Unreliable

The system observed her holding a knife and felt the urge to peel it, always sensing that something was amiss but unable to pinpoint the issue.

The system checked its internal components and found no issues, so it waited silently.

Manbao had never eaten yam and had never seen this food before. She was very curious about it, so for the first time, she didn't go inside to settle accounts with her mother and brothers, but squatted at the kitchen door to watch her sister-in-law peel the yam.

Xiao Qianshi gently peeled the yam, revealing its white flesh. Manbao curiously reached out and touched it, finding it sticky.

Xiao Qianshi brushed off her little dirty hand and continued peeling.

As Xiao Qianshi peeled the fruit, she felt something was wrong, "Why do I feel itchy?"

Due to curiosity, Manbao, who picked up the yam peel to observe, also felt a slight itchiness in her hands, which was intensifying.

She couldn't help but scratch; once she started, she couldn't stop. Her two hands started scratching each other.

Xiao Qianshi saw her, and her two little hands turned red from scratching. She was very scared and quickly dropped the knife and the peeled yam to grab her little hands, panicking, "What's wrong?" Is this... is this yam poisonous?

Upon hearing the sound, Qianshi couldn't help but run out of the house. Upon seeing Manbao's hands covered in red scratches, she immediately exclaimed, "Quick, bring water to wash."

Zhou Wulang quickly brought them water, and the two women rinsed their hands, still feeling itchy. Xiao Qianshi was fine; she could endure it, but Manbao couldn't. She scratched and found it still very itchy, and couldn't help but cry out, "Mother, mother, it's itchy…"

Qianshi grabbed her little hand to prevent her from scratching. Seeing her in distress made him feel uncomfortable too. She turned to Zhou Dalang and asked, "Isn't this supposed to be a good thing?" "Why is it still poisonous?"

Zhou Dalang and the others didn't understand either. He was sweating profusely. "This... all of this was said by Manbao." The shopkeeper at the medicine shop also said it was a good thing and can be eaten.

Qianshi asked Manbao with a stern face, "No more crying, Manbao. Didn't you read the book clearly?"

Manbao cried and kept calling for Keke in her mind. The system had already started searching for information when Manbao felt itchy and realized that its internal data was somewhat lacking. Therefore, he had to resort to checking the encyclopedia.

The confirmed information did not contain this knowledge, but some novels and obscure records did have some information.

It was said that when peeling yam, the saponin in the peel would stick to the hands and cause itching and allergies.

But there were no yam species in the future, and the related botanists had not found the exact genes left behind, so they couldn't be sure about this.

Uncertain factors should not be included in the data entry to avoid confusion for future generations. Science must be 100% accurate.

### He speculated that saponin might indeed exist, and it would not be challenging to neutralize this plant alkaloid. The system didn't need to search for information; it directly suggested, "Soak your hands in vinegar, as it will neutralize the acidity."

It briefly explained to Manbao what plant alkaloids and acid-base neutralization were.

Manbao tearfully told her mother, "We need vinegar to soak our hands."

Upon hearing this, Qianshi felt sorry but still gritted her teeth and asked Heshi to bring the vinegar from the kitchen.

Heshi brought it out but said, "Mother, there's only a little vinegar left, not enough."

Qianshi took the vinegar jar and poured out the remaining vinegar to wipe Manbao's hands. She said, "Go borrow some from another family, and when we go to the market again, we'll buy some more to replace it."

Manbao smelled the fragrant vinegar and felt a little hungry. She couldn't help but stick out her tongue and lick her hand. Qianshi almost slapped her in the face. She hurriedly gave her water to rinse her mouth, scolding, "You still ate it knowing it's poisonous." Are you not using your brain?

Manbao felt wronged, "It smells so good, so good."

The system had already regained its senses. The host's crying almost made me forget about the poverty of this era. It said, "Host, besides using vinegar, you can also use fire to destroy the saponin, and then it won't itch."

Manbao quickly informed her sister-in-law and used her own small hand to hold her sister-in-law's hand, causing the vinegar to transfer.

Qianshi was somewhat biased, so she poured all the vinegar on her daughter. Upon hearing this, Heshi quickly made a fire to roast their hands.

As their hands slowly warmed up, Manbao and Xiao Qianshi felt less itchy, and they also became interested in peeling the yam skin.

Xiao Qianshi said to Manbao, "You should remember everything from the book; why do you only remember it in pieces?"

Manbao sniffed and made up her mind to wait for the entry on yam to come out. She would definitely read it carefully. In the future, she will also attentively read other entries as they are released.

As they slowly turned their hands over, they noticed that the heat reduced the itching over time. Despite this, Xiao Qianshi still harbored lingering fears and asked, "Is it poisonous? Should we still eat it?"

Manbao had already been educated by Keke and quickly said, "It's not poisonous; it's just that the yam skin contains saponin, so it causes itching. In the future, when peeling the skin, simply cover your hands with something.

She added, "Yam is so delicious, so delicious." "And even if it's poisonous, it doesn't matter." Look, we just need to warm our hands. "If the yam is poisonous, can we boil it in boiling water?"

Although they didn't know what saponin was, they all felt that Manbao's words made sense. They were still very interested in this substance that wealthy families spent a lot of money on to purchase and consume.

Indeed, in their eyes, the price of yam was very high, even higher than that of meat.

Other people's chickens were only twelve yuan per catty, not to mention that Manbao also claimed that this was a medicinal vegetable.

In their impression, medicine was always bitter, so how could there be something delicious?

Xiao Qianshi no longer felt itchy, so she went to chop the mutton. She boiled the mutton until it was almost cooked, then added the yam and stewed it for a while. Because she was concerned that the yam wasn't cooked, she used chopsticks to poke it. She discovered that the chopsticks could easily split the yam pieces in half, so she scooped them out.

The whole family was waiting, and after the smell of the meat wafted out, Manbao squatted in the kitchen and didn't leave.

Two- or three-year-olds, and even those who could barely walk, were all squatting in the kitchen and not moving. Zhou Wulang called her several times but couldn't get her to move.

When he reached out to drag her away, Xiao Qianshi even hit him and said, "You go play by yourself." Why do you always bother Manbao?

Zhou Wulang pouted. Didn't he want Manbao to go with him to settle the accounts? They had a share of the yam money, and they picked all the snow lotus, but in the end, his older brother handed all the money over to their mother.

If Manbao didn't go, even if they had the courage to ask for money, they didn't have the ability to settle the accounts.

Seeing the look of longing in Manbao's eyes, he completely forgot about the money. Zhou Wulang went back to the house in anger, determined to learn arithmetic well. His second brother was correct, and his uncle was even more correct. In this world, brothers may give your money to your mother, your mother might take your money, and your sister could be unreliable. Only the skills you learn will always be yours, and no one can take them away.

Zhou Wulang angrily squatted on the ground and started counting.