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Chapter 597 "A Gentle Journey" (Part 10)
After hesitating for a moment, the two decided to ask the staff directly: "What if we pick the wrong one and it's poisonous, and it poisons someone?"

The staff member chuckled: "You just need to focus on collecting the ingredients. We have experienced people to identify and cook them. Anything that's not suitable for everyone to eat won't be served."

With that, the two felt relieved and looked at the vibrant fields with a renewed sense of joy.

Located in the south, this place is in the season when grass grows and birds fly. The owner clearly put a lot of effort into building the farm. At first glance, it is a scenic spot that combines artificial design with natural wildness, and the scenery is unbelievably beautiful.

Both of them are busy with work, and even though they love being close to nature, it's not easy to find the right place and season to enjoy such beautiful scenery.

They immediately grabbed the tools provided by the production team and, like the other groups of guests, set off excitedly.

The farm is built in a valley, nestled between two gentle mountains with a stream flowing through it. There are also bamboo forests and several gentle hills within its boundaries, covering a large area.

It's the season for peach blossoms to bloom, and there are also vast fields of rapeseed flowers. From a high vantage point, it looks like the earth has spilled its palette of colors.

Lu Nanting held Gu Lanxi's hand with one hand and carried an exquisite bamboo basket in the other, which contained several plastic bags and two small hand-held shovels.

The two walked along, discussing what they should pick.

Lu Nanting didn't know much about these things, while Gu Lanxi knew more, but unfortunately they were unfamiliar with the place and didn't know what products were available there, so they simply went wherever they could.

"There's a bamboo grove over there! I'll go check it out!"

Gu Lanxi got excited when she saw the bamboo forest!
It's the season for bamboo shoots, and it rained a couple of days ago, so there might be plenty of bamboo shoots. They just need to pick some to take home.

As soon as she reached the entrance to the bamboo forest, she saw a large sign that read, "Artificially planted, please do not disturb." Looking up, she noticed a security camera playfully turning towards her.

Upon closer inspection, it was observed that the spacing between each clump of bamboo was roughly the same, with no weeds or fallen leaves in between, clearly indicating that the production team was not deliberately making things difficult for people.

The plump bamboo shoots stood upright, but they couldn't be broken. Gu Lanxi sighed softly and retreated with regret.

Lu Nanting patted her shoulder and stopped mentioning bamboo shoots:

"I remember there were shepherd's purse dumplings in the spring, they were delicious, let's go over there and see if we have any shepherd's purse!"

The farm uses organic farming methods, without chemical fertilizers or pesticides, so there's no fear of harvesting things that can't be harvested. The biggest challenge is identifying them.

On the open ground by the river, the shepherd's purse was tender and plentiful. The two quickly dug up a bagful, but then realized that it wasn't good to just dig up this, so they carried the basket and bag back along another path.

After walking for a short while, we came across an elm tree.

The two of them simultaneously craned their necks to look up at the tree.

"Are those elm seeds on the tree? I think Mom made elm seed steamed buns the year before last?"

Elm seeds are a common seasonal wild vegetable in northern China, but they are not commonly seen in Gu Lanxi's hometown, so she wasn't sure.

"Yes! You can also mix it with flour, steam it, and eat it with minced garlic. Wait for me to climb up!"

This elm tree is very old, at least ten meters tall, with a straight trunk. The branches bearing elm seeds are also far from the trunk, so even if you climb up, it's difficult to pick them with just your hands.

Just as Lu Nanting was about to roll up his sleeves and take off his shoes, he saw Gu Lanxi reach into the bamboo basket and take out a small shovel from inside.

"Stand back a bit first, wait until I knock the branches down, then you can come over and pick the elm seeds."

Lu Nanting had complete faith in his wife's abilities and only stepped back after confirming that she could handle it.

Gu Lanxi tossed the shovel into the air to test its feel, and only after seeing that he and the cameraman had walked far away did she flick her wrist and throw the shovel away.

Elm branches are very flexible, making them very difficult to knock down. Fortunately, I found the trick after a couple of tries.

She only needs to spin the small shovel, and when it's fast enough and the sharp edge just cuts through the junction of the branch and the trunk, she can cut the branch off.

Two small shovels were used to throw the branches out continuously. If they missed, they would pick them up and try again. If they hit the target, they would collect the branches and pile them up on the open ground.

The cameraman filmed a panoramic view, showing a tiny person under a tall elm tree, with large branches falling here and there.

Soon, the branches covered with elm seeds piled up into a small mountain.

Gu Lanxi was also feeling tired at this moment, so she waved her hand, and Lu Nanting immediately ran over with a basket.

"how do you feel?"

My arms are sore.

I haven't been exercising much in the last few months. My skills are still there, but my physical fitness has declined significantly.

Lu Nanting immediately put down his things and spread a plastic bag on the edge of the field. "Sit down first, I'll rub it for you."

"It's getting late, you go ahead and get to work, remember to pick up the shovel."

"I work very fast, so I won't waste any time."

Lu Nanting ignored her and squatted down in front of her to massage her arms.

From the shoulder to the fingertips, pinch little by little, it feels like ants crawling.

Gu Lanxi couldn't help but laugh, so Lu Nanting whispered to her belly, "Tuanzi, do you know about genetic lottery? It means that if you look like your mother, you've won the lottery!"

Gu Lanxi glared at him and said irritably, "It's only the size of a strawberry right now, what can it understand?"

"How could you not understand? If you don't understand in a day, you'll understand after a month of persistence."

"But I hope it looks like the two of us. So that people can tell at a glance that it's our child."

"I hope it's a daughter like you, so you two can wear matching mother-daughter outfits and I can take pictures with you. Just imagine how wonderful that would be!"

These are questions that every pregnant woman can't help but think about. Gu Lanxi was amused by him: "Then you'd better take good pictures!"

"But I hope she has a personality like mine: considerate, sensible, gentle, diligent, and self-disciplined..."

"Tsk, that's the key point, isn't it?"

Lu Nanting didn't say anything, but fawned over her by massaging her arm.

"Hmph! Go quickly! Deal with them!"

To prevent him from hurting his hands, we put cotton gloves on him.

Gu Lanxi sat quietly, watching Lu Nanting pick elm seeds, and while the camera wasn't on her, she asked her assistant for water.

It would take a while to process a large pile of elm seeds. Gu Lanxi was bored, so she walked along the ridge of the field for a while and suddenly found a large patch of houttuynia cordata growing under her feet!

The tiny, tender leaves have just sprouted, their green tinged with red, and they are at their most delicate stage!
During filming, Ni Bingyan often ate this, and thanks to her, Gu Lanxi also recognized this inconspicuous little thing.

Without hesitation, he grabbed a small shovel and started digging!
When Lu Nanting returned carrying two large bags of elm seeds, he saw that a small section of the perfectly good field ridge had been dug up!

How powerful is a wife?

Lu Nanting said nothing, took another shovel, and came over to take her place.

"Manman wants it all, and Manman gets it all! Manman, please sit down! I'll do the physical work!"

He always liked to call himself by his nickname, which made Gu Lanxi blush a little.

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The previous chapter mentioned water-powered mills, used for pounding rice.

In Sichuan, we have something called a "duiwo" (碓窝), which can be used to pound glutinous rice cakes, chili peppers, and garlic. Many people don't know how to write this character, thinking that dialects only have pronunciations. But that's not true; many of these characters have corresponding words, they're just not commonly used.

Dialects have a long history and, compared to Mandarin, have inherited more ancient meanings.

For example, when we're young, we're told to wear clothes, but as we grow up, we realize that "衣" (yī) is "衣" (yī) and "裳" (shang) is "裳" (shang). We don't wear those kinds of clothes anymore, but we still use this term.

When I was a child, my grandmother liked to grow taro.

If a taro doesn't grow well, it will have a very long stem. This kind of taro is not soft and glutinous. When we encountered this kind at harvest time, my grandma would curse and grumble, "Another fu qin baba." When I was a child, I thought it was an insult like "dog poop."

Until one day, I saw the erhu.

It has a thin, long neck and a tiny head.

Then I realized that she probably meant that the stem of a taro is similar to the stem of a erhu (a two-stringed bowed instrument).

Upon closer reflection, how vivid and interesting it is!

I was too young and didn't understand her humor.

Saying "Don't XX" in Mandarin sounds too formal, but when said in a dialect, it sounds very everyday, like "Don't get angry, hello."

Happy belated New Year's Day!

Er Mao has a persistent high fever tonight, another sleepless night.