How to survive in poverty: I use a simulator to farm

"Daughter-in-law, I think you seem to have something on your mind..."

After saying that, Chen Yixuan gently touched Chen Feiyan's head.

Chen Feiyan raised her eyes and whispered softly: "I'm just a little worried about the future of our family."

Knowing that she was worried about this, Chen Yixuan said frankly: "Daughter-in-law, I will go fishing and catch forest frogs later. Like last year, we will save a bunch of dry goods and go to the county town to sell them to make money."

Chen Feiyan listened and shook her head gently: "Don't sell those things. Our family is hoarding them this year."

Chen Yixuan gently touched her fair face and said, "Okay, I will listen to you."

Chen Feiyan had already learned from the life simulator that the cold winter would come early this year, so Chen Feiyan added: "If our family buys a few more buckets of food this year, we will also stock up."

Chen Yixuan was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then I will take the children with me tomorrow to dig a cellar in the yard."

Speaking of cellars, Chen Yixuan mentioned the wild lynx raised at home.

"Daughter-in-law, our Dahei has become stronger than before recently. Do you feel it?"

Chen Feiyan nodded: "I used to feed him boiled fish all the time. I never let him eat enough. Recently, I don't know if he is hungry or what, but he will catch mice by himself!"

"Last night, he caught six at home. All they ate were their tails."

Chen Yixuan smiled: "How can Dahei be so capable?"

As he spoke, he touched the back of the lynx lying beside the stove.

This wild bobcat is twice the size of an average domestic cat. Even though he looked a little malnourished, he still had some weight when he stood up.

"Daughter-in-law, our cat seems a little unusual. He seems to understand what we are talking about..."

Chen Feiyan smiled and nodded: "If you keep a pet for a long time, it will usually gain some understanding of human nature. Unless it is particularly cruel in nature or has a particularly low IQ."

……

After dawn, everyone in the village got busy.

Those who do various farm work, those who fish on the river, those who pick wild vegetables in the mountains, those who weave at home, and those who cut pig grass, except for children under three years old, everyone has their own things to do.

Everyone is busy with life. Almost all the adults frowned, feeling bitter and resentful.

Just when they were thinking about a big harvest in a few months, they subconsciously smiled with imagination.

If there is a bumper harvest this year, they won’t have to worry about anyone in their family starving to death this winter and next spring.

They don't need to rent out their wives.

Chen Yixuan is extremely capable.

He and his five sons were fishing on the river bank. Today, they caught nearly [-] kilograms of fish by making a nest.

Chen Yixuan threw all the small fish into the river with his own hands, leaving only the big fish weighing more than fifty kilograms, and then he took his children and carried it home.

Seeing that the fish he caught this time were packed in two large wooden barrels and three basins, Chen Feiyan widened her eyes and said, "Dad, how did you do it?"

Chen Yixuan smiled: "Lucky, lucky. This kind of thing is rare."

The family gutted the fish and threw it aside, keeping the roe. After that, Chen Feiyan started making caviar soup and porridge.

And Chen Yixuan took the children how to grill fish.

If the grilled fish is cooked well, you can make money by selling it in the city.

The children all know that this is a way to make money, and they all study very seriously.

Seeing Chen Yixuan and the others busy, Wang Yingying's family of three also helped.

After the sun went down, Chen Feiyan's family had a particularly sumptuous meal in the evening.

"Brother, this grass carp is really good, delicious, and very tender."

With that said, Chen Yixing put all the brains in the fish head into his mouth.

After eating, he chewed the fish bones into pieces.

Everyone ate three large bowls in a row before putting down their bowls and chopsticks one after another.

As for Chen Yixuan, Chen Yixing, and Chen Xiaoyi, there will be extra supper tonight.

A bowl of caviar soup and porridge. There may seem to be a lot of people in the family, but in fact the only ones who can really be used are Chen Yixuan, Chen Yixing, and Chen Xiaoyi.

If the government wanted to do corvee or military service, only the three of them at home would be able to do it.

Others go and die [-]% of the time.

If she didn't ensure their logistics first, they would definitely be in trouble after they were requisitioned.

Chen Yixuan could actually guess a little bit about Chen Feiyan's thoughts.

Knowing that he could not fall down, Chen Yixuan finished three large bowls of food in succession when he was having supper.

After eating and drinking, he lay on the bed and fell asleep again.

After ten days of careful care by Chen Feiyan, Chen Yixuan, Chen Yixing and Chen Xiaoyi, who were originally as thin as ribs, finally gained some weight again.

My energy level is obviously better than before.

When Chen Yixuan spoke, his voice was more energetic than before.

As a result, Chen Yixuan had more strength to take his family to fish by the river, hunt pigweed, and dig wild vegetables in the mountains every day.

July is quickly approaching.

The hottest time of summer.

At this time, some swamps along the river were cracked by the sun.

Chen Feiyan followed them and harvested all the dozens of acres of sorghum planted by the river.

There are also those bumpy ramie fields. Chen Feiyan led them to start chopping ramie.

If you want to turn ramie into twine bit by bit, there is a lot of knowledge in it. The process is cumbersome, time-consuming and labor-intensive.

What country people are most willing to spend is their energy.

When Chen Feiyan took her whole family, including her eight nephews, to do the work, no one complained.

Seeing the ramies drying in the yard, everyone was very happy.

"Auntie, all this hemp is piled up into a mountain. We turn them into hemp threads and then make them into linen clothes. Then won't we get bigger this year?"

Chen Feiyan smiled and nodded. "I feel like we can really make a small fortune this year."

With good expectations, Chen Feiyan's whole family is working hard.

Soon, Chen Feiyan's family got bundles of made twine.

However, turning twine into linen requires some tedious processes.

Chen Feiyan had no choice but to endure the impatience in her heart and teach her nephews how to weave linen step by step.

Chen Feiyan already has two looms at home.

The eight nephews worked in teams of two, working in shifts, which was not too tiring.

Soon, Chen Feiyan got a bundle of linen.

Linen is a bit rougher than soft cotton. But for Chen Feiyan now, this is already a remarkable achievement.

Most of the people at the bottom in ancient times could only afford linen.

Those silks and satins were worn by rich people who didn't have to work.

If they farmers go to the mountains to mine iron ore and coal, they will strip themselves naked before going down the well because they are reluctant to ruin their linen clothes.

……

After Chen Feiyan got the linen, she immediately started making a pair of trousers for her man.

Knowing that she couldn't use up all her twine this year, Chen Feiyan sold it to Chen Yuan next door at a cheap price.

Knowing that she had no money, Chen Feiyan even negotiated with her to use her labor force to make up for it.

For every ten feet of cloth she weaves for her family, she gets one foot.