After walking for a long time, Xie Tianqi finally found something and excitedly ran over to start picking.
Xie Yushu left the cloth bag to him and said
"You pick them here first, I'll wander around the neighborhood!"
"Okay, sis, you go ahead! Don't go too far, call me if you need anything!"
"If I need anything, I'll whistle. If you hear that whistle, come find me!"
After Xie Yushu finished speaking, she bent her index finger.
"Whoosh~" It blew a little
A crisp, sharp sound rang out, echoing through the mountains within seconds!
Wow! Sis! When did you learn to whistle like that? Teach me!
Xie Tianqi heard the whistle and curiously asked for an explanation.
"I've heard others play it, so I'll just try it myself and I'll learn! Aren't there several young boys in our village who can play it?"
"That's true, but none of them can blow as well as you, and none of them are as loud!"
"I'll demonstrate it for you, and you'll learn it by practicing!"
After Xie Yushu finished speaking, she demonstrated for Xie Tianqi. Xie Tianqi blew "whoosh! whoosh!" several times, but he couldn't produce such a clear sound. Frustrated, he tried again and again!
"Alright, you pick the wood ear mushrooms first. We can practice that when we get back and rest!"
"Oh! Okay then!"
Although Xie Tianqi was unwilling, she still obediently went to pick wood ear mushrooms!
Xie Yushu walked and stopped in the mountains and forests. The mountain path was difficult to walk on. In some places, the thorns were taller than a person. It was stuffy and hot. After wandering around for a long time, she finally stopped in a patch of withered yellow forest because she found that the dry things under her feet that looked like rabbit droppings looked a bit like yam beans.
Xie Yushu picked up a stone and smashed open a small ball. Sure enough, inside was a snow-white powder! It really was a yam!
Xie Yushu had brought a pickaxe with her, intending to find food here, and immediately picked it up and started digging at her feet!
The soil was too dry, and the first few swings of the pickaxe were very strenuous. Fortunately, it became easier after digging out a ridge about knee-high. Large chunks of soil and stones fell down, and soon she dug out a yam as long as her arm. Perhaps the leaves in the mountains had decomposed into fertilizer over the years, making the soil very fertile. This yam was even thicker than the handle of the pickaxe in her hand.
There's always a way out!
These yams are growing so well. Although they are a bit shriveled due to lack of water, they are still a food source. Moreover, they have the effect of strengthening muscles and bones and replenishing qi. People who have been hungry for a long time can not only eat them to stave off hunger, but also nourish their bodies. It's a win-win situation!
Xie Yushu quickly got up and examined the area carefully. She saw that there were yams in the area, which was about an acre in size. If there were yams everywhere, wouldn't the people in the nearby villages be able to survive?
Since she transmigrated here, nothing has made her happier than this moment!
Although she was confident that she could survive in this world of starvation, she still felt particularly heavy-hearted whenever she saw other people who were just skin and bones. Some people had eyes that looked glazed over and glowed with a green light when they looked at others. She didn't have the courage to meet their gaze, nor did she dare to think too deeply about whether some people were exchanging children to eat!
That's good. The remaining villages only have a little over two hundred people in total. If we divide them up and hold on for a few more days, maybe things will turn around!
Xie Yushu was incredibly excited. She looked up, ran to a tall tree, climbed up it quickly, and whistled about ten times towards Xie Tianqi's location!
Soon after, the sound of footsteps could be heard.
"Sis, are you alright?"
Xie Tianqi was panting heavily from running. Liu Qiang and Liu Nan, the third son of the Liu family, also came with her.
"What's wrong?"
Liu Qiang, also panting, asked...
Seeing that the Liu brothers had also arrived, Xie Yushu asked with some surprise.
"Why did you all come here too?"
We searched around for a while but didn't find anything useful, so we headed back. Then we heard a whistling sound, and we figured it must be you guys, so we came over to check!
Xie Yushu nimbly climbed down the tree, picked up the yam, and said...
"You've come at the perfect time! Look, yams!"
This stuff not only fills you up, but it's also a warming and nourishing medicinal herb that strengthens muscles and bones, replenishes vital energy, and this whole area is full of it. With it, everyone in these villages can survive!
"This...this thing is edible?"
Liu Nan pointed disbelievingly at the dry, stick-like object in Xie Yushu's hand and asked...
"Sure! You haven't tried it before?"
"No!"
"Oh dear, my sister says it's edible, so it's definitely edible. My grandfather is a doctor, and my sister has even recognized the medicinal herbs from him!" Xie Tianqi immediately spoke up to defend Xie Yushu when Liu Nan didn't believe her.
No wonder, things were different back then compared to later generations. Yam was already served as a dish, and it was probably only used for medicinal purposes!
Xie Yushu said
"It tastes a bit like sweet potato, you'll know once you try it! It's almost noon, let's have it for lunch! I'll go gather firewood, you guys dig up a few more."
The three men picked up shovels and pickaxes and started digging. In these famine years, they'd eaten grass roots and tree bark, so what difference would a tree branch make?
After Xie Yushu lit a fire, the three of them had dug up more than a dozen yams. When the fire had burned down to just charcoal, Xie Yushu took a shovel and scooped up some fine soil to cover the charcoal. She then threw the yams onto the soil to roast. Since it was already hot, the yams quickly released their aroma after being placed on the soil. Xie Yushu checked the heat and flipped them over. They were ready to eat in less than fifteen minutes.
The group had been grilling in the heat for a while and were already covered in sweat. Once the grilling was done, each of them picked up a few pieces, put them in their baskets, and went to eat them under the shade of a tree!
Xie Tianqi trusted Xie Yushu unconditionally, and disregarding the heat, she peeled off a piece of skin and put it in her mouth.
Ouch! It's so hot!
Mmm! It smells so good! It's almost like a sweet potato!
The Liu brothers also started eating.
"Hiss! That's good! This stuff can be used as food!" Liu Nan said to his older brother.
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