Chapter 46: Mother-in-law
Spring is coming, and everything is coming back.
In the country of Daxia, it is the custom of digging wild vegetables on the second day of February, from the royal family and nobles to the common people, they will go to the fields to dig wild vegetables on this day.
It's just that for the former it is more like an unpleasant task, for the latter it is several meals of chewing, if you can't dig it, you will be disappointed, how delicious the wild vegetables are!
Ling Bao carried the small basket and shouted anxiously: "Big brother, second brother, hurry up." ”
Cheng Yi said unhurriedly: "Just dig a wild vegetable, why are you in a hurry." ”
Of course, you have to be in a hurry!
You must know that on this day, not only the villagers of Beihe Village will dig wild vegetables, but all the villages in ten miles and eight villages will be dispatched, except for those who work and can't come, even the elderly grandparents will dig with small shovels.
"Lingbao, let's go, let's go dig wild vegetables together!"
Han Guoguo was also carrying a small basket and stood at the door jumping happily. Next to him was Zhao Guihua, Han Xiaoshu had already gone with his friends in advance, and Zhao Guihua smiled at them gently.
After packing up, the three siblings were ready to go.
Zhao Guihua was puzzled: "Isn't your father going?" ”
Cheng Yun shook his head: "Don't go, he has to study at home." ”
"That's how it should be, reading is more important." Zhao Guihua said.
Cheng Yi didn't lift the basket well, put his hand on his wrist, and then made a slight effort, the basket turned up, and he could hear the sound of "whoosh" breaking the air.
Suddenly, the basket flew out of his hand and buckled upside down on Lingbao's head.
The sight suddenly turned black, Lingbao was obviously very confused, Cheng Yun took the basket off her head, and saw the little girl touching her head blankly, what happened just now?
Why does she have a long basket on her head?
Cheng Yi touched his nose weakly and urged: "Hurry up and go, don't be dug up." ”
Cheng Yun glanced at him, but kindly didn't demolish him.
Small green buds have begun to emerge on both sides of the road in the fields, the branches and leaves with clear veins sway gently in the wind, and the unknown small flowers are hidden in the grass, bringing a wisp of fragrance.
Lingbao saw something with sharp eyes, squatted on the side of the road, picked the shoots of a certain plant, and carefully put them into the basket.
Cheng Yi, who can now distinguish the grains, stared at it for a moment, but still couldn't make out it: "What kind of dish is this?" ”
"Mother-in-law." Lingbao said while urging the two elder brothers, "Pick it quickly, this big piece is all here." ”
Cheng Yun and Cheng Yi responded, his hands and feet were sharp, his movements were neat, and his speed was fast.
Zhao Guihua glanced at it, and hurriedly stopped them with a smile: "Hey, stop the two brothers, what are you picking here?" This this and this ...... They are all weeds, which cannot be eaten, and they must be plucked from the young seedlings of the mother-in-law, and the stalks are not wanted. ”
"Huh? And so much more? ”
"What's so exquisite, it's that you have eaten too much and have experience."
Lingbao took out the weeds and stalks, and carefully taught the two brothers which ones were the mother-in-law Ding Nen seedlings that could be picked, and which ones were the weeds that were easy to missee.
Cheng Yun studied very seriously, although he really couldn't see any difference between the two.
Cheng Yi was a little skeptical: "Can this thing really be eaten?" ”
"Don't underestimate this mother-in-law. In the past, we all called it to save the weed, because in the past, when the green and yellow were not harvested, we used it to fill our stomachs. Zhao Guihua sighed, "It's been a little better in the past two years, but I used to pick it in a hurry." ”
Cheng Yi was speechless when he heard this, poked the little girl's face, and asked, "Have you eaten a lot before?" ”
"yes, I eat it every year." Lingbao said, "I can eat a lot!" ”
Because her mother-in-law Ding Nyingya is a little bitter, her sister and brother don't like to eat it.
The king said: "Lingbao, in fact, Mother-in-law Ding is also a kind of medicinal herb. ”
Lingbao was shocked, raised the sprouts in his hand, and looked at them over and over.
"What are you looking at?" Cheng Yi wondered, his expression suddenly changed.
"Look at Mother-in-law." I answered very seriously, but it was like saying nonsense.
Ling Bao asked the king: "Is the mother-in-law really a medicinal herb?" ”
"Mother-in-law Ding is also called dandelion, Hua Hualang, bedwetting grass, do you know why it is called bedwetting grass?"
Lingbao obediently asked why, the king liked her as a student, taught her to worry-free, and had a sense of accomplishment.
"Because it has a good diuretic effect, it has an improvement effect on indigestion and constipation." The king said, "Its functions are more than that, if you pay attention to it, you will know, when your father has a cold, Dr. Sun prescribed this medicine for your father." ”
Dr. Sun is just a rural doctor, and the medicinal materials are incomplete, so he has always been of any use.
Lingbao's excited little face flushed, like a peach, making people want to take a bite.
She looked at her mother-in-law's eyes changed, she thought it was a baby, Daddy was going to die at that time, but it saved Daddy!
"Mother-in-law Ding can also clear heat and reduce fire, Lingbao, you can dig a little for your father to soak in water to drink, your father's temper is too dry, and the typical liver fire is vigorous." The king shook his head earnestly.
"Your lord, you're right."
Next, Lingbao not only picks young seedlings, but also picks whole plants.
"King, can we also sell the mother-in-law? Like turmeric. ”
They later searched the mountains, but they couldn't find them.
The king's sense of smell is developed, but it is more able to distinguish the breath of animals, and for medicinal herbs, it is only introduced to its brain, and the smell is not familiar.
The king said, "Yes, yes, but the price of the mother-in-law should be very low." ”
Dandelions are everywhere, and the seeds of this thing are so light that a gust of wind can carry them anywhere, and the less is precious, and the more is cheap.
From dawn to dark, I earn three melons and two dates.
Lingbao said okay in disappointment, but she still didn't give up digging her mother-in-law, this is a good thing, give it to Daddy!
Putting the handful in his hand into the basket, Cheng Yi glanced at it and asked, "Isn't it just to pick the buds?" How did you dig up the whole plant? ”
Ling Bao didn't think about it, and said, "The king said that this is a medicine ......."
Before she finished speaking, Cheng Yun covered her mouth, she "wooed" twice, and looked at her eldest brother in confusion.
"Big brother, what are you doing?" Cheng Yi was even more puzzled.
Cheng Yun smiled at Zhao Guihua, who was looking at this, and lowered his voice and said to Lingbao: "Let's go home and talk about it, okay?" ”
Ling Bao nodded confusedly, although she didn't know why, she was a very obedient child.
Cheng Yun let go of her hand and asked her to continue digging her mother-in-law.
Cheng Yi asked again why he wanted to dig up the whole plant, and what puzzled him was that Ming Lingbao heard it, but he covered his mouth, with an unyielding expression of "I won't say anything if I kill me".
Cheng Yun said lightly: "You don't care, let her dig if she wants to." ”
"Big brother, you're too different."
"I just accidentally pulled the whole plant out, and you taught me a lesson."
It's as warm as a spring breeze for my sister, and as cold as winter for my younger brother.