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Chapter 729: Pulling out bark

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    Dong Shihao looked at the remaining Mi Sandao in the bag, hesitated for a moment, and did not continue to eat. He didn't expect that buying ten kilograms was not enough. He would have bought more if he had known better.

    He was not idle and started eating other snacks.

    "What do we have to do today? I ate a little too much in the morning. Now I feel full of strength. If you have the strength, just ask!"

    Jiang Tian said: "There are a lot of things going on today. At about noon, Boss Jin sent the golden cicada larvae over. Although they helped plant it, we also need someone to watch it, and we also need to cut the sweet potato peels and dry them."

    "By the way, didn't I talk about bark powder yesterday? Do you want to eat it?"

    Dong Shihao immediately raised his hand and said: "I want to!"

    Agui and Xu Ze also raised their hands. Even though Xu Ze grew up in the village, he had never eaten bark powder and wanted to see what it was like.

    "Which of you wants to go into the mountain?" Jiang Tian asked again.

    Dong Shihao was still the first to raise his hand, followed closely by Agui and Xu Ze.

    Jiang Tian was helpless, "Okay, let's go into the mountains together and cut the sweet potato peels when we come back. Don't waste time, go now."

    Each of them carries a backpack, which contains the basic tools needed to enter the mountain.

    Grandpa led the way, and the group of people walked toward the mountain in a mighty manner. Some villagers were very envious when they saw it. What family doesn't want to be so lively and lively in their home, that is why they are popular.

    Entering the mountain, my grandfather looked around and said, "The best bark powder is from elm trees, and poplar trees are just fine. If you encounter maple trees, this kind of bark can also be used. It is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, but it tastes good."  The taste is a bit astringent and bitter.¡±

    "Remember, these types of bark are fine, but don't touch other barks. Some barks are tasteless, some have toxins, and some have not been eaten before, but don't take it lightly.  Try, not everyone is the first to try something.¡±

    ¡°I know, there may be someone who is the first to eat a poisonous spider.¡± Dong Shihao said.

    Grandpa nodded, "Well, that's what Shen Nong said before. He tasted a hundred herbs. The mountain is not like the city. You can also take it and conduct various tests first. We don't have such conditions here, and we don't want to waste this time."

    Grandpa was looking around as he spoke.

    With better luck, he found an elm tree, took out the machete from his backpack, and began to make a few cuts on it skillfully. Then he inserted the machete along the edge, twisting and turning, and a complete  The bark was just peeled off.

    "I haven't done it for so many years, and my hands are still raw." Grandpa made three pieces in succession and put them in the basket, and stopped doing it.

    "People need face, and trees need bark. If there is no bark, the tree will not survive. In the past, there was nothing to do. There was nothing to eat. There was a time when I was in the Central Plains, and the bark of the tree was really peeled off.  , eat them all, at least to ensure that people are alive first. As for the tree, I have no intention of taking care of it. It is different now. We came here to peel the bark to get a taste, not to survive. We must not do too much."

    Others nodded when they heard it and began to look for suitable trees in the woods.

    This is the edge of Taoshan Mountain, and it is quite far away from the middle level. Villagers usually come here to cut firewood, so there is no need to worry about any problems.

    However, considering that sudden situations are most common in the mountains and forests, grandpa still ordered the few of them to stay away from each other.

    Jiang Tian quickly found an elm tree, followed his grandfather's method, peeled off three pieces of bark and threw it into the backpack. Not long after walking, he saw several poplar trees in front of him.

    Poplar trees can be regarded as cash crops. They are planted along the roads and cut down when they are mature. They do not take long to grow. They can grow very strong in about three or four years. Generally,  I have never seen one that can grow for more than ten or twenty years.

    The poplar tree Jiang Tian saw was obviously a poplar tree that was more than ten years old. He could hold it up by himself. It grew upright and had a dense crown. There were many cut lines on the bark, especially at the bottom.  The location is surrounded by large tree burls.

    Tree burls are what grow out when a tree is injured and begins to recover. They are strangely shaped. Some people collect these burls as handicrafts.

    Jiang Tian went to the antique street in the city once when he was in college, and there were people selling these things. The price was not cheap, ranging from a few hundred to thousands or even thousands.

    It seems that someone in the village wanted to cut down the poplar tree, but gave up for some unknown reason.

      Jiang Tian made several cuts on the poplar tree and got some poplar bark.

    The other people also had their own harvests. With more people, there is greater strength. It didn¡¯t take long for a lot of bark to accumulate in the backpacks.

    "Come over quickly and take a look!" Dong Shihao's voice sounded from a distance.

    Several people heard the noise and walked over, and saw Dong Shihao pointing ahead. There was a short mountain peak surrounded by many rocks.

    "It doesn't matter. The key is that there are a lot of maple trees growing on it. The leaves are already red, and the whole area is red, which looks quite beautiful.

    Grandpa said with a smile: "Maple groves are rare. I heard that there is a maple grove on the bank of Daming Lake. It's quite beautiful."

    Dong Shihao said thoughtfully, "Maple tree, this reminds me of a poem."

    "Stop and sit in the maple forest at night, the frost leaves are as red as the flowers in February."

    "The ancients were so poetic, even when they were doing that kind of thing, they were so sentimental."

    Jiang Tian knew that this guy didn't have anything nice to say, so he kicked him.

    Grandpa didn¡¯t understand what Dong Shihao meant, ¡°Let¡¯s go and get some maple tree bark. This time it¡¯s over.¡±

    A few people walked over and started cutting the bark of the maple tree. Basically, it was not over until the baskets were almost full.

    Today¡¯s harvest was quite good. When they returned home, grandpa classified the bark. These barks could not be mixed. Not to mention whether there would be any reaction, the taste was definitely not good.

    Grandpa first cut open the outermost layer of poplar bark. Not only was it inedible, but there was also a lot of dust and small bugs inside.

    Agui took the big iron basin and started to press the well. The clear water came out and fell into the iron basin, making a splashing sound.

    Grandpa first put the poplar bark in the iron basin and began to clean it. He used a small brush to very carefully brush off the impurities on the poplar bark, one piece after another, without any sloppiness.

    Put the cleaned poplar bark in a plastic basin next to it. After all the poplar bark is cleaned, pour out the dirty water in the iron basin and start the second cleaning.

    After the second time, continue the third time. After cleaning five times, the cleaning is completed.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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