If yam beans are delicious, they are not as delicious as yam roots. Moreover, the yield of yam roots is much larger than that of yam beans, which is also easy to harvest and easier to store.

Yam root, when she was alive in her previous life, the cheapest thing was sold for five or six yuan a catty, and there were more than a dozen yuan more expensive, I don't know if the price has risen again now. This thing can be used as food or as a dish, and there are many ways to eat it, stir-frying, hot pot, stewed pork ribs, and it is also delicious to eat it with sugar after the noodles are boiled. Such a good thing, people here don't even know that it can be eaten?

For a moment, Cherry's mind was spinning, as if she saw a new golden road to fortune beckoning to her.

"Sakura? Sakura? Akiyama slipped down from the tree: "Sakura, what's wrong with you?" ”

"It's okay, it's okay." Cherry came back to her senses and re-grasped the sickle in her hand: "I heard my father mention that this gray bean root seems to be edible." There is nothing urgent about us, and there is no defense if we try. "Even if no one has eaten it, she has to find an excuse, otherwise it will be difficult for her to explain when asked.

Seeing that Cherry said this, Akiyama didn't do much to stop him, and stepped forward and took the sickle: "If you want to dig, then you can dig as you want." It's just that you have that little strength, when are you going to dig it? I'll do it anyway. Akiyama is completely as you want to do, I listened to your expression, and seemed to be a little worried that I couldn't eat it if I dug it out, and the cherry was sad again, so he said: "Stay for a while, dig it out, if you can't eat it, don't be depressed, it doesn't take time to leave and right, we also got a big bag of gray beans." ”

"I know." Cherry nodded, and pointed to the head of the scythe, "Be careful here." ”

"Hmm." Akiyama held the scythe steadily, and carefully stirred up the soil on the ground.

He also wore a thick jacket today, and just walked so far, climbed trees, and picked yam beans, at this time his forehead was already thin with a layer of fine sweat, faintly revealing a peculiar peasant family, belonging to the young man's light sweat breath.

"Look, they're just roots, they're thin and long, what's the use of digging them up?" Akiyama gently dug up the soil in the ground to reveal the roots of the yam, and comforted the cherry without being angry: "But it doesn't matter, I've seen it with my own eyes, and I won't have this thought in the future." How many gray beans have we picked, haven't we? As he spoke, he suddenly raised his eyebrows, and with a 'huh' sound, he sped up the movement of his hand.

The soil with gravel and dead branches and leaves was gently pulled out, and the thin yam roots, the further down they went, the thicker they became, digging about half a foot deep, and they had become the thickness of fingers.

"Huh? Why is this thing still so thick? Akiyama was surprised and scratched his nails, the skin of the gray bean root was very thin, and the inside was white, and the juice was abundant.

"Brother Akiyama, this gray bean root is also edible, and it's better than gray beans, don't you know?" Just now, she accidentally leaked the fact that she knew that the yam root was edible, and now it was too late to cover it up, so it was better to push the boat down the river. Cherry smiled and stretched out her hand and touched a piece of yam root about the size of her fingers: "I knew a long time ago that this can be eaten, my father said it, when I was a child, once my father took me into the mountains, I also ate it." Grilled and eaten fragrant and noodles, the taste is really unforgettable. My dad also said that this thing can be cooked! ”

"What's going on?" Akiyama was convinced of Cherry's words, and his scythe was faster: "Then let's dig quickly, get more before noon, and go back to cook and eat." I'm hungry for what you say! ”

"Okay!" Cherry looked up at the sky through the gap in the leaves, and estimated the hour: "There is still more than an hour before noon, and we will have to spend half an hour on the way, so we can only stay here for more than half an hour." Brother Akiyama, you are digging the gray bean root here, and I will pick the gray beans, and the two will not be delayed, okay? "This thing is called gray beans, which is also worthy of its name, but it is just catchy, and it is still a little awkward. She barely bent her tongue and spat out the word 'yam'.

"Okay! This saves time, or your brain is fast! Akiyama's subordinates kept moving, grinning: "Either I love to come out with you, there are always new things, there are always enjoyable things." ”

"Let's dig it." Cherry opened the cloth bag, and her hands fluttered quickly among the yellow-green yam leaves.

After being busy for most of the hour, Akiyama dug out three yam roots that were more than a foot long from the gravel and dirt. Cherry plucked two bags full of yam beans.

I don't know how long this clump of yams has grown, it is very large and lush, even if the two of them pick a lot, there are still many gray beans on it that are gently swaying against the mountain wind. There should also be a lot of yam roots, and when Akiyama digs out one, you will encounter several, but the soil is full of gravel, and occasionally you will encounter large stones, so it is really difficult to dig.

If you don't go back at noon, the family should be in a hurry. No matter how reluctant the two were, they still packed their things and began to walk back. Along the way, Cherry kept marking the tree pole with a sickle. If this piece of yam is used well, it can also be sold for a few dollars.

After going down the mountain, Akiyama sent the cherries all the way home, and the time was just right, and the sisters in the family had not yet started to make lunch. Walnut has been sent back by Qiuhong, and is busy following Mi Tao to help collect firewood.

Several people were very happy to see that the two of them brought back so many yam beans. But I was skeptical of the claim that yam root could be eaten. This thing, obviously just a root, is it thin and long, how can it be eaten? Mi Tao washed the yam root, put it on the edge of the pot inappropriately, and threw it away if it was not delicious.

Originally, I said that this autumn mountain at noon was going to taste yam roots here. But he suddenly thought about something, said hello to Cherry, pulled his legs and ran away.

Akiyama ran straight into the yard of Mama Qu's house behind the cherry house.

Mama Qu is almost sixty years old this year, and she has three sons and a daughter. Her wife died early, and she worked hard to raise several children, but her three sons were not filial, and they forgot their mother when they became married, and they always ignored her. Mama Qu now lives with her only remaining daughter, Shui Liu. With Shuiliu taking care of him, life at home is passable, but there are some heavy jobs that the two of them can't do.

Last year, Qiushan inadvertently encountered the scene of Mama Qu carrying water and falling, so she patted her chest and took care of her family's work of carrying water. Today is the day to carry water, and while secretly hating to only go up the mountain to play, he forgot about this important thing, and stepped into the yard of Mama Qu's house. His eyes slipped to the big water tank next to the door of the house, and when he saw that there was no water inside, he breathed a sigh of relief, and raised his voice: "Mama Qu? ”

"Hey, it's Akiyama?" Mama Qu came out of the house in response, and when she saw that it was Akiyama, she smiled on her face: "Have you had lunch?" ”

"No, I don't. I went up the mountain with Cherry today, and I was delayed. I'll get some water for you now, and I'll have to get back to Cherry's house before noon. The gray beans we picked were eaten in suffocating pork fat at noon. Akiyama said, and found the flat pole and the bucket well.

Seeing the situation, Mama Qu looked pity: "You have something, you go and do your own business, don't always think about us." I'm going to bother you when I go back, where can I go with your sister Shuiliu? I don't need it today, I will take turns with Shuiliu for a while, and I will pick it back. ”

At this time, Chen Shuiliu also came out of the house: "Qiushan, if you have something to do, go and get busy, can you and Mama Qu still pick up a few buckets of water?" ”

Chen Shuiliu was 16 years old this year. The person has a long water waist and willow posture, and his temperament is also gentle and demure. In terms of appearance, in Xiaomiao Village, Chen Shuiliu is considered to be first-class, and she has been known as the first beauty in Xiaomiao Village since she was thirteen years old, until now.

"I'm working for a while, if you are asked to pick, I don't know when you will be able to pick a full tank, let alone how many heels you will have to fall." As he spoke, he shouldered his shoulders and went out with a bucket of water.

The yard of Mama Qu's house is not far from the river, out of the yard to the south, a few steps away is the courtyard of the cherry family, and after the courtyard of the cherry family, it is the Nanxiang River. It's just that the tank is big and small, and a water tank has to run back and forth many times to get full.

On the last trip, I just entered the courtyard and saw Qiuhong standing in the courtyard with autumn trees and autumn leaves.

Miao Qiushan poured water with a bucket and said, "Qiuhong, why did you come here?" What's the matter? ”

Qiu Hong's face was not very good, gray and gray, and she trembled: "Brother, I, I...... I went to the south of the village to cut pigweed just now, but I didn't see the old hen of Uncle Ge's house squatting in the grass and hacking to death with a sickle, and I happened to let him see it......"

"What?" Akiyama's eyes widened. An old hen is nothing, it's just that Uncle Ge is strange, and a little sesame can make him pick out hundreds of faults. Qiu Hong provoked his family, it's no wonder that he doesn't make trouble for three days and five days.

"Brother...... What to do? ......" Qiuhong cried. After all, she is only eight years old, and she is usually neat and capable, but she is also panicked at this time. You know, their father Miao Yongnian is a violent temper, and he has nothing to do on weekdays, but if anyone goes home in trouble, he will be beaten! Even Little Autumn Tree and Little Autumn Leaf can't escape.

"What's the matter? What's going on? Mama Qu found out about the abnormality of the two, stepped forward, and asked with concern.

"It's okay, it's okay, Mama Qu, the water is picked, I'll go first." Qiu Shan pulled Qiu Hong and her two younger brothers out of the courtyard of Mama Qu's house. Unconsciously walked to his house, comforting Qiu Hong: "Sister, don't be afraid." Let's think about whether there is a way to do this, with my brother here, it's okay.

The two first asked Akiki and Akiba to go home by themselves, and then went to Lao Getou's house, quietly checked his reaction, and saw that his courtyard was quiet, so they went home. Qiu Shan comforted Qiu Hong: "It seems that he hasn't made a fuss yet." Sister, let's not worry, let's go home and think slowly. When you get home, don't talk, first tell me to curry favor with our father and make him happy. ”

"Hey." In Qiu Hong's eyes, Qiu Shan has always been a strong retreat, and if something happens, as long as this brother is there, she will not be afraid.

The two of them went home as they spoke.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the door, he saw Miao Yongnian standing in the courtyard with red eyes, holding a broom in his hand, his chest up and down, and his nose 'whirring'.