My carefree life in space

Chapter 45 Discovering Sweet Potatoes

Upon re-entering the space, Lin Shushu was embraced tightly by Mo Ze.

Before Lin Shushu could speak, Mo Ze's accusations came first.

"Shushu, you have to make it up to me."

Lin Shushu was completely confused. What had she done to offend Mo Ze?

Seeing that Lin Shushu remained silent, Mo Ze buried his head in the crook of her neck and said, "Shushu cooked for another man today."

Lin Shushu looked up at the sky. What was that all about?

"Didn't you eat too? Besides, I only started cooking because I found the seasonings today."

Seeing that he still looked unhappy, Lin Shushu gently coaxed him, "I mainly wanted to cook for you. As soon as I found the ginger, I thought of cooking for you. As for the others, they're just taking advantage of you."

Hearing this, Mo Ze felt comforted, but his tone was still disappointed, "Then Shu Shu is not allowed to cook for the Yan family tomorrow."

Is this still Mo Ze? Why does he act like a little white lotus? "Alright, alright, I'll make them all for you from now on." Unable to stand Mo Ze's tone, Lin Shushu quickly agreed.

"Then Shushu, remember what you said today. If you break your promise, you must grant me one condition." Mo Ze pressed his advantage.

"Okay, I've got it."

"Then Shushu must grant me one request now."

"Isn't it supposed to be later? Why do you need it today?"

"I'm unhappy today, Shushu has to make it up to me."

In the end, Lin Shushu fell asleep that night cuddling Mo Ze, who was in the form of a rabbit.

The next day, when they arrived at the Yan family home again, they found several more people, including Lu Cheng and others whom they had met briefly the day before. They were all members of Yan Qing's original hunting team, and they had come to see him after learning that he had recovered.

Lin Shushu noticed that these people were all secretly watching her and Mo Ze, their eyes filled with curiosity and admiration. It seemed the Yan family had told them what had happened yesterday.

Sure enough, Yan He came up awkwardly to apologize, "Sister Shushu, Brother Mo, I'm sorry. Without your permission, I revealed what happened yesterday to others. Please forgive me." She looked like she had done something wrong.

It's no wonder Yan He couldn't keep the secret. So many things shattered his understanding yesterday. He's young and at the age where he loves to boast. Today, when Lu Cheng and the others came to see his brother, he couldn't help but tell them about what happened yesterday.

Seeing his remorseful expression, Lin Shushu smiled. She didn't actually mind if yesterday's events were leaked; besides, she hadn't asked the Yan family to keep it a secret, so Yan He simply told them.

"It's alright, it's not something that can't be known by others anyway."

Everyone present heard this and looked surprised.

It's important to understand that resources are scarce on R15. People are busy every day and can barely make ends meet. New food varieties are precious to everyone, not to mention the amazing cooking methods.

The Yan family of three, along with Lu Cheng and the others, looked at Lin Shushu and Mo Ze with even more respect.

"Brother Mo, Miss Lin, I heard from Ahe that you're going into the forest again today. May we go together?" Lu Cheng mustered his courage and stepped forward to ask, his eyes filled with undisguised anticipation.

"Of course," Lin Shushu readily replied. Today they might discover more plants that the interstellar people don't recognize, and with these people around, they'd have even more help.

Hearing the affirmative answer, Lu Cheng and the others were very happy. Yan Qing also smiled with relief. Lu Cheng was his good friend, and he naturally hoped that Lu Cheng could also broaden his horizons.

Once everything was ready, the group headed towards the edge of the safe zone.

With Lu Cheng and the others joining them, the journey was even more lively than yesterday. Yan He was the happiest of them all, as he wanted to catch a few more Gugu Beasts. After all, the wonderful taste he had experienced yesterday was still unforgettable, and the thought of it made his mouth water.

After entering the forest, they took a different path than they had taken the day before.

Seeing Lin Shushu staring at her feet as she walked, the others followed suit, but they didn't know which plants were useful.

"Sister Shushu, is there something you're looking for? Tell us, maybe we've seen it before," Yan He said, shrewdly stepping forward to ask.

Remembering that there was no staple food for dinner yesterday, Lin Shushu asked him curiously, "What kinds of food do you usually eat?"

Yan He scratched his head. What kind of question was this? Didn't everyone ask the same thing? Although he didn't understand why Lin Shushu asked this, he still answered honestly.

"Meat of exotic animals and wild vegetables."

"Then what is the staple food?" Lin Shushu asked.

"What is a staple food?" This time it was Yan He's turn to ask the question.

"You don't know what staple food is? It's something that makes you feel very full." Lin Shushu was shocked at first, then explained.

Everyone present heard it, but no one answered.

At this moment, a somewhat uncertain voice came from behind. It was Ye Lin, one of Lu Cheng's team members.

“Once I was extremely hungry and had nothing else to eat, so I dug up a tuberous plant. It made me feel full, but my stomach felt very uncomfortable.”

Hearing this, Lin Shushu became interested. It sounded like something from her memory. "Tell me in detail what that plant looks like."

Seeing that Lin Shushu was interested, Ye Lin quickly told her everything he knew.

The leaves are dense, broadly ovate or ovate-cordate, and the underground part has round, elliptical, or spindle-shaped tubers. Eating it raw can give a good feeling of fullness, but excessive consumption can increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, leading to symptoms such as stomach pain, bloating, and indigestion.

Lin Shushu became even more certain that Ye Lin was referring to sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes contain a large amount of starch and dietary fiber, and were once considered a life-saving food.

"Do you remember where this plant was found?" Lin Shushu asked again.

“I remember, when I couldn’t find anything to eat, I would dig it up and eat it. Although it was crisp and sweet, my stomach would feel very uncomfortable afterward.” Ye Lin emphasized the bad side of this plant.

"That's because you didn't cook it thoroughly," Lin Shushu explained.

Seeing his bewildered look, Lin Shushu said nothing more and followed Ye Lin toward the place he remembered.

Soon, they came to a slightly flat area with sandy soil under their feet, which was quite soft to walk on.

"Look, those are the ones," Ye Lin said, pointing to a large patch of lush vegetation not far ahead.

As expected, it was a sweet potato. Lin Shushu was already considering having roasted sweet potatoes for dinner tonight.

Lin Shushu walked to the nearest field, took out a dagger from her spatial storage, and was about to make a move when Mo Ze snatched it away.

"Shushu, you rest over here. I'll take care of whatever you need to do."

Lin Shushu had no choice but to comply with him.

"Cut the seedlings and dig out the tubers underground."

Mo Ze was quite familiar with this task, having done it just yesterday. Soon, he had dug up more than a dozen sweet potatoes of various sizes, some even broken in half.

"This yield is quite high," Lin Shushu said, looking at the others. "You all do it this way and dig up all these sweet potatoes."

Everyone was already eager to get started, and upon hearing this, they all sprang into action.

If it were just the two of them, Lin Shushu could have used her spiritual power to dig up such a large sweet potato field in an instant.

However, since there are already people available, we can only let them do it. After all, it wouldn't be appropriate to use spiritual power in front of them.