Chapter 91 Digging Wild Vegetables and Picking Chestnuts

"Of course. Grandpa Huang knows how to make sugar-roasted chestnuts, and we always go to his house." Lele said.

“Yeah!”

Lele continued, "Then we'll have vegetable pancakes for lunch and mustard greens dumplings in the afternoon."

"Zizi can make dumplings!" Yanyan raised her paws. Zizi had learned it before, first this, then this, then that, and it was done!

"Wow!" None of the kids knew how to make dumplings, "Yan Yan is so good!"

"Hehe~"

[I feel sorry for Brother Yuan. This is a place where pigs are raised. It must be very smelly! Fang Fang is really stupid to choose such a room.]

[What’s wrong with Fang Fang? My son also can’t walk when he sees Peppa Pig. This is clearly a trick by the show crew!]

[That’s right, and Fang Fang also asked Wen Mingyuan which one to choose, and Wen Mingyuan said it doesn’t matter!]

[Wen Mingyuan fans, can you please stop putting the blame on Fang Fang every time? She is just a child and doesn’t understand anything.]

[Wen Mingyuan fans don’t think that no one would have nothing better to do than watch Wen Mingyuan’s live broadcast room? Isn’t this a coincidence? I went to watch it. Just like Wen Mingyuan, he didn’t even pretend when he knew it was a live broadcast.]

[She was so good at acting in the first two episodes, why didn’t she act this time? She didn’t even hide her disgusted expression. No one is as sensible as Fang Fang, and Fang Fang even praised the piglet for being cute.]

[What's wrong with being disgusted? Rural people are so dirty! Not to mention the pig farmers! They stink all over. I guess those people are full of odor. Who wouldn't be disgusted!]

[Yo, city people still have a sense of superiority~]

[City People: Enough! Wen Mingyuan fans, please don’t harm us!]

[You look down on us farmers and pig farmers. If you have the guts, then stop eating! Stop eating pork!]

[Tsk, if you want to quarrel, get out of here. We still have to take care of the cubs!]

Leshi Shi was full of odor. It was not like she had not been to the countryside before. The countryside was full of odor, and it was impossible to get rid of it. If you stayed there, you would be infected with the odor!

Rosin turned to fight Big Eyes, but to her surprise, there were not many people with her. Their fighting power was not enough! Rosin frowned and ran to the group to ask for punishment.

Leshishi: What's going on? Why didn't you come? You are big fans of Wen Mingyuan!

Brother Yuan’s Leg Hair: I can’t come because of something urgent.

Wen Mingyuan: Shige, who are you arguing with?

The Leshi poem is a bit confusing. Who else can it be given to? Isn’t it just the group of people in the live broadcast room?

Le Shishi: It’s the group of people in the live broadcast room!

Leshishi: I am speechless. Rural people already stink, and we are not allowed to dislike them?

Brother Yuan’s wool: I am a farmer.

Brother Yuan's wool: Fine, I stink, you guys despise me. Then I won't be here to bother you anymore, bye!

Yuan Ge's wife: What a coincidence, my family is the same. What's wrong with the countryside? I am happy to go back to the countryside every Chinese New Year.

Leshishi was panicking. As expected, a large number of fans left the group and sent a notice on Big Eyes. This time is different from the last time!

Last time, some big fans wanted to quit being fans, but the group owner stepped in and appeased them and kept them. Those who quit being fans are not that important and have no fighting power.

This time a large number of big fans have quit, which is incredible!

Le Shishi's face turned pale.

Wen Mingyuan’s wife: Le Shishi, what did you do?

Le Shishi: I didn’t do anything.

Wen Mingyuan's wife: Forget it, I will kick you out of the group first, appease other big fans, and save the relationship. You, Big Eyes, should send an apology. Say that it is your personal opinion and has nothing to do with Wen Mingyuan.

Le Shishi: Kick me out?!

Wen Mingyuan's wife: I have no other choice! You are the one who caused all this! You were the one who made all the comments. If you don't say anything, they will think that Brother Yuan thinks the same. Then Brother Yuan's reputation will be ruined by you!

Le Shishi bit her lip, her heart broken.

Le Shishi: Okay, after this is over, remember to bring me back to the group.

Wen Mingyuan’s wife: Okay.

Shao Yanyan snorted coldly. Stupid woman, she was completely devoted to Wen Mingyuan after being coaxed by him.

This was also within her expectations. Last time Wen Mingyuan avoided her and ran away, she asked a private detective to investigate. In the end, they found Le Shishi.

I have to say that this little girl is quite capable, as she was able to connect with Wen Mingyuan. She is just an ordinary college student. Her family background is average, and her parents are both office workers from the countryside. Their life is not tight, but not rich either. It can only be said that she has no worries about food and clothing.

But Le Shishi borrowed a campus loan to chase stars! With the money, he made himself famous and joined a big fan group. Later, he also contacted Wen Mingyuan.

Wen Mingyuan was the same, unable to control his lower body. How had Shao Yanyan treated him badly? If that was the case, then don't blame her for being rude. She didn't say a word about this matter.

Shao Yanyan sneered. Wen Mingyuan wouldn't think that she had to be with him, right? She had been in the industry much earlier than Wen Mingyuan, so how could Wen Mingyuan be better than her?

"Sister Yanyan." A pair of strong arms wrapped around Shao Yanyan's waist, "It's time to go to bed."

Shao Yanyan touched the face of the person behind her with her backhand: "Well, go to sleep."

[I knew these kids like to hang out together!]

[What an interesting look!]

[Going to bed now? It’s so early.]

[Tomorrow is early, so of course I have to go to bed early today! And people in the countryside usually go to bed early.]

[There is no nightlife in the countryside (looking at the sky.jpg)]

[Go to sleep, go to sleep, everyone go to sleep too, wake up early tomorrow to watch the live broadcast! ]

Early the next morning, everyone was ready to go.

"Get up." Lele's grandmother had already prepared the backpacks. "Have breakfast first, and then everyone will carry the backpacks."

Breakfast was simple, with rice porridge, big steamed buns, a plate of stir-fried vegetables and salted duck eggs.

Although simple, the taste is not bad. The big buns are homemade, with leek and egg fillings and pickled mustard greens and meat fillings. Each one has a thin skin and a large filling, and is easy to recognize. After the big buns with pickled mustard greens and meat fillings are steamed, the skin of the buns is soaked with grease and soup.

The preserved vegetables absorbed the meat aroma and turned oily and black, while the meat was tightly wrapped by the salty aroma of the preserved vegetables, making it fat but not greasy. It also had a little sweetness and was very fragrant.

What surprised Xie Luoshu the most was the salted duck eggs. Grandma Lele said she pickled them herself, and she said she was the best in pickled duck eggs in Antian Village. No one dared to claim to be the best!

Crack the eggshell open, the egg white is as smooth as mutton-fat jade, and the saltiness is just right. The yolk is the essence of this salted duck egg, round and golden. Touch it lightly with the tip of the chopsticks, and the oily red oil slowly seeps out. Put the oily yolk into your mouth, and the sandy and glutinous taste spreads between your teeth instantly, delicate and dense, and every tiny yolk particle can be clearly felt.

A mouthful of white porridge, a mouthful of steamed bun, salted duck eggs and vegetables. Simple but satisfying. A good salted duck egg is not too salty even when eaten alone, just the right amount.

Yanyan really likes the crunchy texture of the salted duck egg yolk. She ate a whole big bun and a bowl of porridge with the salted duck egg.

[Sizzle, sizzle, good for the family!]

[This big bun... wuwuwu, I'm so jealous! I'm so jealous!]

[The skin is thin and the filling is huge! It’s all over the place! It smells so good! This bun must be here to repay my gratitude!]

[Hey? Isn’t it the same over there? Our buns are all like this, super delicious!]

[? Where are you? Oh, City D...]

[The northern part of the country has these big buns, but the southern part of the country is different…]

[Wuwuwu, stop talking, one third of a bun is just skin!]

[One third is good enough! This part of our school is the most speechless! Half is just skin! I don’t like eating skin, it’s all skin after one bite!]

[My school was okay last year, but this year, I couldn’t even take two bites of the filling!]

After breakfast, several people carried backpacks and set out. It seems that picking wild vegetables in Yasuda Village is a collective event! Men, women, young and old in the village carried backpacks and baskets and headed towards the mountain. Along the way, laughter filled the path, and neighbors greeted each other and talked about the good places to pick wild vegetables in the past.

Several families met each other. Lele's grandmother also met some good friends: "Lele, bring your friends to have fun."

"Okay! Everyone follow me!" A group of children rushed over.

"Is it okay without an adult accompanying us?" Bai Xueling was a little worried.

"It's okay." The aunt next to him said, "They go there to pick chestnuts every year, and nothing has ever happened. Besides, it's not far away, and you can hear them if you shout."

"The photographer is following too." Liu Ruotong said.

Several parents followed the group to dig wild vegetables. The villagers were very enthusiastic and taught them where most wild vegetables were found and what they looked like. If they came across a large cluster of wild vegetables, they would ask them to come over and dig together.

The wild vegetables here are mostly mustard and amaranth.

In the grass, the dark green and thick leaves of mustard swayed slightly in the wind, and the veins on the leaves were clearly visible. It grew in clusters on the ground, with its roots firmly rooted in the soil.

Amaranth has a slightly rough stem with a light reddish-brown color. Although the leaves are not as moist as those in summer, they are full and firm. The oval leaves are flat and blend in with the surrounding environment.

Soon, everyone's backpacks or shoulder baskets were filled with fresh wild vegetables.

"It's almost time to go. Call the children back."

"Le Le!" It seems that this is indeed done frequently, and everyone kept shouting Le Le.

"I heard it!" Lele shouted.

The ripe chestnuts fell to the ground. The thorny shells of the chestnuts looked like little hedgehogs curled up among the fallen leaves. Some of the chestnut balls had cracked slightly, revealing the shiny chestnuts inside.

The new kids carefully used branches to poke at the chestnut balls, fearing that the thorns would prick their hands.

"Like this." Lele stepped on the chestnut ball and gently pressed it, and the chestnuts rolled out.

"If it's cracked, just be careful when you take it out." Lele demonstrated to them, "Be careful not to get pricked."

"good!"

Some children even wore gloves and could grab the chestnuts directly, while others were too lazy to take them out and just threw the whole thing into the backpack.

The parents dug up wild vegetables and they also picked a lot.

"Let's go to Grandpa Huang's house first." Lele led the team in front, "Get some chestnuts for Grandpa Huang to make sugar-roasted chestnuts, and take some back home."

"Come back soon and don't stay too long."

"We'll have vegetable pancakes for lunch! If you don't come back, they'll be gone!"

"Grandpa Huang is busy, stop pestering him!"

"knew!"

"Stop reading it, stop reading it!"

"Only Grandpa Huang dotes on them and makes sugar-roasted chestnuts for them every year."

"That's right! He stayed away for a long time and didn't come back. He had to wait until the sugar-roasted chestnuts were ready."

"I went to take a look last time, and there was a group of kids, crowded around Grandpa Huang."