Chapter 71 Where is the delicious food?

"Ran Yatou, what kind of treasure did you find?"

As soon as they saw Qiao Ran, everyone subconsciously looked at her hands. Who makes Qiao Ran always find some good treasures that they can't find?

Seeing that she was indeed holding something in her hand, the women, even without washing their clothes, quickly gathered around her and kept asking questions.

"Ran Yatou, what is this? Can it be eaten or used?"

"What are you doing after picking up firewood? What kind of vine is this? Why is there still fruit? Can it be eaten?"

"How is this firewood? Isn't it connected to the vines? Ranran, what is this? Can it be eaten?"

"What are these hairy fruits? Can they also be used to wash clothes?"

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Chen Huiniang also squeezed through the crowd and looked at the "firewood" with vines in her daughter's hand, as well as the two green fruits with prickly hairs in her hands.

Inexplicably, she felt that her daughter had found edible food like mushrooms and fungus.

Sure enough, Qiao Ran said: "This is not firewood, but a yam, which can be used as medicine. It is also a kind of food. It can be eaten boiled, stewed, or dried and ground into powder to make cakes."

Then he spread two green Maoer fruits in the palm of his hand: "This is called chestnut, and it can also be eaten. Peel off the fluffy skin on the outside, take out the kernels inside, and use a knife to cut open the shell to take out the pulp. Now. Chestnuts can be eaten cooked, fried, or raw. You can also peel the shells and make soup."

"Wow! So many ways to eat it?"

"Where did you find this? Is there any more? Can we pick it up and eat it?"

Qiao Ran replied: "Okay, I'm just here to take you to dig yams and pick chestnuts. There are many there."

"Great! Qiao Ran, you are really our lucky star! How can you find so many good things?"

"Yes, yes! Ran Yatou, why are you so powerful? You know so many babies!"

"Ran Ran, please take us to see where these yams and chestnuts are obtained! Are the yams dug out? How about I ask my boy to go back to the village to dig out the hoe?"

"Yeah, let's go pick chestnuts first! Is this thing easy to pick? Why don't we let those little boys go up the tree to pick it?"

So, these women shouted their boys' nicknames loudly, asking them to come quickly.

The boys were having fun playing in the water when they heard their mother calling them, so they quickly agreed, went ashore to get some clothes, put them on, and ran over.

"Mom, what are you calling me for? Are you going back?"

"If you don't go back, your sister Qiao Ran has found something delicious. Let's go and pick it. You can go up to the tree and pick it later, while my mother is picking it up below."

"Is there something delicious? Okay, okay! Where is it? Let's go quickly!"

"Don't worry, brat. Wait until the others are here. Let your sister Ran take us there."

After a while, all the boys who were dressed ran over.

The women took inventory and found that there were quite a few children coming down the mountain, and then they asked Qiao Ran to lead them into the forest.

Hearing that Ran Ran had found something to eat, Lin Guizhen, who was sitting in the shade of a tree, stood up holding Qiao Yue's hand, wanting to go together.

Qiao Ran thought that since everyone had gone into the forest, it would not be safe for them to stay here.

He put the yams and chestnuts in his hands next to his clothes, washed his hands, and walked into the woods with his mother, one supporting grandma and the other supporting the third aunt, and letting the little ones follow behind.

Lin Sanniang walked a few steps, thought for a while, then ran back to get a piece of her own coarse cloth clothes.

Seeing this, the other women also turned around and took one or two outer shirts to use as a baggage for chestnuts.

When the children heard that there was good food to eat, they all screamed and ran around, not afraid that the thorns would tear their clothes and scratch their faces.

This caused the women to scold their skinned monkeys over and over again, telling them to run slower so as not to get lost and be picked up by wild beasts.

"Sister Ran, hurry up! Where is the delicious food?"

All the monkeys couldn't wait any longer. If Qiao Ran hadn't been holding the pregnant Lin Guizhen in her hand, these guys would have pulled her away.

Qiao Xing and Qiao Yue followed Qiao Ran closely. Although they were in a hurry, they did not dare to rush. The person whom Sister Ran was supporting was their mother.

Not long after, the group came to the place where Qiao Ran found yams and chestnuts.

Qiao Ran pointed with her hand: "Here, there are yams under the vines with small fruits on them. The yams are very long. Be careful when digging them. Don't break them. If they are continuous and the skin is not broken, you can put more Save it for a few days and eat it later. The fruit above is yam eggs, which are also edible, so don’t waste it."

She pointed to the trees with plush fruits and said, "Those are chestnut trees. Those thorny shells are a bit prickly, so be careful when picking them up."

When everyone saw the large yam vines and the chestnut fruits on the trees, they were very happy.

"Great! So much, enough to feed the people in our village for many days!"

"Aren't there so many game animals today? Bring these yams and chestnuts back to make broth!"

"Yes, since Ran Yatou said that these are good for the body if you eat them full, then let's get more, dig and pick them all as much as possible, and stock up for the road to eat, which can also save some food."

The women talked happily and picked up suitable branches from the ground or trees to dig yams.

The naughty boys have already run towards the chestnut trees. Which child in the mountain village can't climb trees?

Moreover, chestnut branches have many branches and are easier to climb.

Qiao Ran saw Qiao Xi climbing up a big chestnut tree that was more than 20 meters high, and quickly warned: "Xiao Xi, don't climb too high, be careful not to fall!"

Like a nimble little monkey, Qiao Xi climbed up to a branch on the waist of the tree in twos and twos, hugged the trunk and replied:

"I got it, sister! Sister, help me find a long stick and hand it over. I'll knock it on the tree, and you can pick it up below."

"Okay, you wait."

Qiao Ran went to the grass, found the long pole she had just used to knock chestnuts, lifted it up and handed it to Qiao Xi.

Seeing that Qiao Bei and Qiao Xing also wanted to climb the tree, but they were too small, Qiao Ran was still worried and pulled them down.

"You two, don't go up there. When your third brother knocks down the chestnuts later, you will be responsible for picking them up. Grandma and the others are going to dig yams."

When Qiao Xing and Qiao Bei heard this, she had no choice but to obey.

The older children in the village all climbed up the trees and knocked the fruits on the trees with long poles. The younger children were picking them up under the trees, and most of the adults were digging yams.

It's just that it's inconvenient without a hoe. Although the soil in the forest is relatively loose on the surface, it's still difficult to dig underneath.

The women dug for a long time, and each of them dug a few yams.

However, there are several yams under each vine, and one or two larger ones are enough for a family to eat for a day.