Chapter 36: Digging up Yams
After the people who were going to inquire about the news decided to go, they took some dry food and set off directly. Seeing that there was nothing to do, Wu Yuetang planned to hang out on this mountain.
I wonder if there are any treasures that can be dug up on this hill.
Their camp was halfway up the mountain. The team from Dayao Village was the fastest to set off yesterday, which allowed them to find this precious land first. Wu Yuetang said hello to his parents, left the open space, and walked about two or three hundred meters to the edge of the mountain.
"This hill doesn't seem very big."
He looked around again, but there were no wild vegetables or fruits. It was very barren. But Wu Yuetang didn't believe it. He summoned the system map and looked at the map markings of his area. He was delighted.
"There are wild yams here! This is a good thing! I wonder if it's the iron stick yam!"
Wu Yuetang rubbed his hands happily and ran back to the camp. He climbed onto the carriage and took out a shovel. Then he pulled Wu Zhiyun, who was still sleeping soundly, out of the tent and asked him to follow him with the backpack and shovel.
Wu Zhiyun, with his messy hair and sleepy eyes, was still in a daze when a shovel was stuffed into his hand and he was dragged away.
When Aunt Sun and Chen Chunhe's families saw the two youngest children of the Wu family running out early in the morning with baskets on their backs, they thought something was fishy. After discussing it, they quietly followed them.
While running, Wu Zhiyun also woke up.
"Little sister, where are we going?"
"I have something good, Third Brother, come and help me!"
Holding the hand of the third brother, he ran all the way to the place marked by the system, pointing at the dry and cracked ground.
"Right here, dig straight down, there are lots of wild yams!"
"Yam? What is that?"
Wu Yuetang was stunned. In this era, people didn’t even know about yam?
"Oh, it's something edible, dig it up!"
After saying that, Wu Yuetang picked up the shovel and started digging in the ground. Wu Zhiyun was a little confused at first, but what the little sister said must be right, and there would be food to eat if he followed the little sister.
Wu Zhiyun also picked up a shovel and started digging in an orderly manner. After a while, the two of them dug up some roots that were almost as long as their arms.
Wu Zhiyun pointed at the long object and asked, "Isn't this a tree root?"
"This isn't a tree root, it's a yam!"
Wu Yuetang answered him without even raising her head, carefully digging the surrounding soil until one whole yam after another was dug out.
"Great! Both thick and thin yams are available! Perfect for stir-fries or stews!"
Wu Zhiyun happily put all of them into the backpack. He was a little dumbfounded. Aren't these just tree roots? Could all of these really be eaten?
Forget it, my little sister said if you can eat it, then you can eat it, and then she put them into the basket one by one.
The two people following behind him became anxious and rushed out directly.
"Okay, you found something edible and didn't tell anyone. You want your Wu family to have all the food, right?"
The sarcastic voice was obviously that of the troublemaker Aunt Sun. The two of them didn't even turn their heads and didn't want to pay any attention to her at all.
Seeing that the two men ignored her, Aunt Sun walked up and pretended to snatch the things in their backpacks. Wu Yuetang turned around and raised the shovel in her hand high.
"Just try and see if you dare!"
Hearing the oppressive and threatening tone, and thinking of how she had beaten Chen Chunhe before, Aunt Sun's outstretched hand stopped in mid-air.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with what Aunt Sun said? You two sneaked in here early in the morning while everyone else was still asleep to find something to eat. If you don't want to eat alone, what is it?"
Chen Chunhe also plucked up the courage to walk over, but she still stood behind Aunt Sun. After all, she had been beaten the night before, and she didn't want to be beaten again.
Wu Yuetang looked at the yams in the basket, suddenly thought of something, and grinned.
"Okay, we've almost finished digging, you can dig if you want."
After saying that, he signaled his third brother to take the two full backpacks and leave.
On the way back, Wu Zhiyun was a little confused. "Little sister, you just let them dig yams there? We clearly discovered it there, why should we give it to them!"
"Don't worry, they won't deal with the yams after they dig them up. We'll just have to wait and see."
Wu Yuetang's mouth curled up slightly. It is best to wear gloves when handling yam, otherwise the yam skin will be very itchy when it touches the skin. In addition, the yam flesh will produce a kind of mucus, which is very slippery. It is best to peel it while rinsing it with water, otherwise it will easily scratch your hands.
After returning, Wu Shoutian and Li were very surprised to see the two baskets full of things that looked like tree roots. Did Tang'er take the third child to dig these things early in the morning?
"Tang'er, what are you digging? Why are you digging so much?"
"The tree roots in this mountain are inedible. Not to mention they're dry, who knows if they're poisonous after being buried underground for years. Girl, you better be careful."
Seeing her parents' worried expressions, Wu Yuetang smiled. It really felt good to be cared for by her family.
"Don't worry, these aren't tree roots, they're yam. It's a very nutritious root vegetable and can also be used as medicine. Let's have yam and lean meat porridge today!"
Then Wu Yuetang took a basket of yams and said he would find a place to process them, and left. After turning a few corners on the other side of the mountain and making sure that there was no one around, he turned and entered the space.
After working in the kitchen for nearly an hour, I finally peeled and cleaned the yams, cut them into small pieces, and took them out of the space and returned to my tent.
He instructed his third brother to set up a stove, and then he climbed into the carriage with his butt sticking out to get some kitchen utensils, as well as the previously marinated wolf meat and rice.
After cutting the yam and wolf meat into small pieces, put them into the pot together with the rice, added a whole water bag of spiritual spring water, and started to cook the porridge.
Then he used the carriage to take out two bowls of fried sauce and quail eggs from the space. After all, he would send one to Qi Yu later.
Wu Yuetang was sitting here waiting for the porridge to be cooked when she saw Chen Chunhe and Aunt Sun coming back with a lot of yams. They snorted arrogantly when passing by Wu's house.
Wu Yuetang felt a little speechless. What right did these two people have to glare at her here? Ugly people are often mischievous. Wu Yuetang ignored them.
"Everyone, hurry to the other side of the mountain. There's a lot of this stuff underground there, and it's all edible."
Aunt Sun immediately showed off to the villagers around her who were unaware of the situation and encouraged everyone to dig.
Humph, once every household has this thing, I’ll see how your Wu family can still show off.
"Mrs. Sun, what did you dig up? Can this be eaten? Are you kidding us?"
Obviously some people don't believe it.
"Look at the girl from the Wu family. She dug two whole baskets. Of course it's edible."
Chen Chunhe said something unconvinced, and subconsciously glanced towards the Wu family.
When the other villagers saw this, they saw the backpack in front of the Wu family's tent, which was also full of these tree root-like things. They were a little skeptical at first, but now they were ready to make a move.
After all, the girl from the Wu family treated everyone to dinner, and she still misses the pancakes made with fine flour.
"But Granny Sun, what should we do with this? None of us have ever eaten this before."
"What else can I do with it? Isn't this similar to a sweet potato? Can't I just peel it, steam it, or bake it and eat it?"
Aunt Sun replied impatiently that she was in a hurry to go home and cook, and then she left with the yam in her arms.
Other villagers also started going home to get their backpacks and shovels and walked to the other side of the hill.
Hehe, the good show is about to begin.
Wu Yuetang watched all this unfold from afar, her heart already filled with joy.
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