Chapter 472 - 0472 Leek Box 2_1
Wang Cuilan was used to tough challenges from her years marching and fighting in the army, but Chen Xueniang, who grew up in a brothel and lived in the city after the liberation, was rather curious about everything in the Lu Family’s home. After having a drink of water, she wandered with Feng Qingxue to the family’s preserved land.
Spring leeks were sprouting early. Feng Qingxue cut them and put them in a basket.
"We can have leek dumplings for lunch, and we can take the rest back to the city. Sister Chen, you can also take some." Feng Qingxue suggested.
Chen Xueniang thanked her and then pointed to the rows of mounds covered with straw mats on the ground, asking, "What is buried underneath?"
Feng Qingxue glanced back and said: "Potatoes. The yield of potatoes is high; they can ward off hunger. Many families plant a majority of their land with potatoes at this time."
"Eh, why are there whole garlic bulbs planted in your ground?" Chen Xueniang noticed the garlic sprouts that Feng Qingxue was uprooting.
Compared to the nearby fat and tall garlic sprouts, Feng Qingxue’s garlic sprouts seemed quite thin and long.
"We planted whole garlic bulbs intending to eat them around this time. The sprouts they produce are smaller. Bulbs planted last year have already grown too old to eat, but we can see if the garlic scapes have sprouted." Feng Qingxue explained.
The garlic scapes had indeed sprouted, but there weren’t many, only about twenty or thirty sporadically scattered.
Feng Qingxue pulled them out one by one, and picked a handful of lettuce leaves before saying, "Sister Chen, let’s go!"
The three women busied themselves with cleaning the vegetables and kneading the dough.