Chapter 128: Seeds
After eating the pineapple, Fang Jing and the sisters shook their hands and began to explore the jungle, and as the two continued to go deeper, all kinds of beasts, birds, and plants were discovered by the Fang Jing brothers and sisters.
"Brother, that bird is also good-looking, you see, the tail is really long."
"Brother, you see, that bird's beak is so big, it must be very fond of eating."
"Brother, look, that bird's feathers are so beautiful and shiny."
There was Fang Yuan's voice all the way, although Fang Jing also answered occasionally, but the problem was that Fang Jing didn't know what the names of these birds, beasts, and plants were, and he didn't know how to answer, he knew to tell the little girl, if he didn't know, he could only say that he didn't know.
"Little sister, look ahead, there are natives there, let's be quiet, don't let them find out." Fang Jing's brother and sister had already come to the scope of the aborigines' activities at this time.
There are a lot of indigenous people on all continents around the world, but at this time there are not too many people to discover, in the process of civilization, most of these indigenous people will be slaughtered by the later Western colonizers, and those who are not killed will be enslaved, of course, there are also many indigenous people who will flee into the jungle or mountains to survive, continuing their race or civilization, although Fang Jing does not like to plunder in this way, but after the wheel of history, who still remembers these, primitive civilization was finally destroyed by industrial civilization, maybe in the near future, Industrial civilization will be replaced by other civilizations, and the course of history is that various civilizations will continue to emerge and eventually return to dust.
"Little sister, you see they still have a lot of animals, it seems that they have begun to have their own civilization." Fang Jing looked at the natives in the distance who had already begun to raise animals, and he didn't know if this was the beginning of civilization.
"Brother, let's go, these people don't have clothes." Fang Yuan followed Fang Jing to stand behind the big tree not far away, looking at the area where the group of indigenous people lived in the distance, and there were a few animals in captivity in some fences.
"Okay, let's go." Fang Jing took her little sister and began to retreat, turning around and heading to something else.
Fang Jing's brothers and sisters searched in the jungle aimlessly, although they had found a plant seed, but this was not what Fang Jing wanted most, what Fang Jing wanted most was chili seeds, Fang Jing had not eaten chili peppers in two years, and birds had faded out of her mouth, and she had always been in love with the taste of chili peppers.
Fang Jing has never forgotten, let alone far away, from beginning to end, Fang Jing is still that Fang Jing, although Fang Jing in the previous life is no longer in that world, Fang Jing in this life represents himself, Fang Jing, who has lived for more than 30 years, has a very clear need for himself, and he can't forget those tastes, the culture of the Chinese people comes from eating, only by eating can he experience home, a few dishes, a few bowls of rice, a few pairs of chopsticks, a few people, sitting together, this is home, this is everything.
Fang Jing came here to look for seeds, but he can't forget that taste, he can't forget that home, although he has arrived in Datang, but home will always be home, even if there is only himself and his little sister, but this is still a home, Fang Jing wants to let his little sister be able to taste the food of the world, as long as it is what he can do, he must make it for his little sister to eat, even if Datang does not have it, Fang Jing also thinks of taking his little sister to eat all over the earth, Fang Jing feels that only where the brother and sister are, where is home, but Fangjia Village is the end of home.
"Brother, what are you digging up? Is it a dish? Fang Yuan asked curiously towards Fang Jing, who was squatting on the ground digging in the dirt.
"Little sister, this can be said to be a vegetable or a vegetable, you can cook both vegetables and food, after we return to Fangjia Village in a few days, our family will plant some, and my brother will make it for you tonight, and you will know how it tastes." Fang Jing replied carefully to the little sister.
What Fang Jing dug is not a simple thing, this is a potato, although the potato at this time is very small, after all, it is a wild species, it has not been fully cultivated and domesticated, and it cannot reach the size of a potato in the previous life, but it is also the size of a small egg, and the largest one is the size of a duck egg, you can dig some more and go back to make seeds, of course, there must be potatoes in tonight's dish.
Potatoes, native to South America, Europeans discovered the American continent and brought to Europe, at first as a kind of flower breeding, and then began to plant and cultivate, potatoes were introduced to China at the end of the Ming Dynasty, which opened the legend of Chinese potatoes.
Fang Jing carefully used a small hoe to dig the soil, although there were still some around, Fang Jing didn't want to waste it, or dig it badly, after all, these potatoes would have to be brought back as seeds in the future.
"Brother, let me help you, I'll be very careful." Fang Yuan saw that his brother had been digging in the dirt, and he really wanted to help his brother.
"Little sister, it's good for you to watch from the side, my brother will dig it in a while, these are the seeds I want to make, you have to be careful, otherwise it will be a waste if it is broken." Fang Jing dug the potatoes intently, and responded to Fang Yuan without looking back.
"Brother, is this the same as the peanut you just dug up? Do you want to get it home and plant it? Fang Yuan squatted down and watched Fang Jing dig potatoes.
"Yes, this is called a potato, just like the peanuts just now, you have to get it home and plant it, maybe all of Fangjia Village will be planted with these things in the future." Fang Jing patiently explained to the little sister.
Fang Jing didn't dare to say how much to plant, at least to ensure that the seeds were enough to be popularized in Fangjia Village, Fang Jing's idea was very simple, he didn't want these things to spread out on a large scale, and he didn't want the appearance of these things to change the course of history, of course, it was okay to destroy them if necessary, as long as it didn't spread outside the Fang family, at most it could only be planted in Fangjia Village, but Fang Jing didn't know that in the following time, the original idea changed with the change of time.
Fang Jing dug up about twenty or thirty potatoes, packed them in a bag and put them in a big backpack, the big backpack was already filled with a big bag of peanut seeds just dug up, although the peanuts are also very small, who called these wild seeds, and they have not been cultivated, it is naturally impossible to become good seeds, and it will take a lot of time to cultivate them in the future, and the peanut oil in the future will have to rely on these seeds.
"Brother, have you dug it up? So where else do we have to look for seeds? "Fang Yuan is also very enthusiastic about finding seeds, after all, these will be eaten in the future, and the peanut grains have been eaten by Fang Yuan just now, the taste does not need to be explained, you know that Fang Yuan likes it very much.
"Well, there are still a few more we have to look for, but we may have to run to several places, little sister, I'm sorry, I may not be able to go back today, as long as we find the seeds, we will go back to Fangjia Village." Fang Jing apologized to her little sister.
"It's okay brother, as long as you find the seeds, you don't have to come out in the future, you will have a lot to eat in the future, and you can go back in a few days." Fang Yuan was completely obedient to Fang Jing about the matter of seeds, so he naturally wanted to be with his brother.
"Let's go, little sister, let's look somewhere else." Fang Jing put on his backpack and started the search for other seeds.
Peanuts, formerly known as peanuts, also known as longevity fruit, are currently known to have originated in South America, but there is still controversy about the origin of peanuts, but for Fang Jing, peanuts are mainly based on oil extraction, supplemented by snacks, of course, it is completely okay to deceive children, Fang Jing does not drink, so it is impossible to have a glass of wine and a plate of peanuts.
Fang Jing's brothers and sisters wandered around all day, looking everywhere, but also let Fang Jing find tomatoes and corn, although Fang Jing did not have a great interest in tomatoes, but as far as corn is concerned, it can be said that it is completely of great significance to Fang Jing and Fangjia Village.
Tomatoes, also known as tomatoes, originated in South America, brought back to Europe by Europeans after entering South America, and then introduced to countries around the world, introduced to China in the late Ming Dynasty, at first only as ornamental flowers to plant, and finally slowly spread to all parts of the country, of course, for the origin is not South America, this point has been controversial, because in the history of China, although tomatoes are rarely recorded, but similar to a kind of wild fruit sour berries in China, so this point can be said to be the native wild tomato species or the original species.
Corn, also known as cobs, cereals, etc., native to South America, grasses, a seedling can produce dozens of corn cobs, of course, this is not fully cultivated or not managed style, when cultivated or properly managed, a corn cob can reach one or two pounds of weight, of course, the corn cob at this time can not reach, not to mention, the baby grain is relatively small, can be used as a staple food, can be raw food can also be made into corn flour.
In the next two days, Fang Jing transferred from South America to North America, but found several types of seeds he wanted, among which chili pepper was what Fang Jing needed the most, because this was Fang Jing's spirit.
Chili pepper, originated in South America, formerly known as pepper, of course, there are other various forms of chili pepper, long and short, round and flat, all kinds, introduced into China in the late Ming Dynasty, began the legendary experience in China, of course, the origin of chili pepper has considerable controversy, it is said that there are primitive wild species of chili pepper in Xishuangbanna, of course, these can only become historical research points, but can not become the motivation for Fang Jing to eat chili pepper.
Sweet potato, formerly known as sweet potato, originated in South America and was introduced to China by the late Ming Dynasty, but at that time, sweet potatoes were only supplied to wealthy officials and the royal family, and there were relatively few people.
Sunflower, originated in North America, introduced into China in the late Ming Dynasty, at first only as a flower to plant, mainly because of its habits do not know, the melon seeds that bear out are basically not benevolent, but the folk have masters, until the Qing Dynasty did not know its habits, slowly promoted, become the people's mouth snacks; In places where there are no large number of insects, sunflowers are basically very few melon kernels, basically empty shells, and there are very few, because sunflowers are cross-pollinated, and what is needed is artificial pollination to become seeds.
Pumpkin, originated in South America, introduced into China at the end of the dynasty, pumpkin fruit is big, and pumpkin can be fried into snacks, pumpkin is sweet, sugar is sufficient, easy to plant, the largest pumpkin, up to nearly two thousand catties, and the whole pumpkin can be used as medicine, the leaves can stop bleeding, the effect of disinfection, eat more pumpkin can help the liver, the recovery of kidney function, etc.
For these seeds, Fang Jing's favorite is chili peppers, followed by sunflowers and peanuts, Fang Jing has one of the biggest hobbies, which is to eat, of course, in addition to normal meals, snacks are necessary, Fang Jing does not drink, at most she smokes a cigarette, and naturally has some preferences for eating snacks, in fact, the main reason for this is because Fang Jing was born in the countryside in the previous life, and when rural people receive visitors, they will put some snacks, melon seeds and peanuts are essential things, so this also makes Fang Jing have this small preference for eating snacks.
"Brother, these melon seeds are delicious, can we eat them after we plant them in the future?" Fang Yuan ate the sunflower seeds that Fang Jing had brought down for her, looked at Fang Jing with a happy face and asked.
"Of course, if our family plants all these seeds in the future, we can sit in the yard and eat melon seeds, peel peanuts and drink fruit brew, hahahaha, little sister, don't you think this feeling is particularly good?" Fang Jing thought about the future, and did not forget to convey her joy to Fang Yuan.
"Well, brother, I'm a little craving for fruit stuffing." Fang Yuan also nodded heavily.
Fang Jing has never asked the dumb fairy for these snacks to eat, firstly, he forgot, secondly, he tried to minimize the things he asked the dumb immortal for these things to eat, thirdly, Fang Jing owed the dumb immortal too much favor, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to pay it off in the future, and fourthly, Fang Jing hoped that he could get it through his own efforts, so that of course it would taste more delicious.