Chapter 170: Herbal Tea

Hearing this, Luo Shi glared at Qi fiercely. It's also a shame that Ye doesn't seem to see it and doesn't care, otherwise, she really wants to talk about her.

Her in-laws didn't agree, but she became more and more excessive, and even made decisions for the whole family. hasn't separated yet, so it's not her turn to say this.

The Ye family naturally knows this, and also thinks that this Qi family is a little "cute", which is better than the Huang family. Anyway, when it comes to food and drink, or silver, it is very positive.

Such a person is actually quite simple to say, but it is very easy to deal with. Speaking of which, someone like Fan's is a headache.

After reading this, everyone returned to their seats.

Although this chair is a little harder, it is really comfortable to sit on, and you can lean back.

Qi Shi followed the example of the others, picked up the cup and took a sip of water, put it down again, and then glanced at Luo Shi worriedly, and saw that she didn't pay much attention, so he tried to move the backrest and leaned on the backrest.

If it weren't for Chen Jixing and other men in this house, she would have wanted to lean in or lie down. To say that this chair is so well designed, it is simply very comfortable.

As far as the chairs at home are concerned, compared to this, they are simply indistinguishable.

"What kind of tea is this, it has a fragrance when you drink it, it's really delicious." Qi Shi praised sincerely. It's nice to be rich, and it's a good day. You don't have to do any work, how good it is to sit in your own yard and eat and drink.

Hearing this, Ye said: "This is mountain mint, which was picked by my younger brother on the mountain, and it was dried at home, and it is worthless." If my sister-in-law likes to drink, I'll get you a pack in a while, and you can take it back and soak it. ”

This peppermint tea is most suitable for drinking in summer, it is refreshing and cool, and it is very comfortable. In particular, Ye also added some honey to it, which has both the sweetness of honey and the fragrance of mint.

"How can that work, although it is said that you went up the mountain to pick it yourself, but we can't take it for nothing, no need, you just keep it for yourself." Roche hurriedly excused himself.

Although the Zhu family always told her how easy the Ye family was, a woman who dared to encourage her father-in-law to separate from her family early was not easy to think about.

I came here by myself to thank the Ye family for bringing the Zhu family, so I originally came empty-handed, so how could I be embarrassed to leave with a gift when I was gone.

However, she really doesn't have to be polite, after all, this tea was indeed picked by Ye Feng and Qianyu Qianyan recently, and they dried a lot of it, so it is not a problem to take a few bags away.

Hearing this, Ye Shi said: "The in-laws really don't need to be polite, it's just a few packets of mint tea, and we can go up the mountain to pick it after drinking." You don't know, these children are also counting on this to be able to go into the mountains to play. ”

Qianyu is like a day in a day, and the Ye family is a little cautious, unwilling for her to follow Qianyan and Ye Feng to run into the mountains without moving. If something happens, I'll regret it for the rest of my life.

Seeing Ye's insistence, Luo had no choice but to respond. Seeing this, Qi Shi breathed a sigh of relief, this tea is really delicious. Especially when you are tired from work, it is simply enjoyable to make a cup.

Since drinking this tea, she feels a lot more energetic now.

After chatting for a while and eating some snacks, Ye sent a few people away. Ye knew that the Zhu family had not yet separated, so after thinking about it, he took three packets of mint tea out.

According to her meaning, the eldest brother and the second brother of the Zhu family have one bag per person, and the second elder of the Zhu family has one bag per person. Of course, it's their business how to divide it when they get home.

She knows that some mothers-in-law are very powerful, not to mention how much, there are no points at all. But the daughter-in-law didn't dare to speak. She took three packets like this, thinking that Roche knew what it meant.

After sending the Zhu family away, Ye Feng said: "Sister, you are really generous, you will send out three packs at once." I don't care, you have to go to the mountains with me when you have time, and come back with more picks. ”

The Ye family now has two sons and is reluctant to enter the mountain. Chen Qianshan was even more so, he didn't want to leave his two sons in sight. Even the last time the seventy acres of land in Lijia Village were rented, he went and went back quickly.

It's as if someone will come and rob his son when he's not at home.

Hearing this, Ye said: "Look at your stinginess, it's just three bags of mountain mint." On weekdays, I see you very generous, but now I just send a few packs of mint, and you're like that. Okay, okay, I'll go up the mountain with you. It's just that you have to let your brother-in-law take care of these two boys, and I'm happy to be idle. ”

"Go ahead, I'll take it." Chen Jixing said arrogantly, "My son is obedient, even if you are not there, our father and son are okay, don't you two say?" ”

As he spoke, he began to tease his two sons.

"Oh. Well, when you think about it, I think so. Otherwise, you can milk them together. Ye laughed.

Chen Jixing: ......

Just do it, early the next morning, Ye took Ye Feng and a few children to the forest together. The place where Ye Feng found mint was very close, near the wild rhododendron forest.

The two children had just been fed and were asleep at the moment. According to the previous rules, the two boys had to sleep until noon, so there was no psychological burden when Ye left.

She is now revolving around her two children every day, and she is really tired.

Qianyu and Ye Feng carried a small basket, and Ye Shi carried a large one, and the three of them walked towards the forest. This time, Ye didn't call Ye Ermei, although she knew that she would definitely go.

She is now a key protected animal in Chen Qianshan's eyes, anyway, wherever Second Sister Ye goes, Chen Qianshan will follow, which is troublesome.

It was the height of summer, so a few people set off early. As soon as he entered the forest, Ye Feng felt that his shoes were wet with dew, and he really envied modern sneakers and sandals.

Unfortunately, he was wearing straw sandals on this plane.

Although these shoes are cool and convenient, they always have drawbacks. Just now, after walking a little way, he was stabbed several times by unknown thorns.

Everyone walked straight towards the wild rhododendron forest, because there were large fields of wild mint. As a result, before he could get there, Ye Feng found a different tree, but he was still a little less convinced.

To say that he has walked this road countless times, but he has never discovered it before, it is difficult that it appeared suddenly.

Why don't you ask Ye Shi first to see if she knows her, thinking of this, Ye Feng said, "Sister, come and see what kind of tree this is?" ”

Hearing this, Ye also thought that Ye Feng had found something suitable for bonsai, but at first glance, it was a tree that was at least ten years old, although it was not big, but it was not small.

After looking at it for a long time, Ye said, "I don't know what kind of tree this is." But you see, there is some fruit on it. What, is there anything weird about this tree? ”

Qianyu also said: "I also saw that the fruit was small and green." I feel sour when I look at it. ”

"I think it's probably a fruit tree, and the fruit is edible, but it's very sour, but I'm not sure. Now, help me see if there is any fruit that fell last year on the ground around here. ”

Ye Feng thought of confirming it by looking at last year's fruits.

Hearing this, several people began to search along the surroundings of the tree, expecting to find the fruit in Ye Feng's mouth. It's a pity that after looking for a long time, there are no clues at all.

In this case, it can only be confirmed directly.

Thinking of this, Ye Feng said to Ye's family: "Sister, you wait for me for a while, I'll climb up and pick a fruit and see." ”

"Isn't it dangerous, this tree looks pretty tall. Why don't you call your brother-in-law over another day to help? Is there anything magical about this fruit? "Ye Shi is now more and more like Ye Feng, a thorough pragmatist.

Something that is useless, she will not pay attention to.

Ye Feng said, "Brother-in-law? Forget it. He would never leave the child behind now. If I want to say that the kind of fruit I know is called lemon, although this tree looks wild at first glance, it doesn't stop anything. The fruit is very sour and is usually used to make tea and drink it, rather than eating it directly. ”

Hearing Ye Feng say that this is a fruit that can be used to make tea, Ye Shi looked forward to it.

It is good to say that there is one more kind of tea at home to drink, and Ye Feng said that this fruit is extremely sour, she knows that many women in the village like to drink sweet and sour things.

Putting down the back basket, Ye Feng climbed up cautiously.

It is not difficult to climb this tree, because there is a big fork about 1.5 meters above the ground, and you can stand up directly when you climb there. Sure enough, when Ye Feng climbed there, he stood up directly, and stretched out his hand with his feet in his hands.

After working hard for a long time, I finally reached a branch, and this branch bore a lot of fruit.

These fruits are only the size of a thumb at the moment, and they are green, Ye Feng worked hard to pick one and put it in his bag, and then slowly slid down.

When he got to the ground, he peeled off the fruit with his fingernails in front of several people, took it to the bottom of his nose and smelled it, and then Ye Feng was 100% sure that it was indeed something of the citrus family.

As for whether it is a lemon or not, we can only wait for autumn to find out.

However, it doesn't matter if it's a lemon or not, because if it doesn't taste like a lemon, it's definitely citrus, and when it's ripe, it's good to pick it, slice it and dry it, and soak it in water.

It seems that it is necessary to go into the mountains more, but it is not possible to stay in the house every day. For a while, several people were a little happy, happy to have discovered a new fruit tea.

When I got to the place where Ye Feng often picks mint, there was a large piece of mint in my eyes. These mints grew very well, especially the one on the edge of the cliff, which was tall and green, but Ye Shi didn't let a few people pick them, because she thought it was dangerous, and these were enough nearby.

Ye Feng saw that most of Ye's back basket had been filled, so he asked everyone not to continue picking, anyway, although the people in this tea village knew, no one had come to pick it, and their family was completely enough to drink.

And the mint tea is actually fresh and good, mixed with boiling water after washing, the same mellow fragrance and awakening.

Then, a few people went to the forest a little farther away to pick the roses that Ye Feng had found last year. These flowers look like they are perennial, tall and large, and have many thorns.

The villagers were also aware of the existence of the rose, but were not very interested. Occasionally, some little girls who love flowers and beauty come here to pick roses, and they also end up crying when they are stabbed.

After a year's observation, as well as judging by the shape and smell, Ye Feng can be 100% sure that this is the rose.

In fact, roses are very easy to feed, almost do not pick the soil quality, pH or anything does not need to be considered, and are distributed all over the world.

He still remembers that Professor Chen, who was in the botanical class when he was in school, once said that in fact, China is one of the origins of roses, not only foreign countries, as some people say.

The roses in this place grow very well, and through observation, Ye Feng found out the reason. The slope is very gentle, but it's definitely not steep.

And he dug up the soil here, and found that most of it was humus, and then it was brown, and the bottom layer was very hard, and there were many small holes, indicating good air permeability.

Even more advantageous, there are no large trees, only small patches of bushes, which also provide enough light for the roses. If it grows in the woods, it will never grow so good-looking.

To say that in modern times, roses are a good thing, in addition to flowers can be used to make flower tea, there are many other peripheral products.

The reason why it was not picked last year was that Ye Feng had been closely observing. Although there are many things in nature that can be eaten, at the same time, there are also many things that are harmful and cannot be eaten at all.

It's better to be cautious about what you're going to import. And Chen Jixing's family now has many children, and Ye's is still breastfeeding, many things are taboo and need to be carefully screened.

If you don't pay attention, you will never recover. Adults are okay to say, but children's resistance is very poor, and if you don't pay attention to it, there will be problems.

Seeing that Ye Feng brought everyone here, Qianyan took the lead and said, "Uncle, what are we doing here." I'll tell you, those flowers are beautiful, but they can't be touched, and they have many thorns on them, and they hurt when they pierce your hands. Sister Xiaohua, you know, last year she and her father came here to collect firewood in the forest, and when she saw that these flowers were beautiful, she ran to pick them, but she was very badly pierced, and she walked out of this forest crying. ”

Ye Shi also said: "This time Qianyan is right, these flowers do have a lot of thorns, although they are fragrant, they are not easy to pick. Xiaohua's girl was indeed pierced badly last time, according to her mother, she was pierced with six thorns, and all of them were broken, and in the end she picked out one by one with an embroidery needle, and her whole finger was full of blood. ”

Ye Feng naturally knew about this incident, because since that incident, the women in the village have used this incident as a negative teaching material, and used it to teach their children who are going to come here to pick flowers.

In this regard, Ye Feng said: "That's because she was not careful when she picked it, if she paid attention to it, she wouldn't hurt her hands at all." ”

The scent of roses and the thorns are what makes it so appealing.

Although these roses grow in the wild, the flowers are not small, and the fragrance is strong, and they are picked, washed and dried, and used to make tea.

Although Ye Feng didn't like it, the Ye family would definitely like it when the time came.

Seeing that Ye Feng was about to pick them, Ye asked strangely, "What, you also like these flowers?" Didn't you say that you don't like flowers at all, you just like them to be able to sell for money? ”

Qianyan was even more nervous to hold Qianyu's hand, she always felt that Ye Feng was a little risky, and it was not good to be stabbed.

Ye Feng said: "Sister, you're right, I want to pick these flowers, not because I like them, but because these flowers can be used to make tea and keep them for drinking." How to say, it can also make a woman beautiful! ”

Ye Shi said: "Really? Don't coax me, these flowers can also be used to make tea and drink, and they can also make people beautiful! You don't pick it for fun. It's not good to get pricked in the hand. ”

Ye Feng said, "Just say when I lied to you." These flowers can really be drunk, but they need to be plucked first, taken home, washed, and dried before they can be made into tea. I discovered this flower last year, but I'm not sure, but now I'm pretty sure. Since we're all here, let's pick some and go back. ”

When Ye Shi heard it, he felt that it made sense, anyway, these flowers are all wild, all of them are free, but it takes some physical strength, and they don't need silver.

If it is really like what Ye Feng said, it can be used as tea and can be used to nourish the skin, it feels good to think about it.

Seeing Ye's eagerness to try, Ye Feng said again: "Actually, many flowers in the mountains can be used to make tea, such as osmanthus, magnolia, by the way, as well as wild chrysanthemums and dandelions, which are good things." When there are sores on the fire, brew a cup of wild chrysanthemum tea or dandelion tea, you don't need to take medicine at all, and you can drink it for a few days in a row. ”

In fact, Ye Feng still wanted to say that honeysuckle came, but unfortunately he went into the mountain many times and never found traces of honeysuckle. To say that honeysuckle is also not picky soil quality, it is very easy to survive, but I don't know why, there seems to be no one in this area of Chenjia Village.

If you want to talk about honeysuckle, it can really be called a treasure all over the body, whether it is flowers or leaves, it can be used as a tea, and it can also be used as a medicine. Thinking of this, Ye Feng asked tentatively: "Sister, have you heard of honeysuckle?" ”

"Honeysuckle? What kind of flower is that? Ye's reaction made Ye Feng extremely clear, and she hadn't seen it before.

It seems that we can only take advantage of this time when everyone is resting in the house, going into the mountain a few more times, and trying our luck.

Then, Ye Feng began to prepare to pick these roses. Ye and his two daughters were standing on the side, but they were not in a hurry to make a move, they wanted to see how Ye Feng picked the flowers without being pricked.

It is indeed beneficial to say that this rose grows to protect itself from being picked, because this flower is extremely tall, and the flower stems are full of big thorns, and there is no entrance.

Thinking of this, Ye Feng took out his hoe and chose a small-looking rose as a breakthrough to excavate. He had wanted to break a branch to knock the flowers down, or use a hoe to help, but his purpose was only to pluck the flowers, not to harm them.

When everyone tasted this delicacy, this piece of flower was not enough for them to drink.

As for the hoe, Ye Feng would take it with him every time he entered the mountain, because he had to prepare for excavation with him.

After a while, a rose the thickness of a thumb was dug out by Ye Feng. When everyone saw that he was holding this flower but not being pierced, they were a little relieved. It seems that Ye Feng is not nonsense.

Ye Feng even pointed to the rose and said, "Look at this flower, it's not all thorns. Only the thorns on the stems are large and piercing, and there are none, as in this case, near the leaves and flowers. Even if there is, it's soft, just don't touch it. ”

Those who picked flowers but were pricked in their hands were most likely accidentally touched by those large, piercing thorns on the stems.

As he spoke, Ye Feng carefully picked off the five or six flowers on this rose, and he was not pierced in his hand the whole time.

"Do you want to pick the bones of the flowers, or only the flowers that are in full bloom?" Ye Shi saw that Ye Feng was not pierced at all, so he also wanted to help.

Ye Feng said: "It's okay, it's just that the flower bones are a little bigger, even if the ones are too small, it's the same if you come to pick them after a while." ”

With the dug rose as a breakthrough, Ye Feng dug a few more trees in a row there. These trees are very viable, and when you take them back, you only need to cut the leaves and tops, take good care of them, and they will soon be alive.

Qianyu and Qianyan also followed Ye Feng's example and carefully picked all the flowers on the tree that Ye Feng dug up, but did not tie their hands, which made them very excited.

Ye Shi has already gone deep into the flowers, holding a hoe in one hand to open the way, and starting to pick roses with the other. After a while, the small basket on the back of a thousand words was half filled.

Ye Feng was even more powerful, and after digging more than ten roses in a row, he also joined Ye's ranks and went deep into the flowers to start picking.

By the time all the blooming flowers and the big ones that were about to bloom were all picked, the small back baskets of Qianyan and Qianyu were already full. As a last resort, Ye Feng had no choice but to put the remaining flowers into his back basket.

By the time a few people decided to leave, they had already picked a full three baskets. Looking at these fragrant and beautiful roses, Ye's mother and daughter were in a very good mood.

Qianyan even thinks this wild is too fun. At home, it's too boring. It's a pity that it's too hot now, and the Ye family doesn't allow them to go out.

Ye Feng carefully put the dug rose tree into Ye's big back basket, and the few of them went home.

When he got home, Ye Feng put the rose trees away, watered them, and then began to process the flowers with Ye. As soon as they poured these flowers into the pot and prepared to wash them, the two fat boys woke up, let go of their throats and began to cry.

Ye hurriedly dried his hands and went into the house.

These two boys are almost half a year old now, and each of them looks like they are seventeen or eighteen pounds, and they are white and chubby. The name was also decided, and it was still given by Master Cen.

At the price, of course, is a pot of rhododendrons.

Originally, Chen Jixing was going to carry two chickens, but Ye Feng felt that it was not easy for Master Cen to go, and he was also an intellectual, so he always had some style. Thus, the big rooster became a pot of flowers.

Mr. Cen, who received the flowers, was very happy, and it was much more pleasing to Chen Jixing, and he felt that he did not become a vulgar person because he became richer and richer, and he also knew how to send flowers.

So, thinking of the names of Chen Jixing's two daughters, Master Cen thought about it for a while, and then named the elder brother of the two boys Qianmo, and the younger one was called Qiande.

After hearing this name, Ye Feng felt that Master Cen or the deep-rooted patriarchal thinking in this time and space. Whether it is a thousand words or a thousand words, the name is mostly a beautiful meaning, and Qiande shows that this child is not easy to come by.

It's really better to get a thousand words than a thousand words.

Seeing that Ye Shi went to "serve" his two younger brothers, Qianyu volunteered to wash these roses with Ye Feng, and after washing, Ye Feng took out a bamboo mat, put the flowers on it, and exposed them to the sun.

In less than three days, these flowers can be completely dried, and they can be used to make tea.

When it comes to autumn, pick some wild chrysanthemums, and I don't know if it's orange or lemon fruit, and then there are more types of flower and fruit tea at home, and it's no longer just mint tea.