a few dozen mushrooms. There are more than ten people in my family. It's not enough to fill the gaps between our teeth.
How can you be full? You are so useless that you can’t even dig up some wild vegetables!"
Zhou Tian looked up, seemingly oblivious to his mother-in-law's scolding. He simply turned to his sister-in-law and asked, "Isn't there porridge available? Bring the mushrooms for soup."
In the past, when she was in the village, she relied on her mother-in-law's favoritism to oppose her elder sister-in-law in everything. Now, even her husband despises her for being crazy and doesn't want to talk to her much. Only her elder sister-in-law doesn't despise her and explains everything to her.
As expected, Zhang's eldest sister-in-law sighed and told Zhou Tian about the overturned porridge: "Oh, I'm afraid even this will be gone tomorrow. How will we live in the future?"
Zhou Tian understood why her mother-in-law scolded her.
The corners of her mouth slowly curled up, then quickly suppressed it.
She put on a flattering smile and asked her mother-in-law, "Mom, let me cook the mushrooms. I want to honor you!"
Zhou Chuncao looked at Zhou Tian suspiciously and guessed, "Are you planning to steal some mushrooms? There aren't many mushrooms to begin with. If you dare to have any bad ideas, I'll break your legs!"
"How can I, mother? I have thought it through. It's not your fault for what happened to Niuniu. You can't do anything about it.
Besides, I have to survive, right? How can I always go against you and my father-in-law? So I have to behave well and try to please you as before! "Zhou Tian explained.
Seeing Zhou Tian regain his former eloquence, Zhou Chuncao smiled with relief and praised him, "You finally came to your senses!
Your father and I were right. A little girl has come to our Zhou family and enjoyed happiness for a few years, so you should be content. If she is gone, then she is gone. Don't let her take up your place as a child.
Once we settle down, you and the second child should hurry up and have a big, fat boy. Having a son is the most important thing. Don't think about those messy and unimportant things!"
"Hey, mother, you are right."
Zhang's eldest sister-in-law looked at Zhou Tian in surprise. She saw a flash of viciousness in her eyes for a moment, but when she looked closely, there was no trace of it at all.
She was clearly still smiling and trying to please others.
Is she dazzled?
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