Wenwen chopped the chicken into small pieces, leaving a whole chicken leg. She put more oil in the pot, then remembered that she had no ginger and garlic. There was nothing she could do. She would go to the village to exchange some next time.
The chicken pieces were poured into the wok with a sizzling sound. She quickly stir-fried them a few times, and soon the aroma of the chicken came out.
"It smells so good." Wen Xiao took a deep breath.
"My little sister has inherited my mom's true skills, and her cooking is getting better and better."
"That's right. It would taste better with ginger and garlic."
At this time, Yu Xunting also came back with not only potatoes but also a bag of grain.
About 100 kilograms of potatoes
There are about 50 kilograms of barley flour, and I don’t know what’s mixed in it. It’s not white at all.
"Fourth brother, peel a few potatoes and peel those two wild yam trees as well. Be careful when peeling wild yam trees, as they will itch."
Wenwen poured water into the pot and covered it with a lid.
Cut the potatoes and yam into pieces and stew them with the chicken later.
"Is this all the food?" Wenwen asked.
"There is really no extra wheat in the village. There is still half a year before the spring wheat harvest. Everyone is tightening their belts and often has to go hungry," said Yu Xunting.
"I hope there will be a lot of cassava on the mountain tomorrow." Wenwen thought that since there was yam cassava in Lijia Bay, it meant that it could be planted. If it was planted in large quantities, it would be enough to fill our stomachs.
"Are you really sure you can eat plants that even starving people wouldn't dare eat?"
"Dig it up tomorrow and we'll know in a week whether it's edible or not." No matter how much you say, it won't be as convincing as facts.
"Did you really read this from a book?" Yu Xunting asked doubtfully.
"Yes, I have never been far away, otherwise how would I know. Cassava is a plant that grows in the south, and I don't understand how it can be found in Lijiawan?" Wenwen was also very curious.
Yu Xunting thought so too. The little girl who just graduated from junior high school probably had never seen it except in books.
"Do you think Lijiawan is not as cold as Beijing? The New Year is only a month away, and it hasn't snowed or frozen here yet." Yu Xunting felt that it snowed in the county when he came here last time, but it was not heavy.
"So Lijiawan's geographical location is different," Wenwen said. "We'll know when we go see it tomorrow."
"Do you think the captain can get things done today?" Wenwen changed the subject.
"It's almost right. It doesn't cost any money, and the villagers can make some money. Where can you find such a thing?" Yu Xunting looked at Wenwen: "Actually, you don't have to do this. I'm already very grateful that you can come, and I'm not letting you spend so much money."
"It wasn't my money that was spent. It belonged to the Lai family. I made a killing last time. If Song Qianhong hadn't been cunning, I would have sent them to jail. Two thousand yuan is a bargain for them."
Wenwen lifted the lid of the pot to see if the chicken was cooked. She poked the potatoes with a spatula and found they were almost done, and the yam was already soft and mushy.
Use an aluminum pot and put the rice in the pot.
Cook less rice today. Potatoes are filling enough. Besides, we should save food in the future and eat only until we are 50% to 60% full.
Wenwen packed the good chicken nuggets and yam in a lunch box. Yam is best eaten by the elderly. She packed another box of lunch and gave the two boxes to Yu Xunting.
"Send it to Grandpa and then come back for dinner. It's not dark yet, so be careful not to be seen."
Yu Xunting nodded and wrapped the two lunch boxes with a towel.
Everyone enjoyed the meal to their heart's content in the evening.
Wenwen also talked about the need to save food, and no one had any objections.
the next day
Wenwen, Wenxiao and Yuxunting arrived at the Li family early.
Li Jianguo heard his father talk about this when he returned home yesterday. He was a little bit unconvinced because no one dared to try poisonous things.
But since Wenwen promised so solemnly, he took a few people and tools and went up the mountain.
The hill they went to this time was in the opposite direction of the hill where they chopped wood yesterday.
Moreover, the team leader had led them almost to the middle of the mountain, and they felt that the ground was getting flatter.
Then they walked out of the forest, and what they saw in front of them was not a high mountain, but a small hill covered with dense plants. The strange thing was that the leaves of trees in other places were all withered and yellow, but the leaves of this plant were not completely withered and yellow, and there were still many green leaves. The leaves looked like palms.
Wenwen and the others looked at it in disbelief. Just like the place they went to yesterday, there wasn't a single green leaf on the mountain.
Wenwen looked at the branches and leaves of cassava, and saw that the branches of cassava were straight poles.
"Captain, this is cassava. Dig some up today and you'll know in a week."
"Be careful when digging, the leaves and branches of cassava are poisonous. Also, when digging, keep the small ones and don't damage them, so that they will still grow next year." This means saving seeds so that you don't have to waste time sowing again next year.
Several men started digging cassava. Because it was wild and no one dared to dig it, the cassava roots grew deeper and deeper.
It took a few people a while to dig it up, but the more they dug, the deeper they dug, the more they found. The ground was so densely packed that by the time they had dug up a cassava sapling, a large pile of cassava had already been laid on the ground.
Wenwen looked at the pile of big and thick cassava and began to doubt her life. Is this really cassava? The largest one is almost thicker than her thigh. She really wondered if it was a mutant variety.
"This thing really grows. It's all over the ground. If we dig it all up, the ground will sink by half." It was the first time that Wen Xiao saw such a plant.
"They grow so much because they can't be eaten. If they could be eaten, they would have been dug up long ago." The captain frowned, what a pity.
"Apart from here, are there any other places like this?" Yu Xunting was surprised that cassava only grew in such a crowded area on this hill.
"This is the only place. We dare not go into the deep mountains. There are too many wild animals in there, including many tigers. Usually, almost no one comes here. It's not safe."
"Let's leave here quickly. There are animal calls in the deep mountains. Are they wolves howling?" Wenwen felt her hair stand on end. The deep mountains were too dangerous.
A few people put the cassava into several backpacks and hurried back.
Wenwen didn't expect to dig so much. Soaking it in water was also a hassle. There was no big basin, so how could she soak it?
Wenwen told a few people that there was no big basin of bubbles.
"It has to soak for six or seven days, and the water has to be changed every day."
"It's so troublesome,"
"Can we just soak it in the river? That way we don't have to change the water and it's more convenient." Yu Xunting suggested.
"If there are no people living downstream, the water will be poisonous."
"I know a place. I'll take you there when it's ready." Li Jianguo put down the backpack and left.
Wenwen instructed them to peel the cassava and chop the thick ones into smaller ones. It took them a while to finish the job.
Then he took out two snakeskin bags, packed them, and followed Li Jianguo to the river.
This place is not far from the village, but usually no one comes here. There are a few big rocks by the river, and the snakeskin bag gets stuck when it is put in, so it cannot be washed away.
Wenwen thought this was really a good place to soak cassava.
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