Chapter 13: Making Torches
Ye Yuran laboriously took one out, wiped the mud clean with grass leaves, and forcefully broke the sweet potato that was slightly larger than a fist into two halves, leaving half for himself and half for Li.
"You taste it and see how it tastes. ”
As he spoke, he didn't care about Li, so he grabbed it and put it in his mouth and took a bite.
Li didn't dare to eat, and looked at her nervously: "Mother, you haven't eaten, have you?"
"It's quite sweet!" Ye Yuran spit out the skin and said.
"It's really sweet?"
"I still can't lie to you? I called you out just to poison you in this barren mountain and wilderness?"
Li smiled wryly, although her mother-in-law was usually a little fierce, but she didn't think that her mother-in-law would hurt her like this.
Since her mother-in-law has eaten it, what is she afraid of?
I didn't think the sweet potatoes had not been washed, so I took a bite of it, following the example of my mother-in-law.
Suddenly, a sweet taste poured into his mouth, and Li Shi was shocked: "Can it really be eaten?!No, I mean, why is it so delicious?"
As he spoke, he began to eat.
"Really, mother, this is delicious, better than that little red fruit, with more meat, chewy, and juicy......"
"It's really delicious!"
After a while, Li Shi ate all the half, not even the skin, and swallowed all the belt mud.
Ye Yuran was still gnawing there slowly, even if he didn't wash it, why couldn't he swallow the muddy skin?
She felt that she was rude enough, and compared with the Li family, she suddenly felt that if she didn't work hard at home, this was the farmer who really suffered hardship.
But when she asked her to swallow the sweet potato chips with puree, Ye Yuran still felt that she couldn't swallow it.
Otherwise, don't eat the rest of it, go home and wash it before eating?
This skin is also eaten.
"Mother, you eat first, I'll dig it. This time, there was no need for Ye Yuran's orders, Li Shi found a wooden stick by himself and dug it up "pitting and digging", which was called a positive.
"Mother, look, I dug up another one!"
"Mother, this thing can really grow, you see, there are so many of them, each of which is bigger than a fist. Ouch, my mother, it's so delightful. ”
"It's a pity that a few of them were broken by me. ”
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Ye Yuran discovered another characteristic of the Li family - more sloppy than working by himself, provided that there is food to hang.
"The fourth family, you look around to see if there are any such leaves. ”
"Okay, mother, you put these in the basket first. Li took the sweet potato leaves on the ground and turned around to look for them.
The sweet potatoes were placed underneath and the wild vegetables were placed on top, and Ye Yuran had just finished loading them, when she heard her shouting over there: "Mother, come on, there are also here." ”
Ye Yuran hurriedly put the back basket on his back and rushed over, and sure enough, he saw Li standing next to a pile of sweet potato chips and began to dig up.
"Mother, look, such a large pile of sweet potato chips and leaves must be able to dig up a lot better. ”
Ye Yuran suddenly had the urge to hold his "golden finger" and kiss it.
With it, why worry about not filling your stomach?
"The fourth family, don't dig it. ”
"Mother, there's still something here, so much food, we have to dig it home quickly......"
"Don't dig it, we can't carry it back with so much, you bring a few back, let your sister-in-law cook the food, there are a few people in the family, you bring them all, let them bring the guys, and get these back." Ye Yuran said, "Go separately, don't go together, attract the attention of others." ”
Although he was sweating profusely, Li understood what his mother meant as soon as he heard it, and immediately nodded.
Don't look at her now with a big belly, she works quite neatly, picks up some sweet potatoes in the back basket, checks the key points, picks up some wild vegetables and covers them, turns around and leaves.
Ye Yuran was a little worried: "Don't run too fast, take care of the child in your belly." ”
"Hey, I know, mother. Li really thinks that her mother-in-law is really not ordinarily good to her, whose mother-in-law is afraid that her daughter-in-law will be tired of the child in her belly when she tells her daughter-in-law to work?
Ye Yuran shook his head.
Coincidentally, Old Man Zhu and the others happened to have no work today, and they came back earlier than usual.
They were waiting for Ye Yuran to go home and cook, but they saw Li Shi coming back with a happy face.
As soon as she wiped the sweat on her forehead, she put down the back basket and said mysteriously: "Sister-in-law, come here, I dug up good things with my mother today." ”
"What good things did you dig up?" Lin cheekily leaned over.
Li Shi was a little disgusted with her, but he picked up a sweet potato from the back basket, asked her to fetch water to wash it, and instructed him to go to the kitchen to get a knife, stomp it into several pieces, and divided one piece for each person.
"What is this?" asked her man, Zhu Si.
"Sweet potatoes, you can eat them. Li took his piece and stuffed it into his mouth.
Although the others were a little confused, they saw that she had eaten them all and tried them one by one.
Zhu Si's eyes suddenly lit up: "What is this?!Sweet, it's delicious!"
Dabao and Erbao also shouted: "Delicious! Delicious!"
In the house, Zhu Bamei also heard it, and hurriedly asked, "Is my mother back, fourth sister-in-law?" ”
Li replied: "No, you wait." ”
Zhu Bamei scolded a few words, but she didn't dare to scold too loudly, for fear of being heard and suing her mother. Now her mother is still angry with her, and she is really afraid that her mother will be angry.
"Fourth brother and sister, where did you come from?" Zhu San also tasted the taste, hurried over, and wanted to reach out to get it.
Li Shi hurriedly stopped him: "Third brother, this is lunch, don't mess around." ”
"Ah, lunch, isn't this a wild fruit?" Zhu San was a little confused.
The others were also surprised.
"Don't ask me, I don't know, my mother said. Li said to Liu, "Sister-in-law, my mother said, let the bottom of the pot pour some water, put a bamboo steaming rack on it, and then put the washed sweet potatoes on top and boil them over the fire." When you pinch it soft with your hand, the chopsticks can be inserted, and it will be cooked. ”
"Others, the guys, go up the hill with me in batches. ”
"Remember, cover up and don't let anyone find out. ”
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Before Li set off again, of course, he did not forget to send the hitch on his shoulder back to the room. Whether it was a bird egg or a little red fruit, she didn't tell them.
Just kidding! Little red fruit is her beloved thing, and it is a matter of making a fortune, so she will not give it to them.
As for the eggs, of course, we have to wait until she comes back to get them, otherwise what if they are stolen and eaten while she is away?
After coming out, he took Old Man Zhu and his group up the mountain, and didn't forget to remind them to bring hoes.
"Why do you bring that?" asked Zhu Si.
Li replied: "When you get to the mountain, you will know." ”
"Tell me first. ”
"Don't say it. You'll find out in a moment. ”
"You're my mother-in-law, you whisper to me, I won't tell them. Zhu Si secretly glanced around, looking cautious.
Li Shi gave him a blank look, not to be fooled.
Zhu Si returned defeated, and could only regretfully shake his head with his third brother and fifth brother.
Zhu San and Zhu Wu looked disappointed: the fourth child is really a bad seed, and he can't even handle his mother-in-law. If it's their mother-in-law...... Hum!