Chapter 99: Poisonous
As soon as it was dawn the next day, the people of Dawan Village began to pack their things and follow the Lu family to continue their journey.
Last night, Lu Shiyan had already told everyone that he had found a river with a large flow of water in front of him.
After carefully inquiring about the terrain of Lu Shiyan, Village Chief Song learned that in addition to a river with a large flow of water, there was also a lot of flat land suitable for reclamation.
Everyone felt that there was hope.
If it was before, everyone naturally wanted to find a big capital, see if the government had any rescue policies, and then find a way to settle down.
But now, the drought has not been eliminated, the civil strife has not been settled, and the external troubles have restarted.
Rather than going to the big capital, everyone prefers to live in seclusion in the mountains.
As long as there is water and the hands and feet are diligent, you will not starve to death in the mountains.
This is the first time that everyone has seen such a clear hope after escaping from the famine for so long, and the villagers are all full of energy, and they began to hurry after asking Lu Shiyan.
Since Lu Shiyan used aura to comb Jiang Tangtang's muscles and veins yesterday, the pain and fatigue in her body have all disappeared.
When I woke up this morning, it was like eating the Ten Perfection Tonic Pills, and I was refreshed.
Everyone was busy on the road, and the Lu family didn't prepare breakfast this morning. Lu Shiyan used honey and mint, boiled a jar of water, and poured it into a water bladder after it cooled and handed it to Jiang Tangtang.
Peppermint and honey are mixed together to boil water, and it tastes both the sweet aroma of honey and the coolness of mint, and it is very refreshing to drink.
Jiang Tangtang was in a good mood, and when he was in a hurry, he turned on the scanning system, and when he saw that the system was useful, he asked Lu Shiyan to pick it up.
"Husband, it seems to be salt skin wood, pick some more and come back, and come to wash the salt when you rest at night."
Salt is inherently expensive. Even now, because of drought and war, I can't buy it with money. When they heard that there were trees that could wash out the salt, the villagers were shocked.
Someone whispered, "That tree doesn't look special, can it really wash out salt?" ”
"I don't know, but looking at her like that, it should be okay."
"I haven't heard of her reading before, she's a woman, how can she understand this?"
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No matter how suspicious the villagers were, Lu Shiyan had already climbed the tree with his hands and feet, and picked the fruit of the salt-skinned wood according to Jiang Tangtang's instructions.
The roots and leaves of the tree are edible, but the fruits of the wood are generally used to wash salt.
The fruit of the salina can only be picked in winter.
However, it may be that it is remote and unpicked, and because of the drought and lack of rain, many of the fruits that bear last year are still on the branches and have not fallen.
Liu Chengfeng and the others also put down the things in their hands and rushed over to help.
There is great strength in numbers, and soon two large baskets of salt-skinned wood were picked. Seeing this, many villagers also followed the example of Lu's family, picked some fruits of salt-skinned wood, packed them, and took them with them.
In addition to the salt-skinned wood, Jiang Tangtang also stopped from time to time to call the Lu family to dig wild plants such as aconite, lily, and konjac.
On a slope, Jiang Tangtang used the system to scan a large amount of cassava. So Jiang Tangtang called the Shanglu family to dig cassava on the slope.
When the villagers saw it, they all followed and dug it.
Suddenly, a villager said, "Everyone, don't dig it, this thing is poisonous and can't be eaten." ”
Village Chief Song felt embarrassed, and did not let his family follow to dig cassava, but picked wild vegetables along the road, and heard the villagers say that Jiang Tangtang shouted that the things dug by the Lu family were poisonous, so he hurriedly ran over to see.
Seeing this, Village Chief Song suddenly became anxious, "San Lang's daughter-in-law, this can't be eaten." This thing is poisonous, and the old Zhang Tou family in the village ate this thing and poisoned it. ”
Hearing what Village Chief Song said, many old people in the village also remembered, and nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, yes, there was a famine more than 20 years ago, and Lao Zhangtou's family went to the mountains to dig this and cook it at home, and the last family was poisoned." ”
Because Old Man Lu and Su trusted Jiang Tangtang, they didn't see what Jiang Tangtang was asking people to dig up. I saw it now, and I was in a hurry to come and see.
The two are old, and they also remember the tragic incident more than 20 years ago. Seeing the roots of the tree that Jiang Tangtang led people to dig, their faces turned white.
Jiang Tangtang said: "How did the old Zhang Tou family dig it up and cook it?" Is it peeled and washed and then boiled directly in the pot? ”
A very old man in the village said: "That's not clear, we didn't see it when he cooked it, and it was only after the accident that we learned that this thing was poisonous." ”
The main reason was that there was a famine at that time, and the old Zhang Tou family didn't tell everyone after digging food in the mountains.
He secretly dug up the stuff and ate it home, and it wasn't until something happened to his family that the village knew it was poisonous.
Jiang Tangtang said: "This is cassava, it should be peeled and soaked in water for six or seven days to remove the toxins in it before it can be eaten."
If it is not detoxified in advance, it will damage the nerves, paralyze the whole body and become paralyzed, and at worst poisoning and die. ”
After listening to Jiang Tangtang's words, the villagers suddenly realized, "It turns out that you have to go through this treatment?" ”
"Yes, as long as it is handled properly, it will not be poisoned."
Although Jiang Tangtang said so, many villagers were still afraid and did not dare to dig cassava again.
Luo Taohua snickered in her heart when she saw it, and hurriedly squeezed over, breaking off the cassava that the villagers had dug up and putting it into a sack.
She was distressed just now, and she wanted to drive these villagers away. It's just that because this is an ownerless wasteland, she wants to drive these villagers away, and she has to be poked in the back.
Now the villagers dare not dig anymore, but it is exactly what she wants. As for the poison of this thing, she was not worried at all. Since Jiang Tangtang has said that soaking in water can detoxify, it must be possible.
Like Luo Taohua, the Lu family believes in Jiang Tangtang 100%. The Lu family, Li Shi, Liu Chengfeng and others worked together to dig up all the cassava in this wasteland.
It may be that the fertile land and groundwater are the reason why this wild cassava has not been dried up, so there are many cassava fruits.
After the Lu family used all the sacks and baskets to hold cassava, there were still a lot of unfinished ones.
Su Shi looked anxious, subconsciously looked at Jiang Tangtang and said, "There are still a lot left, what can I do?" ”
In addition to the lack of tools, it just can't be moved. In addition, Liu Chengfeng's group of people couldn't move.
There was really too much cassava in this area, and many villagers were afraid of poison, so they didn't dig it again, and the land all belonged to the Lu family.
Lu Shiyan said: "I'll run a few more times at night." ”
Shi Dali walked over with a basket, "Brother Lu, I have extra baskets at home, and we have less luggage, so we can help move some." You can take some and we will help you move it, and it will save you from running back and forth. ”
Song Chaoyang also said: "I don't have much luggage at home, so I can help move some." ”
Thinking that the Lu family didn't have any extra bags and baskets, he said again: "I see that there is bamboo over there, do you want to weave a few baskets to hold it?" ”
In addition to Shi Dali and Song Chaoyang, several villagers came over one after another and said they wanted to help.
Jiang Tangtang did not refuse everyone's kindness, and after thanking them, he asked Zhou Qiongniang to take out the wild bayberry she had just picked and make it into sour plum soup for everyone.