Traveling through time with a house, I teach people all over the country how to farm

Chapter 444 Digging Yams

Hearing that it was a new food and could be eaten as a staple food, Sheng Zhen was also excited.

Zheng Sisi talked about the things to pay attention to when digging yam. After several people dug, they dug a big hole around the root of the yam and finally dug out the yam intact.

Everyone saw three very long gray sticks covered with beard-like roots.

Sheng Zhen asked: "This is yam, why does it look like a stick?"

Zheng Sisi: "Hey, it doesn't look good, but it tastes good. It's white inside and very soft. I'll dig a few more and make a dish."

A few people selected a few more trees, and the weight of what they dug out was almost the same. Zheng Sisi put them in two backpacks.

Then everyone turned to look at the chestnut trees. When they arrived, they saw a large area of ​​chestnut trees. Zheng Sisi was very surprised.

She asked, "Since no one knows how to eat chestnuts, and the thorns hurt people, why don't you think of cutting down the forest?"

The three farmers all shook their heads and said, "We don't know why we didn't cut trees down before. Now we can only go up the mountain to cut trees when we build houses, and we can't cut too many trees, because if we cut too many trees, the mountain god will get angry."

Zhong Ruiyu asked curiously, "What will happen if the mountain god gets angry?"

The big bull said: "When the mountain god gets angry, mud will roll down from the mountain on rainy days and submerge the village.

A long time ago, the people of a village cut down all the trees on a mountain, which angered the mountain god. When it rained, a lot of mud rolled down from the mountain, and most of the village was submerged.

Later, people would not cut down the entire forest, but would only cut down large trees when needed. "

This is a mudslide or a landslide. If they only cut down trees but don't plant anything, there will be no tree roots to hold the soil in place. When it rains, the ground will be soft, which will definitely cause a landslide. I'll talk to them about this later.

We are currently picking chestnuts. Zheng Sisi is very excited seeing so many chestnuts in front of her.

She said, "Be careful, you can't wear straw sandals when you enter this forest, or you will get pricked."

Everyone responded in unison: "Got it."

Before I even got to the bottom of the tree, I saw some fallen chestnut thorn balls on the ground.

Zheng Sisi stepped forward and stepped on the thorn ball with her foot. Her foot rubbed it a few times. After she raised her foot, the thorn ball was crushed and two brown fruits appeared in front of her.

Everyone had been paying attention to Zheng Sisi's movements, and were shocked to see her stepping on it directly with her foot.

Zheng Zhiyuan asked: "Cousin, is it so direct?"

Zheng Sisi picked up two chestnuts and replied, "Then what do you think we should do?"

Looking at the many thorn balls that fell on the ground, Zheng Zhiyuan shook his head: "I don't know."

Zheng Sisi got two chestnuts and wanted to eat them right away, without any tools.

Wipe the shell clean, bite a hole in it with your teeth, and then peel it off with your hands. Because it is fresh, the fur inside is also easy to peel off. In a few seconds, a plump, beige chestnut will appear in front of everyone.

Under everyone's eager gaze, Zheng Sisi put it directly into her mouth.

"Crunch, crunch..." A stream of sweet juice filled the entire mouth: "It tastes good raw too, don't look at me, do it yourself, hehe!"

After hearing what she said, everyone bent down and started picking up chestnuts.

Zheng Sisi reminded: "White chestnuts are not fully ripe yet and can be eaten. Brown ones are ripe, but black ones are bad and contain toxins. Don't eat them!"

"Okay!" Everyone replied, and then followed Zheng Sisi's example, picking up the chestnuts and eating one first, "Mm, so crispy and sweet."

Zhuzi: "It turns out that the fruit in the thorn ball is really edible. It tastes so good raw. I wonder what it will taste like when cooked."

Zheng Sisi said: "Of course I will eat more! It is very filling and can be eaten as food."

Da Zhuang said in disbelief, "It can also be eaten as food. There is food here every year. It is wasted every year. Many people have starved to death because of lack of food."

Zheng Sisi said: "Yes, it is because people don't have this knowledge and don't try it that they miss out on a lot of good food."

After hearing Zheng Sisi's words, not only three farmers nodded in regret, but everyone felt the same way. Because they didn't try, they were left starving while guarding a treasure mountain.

Zheng Sisi comforted him, "Now that we know, these good things won't be wasted. The sun is about to set, so let's pick some chestnuts and bring them back. I'll cook for everyone tonight."

Everyone nodded and planned to step on it again.

Zheng Sisi said: "There are so many of them on the ground, they must have been blown down by the wind. We even picked up the thorn balls, which can be used to make fire.

Empty two baskets to hold the chestnuts, and pick up two sticks to put in the baskets, so they won’t prick your hands.”

After she said this, everyone felt relieved. At least they didn’t have to grab it directly with their hands, hehe!