portable space

Zhang Taiping walked toward the south of the pond near the hillside with a shovel on his shoulder and leather boots on his feet.

Cai Yazhi couldn't help but asked curiously: "What are you doing dressed like this?"

"Didn't Fan Ming dig lotus roots over there this morning? I'll go over and dig out some more." Zhang Taiping replied. When digging the pond, I didn't consider digging lotus roots. The pond was dug a bit deep and no water will be released now.

In some cases, it is two to three meters deep, and there is no way to dig out the lotus roots inside. We can only dig some out of the shallow water near the hillside to try them out.

"It's all mud down there, be careful." Cai Yazhi warned with some worry.

Zhang Taiping waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, it's close to the hillside, the terrain is gentle, and most of it is sand and gravel, so it's not very deep."

Wearing high-top plastic boots, I slowly explored the water from the hillside. After stepping firmly, I found a lotus neck and used a shovel to dig around. The water quality immediately became turbid, but this did not affect anything. Even if the water quality was

It's so clear that you can't see the bottom of the water. It's a shock, and it's not like you stick your flesh into the water to check.

Fan Ming pulled the lotus roots out of the water by hand in the morning, so there was no efficiency at all. It took most of the morning to get just one lotus root. But now Zhang Taiping is different. He has a shovel in his hand, so he only needs to know the direction.

You can dig out a lotus root in just a few strokes.

This season is actually not the best season to dig lotus roots. It is now mid-autumn, and the lotus leaves on the water surface are still very green, so the lotus roots under the water are still growing. The best time is in winter when the lotus leaves on the water surface begin to decline.

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In addition, the edge of the pond is not the best place for lotus roots to grow, so the lotus roots dug up are not very thick, and some even look very tender.

Only when it is broken will the pure white color inside appear. A faint fragrance is secreted from the holes, and slender threads are pulled out from the break. It seems that this is the famous "Lotus Root Broken Silk Link".

Zhang Taiping's big move naturally disturbed the rocks entrenched in the water hole at the bottom of the hillside.

This guy first circled around Zhang Taiping a few times. Needless to say, it was a spring in the vertical space, but Zhang Taiping was busy at the moment and had no time to pay attention to it.

Seeing that he was pestering Zhang Taiping to no avail, this guy stretched his head and looked around. Suddenly, excitement appeared in his eyes. His head, which was half inside the shell, stretched out as fast as lightning. His neck looked like it was made of plasticine.

It stretched out in an instant, and then shrank back again, so fast that you could almost see the afterimage left in the air.

When its head shrank back to the turtle shell again, it was clear that it was actually holding a half-cut lotus root in its mouth, and it swallowed it unceremoniously. Then it looked at the water surface to search for it.

He did not snatch the undamaged lotus roots that he dug up, but focused on those that had lost their breath after being broken.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Taiping understood the reason.

These lotus roots are moistened by the space spring water that I often use. Although the space spring water is very diluted, it still gives the plants in the water some aura, and all the aura of the lotus is concentrated in the lotus root. If it is not dug out,

Fortunately, the spiritual energy in it cannot be emitted. It looks no different from ordinary lotus roots, but the spiritual energy in the dug lotus roots will be calculated out. Although these spiritual energy are very rare, they can still be felt by the rocks.

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If you want to say which of these animals at home is the smartest, it is undoubtedly this slow-looking rock that always hides under the water. With a life span of hundreds or thousands of years, it has a lot more experience than other animals, and it is at home.

Among these small animals, it is the most sensitive to spiritual energy, even Xiao Xi, who can often find treasures, is slightly less sensitive.

Seeing that this guy didn't snatch the intact lotus roots, Zhang Taiping felt relieved and threw all the broken lotus roots to it floating on the water's edge.

The rock can feel the spiritual energy in the lotus root, and naturally it welcomes all comers. The half-foot-long lotus root will definitely be swallowed into the stomach in two or three times, along with the sediment on the forehead.

When the sun went down, Zhang Taiping finally stopped. A large number of lotus roots of different lengths and thicknesses had been piled up on the shore, but only a small area was dug beside the pond.

Zhang Taiping should be happy with such a harvest, but he does feel a little headache now. For others, the more lotus roots in the pond, the better, but for him, it is a troublesome thing. Especially

I didn't know the characteristics of the water in this pond at that time, so I planted too many lotus roots in it. It would definitely be quite troublesome to dig lotus roots. This is not a small pond, but a large pond of more than 20 acres, with such a large lotus root.

..When I think about it, I feel like I have done something wrong for myself.

He shook his head to temporarily suppress the worries about the harvest, and thought to himself: "At worst, we can just ask the whole village to help dig."

This guy, Rock, was full and sank to the bottom of the water a long time ago. He is a typical guy who sleeps after eating.

Cai Yazhi brought a frame over and was surprised when she saw the lotus roots stacked on the bank: "I dug so many. How long does it take to finish them?"

Zhang Taiping said with a smile: "How can our family finish the food? You can send some to people you know well, and the rest can be taken to the shops in the city."

Cai Yazhi went back to the house to get a bigger frame and put all the lotus roots in it.

But Zhang Taiping ran to the hot spring to take a bath. Although he was wearing plastic leather boots and leather clothes, it was inevitable that he still got wet. It was all sticky and very uncomfortable. Taking a bath in a hot spring was the most comfortable thing at this time.

Already.

Wukong was very interested in other things, but he had no interest in the hot spring at all. He squatted next to Zhang Taiping for a while and then ran away. On the contrary, the little guy Grizzly liked to play with water and jumped into the hot spring with a splash.

, swimming around Zhang Taiping.

Xiao Xi likes to be clean the most, and would come over to have fun when he saw Zhang Taiping taking a bath. However, he does not have the innate swimming ability like the little grizzly bear. He cannot go into deep water and can only swim close to the shore.

It couldn't be buried in the place where it fluttered and flew up, and then fluttered and flew again. It was a great time to play alone.

After soaking in the hot spring for half an hour, my whole body felt comfortable and extremely relaxed. No wonder so many people like to soak in hot springs. The hot spring water has therapeutic effects on many diseases. It can relieve fatigue and stress and make people feel like they are in heaven.

The feeling is another reason.

When she returned to the house, everyone else was watching TV or cooking. After that, Fan Ming sat alone on the edge of the kang with a sad face.

From the look on her face, you can tell that she didn't get any good advice from the old man.

Zhang Taiping said with a smile: "Are you still worried about that matter?"

Fan Ming wrinkled his nose and snorted without saying anything.

Zhang Taiping smiled and said, "I originally wanted to tell you a way to solve my troubles, but I didn't expect you were unwilling to listen. In this case, forget it." He pretended to be ready to leave.

Fan Ming, who was looking sad just now, as if everyone owed her five million yuan, hugged Zhang Taiping's arm and said with a smile on her face: "Brother, can't I be wrong if I am wrong? Tell me, I

Listen."

"Weren't you unwilling to listen just now?" Zhang Taiping glanced at her and said.

"It's nothing. I was just thinking about an important issue and didn't notice what brother said." Fan Ming quickly defended while holding Zhang Taiping's arm tightly.

"Well, I just took a bath and I'm a little thirsty."

"I'm thirsty. Brother, please wait a moment. I'll make you some tea."

After a while, Fan Ming brought over a cup of hot honeysuckle tea.

Zhang Taiping took a sip and said, "Okay, since you're so sincere, I'll tell you." "Yeah, um." Fan Ming nodded like a fool, "Brother, tell me quickly, tell me quickly."

Zhang Taiping put the teacup on the table, picked up a lotus seed, pinched it open, pointed at the core inside and said, "Did you see this?"

"I saw it." Fan Ming responded obediently.

Zhang Taiping took out the small core and put it in the tea cup and said: "You can solve the problem by taking out the core from the lotus seeds and making tea."

Fan Ming frowned and said, "Is this still the stuff inside lotus seeds?"

"It's something from lotus seeds, but its effects are different." Zhang Taiping said, "Have you seen "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"?"

Fan Ming didn't know what this matter had to do with "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", but he still answered patiently: "I have watched it several times."

"Then do you know how Yang Guo's love poison was finally cured?"

"After eating the heartbroken grass..." Fan Ming suddenly reacted and said incredulously, "You don't mean that they are mutually reinforcing each other. This core can cure...can it?" Fan Ming's understanding is still very good.

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"Yes, the tea brewed from this core has a somewhat different effect from the lotus seeds. It has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying, and can neutralize the alkalinity of the lotus seeds."

"Is it really possible?" Fan Ming was still a little doubtful.

Zhang Taiping smiled, spread his hands and said, "When have you ever seen me lie to you?"

Fan Ming thought for a while and realized that Zhang Taiping had really not deceived him. Although sometimes what he said seemed to be an afterthought, it was always correct.

"Huh! I believe you once. If you dare to lie to me...huh!" After saying that, he raised his delicate fist and went to peel the lotus seeds and remove the core.

During dinner, Zhang Taiping asked: "I may be passing through the county or town tomorrow. If anyone needs something, I can bring it back."

Everyone else shook their heads. Although they lived in the mountains, their homes were rich in supplies and there was really nothing in short supply.

Only Cai Yazhi said: "You said you wanted to decorate the sedan, but there is no red silk in the house. Take some with you when you come back. You can see what else you need to decorate the sedan and buy it back. I also want some things.

Not coming."

Zhang Taiping looked towards Xingrushui.

Xing Rushui said: "It would be a good choice to decorate the sedan with some jade pendants or wind chimes. See if you can bring some of these things back."

Zhang Taiping nodded, this is indeed a good suggestion. After the sedan is ready, it will be fun to have four horses pulling the sedan. It will also be fun to leave jade pendants jingling or the crisp sound of bells wherever it passes.

There are many jade pendants in the jade pendant space, but the quality of these jade pendants is a bit high and not suitable for decoration on the sedan chair. It seems that I have to take the time to buy some low-quality jade pendants from the Yizier Xiaoyu Store, just to dress up the scene.

The next day I got up early at around five o'clock, but Cai Yazhi had already stewed several eggs.

Holding the stewed eggs with soy sauce floating on them all night, Zhang Taiping's heart was filled with warmth. It was cooked at around five o'clock, so he must have gotten up at around four o'clock. Although it was just a bowl of eggs, there was something in it.

A feeling that cannot be resolved.

Zhang Taiping was stunned for a moment while holding the eggs.

"Hurry up and eat it while it's hot, Wang Gui and the others are still waiting." Cai Yazhi said softly from the side.

Looking at her disheveled hair and slight dark circles under her eyes, Zhang Taiping said nothing. Some feelings don't need to be expressed, and some feelings don't need to be thanked, right?

After eating a bowl of heart-melting stewed eggs in a few seconds, Zhang Taiping straightened the loose hair on her head and said, "Let's go back to sleep later."

Cai Yazhi nodded slightly. She could also feel Zhang Taiping's unspoken tenderness. In this way, she was satisfied.

Zhang Taiping walked out of the still dark courtyard and thought silently in his heart: "Perhaps the best way to repay the silent and selfless dedication is to accept it without rejection. There is no need for any oath of love, as long as there is a tacit understanding that you know and I know is enough.

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This time I planned to take no one with me, but when Zhang Taiping walked out of the yard, the little guy Xiao Xi landed on his shoulder. Since he followed him, Zhang Taiping did not chase it away.

When we arrived at the door of the old village chief's house, there were already several people waiting there. Wang Laoqiang, Old Man Qian, the silent Wang Min, and the somewhat henpecked Wang Bajin.

It was no surprise that Mr. Qian came to Zhang Taiping. He was always a restless man, but what he didn't expect was that even Wang Min, who had always been honest and taciturn, would have an enlightenment one day.

Zhang Taiping came over and said with a smile: "Just wait for me?"

Wang Gui shook his head and said, "There is also that boy Wang Peng."

Zhang Taiping nodded, and then said to Old Man Qian: "Uncle Qian won't go work on road construction?"

Old Man Qian took out his pipe and lit it and said: "Fengyukou Village is responsible for building roads. I don't understand. I just participated blindly in the past."

In fact, Zhang Taiping can probably guess some of their thoughts. While he is optimistic about raising pigs in the village, he also wants to sum up some experience and raise some himself. This actually does not conflict with raising pigs in the village. The demand for pork

It’s very big. It’s not just the few pigs raised by the villagers themselves that can affect the price of pork. Therefore, it is a good thing for the villagers to learn some pig-raising skills and raise more pigs themselves, which complements the pig farms in the village. Zhang

Taiping has no reason not to support it.

Not long after waiting, Wang Peng ran over panting, sweating profusely because he was running a bit fast.

Wang Laoqiang joked: "Why are you here so late? Is it because you are reluctant to leave your mother-in-law? Haha?"

"Hammer!" Wang Peng spat and said, "My mother made breakfast and forced me to eat a bowl. I can't even eat it."

This boy was so blessed that he didn't know how blessed he was. Mrs. Zhang slapped him on the head, which made him confused.

Wang Gui said: "Everyone is here, let's set off."

A group of seven people got into the small truck. There was only one seat for the co-pilot, and it was originally for Old Man Qian to sit. After all, he was a generation higher. But Old Man Qian did not make any special arrangements and sat in the back compartment with the other five people.

Fortunately it's not winter yet, so the wind alone won't make you unbearable.

The six of them were sitting in the back compartment, chatting and laughing, and it didn't look like they were on a lonely road.

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