Chapter 27Is there a mulberry tree ?
After becoming a god, Zheng Wudi's days became much more leisurely.
At least now I have someone with me, and we can go for a walk around the neighborhood.
Look! What is this?
Grapes? No! Who grows grapes on a vine? And these fruits have no skin; they look like mulberries, but are mulberries really this big? They're as big as grapes!
Is this a mulberry? Isn't it almost winter now?
Winter is almost here! That means it's already autumn!
Who grows mulberries in the fall? That doesn't make sense! Besides, most of the mulberry leaves should have fallen by now, and mulberry leaves aren't usually this big, are they? They're almost as big as banana leaves!
Is this really a mulberry tree? But these leaves are definitely mulberry leaves!
And what happened to those leaves? They've been eaten by insects; there are hardly any intact leaves left on the tree.
Zheng Wudi was still wondering what kind of insect had eaten it.
Then I saw a big, white, tender worm, almost the size of Zheng Wudi's palm, slowly crawling onto the leaf. The leaf looked like it was about to collapse under the weight of the fat silkworm.
However, upon seeing the plump white worm, Zheng Wudi was absolutely certain that this was a mulberry tree.
The people here are so polite!
In modern life, mulberries might be picked before they are fully ripe.
Why are there so many mulberries and no one is picking them?
Zheng Wudi looked puzzled and pointed at the mulberries, asking, "Why don't you eat these? Can't we eat them?"
Bai looked at her innocently and said, "I don't know? We dare not eat anything indiscriminately, for fear of dying."
However, this mulberry tree was indeed very different from the ones Zheng Wudi had seen before.
However, she has an antidote and is not afraid of death.
Zheng Wudi nodded to indicate that he understood.
Before the two people around him could react, he stepped forward, picked a bunch of mulberries, stuffed them into his mouth, and chewed.
Zheng Wudi was somewhat stunned as he ate; these mulberries were truly amazing.
Her mouth is now like a juicer; once a mulberry goes into her mouth, she squeezes it hard and it turns into juice.
Zheng Wudi absolutely loves this texture!
However, Zheng Wudi soon found herself turned upside down, with Bai patting her back forcefully, trying to make her spit out what was in her mouth.
Zheng Wudi hurriedly explained, "I am a god, I will not die. I eat this to test whether the food is edible or not. If it is edible, you can have more food to eat in the future."
Zheng Wudi is now completely immersed in being a god.
However, after she said that, the two of them did not stop Zheng Wudi from continuing to eat mulberries.
The two stayed close to Zheng Wudi, fearing that something might happen to her.
After a long time, seeing that Zheng Wudi was still alright, the two were relieved and followed Zheng Wudi to pick mulberries from the tree.
With most of the ripe mulberries picked, and their hands full, the three decided to return to the treehouse.
The mulberries here seem to be much more effective than those in real life, because Zheng Wudi has discovered that his eyes seem to be able to see farther.
Mulberries are already high in anthocyanins, but I didn't expect the anthocyanins here to have such an immediate effect.
Zheng Wudi immediately decided to go there to pick fruit in the next few days.
You can also check if the silkworms have spun pupae. If they have, you can use the silk threads to weave cloth. The silkworm pupae can also be deep-fried and eaten; they're very plump and delicious!
Zheng Wudi couldn't help but drool as he thought about the delicious fried silkworm pupae.
The three quickly arrived at the camp.
As Zheng Wudi walked into the camp, people kept coming over to greet her.
Zheng Wudi has already integrated into life here and has begun to address their urgent needs.
Zheng Wudi found Ming, held up some mulberries, explained to her that they were edible, and asked her to share all the mulberries they had picked.
Ming refused, and only took enough for one skewer for each person.
She insisted that Zheng Wudi take the rest of the mulberries.
The two stood there, refusing to yield to each other for a long time.
Unable to persuade Zheng Wudi to give in, he accepted the mulberries.
Zheng Wudi wandered around the camp out of boredom, and realized that she might only now be able to fully absorb the nutrients from the mulberries, because she found that her eyes seemed to have become able to see a thousand miles.