Chapter 17 The root of the ear is full of slopes
Qiubai's good luck seemed to run out, because he walked along the peanut vine for a long time before he saw two small lobsters, both of which were hidden under the peanut vines, and it was not easy to catch them if he wanted to, and he didn't see the crabs or anything.
"Are they all dead? It shouldn't be. "This is a lot of peanuts and vines, the water flow is not urgent, there are many small fish and shrimp, the most suitable for lobster and crab foraging, if there is no here, then there will be no other place.
"Bad luck, it can't be that Uncle Luo's little boy was caught yesterday, right?" Qiubai can only think of such a reason, it seems that he is still a step late, since this is the case, then go and catch the chicken, I hope the luck is not so bad, and it is quite good if the chicken can't catch some eggs.
Went around and around to the other side of the river, this side is already a paddy field, some of the field stalks are planted with beans, some are planted with fruit trees, because the water of the shallow river overflows, so a lot of gaps have been formed, no one has been here yet, so there are still a lot of loaches and yellow toads, Qiubai also saw two lobsters, of course, unceremoniously collected into the bamboo basket.
Walking past a field stalk, Qiubai stopped, this field stalk was actually full of side ears, looking at them, Qiubai was moved again.
In fact, there are many delicious foods in the countryside, and there are many wild fruits and grasses, such as this ear root.
The scientific name of the root of the ear is Houttuynia cordata, it is estimated that some people are not used to eating it, but Qiubai still loves this thing, especially the cold ear root made at home before, you must put the chili oil, the spicier the better, the more spicy the chili oil, the better, it smells fragrant and spicy, the kind of direct saliva, the side ear root mixed with this chili oil is enjoyable, almost covers the fishy smell, eats a mouthful of spicy straight mouth, but the more you eat, the more you want to eat, Qiubai used to work in the field also ordered this dish, But it's not the taste of hometown at all.
If it weren't for looking at the root of the ear, Qiubai would have almost forgotten about this dish, and now at first glance at the pile that has grown so luxuriantly, the string in his heart will be touched, and if he doesn't dig it back, he seems to be really sorry for these eyes.
"Dig, must dig." Qiubai immediately made up his mind, it is good to have no hemp snacks and ear roots, as long as it is not stir-frying, Qiubai's skills are still okay, like cold salad side ear root Qiubai can be sure that he can mix the taste in his memory.
The soil of the field stalk that has rained becomes soft, and the top of the root of the side ear is slowly pulled up, and it is easy to pull out the purple-red roots, and the fresh soil is also connected, and you can eat it cold when you go home and wash it with water, and the roots and leaves are not wasted.
"Tsk, no one has come to dig such a good thing, it's just a tyrannical thing." Qiubai sighed while pulling.
In fact, people in Repulse Bay know that they can eat the root of the ear, but they don't necessarily have so much energy to get it, and others have taken up all the time for a day of farming and playing cards, and which farmer has no vegetables at home? Why eat this wild vegetable?
Eating wild vegetables is a kind of taste, which is the thinking of people in the city, but now the rural people do not have that kind of thought, just like the people in the city want to live in the countryside, but the country people want to go to the city, and the deficit of thinking determines the difference between the two ideas.
The root of the side ear on this field stalk grows quite luxuriantly, and the soil is soft, and it didn't take a while to pull out a large handful in his hand, which is almost half a catty, and there are many left, Qiubai thought about it and stopped moving, good things can't be finished at once, and he is ready to come again next time.
In fact, Qiubai really thought about it a lot, although this side of the ear root can not be said to be a weed, but almost every field stalk has it, otherwise there will be no sentence slipping away: the side ear root, full of slopes.
Even if Qiubai pulls out the side ears on this field stalk, other field stalks still have them, and now rural people almost don't eat this, Qiubai can not worry about it, it is enough to eat every day.
Shook it vigorously, shook off the dew on the leaves of the side ear root, Qiubai pinned the side ear root to his waist, and tied the big vest tighter so as not to fall off, and then patted it with satisfaction, and then staggered forward, just looking at Qiubai's current appearance, how can he look like an old farmer who has been planting for more than ten years.
"Can this ear root be watered with Tai Sui water? If you can, you can eat it all year round. Qiu Bai flashed such a thought in his mind, and then he was dumbfounded, Tai Sui water is too little, if you can have more, maybe you can take out the rest to water, now, the side ear roots all over the mountains and fields can't be eaten, and then use Tai Sui water to water it will be a waste, maybe the wolf will be summoned.
"Porphy, porphy."
A few frogs scurried from the edge of the field into the paddy field, and the one-foot-high rice swayed from side to side.
"You can fish for frogs now." Qiu Bai muttered, I found that rural life is really beautiful, good things come one after another, if you are in the city all day long, except for work is to eat and sleep, how can the countryside be so interesting.
Walking into the reeds again, Qiubai slowed down, and even breathed lightly, for fear of scaring the chicken, who knew that there were many frogs on this field stalk, and the sound of falling water continued to be continuous, and some frogs were particularly loud, so the sound of falling into the water was very loud, Qiubai complained bitterly in his heart, and secretly prayed that the chicken was deaf.
"Whew."
Before the prayer was finished, a chicken flew out of the reeds, and disappeared in the field not far away, and the autumn white face was wooden, what could be more cunning than this, this guy is too fine, better than a monkey.
The cry of the rooster sounded again, it was the one in the field, Qiubai listened to it but laughed instead, let the rooster be like a ghost, and also drink Qiubai's footwashing water.
The chicken has a special surname, if it has eggs or small chickens in its nest, this guy will not fly far, but is nearby to call, trying to lure the enemy over, the chicken's natural enemies are almost all snakes, sometimes the eagle does not mind eating a bite of chicken, as for the mouse is not their opponent, the chicken is actually very fierce, the legs are long and the mouth is pointed, the mouse will be unlucky when it touches them.
Snakes or eagles may be attracted by the transfer strategy of the chicken, but Qiubai is not, people are cultural people, so when they hear the chickens calling nearby, they immediately understand that there is something in the chicken's nest, either eggs or small.
There was no nonsense, and the reed bushes were pulled out directly, and a football-sized nest appeared in front of Qiubai's eyes, with some millet husks and small bones on the edge of the nest, and as expected, four rice eggs were quietly placed there.
The cry of the seedling chicken is more urgent, but where does Qiubai pay attention to it, he reaches out and grabs the seedling egg in his hand, to be honest, this is the first time he has gotten this thing, and he can only look at others with envy and hatred.
The egg was very small, almost the size of a thumb, and there were spots on the gray eggshell, it was impossible to eat such a small egg, at least Qiubai did not intend to eat it, but was ready to hatch.
In Qiubai, if someone catches an adult chicken, they will generally be tied at home with a rope for a few days, the chickens don't look smaller than the chickens, but they are much more ferocious than the chickens, they can peck the rats to death, but they won't eat, and when the grain is beaten, there are a lot of mice, the chickens are like the protectors, it is very magical, Qiubai is also the idea, now the family is not a rat, the black can not be killed, raise a few chickens to peck mice.
Perhaps because he felt that his child had fallen into the hands of the enemy, the rooster no longer did useless work, screamed a few times sadly, turned around and flew away, and this nest will never come back again in his life.
Qiubai said I'm sorry, the chicken is definitely stronger in my hands than you, as long as it hatches out of Qiubai, it can ensure that the little chicken does not die, and the chance of the general chicken can grow is only less than thirty percent, like the four eggs here, there will be no more than one that can really grow.
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