Chapter 470 All Good Things
Chapter 470 All Good Things
Because he was worried about damaging the roots of the corn, the man didn't dare to dig it out directly with a knife, but pulled it out with his hands.
However, when he pulled up the weed with force, everyone was stunned.
I saw some unknown "fruits" growing under the weeds.
"let me see."
Feng Xinyi snatched the weeds from his hand and carefully examined the "fruits".
Then pick one and peel it carefully.
I saw three plump seeds inside, wrapped in pink skin.
She took out the seeds and carefully peeled off the skin, revealing white flesh inside.
Feng Xinyi carefully pinched a hole in the fruit, smelled it, and then tentatively put the flesh into her mouth and chewed it carefully.
Luo Zheng's face turned pale with shock: "Why did you eat it directly? What if it's poisonous?"
Feng Xinyi smiled faintly. "I'm quite knowledgeable about pharmacology. If I were truly poisoned, I would definitely be able to detect it and wouldn't swallow it."
After a pause, she excitedly continued, "This thing tastes really good, and it should be harvestable. There might be other good things on this island, so we must look carefully! We can't miss anything!"
When everyone heard her words, they were all excited.
If there are really other good things on this island, they will make a fortune this time!
Xie Ying stood beside Tu Jiaojiao with a smile on her face, hiding her achievements and fame.
Everyone continued searching on the island and found some good stuff.
They were sturdy plants with flower disks the size of bowls on top.
Now the petals have fallen, leaving only dense seeds.
Feng Xinyi broke off a seed and found that it was long and thin. After peeling off the shell, there was a white seed inside.
She tasted one and said, "It tastes good and is easy to peel, a bit like melon seeds."
The melon seeds of Daxia are watermelon seeds. Although they taste good, they are not as easy to peel as sunflower seeds.
Feng Xinyi likes to eat melon seeds, and looking at the sunflower seeds in front of her, she couldn't help but feel excited.
But these sunflower seeds must be saved for seeds. She didn't dare eat too many of them. She just silently planned to plant more next year so that she could eat roasted sunflower seeds.
There were also a lot of weeds and peanuts growing in the sunflower field. As everyone continued to move forward, they suddenly saw weeds and thick vines all over the ground.
At first glance, those vines look like winter melons, but upon closer inspection, they don't look like them.
Someone tentatively peeled away the weeds and vine leaves and soon found fruits as big as millstones.
"This thing is really big!"
One soldier couldn't help but sigh, "It should be edible, right? This vine looks like a winter melon, but the fruit it grows doesn't."
As he spoke, he patted the fruit with his hands, and heard a muffled sound.
Feng Xinyi reached out and touched it. Both the skin and the flesh felt very hard, and she didn't know if it was ripe.
Seeing that there were many vines on the ground and many fruits, she asked someone to cut one open to see what was going on.
When the flesh is cut in half, the inside is yellow pulp with many seeds in the middle.
Feng Xinyi cut off a small piece of flesh and tasted it. It was very crispy and tasted a little sweet.
So he said, "It should be edible. It tastes a bit sweet. You can try boiling it later. It should be good after boiling and can be used as a dish."
Then she picked some more seeds, put them in her hand and examined them carefully, then peeled one and tasted it.
I found that the outer skin of the seed is very thin, but the kernel inside is very full, and there is no strange smell. It tastes pretty good.
Her eyes lit up: "These seeds should be able to be made into melon seeds, but we still have to save the seeds this time. When we plant more in the future, we can fry them and eat them."
Luo Zheng knew that she liked to eat melon seeds, and he was delighted when he heard that: "That's good, I'll plant more next time."
Continuing forward, they saw tomato vines in the weeds. The vines were full of red tomatoes, which looked very appetizing.
Feng Xinyi picked one, smelled it first, then cut it in half, observed it carefully, and smelled it again.
Finally, I cut a small piece and put it in my mouth to taste.
“It tastes sweet and sour.”
Feng Xinyi made a brief comment and continued, "But for the sake of caution, don't eat any of the fruit yet, in case it's poisonous."
After saying that, she ate the whole fruit.
Luo Zheng looked at her worriedly, but it was difficult to stop her.
Only he and Feng Xinyi understand pharmacology here, but he cannot fall down, otherwise it will easily make people uneasy, so he can only let Feng Xinyi test the poison himself.
He also knew that Feng Xinyi ate the whole fruit to test whether it was poisonous.
Because you eat too little, you may not be able to detect it even if it is poisonous.
However, Luo Zheng really didn't want Feng Xinyi to keep taking risks like this, so he directly ordered a team of Black Qilin Guards to sail back and bring back some farmers who were good at farming and doctors who were familiar with herbal medicine.
Only after these people left did he lead his men to continue searching.
This place is a bit far from the land and it is inconvenient to travel here.
Once these people leave, they may not come back until tomorrow.
As they continued walking, they discovered some red coffee berries and Erjingtiao peppers.
When coffee berries are eaten raw, the pulp is sweet, but there is too little pulp. When the berries are cut open, most of the inside is coffee beans, with only a thin layer of pulp.
Unprocessed green beans have a bland taste, neither bitter nor sweet. After drying and roasting, they become the coffee beans that many people consume.
Feng Xinyi tasted it and although she felt the beans tasted bland, she still vaguely discovered their refreshing effect.
The effect became more pronounced after she ate a few more.
So she said, "This fruit seems to be refreshing. Perhaps it can be processed like tea."
Luo Zheng was a little surprised: "It actually has such a function? After searching this island, I can try to make some. After all, it's fruit grown on the tree. As long as the tree is preserved, it should grow again next year."
Feng Xinyi tasted the chili pepper again, and soon her cheeks turned red from the spiciness.
Luo Zheng's face turned pale with fear: "Are you poisoned?"
Feng Xinyi waved her hand. "It's just that the taste is too spicy. I don't feel any other discomfort at the moment. If it's just spicy, maybe I can use it as a seasoning."
Fortunately, they soon found watermelon vines again, and there were already many big, round watermelons in the field.
Everyone knows watermelon, so when they see these watermelons, everyone gets excited.
"Look! It's a watermelon!"
“There are watermelons here too!”
"What huge watermelons! And there are so many!"
"Come and see if they're ripe! We can't let so many watermelons rot in the fields. That would be such a waste!"
Everyone patted the watermelons with their hands, and soon someone couldn't wait to smash one open, only to see that it was full of red flesh.
Everyone was suddenly stunned.
The watermelons they had seen were never this red!
There isn't that much pulp!
Is this really a watermelon?
Could it just look alike? I found this online; it's a watermelon painted in an oil painting.
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