The fat man also became a little worried when he saw that Ye Hao had been away for so long and had not come back.

He wasn't worried that Ye Hao would encounter any danger, but that Ye Hao would get lost in the mountains and forests and couldn't find it.

It's deep in the mountains, and you'll get lost in it if you're not careful.

The fat man discussed with Zhou Baichuan, and then called the driver Xiao Zhang and the secretary Xiao Li, and prepared to go to the mountains and forests to find them together.

When they were about to walk into the forest, Ye Hao happened to come out of the woods.

Ye Hao was shirtless, his shirt was taken off and held in his arms, and it was still bulging inside, as if there were a lot of things.

"Brother Trench, you're back, we thought something happened to you!"

The fat man's hanging heart was finally put back in his stomach.

"Brother found salt!"

Ye Hao looked a little excited.

"Where are you looking for salt? Let me see!"

The fat man said in astonishment.

Zhou Baichuan and the others were also very surprised, and they surrounded them one after another.

"I forgot to take the bag, so I took it off and used it to fill it. ”

Ye Hao smiled and spread out the things wrapped in his shirt on the ground.

Ye Hao brought back a lot of things, full of a lot, all kinds of wild fruits, plant rhizomes, and some colorful leaves and small shrubs.

The largest number of them is a small fruit shaped like a wild mountain date. This small fruit is red and white, and the color is very bright. They grow together in clusters, like bunches of grapes. Each small fruit grows very firm, and there is a thick layer of hoarfrost on the surface.

"What are these things? None of them I know!"

The fat man shouted.

The driver, Xiao Zhang, also squatted on the ground curiously and took a closer look.

"Oh, Mr. Zhou, look, this is wild star anise, right?"

Xiao Zhang picked up a bush branch and exclaimed in surprise.

On the branches of this small shrub, there are many small fruits in the shape of eight-pointed stars, which are bright green and have a particularly strong aroma.

Zhou Baichuan took the bush branch, identified it carefully, and nodded with a smile,

"That's right, this is fresh wild star anise, we saw it once last time in the mountains!"

"What's an anise?"

Secretary Xiao Li was very curious.

"Star anise is the big ingredient we usually use for stir-frying and stewing meat. We southerners generally call this spice star anise, and you northerners call it Daliu. ”

Zhou Baichuan explained.

"It turns out that this is the big material, I said why does it look so familiar. However, aren't all the ingredients we usually use at home sun-dried?

Secretary Xiao Li asked again.

He had grown up in the city since he was a child and had never seen anything like it.

"Not only can it be used, but it is also more fragrant than the sun-dried star anise!"

Ye Hao said with a smile.

After everyone heard this, they were amazed again.

Among the various things that Ye Hao brought back, Zhou Baichuan only knew one octagonal, and he didn't know anything else.

"Ye Dong, what are the others?"

Zhou Baichuan asked.

"Look, this is wild peppercorns, that one is citronella, and I picked some wild shallots and wild peppers. These are all natural wild ingredients, mashed and spread on the meat, marinated for a while and then grilled, the taste is incomparable!"

Ye Hao introduced it with a smile.

"Wow, Brother Hao, you're so good, you actually got so many good things!"

The fat man's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Zhou Baichuan and they were also very surprised.

"Ye Dong, how do you know so many wild plants?

Zhou Baichuan sighed.

"I grew up in a small mountain village, and I am very familiar with these mountain things!"

Ye Hao said with a smile.

"Oh my God, Ye Dong, you actually grew up in a mountain village when you were a child, I really can't see it!"

The crowd sighed again.

Except for the fat man who knew Ye Hao's background, Zhou Baichuan and they all thought that Ye Hao was the descendant of a huge rich family and had been living in the metropolis.

After curiously rummaging through the things that Ye Hao brought back, the fat man couldn't help muttering,

"Brother Hao, you've been talking about it for a long time, where is the salt? Why didn't I see it?"

"Hehe, don't worry. Do you see this little fruit like a wild mountain date?"

Ye Hao picked up a bunch of small red and white fruits and said with a smile.

"See, among the things you picked back, there are the most small fruits like this!"

The fat man said.

"Then do you see the layer of hoarfrost on the exterior of this little fruit?"

Ye Hao said again.

"I see, a layer of white flowers, like grains of salt. God, you don't mean that the hoarfrost that bears on these little fruits is salt, do you?"

The fat man cried out in surprise.

"Yes, don't believe me, you taste it and see if it's salty?"

Ye Hao said with a smile.

The fat man still couldn't believe it, so he picked a small fruit covered with hoarfrost, put it to his mouth and licked it.

"Wo grass, it's so salty!"

The fat man only licked it, and then he couldn't help but scream.

"Oh my God, it's really salt?

Zhou Baichuan couldn't help but exclaim.

Everyone gathered around, and each of them picked one of these little fruits and tried to lick them.

"Wo grass, it's really salty, it's saltier than pickles!"

"Oh my God, there's salt growing on the fruit, it's unheard of, it's never been seen!"

"It's so godly!Ye Dong, how did you know that salt would come out of this kind of fruit?"

Everyone was shocked.

"Actually, it's not surprising to say it, I grew up in the mountains, and when my family was very poor and there was no salt, I used this fruit to make salt! This fruit is actually found in many mountains, and it grows on a shrub called salinus. Some people also call this shrub gallic tree, and this fruit is called gallic fruit. ”

Ye Hao said with a smile.

"Wait, Ye Dong, what did you just say? You also have a time when you are poor?!"

Zhou Baichuan was stunned.

"Why can't I have a poor time? When I was a child, I could say that I was poor, and I suffered everything!"

Ye Hao said with a smile.

"It's unbelievable! How did you make your fortune, and where did you get all your wealth?"

Everyone was shocked and asked.

"Hehe, I have a distant uncle in Europe, very rich, but no heirs. When he died, he left me all his possessions!"

Ye Hao said casually.

The Shenhao system is his biggest secret, so naturally he will not reveal it to these people.

"No wonder! Ye Dong is so rich, but he doesn't look like one of those gentlemen!"

Everyone was relieved.

"The salt and spices are all there, let's quickly marinate the meat and roast it!"

Ye Hao quickly diverted the topic.

"Yes, yes, yes, I patronized and chatted, and I forgot about the barbecue!"

"Haha, with these good things that Ye Dong picked back, the roasted meat must be very fragrant!"

Everyone's eyes lit up.

(End of chapter)