Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

How about trying a different method this time, like making dry-pot rabbit or cold rabbit? She hasn’t had strong-flavored meat dishes for a long time, and she’s craving for that taste.

I was staring at the big rabbit in confusion, "Bang, bang, bang..."

Another big rabbit and two half-grown rabbits broke into the bamboo basket.

Look at this family of rabbits! They have a heart that helps others achieve their goals. It seems that all her wishes have come true today, and all her wishes have come true, and all kinds of eating methods can satisfy her!

So she carefully opened a crack in the bamboo basket, reached in and approached the hares. The hares did not run away. Perhaps they were confused by the smoke or had accepted their fate, but Han Zhaozhao caught them one by one, tied their four legs and threw them aside.

All four rabbits were tied up. Han Zhaozhao waited for a while, but no more rabbits came out.

That's not right. How could there be so few rabbits in a litter? Aren't rabbits very fertile? Aren't there at least seven or eight rabbits in a litter? Did they go out to look for food, or are these rabbits active members of the family planning program?

Han Zhaozhao did not give up. He went to check the other three cave entrances and made sure that no rabbits had escaped. Then he dug the soil to bury the dead leaves, packed up the bamboo basket and prepared to go down the mountain and go home.

The spring drought has had a huge impact on the plants in the mountains. Standing on the top of the mountain and looking around, you can see nothing but withered yellow everywhere.

There are only a few forests with big trees and deep roots that can absorb water from the ground, revealing a little bit of tender yellow.

Han Zhaozhao meandered down the mountain ridge, looking for the precious spring scenery hidden deep in the grass.

The vitality of plants is extremely tenacious. No matter how harsh the climate is, plants will still grow strongly as long as their perennial root systems are well developed.

Along the way, Han Zhaozhao found some dandelion, bitter herb and Artemisia capillaris seedlings that had just emerged from the soil in the crevices of rocks and on the earth dam with thick soil.

The newly sprouted dandelions and bitter herbs are still purple-red. As they grow, their leaves gradually expand and turn green.

At this time, the seedlings were only the size of the tip of a little finger and could not be eaten. Han Zhaozhao could only dig deeper. They had well-developed root systems and were perennials. Some of the roots were as thick as an adult's thumb and more than half a foot long.

Their roots are good things. They can be washed and eaten as cold dishes, or they can be dried and preserved and soaked in water to drink. They have a strong effect of removing heat and reducing inflammation.

Next to a rock, Han Zhaozhao accidentally discovered an extremely bright and beautiful little yellow flower.

In the rustling mountain wind and the dusty mountains, it blooms silently. It is so beautiful and eye-catching, with a shocking power that goes straight into people's hearts.

Tiger Mouth! This is Tiger Mouth! This is a favorite springtime snack for rural children.

In his previous life, Han Zhaozhao ate this a lot when he was a child.

Whenever spring comes, as long as she goes up the mountain to do farm work, she always bends over and carefully looks for them on the slopes of the fields during her rest time.

When they first sprout, they look almost like dandelions.

Their scientific name is Scorzonera chinensis, some places call them tiger's mouths, and some places call them sheep mothers.

Why are they called sheep mothers?

If you break the stems, leaves and roots of this plant, very thick and sticky white milk will flow out, which is similar to goat milk. Therefore, people in many places call them sheep mothers.

They are perennial herbaceous plants of the Asteraceae family, with small wrinkled leaves, thick rhizomes and strong vitality. If you dig them up this year, new plants will grow back in the same place next spring.

Their stems, leaves, stamens and rhizomes are all edible. They taste sweet and delicious when eaten raw, and become more delicious the more you chew them.

This tiger's mouth tree grows in the cracks of rocks, sheltered from the wind and facing the sun. The cracks have strong water storage capacity, so it grows very vigorously and strongly.

Han Zhaozhao cleared away the dead grass and loose soil nearby and tried again, but found that the engineer shovel was of no use at all.

She took out a small hoe and dug out the soil bit by bit, digging down along the root growth position until she dug a foot deep. There was only rock underneath, so she cut off the tiger's mouth and dug it out.

This is an old root, which is as thick as an adult's thumb from top to bottom, and has eight plump little flower buds on the top.

The small flower buds were covered with a layer of phosphorus flakes. He peeled off the old skin at the base of the buds, broke off a cluster of tender buds, puffed up his cheeks to blow away the dust, and squinted his eyes to savor the wild delicacies of early spring.

Ah! Fresh, fragrant, sweet, and delicious!

How many years had it been since she last tasted this flavor? She couldn't remember.

It’s been at least several decades!

The remaining roots should not be wasted. Use your fingernails to gently scrape off the thin brown skin to reveal the white, milky fleshy roots.

Take a bite, it's fragrant, sweet and delicious. It can satisfy your craving and stave off hunger. Chew a few more bites and your saliva will water and it can stimulate your thirst!

After that, Han Zhaozhao stopped digging dandelions and picking bitter herbs. He just focused on catching this tiger's mouth.

Digging tiger's mouth now still requires a lot of eyesight. The purple-red small buds are hidden under the dead grass and are not easy to find.

Han Zhaozhao specifically went to look for it on the hillsides in Chaoyang where the soil was thick, digging up some dead grass from time to time as he moved down the mountain, collecting berries along the way, and he dug up quite a bit.

When we reached the foot of the mountain, the bundles formed a small mass. Not much more, but it was enough to weigh about two kilograms.

There were more people when we got down the mountain. Many nearby villagers brought their children to dig wild vegetables at the foot of the mountain.

The mountains here have been cultivated for many years. They are sheltered from the wind and face the sun. The land is more fertile than in the mountains, and the wild vegetables grown here are much fatter than those in the mountains.

Han Zhaozhao also dug up a handful of wild vegetables from a sweet potato field that had not yet been plowed in the spring, including dandelions, bitter herbs, and Viola yedoensis.

Maybe because she bent down too often, two women from the field next door brought their three children into the field where she was digging wild vegetables.

"Hey, which village are you from? This is our village's land, you can't dig wild vegetables here!"

Han Zhaozhao looked up and saw a girl of eight or nine years old approaching her, looking at her backpack, and reaching out to see how many wild vegetables were inside.

"Why? I'm from this village! Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?"

Han Zhaozhao snatched the backpack, put it on his back and asked back.

"Tsk, can't I take a look? Whose child are you? I'm in the village every day and I've never seen you before.

You are lying. Look at the clothes you are wearing. There is not a single patch on them. You must be from the city.

Tell me where you dug the tiger's mouth from, take me there and I'll let you dig wild vegetables here."

The little girl pinched her waist and pretended to be fierce.

Han Zhaozhao laughed, oh, you are bullying the newbie!

"Who said I'm not from this village? My mother is the aunt of the secretary's uncle's eldest daughter's sister-in-law's sister-in-law. Not only is she from this village, she's also a relative of the secretary.

If you want to bully newcomers, you have to choose your targets carefully. Don't mess with me. If you want to dig a tiger's mouth, you have to find one yourself. I won't tell you where to find it.

I will go digging again next year. I finally found the place, how can I take you there? I don’t even know you.”

After saying that, he left without looking back, carrying the basket on his back.

There are many of them, including two adults. There is no need to cause trouble. Who knows if they are reasonable?

If you can't afford to offend someone, you can avoid him. She didn't have lunch, so it was time for her to go home.

I watched Han Zhaozhao walk farther and farther away, then he turned onto a small path and walked along the path towards the main road.

The little girl had tattoos on her eyes and her mind was still spinning. Her family and the secretary's family had the same surname within the five generations. She called the secretary's daughter "Aunt", but what did she call the secretary's uncle, eldest daughter, sister-in-law, and sister-in-law's relative "Aunt"?