Root Vegetable Tian Novels & Stories

Above him were vines and other dangling plants and flowers. His eyes found me and he raised a brow. I smiled, awkwardly. Just caught myself again, mesmerized by his beauty. I pulled myself together and focused on the plant. The leaves looked like small Colocasia esculenta or Taro reaching about 5 to 8 inches in height and maybe 4 inches or more in width. The edge was sharper and the color was greener. Taro was a tropical plant usually found in Southeastern countries. My mom used to cook laing for me and now, I'm missing it. We usually have the corms for merienda.

Richard said, heading towards the stairs, but she hurried after him. “Mr. Grouchy.” “Mmm?” “You know I’m a farmer’s daughter, right? While exploring Vegas, I bought some root vegetables.” “Root vegetables? What’s that?” he asked. “They grow underground and are often harvested by hand.” “Why are you telling me this?” “I made a delicious soup from them,” she smiled. “So?” “I don’t know if you’d like to try it. It’s a local meal, very healthy. If you’re not interested, I’ll…”

" I lifted the dead plant. The soil was bone dry, and every leaf had yellowed or fallen. I had bought that pothos on the day I moved into the new house, and Marcus had helped me water it for the first time. He had said, "Jules, this plant is like us. Once it takes root, it never moves." Roots. He had torn every one of mine from the ground.

“I could’ve left them out of everything.” His neck flushed. “It’s no big deal to eat around them. Especially when everything you fix is so good.” “Charmer. Anything else you don’t like, foodwise, as long as we’re on the subject?” “Turnips, parsnips, radishes, beets, prunes, collard greens, Dijon mustard, strawberry ice cream. I could take or leave coconut. Same for cauliflower.” Jessie stared at him. “So a fall soup with root vegetables isn’t a good idea?”

“Or I will make this a good deal less cosy.” One of the servants arrived--veiled, silent--with one dish of porcelain. On it was a white, clear root cut into a thin slice. Lotus Root. I had heard the name muttering along the halls. One of the rare plants of the flooded valleys, which are grown in the black gardens of the Spire. It made all senses as sharp as razors. Touch became fire. Sound became thunder. Pleasure became unbearable. Thorne picked a slice between two fingers. "Open."

He look around, amazed on the pinkish horizon and the lush vegetable patches in front with unfamiliar plants inside it. "Did you plant these?" The space was indeed a lot smaller than Ritian's space dimension, but the view is different. Katya's dimension sat on a cliff. And she had no water source inside. "Yes. You can plant inside your space dimension. But this one is my special stack of magical root bean. I needed this for my cultivation." Ritian's eyes glittered with apprehension. His mind excited to test the waters with his own space. This is indeed a blessing.

After walking to the east for more than an hour, I can feel a change in the atmosphere. “ We need to be careful,” I remind my eldest brother, and he nods at me. As we take a leisurely walk, I spot some precious herbs and collect them, carefully placing them in my woven gasket. “ Older brother, this is the purple jade vine. Come help me take some, but be careful not to damage the roots. We can plant them to grow more vegetables before winter comes,” I explain, knowing that this vine helps plants grow faster, up to two times their normal speed.

* *zzz-swish*… Ravyn delivered an uppercut to the white energy figure’s chin and narrowly swayed away from his fists. After exchanging attacks for a moment, Weiss was kicked and his face turned to a power supply capsule that Kanji was trying to turn off. The young man's one hand held the power supply manual, and the other one held a small part of a yellowish-brown root. It's the same root that Ravyn bought from Themeise’s southern black market.

"Interesting." She smiled at his reaction to the odd vegetable. "It's a very hard root vegetable. If you tried to eat it raw, you'd break your teeth..." she informed with a laugh. "Maybe it's an acquired taste. But it's one of my favorites. I have been eating it since childhood though." She knew many of the things they had there weren't to the taste of strangers. Trolls from the north had visited six months before, and watching them eat some of the native fruits and vegetables had been quite amusing.

Lauryn followed them and helped Violet who was getting ready to separate the spinach leaves from the stems. “You’re doing great, Violet,” Lauryn encouraged her. Suddenly, Mark arrived unexpectedly with a new root crop that smelled like spoilt food. “Hey, everyone,” he greeted them. “I brought some new roots to add to our stock.” Violet wrinkled her nose at the smell. “Why do we always collect roots?” she asked curiously. Lauryn smiled at her. “Because herbs and roots are very important for our health, Violet. They give us strength and keep us healthy.”