12dz Chapter 157 Lotus Root
Chapter 157 Lotus Root
When Wen Xi returned home, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue were not at home, but they left her a note saying that they were going to town.
Now that they both made money from bamboo shoots and exchanged tickets from Wenxi, both of them were generous and decided to go to the town to shop.
The reason why Wen Xi chose to partner with them was naturally because he understood their characters and their values. Although they had lived in adversity since childhood, they were all good people. Jiang Yue relied on Wen Xi and Shen Jiaojiao for support for the first few months because her entire fortune was only 30 yuan, which was not even enough to buy furniture.
But now that she has money, she has started to repay Wen Xi and Shen Jiaojiao.
The postman came at almost the same time every day. Not long after Wen Xi came back, she heard a knock on the door, so she quickly took the reply letter and went out to sign for her own letter. She also gave the postman some White Rabbit milk candies, which would make him feel better.
Wen Xi looked down at the letter in her hand and suddenly thought of the package she sent to Jin Changfeng. She didn't know if Jin Changfeng had time to help her exchange ginseng, and she didn't know if he could help her exchange ginseng.
In the afternoon, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue came back. They both packed dumplings from the state-owned restaurant because they mainly ate porridge and rice at home and rarely ate dumplings because making dumplings was time-consuming.
As for the braised pork and other things, I didn’t pack them up. We had enough meat at home, so there was no need to waste the money.
Seeing that they were about to take out something, Wen Xi quickly reached out to stop them, "Alright, alright, no matter what you bought, keep it for yourselves, and don't share it with others."
It's not easy for them to earn money. After finally earning some, they bought some things and kept the money to reward themselves. Moreover, they had agreed at the beginning that she would pay and they would do the work. They just had to do the chores at home, and she didn't mind taking care of their meals. After all, she didn't have much money to spend and most of the things were signed out.
Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue looked at each other and said nothing more. Instead, they carried the things they had bought and returned to their room.
For dinner, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue packed up the dumplings. Wen Xi made some tomato and egg soup and then poured the dumplings back into the pot. Although there were only two servings of dumplings, each person still got a big bowl.
The next morning, Lin Yiwan came early again and asked Wenxi to pick snails. Wenxi thought that the snail meat could be dried and preserved, so she went with her.
Pick up more snails, take out the meat, dry it, and send it back home together with dried bamboo shoots.
After picking for more than an hour, the two of them returned carrying the heavy baskets. Wen Xi asked Lin Yiwan in a low voice as they walked, "Yiwan, do you like lotus roots?"
"Lotus root?" Lin Yiwan raised her eyebrows, "There is no lotus root in our team!"
"I know a place with lotus roots. Let's go there together tomorrow morning to dig some lotus roots. The lotus roots are the most tender and delicious at this time." Wen Xi said.
It just so happened that Wen Xi was also planning to find an opportunity to dig lotus roots and bring them back to eat. Lin Yiwan took her to pick snails, so she would take Lin Yiwan to dig lotus roots. This was called mutual benefit for them, otherwise she would be taking advantage unilaterally.
"Okay!" Lin Yiwan nodded with sparkling eyes. There happened to be no lotus roots in her space. If she could plant some, she would have enough to eat in the future.
"You have to get up early tomorrow morning, at least an hour early, go early and come back early, so as not to be seen by others. After all, that place is not our own territory." Wen Xi reminded.
When Wenxi and Lin Yiwan returned home, the work bell had not yet rung, which showed how early they had gotten up. However, summer was approaching, and the daybreaks also came very early. It was already light outside at around four in the morning.
Wenxi prepared breakfast, ate it, and set out with a backpack on her back. She had to take the dozens or hundreds of kilograms of snails she picked up today to the waterfall, put them together with yesterday's snails to spit out the mud and sand. She would spit them out for a few days, and then take them back to cook and eat.
After going down the mountain, Wenxi handed in a basket of pig grass and went home.
In the evening, when the sun had cooled down, Wenxi went to the mountain to collect firewood again. Her family had three meals a day and took turns taking a bath at night, so the demand for firewood was quite large.
However, at this time of year, it is time to dry water for bathing, which can save some firewood. Wenxi decided to use wooden basins to dry water in the yard starting tomorrow, which can save some firewood.
Early in the morning, Wen Xi and Lin Yiwan came to the lotus pond together. They saw the emerald green lotus leaves like green umbrellas, which looked very fresh and pleasant.
Wenxi took out the swimming suit from the backpack and put it on while saying, "Yiwan, just wait up there. I'll go down to get the lotus roots, and then we can split them equally."
Lin Yiwan nodded gratefully. Although the water in the lotus pond seemed to be only up to her knees, she had no equipment and it was difficult to get into the water. Her boots were not that deep, so she could only stand by and watch.
Wenxi put on his swimming suit and carefully got into the water from the edge of the pond. When he walked near the lotus leaves, he used his feet to grope downwards along the stems of the lotus leaves. When he touched the lotus roots, he bent down and used his hands to dig them out of the mud bit by bit.
Digging out lotus roots is a very laborious job. After a long time, Wenxi finally dug out a lotus root from the mud. It had about six sections. The top section was tender white and had just grown this year. The remaining sections were all rusty in color, and they were obviously old lotus roots.
Lin Yiwan saw Wenxi digging up a lotus root and happily asked Wenxi to throw it over. Wenxi was afraid that the lotus root would be broken, so he just put it aside and continued to dig out lotus roots.
It took a long time for Wenxi to dig up ten lotus roots. During this time, Lin Yiwan was bored and picked wild vegetables nearby. She also said that she would share half of them with Wenxi later.
It was precisely because Lin Yiwan walked away that it was convenient for Wenxi to cheat. Wenxi took out five more lotus roots and put them into the system warehouse. She also caught five black ducklings and a nest of duck eggs, which she put into the system warehouse.
After coming out of the pond, Wen Xi quickly took off his swimming suit, because it was too hot to wear as it was not breathable. Even the soles of his feet were covered in sweat. As soon as he took it off, a cool breeze blew and he felt very cool and comfortable.
When Lin Yiwan saw Wenxi coming ashore, she quickly ran over with the backpack in her hand, smiling mysteriously. Wenxi asked curiously, "What good stuff did you find?"
"Dangdangdang." Lin Yiwan took away the wild vegetables on top, revealing two fat rabbits inside.
"It's amazing." Wen Xi praised. This rabbit is much fatter than the rabbits in the wild, so this rabbit must be raised in Lin Yiwan's space.