Blessed little peasant girl

Chapter 73

From this day on, this place on the mountain has become Jin Meiyu's territory. All the things that have been moved away from the family are here, and the house on the mountain is made of blue bricks and large tiles, and the yard is also very spacious. She has an independent house here. The room is much better than at home.

It's just that Jin Meiyu can't stay on the mountain all the time, she has to go home to live at night, and the things here can't be taken home, and she can't even tell her family about the existence of this place.

Moreover, at some point, Dahe and the others were also brought here by Jin Liangshun. They came early in the morning and went back to farm after being tired and sweaty. If Xiaohe and Jin Meiyu hadn't leaked their words, she would not have known about Dahe and the others. Will go to the mountains too!
The days on the mountain are beautiful, you can eat and drink, and you don’t have to worry about anything.

But life at the foot of the mountain was not so easy.

Jin Liangshun stayed at home for eight days. After finishing the family affairs, he left wearing the clothes Jin Meiyu made for him, leaving only Zhao Xiaohua to deal with the chicken feathers in the house.

The Jin family is really poor this time.

How poor is it?

Jin Meiyu was so poor that she had been in contact with her for five days, and she only had clear soup and pickles for breakfast.

Jin Meiyu didn't feel that there was anything, even the clear soup and pickles, she ate very refreshing.

But the rest of the Kim family won't make it.

Mrs. Jin is better. She still has a baby to breastfeed, so she can't be really hungry.

Therefore, from time to time, when Jin Mancang came back from school, he would bring some fish and bird eggs back to nourish Mrs. Jin.

But Zhao Xiaohua failed.

At the beginning, Zhao Xiaohua was still able to persevere.

But after a long time, coupled with the gossip of other women in the village, Zhao Xiaohua's mood became more irritable and irritable, and her face deteriorated visibly with the naked eye.

Jin Meiyu was a little terrified by Zhao Xiaohua's staring, because she was afraid, she didn't like to go home even more.

Although Zhao Xiaohua's life has become difficult, but fortunately, the life of her parents and sister-in-law is on the right track. Although there is no land, all three of them have hands and feet, and Jin Liangshun gave him a family home when he left. Some food, in general, the life of Zhao Xiaohua's parents and sister-in-law is more comfortable than Zhao Xiaohua's life.

The following days are going step by step, and it is time to harvest.

The grain in the fields is ripe, and the villagers need to harvest the grain and plant new ones, so these days will be very busy.

Jin Liangshun and the eldest and second child of the Jin family are back, as well as the second sister-in-law of Jin, who is pregnant again.

After the second sister-in-law Jin was pregnant, she couldn't go to the city with Jin Liangshun and the others, and the elder sister-in-law couldn't go to the city because she still had to breastfeed her child. In the end, she lost a lot of weight and became a lot more gloomy. Zhao Xiaohua volunteered to go to the city with them after the harvest. Take care of their diet and daily life.

Jin Liangshun thought for a while, nodded, and agreed, and then the severe rush to harvest food eased.

This year's first batch of grain harvests were mediocre. In the first half of the year, there were seven light rains. The whole family of the other family watered the fields for the production of the fields. There was no man in the Jin family, so no one watered them. The harvest is very average.

The first batch of grain failed, and there was nothing to do. When planting the second batch of grain, we had to water the ground first, and then planted the seeds.

The men of the Jin family are strong, and the affairs in the field can be clearly arranged without the women worrying about them, and they complete the farming tasks faster than other families.

It's just that after the field was planted, the men of the Jin family gathered together in the dead of night, and they also had troubles.

"This drought is abnormal, we need to prepare early."

"Father, last year in the north there was a decrease in production due to drought, and this year it is even more droughty. The imperial court has been collecting grain for disaster relief, and we can't collect a lot of grain."

"If you can't collect a lot of grain, go collect something else. I heard that the salted fish at the seaside can be stored for a long time. Find some people to go there to see how much you can collect. We have to be fully prepared."

"It's not easy to harvest at the seaside, and there is a salt field over there, so it's strictly controlled."

"Look, you can't let the brothers go hungry."

The two brothers looked at me and I looked at you, and finally nodded, thinking about how to get the food.

The three members of the Jin family are worrying here, and Jin Meiyu is sitting on the bed, also worrying.

Just after coming out of the study space, she was very tired, but she was so worried that she couldn't sleep.

Jin Meiyu and the three members of the Jin family were worried about the same thing, that is, the issue of food.

Although Jin Meiyu is small, but Jin Meiyu has room for learning. She can learn a lot in a moment outside and 24 days inside.

When there are many things to learn, people will naturally become wiser.

Jin Meiyu knew that this time their village had a poor harvest. Because of the lack of rain, not only the farmers in the field were not doing well, but even the weeds and vegetables outside were wilting.

The sun was bigger and hotter than usual, and she vaguely understood that a drought might be coming.

She is only five years old, and she doesn't understand the bad effects of the drought. She can only see what is in front of her eyes.

A bad harvest means less food to eat.

If you eat less, it means you will be hungry.

Those adults are not within the scope of Jin Meiyu's consideration, but the warehouse is full of meat and oil, and the three cubs, plus Da He and his group, she has to consider for them.

Among them, food is a big problem.

Storing food is unrealistic. Even if Jin Meiyu is still young and has never experienced drought, she knows that if they are short of food, other places must also be short of food. Since everyone is short of food, this food will inevitably become a rare commodity. .

If you can't stockpile food, you can only think of other ways.

Thinking about it, Jin Meiyu became a little drowsy, she lay on the bed and continued to think, and fell asleep after thinking for a while.

After sleeping until she woke up naturally, Jin Meiyu quickly dressed and was ready to go up the mountain.

Before going up the mountain, she saw that Jin Mancang was still in the yard, and there was something different.

"Mancang, didn't you go to school?"

"The master is preparing for the scientific examination, so he gave us a holiday."

"Huh? Your master is so old, you still have to take the scientific examination."

Jin Mancang smiled and didn't answer Jin Meiyu's words.

Jin Meiyu didn't care about it, and after saying this with emotion, she called Jin Mancang to talk.

"Go, go, go up the mountain with me."

"What are you going to do! Jin Meiyu, what are you going to do!"

Zhao Xiaohua, who was in the house, heard the movement and came out. Seeing that her daughter wanted to go up the mountain after waking up, she became very angry.

"You're a girl. If you don't take help at home, you run outside all day long. You..."

The door squeaked, and Zhao Xiaohua stopped talking, looking at the door with some surprise and guilt.

Jin Liangshun came back at some point, with two bags on his shoulders.

"What's the matter? What's the matter with my daughter? She's making a lot of noise early in the morning."

Facing others, Zhao Xiaohua still has the momentum to teach a lesson, but facing this husband who has repaid a large amount of gambling debts to her natal family, Zhao Xiaohua is a little short of breath.

"Father, why are you back so early?"

"If I don't come back earlier today, I don't know that you scold my daughter like that."

Jin Liangshun was obviously unhappy, but he only said this, and he didn't embarrass Zhao Xiaohua in front of the child. When she reached out to pick up the food, he naturally handed her the food on her shoulder.

It was about [-] catties of fine grains. The Jin family used to eat them often, and they piled up a lot in the kitchen, but now that the family owed a lot of money, even the coarse grains had to be frugal, and the fine grains were very long. Time is gone.

"Ah, how did you get so much fine grain? How much does it cost?"

"It's not much money, you take this and cook more porridge, it should be thick, so that we can make up for it."

It is said to be an extra supplement for everyone, but in fact, only Zhao Xiaohua and Mrs. Jin's sister-in-law Jin's second sister-in-law are eating at home.

Sister-in-law Jin wanted to breastfeed, and Jin Mancang gave her supplements from time to time. Second-sister-in-law Jin had just returned and she had gained a lot of weight. Because she was pregnant, she ate most of the good things at home.

The one who suffered the most in this family was Zhao Xiaohua.

When Zhao Xiaohua saw the fine grains, her mood improved a lot. She hadn't eaten for a long time, and she looked at Jin Liangshun with gentler eyes.

Being looked at by his wife like this, no matter how thick-skinned Jin Liangshun was, he couldn't help but look away for a while, feeling a little guilty.

A guilty conscience is a guilty conscience, and some things still have to be done.

"Girl, you have to go out, remember to take Mangu with you when you go up the mountain."

"Okay! Daddy, are you busy?"

Seeing her little girl raising her head and asking if she was busy, it was obvious.My daughter, even if I still have things to do next, I am naturally not busy at the moment.

"It's okay, I'm not busy, my good girl, do you want Daddy to accompany you up the mountain? Wait for Daddy, Daddy goes to wash his face and change clothes, and we'll go up the mountain!"

Jin Liangshun thought that his daughter wanted to get along with him. After all, he had been back for such a long time. He was either busy harvesting food, or sowing and farming.

Jin Liangshun changed out of the clothes made by his own daughter, put on a bunt, patted the ashes that didn't exist on his body, and planned to go out with his daughter with a basket on his back.

It just so happened that a lot of firewood was burned at home. After he sent his daughter up the mountain, he picked some up when he came down!
With her father by her side, Jin Meiyu was very happy, avoiding her mother's unhappy eyes, Jin Meiyu pulled her father's clothes and went out.

Accompanied by Jin Liangshun, Jin Mancang did not follow, and continued to study in the yard.

But Jin Mangu, when the father and daughter reached the foot of the mountain, he rushed over from the barren field, sweating from exhaustion, and also rushed over with a basket on his back.

"Mangu, why are you back?"

"Oh, I'll go home and have a look. I heard that you are coming up the mountain, so I will come too."

Jin Meiyu didn't think much, after she asked this question, she continued to chat with Jin Liangshun.

"Daddy, tell me, if there is a drought here, how much food will we need to prepare?"

Jin Liangshun looked at his daughter differently.

"Meiyu, why are you talking about the drought? Who told you about the drought?"

"Daddy, it hasn't rained for a long time."

"It hasn't rained for a long time, so it's going to be dry."

"That's right, Daddy, the rainy season hasn't even come yet!" Jin Liangshun really didn't expect his daughter to be so smart.

This kind of thing is obvious, but Jin Meiyu is only five years old, why is a five-year-old child so big?Either asking for food with parents and elders, or having fun all over the village.

Not to mention children, even some adults have not thought of the drought at the moment.

"Then my daughter is really smart. But don't worry, Daddy won't let my well-behaved and smart daughter go hungry!"

Of course Jin Meiyu is aware of this, but...

"I know that my father and brothers are very powerful, and they will never let me go hungry. But Dahe and the others are not our family members. If there is a real drought, they will definitely go hungry. My father, brother, mother and sister-in-law all It's an adult, I don't have to worry, but Dahe is full of meat, full of meat, full of oil, they are all children, as their elder, how can I not think about them."

Jin Liangshun was amused by Jin Meiyu's words.

"Oh, my daughter is a good elder."

Jin Meiyu straightened out her small chest and admitted it proudly.

"Of course, I'm the best elder in the village."

"Yes, our Meiyu is the best elder in the village!"

After confirming, Jin Liangshun asked again.

"If a drought is really coming, hoarding food is not an easy task. If Meiyu wants to hoard more food for them, it will not be easy. So, niece, why do you want to hoard it yourself?"

"Daddy is a grown-up, and Daddy wants to support the family. I can't trouble Daddy with other people's affairs. Even if Dahe and the others are our clansmen, it is my own idea to help them. How can I trouble Daddy because of my own thoughts? ?”

After hearing this, Jin Liangshun didn't know what to think, he just nodded, and then talked about the things she cared about.

"If there is really a drought this time, then the more grain the better. A person can eat about [-] to [-] catties of grain a year, and this is still a case of frugality. Dahe and the others have Nine people, based on [-] catties of grain, need [-] catties of grain a year. The impact of the drought must be more than one year, at least two years. Two years is [-] catties of grain. My daughter Ah, that's a lot of food."

Jin Meiyu also sounded a little silly. She never thought that so much food would be needed to feed nine people!

After hearing this, she was a little worried, where would she get so much food?
The father and daughter continued to walk up the mountain. As they walked, Jin Meiyu couldn't help sighing in her heart.

If only we could find a lot of prey in the mountains.

Jin Liangshun saw that Jin Meiyu was a little listless, so he spoke to comfort her.

"Actually, Daddy can also help with this matter. Daddy will pay more attention to it, and my daughter doesn't have to worry more."

Although Jin Liangshun said so, Jin Meiyu's mood is still not high.

The three of them went up all the way, and when they were about halfway up the mountain, Xiao Liu who had gone into the mountain to look for prey suddenly ran back, looking very anxious.

It circled around Jin Meiyu, then hit her with its head, and it knew something was wrong.

"Xiao Liu, what's the matter with you? Did you find some big prey, so it's not easy to bring it back?"

Because of worrying about food, Jin Meiyu's first reaction was to be the prey.

Jin Liangshun, on the other hand, looked at Xiaoliu's appearance and raised his eyebrows.

Thinking that there might be a big prey, Jin Meiyu hurriedly pulled Jin Liangshun to follow Xiaoliu, and Xiaoliu led the way, going deeper and deeper, Jin Meiyu couldn't help mumbling.

"Xiao Liu usually wouldn't come in like this, how could he come in like this today?"

Although Jin Meiyu would often enter the deep mountains through secret passages, Xiao Liu was not allowed to leave the courtyard of the deep mountains. Xiao Liu was also very obedient and would not take the initiative to go into the deep mountains.

I don't know what's wrong today, but I came to such a deep place. Seeing the taller and denser trees, Jin Meiyu was somewhat worried.

So scared that she is not afraid, in the heart of little Jin Meiyu, her father is omnipotent, powerful and powerful, there is nothing he can't solve!

Jin Liangshun picked up Jin Meiyu, and followed Xiaoliu forward with big strides.

After walking for a while, Jin Liangshun, who had keen senses, smelled some blood.

Because of the bloody smell, Jin Liangshun accelerated his pace a lot.

Then, Jin Meiyu saw it too.

"Oh my god, dad, look, what is that!"

It was a bear. Jin Meiyu had never seen a bear, but Jin Liangshun had!

Jin Liangshun walked up to the bear in three steps and two steps. He didn't need to look carefully, he knew it in his heart.

"This is Xiong Xiazi, who was killed by someone."

The fatal wound to the bear was in the neck, a one-shot kill, and the wound was so deep that it almost ran through the bear's neck. ,

The bear was pretty much dead, but Xiao Liu still signaled them to move forward, and Jin Liangshun ignored the bear, and continued to follow Xiao Liu.

Along the way, they saw many dead animals.

There are bears, wolves, wild boars and tigers!
These ferocious beasts were all killed by humans, and from the appearance of these animals, it can be seen that this person was clean and tidy at the beginning, but later he was unable to do what he wanted, and the wounds on the animals became more and more. A sense of powerlessness.

It was the first time for Jin Meiyu to see a big tiger. She hugged her father's neck and watched curiously, but her father didn't stop there, and still followed Xiao Liu.

Going deeper, you will reach the top of the mountain, the secret base built by the Jin family.

Fortunately, before that, they caught up with the man who was being pursued by the beast.

When Jin Liangshun chased after him, he was almost at the end of his strength.

This man was covered in blood, but it wasn't his. His clothes were in good condition, and he wasn't injured all the way up the mountain, but his face was pale and his condition was very bad. The sword in his hand was bleeding. Carrying a boy in brocade clothes.

The boy looked about three or four years old, with red lips and white teeth, and cute white jade snow, and he was dressed in brocade clothes embroidered with clusters of flowers.

The little boy pursed his lips, said nothing, and hugged him with hands and feet, trying not to burden the other party as much as possible.

But even so, it is inevitable for the man to fall.

However, there is still a tiger staring at them in front of them.

The tiger was still looking for the man's flaws, the man tried his best not to fall down, and accumulated strength as much as possible, but his hand holding the sword was shaking, and his eyes could hardly be opened!
The tiger was ready to go, ready to be culled, but at this moment, Jin Liangshun fell from the sky!

It really fell from the sky and landed directly on the big tiger!
Although Jin Liangshun is tall and burly, in fact, he is quick in reaching out and has amazing jumping ability.

No, when we got nearby and saw the situation here, Jin Liangshun put down Jin Meiyu, then motioned Jin Mangu to take care of Jin Meiyu with his eyes silently, and touched it by himself.

Jin Liangshun weighed at least two hundred catties. He jumped up behind the tiger and landed on the tiger's body. Even an adult tiger couldn't bear such a big impact and fell down directly.

The tiger curled up, and was about to bite the person behind it, but Jin Liangshun grabbed the big tiger's neck with one hand, and with the other hand, with great force, he exploded in an instant, smashing the tiger's head. 360 degrees!

The tiger didn't even whimper, it was subdued so easily.

After killing the big tiger, Jin Liangshun stood up from the tiger, looked at the man in front of him, and said something with a smile.

"Hero is good at kung fu."

The man was still vigilant, wary of the person who suddenly appeared in front of him.

But he really can't last long, his condition is very bad, he can't even detect Jin Liangshun's approach.

He gritted his teeth, and after a long while, he whispered something.

"We are the An family of Jinling. Behind me is the second son of Lord An, the Minister of Rites. This strong man, as long as the young master is safe, our An family will definitely be grateful."

After finishing speaking, the man who was holding on could no longer hold on, and closed his eyes staggeringly.

Jin Liangshun hurried forward, helped the fallen man, and stabilized the little boy on his back.

The little boy gritted his teeth, let go of his hands and feet, and jumped off the man. Facing the tall and burly Jin Liangshun, it could be seen that he was very nervous, but he still stood up straight and saluted Jin Liangshun first.

"Thank you benefactor for saving your life, our family will repay you."

First put out the gesture of repayment, after all, he is only a child now, and he can't escape even if he wants to!
While speaking, Jin Meiyu had already happily ran over.

"Daddy, Daddy! Big tiger!"

Jin Liangshun's attention turned directly from the little boy to Jin Meiyu, and he was also very happy to see her running straight over and then pounced on the big tiger.

"Yes, big tiger. The tiger's skin is intact. Dad will peel it off to make you a blanket later, okay?"

"Okay~!"

Jin Meiyu happily agreed, and ran over, and Jin Mangu, who also touched the big tiger, also nodded happily.

The whole family was very happy, and the little boy who was left alone, after seeing Jin Meiyu and Jin Mangu, his original nervousness eased a lot.

The secret base of the Jin family is on the mountain, not far from here, Jin Liangshun thought for a while, and continued to walk up with the man and the child.

The identities of this man and child are not simple, they will be hunted down by ferocious beasts, and the situation is also very strange.

If two people like this were brought back to the village, they would cause trouble in all likelihood.

It's better to take it to the mountain, which can save a lot of trouble.

Although the house on the mountain was built privately, it has been used for other purposes before.But don't worry, the traces of the past have basically been erased, and now it is an empty house, and he is not afraid at all that these two people will see the clues.

After going up the mountain, entering the house, and finding a room to settle down the fainted man, Jin Liangshun asked the little boy.

"Do you know what happened to him?"

The little boy nodded and spoke clearly.

"He's drugged."

"Drugged?"

"Yes, very strong drug."

"I see, do you know the name of this drug?"

"I know, the name is Qiu Fah."

Jin Liangshun blinked his eyes, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and then nodded in a concealed manner.

"So that's it, it's Qiu Fah, that's really a strange name."

The little boy stared at Jin Liangshun. Judging from his expression, it was impossible to tell whether he knew about Qiu Que's powerful drug.

Jin Liangshun coughed lightly, and then continued to ask the little boy.

"What's your name, why are you being hunted down by wild beasts? Those wild beasts are not from the mountains, right?"

The little boy nodded, and after hesitating for a while, he still said something he knew.

"Those wild beasts were all kept in captivity. They came to hunt me down by feeding them. My guards were all drugged, and only guard An escaped behind my back. My name is An, and my name is Yongtai. son."

"You and this guard are both surnamed An, what is your relationship?"

"He is a side branch chosen by the main family."

Jin Liangshun nodded, allowing the relatives of the side branch to come and protect the child personally. This child should be very important to An's family.

Jin Liangshun did not continue to ask, but talked about other things.

"Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat? Do you still want those beasts outside? When will your guards be recruited? Do you need me to bring them something?"

An Yongtai pursed his red lips, he was indeed hungry, so the well-bred he nodded reservedly, and said to Jin Liangshun.

"Trouble you. I am useless to those beasts. The guards are not in a hurry. I want to wait for the guards to wake up."

"Okay, I'll get you something to eat."

After finishing speaking, Jin Liangshun left. He still wanted to skin the tiger for his daughter!

There are also the corpses of wild beasts on the road outside. They can't be wasted. They need to be brought back and disposed of.

You can't eat it all. It's best to make it into bacon. It's hot now, so you need to add more salt to make bacon, otherwise it will be easy to spoil.

While Jin Liangshun was thinking about it, he walked outside, his steps became much lighter.

After a while, An Yongtai heard the happy voice of the little girl in the yard.

"Daddy, Daddy, I want a tiger skin!"

"Hey, give it to my sweetest daughter. Be good, turn around first, and it will be ready soon. Give my best tiger meat tonight!"

"Is Daddy's tiger meat delicious?"

"It's not very tasty, there are some firewood, but it's okay, I saw a bear blind, I will make delicious bear's paws for my daughter in a while!"

"Is Daddy's bear's paw delicious?"

"It's delicious, it's very delicious, and I can eat it at night! Okay?"

"it is good!"

It can be heard that the father and daughter are very happy, and An Yongtai who is standing in the room is also relieved a lot.

Someone who can treat his daughter so gently and treat strange children with an equal attitude should not be a bad person.

The boy walked to the side of the bed and looked at the sleeping guard An, who was lying on the bed. His eyes had a look that didn't match his age.

Jin Liangshun did what he said, and made a bear paw for Jin Meiyu at night, and only made it for Jin Meiyu.

They found the bodies of three bears in total, and there were twelve bear paws, all of which were left by Jin Liangshun to his little girl.

As for the others, there is nothing special about it. After you get it back, you can eat whoever you like.

This time, they harvested three bears, three big tigers, seventeen gray wolves, and twenty-one wild boars.

This is really a big pile of meat.

With so much meat, it is absolutely unrealistic to eat it before it spoils. In the end, there is no other way but to make it into bacon.

It was also because of the need to deal with the meat as soon as possible, Jin Liangshun could only ask some other people to help deal with it.

It was also the first time that Jin Meiyu knew that there were other people living in the mountains.

Jin Meiyu didn't know any of these people, and she didn't come forward. She just looked out of the window and saw their busy work.

The meat was packed into pots, all kinds of blood were mixed with salt, and they were discussed to make blood tofu.

With so much meat, everyone was very happy, saying that not many people spoke up, but the joy could not be concealed.

Jin Meiyu saw them finish their work and put all the pots of meat on the freshly pulled ropes to dry. The yard was full of uneven meat.

Even so, there was still a lot of meat that had no place to dry, and was taken away by these people along with the internal organs.

After everyone had left, Jin Meiyu came out of the house and ran to her father to hug her thigh.

"Daddy, who are they?"

Jin Liangshun was still cooling the remaining flesh, and being hugged on his thigh did not delay him walking around, introducing his daughter to her with a smile.

"They, they are all hunters in the mountains. They are a group of very good people. If Meiyu encounters something in the future, she can go up the mountain to find them. You just need to stand in the yard and shout, and they can hear you."

Although Jin Meiyu is young, she is not so easy to fool.

"I don't believe it, how could there be so many hunters in the mountains?"

"Why not? There are many wild beasts in this mountain, and they are also fierce. If there are not many hunters, it would be dangerous to live in the mountains."

Jin Meiyu instinctively felt that something was wrong, but she didn't know where it was wrong, so she could only half-believe what her father said.

After Jin Liangshun dried the meat, he took the small bottle back to the house.

"Is Meiyu going down the mountain? Daddy may have to wait a while before going down the mountain. Will Meiyu go down the mountain with Daddy?"

"Meiyu is going down the mountain with Daddy. Daddy, we have brought so many prey today, can I bring some for my mother and sister-in-law?"

After hearing this, Jin Liangshun shook his head.

"That's impossible, my dear girl, our family still owes money, it's not good to eat meat."

"But mother is hungry and thin."

Jin Liangshun lowered his head, looked at Jin Meiyu, looked at her worried expression, and couldn't help sighing after a while.

He picked up the little daughter and touched her little bun, and he softened his voice.

"Your mother did something wrong. Dad did this just to make your mother correct it."

"What did mother do wrong? You can't go hungry even if you correct it."

　Take the ground with your head!I'm sorry, it's still two thousand short. I worked really hard, but I still haven't written enough words.Tomorrow I will add [-] words as compensation.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)