Chapter 1662: Chapter 1519: Wild Vegetable dley
The two waterlons were just the right size. With a gentle punch, the glossy green rind cracked open, revealing the bright red flesh inside, almost glaring.
Yang Zhengxi felt indignantly helpless because his stomach was already filled with water. Now, just looking at the waterlons made him want to burp. How was he supposed to eat more than the others?!
The young boy let out a helpless sigh.
His expression was so vivid that Song Tan couldn’t help but laugh: "Don’t worry, we’ll keep looking and pick a few more. We’ll save one just for you."
The little lamb’s inner grievances were imdiately soothed.
Lun Chuan, anwhile, kept staring at his phone, holding a waterlon hesitantly, "Is this one ripe?"
Song Tan looked down, "Wow, you picked well!" She plucked it without hesitation.
Lun Chuan breathed a sigh of relief, "I was reviewing waterlon-picking knowledge. Although I still can’t fully distinguish the stems, I noticed differences where the rind patterns have spread."
Yang Zhengxi quietly shuffled over, his face wrinkled in confusion: Picking waterlons, isn’t it just a matter of tapping them and then testing your luck?
The livestream audience was also silent.
After a while, soone sighed:
[It’s over; these days, even being a farr has its requirents.]
[I can’t imagine if I owned a waterlon field, I’d have cut open each one before they even ripen.]
[Xiao Yang, your face may be dark, but you’re straightforward. For example, I quite like the look of this waterlon. Want to try it?]
[Yeah, try one?]
...
The waterlon field was bustling, with tourists scattered around the field paths like dandelions, all gradually returning with bags and baskets full.
They were elated, returning full of harvest.
Master Jiang had just finished roasting a pot of soybeans. He deftly scooped a plateful for everyone as a snack while also calling out, "Folks, there are lots of vegetables, but we’re short on hands. Let’s queue up orderly; there’s no rush. Let the veggies queue up and have so snacks in the anti."
What’s the rush?
A cheerful aunt chid in loudly, "Co on, let’s chat a bit, make so friends, look at so photos—make sure to give
a like."
With that said, more than ten aunts quickly gathered around.
A few elderly n, struggling with their phones, also casually joined them.
With this, Master Jiang, along with the three helpers in the kitchen and Yan Ran, managed just fine.
But about these wild vegetables everyone picked...
He looked at the pile of vibrant green weeds dumped out of a small basket and sighed heavily.
"What’s up?"
A curious and confident young girl chid in, "They can’t just have grown too old, right? I was picking the tips."
"Yes, they’re quite tender." Master Jiang picked up the bag of mostly weeds, "But what were you thinking picking this? Even locals don’t eat it. It used to be fed to pigs, and they weren’t too fond either—Tai Xiaodong, what’s the scientific na again?"
Tai Xiaodong picked so wild vegetables, looked at them, and replied, "It’s called Conyza canadensis, edible, not poisonous."
Master Jiang of course knew it wasn’t toxic.
But this stuff...
He, heart aching, placed the weeds back, "See, you’ve co prepared with baskets and shovels, cleaned them nicely. It’d be a sha to toss them. Cook these first in boiling water, then rinse in cold water before making other dishes!"
Confident girl: ...
"It’s edible, right?" she reaffird.
"Yes!"
"Great! As long as it’s not embarrassing to post on my social dia! I can’t cook anyways!" She cheerfully carried the basket to the edge of the field and raised her phone, posing...
Master Jiang: ...why did you spend the afternoon bending over and squatting?
anwhile, Qi Lin was puzzled by a pile of wild herbs in front of him: "Aunt, wild dandelions are different from the cultivated ones sold at the market. This is more bitter, not great for stir-frying."
The bag was filled with dandelions.
"Oh, you don’t understand! Experts say dandelion roots reduce heat, clear the heart, and benefit the eyes. I need to drink more of it."
Qi Lin sighed, "Aunt, you can’t drink too much of it. Be careful of diarrhea, and so people are allergic—have you had it before?"
Aunt’s silence was deafening.
But no issue.
The hardworking and frugal Chinese won’t waste!
"I’ll bring it back for my husband to drink; he’s tough as nails, won’t get affected."
Sorting them without needing cleaning sped things up quite a bit. However, at this mont, Master Jiang was still witnessing the variety of species. Even though videos and pictures indicated the edibles and tasty ones, so still ca back with baskets of weeds.
Of course, in the countryside, there’s no true ’weed’—anything non-poisonous is edible. But the problem is, so make the dining table just because they’re hard to swallow!
Why travel such a distance for this?
Master Jiang didn’t understand, but the tourists were overjoyed, squatting happily with their baskets of weeds, raising flowers. The nearby tourists cheered them on: "Wow, your dandelion stalk is so long, looks nice!"
"Isn’t it? My daughter picked it for . Want to take a picture? I can lend it to you for a shot..."
Others chomped on crispy roasted soybeans, repeatedly asking, "Your roasted soybeans are really tasty. Selling any?"
"Right? I can chew them easily; they’re not hard at all. This master’s skills are top-notch."
"How much per pound?"
"Hey, young man, if I co back tomorrow, can I bring my own soybeans for you to roast?"
As dusk was approaching, and tired birds were heading ho, the serene countryside was surrounded by waves of voices, lively and bustling.
Secretary Xiaozu hurried to the mountain just in ti, politely speaking with everyone, "Thank you all for supporting our rural endeavors. If you enjoyed your ti, could you help spread the word to friends and family?"
She sincerely added, "Here, you get what you pay for; we won’t overcharge or take advantage. If you eat well, co buy vegetables from us more often."
Of course!
Today, everyone had at least a photo collage on their social dia; soone like Chen Yunyun had even posted two videos on TikTok, garnering over ten thousand likes in half a day!
Secretary Xiaozu was overjoyed, seeing Song Tan and others return with baskets. She sweet-talked her way into buying a small waterlon, then cautiously gifted it to Chen Yunyun as she was leaving:
"Thank you so much!"
She sincerely said, "Our countryside, villagers make no other inco year-round. A little exposure and publicity an future tourist visits equate to inco... Thank you so much! You’ve showcased our place beautifully!"
"This is a small token of appreciation from our village collective, no need to be polite!"
How could Chen Yunyun refuse?
But just as she was about to politely decline, she noticed her grandmother eagerly grabbing the car seat with both hands.
Sigh!
She sighed: Since eating waterlon last sumr, her grandmother had been talking about it. Now it’s been almost a year, and eating a simple sweet waterlon would save future longings.
Alright! I’ll accept it!
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