Age of Rebirth: There is room for group pet peasant girls

Chapter 4 Go up the mountain to pick wild fruits.

The trees on the mountain are lush and lush, and the village organized a lot of pine trees, which can be used to build houses.

Fallen branches can be picked up and brought back to the fire, and pine needles are a good material for starting a fire.

As soon as I arrived at the foot of the mountain, I encountered a small piece of myrtle, and the black and purple fruit seemed to beckon to them.

Several people swarmed up and picked the ripe fruits and put them in the basket. Some green ones were inedible, astringent and hard, and they were reserved for picking when they were ripe.

Several people picked more than anyone else, and they finished picking the fruit in a short while.

Going forward, they often go up the mountain, and they know where and what kind of fruit they have, and they pick them one by one in order of distance.

Soon they came to an oil orange tree.

This oil orange tree is as tall as two adults, and the branches are densely packed with oil orange fruits, which are so heavy that the branches are bent down.

The little sisters first picked all the ones that were within reach on the ground, and some taller ones were about to climb up the tree.

Liu Yao climbed up the trunk like a little monkey, found a branch to stand firm, and pressed down the fruit-bearing branch.

Several people on the ground grabbed the branch that Liu Yao had pressed down and dragged it down, and then one quickly picked the fruit on it, and when they finished picking, they let go, and the branch bounced back to the high place with a "sigh".

They repeated the same trick and pressed down the branches. Several people had a great time picking them.

After working for a while, I picked all the ripe fruits on the tree.Save some of the small ones for the bigger ones.

Weighing the basket, we picked about ten catties of oranges in total.Everyone shared more than two catties.

Wild tangerines are very sour when eaten raw, and after being sour, there is a sweet aftertaste in the mouth.

However, if you wash it and put it in a jar, then add some salt to marinate it, the marinated oil orange fruit is especially delicious and quenches your thirst.

After soaking in water, you can eat the oranges again. The sour and salty taste will whet your appetite.

Everyone likes to pickle. When I go to school, I bring a plastic bottle, fill it with water, put a few pickled citrus fruits, a little sugar, and a bottle of homemade drink comes out.

The myrtle fruit is relatively delicate, and if you accidentally press it, it will be flattened, and the purple juice inside will flow out. Several people carefully put the myrtle into a cloth bag and tied it around their waists.

A lot of dimples were picked in the front.

Dimple is a local name, and it is also called Mifanzi.Later I learned that the scientific name is Nanzhu.

The fruit trees are short and short, and the fruits are in clusters. There are about a dozen of them in a cluster, and they are not as big as a small fingernail. The ripe fruit is black like a blueberry, but there is a big seed inside.

There is not much pulp, just a taste, a little sweet and sour, but still very fragrant.Generally, you pick a handful and throw it directly into your mouth, suck the juice and then spit out the seeds.

Mouth and tongue are purple blue after eating.

The fruit was so small that it took several trees to get a handful each, and put it in the myrtle bag.They are all fruits that are relatively easy to break.

Several people picked some cranberries and golden cherry seeds one after another.

These two branches are thorny, and they have to be picked carefully. If you are not careful, your fingers will be stabbed or your clothes will be cut. The black thorns of the raspberry are like the sharp claws of a kitten. If you are hooked, they will be inserted into the flesh , very painful and red and swollen.

If you get stabbed accidentally, just pick a few cranberry shoots, chew them in your mouth, and then rub them on the wound, and the pain will disappear after a while.

But the fruit is very delicious, similar to raspberries, more tender and juicy than raspberries, just like caviar, it will burst when bitten, sweet and sour.

The fruit of the golden cherry is a bit unfriendly. It is densely packed with small thorns. It does not hurt when pierced, but it will be a little itchy.

When eating, you have to scrape off the thorns on the surface, remove the seeds in the stomach, and eat a layer of skin.A little hard to chew.But also sweet and sour.

In the countryside, there is no need to buy all kinds of candies, and the children don’t have much money in their pockets. Occasionally, if the family gives a dime, they can buy two hard candies in the only canteen.

More snacks have to be these wild fruits on the mountain. They taste good and don't cost money. If you pick more, you can eat them for a few days.

The mountains are treasure houses for children.

At this time, peaches are out of season, but pears are still available.

Several wild pear trees on the mountain are often visited by children.

A few people came to the pear tree, and there were more than [-] ripe fruits hanging on it, some of which had been pecked by birds and could not be eaten.

The pear tree was too tall, and several people found a tree trunk to punch the fruit. One person hit it, and several people picked it up from below.

The skin of the wild pear is relatively thick, brown, with brown spots on it, and it is quite big, about the size of a child's fist. Unlike the current pears, its flesh is thicker and has a slightly sour taste, but it is also a rare delicacy. up.

After harvesting a dozen or so pears, they put them into baskets one by one, and they prepared to go home.

On the way back, I also encountered several gardenia trees, which had not been patronized by anyone. The gardenia fruit was yellow, about the size of an adult's thumb, and was a kind of medicinal material.

A few people packed some gardenias and planned to go home and dry them. If they saved a little more, they could sell them to those who went to the mountains to buy medicinal materials and earn some pocket money.

Some people also buy fresh ones, but the price is relatively low. Generally, they are bought to make pigments, which can be used for dyeing cloth and painting paints.

Generally, villagers like to dry them in the sun, and you can earn a few cents more per catty.

Liu Yao and a few little sisters returned home with a lot of spoils.

When he arrived at the door of the house, he saw Liu Yu sitting on the stone pier, looking forward to see through. Seeing her sister coming back, Liu Yu rushed over excitedly, wanting to see what fruit her sister had picked.

After entering the house, Liu Yao poured the fruit in the bag into a basin and washed it clean.Then fill it up to a bowl kilometer.

A bowl full of Gong's wild fruit, juicy and juicy, made Liu Yu's saliva drool, and couldn't help but take a piece of myrtle to taste, it was so sour and sweet!
Liu Yao said: "You can't eat too much, you won't be able to poop if you eat too much, save half of it for tomorrow, and give it to grandparents."

There is a relatively hard core in the middle of myrtle, and if you eat too much, you will become constipated. Many children will struggle to go to the toilet the next day after eating too much, but they can't hold their mouths.

Liu Yu nodded while eating, and did not forget to ask.

"Sister, have you picked the mandarins?"

Liu Yao took out a few pears from the basket, revealing half of the basket of oil oranges.

"Wow! There are so many! Sister, save some for me to satisfy my hunger, and pickle the rest to eat slowly." Liu Yu said happily.

"Got it, I'll save half a bowl for you."

As he spoke, he also poured the oranges into the basin, washed them with clean water, and put them in bamboo baskets to dry.

After the moisture on the surface is dry, you can put it in a glass jar, fill one jar, and fill the gap with salt.Wait for more than ten days to soak in water.

The glass jar is the canned loquat brought back by my parents. The loquat inside is sweet and juicy, and the syrup is even sweeter and delicious.

Liu Yu likes to eat it, and the grandfather who loves his grandson specially asked someone to find a few loquat seedlings and plant them on the mountain.When the fruit bears fruit, you can make canned loquats and eat them.

"Sister, when the golden jujube is ripe, you can pickle a few jars for me. The salted golden jujube is always delicious." The younger brother is a snack.

"Okay, okay, then I'll make a few cans of sweet ones for you to eat as candied fruit."

"Sister, you are so kind, you are the best sister in the world!" Liu Yu hugged Liu Yao's waist excitedly.

What a sweet burden to have a brother who loves to suck up.

Soon it was time for dinner. Grandma picked two cucumbers from the vegetable field, peeled off the skin, then cut them open, cleaned out the seeds inside, and cut them into thin slices.

Then cut some pork, grab it with starch, stir-fry together, add some seasoning, and a plate of delicious pork and cucumber is out of the oven.

Cut two more tomatoes, beat a few eggs, and made a plate of tomato scrambled eggs.

I also bought two pig bones, cut a piece of corn into pieces and put them in the pot together, put them on the charcoal stove and simmered slowly, until the nutrition of the bones and corn had run into the soup, then put some salt to taste .

Just cook a pot of rice and it's ready to eat.

The food at home is the best in the village. When the two children are growing up, grandma is not stingy with food, and the family eats a lot.

Grandpa also picked out the bone marrow and distributed it to the two siblings. Liu Yao didn't like to eat this, it was too greasy.I gave it all to my brother.

Liu Yu liked it very much, so he ate it up in two bites, and even gnawed on the bones. Because the food was so good and so edible, the little kid grew fat and taller than his peers.

Everyone who saw it praised Wu osmanthus for being well raised.

After eating and drinking enough, some relatives came to find grandpa to make tea.

After washing, the two siblings went to the roof to enjoy the cool air and watch the stars. Grandma also brought a plate of tomatoes mixed with sugar for the siblings to serve as after-dinner fruit.

Several nearby families were also enjoying the shade on the roof. It was not time to go to bed, and everyone was talking and laughing about today's interesting stories.

The houses in the village are not far apart, and some people who are nearby can run to other people's roofs just by stepping on their feet.

Liu Yao was very close to the neighbor's house. Their two brothers saw Liu Yao eating tomatoes, so they jumped from this roof to the roof of Liu Yao's house.

Liu Yao gave each of the two brothers a piece.The children chatted about what they did today, took out a few more bird eggs, and agreed to catch chickens with the eagle tomorrow, and they were called back to sleep by the family.

Because of jumping off the roof, I got a slipper on my butt.Although the distance is very close, there are times when you are not careful.The adults told the children not to jump off the roof again, and the children said yes, dare to do it next time.

The cool wind blows people drowsy, listening to the undulating sound of frogs, the two siblings fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)