80s Taoism

"I'll do it." Ji Jiaxin watched Zhang Jiaohua dig out several fist-sized potatoes, and immediately volunteered to grab the small steel hoe in Zhang Jiaohua's hand.

People from Meiziao usually carry a hatchet and a small steel hoe when they enter the mountain. With a hatchet in hand, you can sew a mountain to open a road, and with a hoe in your hand, you will not fail when you encounter things in the soil. For example, if you come across a wild ginseng, you can't pull it out with your hands. Zhang Jiaohua's hoe is also a steel hoe, also known as a small medicine hoe. The workmanship is very delicate, even if you don't dig anything, it can still make people itch.

Zhang Jiaohua smiled, and handed the small steel hoe to Ji Jiaxin, "Be careful, don't hurt yourself."

"How could I be so stupid." Ji Jiaxin laughed.

Zhang Jiaohua smiled, but didn't answer, he hadn't told Ji Jiaxin not to dig up the potatoes. However, with Ji Jiaxin's technology, this requirement seems too difficult.

Sure enough, as soon as Ji Jiaxin went down with the hoe, Zhang Jiaohua heard a clear and muffled sound. It was obvious that Ji Jiaxin had dug up the potatoes with the hoe. This potato is a little different from the potatoes outside, and the moisture content seems to be much higher. The flesh of the potato is like a fruit, with a golden yellow color and a faint fruit aroma. It makes people have the urge to eat raw directly.

"Zhang Jiaohua, you dug a few just now, why didn't you dig up any of them, why did I just dig them up?" Ji Jiaxin asked puzzled.

"Didn't you see that I didn't just dig down with the hoe? I scraped the soil at an angle, and I didn't really hoe until I saw the location of the potatoes. As for you, just go down with the hoe, and the hoe won't bend. If there are potatoes underneath, they will naturally rot." Zhang Jiaohua laughed.

"No wonder. Here you are, it's a waste for me to dig up such a good potato." Ji Jiaxin handed the hoe back to Zhang Jiaohua, looking at the big potato she dug up with regret.

Zhang Jiaohua took the hoe: "It's okay, no one will eat these potatoes here, and they will rot in the future."

While Zhang Jiaohua was talking, he dug up some potatoes and didn't continue. A few potatoes are enough, and digging any more is a waste.

Zhang Jiaohua looked around, and found vegetables such as lettuce, green beans, beans, and a pepper seedling covered with red peppers. There are no pests or diseases in this secret realm. These vegetables grow freely, and they are still in good order. It was a bit unexpected.

Ji Jiaxin didn't know why she asked a very deep question: "Zhang Jiaohua, why do you think people are so tired to study and get promoted? In fact, isn't it enough for a person to have enough food and clothing for a lifetime? Why do adults have to be so tired? The last life has passed, and I haven't enjoyed any happiness. Look at how wonderful this place is. If the family is reunited together, isn't it just as happy?"

Is this something that teenagers of seventeen or eighteen should consider?

Zhang Jiaohua scratched his head, and he was also a little confused: "There are many standards for measuring the value of human existence. Sometimes, people don't just live for themselves. Everyone has different pursuits, so they have different definitions of happiness. These things, maybe we will be able to truly understand these things when we grow up in the future."

"Maybe." Ji Jiaxin nodded.

"Let's not think about such deep issues. Let's enjoy dinner." Zhang Jiaohua said.

Zhang Jiaohua secretly took out a lot of equipment needed for the picnic, no one knew what kind of equipment was in Zhang Jiaohua's bag, so Zhang Jiaohua took out a lot of equipment, no one was surprised.

Ji Jiaxin asked in surprise: "Zhang Jiaohua, didn't you bring all the cooking utensils from your kitchen?"

"That's not true. These were all prepared when I went to the picnic before, and this time they came in handy. Although I brought a few more pieces of cooking utensils, I didn't need to bring food. These things are all made of stainless steel and are not heavy." Zhang Jiaohua arranged his cooking utensils while talking.

Zhang Yuanbao and the mute had already cleaned up the snake meat and cooked meat, and Ji Jiaxin was not allowed to see the cleaning process, so as not to upset her appetite. Now seeing the bright red meat, I don't have the disgusting feeling before. It turns out that bamboo rat meat and snake meat are even more beautiful than the pork in the vegetable market.

Not long after, a strong fragrance wafted from the secret realm.

Zhang Jiaohua's craftsmanship is really good. Several seemingly simple ingredients, under Zhang Jiaohua's cooking, concocted a special and unstoppable taste.

In the city, although it is easier to obtain various ingredients, and even gather various ingredients from all over the world in the city, the taste of the ingredients no longer has the original charm. The bamboo rat and snake meat that Zhang Jiaohua made exudes a strong and primitive meaty fragrance, which can arouse even the simplest appetite. This is a fragrance that is difficult to enjoy in the steel jungle of the modern city.

Ji Jiaxin grew up in the city, so it is naturally difficult to eat this kind of authentic game. Just smelling this fragrance, there was a strong sense of hunger.

"Is this really bamboo rat meat and snake meat? I thought rat meat and snake meat both smell bad, but I didn't expect it to be so fragrant." Ji Jiaxin couldn't help but grabbed a piece from the bowl and threw it in her mouth.

Not to mention Ji Jiaxin, even Zhang Yuanbao and Dumb lived in Meiziao. As Meiziao became more and more affluent, many families no longer kept livestock and poultry in captivity. All they ate were pork and poultry bought from the market. The taste was completely different from what they ate when they were young.

"Dumb, I smell a smell from my childhood. Have you smelled it?" Zhang Yuanbao greedily took a breath of the smell of meat in the air.

The mute nodded sharply: "Yes, when I was a child eating meat, I could always smell this aroma. The meat I eat now has no aroma at all."

Zhang Jiaohua smiled: "When I go back, let the people in the village not raise good-bred pigs or chickens and ducks, just raise the old native pigs, chickens and ducks. Otherwise, the native pigs, chickens and ducks will become extinct in the future, and they will no longer be able to taste the aroma of childhood."

"That's right. Today's fine-bred pigs grow fast and have a lot of lean meat, but the taste is much worse than the old native pigs. I don't know what's going on until you tell me. Now that I think about it, it really is. Our life in Meizi'ao has improved, but we don't have to throw away all the old things. Right? We still have a lot of good things to keep." Zhang Yuanbao nodded.

"Why do I think this baked potato is particularly delicious?" Zhang Yuanbao broke open a baked potato, revealing the golden potato flesh inside, and a sweet scent wafted out, intertwined with the smell of meat, which really boosted one's appetite.