allonlinenovel Chapter 286 Is this mint?
Chapter 286 Is this mint?
Shen Zhiqiu and his companions came back at this time. As soon as they came back and before they unloaded the grain truck, they heard: "There was a quarrel over at the well."
He quickly put down what he was holding and walked over there. The village head Tang Wenzheng also did the same. He had earned a lot of money.
I wanted to hold a meeting with everyone to distribute the money when I came back, but now, there's a commotion as soon as I got back.
"What are you doing? What are you doing? What are you all arguing about?"
As soon as Tang Wenzhen opened his mouth, the old ladies and wives in Tangjia Village noticed that the head of the village had returned.
They all complained, "Village head, these newcomers are taking our well water for free and are looking for trouble, why don't you do anything about it?"
"That's right, they are all possible. Don't let them use the well. Let them drink the river water directly."
Shen Zhiqiu was also asking what was going on with Old Lady Hua?
"They were so tut-tutting at us and said we were begging for water from their village well," said Mrs Hua.
Tang Wenzheng was really overwhelmed by the noise, he shouted loudly:
"Be quiet, be quiet. They have settled down now and are residents of Tangjia Village. This well is a natural well that is used by all Tangjia Villagers."
It's not that he doesn't want to help the people in his own village, but it's really unkind of him to deny them water just when they have just settled down and bought land.
Seeing Tang Wenzheng's attitude, Shen Zhiqiu helped to persuade Old Lady Hua and the others:
"Mom, you can tut if you want to. It's okay if you look down on us. Let's quickly open up the wasteland and find someone to dig a well on the west side of the river. We have a lot of things to do now. We haven't unloaded the grain we bought and moved it to the yard yet. How about we go back first?"
Old Lady Hua: "What, you left the grain truck outside?"
That was still okay. The women all came here because they heard about the quarrel. The men were still clearing the land. Even the granddaughters went out to pick wild fruits. Only a few people were left at home to boil salt and a bunch of little kids.
What else is there to say? Who has time to argue with them? Just go back and check on the food.
In this way, Grandma Hua took the lead and greeted the others: "We don't have time to argue with them. We have a lot of things to do at home. Let's not bother with them."
Seeing that Shen Zhiqiu and his group were about to leave, Tang Wenzheng also hurriedly called out to the Tangjiacun group: "Don't be idle and have nothing to do. Go back and inform your husbands to come to my house for a meeting later."
Shen Zhiqiu saw that Old Lady Hua was walking too fast and was a little out of breath. He said, "Mom, please slow down. Yuanbao and Luming are watching the grain cart."
Because when he came back, he happened to see Yuanbao and the others playing at the door.
He simply called out, "Look at the grain cart," and hurried towards the center of the village.
Old Lady Hua rolled her eyes and said, "If you find a group of kids to watch over the food, you won't be afraid that the kids and the food will be lost together."
But it is obvious that kids like Yuanbao and Luming are still very capable.
When all of them came back, several kids were standing separately, each guarding a grain cart with a small wooden stick in their hands, but they didn't look very intimidating.
"Oh my! You are really good. You really left it to these little ones to watch over the grain cart."
In Grandma Hua's mind, food is important. People need to have enough food and drink to have the strength to fight with others, let alone reclaim wasteland and plant crops.
But grandchildren are more important, fortunately they came back in time.
Shen Zhiqiu smiled and asked everyone to unload the car. It was not that he didn't care about the child, but because Erzhuang was chopping wood in the yard. The boy had amazing hearing, so he was relieved.
Just like that, after Shen Youyou's first encounter with the people of Tangjia Village ended in a happy mood,
The first time that Grandma Hua and her group of old ladies and other women came into contact with people from Tangjia Village, it ended in a quarrel, and both sides were equally matched, and no one gained any advantage.
As for Shen Youyou, she had no idea that her family was fighting with someone else.
He kept picking goat milk, and when a few baskets were full, he asked his brothers to carry them back. In the middle, his fourth uncle came over to take a look, after all, he was worried about them, a group of half-grown children, staying there.
But I didn't have time to keep an eye on them all the time. I just told them to pay attention and run home quickly if they saw anything bad.
"Hey, we've picked quite a lot. If we can't finish them all at once, don't let them go bad. Even if we sell them, no one will necessarily buy them."
Guo Daya reminded Shen Youyou that she had picked quite a lot of them.
"It's ok, we can make jam to sell, and it can be soaked in wine or water after drying. Feel free to pick them, and they won't be wasted if you pick too much."
At this time, Shen Dabao came over from a distance carrying a bamboo basket full of goat milk: "Sister, I saw a large area of mint, are you still making floral water?"
Shen Youyou was surprised: "Where is it? The mint we made before is almost gone. Let's go pick some mint."
Shen Dabao put down the full bamboo basket, replaced it with an empty one, and took Shen Youyou to the place where he had found the mint before.
This place is just outside the bushes and is already on the hillside, with a large area growing wildly.
But as Shen Youyou got closer and saw the plant clearly, she was excited. This was not mint at all, it was actually agar-agar grass.
Although agar-agar and mint look very similar, so similar that many people can't even tell them apart.
Because its leaves are oval, with serrated edges and covered with fine hairs.
But when Shen Youyou saw that it had small white flowers with light purple, she knew it was not mint.
Its flowers are concentrated at the top, like spikes.
Mint blooms in the leaf axils layer by layer.
And the best way to distinguish them is by taste.
Mint has a unique, refreshing aroma that smells like an icy mist, making people feel relaxed and happy.
The jelly grass has no smell. If you pick it and rub it in your palm, you will see some gelatinous mucus.
"Brother, this is not mint, it's jelly grass, also called fairy grass, but it's also very useful to us, you should quickly call the sisters over and cut this piece first."
When Shen Dabao heard his sister say it was useful, he ran back a few steps and shouted for help.
Mainly, he didn't dare to leave his sister too far. The place where the agarwood grew was on the slope at the foot of Fangshan Mountain. If he went too far and something unexpected happened, it would be bad.
Shen Erya put a handful of goat milk in her hand into the bamboo basket. The basket was full. Before she could put the milk into the basket, she heard Brother Dabao asking her to go to his side.
The others also heard it, so a few of them stayed here to continue picking the fruits, while also looking at the bamboo baskets filled with goat milk. The others ran towards Dabao and the others.
It was getting closer to noon and the weather was getting hotter. Even sitting still would make you break into cold sweats. But they were not on the road to escape famine, so no one would wear short-sleeved shirts and shorts, and they didn't want the people in Tangjia Village to treat them as crazy exhibitionists.
So after working for a whole morning, their faces were already red from the heat and their backs were wet with sweat.
Shen Youyou was really excited when she saw the agar-agar grass in front of her.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter. In the hot summer, although there is no iced watermelon or ice cream to cool down, a bowl of chewy jelly is also nice!