Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

Chapter 451: The Educated Youth Cousin in the Historical Literature (21)

Zhao Youde stood outside the crowd, cursing "no rules" while his eyes narrowed into slits, and even the old pipe in his hand was shining in the sunlight.

"Lin Xi, what are you rummaging through the grass for? Let's go back together."

The whistle for the end of the workday drifted slowly across the ridges of the fields, and the members of the cooperative hurried home in groups of three or four, carrying their farm tools.

Chen Lan knocked the mud off the hoe on the edge of the field and was about to get up when she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure squatting in the grass not far away.

When she looked closely, she saw Lin Xi, who was almost hiding in the grass. The back of her blue shirt was covered with grass debris, and even a few grass leaves were hanging on the end of her braid.

"What are you looking for so intently?" Chen Lan walked over carrying a hoe and asked curiously.

Lin Xi held a handful of wild vegetables with red stems and green leaves in her hand. Without even looking up, she said to Chen Lan, "Sister Chen Lan, you go back first. I'll pick some wild vegetables for you."

"Wild vegetables?" Chen Lan had been eating too many wild vegetables recently, and her stomach turned sour when she heard the word. But seeing how seriously Lin Xi was looking for them, Chen Lan hesitated for a moment, then squatted down beside her. "What wild vegetables? I'll help you pick them."

"Okay! This is it." Lin Xi raised the wild vegetables in his hand after hearing this.

"Is this... purslane? It doesn't look like the ones we usually eat." Chen Lan looked at the wild grass with red stems and green leaves in her hand and asked uncertainly.

Although she had eaten a lot of wild vegetables since she came to the countryside, it was already the autumn harvest season when they first came to the countryside last year, and the season for eating purslane is generally summer. Moreover, the villagers here didn't seem to like to eat this sour thing, so she pulled a piece of purslane out of curiosity and looked at it in her hand.

"Yes, it's purslane grass. In some places, it's also called melon seed vegetable and five-element vegetable." Lin Xi explained while working non-stop.

"Is this delicious?" Chen Lan nodded when she heard that. Although she still had some doubts on her face, her hands had already started to search through the grass quickly and efficiently.

"It's delicious, a little sour, but very crisp and tender. You can make soup or eat it cold. It usually grows faster in the summer, so more people eat it. But it rained a while ago, and the weather has been hot recently. I see a lot of them growing here. Although they are still small, they are enough for us to eat."

Lin Xi nodded and patiently explained to Chen Lan the growth habits and cooking methods of purslane. At this point, she seemed to raise her voice a little inadvertently.

"And this purslane grass is not only edible, it also has other uses."

"What's the function?" Chen Lan's curiosity was indeed aroused.

"Not only can you eat this purslane, but if you get sunburned, you can also boil it in water and use it to wash your face and body. It's more effective than some plasters."

Lin Xi cleared her throat, as if she hadn't noticed the figure passing behind them, and spoke to herself, "Add some dandelion and honeysuckle, and the effect will be almost immediate."

"Really?!" Chen Lan looked at Lin Xi with some surprise when she heard that, and reached out to touch her face which was a little hot and stinging from the sun.

"Why would I lie to you?" Lin Xi saw Chen Lan's face full of suspicion. Her voice rose in anxiety, and the tips of her ears turned slightly red. She squatted on the edge of the field, her fingers unconsciously pulling at the foxtail grass at her feet.

"When I was little, I ran around the mountains during the hottest days of summer, and my whole body broke out in rashes. She boiled this water and used it to wash me." She pointed to the herbs in the basket, her fingertips still stained with dirt. "The next day, the rashes were mostly gone."

Seeing her face flush with anxiety, Chen Lan burst out laughing and reached out to pull her arm. "Who said I don't believe you?"

She touched her sunburned cheek with her other hand and said, "Look at my face, it's almost as handsome as Guan Gong. If it really works, let's pick more. I'll boil some water tonight and try it."

"Okay." Lin Xi finally smiled and deftly plucked another handful of purslane. "Hand over your dustpan. I can't hold it in my hands anymore."

On a small road not far away, Li Bin was following Song Guanwen closely.

Li Bin and Song Guanwen were walking towards the educated youth point one after the other. Li Bin was not a grudge-bearing person. Song Guanwen had just ruthlessly rejected his request for free water, but now he followed Song Guanwen as if nothing had happened.

He kept talking about everything from the corn cakes he had eaten at noon to the mosquito bites he got last night. If Song Guanwen could respond to one of his ten sentences, it was considered a favor to him.

Even though Song Guanwen might not reply to him even if he said ten sentences, he did not get angry and continued to chatter non-stop.

He was talking so excitedly that he didn't notice that Song Guanwen in front of him was walking slower and slower, and finally stopped suddenly. If Li Bin hadn't braked quickly, he would have bumped into Song Guanwen. So he couldn't help but complain.

"Old Song, what are you doing? You stopped so suddenly I almost stepped on your heel."

Song Guanwen withdrew his gaze from the two people squatting not far away, turned his itchy neck, and replied lightly, "It's okay."

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Purslane and honeysuckle can indeed reduce inflammation and kill bacteria, and they also have a certain effect in relieving sunburn, but they may not be suitable for everyone. Don't try them blindly without a doctor's guidance.