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After the New Year, those vegetable vendors and ingredient buyers came again, and the vegetable market in Chujiazhai returned to normal.

When Chu Jiaqiang was walking around the village, he saw some children digging some wild vegetables, and immediately smiled: "What? Don't have any food to eat at home? Do you still want to dig wild vegetables to survive? ”

One of the children said to Chu Jiaqiang: "What's the matter, we haven't eaten these wild vegetables for a long time." But just now someone said three dollars a pound to buy, so we came to look for it. ”

Chu Jiaqiang was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that wild vegetables were also very popular outside. Wild vegetables are not artificially cultivated vegetables, which collect the aura of heaven and earth and absorb the essence of the sun and the moon, which is one of the essences of nature. The pure and authentic fragrance of wild vegetables is a gift from nature, a breath of our green life, and a testimony of mutual care between man and nature.

It can be said that the outside is even to the extent of being sought after, and the price of wild vegetables is high, but it is not necessarily necessary to eat authentic wild vegetables. Because although the ones sold outside are all wild vegetables, they are actually artificially cultivated, and the true meaning of wild vegetables has been lost.

"Let me see what you've dug up?" Chu Jiaqiang got to the snakeskin bag and opened it to see that the wild vegetables in it were also quite miscellaneous. In the countryside, there is no shortage of these things, they are everywhere and varied.

"It's all edible." One of the children said. At first, the vegetable seller told them about wild vegetables, but in fact, they didn't know which kind of wild vegetables belonged to them. But people say, as long as it's wild. Edible plants, that's it.

That's simple, those that can be eaten, many people in the village know, even children are no exception. Of course, the most familiar ones are the elderly, who have experienced the era of the great famine, and what can they eat at that time. Almost all of them have been eaten.

Of course, from the perspective of Chinese medicine, almost all plants can be eaten. Even those highly poisonous plants have medicinal properties. In fact, there is not much difference in nutrition between domestic wild vegetables and wild wild vegetables, but the taste is stronger when they are in a wild state. There are many types of wild vegetables, and they are usually picked and eaten by people, although the geographical location and weather environment are different. There are more than a dozen kinds, to say the least.

"That guy told you, these are all three dollars a pound?" Chu Jiaqiang asked.

In fact, most of the inside is horse poop eggs, which is what is called purslane on the outside. Because of its strong vitality, it is also known as "longevity dish". Usually prostrate and glabrous, the stems are often purple. Leaves are opposite. Oovate wedge-shaped. It blooms in summer and has small, yellow flowers.

This kind of wild vegetable is the most annoying weed in the countryside, because the reproductive ability is so terrifying, almost to the extent that the wildfire cannot be burned and the spring breeze blows again. Its heel, its diameter and its fruit. As long as one thing falls to the ground, it grows.

It's a wild vegetable. But it is also a traditional Chinese medicine, not everyone can eat it under all circumstances, and some special groups of people may have to abstain from eating at any time.

It is suitable for people with gastrointestinal tract infection, rough and dry skin, vitamin A deficiency, keratomalacia, dry eyes, and night blindness. There are also children with simple diarrhea, children with whooping cough, hookworm patients, and silicosis patients.

Because purslane is a cold product, it is forbidden to eat it because of weak spleen and stomach, diarrhea and pregnant women; Do not eat with pepper, powder, and turtle shells.

"That's what the man said, as long as you find it, it's three dollars a pound." A child replied.

Chu Jiaqiang nodded, some wild vegetables are actually not purchased for three yuan, while some are more than that, that person should be converted, so it is easy to liquidate.

"Uncle Qiang, do you want to take some back?" Another child asked.

"Ugh! Do you want to make your Uncle Qiang's money? Chu Jiaqiang suddenly joked.

He doesn't eat any of these things. The reason why people outside pursue these wild vegetables is nothing more than that they are natural food, have not been chemically polluted, and are beneficial to human health. But the vegetables in his garden are not polluted, so there is no need to eat these things that are not very delicious.

Seeing those dogs sticking to his ears, Chu Jiaqiang took them out, these things are not bad for drying and cooking pork bones. So he said, "I'll take the dog sticker." ”

Dog sticking ears is the name of Chujiazhai, and it seems to be called Houttuynia cordata outside. He still remembers that a book said: Raw wetland, the shade of the valley can also grow, the leaves are like buckwheat and fat, the stems are purple and red, Jiangzuo people are good at raw food, Guanzhong said. The leaves have a fishy smell, so it is commonly known as Houttuynia cordata.

This wild vegetable is actually a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, with a pungent taste and a slightly cold nature; Return to the lungs, bladder, and large intestine meridians. It has the functions of clearing heat and detoxifying, dissolving phlegm, draining pus, eliminating carbuncles, diuresis, reducing swelling and drenching. It is mainly used for the treatment of pulmonary fever, asthma, diarrhea, malaria, edema, carbuncle swelling and sores, and other diseases.

Those children don't care, there are not many dog ears now, it is more difficult to find, and it is usually more in the summer. It was precisely for this reason that Chu Jiaqiang took it.

The rest of the dandelions, plantains, wolfberry sprouts, bracken, etc., are quite a lot. You can see that these little guys should have gone up the mountain just now. Because bracken is generally found in the mountains, this is the time to draw the buds.

Bracken wild in the forest, mountains, pine forest, is no pollution of green wild vegetables, not only rich in a variety of vitamins needed by the human body, but also clear the intestines and stomach, relax the muscles and activate the effects of the body.

Bracken is blanched in boiling water before eating, and then immersed in cold water to remove the peculiar smell, and then it can be eaten. The treated bracken has a fragrant and smooth taste, and when mixed with condiments, it is refreshing and delicious, and it is a rare and excellent dish. It can also be fried, processed into dried vegetables, stuffed, pickled into canned food, etc.

Of course, Chu Jiaqiang hadn't eaten this thing either, he just heard some old people say that it could be eaten. I've basically eaten everything else, and I feel very average. On the contrary, there is a kind of aquatic plant in the field, which is called duck vegetable here in Chujiazhai, and the leaves are the same as spinach, and the taste is quite good.

Dandelion seems to be very popular with northerners to make dumplings and the like, Chu Jiaqiang heard a classmate say it before. They wash and blanch the fresh young stems and leaves, then crush and chop them slightly, add condiments to make a filling, and they can also add meat to make dumplings or buns.

When he got home, Chu Jiaqiang put part of it in the backyard to dry, and the other part was ready to make a cold salad of Houttuynia at noon.

Chu Jiaqiang first pinched off the old roots and whiskers of Houttuynia cordata, leaving tender white roots and leaves, washed several times with clean water, washed to remove sediment, soaked in cold water for 10 minutes, and removed the water to control the water for later use; You can also blanch it with boiling water.

Then, cut the dried chili peppers into sections, fry them in warm oil until crispy and fragrant, and pour them into a bowl along with the oil. Put Houttuynia cordata in a basin, add salt, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, chicken essence, red oil, Sichuan pepper noodles, and fried chili oil and mix well.

Previously, soaking in cold water was mainly to remove the fishy smell of Houttuynia cordata. In addition, when you eat it, you eat white roots and leaves. Therefore, when digging, it is better to dig up the heel as well.

"Spicy and sweet, light and refreshing, not bad!" Liang Yu and the others said after eating.