allonlinenovel Chapter 158: Pigweed in January and Artemisia in February
Chapter 158: Pigweed in January and Artemisia in February
While the wild boar fell to the ground, Dahu and Erhu stepped forward and gave the wild boar a quick blow. When Shen Youyou and the others came down, they saw that what they had guessed was pretty much the same.
Because not all four legs of the wild boar were cut off, maybe Grandpa Li's knife was not sharp enough, so only the front two legs were broken. The back two legs were not broken, but the wounds were deep enough to see the bones.
"Xiao Sanzi, how about we rest here today or what?"
Hunter Gao saw Shen Zhiqiu and asked.
Shen Zhiqiu answered without thinking: "Uncle Gao, it smells like blood. We can't rest here. We have to go up the hillside opposite. You can kill the pig here while there is water. After cleaning it, we can continue on our journey."
However, Shen Youyou made a new discovery: "Dad, look at this dish, why does it look so familiar?"
Everyone looked in the direction Shen Youyou pointed in confusion, and then looked around.
"Oh my god! This field is full of wild wormwood! No wonder those wild boars ran so far and couldn't stop eating!"
As the saying goes, "In January, pigweed is used as food, in February, mugwort is used as firewood in March and April." This saying refers to this wild vegetable.
At the beginning of the new year, in the second month of the lunar calendar, this wild vegetable grows vigorously with a strong fragrance.
When in Shenjia Village, girls and women would go to the back mountain to pick wild wormwood.
The stems of this wild vegetable are eaten but not the leaves. Stir-frying the stems with bacon is a unique delicacy.
It prefers to grow luxuriantly in the moist areas along the banks of lakes, growing in patches, and the unique rich fragrance it emits is particularly attractive.
But wild argan is as controversial as cilantro, and people who don't like it often think it tastes like stink bugs.
The same is true for wild artemisia. As the saying goes, it is difficult to satisfy everyone, and not everyone likes it.
Looking at the entire field of lush green wild artemisia, this group of people don’t seem to be disgusted!
Although many of them had been trampled by wild boars and some were stained with pig blood, most of them were intact.
Because this is an old piece, it doesn't matter if it's stained with pig blood. There's a lake next to it, so you can just wash it and eat it.
What are we waiting for? The men quickly returned to the hillside and picked everyone up.
While there is still time, those who need to deal with wild boars should do so, and those who need to pick wild selengensis should pick it.
Each of them carried a bamboo basket, bent over, and was reluctant to stop working.
Shen Luming followed behind Shen Youyou, looking speechless: "Sister, this dish stinks!"
Shen Youyou was stunned: Just now she was thinking that none of them would dislike the taste of wild artemisia, but her brother slapped her in the face. It seems that Lulu is a baby who doesn't like this smell.
At the same time, Shen Yaya also said: "Lulu, I think it stinks too!"
Then several little kids nodded. Shen Youyou wondered, are children the only ones who dislike the taste of wild artemisia?
Before Shen Youyou could ask others for confirmation, Shen Yuanbao, holding a bamboo basket almost full of wild artemisia, asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Where is it smelly? Isn't it very fragrant?"
Tian Cuifen patted the dirt off her butt, picked up the bamboo basket, and poured the vegetables directly into the big bamboo basket, saying to the kids, "Oh, look at how spoiled you are. You say such delicious wild vegetables stink, oh!"
Shen Youyou wondered, does this thing smell bad but taste good?
I started to fool my brothers and sisters: "This is especially delicious when fried with bacon. At that time, the only thing left is the smell. Why don't you try it later?"
When the little kids heard this, their big eyes rolled around on their wrinkled faces, obviously trying to analyze whether the stinky wild vegetables could really become fragrant this time.
The good news is that there are still a lot of purslane by the river, which are very tender. Shen Youyou also plans to pick some, in case her younger brothers and sisters really can't get used to eating wild artemisia, they can still eat purslane.
But she planned to fool her brother: "Lulu, do you know how we got our names?"
Shen Luming was stunned. Why does picking wild vegetables require academic knowledge?
But he still answered very obediently: "It is from the first poem of the Xiaoya in the Book of Songs, 'The deer calls, eating apples in the wild.'"
Shen Youyou nodded and asked, "Do you know what happens next?"
Although Shen Luming was only five years old, he had actually started learning to read with his father at the age of three. He might not have learned other things because he was too young, but he must have memorized the origin of his own name.
Seeing his brother nod, Shen Youyou didn't plan to let his brother recite it directly. Children don't lie, so he told him directly: "Yo Yo Lu Ming, eating wild artemisia."
The "artemisia" in it actually refers to Artemisia selengensis. So our name is closely related to Artemisia selengensis!"
Shen Luming's little hands, which were picking wild vegetables, paused. Is there such a saying?
In fact, Shen Zhiqiu's predecessor only taught Lu Ming to recite poems without explaining their meanings. The teaching methods of ancient people are different from those of modern times. They emphasize that the meaning of a book will become clear after reading it a hundred times!
It’s not like Shen Youyou’s previous life, when she was learning classical Chinese or poetry, the teacher would explain the meaning to you word by word, because he was really afraid that you wouldn’t understand!
So Shen Luming really didn’t know that his name and this stinky vegetable appeared in the same poem.
Shen Youyou was addicted to being a teacher. She couldn't stop at this point and continued to tell Shen Luming and other kids around her: "In fact, there are many poems about Artemisia selengensis, such as:
"The ground is covered with withered mugwort and the reeds are short, it is the time when pufferfish are about to come up"
"I knew that the stone mustard was a real beauty, and later I found that the Artemisia selengensis was another one."
However, it is recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica for Food Therapy": "Artemisia selengensis is fragrant, crispy and delicious when eaten raw, and its leaves can be steamed into vegetables."
It is also recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica: "Artemisia selengensis can relieve the diaphragm and stimulate appetite, and kill puffer fish poison."
Not only the kids were stunned, but even the adults, including Shen Zhiqiu and Li Jingshu, slowed down their movements.
Shen Zhiqiu and his family were so proud of him. Yoyo was really smart. Look how she was stunned by what he said.
Others also had the same sigh. It seems that Youyou really inherited her father's brain. From this perspective, Luming seems to be very smart too.
Shen Luming was in a dilemma. According to his sister, so many people wrote poems in praise of this stinky dish. What did that mean? It must be that it is really delicious. Should he try it?
Only Shen Yuanbao's attention was distracted, and he asked aloud: "What is pufferfish poison? Is it the same as snake venom?"
Shen Youyou explained: "Pufferfish is a fish covered with small spines. Its toxin is a highly toxic substance to us. Its toxicity is very strong and only a very small amount can cause poisoning.
After poisoning, symptoms such as nerve numbness, nausea, vomiting, and headaches may occur. In severe cases, respiratory and cardiac arrest may occur, leading to death. "
Shen Yuanbao was terrified: "This is almost as poisonous as the most poisonous snake. I'll have to eat more Artemisia selengensis later. We've eaten so much fish. Please help me get rid of the poison."
Shen Zhidong gave his son a slap on the head: "Don't think about it, if there are poisonous fish among the fish we eat, is it possible that your uncle will let you eat it?"
Li Xiu'e smiled as she watched her son following Shen Youyou. She was really happy that Ping'an could follow Youyou more and learn more skills.