Chapter Twenty-Four: Bitter Bamboo
The sixth put the ginseng into his backpack and took everyone to another place in the forest, which was surrounded by towering trees as just now, but the difference was that a piece of ground about three points was cleared in the gap between the trees, and there were clusters of pleasing American ginseng growing in the ground, which seemed to be growing well, and the greenery was abrupt.
He looked at this piece of American ginseng a little, and took out a small shovel and a small medicine hoe directly from his backpack to cut the roots of American ginseng, but he was not as careful as he was with ginseng, and the woodland here was soft and fertile, and a large number of dead branches and fallen leaves were accumulated all year round, and it was he who finally cleared this piece.
In the eyes of the sixth child, American ginseng is obviously not as expensive as ginseng, and he was allowed to dig one with a small shovel and a small medicine hoe.
Digging out the American ginseng, Lao Liu grabbed the branches and leaves of the American ginseng and said to Le Lang and them, "It's good to dig the American ginseng like this, as long as everyone is careful, don't touch the big rhizome, everyone hurry up, and I'll give you a few after digging it later, this thing is not worth any ginseng." ”
As soon as Naruto, who was standing on the side, heard that there was something to take, the wound that was still faintly painful suddenly healed, and he also dug it up. Saburo also wanted to dig and see, but he was holding two little ones in his hands, and the little ones were not at all at ease drilling in his hands, so he had to give up.
In the jungle, the forest is lush and overgrown with weeds, and this three-third or so ginseng field is thanks to the old six who come to pull the grass from time to time, otherwise it would have been annihilated in the weeds.
About three points of the land, not very big, a few people worked together, only for quantity not quality of digging, a while to dig nearly half, even the already half-crippled Naruto dug up several, also this side of the soil is soft and easy to dig, otherwise if you change to the outside of the piece of red soil, there are them crying, but then again, the red soil can't grow American ginseng.
Lao Liu stopped for a while, saw the American ginseng that had been piled up, simply stopped digging, sat on the side to prune the branches and leaves of the American ginseng, and shook off the excess soil by the way, this is only the first rough processing, after going back, he also has to use a soft brush to brush off the soil on the surface of the American ginseng, and then put it in a cool place to dry, so that it can be sold at a good price.
About three points of the land was ploughed by a few brute oxen at once. After they dug up the American ginseng, they sat aside to rest and drink water, Naruto couldn't sit still, so he could only lean helplessly on a tree that looked more pleasing and clean, but he was thinking in his heart: I can dig some American ginseng, and the sixth child will be embarrassed not to give me some at that time. Thinking about looking at the sixth child, the sixth child was busy cutting the branches and leaves of American ginseng, and there was room for Naruto's thoughts. Le Lang looked at the sixth child who was busy on the side, and thought that there seemed to be nothing to do, so it was better to dig some bamboo shoots. He remembered that there seemed to be a bitter bamboo forest nearby, and now it was almost the time to produce bamboo shoots, and that bitter bamboo forest was brought to him by his grandfather, and he had never forgotten the taste after eating it once.
"Shenmin, you and the sixth are here, and the seventh and I are going to dig something," Le Lang thought for a while and said to Shenmin.
"What to dig, what is there to dig where this bird doesn't." Naruto rolled his eyes angrily and said to Le Lang, but no one paid attention to him, he was sick now, so he couldn't talk to him.
"What are you digging for," the sixth man who was busy working on the side listened to Le Lang's words and asked curiously, he is also quite familiar here, but he doesn't know what good things are here.
"Bitter bamboo shoots,"
"You're talking about the bamboo forest over there, is there any bamboo shoots in that thing? I've never seen one before. The sixth said to Le Lang while cutting the branches and leaves.
"It's okay, I'll take a look."
"Then you and Lao Qi go, take care of the two of you, and I'll stay here so that nothing will happen." Shen Min said on the side.
"Well," Le Lang nodded, and took Lao Qi away, originally San Lang also wanted to follow, but was driven back by Le Lang, this part of the road is a bit difficult to walk, and he also wants to go early and return early, taking him a little cumbersome. Besides, he still has two little porcupines in his hands? How to go.
Le Lang took Lao Qi to a relatively high hillside, looked around, and the desolate appearance of the trees after winter suddenly appeared in front of him. Le Lang looked for the direction, a few years later, the bitter bamboo forest in which direction I can't remember clearly, and it is difficult to recognize which direction if there is no obvious mark in the jungle. He took a look, found the right direction, waved the mountain knife in his hand to lead the way, and quickly walked in the direction he identified.
In the hazy jungle, the trees that one person and two people hug abound, the small trees are overgrown with weeds, all kinds of wild vines are intertwined, the dead branches and leaves are everywhere, fortunately the mosquitoes are extinct after winter, otherwise if it rains after the beginning of spring, the mosquitoes are piled up, the kind of flower mountain mosquito with black and white tentacles will make you miserable, let you know the taste of entering the mountain forest. Le Lang cut weeds and small trees in front, opening a road that few or no one has walked, Lao Qi held a bow and crossbow, and did not dare to be sloppy at all, although the beasts rarely came out to move after winter, but Uncle Afu said, there have been groups of mountain dogs recently, it is better to be careful.
Le Lang couldn't help but laugh when he saw Lao Qi's cautious appearance, but he didn't care about him, just took care of opening the way in front. After turning over a hill, I came to a basin between two mountains, the basin is not large, and it is covered with clusters of green bamboos, although it is winter, there are no bamboo leaves falling. On one side of the rock wall, a small waterfall struck itself from above, forming a small stream below and flowing slowly through the bamboo forest, the water of the stream is clear, gentle and gentle and meanders down.
Le Lang wiped the sweat on his forehead, picked up the kettle and drank water, recovered his energy, and cut all the way, Rao is young and strong, full of energy, but also his hands are sore.
"Okay, don't block here, hurry up and dig up, don't keep them waiting." Lao Qi patted him next to him and urged. Le Lang rolled his eyes, and he couldn't rest. But he didn't say anything, and buried his head in the bitter bamboo forest.
It is recorded in the Book of Min that the bitter bamboo, the bamboo shoots are born in winter, and they are dug and eaten, and the taste is particularly precious.
The thickest of the bitter bamboo is only more than one finger thick, and it can be five or six meters long, and it can be used to make a flute.
Bitter bamboo shoots do not emerge from the ground like winter bamboo shoots, but are buried in the ground like hemp bamboo and green bamboo. It is best to dig the bamboo in the morning, after the dew in the morning, there will be a water trace on the ground with the bamboo shoots, and the bamboo is dug as long as you look at the water trace. It was already afternoon, and by this time the water trail had evaporated, and there was no trace of water in sight. However, there are also methods, but you have good eyesight, that is, you must carefully look at whether there are bamboo shoots on the ground, or see if there are small mounds slightly protruding, whether there are cracks on the mound, if you are sure, then there are bamboo shoots underneath.
Bamboo shoots that have come out of the ground and have turned blue are not edible, and the taste is very bitter, very bitter, and may be more bitter than bitter gall. Le Lang gave full play to the spirit of the ancestors who were not afraid of hardship and tiredness in the bitter bamboo forest, digging bamboo shoots hard, and Lao Qi found a place to sit down leisurely outside, looking left and right with Erlang's legs crossed, he looked at the quiet stream gurgling down and the bitter bamboo forest swaying gently in the breeze, and felt that this place was really picturesque, like a fairyland on earth. He himself was comfortable outside, but he didn't care about Le Lang digging bamboo shoots hard inside.
Because no one has taken care of the bamboo forest for many years, it is dense and dense, it is extremely difficult to walk, the bamboo leaves on the ground are piled up, and from time to time emits a bad smell of decay, the cobwebs are dense inside, the bamboo branches are low, and the bamboo shoots have to be pushed away from the layers of bamboo leaves on the ground, making the waves miserable. I think that when he and his grandfather came, he stood aside, watched his grandfather dig, and went back to eat, only remembering how delicious this bamboo shoot was, but he didn't expect to be so tired of digging a bamboo shoot.
The bamboo forest is quite large, and Lelang dug a bag full after digging for a while. Originally, digging bamboo shoots was to bring a bamboo shoot knife that was specially used to dig bamboo shoots, so that the bamboo shoots would not be damaged, so that the bamboo shoots could grow in an orderly cycle, but this time to dig bamboo shoots was just a temporary idea of Lelang, so I didn't bring a bamboo shoot knife, so I had to dig with a mountain knife, but I was a little tired.
"Hey, this is" Le Lang was about to walk out with a bag full of bags, but he inadvertently saw a bunch of things growing not far away.
The thing resembles a reticulated dry white snake skin, a dark green mushroom cap, a snow-white cylindrical stipe, a pink egg-shaped fungus tray, and a delicate white mesh skirt at the top of the stipe spreads down from the fungus cover.
Bamboo sunflower is rich in nutrition, rich in fragrance, delicious in taste, and has been listed as one of the "eight treasures of grass" since ancient times. Bamboo sunflower also has the effect of nourishing and strengthening, nourishing qi and nourishing the brain, calming the mind and strengthening the body; Nourishes qi and nourishes yin, moistens the lungs and relieves cough, clears away heat and dampness. In the present wild bamboo sunflower can be more expensive than gold.
Le Lang didn't expect that there were bamboo shoots in this place at this time, just now he was only looking for bamboo shoots. But it's not strange to think about it, the bamboo sun generally grows in the warm and humid bamboo forest in autumn, although it is a little cold outside, but it is still quite warm in this bamboo forest, it is in this climate that the growth time of the bamboo sun is extended, and there is such a stream in the bamboo forest, the climate is humid all year round, it is simply a natural bamboo sun growth base.
Le Lang quickly put down the bag full of bamboo shoots, and took out a bag from the backpack behind, rushed to the place where the bamboo shoots were long, and after a while, he turned to more than a dozen places to pick a bag full of bamboo shoots, don't look at this bag a lot, but it is very light, straight as nothing, less after drying, back to the place where the bamboo shoots are placed, he picked up the bamboo shoots and was about to leave, just took two steps, only to find that he had done a stupid thing, couldn't help patting his forehead, and muttered in a low voice, "You banana bale". But it turned out that he would forget that he had a good space and didn't use it, and he carried a lot of things on his back and wandered in the bamboo forest for so long.
At the moment, he hurriedly put the bamboo sunflower into the jade Ruyi space, this thing can't be seen by the wolf-like boys outside, otherwise it will definitely be scavenged, and half of the bamboo shoots should be put in, mainly to carry it easily, just make a little bit of it to make a surface appearance, and he also made some bitter bamboo to plant in the space. At this time, there was a cry from Lao Qi outside, and he hurriedly answered and walked out.
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