Zhuzi laughed. "Juhua, you've gathered so many! How are your hands so fast? I haven't stopped working for a moment, unlike Meizi and Yan, who were even picking flowers."
Juhua was in a very good mood. If she hadn't been a little dizzy from hunger, she would have started singing. She laughed and said, "Well, you have to know where to look. You'll definitely find shoots where there are old bamboo stalks. And in some places that look empty, the roots have spread underground and grow toward the loose soil. The shoots there are especially thick. Oh, and remember, after you peel the shoots, you have to boil them once in hot water before stir-frying them with pickled vegetables, simmering them in sauce, or cooking them with chilies."
Lanzi smiled. "Got it. Mei told us already. We don't eat these wild shoots much, but we've eaten plenty of the domestic kind. I guess you cook them pretty much the same way."
