Chapter 1399 - 548: Occasionally Eating Whole Grains and Wild Vegetable Corn Cakes—Surprisingly Delicious!

Chapter 1399: Chapter 548: Occasionally Eating Whole Grains and Wild Vegetable Corn Cakes—Surprisingly Delicious!

"Dundun is so impressive!"

Shen Guofu ran into the riverbed, holding the pale green stone about the size of a basketball. Its smooth touch indeed felt like jade.

Finding jade in mountainous riverbeds is actually not unusual.

In many places, there are even professional jade diggers who make a living in these rocky riverbeds.

But such a large jade stone, with pure texture, smooth touch, and no surface impurities, is truly rare. If one were to sell it, it would probably be worth a lot of money.

After all, such large jade material can be carved into relatively complex large jade items, which sell for more than bracelets and pendants.

Shen Jiayue said with a smile:

"Dundun dug this out, no matter how expensive it is, it’s not for sale. I plan to have someone carve this jade material into Dundun’s likeness. Honey, what do you think of mommy’s suggestion?"

Dundun wandered around the riverbed, uninterested in the conversation.

However, Shen Guofu thought carving it into Dundun was a pretty good idea.

After thinking for a bit, he said:

"Then when we return to Beijing this time, I’ll find a master carver to carve it after Dundun... I must say, this jade material is quite suitable for carving into Dundun’s likeness."

The whole jade material is bigger at one end and smaller at the other, making it suitable to be carved into the image of a crouching cat.

This is Dundun’s signature move, and Shen Guofu even thought of placing it on his office desk, but knowing his daughter would definitely disagree, he had to give up on the idea.

Not far away, Lin Xu cracked a basket of wild vegetables.

The types of these wild vegetables are somewhat complicated, so they need to be separated later, especially the wild chives and wild shallots, which are picked out to fry with egg and are delicious enough to make a person swallow their tongue.

Last Tomb Sweeping Festival, when Lin Xu returned home, he once ate dumplings made with wild chives by his mom, and they were incredibly fresh.

Chen Meijuan also found wild shallots. She said to everyone:

"Dig out the wild shallots with their roots, the roots are also delicious. Leave the chive roots so they can grow next time."

She had already planned to dig out the wild chives from the river valley with their roots when spring arrives and transplant them into the small vegetable garden outside the farmhouse restaurant.

This way it would be much more convenient to eat them in the future.

As everyone was busy, Chen Meiliang came from the front of the valley, holding a full basket of oval-shaped leaves.

He said with a smile:

"There are actually wild Sichuan pepper trees up front, their leaves have grown. I just picked them. Cut them up and mix them into the egg, fry them; the taste will be amazing."

This valley is truly surprising, letting everyone have an abundance of wild vegetables a month early.

After filling up all the woven bags brought along, everyone prepared to return.

Shen Guofu didn’t know much about wild vegetables, so he eagerly carried the stone found by Dundun, while Shen Jiayue held Dundun in her arms, and everyone else carried their tools and vegetables.

When they came, it was all downhill, either stairs or gentle slopes.

So everyone unknowingly walked into the valley for several kilometers, but going back wasn’t easy.

It was all uphill, making the walk exhausting and uncomfortable.

And the further they walked forward, the colder the temperature got, so even when warmed up, they didn’t dare to take off their jackets and could only sweat quietly.

The cousins from Shaokang’s family, who were just goofing off, had picked wildflowers and gathered rocks while gathering wild vegetables. Now they threw away all the rocks and flowers and even had to hold onto the railings when going up stairs.

But Lin Xu, carrying a full bag of wild vegetables while also holding baskets and shovels of his own and Shen Jiayue’s, still walked at the front of the team.

A healthy body allows you to do as you please.

"Dundun, how about we go back and lose weight? I feel like your body is getting heavier... I’m really curious how those people who raise British shorthairs to twenty pounds usually hold a cat."

Among British shorthairs, Dundun’s thirteen pounds aren’t too fat, its body is relatively proportionate, while a large twenty pound blue cat online looks really exaggerated.

When everyone finally came out of the valley, each person’s forehead was covered in sweat.

They put all the wild vegetables and tools in the trunk, then everyone drove back separately.

These wild vegetables dug out from the ground cannot be eaten directly; they need to be cleaned up, which is quite a tedious process.

Everyone took a break; some drank water, others ate snacks.

After resting for a while, they poured the wild vegetables from the woven bags and started sorting, ensuring to classify them during the process.

"Xu Honey, what are we eating today?"

Shen Jiayue felt like the pig’s head from lunch had been completely digested, and even the fat accumulated over the past two days had burned a lot. Walking several kilometers on mountain roads with steps and slopes was truly exhausting.

Lin Xu said:

"Steamed misc grain dumplings and wild vegetable dumplings, and heat up the lunch leftovers, make a chicken soup noodle dish. A simple meal will do."

Beside them, Shen Guofu was busy filling a big basin with water to wash the wild vegetables, remembering the remaining half pig’s head and other dishes from lunch. He felt that what his son-in-law considered a simple meal wasn’t simple at all.

But this was just right.

The pig’s head that wasn’t satisfying at lunch could be enjoyed again at dinner, resulting in double the happiness!

As for the chicken soup noodles, that’s perfectly fine. He hadn’t eaten them for a long time, with his son-in-law’s great skill, it would be a lavish meal of meat and vegetables.

After Dundun got out of the car, it first went to its automatic insulated water bowl, crouched down and drank a lot of water.

Then it jumped in front of the courtyard table, seriously studied the stone for a while, then with its tail raised, it went to the cage beside the pigsty and started bullying the duck inside.