Crossing the Stars: My Major General Husband and I Are Evenly Matched

"Look, this is the lotus root. It's not mature yet, so it's still too small." Song Yanyu held up the tender white lotus root for everyone to see.

As luck would have it, Song Yan, holding a pair of scissors, scraped the skin off the fruit. "Well, this is a high-quality nutritious ingredient. If you don't believe me, you can try it."

"Anyway, just put it under your nose and smell it to know whether it is poisonous or not." Song Yanyu gave a small piece to everyone present.

When everyone stuffed their mouths with lotus roots, Song Yanyu also threw the last small bite into his own mouth.

She hasn't eaten this kind of thing for decades and misses it very much.

The lotus root tastes crispy and has a slightly floury flavor.

Song Yanyu was already used to eating cooked lotus root. She just tasted it and found that it tasted the same as before, so she spit it out directly and rinsed her mouth with a cup of water.

This shocked several people nearby who had already swallowed their food.

Especially the kids Shen Hai and Yun Lin.

Yunlin is small, but he still knows things.

Seeing Song Yanyu spit out the lotus root and rinse her mouth, his face suddenly fell, and he asked in a voice that was about to cry: "Sister Song, can't this lotus root be eaten? Didn't you let us taste it just now?"

The child looked at Song Yanyu with eyes full of grievance and confusion.

He ate it because he trusted Sister Song, but why did Sister Song spit it out?

Those who ate later, without waiting for Song Yanyu to explain, just spit out "Pooh, pooh, pooh" and started rinsing their mouths.

This made Song Yanyu stunned.

"What's wrong with you? Is lotus root poisonous?" Song Yanyu was a little unconfident herself.

She didn't feel anything. Besides, she had been eating this for more than ten years in her previous life, and she had never heard of anyone dying from eating this.

"No, didn't you spit it out just now? We were about to ask you, is this lotus root poisonous, Sister Song?" Yun Lin ate a lot.

After listening to what Yunlin said, Song Yanyu looked at the staring eyes of the people around her. At this moment, she could no longer hold back and rolled her eyes.

"Yunlin, what are you thinking about? How long have you been eating lotus seeds? Lotus seeds and lotus roots grow on the same root. If they were poisonous, you would have died long ago. Why would you wait until now?"

"Then why did you spit it out and rinse your mouth? Anyway, there is something wrong with it, right?" This was the question from my brother.

Song Yanyu was very angry, but also found it very funny: "No, you are warriors with superpowers. This is the interstellar age. We all have the ability to identify whether something is poisonous or not. Didn't you just not notice that there was any poison in it?"

"I'm just used to eating it cooked. Lotus root these days is still too brittle for me. It tastes like raw meat. That's why I vomited. As for rinsing my mouth, it still tastes like lotus root."

Although high-quality nutritious ingredients are very expensive, in Song Yanyu's mind, they are just ordinary food and vegetables eaten on Blue Star.

That's why Song Yanyu spoke so quickly and without hesitation just now.

This scared everyone.

Now that the misunderstanding was resolved, the few people felt very sad when they looked at the lotus roots that were spit out.

It feels as bad as missing out on 1 star coins.

"Is it really that serious? Even if it's a high-quality nutritious ingredient, it's only a small amount. Hurry up, I'm going to tell you some precautions. Be sure to remember them. Whether you can eat lotus root in a few months depends on your performance later."

Song Yanyu didn't even need to ask about the situation. Just by looking at the pity and heartache in their eyes, she knew the value of lotus root.

"Regarding lotus, besides its ornamental value, the most important thing is that it is full of treasures." Song Yanyu said slowly.

"Everyone knows about the function of the lotus, and you also know about the lotus seeds. Only after the lotus blooms can it begin to bear fruit, which is the lotus pod."

"Since the lotus pods are so useful, we should not pick lotus flowers at will in the future."

"And the lotus root you just tasted. It's right under the lotus pod and lotus leaves."

"They're still too small now. In two months, around the beginning of the first half of the cold season, it will be harvest time. By then, the lotus roots can grow to a meter long and as thick as an arm."

"Also, don't get too excited, everyone. Lotus leaves are also a very good drink. Although they're not as effective as lotus seeds, I have a feeling that they can also help stabilize superpowers."

"Okay, now that I've finished the introduction, I'll tell you some precautions." Song Yanyu took out a pair of scissors and took a complete lotus pod from Kong Yu's hand, with the rhizome still underneath.

Song Yanyu held the lotus pod high so everyone could see the entire pod clearly. "Please look, the rhizome is hollow. It's this rhizome that connects to the lotus root below, and the lotus root transports air and nutrients."

"If you break it directly in the middle, the hollow will be exposed. When it rains heavily, rainwater will enter through this hollow tube, and the lotus root under the water will turn black and rot."

"Now you know the situation. It's better to go slowly and not damage the rhizome. Just cut straight through the lotus head. Leave a small tail, and that's it."

Song Yanyu explained it very clearly, and finally she said, "Let's pick lotus pods today, but don't pick them all. Leave one-sixth so that you can save some seeds later." Song Yanyu also had a backup plan.

No one knows whether the lotus roots in the entire river will grow again next year after all of them have been dug up.

Reserve the seeds for another use.

"The matter of the lotus leaf is just speculation. Let's try again tomorrow." After Song Yanyu finished speaking, she stood directly next to her brother.

I will pick lotus seeds with my brother later, they are all theirs, haha. Just thinking about it makes me happy.

If Song Yanyu had not asked Jing Xiao and the others to find the lotus root, everyone would definitely have just dealt with it perfunctorily according to Song Yanyu's instructions. After all, these treasures must be stored in the space as quickly as possible to be safe.

However, after seeing the genuine high-quality nutritious ingredients, everyone became cautious without Song Yanyu saying anything.

Many people are curious about where Song Yanyu knows so many things that others don’t know.

But no one asked about it. It was a private matter. As mentioned before, every family has a few books in their collection, but no one knew what kind of antique books they were.

It is not impossible that Song Yanyu has a copy at home.

"Yanyu, come here, let's form a team of two."