In the ordinary life of Crayon Shin-chan

In the kindergarten, when Mr. Matsusaka was cleaning the storage room, he suddenly found a vine behind the storage room. Seeing this familiar crop, Mr. Matsusaka was a little surprised.

"Ah, I didn't expect it to be here. Okay! Decided, let's take action on Sunday!" So, after Teacher Zhou Tiansaka got up, he prepared his things and came to the kindergarten to dig up the plant.

"Treasure~ My treasure~" Teacher Matsusaka hummed a tune all the way and walked towards the place he found. He held a shovel in his hand and wore work clothes. Anyway, Delang went out for a medical consultation today and he would eat alone at noon, so he might as well pick up this yam and cook it.

However, her actions were noticed by the three little ones passing by. Xiaoxin came over without hesitation and asked: "What treasure is it~"

"Ah?" Teacher Matsusaka was stunned and turned around to look around. Then he realized that three little ones, Xiaoxu, Xiaoxin and Fengjian, had appeared behind him at some point.

"Hello, teacher." Mingxu and Fengjian looked at Teacher Matsusaka and called out with a smile.

"Why are you three here?" Teacher Matsusaka looked at the three of them and asked with some confusion.

Mingxu spread his hands and was about to answer when Xiaoxin spoke first, "Because Fengjian said he saw a strange person walking into the kindergarten. So..."

"Sorry, I didn't expect it to be Mr. Matsusaka." Kazama apologized immediately.

"So what is the treasure?" Shin-chan looked at Teacher Matsusaka and asked again.

"Looking at the teacher's attire, I guess she wants to dig something." Mingxu looked at her and said, looking at the shovel in her hand.

Looking at the expressions of the three little ones, Teacher Matsusaka sighed: "Oh, there's nothing we can do right now. The treasure I'm talking about is wild yam." Teacher Matsusaka said as she made way, revealing the vine behind her.

"What is wild yam?" Xiao Xin scratched his head. He knew yam, but wild yam? What's the difference?

"The so-called wild yam is a kind of slender yam that grows underground," Mr. Matsusaka explained.

"So, what is the difference between this yam and ordinary yam?" Mingxu asked with some confusion.

"Well, there is a difference in taste. Grind it into a paste and eat it on rice. It is simply a delicacy. Especially the natural one is so delicious~" Teacher Matsusaka felt like his mouth was watering as he spoke.

Shin-chan, uh, he's already crying.

Feng Jian looked at the palm of his hand and suddenly felt a strange feeling: "But eating it will make the area around my mouth itchy, so I'm a little hesitant to eat it."

"Hey, why do you say that?! That sticky feeling is the essence!" Mr. Matsusaka got a little excited when he heard that, but when he saw the three little ones' strange looks, he realized, "Oh, I accidentally got too excited... How immature..."

"Forget it, but Fengjian, yam can be stewed with pork ribs, and the taste is also very good." Mingxu said and gave Fengjian a thumbs up.

"Ah? Really?" Fengjian was stunned. They had never done this before.

"Yes, they do this on our side of the mainland. It's a local eating habit." Mingxu said with a smile as he looked at the curious eyes of several people.

"Oh~" The three of them nodded one after another. Teacher Matsusaka also became interested for a moment. Do you want to give it a try?

Kazama looked around and asked, "Is the wild yam that Mr. Matsusaka mentioned near here?"

"Yes, come, look at this vine. If you see flowers or wild yam fruits growing on it, it means there should be wild yams underneath." Teacher Matsusaka pointed to the vine behind him and introduced.

"Wow, Teacher Matsusaka knows so much." The three little ones looked at Teacher Matsusaka in surprise, but when they thought about the fact that she didn't grow up in the countryside, they got used to it.

"Haha, this is just basic common sense." Teacher Matsusaka said with some pride.

"It's hard to imagine that you were born in Roppongi." Shin-chan complained to Mr. Matsusaka.

"Um... okay, I'm going to dig wild yams now. You guys should go home quickly." Teacher Matsusaka waved his hand and started to drive people away.

"Ah, but I want to eat yam spareribs, so I want to dig with the teacher." Shin-chan shouted at Teacher Matsusaka.

"I want to help, too." Feng Jian was also moved.

"Ah, but wild yams need to be dug very deep, and children can't do it." Teacher Matsusaka looked at them and said with some embarrassment.

"Don't worry, Xiaoxu is here." Xiaoxin patted Mingxu beside him: "With him here, no matter how deep it is, it's okay!"

"..What do you think I am?" Mingxu looked at Xiaoxin speechlessly and complained.

Shin-chan looked at Mr. Matsusaka, who was still hesitant, and immediately asked suspiciously, "You're saying that because you don't want to keep it all for yourself~"

"No, that's not the case." Teacher Matsusaka said a little embarrassedly, but he was relieved in his heart, it was obviously me who discovered it first!

There was no other way, so he took out three small shovels and gloves from the storage room and handed them to the three little ones: "Here, this is the shovel from kindergarten, use this to dig."

"Okay~" The three little ones nodded, and Mr. Matsusaka began to direct: "Well, let's start digging!"

Xiaoxin stepped forward and tried to pull the vine out directly. Teacher Matsusaka was stunned and hurriedly stopped him, saying, "No, no, if you pull it hard like that, you'll definitely break the wild yam!" She pointed to the root and said, "First, we need to dig a hole next to the vine, and then we need to carefully examine the soil."

"Ah? It turns out you can't just dig it out casually." Fengjian scratched his head. He also thought that he could just pull it up directly.

"Yam is still very brittle and can easily break if you use too much force," Mingxu said casually.

"Yes, because there are roots of various plants and rocks in the soil, it is not so easy to dig it out." Teacher Matsusaka agreed, and then watched the three little ones digging around.

After taking a look, Mr. Matsusaka looked at Kazama and said, "Kazama, please let me pass."

"Oh well."

"Shin-chan, you borrowed it too." Teacher Matsusaka looked at Shin-chan again, then picked up his shovel and started digging. Mingxu walked away decisively.

"Wow, the teacher is so skilled." Shin-chan couldn't help but clap his hands as he looked at Mr. Matsusaka's skilled look.

"Hey, don't underestimate me, a professional wild yam digger!" Soon, Mr. Matsusaka finished digging a hole. "Looks like it's ready now."

"Ah? Prepare?" Fengjian was stunned. He thought that was all.

"That's right, the battle with wild yam is just about to begin. Next, I will start digging slowly from under the vines!" Teacher Matsusaka continued digging, and the three little ones assisted him.

Soon, they saw a piece of yam exposed.

“Wow, I saw it!”

"Wow! Look at my dynamic power shovel!" Shin-chan said as he shoveled around the yam. Teacher Matsusaka hurriedly stopped him, saying, "I told you not to dig roughly. The wild yam itself is fragile and can break easily if you do so roughly!" She continued to demonstrate, "You have to dig the soil around it carefully to get it out successfully."

"Ah, it turns out that digging wild yams is such a difficult job." Fengjian sighed.

"So it's best for inexperienced people not to dig wild yams casually." Teacher Matsusaka nodded with some pride.

"But isn't the teacher also inexperienced? You talk like you're a professional." Kazama and Shin-chan echoed each other, almost exposing Mr. Matsusaka's country roots. Mingxu quickly tried to smooth things over, "Alright, hurry up, or you won't be able to enjoy the braised pork ribs."

"Oh oh." The two little ones nodded and continued to cooperate with Teacher Soupinbo to dig.

Teacher Matsusaka started digging with his hands. Looking at the hole that was getting deeper and deeper, Teacher Matsusaka thought to himself: How big a treasure is buried under this piece of soil?

After digging for a while, Feng Jian was a little exhausted: "Wow, it's been so long and I still can't pull it out."

"How long will it take to finish digging?" Xiaoxin also went on strike, and now only Mingxu and Mr. Matsusaka were digging.

"You can guess, of course we have to dig them out until all of them are out! These wild yams have grown for a long time, so we have to dig them out carefully! This is the aesthetic of digging wild yams!" Teacher Matsusaka said proudly as he dug.

"Oh, can't we just pull out the exposed part? It doesn't matter even if it breaks, right?" Shin-chan scratched his head, a little puzzled.

"How can you say such things? How can you give up so easily?!" Teacher Matsusaka looked at them with dissatisfaction!

"Uh, yes!" The two little ones became well-behaved immediately after being scolded.

"Teacher, there's no need to do this." Mingxu looked at her helplessly.

Mr. Matsusaka reacted again: "Oh, oops? I was too aggressive by mistake." Then he looked at them and continued to comfort them: "It's almost dug out, everyone, work hard together."

Then we continued digging, and it was almost evening in the afternoon.

Mingxu had seen the headmaster standing behind several times. When he heard them talking about food, he went out and came back.

After digging for a while, Mingxu took stock and said, "Teacher, this looks like we've dug deep enough, right?"

"It seems we have successfully dug to the deepest place." Teacher Matsusaka touched it and said in surprise.

"Wow! We did it, Teacher!"

"We've finally reached this point. Get ready, Xiaoxu, Xiaoxin, and Fengjian! Hold on to the upper part of the wild yam! Let's pull it out together!" Teacher Matsusaka said subconsciously as he looked at the three little ones.

"it is good!"

"Begin! Gently~"

As the four of them continued to push, they finally pulled out all the wild yams. Mr. Matsusaka held them in his hands and said, "We've pulled out the wild yams!"

He measured it with a tape measure and said, "Wow. 138cm! Amazing! This is the first time I've seen a wild yam this long!"

"Haha~" Let's eat quickly~"

"Wait a minute, let me take a picture of it as a souvenir." Teacher Matsusaka smiled and took out her cell phone. Mingxu held it for her and took a picture. Teacher Matsusaka immediately sent it to Delang to show off.

When the headmaster saw that they had finished, he came over and asked, "Hey, what are you guys doing here?"

Looking at the headmaster's smiling face, Mingxu felt helpless: "Boss, didn't you know this a long time ago?"

"Hahaha, yes, but I'm not the boss, I'm the director." The director smiled and refuted Mingxu's words.

"Boss, you're almost in the pot, just waiting for this thing."

"Yes, come on. I've already told the mothers at your homes. Let's eat here tonight." The headmaster smiled at Mr. Matsusaka and said, "What do you think? Doctor Delang should be here soon."

"Ah? Well, of course there's no problem." Teacher Matsusaka was also stunned, and then handed the yam to the head teacher. The head teacher followed Mingxu's instructions, peeled it, cut it into sections, put it into the pot, and simmered it for a while. Then Dr. Delang also arrived.

Everyone started to enjoy the food: "It's really delicious."

"Sure enough, Xiaoxu is right. Making soup is also a good choice. I like it~" Fengjian said happily.

“Delicious, delicious~”

"Hahaha~"

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