Chapter 20: Harvesting the Wheat
"Well, it tastes weird!" said Aunt Cecil, who was the first to drink it, "Kaichi, you didn't cook it wrong, did you?"
"No problem, this is herbal tea, specially used to relieve the heat, this weather is too hot, drinking this is good for the body. As for the taste, this is originally a medicinal herb, but it is a non-poisonous herb that can be drunk casually. ”
Jia Yi didn't know how to explain the food grade or side effects, so he directly replaced it with no poison.
"These are all teachers, and it's definitely fine. If only there was sugar, it would taste a lot better! I also added salt to it to replenish the body's electrolytes. ”
"You still want to add sugar? It's something that only nobles can afford, so you can just think about it." Aunt Cecil said, "Also, what is an electrolyzer?
"Well, it's salt from sweat. Jia Yi explained, accidentally bringing out the nouns of his previous life.
"Alright, that's it, let's get to work. Uncle Cecil next to him saw that it was almost there, so he reminded his wife.
After that, everyone prepared to go down to the field to harvest the wheat.
Long sleeves are worn when cutting wheat, because wheat mangs and wheat leaves will cut people's skin, and if you wear short sleeves, it will not take long for blood marks to be cut on your arms, and you will feel very itchy.
Jiayi only has 2 sickles in the house, and they are usually hidden under the bed and are not used for them. At this time, there were still very few iron tools, and several families in the village did not have a sickle, and they usually had to borrow other people's sickles to cut wheat or something.
Today, so many people are cutting wheat at home, and it is enough for Jia Yi to borrow two sickles from Yao Lao. Although Yao's hometown did not farm, some farm tools were still available, and it seems that they had been planted before.
The adults quickly cut the wheat, and the pieces of wheat were cut off and put aside. Kaichi and Donna also went down to the field to pick up the ears of wheat that had been left behind.
Although he usually likes to talk about golden ears of wheat, he knows that wheat is actually brownish-red. However, although the wheat I saw now looks quite similar to the one I saw in my previous life, the ears of wheat seem to be longer, and the wheat is really golden yellow, about the same color as rice, and the grains are also very full.
The harvest of this wheat field looks good, and he remembers that the crops of the ancient earth can only harvest more than 200 catties per acre, which is still a good harvest. Looking at this ear of wheat, although he couldn't estimate how much harvest there was in an acre of land, it was definitely more than 200 catties.
Looking at the ears of wheat in his hand, Jia Yi peeled a few grains of wheat and put them in the palm of his hand. Seeing these plump wheat grains, he was a little skeptical that he had brought some genetically modified wheat with him when he crossed over. But these grains of wheat are too full, and they are bigger than the earth.
Before, he didn't notice the difference in the wheat he ate, and thought of her as the same as the wheat of the earth. It is only now that I have discovered the difference between the wheat, and it is no wonder that Tagi Village is able to make a living in this remote mountain forest.
Although I have never seen what wheat looked like in the feudal era on the earth, I definitely can't compare to this with my toes. Otherwise, there would not have been so many peasant uprisings.
Jiayi put the peeled wheat grains into his mouth and chewed them slowly, because the wheat grains were still fresh and not dried, so it was not difficult to chew, not very hard, and a little tough, and if you taste it carefully, you can still feel the sweetness. It's not just the appearance, it's the taste is pretty good. I had never noticed it before, and I didn't know if it was because of the drying of the wheat or Erica's craftsmanship.
If these seeds are brought back to the earth and planted, it is estimated that with these wheat seeds, they will be able to buy a suite in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. It's a pity.........
It was noon, the sun was already very strong, and everyone went to rest in the shade of the trees at the edge of the field. At this time, everyone didn't think Jiayi's herbal tea tasted weird, and they all poured it into their stomachs with a large bowl of "Gu Dong Gu Dong".
"Jiayi, it's really good to drink your herbal tea when it's hot. Next time my family cuts wheat, you can cook some for my family. Uncle Wood said after drinking a bowl of herbal tea.
Aunt Cecil next to her heard this, and also said, "I want it too, Jiayi, and cook some for my family next time." ”
"This is very simple, let the teacher prepare the medicine for you, you go back and boil it in a pot, there is no other trick, just cook it directly." Jia Yi sat on the protruding roots of the tree and said with a bowl of herbal tea.
At this time, even Donna, who was not interested in this one, drank a small bowl.
When everyone else is chasing something, they will unconsciously feel that it is a good thing, and they will rush up.
Although they didn't cut the wheat themselves, the two children still had red marks on their bodies, and they were young and their skin lacked toughness. It's so tender, from the inside out, it exudes a dewy sheen......
Seeing that the weather was indeed very hot, Erica said to Donna, "Nana, you and your brother should go home, and by the way, boil some more water, this herbal tea is almost finished." ”
"Okay, Mom!" Donna nodded after listening to Erica's words. After saying that, he beckoned Jiayi to go home.
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Back at home, Donna went to fetch water to boil water, and Jia began to check what other materials were in the house and make something good at night.
There is still a little bacon at home, and a fish caught last night, and a few other vegetables, but there is really nothing to choose. It's good to have meat.
I remember when I was a child, I heard a song from a grandmother next door (my father is the same generation but older, my aunt is about the same), which probably means that the guests come in the first month, put more salt in the dishes, and wait until the guests leave, and then add some water to boil.
Of course, this is just a joke, and Jia Yi was not poor enough when he was young. But it also shows that there were once times when they were so poor that they were reluctant to eat meat. Jiayi's family, thanks to his own fishing skills, can live a better life.
I went to the field with Donna to deliver water, and after staying for a while, it was not early, so I went home with Donna to prepare for cooking. Because of the conditions, I can't come up with any tricks, so what do you want to do?
"I still have to find a way to make money!" Jia Yi thought silently in his heart. As a traverser, it's a little too low to only be able to fish every day.
In the evening, when the adults came back from the wheat harvest, they sat down to drink the ale made by Gary and talked about this year's harvest. Everyone was amazed when they saw the fish of the Jia family, and after tasting it, they were full of praise.
In this era of hard work, it is indeed rare to have a meat that tastes acceptable.
They suddenly felt that it seemed that it was also very good to learn from Yao Lao, at least a craft that could eat well. The guests also thought it was the medicine elder church Jiayi these.