Qiao Xinyi really looked like she was here for a stroll in the mountains. When she wanted to squat and dig a bit, Chen Yubing pulled her up and told her to just watch from the side, fearing that she was a pregnant woman and frequent bending and standing would be bad for her waist.
"Mom, if you're like this, I might as well not come." Qiao Xinyi spread her hands helplessly.
"You should come. The air in the mountains smells so comfortable, and it's nice to take a walk in the mountains. It saves you from sitting at your desk all the time." Chen Yubing said.
"The air here in the army is good, not like in the urban area. The air in our textile factory's family compound is pretty good, and there are no chemical plants nearby."
Qiao Xinyi thought that there was no such thing as the smell of car exhaust in the city these days, so whether she came to the mountains or not, as long as she lived in the military family compound, the air quality would be not much different.
The area where Qiao Lai Di lived was a little worse, as there was a steel plant in that area.
This was the first time Qiao Xinyi had experienced digging wild vegetables in her two lifetimes.
No matter how Chen Yubing persuaded her, she just watched from the side for a while, and after remembering what kinds of wild vegetables Chen Yubing dug, she started digging them herself.
Also very excited was Qiao Yunbai, who was doing this for the first time. On the other hand, Qiao Yunsong looked like someone who was used to this kind of work.
With a hoe and some skillful effort, a whole wild vegetable was pulled up along with its roots and soil.
He pulled them up, shook the soil off the roots, and put the wild vegetables into his backpack. He performed the series of actions in one go and very quickly. He even managed to glance at his two little nephews who were chattering in surprise.
"Your Yunsong works really efficiently." Mrs. Yan Hua couldn't help but praise him after seeing this.
"Brother must have suffered a lot in the countryside before, so he can work so efficiently." Qiao Yunbai looked at Qiao Xinyi. She couldn't even recognize wild vegetables, just like him.
Qiao Xinyi herself said that after she became stupid, she didn't do much housework and spent her days wandering around the village.
After all, who expects a fool to follow instructions and do adult work?
Qiao Yunbai thought that his elder sister must have wasted all her time learning from the old professor who lived in the cowshed.
"Yes, I must have suffered a lot in the past, but now that I'm back home, all the hardship has paid off," Mrs. Yan Hua said with emotion.
She looked at Qiao Yunsong, then at Qiao Xinyi, and finally at Chen Yubing, and then she smiled. This family had all gone through hardships before finally getting their happy ending.
Seeing that Chen Yubing always stopped her from following, Qiao Xinyi went to Qiao Yunsong's side, took a look at the vegetables in Qiao Yunsong's basket, and asked, "Why are the wild vegetables you dug different from those dug by mom and the others?"
Qiao Yunsong glanced at the wild vegetables next to Chen Yubing and whispered to Qiao Xinyi, "Mom picked bitter herbs and houttuynia cordata. These two have strong flavors and I don't like them."
"How strong is the taste?" Qiao Xinyi felt that these two names were unfamiliar to her at first. "One is bitter and the other is smelly?"
"We call it houttuynia cordata here in the provincial capital, but it's called zeergen in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan. We dry the houttuynia cordata here and make herbal tea to reduce inflammation and reduce internal heat, while people in Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan eat the roots and eat them raw and cold. I don't like either way of cooking them."
"Houttuynia cordata is Houttuynia cordata? I don't like it either!" Qiao Xinyi said quickly.
"Why don't you like it? You drank a lot at home in the summer." Chen Yubing burst out laughing when she heard Qiao Xinyi say she didn't like it. "I said I wanted to add some sugar to it but you didn't want it. You said you just like to drink it as tea."
Qiao Xinyi was stunned. It turned out that Houttuynia cordata tea was the herbal tea that tasted like Jiaduobao?
Qiao Xinyi chuckled, "Then I don't think it smells bad. I quite like drinking it."
Qiao Yunsong also laughed softly.
"What about bitter herbs?" Qiao Xinyi asked, "How bitter are they? How do they compare to bitter melon?"
"It's as bitter as bitter melon." Qiao Yunsong said, "I think there's some in the cupboard at home. You should have tried it, big sister."
Qiao Xinyi thought for a moment and shook her head, "I have no impression."
"Why haven't you eaten it?" Chen Yubing said with a smile, "I made it the day you and Qingshan came back home. It was the pork rib soup, but that day it was pork rib soup stewed with dried bitter vegetables. You said the soup was delicious."
"It's the dried vegetable that Yunbai said smells like a stinky foot cloth!" Qiao Xinyi knew what it was when she mentioned the pork rib soup that was stewed on the day of returning home. "It's very delicious."
But she remembered that the taste was a bit hard to describe when it was cooked.
"Bitter vegetable and salted egg soup is also delicious. Just use fresh bitter vegetables. If you can't stand the bitter taste, rinse it with water first to remove the bitterness. Then add some salted egg yolk. It's very fresh and can also reduce internal heat."
Mrs. Yan Hua said, "Since you are used to eating it, we will pick more later and you can take some home."
In this provincial capital where people are afraid of getting a sore throat even if they drink water, every household has some soup that can reduce heat on the table.
When Qiao Xinyi heard about the idea of reducing internal heat, she immediately nodded.
Let Fu Qingshan drink more when we get home. Ever since he found out she was pregnant, he has been in a bad mood and has been taking cold showers late at night.
Qiao Xinyi swore that it was definitely not her who instigated it, but Fu Qingshan was just a hot-tempered person.
There were abundant varieties of wild vegetables in the mountains. Even though there were many people walking ahead, Chen Yubing and Yan Huasao, who were following slowly behind, also dug up quite a few.
After Qiao Yunsong knew that Qiao Xinyi loved to eat bitter herbs and Houttuynia cordata, he also joined the ranks of digging these two wild vegetables. He acted quickly, and these two wild vegetables grew really a lot, with each clump forming a large patch.
Soon his backpack was full. Seeing that it was still early, Mrs. Yan Hua said to Qiao Xinyi, "I remember there are wild fruits a little higher up. You young people are quick on your feet, so you can go up and take a look first. Your mother and I will slowly dig behind you."
"Let's pick wild fruits!" Fu Linzhou and Fu Zeyu became excited when they heard there were wild fruits. Qiao Xinyi was also tired of digging, so he patted the dirt on his hands and called Qiao Yunsong and Qiao Yunbai, and the three big and two small ones quickly walked up the mountain.
Qiao Xinyi looked around as she walked. She was curious about what Mrs. Yan Hua was looking at all the way here.
I am also curious why Fu Qingshan doesn't allow people at home who eat meat and sweets to go up the mountain.
"Sister Xinyi, there are wild fruits!" Qiao Yunsong grew up in the mountains, and he knew what wild fruits to eat.
The wild fruits on the wall are purple, green, and red, and the purple-red flowers are particularly bright and eye-catching.
"Is this 눓煙떚?" Qiao Xinyi had never eaten it but had seen pictures of it online.
"Big sister, do you know?" Qiao Yunsong nodded. Seeing the two children already tiptoeing to pick them, Qiao Yunsong hurriedly taught them, "Pick the purple-red ones. They are ripe and sweet. Before eating, we go to the spring water nearby to wash them. There are ants on the small ones."
"Uncle, red is beautiful. I want to pick some red ones." Fu Linzhou asked, "Do you eat red ones?"
Qiao Yunsong thought about it and nodded, "Eat."
Upon hearing this, Fu Linzhou immediately reached out and picked one up. Without waiting for Qiao Yunsong to say anything, he happily went to wash it with the mountain spring water flowing from the cracks in the rocks nearby. After looking around to make sure there were no ants, he put it in his mouth.
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