Baiyunxi sat on the ground, taking a deep breath silently. It took a while to catch his breath. He looked down at the grass in his hand. Just as he was about to throw it out, he found a large radish-like stem falling from the root.
The stem is straight, the leaves are oblong, and the petiole is long. The rhizome is like a cone, like a hammer...
Bai Yunxi stared at the thing in his hand blankly, then an idea flashed in his head. He took out a handkerchief and wiped the soil from the root, then lay down and took a bite.
The taste is not very good, but it is a familiar taste.
Oh my gosh, she found wild beets here.
In the original world, sugar beets were introduced species. Later, some scholars discovered wild sugar beets, and both imported and wild sugar beets can be used to make sucrose.
Looking at a piece of beets in the mountain col, Bai Yunxi couldn't hide the joy in her eyes. There was no end to the road, and she finally saw some hope.
Beet is a good thing. Not only can it be used to make sucrose, but it can also be used to make beet soup, which has a unique taste.
This area is estimated to be three to four percent of the land. The newly pulled beets are as big as half a football. It can be seen that the mountain col is very suitable for their growth.
When Baiyunxi was happy, he didn't care about the pain at the base of his tail. He took a sickle and pulled out the beets, cutting off the stems and leaves, leaving only a beet head.
Five or six pills filled the basket, which was really quite big.
Baiyunxi threw the cut stems and leaves of the beets into the mountain col, and filled them with new soil. After a little cover-up, he made sure that no one was around, and then he went down the mountain with a basket and a sickle on his back.
There is no owner of anything in the mountains, it belongs to whoever sees it.
But her family is having a hard time, and until she has enough food and clothing, don't talk to her about love and grandeur.
It was easy to go up the mountain but difficult to go down. I had a basket of beetroots and had to rest three times along the way before I reached the wasteland.
"Bai Anyan, come here to pick me up, I can't walk anymore." This body has never been exercised, and it has reached its limit after walking here.
Any more and she would be paralyzed from exhaustion.
"Mom, what are you carrying?"
When he heard his mother calling him, Bai Anyan dropped his hoe and rushed over. He looked at the things in the basket. What was the lump that looked like a radish and a sweet potato?
"Beets, good stuff."
Bai Yunxi took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, sat down with his head lowered to catch his breath, and gave direct orders,
"You and Mrs. Li should stop clearing land for the time being. Send this home, get two baskets from there, prepare two sacks, and come over with the poles."
"Can this thing be eaten?" Bai Anyan looked at the ugly beets and asked with a frown.
"It doesn't taste good, but you can drink it." Baiyunxi waved his hand, "Hurry up and drive back. I'll tell you when I'm done."
"All right."
Bai Anyan greeted Li, and the two of them turned to go home, leaving Bai Ansheng alone to clean up the tree roots.
Bai Yunxi looked at him, this child was too quiet.
"Xiao Wu, stop doing this and come over and rest for a while."
Bai Ansheng stopped what he was doing, lifted the weed roots in the basket to the side of the road and dumped it into the ditch. He looked up at Baiyun River, walked over silently, and poured two bowls of water.
Put one bowl in Baiyunxi's hand, and drink the other bowl by yourself.
Baiyunxi picked up the bowl and drank it in one gulp, then wiped her mouth with a handkerchief. She saw Xiao Wu look at her in surprise and then turned his head away.
Apart from being surprised, I had no other thoughts in my mind.
"What does Xiaowu think of land reclamation?"
Bai Yunxi was very curious about this child. It was not good for him to be so silent at the age of thirteen.
"My mother made the right decision. My son has no objection. It is urgent to solve the problem of rations." Xiao Wu turned his head and looked at Baiyun Xi with a calm tone.