After Breaking Off the Engagement, She Went To the Countryside and Was Pinched By a Rough Man and Pa

Chapter 28 Discovery of lotus root

When Fang Xiaoya and Li Jinhui went out, they indeed carried two fire sticks in their hands, but they were only finger-thick sticks, which made Xia Zhi shake her head.

This stick will break even a chicken, let alone a wolf.

Who can you protect with this thing?

As expected, when the two of them saw the two sticks as thick as bowls in Liu Qianjin's hand, their faces suddenly turned red.

 They didn’t think that such a stick could be used as a weapon.

 Compared with other people’s, it’s like a piece of cake. There’s no way to compare.

“I’ll take a look on the road in a while. If I meet a suitable person, I’ll find two for you. Leave them behind the door on weekdays. You can hold the door against the door at night when nothing happens. It can be used for self-defense.”

Fang Xiaoya and Li Jinhui nodded hurriedly.

 Both of them are people who understand the ways of the world, and they know that what others say is not meant to belittle them, and it is for their own good.

Two more people joined the group, and they walked towards the reed swamp, chatting and laughing.

　Arrived at the reed field.

Xia Zhi took a sickle and taught Fang Xiaoya and Li Jinhui how to cut reeds and choose what kind of reeds are best for weaving mats.

Then he handed the sickle to the two of them. It was relatively simple and not a troublesome task to put this thing away.

He also warned the two people to pay attention to the dangers here. Although the two people he took were going to a place where reeds grow, something would happen if they accidentally stepped on the reeds.

Looking at the two people working seriously there, she took Liu Qianjin and Liu Zhiya to a place not far from them to look for wild duck eggs.

 With the episode in the morning, it is obvious that although Liu Qianjin has the IQ of a child, he is also a smart child.

People follow the same example, and there is no need to do anything in the summer solstice in the afternoon.

 In a short time, I picked out a basket of duck eggs from the reeds.

At the summer solstice, I made two more baskets.

 We made two baskets and a large basket.

 The basket was carried on Liu Qianjin's back.

Liu Qianjin was just a child. He was very happy when he saw that he had a new backpack.

But I didn’t have time to go deep into this reed swamp, and I didn’t find any lotus roots.

 If there are lotus roots, I want to grind lotus root powder during the summer solstice.

 This way you can save a lot of money on breakfast.

 In order to have a full stomach, Xia Zhi has been thinking hard.

Anyway, she made up her mind to find a way to explore the surrounding area before it snowed heavily. In addition to the reed marsh, there were also several surrounding places.

 Let’s see if we can catch rabbits or pheasants when we have time.

 When it snows, everyone will not go out of their dens.

Even if I leave my home, it’s just to clear the snow.

 And after tomorrow they will have to participate in the work of repairing canals and roads.

 This job only allows two days off per month.

She has participated in this kind of work, which is hard and tiring. Most tired people go back to their dens and fall asleep.

 I don’t even want to wash, let alone do any other work.

 As Zhou Zhengan said, give them three days of rest, and today is the first day.

 There are still two days available tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

Looks like I have to take Liu Qianjin and Liu Zhiyan to take a good look around.

Fang Xiaoya and Li Jinhui watched Xia Zhi teach them how to weave mats step by step.

I didn’t expect that Xia Zhi’s hands were so skillful. The reed quickly took the shape of a mat in her hands.

 Originally they also felt that Xia Zhi and Captain Zhou had a close relationship.

Must be the kind of person who is coquettish, willful or a little arrogant.

 But now I watched Xia Zhi help them weave mats, teaching them seriously and teaching them step by step how to do it.

 Suddenly they felt that this summer solstice was too down-to-earth, completely different from the summer solstice they imagined. The two of them were educated youths on another train, so they were assigned here and had no idea about the details of the summer solstice.

The Xia Zhi they saw was the Xia Zhi who everyone thought was Captain Zhou's favoritism.

Who would have thought that I could do anything during the summer solstice.

 “Summer Solstice, how come you know how to weave mats?”

“I do everything at home and learn a little bit.”

Xia Zhi will naturally not tell others. He has done all these things himself in his previous life. Practice makes perfect.

How could I not live another life and do these things again?

 Suddenly Liu Qianjin’s excited voice came from afar.

 “Xiaoxia, Xiaoxia found the one you mentioned here.”

When Xia Zhi heard this, he looked happy and stood up quickly.

"You two should be careful when weaving mats here. You must not let down your guard around you. Don't think that the wolf won't go out during the day."

The two of them trembled after hearing this, and their eyes scanned the surroundings warily.

Xia Zhi hurriedly ran over, and sure enough, he pushed aside the reeds in the distant reeds and saw the withered lotus leaves on the mud.

 At present, there is no lotus root cultivation here.

  In 1959, lotus root cultivation was introduced. However, it is not yet popular.

She guessed that there might be lotus roots in these reed swamps. Of course, this was because when lotus roots were introduced for planting, some seeds were brought back from various places.

 Some places were successfully planted, while other places were completely abandoned.

Theoretically, there will be seeds in this place, but there are not many places where they can be planted.

 The only successful place back then was not here, which shows that Lotus Root has failed in these places.

 Because of failure, many people just let those lotus root seeds fend for themselves.

 Because of this, there are always some strong seeds that will survive on their own.

 After all, a lot of lotus roots were later introduced to the border areas and large-scale planting areas were established. Lotus roots are still very economically effective in the local area.

 The result was unexpected and they found it by accident.

When Xia Zhi saw the dead leaves, he patted Liu Qianjin on the shoulder in praise.

“Liu Qianjin really has yours, he can find something good this time.”

But digging lotus roots is not an easy thing to do. If you accidentally fall into this place at any time, you will not be able to get out.

I tried to use a bamboo pole to poke it into the mud where I found it, but to my surprise, the lotus roots were not buried deep enough.

 Soon he touched the hard lotus root at the bottom.

 It seems there is a way.

Without saying a word, Xia Zhi went to cut the reeds and came back to weave them into several small mats.

Her movements were very fast, and in a short time, several mats were spread around the lotus roots she found like floor mats.

 Lie down on the mat with a large body area, so that you will not sink in the mud.

 Come to the lotus root and use the sickle in your hand to pull away the soil.

 Because the wind and sand here are strong, the water loss of the soil is relatively large all year round. Although it is still silt, this silt is nothing compared to the real lotus root mud candy.

Xia Zhi felt relieved. It seemed that he had thought too much. This place was really not a quagmire.

Stand up and test the hardness under my feet. Sure enough, there is no problem in supporting the weight of a person.

Not to mention that I dug up a basket full of lotus roots in just a short time.

  Can't find it anywhere else.

It seems that even if there is one, we should look for it in other places in the reed pond. Since there are other places here, there will be one or two fish that have slipped through the net.

But according to today’s harvest, it’s pretty good.

 (End of this chapter)