Chapter 60: Poison Testing
The Qin family and the others also happened to fill their small back baskets and prepared to go back, and when they saw He Jiuniang coming back, they didn't ask anything, and everyone went down the mountain together.
"Second sister-in-law, I found something good, I'll show it to you when I get home!"
He Jiuniang was very excited, and she couldn't hook the Qin family, but He Jiuniang's back basket was covered with leaves, so that people couldn't see what was inside.
Yu Shi had just finished the meal and was looking outside the grass shed, and when he saw them coming back, he beckoned: "Come back to eat soon!" ”
"Sister-in-law, the third brother and sister said that she found something good in the mountains, and she will show us when she comes back, and she is eating first!"
The Qin family almost wrote the word curiosity on his face, and even the Sun family, who came out, looked at He Jiuniang, his eyes were burning, obviously asking He Jiuniang to say quickly, don't sell Guanzi.
He Jiuniang didn't intend to hang their appetite, so she put down the back basket, and then pulled the leaves covering it open, revealing the yellow and clear potatoes inside.
Potatoes of this era have not yet been improved, and they are very small, only the size of a child's fist.
"What is this?"
Sun frowned, and Yu also asked, "Wild vegetables?" ”
He Jiuniang nodded: "Sort of, but this is different from ordinary wild vegetables, this is like food, it can fill your stomach, and it is not easy to be hungry, after all, this looks like getting acquainted!" ”
Ordinary wild vegetables are eaten leaves, and the leaves shrink, and they are not actually hungry when eaten in the stomach, and they cannot be eaten as staple food, but this looks like a small steamed bun, it should be able to satisfy the stomach, right?
"How do you know? Have you seen it before? ”
Sun looked at a few small potatoes with some suspicion, and really didn't think that this thing could be eaten casually.
"I haven't seen it, but when I was a child, I heard people say that it seems to have come from other countries, but I don't know how it got to the mountains. I heard that this thing is easy to grow and has a large yield, and if we could grow it, there would not be so many refugees in the future. ”
He Jiuniang had already thought of a rhetoric, half-truths and half-truths, anyway, it would be convincing for the Lu family.
"Are you sure you can eat it? Will it be toxic? ”
After all, Sun has lived most of his life, and he is still very cautious.
He Jiuniang shook her head a little uncertainly: "I don't know, it should be okay......"
She scratched her head a little weakly, and said, "Why don't you cook a few and I'll taste them first, and if you're sure it's not poisonous, everyone will eat it?" ”
As soon as the words fell, he was slapped by Sun: "Do you really think you are the Guanyin Bodhisattva?" ”
So many people in the family didn't say anything, so she rushed to test the poison, isn't it a big grudge?
He Jiuniang felt funny in her heart, but on the surface, she still said aggrievedly: "I just look at this thing Huang Chengcheng, it doesn't look like it is poisonous~"
"The red mushrooms on the mountain don't look poisoned! Do you see who ate and didn't go to the deck? ”
Sun counted her mercilessly, causing a group of people around her to laugh non-stop.
He Jiuniang said: "Then I'll take it and give the two horses a taste first!" ”
"You scumbag!" Sun grabbed her, "Don't you know that two horses are worth more than you?" What are you doing to them? ”
Yes, a horse can be sold for more than forty or fifty taels, and the most expensive one is only a dozen taels.
He Jiuniang pursed her lips, she is indeed a little inferior to Maha!
Just when He Jiuniang was about to ask what to do, Sun said categorically: "I'll try!" ”
At this moment, the big guys were shocked, Lu Guilan was the first to react, and almost cried out by pulling Sun: "Mother, there are so many of us, how can we let you try?" I'll try, I'll try! ”
The Yu family and the Qin family also expressed their attitudes: "Yes, mother, let you try it, but for our longevity, let's try!" ”
Sun looked at everyone very seriously: "Don't fight with me!" My wife has lived most of her life, and she eats more salt than you eat rice, and now seeing a large family living here, my heart has completely fallen. What's more, this thing doesn't have to be poisonous! ”
Sun thought that if this thing could really be eaten as a staple food, their group would have a new way to live, and they would never be afraid of famine in the future.
Well, it's worth it for her to do it all!
He Jiuniang: ......
Although I think it's a little funny, it's actually a group of people who are moved in my heart.
Sun scolded her, but offered to try it himself.
Even though she knew that the potato would not be poisonous at all, she almost couldn't help but want to hug Sun.
This little old lady really gave her the feeling of a mother.
Just as she was about to speak, Lotus, who had gone out to take out the garbage, came back, ran to the adults, clenched her little fists, as if she had made some major decision: "Grandma, let me try!" Grandma's family saved my life, I'm not afraid, let me repay grandma! ”
She didn't even know what to try, but when she heard that the adults seemed to be anxious and sad, she stood up directly.
Anyway, her life was also picked up, if it was really gone, it would be her bad life, but if she could survive, she could continue to repay Grandma Lu's family.
"What do children say?"
Sun glared at her, and said angrily: "You are a girl from the Qin family, if something happens to our Lu family, how can you let me explain to your Qin family?" Don't talk about it, old man, go boil water and boil these things first. ”
Sun waved his hand, letting everyone do their own thing, and then pulled He Jiuniang aside and quietly explained: "The money is in the box under my pillow, if something really happens......
He Jiuniang didn't expect Sun to start explaining his future, and hurriedly interrupted: "Stop!" Mother, don't tell me this, I don't care! If something happens to you, I'll take the dog and fly away and never come back! ”
He Jiuniang deliberately teased her, making Sun so angry that she wanted to twist her arm, but she still calmed down and said, "Don't make trouble, I'm telling you seriously!" I know this family...... Feed! The third daughter-in-law! ”
He Jiuniang turned around and left without waiting for her to finish sensationalizing, it was called a dashing and dashing, and Sun was so angry that he chased out with his little short legs.
At this time, the children who followed Old Man Lu out to herd the horses also came back, thinking that they could eat, so they all sat around the pot and watched with blank eyes.
After the water boiled, Yu put a few washed potatoes in the pot and boiled, and everyone gathered around without smelling any smell.
"Mother, what is this, is it delicious?"
Leizi looked at the pot with some interest, although this round thing has no taste, but it looks very appetizing!
"Mother doesn't know, it was your third aunt who dug it back from the mountain."
Yu shook his head and stood in front of the children, for fear that something would happen to a few children.
The boiled ones are relatively tender, and they are cooked quickly, He Jiuniang preemptively said: "Mother, I'll peel the skin for you and eat it!" ”