The skilled widow is busy farming

Chapter 19

Grandma Wang followed behind, listened to their words, and couldn't help but nod her head. Helping the weak, helping the poor, being kind-hearted, and uniting the strength of the clan is the best education a mother can give her children.

"Mom, here are light bamboo leaves."

The group brothers saw the herb and shouted to Xiu Niang happily.

"Pick some and use them back."

"You're here to collect herbs."

Grandma Wang also bent down to pick it together and couldn't help laughing with her.

"This mountain has given us a lot of good things and kept us alive in difficult times. I ran out of ingredients for herbal tea at home, so I picked some and made herbal tea to drink."

Xiuniang smiled at her grandma and came out for some air. The air in the mountains was fresh and comfortable, and she felt much more relaxed.

"it is good."

The children all recognized simple herbs, and together they picked some herbs such as money grass, prunella vulgaris, light bamboo leaves, wild chrysanthemums, etc. They could make herbal tea at home, which can clear away heat and relieve fire.

Bamboo leaves are not bamboo leaves. They are plants that look like bamboo leaves. They are also herbal medicines. They are effective in reducing gum swelling and inflammation, and can also be used as a herbal tea.

"I saw mushrooms, Qing'er, come quickly."

Yingzi went to meet again and found the mushroom circle, and shouted to them happily.

"Oh, this is really good, not too big and not too small."

If the mushrooms grow too big, they will be eaten by insects. The size of a fist is just two days old, which is just right. It is fragrant and not eaten by insects.

Everyone picked mushrooms along the way and picked some herbs when they saw them.

Summer is a great time to collect herbs, many herbs are in summer.

If you often pick mushrooms, you will know that picking mushrooms is not easy. Mushrooms grow in circles, and half of them grow in sunny and humid places. There are several mushrooms in a circle, but you have to run around in circles to find them, just run around It’s just a few miles in one go, and it’s hard to climb mountains.

"Look, Mom, I have collected a lot of herbs. I can dry them and process them when I get home. I can sell them for a lot of money."

The group brothers also showed her the baskets. They had indeed picked a lot of honeysuckle and other rhizome herbs.

"It's a pity to sell them. These ordinary herbs don't cost much, so it's better to keep them at home. You should always have some at home."

"also."

I picked all the herbs along the way. There are so many herbs in summer that I won’t be able to finish them all if I don’t worry about you picking them.

Everyone's basket was full, not only of mushrooms but also of herbs.

Qun Ge and Qing'er ran to the river to check the baskets they had put out in advance.

"Mom has several big fish."

"Bring it back."

Xiuniang stood by the river and looked at her son, and couldn't help but smile warmly and happily.

The group of brothers tied up the fish with straw ropes. There were five or six fish of different sizes in total, and three of them were quite big, enough for the whole family to eat.

"Divide these big ones into pieces. Yingzi, take the mushrooms and fish home and cook them for your mother. Say hello to your grandparents for me."

"I……"

Yingzi didn't dare to ask for it.

"Take it, I gave it to you. Your grandpa won't hurt you. I won't let you eat today. My family's Xiaoshui food is too plain. You go home today and ask your mother to cook you fish."

Xiuniang patted Yingzi on the back and smiled at her.

"Go back quickly, the fish will die soon."

The group brothers gave Yingzi the fish and the basket and asked her to go home first.

"Then I'll go back first, thank you Master."

"Come here to learn in the afternoon, grandma will teach you how to play the piano."

"Ai!"

Yingzi jumped home.

"Brother Qun, Qing'er, you two send it separately. Send one big one to your sixth great-grandmother, give the rest to the second grandpa, and give this one to Aunt Zhang."

"okay."

"Just pick up a bunch of mushrooms, and we'll keep the rest to eat."

"understood."

The three of them went down the mountain together and arrived at home. Qing'er and Qun Ge took fish and a bunch of good mushrooms and gave them to the orphans, the old and the weak, and the Fuzi clan's home.

Qing'er went to Grandma Li's house first, and Brother Qun went to the clan elder's house.

"Second Grandpa, my grandpa asked me to send you a fish and mushrooms." "Here, Brother Qun, is your grandpa at home?"

"Grandpa went to the fields, and my mother and I picked mushrooms and fished. My family is too filial to eat meat, so I might as well give you a taste."

"Good boy, come inside and have a glass of water."

The second grandfather was not polite to him. He took the things and planned to pour the child a glass of sugar water.

"No, I will send a fish to the Master's house."

Xiu Niang asked the two to go separately and send them to the homes of orphans. Qing'er went to the homes of widows and old ladies, and Qun Ge went to the homes of his grandfather and his wife.

"Your mother is kind and thinks about you all the time. Is your mother feeling better? Are you feeling energetic?"

The second grandfather thought of the outstanding brother Ping and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The loss of the Li family's leading son was a huge loss for the Li family village.

"It's much better. Even though I don't eat much, I don't seem to be fat. I can't eat meat because of my filial piety. I'm skinny, but I feel better than that."

"Take your time and give her some time. Brother Qun, if your father is gone, you will be the breadwinner of your family. You have to support the family for your mother."

"Yeah, I remember the second grandpa."

"I won't keep you anymore. You have time to play. If you have any difficulties, remember to come to grandpa. Your second grandpa will be able to support your mother and son before he dies."

"Thank you, Grandpa Second. I'll go to Master's house."

The group of brothers bowed to the second grandfather solemnly.

"Go."

The second grandfather looked at the child's retreating back and murmured: "You really look like Brother Ping. He is good at studying. I hope he can get ahead. Poor Xiu Niang..."

The two children came back after delivering some fish, and the family also prepared a meal.

"Mom, I'm going to deliver the food."

Brother Qun is taking a break today and taking his sister to deliver food and work in the fields.

"Okay, give your grandpa some help and a little wink."

Xiu Niang loaded the food and herbal tea for the two children and gave them some instructions.

"understood."

"Little brother, listen to your mother at home and don't cause trouble."

"hold head high."

Brother Chun raised his head and responded.

Xiu Niang and grandma have already eaten. After dinner, grandma went to take a lunch break. Xiu Niang dried the herbs she picked and then prepared them and put them away. If she has a headache or a fever, she can use her own medicine at home, so she doesn’t have to go to the drug store all the time. Can't afford to go.

Last time she smashed the coffin, used ginseng to hang herself, and melted away ten taels of silver. This was enough for an ordinary family to get a wife, and it was enough for major things like repairing the yard.

Xiu Niang went to look around the flower garden again. This was the land she had opened herself, and medicinal herbs were grown in it.

She turned out to be a beautiful girl with a beautiful heart. She was not only good at embroidering and weaving, reading and doing accounting, tending flowers and plants, but was also good at concocting medicinal materials.

Honeysuckle, Motherwort, Prunella vulgaris, Polygonatum odoratum, Agastache, safflower, licorice and other herbs are planted in the flowerbed, and they will all be harvested in a few days.

If you are not short of money, you can keep it at home and eat it. If you are short of money, you will sell it to the drug store. You can also pick herbs in the mountains. There is no shortage of medicine for headaches and brain fever. However, if you are really sick, you have to go to the drug store.

Grandpa specially built a medicine cabinet at home to put medicines for her.

After sorting these things out, Xiu Niang hugged Brother Chun and went to wash her hands.

"See how dirty you are, wash yourself up and go to bed."

"hey-hey!"

Brother Chun chuckled.

Xiu Niang washed her son and put him to bed for a nap. She also went to take a nap.

When they got up in the afternoon, Qing'er and Grandma Wang were already studying piano music.

"Second Aunt, what are you doing with so much ingredients?"

"Make soap and balsam."

"Then I'll help you with it later."

"it is good."

I have ready-made materials at home. I make some soap for bathing regularly. If I put a little of the endless osmanthus and roses in, the soap will have more fragrance and it will be more convenient to use in the bath.

She made these things, mainly because the materials were not complete. It would be better if the conditions were better and some serious spices could be used.

(End of this chapter)