dognovel Chapter 94 The Little Potato Who Can't Be Praised
Chapter 94 The Little Potato Who Can't Be Praised
Thirteen and Fourteen, of course, didn't know, otherwise they wouldn't have been so excited about a lotus leaf that could spray water. Twelve, although he knew what it meant, had never seen it before, so he only had a vague understanding. Seeing the three's curious expressions, Yinzhuo understood, so he simply held up the lotus leaf stem in front of them and pointed it out to them.
"Does the hollow structure inside this lotus leaf stem look familiar to you?"
When they heard Yinzhuo ask this question, everyone's eyes turned to the lotus stem he was holding. Even Yinti, who was standing next to Yinzhuo, leaned forward. Clearly, Yinzhuo's question was not difficult, and the Fourteenth Prince raised his hand to answer.
"It's a lotus root, isn't it? The holes in the lotus leaf stem look just like lotus roots, Sixth Brother."
Upon hearing this, Yinzhuo glanced approvingly at the Fourteenth Prince, raised his other hand to touch Yinzhuo's shiny forehead, and gave him a resounding flick on the forehead.
"Fourteen is clever, that's right, it's lotus root. Do you know why the lotus root underwater, the lotus stem, and the lotus leaf on the surface all have such similar hollow structures?"
This question was not only incomprehensible to the children, but also to the eldest prince Yinti, as well as Yinreng, Yinzhi, and Yinzhen who had come over after hearing the commotion. Everyone turned their puzzled gaze to Yinzuo, who was holding the lotus leaf. Yinti was always quick-tempered, and he was clearly the same at this moment.
"Ugh, you're so slow and indecisive, Lao Liu, stop keeping me in suspense and tell me already."
Look at this dog's temper, what's the rush? It's about to start!
"Really, brother, what's the rush? I'm about to start. As you all know, lotus root is a plant that grows in underwater mud, so air is very scarce for it. To ensure enough air for respiration, the lotus root, which is the rhizome of the lotus flower, has gradually evolved hollow channels. These channels connect upwards to the petioles and eventually to the lotus leaves. In this way, the air absorbed by the lotus leaves on the water surface is transferred to the lotus root underwater through these hollow channels, thus solving the problem of respiration for the lotus root underwater. Now that the respiration problem is solved, do you know how the lotus root solves the problem of water and nutrients?"
Yinzhuo had just answered one question when he immediately asked another. Of course, Yinti and the others didn't know the answer, otherwise they wouldn't have been standing there so obediently listening to your lecture.
Yinzhuo stopped being mysterious and directly broke off a piece of lotus stem from the lotus leaf, pointing out the white, thread-like substance inside to Yinti and the others.
"You've probably all heard the phrase 'lotus root is connected by threads,' right? These threads are the channels through which lotus roots transport water and nutrients. I call them vascular tissues. The vascular tubes in lotus roots that are responsible for transporting water are very resilient. When they are broken, they are stretched into long, thin threads. These threads are not only found in lotus roots, but you can also see them in the stems of lotus leaves."
After hearing Yin Zuo's explanation, Yinreng and the others took the lotus leaf stems from the side and started breaking them apart. They found that, just as Yin Zuo had said, each lotus leaf stem could be pulled out with strands like lotus root.
"Sixth Brother, you're amazing! How did you know all this?"
How did Yinzhuo find out? Of course, he found it while browsing videos online in his previous life, but he couldn't say that, so he simply denied it.
"I forgot which miscellaneous book I read it in before. Alright, now that the lotus leaves are clean, let's hurry up and wrap up those chickens. Yintang, Yin'er, have you two finished mixing the mud? If so, bring some over in a bucket. Brother, could you please start a fire? Once the chickens are wrapped up, we can bury them directly."
I don't know if everyone believed Yinzuo's explanation, but no one asked any further questions. Yintang and the other two went to get buckets and mud as Yinzuo instructed, while Yinti led people to start a fire. Yinzuo also took lotus leaves, oil paper, and string and started wrapping beggar's chicken.
Making beggar's chicken is very simple. First, wrap the chicken tightly with lotus leaves, tie it with string, then wrap it again with oil paper, and finally coat the outside with a thick layer of mud. After Yinzhuo gave a demonstration, Yintang and Yin'e rushed to take over and do it.
Although the two were both born into noble families and never lifted a finger, they were quite capable in learning and doing things, and the work they did was quite professional. After seeing that they had done two things without any problems, Yinzhuo felt reassured and handed the work over to them. He then invited Yinreng and the others to sit down at the table and chairs that the servants had arranged.
"This trip today was really worthwhile. I read this essay on the love of lotus when I was in school, and I know that the sentence is straightforward and straightforward, but I only had a superficial understanding of it. It wasn't until Lao Liu talked about it today that I realized there is so much to learn in it."
Everyone agreed with what Yinzhi said, nodding in agreement. But once they started praising him, things got out of hand, and sure enough, Yinzhuo, the little potato who couldn't handle praise, started showing off again.
"That's right, isn't there a saying, 'What you learn from books is never enough; to truly understand something, you must put it into practice?' What does that mean? It means that the knowledge gained from books is never complete; to gain a deeper understanding, you have to experience it for yourself..."
Seeing his smug look, everyone reacted differently. Yinzhen simply ignored him, while Yinreng, Yinqi, Yinyou, and others nodded with smiles. Yinzhi was the most direct, giving him a light slap on the back.
"Ha, you've gotten so into playing the role of your teacher today. Didn't you get enough of showing off to you earlier? Now you're lecturing us."
After being hit by his third brother, Yinzhuo was immediately displeased. He looked up at Yinreng, who was the oldest and of the highest status in the group, and said...
"Second brother, shouldn't you do something about your younger brother? I kindly helped him understand, and not only was he ungrateful, he even tried to hit me. What kind of logic is that? Besides, Confucius said, 'Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me.'"
When Yinzhi saw that Yinzuo still dared to complain, he raised his hand and slapped Yinzuo again.
"Ha, now you're trying to intimidate me with Confucius's words. How did you explain that before? Three people, if even one of them is me, then our fighting strength is equivalent to a flag. Coincidentally, I think what you said makes a lot of sense today, and your third brother thinks his fighting strength is pretty good too..."
Yinreng watched Yinzhi and Yinzuo bickering with a smile, picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea, pretending not to have heard what Yinzuo had just said. Let them bicker, anyway, they were just idling around, so they might as well enjoy the scenery.
The two argued back and forth, neither willing to give in, until Yinzhen finished wrapping the lotus leaf chicken and called Yinzu over. Only then did the verbal battle come to an end. Yinti had already started the fire, and Yinzu had Dexi lead people to bury the wrapped beggar's chicken into the fire. Then he called people to the kitchen to bring out the barbecue supplies that had been prepared earlier.