Happy pastoral sturdy little lady

Chapter 369

Fugui: "Let's clean up the kitchen first, boil some hot water for everyone, and then clean up the bedrooms!"

Li Shi: "I've already tidied up the kitchen, the hot water is boiling, and Xiaodie is watching the fire!"

Xiaodie is Fugui's eldest daughter, she is 12 years old this year.He also has two sons and a daughter. The eldest son is Rao Jin, who is ten years old this year; the youngest son is Rao An, who is eight years old this year.The youngest is my daughter, named Xiaomei, who is only six years old this year.

There was a little tear in Fugui's eyes: "Call Jin'er and An'er to help clean up together. Now we are a poor peasant family, and they are no longer young masters and ladies! We have to start exercising, we can't be like the old ones. Come reach out and open your mouth!"

Mrs. Li replied with tears in her eyes: "Yes, I understand, I will ask them to work together." After finishing speaking, she walked to the two sons who were standing at the gate of the courtyard and looked around, and said to them in a low voice. A few words or something.The voice was very low, Fugui couldn't hear clearly.

"Yes, mother, we got it!" Rao Jin and Rao An were sensible children, knowing that today is different from the past, they obediently agreed.

Fugui hadn't done physical work for a long time, and he was exhausted by laying straw on the roof.Moreover, going to such a high place, he was actually scared to death.Until this moment, he still has lingering fears.He was lying on a dilapidated recliner, his eyes swept over the dilapidated everything, and his heart felt like grass had grown.

Is there any hope and light in the days to come?
He was at a loss, tangled, and in pain, and his heart was full of sadness.

Before the sun went down, the family managed to clear out two rooms. Fugui took his two sons to sleep in one, and Li took his two daughters to sleep in the other.For dinner, I ate pancakes bought in the county seat, and I ate them with a pot of boiling water.Everyone was so tired that they fell asleep after eating half full.

The next day, the family continued to clean up the house until it was dark before they finally cleaned up inside and out.That night, Mrs. Li brought her daughter Xiaodie to cook a pot of rice for everyone, fried two vegetables, and a plate of eggs with leeks, which was the end of the miserable days of eating dry food.

After dinner, Fugui held a family meeting.

The atmosphere was a bit dignified, he cleared his throat, and said: "Tomorrow we will go to open up wasteland, so that next spring we can plant some soybeans, corn, peanuts, and sweet potatoes. Otherwise, we may not wait until next year's winter. If you don’t work hard, you will starve and suffer from cold in the coming year.”

Mrs. Li: "That's a good suggestion. Open up some wasteland, and our family can grow some vegetables and fruits. Now that the wasteland is opened, we can grow Chinese cabbage and radishes, so that we don't have to buy everything. We have vegetables and radishes at home. It can save a lot of money! Open up wasteland, I agree, and I am one of them!"

Xiao Die also said: "Father, mother, I am also one of them!"

The three little ones looked at me and I looked at you, and said, "I'm going too!"

Fugui smiled happily: "An'er and Meizi are still young, so let's dig wild vegetables! In this season, you can find some wild vegetables in the wild. When digging wild vegetables, if you see dry branches, drag some back home to make firewood !"

Rao An and Rao Xiaomei nodded: "Understood, Daddy!"

The next day, just after dawn, the family woke up.Even the youngest Meizi got up early.

After a simple breakfast, the family went out together.

Fugui and Li Shi each had a large hoe, Rao Jin and Xiaodie each had a medium-sized hoe, Rao An and Meizi each had a small hoe.These hoes were all bought in the county town.It is much cheaper to buy it at the blacksmith shop in the county than in small towns and villages.

Fugui planned early in the morning to take root in the countryside and take the route of farming.So I bought a hoe in the county in advance, took the hoe on the road, and used it as a weapon to resist bandits and road tyrants.

Rao An and Mei Zi each carried a small back basket, which was bought in the village. There is a family in the village who specializes in weaving back baskets and baskets to sell in the market.The village chief's son, Wang Shan, took Rao Jin and Rao An to buy it. Because it was introduced by an acquaintance, and he was from the same village in the future, Rao Jin bought it at almost half the price.

This little kindness of the villagers also warmed the sensitive Rao's heart, and he was no longer so cold and desperate.In the heart of the little boy, there is a little more hope for life.

The land that can be reclaimed is not far from the foot of the mountain. Rao An and Meizi went to the foot of the mountain to dig wild vegetables and gather firewood.

Wang Shan took his children to the mountains to pick up wild vegetables. When he saw Meizi and Rao An digging wild vegetables, he kindly said, "Meizi, let's go to the mountains to pick up wild vegetables. Do you want to go together?"

As soon as Meizi heard it, she immediately became interested: "Uncle Wang, what are the mountain products?"

Wang Shan: "There are walnuts, dates, chestnuts, and other things. Anyway, pick whatever you see."

Meizi said happily: "Okay, let's go together, thank you, Uncle Wang!"

Wang Shan: "You're welcome. Anyway, it's such a big mountain. It's okay to have two more children!" These two children seem to have grown up in the city. It is estimated that the small backpack is full. I can't carry it.

Oh, what a crime!This family must have encountered a difficult hurdle, so they came to Wangjiawan to settle down.Look at plums with delicate skin and tender meat, it must be very uncomfortable to go out to dig wild vegetables to supplement the family, right?It's better to go with them to pick up some walnuts and dates, it's better than the stale wild vegetables!
Rao An shouted loudly in the direction of his parents: "Father, mother, let's go pick up mountain goods with Uncle Wang!"

"Hey, I got it!" Fugui replied loudly, then thought about it, and said to his wife: "Oh, why did I forget, you can go pick up mountain goods!"

Mrs. Li said: "Why don't you take your son with you! Xiaodie and I will open up wasteland, so we can look at the hoe. If they all go, what about the hoe? Besides, we only brought a big back basket out, and we can see the hoe. If you go, you don’t have a bag on your back!”

Fugui responded with a smile: "Okay, then you two be careful!"

After saying that, he quickly picked up the basket and took Rao in to chase Meizi and the others.

Wang Shan said with a friendly smile: "Brother Rao is also here to pick up mountain goods?"

Fu Gui said in shame: "Well, I will go to the mountains with you today to have a look. I haven't gone into the mountains to pick up mountain goods yet!"

Wang Shan: "Ah? Brother Rao, have you never picked up mountain goods? It's just right, let's go and see with me today. There are many ways in this mountain. If you haven't been into the mountain before, don't go in rashly. Or, go tomorrow together." Bar!"

Wang Shan has a good impression of Fugui who looks very elegant and polite.By feeling, this family must have a story, but it can be seen that this family should be good people.That being the case, he might as well support him, multiple friends are always good.

Hulu County is in the middle of Languo, on the dividing line between north and south.Whether it is the berries in the south or the berries in the north, most of them can grow here.

Today, Wang Shan mainly went to walnuts and dates.

While walking, Wang Shan introduced to Fugui: "We have two big mountains here. The one in the east is called Daqing Mountain, and the one in the northwest is called Cuiyun Mountain. Daqing Mountain has chestnuts and bayberries, and Cuiyun Mountain has walnuts and dates. During this season, There is no red bayberry, and red bayberry is around the Dragon Boat Festival. We will go to pick red bayberry together next year at the Dragon Boat Festival!"

Wealth and wealth naturally follow kindness: "Good! Yangmei is sun-dried and used to make bayberry herbal tea in summer. It is the best to relieve the heat! Walnuts are also good things. They can nourish the brain and improve memory. The whole family can do it eat!"

Wang Shan: "Yes, my father just heard people say that walnuts can nourish the brain, so he asked me to pick more walnuts. There are two scholars in my family. I can give them more to eat, maybe it will help their studies!"

Everyone talked and laughed, and before they knew it, they came to a mountain depression.In this mountain depression, there are red jujube trees everywhere.

There are large and large jujube trees stretching as far as the eye can see, and the trees are full of big and red dates.Just looking at it makes people can't help but salivate, salivate, and be full of joy.

Meizi couldn't help cheering: "Wow! There are so many red dates! Big and red dates! It looks delicious at first glance, second brother, hurry up to the tree and pick some for me to eat!"

Rao An's skill in climbing trees is top-notch, even better than his elder brother Rao Jin!

Rao An: "Okay, just wait, Second Brother will pick dates for you right now!"

Wang Shan: "An'er, you pick it from the tree and throw it down, let your sister pick it up under the tree!"

Rao An: "Understood, thank you, Uncle Wang!" He put down the basket, and the one who picked up a jujube tree that looked very big quickly picked the dates and threw them down.

Meizi was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear, she quickly put down the basket, picked up dates from the ground and put them in the basket.Although he was very greedy, he didn't care about eating, so he squatted on the ground and put dates into the basket.

Fu Gui also put down his big basket and went to the jujube tree next door to Rao'an. Rao climbed up the jujube tree after three or two steps, spotted the big and red jujube, and threw it gently on the ground.

After a while, a layer of jujubes was spread on the ground, and there must be a basket.He thought for a while, picked for a while, and then slipped down the jujube tree.

At this moment, Rao An also got down from the tree, and together with his sister, filled the two small baskets.There were still a lot of dates on the ground, so Rao An and Meizi gathered them into a pile, and went to help Fugui gather the dates on the ground into a pile.Fugui's big basket was also full, and there was still a small half pile of dates on the ground.

Meizi said, "Brother and brother, let's fill up our pockets!"

Rao An grinned and said, "Good idea, our pockets and trouser pockets are all full!"

The three brothers and sisters all filled their pockets and trouser pockets.

Meizi also sighed: "Oh, it's a pity, I didn't bring a cloth bag! Otherwise, I can pack a little more!"

Fu Gui laughed, "Greedy ghost, if we brought a cloth bag, we wouldn't be able to transport a bag of dates down the mountain!"

Meizi said unconvinced: "I can carry that little pannier down the mountain! If I bring an extra cloth bag, I can carry it for elder brother!" She glanced at Fugui, then at the big pannier: "Daddy, it's you who can carry it!" Shall we take this big basket down the mountain?"

Fugui was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled: "Daddy is an adult, so you can carry it down if you grit your teeth. But, you are only eight years old this year, and even a small basket is about ten catties full. If you carry it down the mountain, It will crush you, and you will be in trouble if you don't grow taller in the future!"

"Oh? Will it grow taller?" Meizi sighed deeply, and said, "I can carry half of the basket! I can still carry half of the basket, and it won't be crushed!"

Fu Gui: "Okay! That's it for today! Jin'er, go tell your Uncle Wang that we have a lot of unfinished loads here, and let them bring over the pan!"

"Okay, Daddy, I'll go right away!" Rao Jin obediently went to find Wang Shan.

Wang Shan found a very big jujube tree, about half a mile away from Fu Gui's house, and Rao Jin searched for it for a long time before finally finding it.

Rao Jin: "Uncle Wang, there are still a lot of unpacked ones left over there. My father told you to put them in a basket! The ones over there are also big and red, similar to the ones here!"

(End of this chapter)