It didn't take long for Tong, mother and son, to return, carrying loads of taro in their pockets.
Someone started, and Qiu and others couldn't hold it any longer. No matter whether he was really edible or pretended to be edible, as long as someone ate it, they would eat it too.
Afraid of not being able to grab the taro, several people hurriedly led the children up the hillside, swarming towards the place where Xu Yue and others had gone before.
But they arrived late, and Tong had dug out the two best spots, but the mother and daughter couldn't take much away, and there was still some left.
Mrs. Qiu and the other woman fought hard, and the remaining two looked at the situation and hurriedly dispersed to look around.
I was lucky. Although I didn't find as many as the Xu family, I still got some, so I finally gained something.
But the Tong family and their daughter brought taro but didn't know what to do with it, so they just did what the Xu family did.
I saw them washing the taro and putting it in a pot to make the mud, or stuffing it into ashes and roasting it, and some of them started doing it the same way.
Not long after, a scent spread in the open space. Aunt Wang stared at the taro tumbling in her mother's pot and swallowed hard.
But she did not move, but stared eagerly at Xu Yue and others not far away.
Xu Yue used chopsticks made from tree branches to stick a taro out, peeled off the skin, opened her mouth wide and took a bite herself.
It tastes soft and slightly sweet in the mouth, not as soft, glutinous and sweet as the taro of later generations, but for Xu Yue, who has eaten rice bran for many days, this mouthful of taro is the most delicious.
"Gulu~"
Seeing Xu Yue enjoying herself, Xu Da, Xu Dalang, Xu Erniang and his son's stomachs growled at the right time.
Different from the etiquette and elegance engraved in Xu Da and Xu Erniang's bones, Xu Dalang reached out directly towards the taro in the pot regardless of the boiling water scalding his hands.
Fortunately, Xu Yue discovered it quickly, opened his hand with chopsticks, and hurriedly handed him the taro in her hand. Xu Dalang's hand was saved from being burned.
"Brother, you must use chopsticks when eating!" Xu Yue reminded sternly with a stern face: "Boiling water will burn your hands. Do you understand the burn?"
"..."
Xu Dalang buried his head in munching and swallowed the fist-sized taro in one gulp. He stared at Xu Yue eagerly, his big watery eyes filled with: "More!"
Xu Yue raised her head and took a deep breath before suppressing the air that was holding in her throat. She angrily used her chopsticks to pick out all the taro from the pot.
There are twelve taros in total, three for each person.
Xu Da elegantly brushed aside his obstructive bangs, held three taros in his arms, tore open the skins, and chewed them slowly, his eyes slightly squinted, with tears flashing inside.
This is what people eat!
Xu Erniang said nothing and silently ate three taros, rubbed her open stomach, lay on the semi-finished straw mat made by Xu Da, looked at the hot sun in the sky, and was so happy that she wanted time to stay at this moment forever.
Xu Yue was young and did not dare to eat too much at once, so she only ate one taro. One of the remaining two taros was given to Xu Dalang, who was reincarnated as a starving ghost, and the other was kept as surplus food.
Looking at the family lying down together after eating, Xu Yue puffed up her face and sighed, walked to the pond, dug a hole to draw water, loosened her bun, and washed her hair comfortably.
By the way, I also washed my dirty little face.
A little girl who is only six years old, with a round head, shallow eyebrows, big eyes, a small nose and a small mouth, her skin is tanned to a wheat color, her cheeks are bulging, and she has a little baby fat.
Compared with other skinny children, she looks much better.
Xu Yue looked at the completely unfamiliar little face in the water and was a little dazed.
Everything yesterday seems to be right in front of you, but it also seems like it is just a distant dream. When you wake up from the dream, it is the cruel reality.
But...we still have to live well.
Xu Yue, come on, you can do it!
...
In the evening, Wang and others who went hunting came back.
As soon as I came back, I smelled the sweet aroma of the food and was shocked to see the black bumps.
Those who had their wives and children present all received the hot taro that they happily handed over. The soft and powdery texture and slight sweetness surprised the hungry people.
As soon as they heard that the Xu family's baby had been found on the hillside, the people of Dawang Village who had gone hunting but returned empty-handed immediately went to look for it on the hillside.
Even if it was getting dark, they were not afraid of wild beasts coming out. They were really looking forward to a few wild beasts bumping into them, so that they would be able to fill their stomachs by then.
Mrs. Wang looked at the happy faces of Mrs. Tong and others, then looked at her three children who were waiting in front of her, and was stunned.
She didn't expect that the children at home could be so capable.
"Aniang." Sister Xu Yue called her, with bright eyes and a look of waiting for praise, which melted Wang's heart.
She responded with a "Hey", then came to her senses, called the three children to walk towards the fire, and put down the prey she carried on her back.
The other people from Dawang Village returned empty-handed, probably because the prey came to Wang's place, including three pheasants and four rabbits, three of which were still alive.
You can tell at a glance that the Rabbit family has been eaten up in one fell swoop.
Xu Da brought a handkerchief to wring out the water and asked Wang to wipe her sweat and hands. Xu Erniang brought her cold boiled water to quench her thirst. Xu Yue handed the cooked taro to her with expectation in her eyes.
Wang is treated like the head of the family.
"Stew a pheasant and feed the children." Mrs. Wang handed the dirty sweat towel to Xu Da and ordered.
Xu Yue and others immediately laughed.
Xu Da thought about the delicious chicken soup, endured his disgust and took the sweat towel, chose the fattest pheasant, picked up the kitchen knife and went to the pond.
Mrs. Wang then picked up the new food handed over by her daughter and tasted it. The soft texture was similar to eating potatoes. It was much easier to swallow than rice bran rice balls, and she felt very full.
After eating just one, Wang felt that her hungry stomach had been greatly relieved.
With the water given by her eldest daughter, Wang ate three taros in a row. For the first time since time travel, she felt the happiness of being full.
"How did you find this?" Wang asked Xu Yue curiously after eating.
Xu Yue pointed to the surrounding hillsides, "What I saw accidentally on the hillside is called taro. Don't you know, Auntie?"
Xu Yue always felt that the behavior and views of the people in her family, including A Niang, were similar to hers. She thought they were from the same world.
But obviously, from the taro thing, it can be seen that Wang and she are not from the same world.
Otherwise, how could the people of the Great Celestial Dynasty, who eat everything, not know about taro!
Wang shook her head. She had never seen a plant like taro.
To be honest, in her eyes, the animals and plants in the world in front of her are all species that have long been extinct in history textbooks, and are too ancient to be verified.
If it weren't for the memories left behind by her original body and the survival experience she accumulated from fighting everywhere, she wouldn't have been able to adapt to this ancient world so quickly.
