BookMe Chapter 426 Visiting the Spiritual Field
Chapter 426 Visiting the Spiritual Field
Spiritual field cultivation can be said to be the core industry of the Spiritual Plant Sect.
In addition to daily practice, another important task for disciples of the Lingzhi Sect is to deal with spiritual plants.
From the sect leader and elders to ordinary disciples, everyone is a good planter.
After the group walked out of the sect master's mansion, under the leadership of Jiang Mei, they passed through rows of houses and finally arrived at the planting area of the Lingzhi Sect.
The spiritual fields are neatly arranged, stretching as far as the eye can see, and there are many disciples tending to the spiritual plants in the fields.
Some are weeding, and some are fertilizing.
"Crunch~Crunch~"
As they approached the spiritual field, a strange sound attracted everyone's attention. It felt like the sound of some kind of machinery running.
"What's ringing?"
Nangong Ya asked curiously. As a music practitioner, she was always curious about various sounds.
"That should be the sound of the waterwheel turning. How about we go over and take a look?"
Jiang Mei explained.
"The waterwheel! You can go and have a look."
Li Heng was a little surprised. He wondered if the waterwheel Jiang Mei was talking about was the same as the one he remembered.
He didn't expect that a group of people engaged in planting would actually use machinery to improve efficiency.
The few of them continued walking forward, and not long after they went, they saw a river. On both sides of the river stood many things that looked like wheels.
These wheels slowly rotate through the thrust of the water flow, transporting the water in the river to higher places, and then flowing into the spiritual fields through the criss-crossing troughs.
"Wow~ Is this the waterwheel? It's so big!"
When they got closer, the two little ones looked up and exclaimed that this was the first time they had seen these big guys.
Li Heng lost interest in the waterwheel after just a few glances, and instead became quite concerned about the crops in the spiritual field next to it.
"Sister Jiang, these are all rice, right?"
"You are right, little brother. However, this is not ordinary rice. It is first-class spiritual rice!"
The noise near the waterwheel was too loud, so Jiang Mei answered Li Heng while signaling everyone to move away from the river.
Li Heng had never seen spiritual rice, but he had eaten a lot of spiritual rice. He thought that the spiritual rice bought outside should come from the Lingzhi Sect.
“In addition to spiritual rice, we also planted some first-order indica rice.”
After walking through a few acres of spiritual fields, Jiang Mei pointed to a green patch of crops similar to spiritual rice and introduced them.
"Fairy rice? Is it rice from the fairyland?"
"Do immortals also need to eat?"
The group stopped and asked at once.
"You're overthinking it. This 'indica' is not the same as 'Xian'! It's just called that to distinguish it from ordinary spiritual rice."
Jiang Mei responded with a smile.
"Sister Jiang, is this hulled Indica rice more sticky than ordinary spiritual rice?"
Li Heng always felt that this Indica rice sounded familiar. After thinking for a while, he finally remembered that this thing also existed on Earth.
But it has two other names that everyone is more familiar with: glutinous rice or glutinous rice.
I just don’t know how big the difference is between the indica rice grown by Jiang Mei and the glutinous rice in his memory.
"So I also know about indica rice. You are right."
Now it was Jiang Mei's turn to be surprised.
"After being cooked, indica rice is indeed very sticky, so in addition to being eaten or used as a medicinal ingredient for alchemy, it can also be used to build houses!"
After hearing what Jiang Mei said, Li Heng was almost certain that the indica rice she was talking about should be glutinous rice.
In fact, Jiang Mei missed one thing about the function of glutinous rice: it can also be used to make wine.
"I wonder if Sister Jiang has any ready-made glutinous... or indica rice?"
Li Heng asked Jiang Mei excitedly that he hadn't eaten glutinous rice for a long time.
Thinking of its fragrant, glutinous and smooth taste, Li Heng wished he could go back and cook a bowl to try it right away.
"Of course we have this. If you want it, I'll have someone send some to you later."
Jiang Mei naturally understood what he was so excited about. It seemed that this indica rice was the first ingredient that Li Heng's little brother had his eyes on.
The purpose of her bringing Li Heng to visit Lingtian was to look for various ingredients.
"Thank you very much, Sister Jiang..."
"what!!!"
A sudden exclamation interrupted Li Heng's words.
"There's...there's a snake, there!"
Everyone turned around and saw Lin Shiqi holding Nangong Ya's arm, her face pale, her eyes closed, pointing at a spiritual field and shouting.
Looking in the direction she pointed, I really saw some living creatures as thick as fingers writhing in the spiritual field filled with water.
"Wow! I didn't expect that Miss Lin, who is fearless, would actually be afraid of snakes?"
"Besides, this thing in the water doesn't look like a snake!"
Li Heng looked at the panicked Lin Shiqi and joked.
"Yes, is it? It's really not a snake?"
Lin Shiqi hid behind Nangong Ya, carefully poked her head out and glanced at the animals in the spiritual field. She was still a little scared and didn't dare to get close.
"Haha, I'm sorry to make you laugh, Master Li Feng! Shiqi was bitten by a snake when she was a child, so when she sees this slender animal, she will think of snakes."
"So this is ah!"
Lin Shiqi's performance reminded Li Heng of two anecdotes.
One is: seeing a snake in the cup; the other is: once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of the rope for ten years.
"Sister Jiang, these things swimming in the water should be loaches, right?"
Li Heng came to the edge of the field, squatted down and took a closer look, then asked Jiang Mei.
Others followed because they were curious, but they didn't think there was anything to be afraid of.
Everyone has their own cultivation base, and the creatures in the water are just ordinary animals. Even if they are really snakes, they cannot hurt them.
"Loach? This name is appropriate, but we usually call it 'loach'."
Because they live in mud, they are called "loach"? Jiang Mei not only admired Li Heng's wide knowledge, but also recognized his naming skills.
It’s a pity that this name was not thought up by Li Heng, but it doesn’t matter.
The important thing is that Li Heng discovered a new ingredient.
Loach has another honorary title, called: ginseng in water.
Just by hearing the name, you can tell how high the nutritional value of this inconspicuous little thing is.
The loach has a slender body, a small head, a small mouth, whiskers at the corners of its mouth, a gray-black back, and small black spots all over its body, making it very easy to recognize.
"Hahaha~ You can't guess that these loaches are actually specially raised by us in the spiritual field, right?"
"Ah? Raised on purpose? Won't they eat the spiritual rice?"
Su Lingxuan asked curiously. It was the first time in her life that she had seen magical rice growing in the fields.
"when..."
"Of course not. Besides, raising loaches in rice fields can help the growth of rice because loaches eat pests and weeds."
Jiang Mei wanted to explain, but Li Heng interrupted her.
"I see, Junior Brother, you really know a lot!"
After the explanation, Jiang Mei was shocked once again.
"Hehe... Sister Jiang, I suddenly have an unreasonable request. I wonder if I should say it or not?"
Li Heng didn't care about Jiang Mei's shock. He rubbed his hands and asked with embarrassment.