Soon after the three of them went up the mountain, Lin Zhiyang pointed to a forest in front of him and asked Duo Jiugong: "Jiugong, look at the forest in front of you, it grows tall and big, and I don't know if it bears fruit, why don't we go over and have a look, if there are fresh fruits, wouldn't it be good to eat a few?" Follow? Dream?. lā”

After listening to Lin Zhiyang's words, Duo Jiugong hurriedly waved his hand and persuaded: "When traveling overseas, you must not take wild fruits with unknown details casually, because many of them contain highly poisonous. And this kind of tree doesn't bear fruit, so you'll know when you see it clearly. ”

As they spoke, they approached the tree, and saw that the big tree in front of them was five feet high, and the thickness of several people embraced it, and there were no branches or leaves on the tree, but there were countless branches like rice whiskers hanging down, and even ears of grass on them.

Because Tang Ao had read a lot of idle books and miscellaneous records before, Tang Ning had some impressions of this kind of tree, so he asked Duo Jiugong for proof: "Jiugong, is this the Mu He mentioned in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas - The Classic of the West of the Sea"? ”

Duo Jiugong nodded and replied, "That's right, it's Mu He." It's a pity that it's not ripe yet, otherwise it would be quite rare to bring a few grains of rice back. ”

And Lin Zhiyang interjected on the side and said: "Even if it is not ripe now, there should always be a few leftovers in previous years, no, I have to look for it, I must find one to open my eyes." So saying, he fell on his stomach and searched carefully.

Unexpectedly, the result was really found by Lin Zhiyang, only to see him holding a grain of rice three inches wide and five inches long, and exclaimed: "Oh my God! This raw rice is already so big, so if it's cooked, wouldn't it have to be a foot long?! ”

"What is this? I think I ate a grain of rice overseas and was full for a whole year! Duo Jiugong boasted.

Lin Zhiyang questioned: "If you can be full for a year, then this grain of rice can't be two zhang long?" Where did you find a pot that big to cook? ”

"How can it be so big, the grain of rice is only five inches wide and one foot long, and it is less than two zhang after cooking, but after eating, the mouth is full of fragrance and energy, and I don't want to eat for a whole year. In fact, don't say Brother Lin, you don't believe it, even I couldn't believe it back then, and even thought I was sick.

Later, I heard that when Emperor Xuan, the overseas Beiyin country once offered a kind of intestinal rice, claiming that every grain eaten was not hungry all year round. That's when I realized that I was eating intestinal cleansing rice. Duo Jiugong explained slowly.

After listening to Duo Jiugong's explanation, Lin Zhiyang suddenly realized: "No wonder when I saw someone shooting an arrow, he was still a foot or two away from the bull's-eye, but he shook his head and said that there was only one grain of rice missing." At that time, I was puzzled, how could there be such a big grain of rice, but now I know that what he said was boiled intestine cleansing rice! ”

"Uncle, your use of the word cooked is really too mean, be careful that the archer will hit you after hearing it!" Downing teased.

"What am I afraid of a man who can shoot crooked arrows?" Lin Zhiyang said disdainfully, and then changed the conversation: "I don't know why, as soon as I saw this Mu He, I felt a little hungry, why don't we go back to the boat now, cook this Mu He, and then taste it?" ”

Duo Jiugong waved his hand and said, "We have just gone up the mountain, wouldn't it be too anxious to go back now." If Brother Lin is just hungry, there is just something here to satisfy his hunger. ”

As he spoke, he pulled out a piece of grass from the side, handed it to Lin Zhiyang and said, "Brother Lin, if you eat this grass, you can not only satisfy your hunger, but also refresh." ”

Lin Zhiyang took it, ate the letter suspiciously, and then exclaimed: "Eh, I really feel full after eating, and this grass is quite delicious, with a fragrant taste." Dare to ask Jiugong, what is the name of this grass? ”

Tang Ning interjected on the side: "I heard that there is grass and blue flowers like leeks in Queshan, named Zhuyu, which can satisfy hunger, could it be this thing?" ”

Duo Jiugong nodded and replied: "That's right, it's Zhu Yu, Brother Tang is really knowledgeable." Then he saw Lin Zhiyang lying on the ground again, so he asked puzzledly, "Brother Lin, what are you doing here?" ”

"Of course I have to find more of such a good thing, put it on the ship, and if there is a shortage of food in the future, I will use him to satisfy my hunger." Lin Zhiyang replied casually while looking carefully.

Duo Jiugong smiled dumbly and said: "The number of this strange grass is extremely small, not to mention that you have to find so much, even if Brother Tang wants to taste one now, I can't find it." ”

Tang Ning also echoed on the side: "Yes, so if my uncle can eat such strange grass, he should be content, but don't be greedy to find so much." ”

As he was talking, suddenly Tang Ning sighed lightly, ran to the front not far away, broke off a piece of grass with leaves like pine and verdant abnormality, and took down the grass on top that was the size of a mustard seed, and laughed at himself: "My uncle just ate strange grass and wished for more, and my younger brother can only take this to accompany him." ”

After speaking, he ate the grass, put the mustard seed in his hand, blew lightly, and then saw that from the grass grew another grass that was exactly the same as the one Tang Ning had eaten just now, about a foot long; Blow another bite, and it will grow another foot; Blowing three times in a row, a total of three feet long, Tang Ning ate all the grass at this time.

Seeing this scene, Lin Zhiyang asked in surprise, "Huh? This is very interesting, this grass can grow by blowing, Jiugong, what kind of strange grass is this? ”

Duo Jiugong pondered for a while, and then replied: "This should be empty grass, also known as mustard in the palm." Take the grass in your hand, blow it one foot long, and blow it again and again until it is three feet. It is said that if a person eats it, he can stand in the air, so it is also called the empty grass. ”

"Huh? So amazing? Then brother-in-law, try it and see if you can stand in the air? Lin Zhiyang pouted curiously.

Tang Ning tidied up his clothes, and then promised, "Well, I'll try." After speaking, he jumped upwards with all his strength, and sure enough, he jumped into the air, five or six feet high, and stood very steadily.

Seeing this scene, Lin Zhiyang clapped his hands and praised: "Oh, it turns out that it really has this miraculous effect." Brother-in-law, try again and see if you can walk in the air, then you will become a fairy. ”

Tang Ning raised his leg and tried, but immediately fell from the air, shook his head and sighed: "It seems that this grass can only tiptoe in the air and cannot walk in the air, but it is normal to think about it, otherwise the effect will be too unnatural." ”

PS: Some friends questioned that they hadn't seen "Mirror Flowers" in the text, and what I searched for was the sixth unit of the first volume of the seventh grade of the 2016 people's education edition.

PS: When I traveled to Chengdu last year, I bought a graphic version of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", and after reading it, I was deeply impressed by the imagination of the ancients, and there were also some brain holes about the strange people and foreign objects in it, and I had the opportunity to write it out for everyone to taste.