leisurely little farmer

Chapter 31 Life in the Small Kitchen
When he got home, Zhao Long hurriedly approached the house. Seeing his mother cooking in a pot, Zhao Long quickly walked up to his mother, happily tying her up to add firewood.

"Dragon! Let's cook some sweet potatoes that you like to eat at night! Haven't you eaten them for many years?" said Zhao Long's mother

"Yes, Mom, you are so kind. I've wanted to eat it for a long time. I thought I didn't have any at home? I want to eat two more bowls today!" Zhao Long said with his arms around his mother's shoulders.

Sweet potato, also known as sweet potato, sweet potato, sweet potato, sweet potato, etc., is rich in protein, starch, pectin, cellulose, amino acids, vitamins and various minerals, and has the reputation of "longevity food".It has anti-cancer, heart protection, prevention of emphysema, diabetes, weight loss and other effects.As a result, the price of sweet potatoes, a humble food, has increased sharply, which is impressive.

"Mom, do you know what are the benefits of this sweet potato?" Zhao Long asked mysteriously
"What's the benefit of this? It's true that you can eat enough. Can it cure diseases?" Zhao Long's mother asked

"Mom, I know that sweet potatoes can fill you up. In fact, sweet potatoes have many effects and can really be healthy. Let me tell you, this sweet potato has anti-cancer effects; eating sweet potatoes often helps maintain The normal level of folic acid in the human body, low folic acid content in the body will increase the risk of cancer. The high content of dietary fiber in sweet potatoes can promote gastrointestinal motility, prevent constipation and colorectal cancer. Second, sweet potatoes are good for the heart, and third That is, sweet potatoes prevent emphysema, why some long-term smokers live to more than 90 years old but do not develop emphysema, may be related to their daily diet rich in vitamin A. The researchers suggest that those smokers or passive smokers had better daily Eat some foods rich in vitamin A, such as sweet potatoes, to prevent emphysema. Then, sweet potatoes have anti-diabetic effects, mom, don’t you know? Sweet potatoes have been regarded by nutritionists as a food with both medicine and balanced nutrition. Its calories are only one-third of the calories produced by rice of the same weight, and it is almost free of fat and cholesterol. Eating sweet potatoes often is good for human health and has a certain weight loss effect. But don’t eat too much sweet potatoes at one time, so as not to appear Abdominal symptoms such as heartburn, acid regurgitation or abdominal distension." Zhao Long told his mother in detail.

"It's so powerful. I thought that sweet potatoes can only be eaten, so we can just eat this every day." Zhao Long's mother said.

"Ah?! Do you eat it every day? We can do it occasionally, and we should improve our food appropriately. This sweet potato cannot be eaten with persimmons." Zhao Long said.

"Why can't these be eaten together, they are all delicious." Zhao Long's mother asked.

"Mom, you don't know. If you eat it at the same time, the sugar in the sweet potato will ferment in the stomach, which will increase the secretion of gastric acid, react with the tannin and pectin in the persimmon, and precipitate and coagulate, resulting in hard lumps. Gastrointestinal bleeding or gastric ulcer. If you feel stomach discomfort, you must go to the hospital for a gastroscopy to see if there is gastric bleeding or gastric ulcer," Zhao Long explained.

Then Zhao Long said: "Indigestion, eat sweet potatoes carefully. Sweet potatoes have a lot of sugar, the body can't absorb it all at once, and the rest stays in the intestinal tract and is easy to ferment, causing abdominal discomfort. Chinese medicine believes that people with dampness blocking the spleen and stomach, and Qi stagnation should eat with caution. sweet potato."

"My son knows a lot." Zhao Long's mother said.

"Mom, do you have to tell me how many pearls I took? It will scare you to death." Zhao Long said mysteriously.

"How many pieces? Are there ten pieces? If there is one thousand and five pieces that Annie said, it would be more than 1 yuan, right? Mom, it's hard to figure this out." Zhao Long's mother said.

"Mom, I'll tell you if you look down on people, come and see." Zhao Long took the pearl from his pocket and flashed it in front of his mother's eyes.

"Oh! There are so many, are these all?" Zhao Long's mother put down the fire stick in her hand and asked.

"There are 53 here, mom, hehe!" Zhao Long said proudly.

"Yo, how much is 53? This mother is not good." Zhao Long's mother said.

"That's 500 yuan! Isn't it amazing?!" Zhao Long said.

"What? More than 7 yuan? It's a pity that there are more than 7 yuan here." Zhao Long's mother's eyes widened and she couldn't believe what her son said.You must know that the 7 yuan is not something that anyone in this village can have casually. If anyone has [-] to [-] yuan in their hands now, it is a big money.

"Mom, I told you that it will scare you. There is still a little pearl I haven't taken out. It's just a big part. By the way, do you want three pearls that my mother gave you?" Zhao Long said.

"I don't want it. I can't work with this thing on me." Zhao Long's mother said.

"Why can't you be busy? It's not heavy, so why can't you be busy?" Zhao Long questioned.

"Son, think about it, I have three pearls on me, one is worth 500 yuan, and three pearls are worth 500... [-] yuan?" said the mother.

"Yes," Zhao Long said.

"It's so precious, I'm sure I'm afraid of losing it wherever I go, so how can I be so busy? Can't you sell it to some jeweler? Or just sell it to others. This little thing can't be found if it falls on the ground. There is a crack, if it falls inside, you can't get it out." Zhao Long's mother said seriously.

"Well, don't say that your son is not filial to you. If you don't want it, then I will give you money. Hehe." Zhao Long said with a smile.

"Mom doesn't want anything, as long as you are by my mother's side. After you come home, you have already spent so much money. Don't you want to develop the countryside in the future? And that pond, you will need money in the future. Mom supports you, you develop well, my son is very good, and mom is already very satisfied." Zhao Long's mother said.

"Okay, then I will contact the family at the meeting, and buy it back tomorrow. By the way, mom, or we will start moving tomorrow. The old house has been repaired for such a long time, and I can't wait." Zhao Long said.

"Okay, okay, then move tomorrow, how do you move so many things?" Mother asked.

"It's very easy. I just need to find a few people and just give me some moving money. I don't have many things. After arriving at the old house, I'm buying some furniture." Zhao Long said.

"Okay, that's fine too." Zhao Long's mother said.

"Son, the meal is ready, bring a bowl, let's eat here, no cooking." said the mother

"Yeah, I'm going to get the bowl." After saying that, Zhao Long ran to the main room to get the bowls and chopsticks.

"Mom, this sweet potato is very sweet. Mom, how good it is to live like this. Although our village is poor, we are far away from the pressure of the city. You don't know. In fact, many people in the city want to visit the mountain village and get close to nature, so , I just plan to develop the village, I will develop the village, and then the city's elite bosses come here for vacation, and the villagers in the village can provide all kinds of vegetables and poultry from our village. These are all green food, so it is difficult If the economy of the village is boosted, the villagers will gradually raise more poultry or a variety of vegetables and fruits, and then we can change our current life. Moreover, nature is the same as nature, adding more A bit of happiness and excitement, this is my preliminary plan." Zhao Long said.

Zhao Long and his mother were chatting about the past and future plans beside the ground pot...!
(End of this chapter)