sjar Chapter 348 Digging Coriander Roots
Chapter 348 Digging Coriander Roots
The two of them walked slowly, and they went out late, so it took them some time to find and pick fruits. When they arrived at the great plain, the time was almost the same as yesterday.
The two of them stabilized their backpacks and looked at the large green kohlrabi leaves. Li Zelan scratched his head and said, "Cousin, is this kohlrabi? Isn't this a big leek?"
Su Ziling: "..."
"It's a bit similar, but the fragrance of kohlrabi is stronger and the leaves are wider. And the main thing to eat in kohlrabi is its roots. Of course, its flowers and leaves can also be eaten. Its tweed is similar to garlic flowers, but it's smaller than Garlic flowers are thicker, fatter and more tender, and taste sweeter.”
Li Zelan nodded as if he understood, "Cousin, could this be planted by someone else? Otherwise, why would there be so many?"
"Who grows kohlrabi in such an uninhabited place with no village or shop? And then they have to climb several mountains to eat it?"
No wonder Li Zelan suspected that someone else had planted it. Even if someone planted this lush green area on purpose, it might not be so good! (Potato)
"I'll dig, you shake the soil clean and put it neatly, and then just cut the grass and tie it up."
There is no way, there is no place to put the backpack, you can’t put it on the fruit, right?
If you put so much on top, the fruits will be crushed when you get home, so just bale them with straw, and it's enough for one person to carry one bundle.
After Su Ziling finished speaking, she picked up the hoe and started digging, while Li Zelan was shaking the mud beside him.
The mud was very hard. When the hoe went down, a large piece was dug up. The kohlrabi roots were completely wrapped in it. Su Ziling tapped lightly with the head of the hoe to break up the soil and then threw it to Li Zelan to shake.
The soil here was too hard and it was not easy to dig at all. She had only dug twenty or thirty trees when her hands hurt from the shock.
Seeing this, Li Zelan stood up and said, "Cousin, let me dig. I think we can dig faster if we switch."
"Okay." Su Ziling didn't insist. She gasped, rubbed her red palms, sat down on the ground and started to shake the mud.
Although kohlrabi roots are difficult to dig, they have a well-developed root system, are thick and long, and carry a strong fragrance. Of course, they cannot escape a common problem. (Picture of kohlrabi root)
Just like onions, it is a bit spicy to the eyes, but it tastes really fragrant. The leaves, roots, and flowers all have their own ways of eating, and the taste is different.
Li Zelan dug for a while, then switched to Su Ziling. The two of them dug alternately. Su Ziling finally stopped when looking at the mountains of kohlrabi roots piled aside.
"Let's dig this much first, then go back and take a look. If it's not enough, dig again next time!"
Li Zelan was aligning the kohlrabi while Su Ziling cut two handfuls of thatch and twisted two straw ropes to tie up the kohlrabi. Each of them carried a basket of fruits and added a bundle of kohlrabi, which was not easy.
The kohlrabi is very heavy, both roots and leaves. Each person has a big bundle, and their hands are tired after carrying it for a long time. The two of them walked back and forth, and the time they got home was even later than yesterday.
The sun completely set, and the sky gradually darkened. The two of them were bent over and couldn't walk fast. They had to change their handbags after walking a few steps, and they took a break after walking a few steps, watching the darkness get darker. Su Ziling saw it in her eyes and felt anxious in her heart.
"Sanlang? Xiaoqing?"
"Is it you?"
The moment she heard Su's father's voice, Su Ziling had the urge to cry. She was so tired that she thought she would never get home.
Su's father and his third uncle came out to pick them up. When they saw the two blurry figures from a distance, they didn't dare to recognize them. Su's father called out tentatively, but received no response, so he thought it was not the case.
But when the crying "Dad" came over, they quickened their pace and even started to trot.
The two took the baskets and carried the kohlrabi, "Why are you coming back so late? Didn't your grandma tell you to come back early..."
He still wanted to say a few words, but suddenly he thought of what she said just now, and all the words he said were swallowed back in his stomach. This girl seemed so capable, but in fact she was only sixteen and still a child.
Thinking of this, he softened his voice a little, raised his hand and rubbed her hair, "Are you hungry? Are you okay?"
By this time, Su Ziling had recovered, and with the cool breeze blowing across her face, her mood had calmed down strangely.
The things they carried were heavy, the journey was long, the sky was getting dark, and they couldn't reach home for a long time. In addition, her hands were sore and her feet hurt, so she felt a little unbearable.
When she and Li Zelan were alone just now, she didn't dare to be discouraged. She kept holding her breath and encouraged him from time to time. No, when she heard Su's father's voice, her nose felt a little sour.
"We're not hungry. We brought rice balls and ate wild grapes, but the kohlrabi was too heavy. Oh my hand, if I had known I would have brought a sack too. If there had been a sack, we would have all arrived home!" She murmured.
"As long as you are fine, your grandma, grandma and the others have been talking about it for a while. Can you still walk? Can you see the road? You can't see dad pulling you."
Su's father was carrying a basket on his back, carrying kohlrabi, and taking care of her at the same time.
"No, no, I can see. I'm still wearing a cane. Is dad heavy? Give me the kohlrabi and I'll carry it."
"It's not heavy, just carry it. How heavy is it? Walk carefully and don't fall."
Su's father didn't let her mention it. If she walked slowly, he would slow down and wait for her. If she walked faster, he would speed up to keep up with her, trying to keep the same pace with her.
When I got home, the yard was brightly lit. Mother Su was standing at the door with a torch, pacing back and forth, muttering all the time, "Why aren't you back? Could something have happened?"
"Auntie!"
Hearing Su Ziling's voice from afar, Su's mother breathed a sigh of relief. She held a torch and came forward.
"Why are you back so late? It's already dark. Did you fall?"
"No, it's just that the kohlrabi roots were too hard to dig out. The roots were so hard that my hands hurt and there were blisters. Sanlang and I took turns digging but couldn't dig them out. Finally, we dug enough and used grass. The rope bundle is too tight, so I won’t be able to get it back for a while.”
"You, you, when I left home in the morning, I told you to come back early..."
Before she finished speaking, Su's father interrupted, "Okay, okay, just say a few words less. The child has been tired for a day and is hungry and thirsty. Go back and eat quickly. After eating, give me She made some mugwort salt water to soak her hands, heels, and Sanlang too. They all wanted to soak. The journey was long, the things were heavy, and the sun was shining during the day. They were all exhausted. The day after tomorrow, the market the day after tomorrow, and dad went to the county. I’ll buy you some meat and make up for it.”
Entering the yard, Su A'nai and the others were all waiting. When they saw them coming back, they didn't say much. They just said a few words, it'll be fine when they come back, wash your hands and eat.
Two bundles of kohlrabi were placed by the well to be processed tomorrow, and two baskets of fruits were placed in the kitchen. They had to be laid out in a while. They couldn't cover them in baskets, otherwise they would be full of wine when they woke up tomorrow and they wouldn't be able to eat them. .
At the dinner table, Su's mother kept making meat for her and Li Zelan. It was pheasant meat. The one she smoked on the fire pit, Su's mother stewed half of it. After the chicken was stewed, she threw in some fungus and cooked it together.
The fungus is soaked with the aroma of chicken, and the chicken is so stewed that it falls off the bone in one sip.
But everyone prefers the cold fungus, which is sour and spicy, plus the crispness of the fungus. In this hot weather, eating such a bowl of cold food makes everyone feel very comfortable, and the pores all over the body feel soothed. unfolded.
But Su Mu cooked dry rice, and there was a large basin of ice-cold rice soup in the basin. The heat from the journey quickly dissipated half of it when it hit the rice soup.
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As I write this, my face turns red. I seem to have gone to the mountains one time, and I forgot whether to cut grass or chop wood. Because of greed, I carried too much weight, so I came back late. My dad came to pick me up halfway. Look The moment he arrived, his nose instantly became sore and he felt like crying for no reason.