Farming in space: the struggle of peasant girls

Chapter 16 016 On Track
Even knowing the appalling tragedy of possible cannibalism, life has to go on.

Mu Yu went out to do errands as usual, but first he found a stone with sharp corners and a long and thick branch and put them in the mustard space, so that if something happened, he would be able to defend himself.

In addition to these, for the sake of safety, she also plans to shorten the time outside, the time of going out in the morning does not need to be changed, and returns to the ruined temple half an hour earlier every day.

This was the first day she went back early, and she returned to the ruined temple with the seven weeds that she wanted to supply to Mrs. Li, and the ten weeds that she planned to share with Yang Erlang.

Mrs. Li was the one who gave her the jug. Yang Erlang briefly introduced the situation of Mrs. Li's family to her, saying that they were people with whom she could get in touch. learn.

Mu Yu once again felt that she was lucky, and met a good person when she first made a deal.

Just as she was thinking, she saw the figure of Li's son Zhao Cong in front of the ruined temple. The way Zhao Cong stared at her eagerly made people laugh.

"Go and ask your mother to come out, don't disturb others."

Zhao Cong nodded, turned around and ran away.

Not long after, he brought Mrs. Li out.

Mu Yu looked around and saw that no one noticed, so he took out the large handful of weeds and asked Mrs. Li to pick out seven.

She noticed Li Shi's eyes widening instantly, while Zhao Cong was directly surprised.

Seventeen weeds looked quite a lot together, especially these weeds were very juicy and luxuriant, and eating them would probably fill a person half full.

It didn't take long for Mrs. Li to recover, but her face was somewhat awkward. She simply picked out seven weeds and counted them carefully before handing them over to Zhao Cong.

As for Zhao Cong, after getting the weeds, his eyes got stuck in the weeds and he couldn't get them out.

Mu Yu has been carefully observing the expressions and gestures of the two of them, and seeing that they have no malicious intentions, he is more relieved, thinking that he may be able to make friends with this family and support each other in the future.

Standing there, Mrs. Li was still worried that Muyu would not be short of their sundries, and maybe they wouldn't get many weeds in the future.

After all, I always brought back three or five trees in the past, maybe it was not easy to find the seven trees this time. She was surprised to see so many this time, but she was happy after being surprised.

Mu Yu didn't seem to be short of weeds, so it was easier for her to replace them, or in other words, she could exchange more.

"That's it. I want to change more weeds in the future. Is there anything else you need?"

Mu Yu frowned slightly, high-quality customers will become regular customers, this is a good thing!

She said hastily,
"There are still a lot of things missing, such as bowls, pots, rags, clothes, shoes, and food."

Mrs. Li was also a little surprised, she didn't expect Mu Yu to be so talkative,
"Then, how much weed can I exchange for the bowl I took out last time?"

Mu Yu thought about it, and compared the jug and bowl in her mind. Now she already has a jug and a bowl, and what is more lacking is a container like a jug. The bowl is relatively less short, but there are still some. needed, so he tentatively said,

"The bowl is smaller than the pitcher, and it can't hold water, so you can't give ten weeds. How about four?"

"can!"

It was not Li Shi who said this, but her son Zhao Cong, who was waiting to look at her with bright eyes, with an unconcealable happiness on his face.

"Yes, one bowl can be exchanged for four grasses!"

Mu Yu looked at him, knowing that the price was higher than he expected, but even if it was higher, it would not be higher than a few grasses, probably because the kid knew where to find the bowl.

She looked at Mrs. Li and saw Mrs. Li nodded, so she said to Zhao Cong,

"Let's talk about it first. The price may change according to the situation of the bowl. You have to tell me how much you want to change one day in advance and discuss it. Do you know?"

"Then tomorrow, we will change two bowls."

"can."

Zhao Cong nodded in satisfaction, and followed Mrs. Li back to the ruined temple with the weeds.

Mu Yu didn't move in the corner, watching the two walk away and listening to the two talking.

"It's great, there are seven edible ones today, but there were only three that didn't taste good yesterday.

Mother, don't move the bowl at home, I know there is a place where I can find the bowl..."

Mu Yu stayed for a while before going back, just in time for Yang Erlang to come back, this time his hands were empty.

She gave half of the remaining ten weeds to Yang Erlang, and the two of them ate the black corn buns and weeds left over from yesterday, but they didn't feel hungry.

Yang Erlang left three weeds uneaten, and she, like him, did not move.

Putting the grass away, she wanted to ask Yang Erlang about his situation, but she saw an old man in the same room walking towards the two of them leaning on a walking stick.

When the old man walked in, Mu Yu found that the old man was carefully holding a rag bag in his hand, which seemed to be filled with things, but it was estimated that there were not many.

The old man stopped tremblingly, his lips were chapped, his eyes seemed to be dry, and he said in a hoarse voice,

"I want to replace your weeds with these bran, we haven't eaten for three days..."

As he spoke, he carefully opened the cloth bag, revealing only half a handful of bran inside.

Bran is probably the product of chaff, wheat husk, and stalks processed. It is generally used to feed livestock. When the food is not enough for poor people or in times of famine, it can be mixed with food to increase satiety. Anyway, it is not poisonous.

In this chaotic world of drought for several years, the people at the bottom gradually changed from eating bran as a meal, and now they can't even eat bran.

Mu Yu took a look, it was edible bran, although it was not a good thing, but it was okay to use it for a change of taste.

Moreover, the old man looked really pitiful.

So she asked,

"It can be changed, but I only have three grasses here..."

"These are fine, these are fine..."

But in the end, Yang Erlang took out the three weeds he had reserved for eating the next day, a total of six weeds in exchange for the half handful of bran.

The old man was so moved that he was about to shed tears, he kept thanking the two of them, and praised them for their kindness.

Bran is not a good thing. It must be cooked well before it can be eaten. It is difficult to swallow without cooking, and the amount is small.

Three weeds are equivalent in weight, and six are considered extra care.

However, this is nothing.

Mu Yu put the half handful of bran into the pitcher, which happened to be half full of water.

Clay pots can be used to boil water and cook rice. Although this pot is also made of pottery, it is obviously not used for cooking. It is relatively thick, so it is not unusable, but it is estimated that it will take a long time to heat up a little .

Yang Erlang said that if the bran is soaked for a long time, it will become soft, and it can be eaten after a little heat.

Mu Yu is helpless, but it can only be like this at the moment, it seems that he will have to change to a clay pot for cooking in the future.

But this is not an easy task. Who would throw away a good clay pot?Just looking at the beggars in the broken temple, many of them only have a broken bowl.

The next day, she and Zhao Cong traded the two bowls that had been ordered yesterday.

After the money and goods were settled, Zhao Cong proposed to bring two more bowls tomorrow. This kid really knew where to find bowls.

Mu Yu agreed, and mentioned the matter of finding clay pots for cooking.

"If you can find a clay pot for cooking, as long as it is still usable, you can pay ten grasses."

She was just mentioning it casually, but Zhao Cong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and said,

"I will handle it!"

(End of this chapter)