Joe's Farming

Chapter 225 Knotweed

The air smells best after the rain.

It has a hint of the fragrance of earth and grass, and a moisture that penetrates the heart.

It just so happened that Qiao Yu was browsing Douban, and the weather was just right.

When Xu Yuan heard that Qiao Yu was going to pick wild vegetables, he immediately said that his family would go too.

But Xu Ning's belly was much bigger, so she went to Gu's courtyard to see how Qiao Yu made the moldy bean curd.

Moldy bean curd is actually made by growing mold on dried bean curd. This kind of mold is a beneficial fungus just like the mold used to make soy sauce.

Qiao Yu followed the method of the bean paste workshop she remembered and directly covered the beans with straw and pumpkin leaves.

It is said that a week of boredom will be enough.

There was only one guest in the villa, so Qiao Yu kept Bai Lan and four shop assistants, and went up the mountain to dig wild vegetables with the others.

This time they did not go to the back mountain, but went to dig on their own mountain.

The crowd passed by the villa in a mighty procession, attracting the attention of the guests who had stayed there for several days.

"Boss Qiao, Boss Gu. What are you going to do?"

There were more than a dozen of them, some carrying backpacks and some carrying baskets.

It was obvious that the customer was going to go up the mountain to collect mountain products, and he was asking even though he knew the answer.

Because he saw Xu's father, Xu's mother and Xu Yuan in the crowd.

I was also feeling a little restless inside.

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "Let's go pick wild vegetables. Boss Sun, do you want to go too?"

Since this family has lived here for a long time, Qiao Yu naturally knew his identity.

Boss Sun runs a tavern in the town. In order to try all the delicious food in the villa, he stayed there for four nights.

"Can my wife and I go too?"

Boss Sun said happily.

Madam Sun waved her hands aside and said, "No, no, no, don't take me with you. My son and I will stay in the farm and won't go anywhere."

Their chubby ten-year-old son shouted at the side: "I want to go, too. I want to go, too."

Qiao Yu: "Then let's go. But Boss Sun, our wild vegetable digging activity is not free. You have to pay for it."

Boss Sun didn't care at all, he was only concerned about how to deal with the wild vegetables he dug.

“We have two charging models.

The first type is 100 coins per person, and whatever you dig up is yours, and you can take it away and deal with it as you wish.

The second way is to charge according to the value of what you dig up. For example, if you dig up a pound of mushrooms, you can buy them at the current market price. "

Boss Sun said with a smile: "Boss Qiao is really good at doing business. You won't lose money no matter what happens. And you let us customers work hard for nothing."

Qiao Yu said generously: "Hey~ The fun of digging wild vegetables is the fun of harvesting. This money not only bought fun, but also harvested fresh wild vegetables.

Moreover, we will make delicious dishes for you with this wild vegetable for free.

Apart from my home, where else can you enjoy the treat of eating wild vegetables you dug yourself, right?"

Boss Sun nodded: "Okay, I'll give you 200 coins."

Qiao Yu: "Okay, just pay together when you check out."

The mountain where Qiao Yu's family lives was originally reclaimed for growing fruit trees, so the mountain road is not very rugged and is easy to walk on even after raining.

There are water droplets on the grass, and your shoes get wet easily.

There are not many ferns on this mountain, but there are a lot of deer ear chives, which look very fresh and tender. They are delicious when used to fry eggs, stir-fry bacon, or make soup.

Deer ear leek

Qiao Yu and Gu Feng left two people to pick deer ear leeks, and the rest continued to move forward.

Soon we arrived at an area with more varieties of wild vegetables.

Now, everyone scattered and started digging wild vegetables.

Because the guests had children, Qiao Yu specially arranged a stronger man to take care of Boss Sun and his family.

Teach them to identify wild vegetables and keep a close eye on them at all times, and don't let them go to places with loose soil to avoid danger.

Gu Feng went to a farther place to look for mushrooms, because Qiao Yu liked to eat mushrooms.

Qiao Yu accompanied Xu Yuan and the others.

Qiao Yu knows a lot of wild vegetables, and each one of them will make the Xu family exclaim in sincere admiration.

"Oh, this is the first time I've heard of this Japanese knotweed. Is it delicious?"

Knotweed

Xu's mother watched as Qiao Yu broke the stems with just a light push. The sound sounded very crisp and tender.

Qiao Yu quickly replied, "It's delicious. I'll make you some fried Japanese knotweed meat later. Also, you can eat it raw."

As Qiao Yu spoke, he broke off two plump and tender Japanese knotweeds next to him, and clear juice gushed out from the broken ends.

Qiao Yu used a knife to tear off the skin from the broken end, handing one to Xu Yuan and one to Li Xin.

Xu Yuan and Li Xin took a bite without any suspicion.

In an instant, the expressions on both faces were synchronized, and both were wrinkled.

"very sour!"

"Brother, it's so sour."

"Hahahaha. Yes, it's very sour. But it quenches your thirst."

Qiao Yu smiled.

Xu's father and mother rarely saw Xu Yuan's expression like this, and they also started laughing.

Everyone heard the laughter and looked over curiously.

Hongxiu looked at the knotweed in surprise and said, "Isn't this a sour bamboo shoot? Brother Qiao, you can't eat it. We dig out its roots, dry them, and sell them to the pharmacy."

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "I don't know about its roots, but use the tender stems to stir-fry meat and add some chili peppers. It tastes sour and spicy and is delicious."

Hong Xiu said happily, "Really? Then I'll pick more too. But I heard from the doctor that pregnant women can't eat too much of this stuff, so you and Xu Ning have to be careful."

Qiao Yu nodded: "Okay."

There were a lot of Japanese knotweed in that area, and soon everyone's baskets were full.

Boss Sun also had a good harvest, and found two nests of pine mushrooms. He was so happy that he didn't know what to do.

When Gu Feng came back, he was also holding two bunches of wild mushrooms in his hands.

Seeing the Japanese knotweed in Qiao Yu's basket, he looked puzzled.

This thing is too sour. They accidentally ate it when they were young, and no one in the village uses it to cook.

Gu Gang quickly explained: "Your husband said it's delicious. He will teach us how to make it when we get home."

Qiao Yu smiled and nodded vigorously.

Gu Feng touched Qiao Yu's head affectionately: "Qiao'er is the most capable."

The group went down the mountain, loaded with gifts from nature.

Qiao Yu walked slowly, and Gu Feng supported him and walked slowly to the end of the team.

"There are so many Japanese knotweeds in that place. I heard that this thing grows very fast. There is a place in our hometown where Japanese knotweed is rampant. It has run into people's yards and even the foundations of the ground. It cost a lot of money to deal with it. Let's ask more people to pick some tomorrow. We can dry them and eat them slowly."

"it is good."

"And pick more of those deer-ear chives. Supply some to the snack bar. They should be delicious when boiled."

Gu Feng smiled and said, "It must be delicious."

The two of them walked down the mountain slowly.

Because I wanted to teach everyone how to eat Japanese knotweed, I was too lazy to go home and just ate at the villa.

Xu Yuan ran to Gu's house to pick up Xu Ning.

Xu Ning was also very happy when he heard that there were new wild vegetables to taste.

He was dumbfounded when he saw Japanese knotweed. He used to pick grass for pigs when he was a child.

This thing is used to feed pigs in their home!

Too sour.