Xiao Baihe looked ahead cautiously, wondering what Chen Jie was mysteriously doing here.
"Don't worry, I won't eat you, don't be afraid."
Chen Jie couldn't help laughing when he saw Xiao Baihe looking like she was in a den of thieves.
"Captain, are you teasing me on purpose?"
Seeing Chen Jie laughing, Xiao Baihe felt like she had been fooled.
"I'm not kidding you, there is really work that needs you to do."
While Chen Jie was talking, he took Xiao Baihe directly to the foot of a big tree and pointed at something that he had dug out a large piece of.
"What's this?
Look like tree roots?”
Xiao Baihe looked at the things on it carefully and found that there were roots and whiskers, which looked like tree roots.
Chen Jie shook his head, reached out and broke off a piece of whisker, and held it in his hand for Lily Xiao to admire.
"This is not a tree root, this is a thousand-year-old tree vine."
Chen Jie picked up the tool he had just used and chiseled hard several times, until the soil slope gradually sunk deeper.
Chen Jie quickly dug carefully with his hands, and soon he saw the true face under the old vine.
The flesh/body that has been carved over the years is so rugged that people can’t help but want to touch it when they look at it. Chen Jie stretched out his hand and touched the outermost fruit.
There was a click and a clear sound of peeling off, making people's hearts tremble.
"Captain, is this ginseng?"
Xiao Baihe pointed at the vine in Chen Jie's hand. It felt very similar to ginseng, and even the shape was very similar.
"This is not ginseng, it is something edible. Let's take it back later and let's try it."
Chen Jie said with a smile and looked at the vine in his hand.
Xiao Baihe looked at Chen Jie in surprise, not expecting that this thing could still be eaten.
"Here, give me your bamboo basket. We have found a treasure today."
Chen Jie put the vine aside and started digging neatly again.
Xiao Baihe took the bamboo basket and put the vines in Chen Jie's hand into the bamboo basket. After a while, the two of them filled the bamboo basket full, looking very satisfied.
"Captain, is this really edible?"
Xiao Baihe was still a little skeptical. After all, it was something dug out from under the roots of a big tree. Maybe it was something like tree roots.
"This can also be called a stem. It is the same species as sweet potatoes and potatoes, and it is rich in nutrients. Very few people will taste this delicious food."
Chen Jie picked up the bamboo basket on the ground and put it on his shoulders, which made it easier to carry it.
"So that's it. Let's go back quickly. I want to taste the taste of this stem."
Xiao Baihe said with expectation. As soon as he heard that there was delicious food, Xiao Baihe couldn't restrain his psychological desire.
"You are just a greedy little cat."
Chen Jie said with a smile, carrying a basket full of harvest and walking back.
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As soon as he walked out of the woods, Chen Jie saw Miracle running towards him enthusiastically.
"Miracle, did you miss me?"
Chen Jie reached out and touched Miracle's head. Seeing it spinning around him with enthusiasm, Chen Jie felt better.
Maybe the simpler the life, the happier.
"Captain, Sister Baihe, you are back. The food is ready. You can start eating at any time."
When Chen Yanyan saw Chen Jie's figure, she quickly stood up and waved her arms towards the two people.
"Yanyan, look what good things the captain has brought you."
Xiao Baihe couldn't wait to share this thing called a stem with her sisters.
"What is it?"
When Chen Yanyan heard Xiao Baihe's words, she ran over and looked at the bamboo basket on Chen Jie's shoulder with curiosity.
"This is a treasure. The captain said it is rare to find in a thousand years."
Xiao Baihe said exaggeratedly, but actually he wanted to show off his knowledge.
Chen Jie smiled, took the bamboo basket off his shoulder, and placed it on the ground.
Chen Yanyan squatted down curiously, looked at the stems of different shapes in the bamboo basket, and looked at Chen Jie curiously.
"Captain, why have I never seen this thing before?
Is it edible?”
"Well, I'll do it later. Let's try something new today."
Chen Jie looked at the two of them lovingly, reached out and picked up the bamboo basket, and walked towards the fire.
Chen Yanyan and Xiao Baihe followed closely behind, looking forward to Chen Jie's next operation.
Lisa also came to Chen Jie's side, looked at the things in Chen Jie's bamboo basket, and couldn't help but frowned. This plant that looked very similar to a yam turned out to be a stem.
Chen Jie skillfully set up a small fire with branches, then placed the stems on top and slowly roasted it over the fire.
"Captain, let's drink a glass of milk first. Ollie worked very hard today and I squeezed a lot of milk."
Chen Yanyan came to Chen Jie with a bamboo cup, cooled the previously heated milk, and then brought it to Chen Jie.
Chen Jie reached out to take the bamboo cup and drank it in one gulp.
"I didn't expect that our beautiful life would have to start again."
Xiao Baihe looked at the delicacies on the table and the stems in Chen Jie's hands, feeling that life was full of beauty.
"That's a must. As long as you follow the captain, you won't go wrong."
Lisa nodded, very much in agreement with this point.
Chen Jie raised his head and glanced in the direction of Lisa. He didn't expect that Lisa would praise him like this, which really shocked Chen Jie.
"Why are you looking at me like this?"
Lisa was frightened by Chen Jie's eyes. She reached out and touched her hair and collar. When she found that there was nothing wrong, she spoke angrily.
"Lisa, it's rare for you to praise me. I almost don't recognize you."
Chen Jie said with a surprised look on his face.
Lisa rolled her eyes fiercely and mentally scolded Chen Jie for being ignorant.
"You are not worthy of praise."
After Lisa finished speaking, she turned and walked towards the dining table, not wanting to pay attention to Chen Jie at this time.
Chen Jie watched Lisa get angry at him and smiled proudly. Although he didn't mean to make Lisa angry, he still felt inexplicably happy when he saw her angry.
"Captain, you didn't do it on purpose, right?"
Xiao Baihe looked at the smile on Chen Jie's face and couldn't help but start to guess.
"Hey, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything randomly. She just understood it wrong, okay?"
Chen Jie couldn't admit that he had been beaten to death. Otherwise, Lisa wouldn't have rushed over and eaten him?
He's not that stupid.
Xiao Baihe looked at Chen Jie suspiciously, but couldn't say anything more.
"Captain, this tastes so delicious. Is it ripe?"
Chen Yanyan's attention has always been on the stems that Chen Jie made, and all she wanted to do was taste them.
"It should be fine soon."
Chen Jie took the smallest piece, peeled it off and handed it to Chen Yanyan.