Shen An took the leaves in his hand and observed them carefully. Only the female wild rice plants with slender leaves and shorter plants could produce wild rice plants.

Only in this way can the next step of screening and breeding be carried out.

"Not bad, not bad!"

He shouted "Hello" several times, took out a small dagger, and carefully dug the soil along the root system of the plant.

"Lang Jun, what are you doing?"

Hibiscus let go of the leaves and squatted down.

"I want to dig up this wild rice plant."

Furong smiled: "Lang Jun, this is not how you eat it."

"We have to wait another month before it starts to bear fruit and we can eat it in the fall."

"Besides, the top of this plant is all black and can't bear fruit." She humbly instructed.

Shen An didn't take it seriously. He carefully dug out the promising wild rice plants and their roots and placed them in front of Furong.

"Look at this," he pushed aside the leaves, revealing the tender white and swollen wild rice.

"What's going on?"

"We have seen them before, but they were of no use at all and were thrown away."

"Throw it away!" Shen An said regretfully, "What a pity!"

"These are all good ingredients and can be eaten."

"I don't believe it. The top is black and rotten. Is the food underneath still edible?"

He dug several in a row, all of which were large and slender. He dug them not only to eat, but also to cultivate fine seeds.

Furong was very unconvinced. She pointed at the dark mass protruding from the green leaves and complained: "This thing is so rotten. It must be infected by mold. How can it be eaten?"

"Didn't you listen to what those old men said just now? These are all infected by the disease, entangled by water ghosts, and cannot be eaten!"

Tsk tsk, this little lady.

It really reminds me of it every time it comes out.

"Didn't you just say that those were all deceptive tricks?"

"I still believe it myself."

Furong stuck out her tongue playfully, and also discovered the inappropriateness of her words.

"Of course you can't eat this kind of dark stuff, but look at this," he found a wild rice plant that had begun to grow and put it in front of her.

"This white tuberous stem is edible just like bamboo shoots. As long as it is cooked properly, it tastes very delicious."

Looking at the fleshy, white and tender fleshy stems, Furong also liked it very much.

Why haven't I noticed that this thing is so cute before?

She also became interested, rummaging among the wild rice seedlings.

She always thinks about things simply. When looking for plants, she picks those that are strong, big and have broad leaves.

She pulled the broad leaf to Shen An's eyes: "Lang Jun, do you think this is okay?"

Shen An waved his hand.

She changed it to another one.

"What about this?"

Shen An shook his head: "No way."

"Then what kind of thing will it do?"

Being denied repeatedly, Furong became extremely anxious, looking at the large paddy field, she sighed repeatedly.

Seeing her anxious look, Shen An wiped off the black mud on her hands and walked to her side.

He tilted his head and said, "What are you doing, frustrated?"

"You silly girl, you just like this kind of stupid, clumsy guy."

"What's the problem with this? Isn't there also white a**?"

"Look!" Furong pouted, very unconvinced.

She took out the tuberous stems and placed them in front of Shen An. Shen An sighed: "Little girl, this really doesn't work."

"Why can't this work? Aren't they all the same!"

"no the same!"

"Look," he peeled off a wild rice stem and compared it with the one from Furong: "Yours is too small. Look, mine is long and strong. This way it tastes delicious."

"With yours, once you cut off all the roots and remove all the leaves, there won't be much left, and it won't be worth much."

"So that's it." Furong put down the plant in her hand, her eyes full of regret.

Shen An alone can't dig up much wild rice. After all, he has a huge demand, not just for cooking, but also for selective breeding, so he has to find more samples.

It's the best thing for Lotus to be motivated.

He walked in the paddy field and showed her the leaves and branches of the female plants, teaching her to identify them bit by bit.

Furong people are very smart and can pick correctly with a little guidance.

The two brought out wild rice plants with green leaves and piled them on the roadside.

After peeling off the green leaves, put the fresh wild rice into a cloth bag and prepare to take it back to Shen Mansion.

Furong jumped on the carriage first, but when she looked back, Shen An didn't follow her.

The probe shouted: "Mr. Lang, why don't you come up?"

Shen An ignored her, but Furong saw that he actually ran to the long table and took a few eggs from the bamboo basket!

This, this is really incredible!

Shen An got in the car and was confronted by Fu Rong.

"Mr. Lang, we are already so rich, why are we still greedy for a few eggs from the villagers?"

Looking at her nervous look, she was really speechless.

He could only explain: "I am doing this for the good of the villagers."

"What's the meaning?"

"Think about it, those villagers firmly believe in the theory of water ghosts coming ashore. Even if I try to reason with them, they won't listen for a while. I might as well just give in to their wishes."

"When they come back to check after a while and find that there are fewer eggs, they will think that the water ghost accepted their wishes and took away the tribute."

"This way, they will feel at ease."

"Tell me, is this true?"

Furong smacked her lips, she really had no room to refute his various fallacies.

It is really frustrating to know clearly that he is talking nonsense, but still be convinced by him unconsciously.

For Shen An, this trip is also regrettable. It is the end of April, strictly speaking, it is not the official season for wild rice to mature.

In addition, the scope of the black mold outbreak in Datang was quite limited and did not last long. Therefore, after searching the entire swamp, only a dozen suitable trees were found.

In addition to picking, Shen An also color-marked suitable female plants. After a month, these late-growing plants will definitely grow tender wild rice.

The two of them returned to the city before noon.

It's okay not to be in a hurry. It's almost past meal time. By then, I can't let Fang Erlang take care of his home and nursery while he's still hungry.

He rushed to Fuxingfang first and bought several side dishes and a pile of Hu biscuits from Fang Er's favorite Zhang Meishou's house, all of which were crispy and fragrant.

Furong also had some blood. Didn't Fang Yiai like to eat biloba? Although the assorted stuffing was very expensive, even Furong herself couldn't bear to eat it, but she still bought five yuan in one go, all using her own pocket money. .

Unexpectedly, he didn't even get a bite of the wild rice that he had worked so hard to pick.

As soon as Shen An entered the door, before she could sit down and take a breath, Fang Yiai came up to her.
Chapter completed!