Back to 78: My Leisurely Country Life

The habits of Pueraria root are similar to those of lacquer tree. They both like to grow in a moderate temperature, warm and humid environment.

So it is not surprising that there are a lot of Pueraria root growing near the lacquer tree forest.

It is said that there is ginseng in the north and Pueraria root in the south, which shows the love of southerners for Pueraria root.

Even in this era, the powder yield of Pueraria root is quite touching.

If He Qiang hadn't gotten it for Wu Shuhua to eat, he would have been too lazy to touch it.

But who made his wife pregnant?

This is the baby of the family.

He brought He Tiantian to the area where Pueraria root grew. After making sure that the poisonous pets were driven away, He Qiang took He Tiantian down from the horse's back.

"Dad, what are we going to do?"

He Tiantian was still reluctant to part with her brothers.

Children like to be lively by nature, and it is definitely the most fun to be with friends.

"Dig some food for your mother to take back for nourishment."

He Qiang pointed at the kudzu vines.

He Tiantian looked up with a puzzled look and asked,"Dad, do you want to feed mom with grass?"

He Qiang was amused by He Tiantian's childlike innocence.���"I'm not giving your mother the leaves to eat, I'm digging out their roots. Here, this is it, see?"

He Qiang dug up the soil on the roots of the kudzu root, revealing the thick rhizome.

I don't know how much kudzu root powder is in the mountains, so He Qiang plans to get a hundred pounds down the mountain to try it out for the first time.

This stuff is suitable for all ages, anyway, there is no such thing as too much.

"Dad, can I eat this too?"

He Tiantian looked at the kudzu root buried in the soil, with no appetite in her big eyes, and even frowned with her fingers in her mouth.

No matter how you look at it, this doesn't look delicious.

Why does Dad want to give this to mom?

He Qiang was very happy when he saw He Tiantian's appearance.

The little girl had never eaten kudzu powder, and had no idea of the real use of kudzu root.

"Does Niuniu like to eat potatoes and taro?"

He Qiang happily gave his daughter some scientific knowledge, just as an interaction between father and daughter.

"Delicious! Niuniu likes it!"

He Tiantian nodded, thinking of the delicious potatoes in braised dishes and the fragrant and sticky taro in taro chicken.

He Qiang explained:"Potatoes and taro also grow in the soil."

He Tiantian nodded as if she understood, but her eyes had changed.

At this time, Pueraria root was no longer a dirty and unpalatable thing. He Tiantian had regarded them as delicacies like potatoes and taro!

"Dad, let's use this to cook gaga when we get back?"

He Tiantian has already thought about how to eat Pueraria root.

He Qiang laughed:"Niuniu, be good. Pueraria root is not used to cook meat, but it can be used to make porridge. It tastes delicious when you add honey to it."

He Tiantian bit her finger and drooled slowly.

Before He Qiang was reborn to support his family, one of He Tiantian's favorite things to eat was porridge.

This is not a certain kind of food, but a general term for various kinds of paste.

Now, hearing that Pueraria root can be made into porridge and can be eaten with fragrant and sweet honey, He Tiantian can't help but drool.

"Dad, Dad, Dad! Hurry up! Niuniu wants to eat porridge!"

He Tiantian hugged her old father's legs and started to act coquettishly

"Wait for me to dig out the kudzu root first, and then we can make porridge when we get back."

He Qiang took advantage of He Tiantian's coquettishness to activate his ability to control the kudzu root.

A part of the rhizome buried deep in the soil loosened the covering soil by itself. He Qiang took out a hoe from the mare's backpack and pretended to dig the soil. Then he suddenly lifted it with both hands and directly dragged a large kudzu root out of the soil.

He Qiang used a hatchet to cut off the old roots, leaving the tender stems.

The broken end of the kudzu root was full of juice, and clear water was constantly dripping.

He Qiang nodded with satisfaction.

It can be seen that the powder yield of these kudzu roots must be good.

Amid the cheers of He Tiantian, He Qiang quickly collected more than 100 kilograms of kudzu roots and put them into the backpacks on both sides of the mare.

"You've worked hard today. I'll give you an egg when I get back!"

He Qiang put He Tiantian on the back of the mare, touched her neck, and led her slowly down the mountain.

When passing through the lacquer forest, He Qiang found that his two cousins were still working hard to cut the bark.

Raw lacquer is poisonous, but as long as it doesn't stick, it's actually no big deal.

A group of children wore face scarves, and the two adults repeatedly emphasized that nothing happened when He Qiang came.

"" Brother, did you remember the marks of the route down the mountain?"

He Qiang called to his two cousins.

He Yong nodded:"It's okay, you go and do your own thing first, we all remember the marks."

He Qiang nodded:"Okay, I'll mark the marks more densely for you when we go down."

He Qiang led the mare down the mountain and made the road signs more conspicuous.

He Qiang was not afraid that others would find the lacquer forest by following them.

Although it was not private property, in a place like Gunziwan, the He family was still qualified to follow the first come first served principle.

If anyone came to rob it, their family would not be so easy to bully.

When they returned home, Grandma He saw that He Qiang had brought back so many kudzu roots, and asked with a smile:"Did you really bring back so many?"

While He Qiang took out the kudzu roots and threw them into the yard, he said to Grandma He:"There is a piece of land near the lacquer forest, and the kudzu roots there are enough for our family to eat for at least a year."

Grandma He smiled from ear to ear:"It's not good to eat too much, wait, I'll get the brush out."

He Qiang nodded and led the mare to the stable.

A master looked at a piece of root that fell from the mare's backpack and asked He Qiang curiously,"Xiao He, did you go to the mountain to find kudzu root?"

He Qiang nodded,"Yes, I dug more than a hundred pounds, and now they are piled in the yard ready to be pulped."

The master said enviously,"It's good to have a horse. You can transport anything from the mountain to your home."

He Qiang said proudly,"Yes, it would take my life to get more than a hundred pounds of things down the mountain in the past. Now, I just take them home after I see them!"

After hearing this, many of the others came over to He Qiang and asked,"Qiang boy, are you going to make kudzu powder tonight? Do you want us to help?"

Another person asked directly,"Qiang boy, are there still a lot of kudzu roots in the mountain? Can you get some more? Your sister-in-law is going back to her parents' next month, and I'll ask her to bring some back."

He Qiang did not refuse. Instead, he was very happy that someone came.

And when he heard that someone wanted to buy kudzu powder, it made no sense for him to refuse.

A little meat is also meat, there is no reason not to make money.

Besides, the meat he has caught every day recently, except for a few furs that are worth some money, the rest are all eaten.

But it is hard to say how to set the price of this kudzu powder.

Direct public trading is prone to accidents.

Not to mention that it is still 1978, even after the opening up in 1979, there are still some conservative people who have made unjust cases, and we have to prevent the cold snap in spring!

He Qiang thought for a moment and quickly thought of a solution:"We are all fellow villagers. It would be too distant to say we are selling it. How about this, fellow villagers who want kudzu powder, I will give you the kudzu root, and you can make the powder yourself! I will find the kudzu root for you from the mountains, and I won’t charge you. When the time comes, you can give me half of the kudzu powder."

As soon as He Qiang said this, the villagers around him all gave him a thumbs up.

"Qiangwaer is just honest!"

"Oh, this kid Qiangwaer is really honest to our fellow villagers!"

"That’s right, Qiangwaer is a very honest man. Don’t worry, the Pueraria root you got will definitely not give you a single ounce of powder if it turns into powder!"

"Don't worry, Qiangwaer, when you become the captain of the militia in the future, we will definitely support your work!"

He Qiang looked at the villagers who were so happy to work for him one by one, and could only sigh in his heart that people of this era were still simple and honest.

After all, these wild kudzu roots are all mountain products, which are ownerless and do not belong to He Qiang.

But just because He Qiang discovered it first, these villagers recognized that the ownership of these wild kudzu roots belonged to He Qiang and generally obeyed his distribution. If you really want to calculate, these wild kudzu roots can be confiscated, and then the team will arrange people to collect them and finally sell them to the supply and marketing cooperatives, and finally the whole team will share the money.

But these villagers did not do this, but were fooled by He Qiang to pay the labor and give half to He Qiang.

No one even discovered He Qiang's chicken cunning.