Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 718

Chapter 718: Mountain Trip ( 1 )
This was the first time Chen Jianmin tasted so many rare and precious foods in one dish. He felt that it was too wasteful to use so many precious ingredients to make a pot of soup. So, he tasted them carefully one by one.

Seeing him like this, Dong Li thought of the situation of the Chen family and gave him more soup. He scooped up some more seafood and said, “Eat more if you like it.”

Seeing this, Lu Wenyi protested, “Cousin, Xiao Yi also wants to drink soup.”

Although the soup was delicious, it was a bit spicy for kids. So, Dong Li didn’t give him any more soup, but picked two pieces of braised pork for him and said, “Don’t drink too much soup. It’s too spicy for you.”

After hearing what he said, Lu Wenyi pouted his lips and said, “Xiao Yi can eat spicy food.”

Dong Li was resolute and did not spoil him, “No, eating too much spicy food will give you a stomach ache.”

Seeing that his cousin was unmoved, Lu Wenyi sighed and said, “Then Xiao Yi will eat more vegetables.”

This time, Dong Li nodded and picked more vegetable salad for him. After achieving his wish of being cared for by his cousin, Lu Wenyi continued to eat in a good mood.

Seeing the children’s interaction, Li Chenmo and Lu Jueyu smiled. Both of them were relieved to see that Dong Li got along well with the children of the Lu family and the Li family.

After lunch, the children helped clear the table, wash the dishes, and then went to the living room to do their homework.

At the same time, Lu Jueyu was packing fruit and grass jelly soup for her husband. She filled several bamboo bottles and put some ice cubes in them to keep them cool.

She packed the brown sugar water and fried soybean powder separately. They can add it later when they eat it. She also made some steamed buns as snacks.

After she finished packing her things, Li Chenmo entered the kitchen.

“Wife, I may come back late. If you are hungry, just have dinner with the children. No need to wait for me,” he said.

Passing the food and desserts to him, Lu Jueyu said, “Okay. Be careful when going up the mountain.”

“Alright,” Li Chenmo nodded and kissed his wife.

After he put the food and drinks into the bamboo basket, he left with the machete, hoe, and the bamboo basket on his back.

After the children finished their homework, they went to the river to fish, while Lu Jueyu stayed at home and made some pickled kumquats and pickled lemons.

After walking for twenty minutes, Li Chenmo arrived at the foot of the mountain and saw Lu Han, Lu Cheng, and Chen Anwen’s brothers already waiting for him.

Lu Han saw him coming and said, “Brother-in-law, you are here.”

“Sorry to keep everyone waiting,” Li Chenmo said.

“Brother Chenmo, we have just arrived.” Chen Anmu said with a smile.

Li Chenmo glanced at them and found that each of them was carrying a large bamboo basket and a hoe. It seems that they are preparing to collect a lot of food today.

“Let’s go now, or we won’t have enough time to gather food,” he said after looking at the sun.

After saying that, he walked towards the mountain, followed by everyone. Since he often came to the mountains, he was familiar with the route, and it didn’t take long to reach the place where the cassava was growing densely.

When they saw him stop, they looked around in confusion, for they saw nothing at all to eat.

“Everyone, this plant is called cassava, and the edible part is the root. It is poisonous and cannot be eaten raw, but after soaking it in water and cooking it, you can eat it with ease.” Li Chenmo said, pointing to cassava.

He squatted down and dug up the plants with a hoe while explaining, “If it is dried, it can be turned into flour. It is very filling and can replace the staple food.”

Lu Han and others watched him dig out the plants and then pull them out. When they saw the roots of the plant, they were shocked. Underneath the seemingly ordinary plant is a cluster of fat and long roots. Judging by the size, one plant can feed a family of four for several days.

Chen Anluo was stunned for a moment and said, “Brother Chenmo, this is incredible! One plant is enough for my family to eat for a whole day.”

“You can dig some back as seedlings and plant them in your own yard,” Li Chenmo said.

“Brother-in-law, this is a good idea!” Lu Cheng said with a smile.

After learning about the plant, they began digging.

Seeing that they filled half the bamboo basket, Li Chenmo said, “Don’t take too much, wait until it grows back. You can mark this location and come back later if you need more. We should go to another place.”

From there, he took them to another area where mushrooms, carrots, and sweet potatoes were grown. Initially, he planned to show them all the places. But by the time he showed them to the second area, they had already filled their bamboo baskets.

As the bamboo basket was full, they tied carrots with dry vines, wrapped mushrooms with big leaves, tied them to sticks and carried them on their shoulders.

Seeing the heavy burden they were carrying as they were sweating profusely, Li Chenmo said, “We should go back and come back another day.”

They readily agreed, because even if they went elsewhere, they couldn’t bring more things with them. Better to come back another time.

As they walked back, he took them to the river in the mountains, where they could catch fish and shrimp. There is a large piece of flat land by the river, which is a good place to rest.