Rebirth Farmhouse

Chapter 9

Xiuyao, who was tired of eating big fish and meat in her previous life, is now drooling over a small plate of toon sprouts and thin noodle rolls, not to mention the bowl of golden egg custard.

If this Zhang family is stingy, she is very kind to Yang Yang, her eyes flicked over those peanuts, there are peanuts in this world, why is there no corn and sweet potatoes?If there is, at least life will be better, and she won't be dizzy from eating black noodles all day long.Not to mention starting a business, she can't see that she will starve to death in a few days, so she has to find a chance to eat meat.

It's just—even the kindling is a problem, even if she gets lucky, she can't cook a wild rabbit, let alone she doesn't have the ability.

Seeing her wandering, Qin Yang was dissatisfied again, "Qin Xiuyao!" He yelled, and Xiuyao was so frightened that she dropped the dry food in her hand on the kang. When Zhang saw her, she immediately reprimanded: "Die, take care of yourself!" wasting food."

Xiuyao quickly picked it up and stuffed it into her mouth. It would be a disaster if she was snatched away by Mrs. Zhang and refused to eat.

Xiuyao didn't eat two mouthfuls, Qin Yang finished eating egg custard, and pestered her to play games if he didn't want to eat anything else.

Mrs. Zhang coaxed him to take a bite of the paper, but he refused to eat it, but Xiuyao was hungry and greedy. Can you blame her for being greedy?The food is also too bad. Thinking about losing weight in the past, I didn’t eat such a good meal, it’s really—— a sin.

After lunch, Qin Yang played for a while and fell asleep, and Xiuyao said to dig wild vegetables.

Mrs. Zhang wanted her to work more, so he gave her a small broken basket and a shovel with no handle—all the good ones were taken away.

Xiuyao didn't care about it, and went out with her basket on her arm. Seeing this, Xiuqin hurriedly shouted: "Yaoyao, don't go to the river." Thinking about starting a small stove around here, I'm afraid it's just to see if I can get a fish. Others like birds and rabbits are not something she can deal with.

She remembered that there was a circle of rivers around the village, and besides deep ditches, there were also shallow places. If all went well, see if she could catch a fish with a basket from a place where the current was small.

Turning around, she found that this was just her own wishful thinking. There were fish, and they could swim freely in the river, but it was not something you could catch if you wanted to.

She had no choice but to concentrate on digging wild vegetables. At this time, the vegetation was sprouting and there were still a lot of wild vegetables, but there were also many people digging. But in the end, the Qin family in Taoyuan Village was probably one of the poorest.

When the small basket was almost full, Xiuyao felt that it was more comfortable to come out, as long as she dug a basket of wild vegetables and went home, she didn't have to stay at home and watch the old lady's face, and she was often beaten and scolded, and there was a little child who bullied her .

She really doesn't understand why there are so many people in the family, all of them are not lazy, they can do a lot, and they are willing to work hard, but why are they so poor?
It's really incomprehensible.

She dug some wild vegetables along the river. The soil here is good, and the wild vegetables grow better. She is glad that there is no pollution here. Even the roadside can be dug up and used, so she doesn't have to go to the wilderness to dig.

Xiuyao was looking at the wild vegetables while walking, and she was still thinking about the mess. At this time, a man came out on horseback from the corner. He rushed out in a hurry, and was not on guard against someone, and almost bumped into her.

Xiuyao was so frightened that she took two steps back and fell down in the field beside the road. She was stung by the thorns on the ground and hurriedly jumped up to pick the thorns in her hand.

Seeing this, the man reined in his horse and looked at her, "Little girl, are you all right?"

Xiuyao saw that the man on the horse was only a half-grown boy. He was against the light, so she couldn't see his face clearly. He looked about ten or fourteen or fifteen years old, and he looked like someone from a certain family riding a tall horse. The young master is just as condescending, and he is so impatient even asking the victim if it's okay.

Xiuyao rubbed her eyes and muttered: "It's okay, you slow down, it's not good to bump into someone."

The young man saw that she was fine, and there was a trace of relief on his stern face, "I'm really sorry, I have something urgent, this is an apology for you." He took out a bag of things from the pouch on the side of the horse and handed it to her. give her.

Xiuyao hesitated for a moment, but he seemed a little impatient. He bent down and threw the paper bag into her arms, said offended, and walked away.

Xiuyao was stunned for a moment, that Ma Ke was so handsome, the warmth in her hand reminded her that she still had something, and when she looked down, it turned out to be an oiled paper bag.

food?

Overjoyed, she tore off the greased paper two or three times, and inside lay a piece of braised pork the size of a palm. It was bright red in color, oily, and exuded bursts of meaty aroma. It was very attractive. She counted the layers. The ones turned out to be five flowers on the fifth and sixth floors.

"Gudong" she swallowed a big mouthful of saliva.

Is this braised pork that fell from the sky?It’s not illegal to eat it yourself, so you don’t need to take it home and share it with them.Thinking of the big family, if I take it home like this, I'm afraid there will be no meat leftovers.Especially Mammy, who might have to question herself, or get beaten, hum!Thinking of this, she immediately took a bite without hesitation.

Wow!It is soft and melts in the mouth, fat but not greasy, it is delicious, it is the most fragrant braised pork I have ever eaten in my life.

Meat, meat, I really miss you so much, she happily took another big bite, and she vowed silently in her heart that in order to be able to eat meat every day, she must work hard and find opportunities to make money.

The meat was so delicious, and she was too hungry and greedy, she ate it up in a few bites, and then looked at her hands with a sense of emptiness and loss. If it wasn't for the feeling of fullness in her stomach and the reminder from the oil paper in her hand, she would have felt I didn't eat anything myself.

She licked the meat-wrapping paper without hesitation, then discarded it reluctantly, folded it and stuffed it into her waist pocket.

After eating meat, she will have more strength to dig wild vegetables. She did not expect that Yaoyao, a little girl, knows all the wild vegetables around, such as bitter vegetables, bracken, shepherd's purse, horse's dent vegetable (pursella), gray vegetables, koji Vegetables, plantains, dandelions, etc. are edible, and there are also poisonous ones that cannot be eaten, such as cocklebur, Qucai lady, pulsatilla, wild carrots and the like.

Xiuyao realized that she had dug up the wild vegetables so quickly. Thinking about the second aunt and the others, they all had one basket in the morning and one basket in the afternoon. Or go home when the sun goes down.

After thinking about it, she took the basket and went to the river to wash the wild vegetables.

The river around the village is different from the one she fell into. That one is specially dug for water storage. Besides water storage, the river around the village also has a function of drainage, which can protect the village, so it is not so steep, and the side is used for washing. Clothes, etc. are convenient, and there are some big stones.

When she was washing wild vegetables, the third grandfather who happened to save her passed by, and said in surprise, "Oh my little man, you just fell into the river, why are you here again? Your mother asked you to come out and dig vegetables?" , there is a look of pity on the face, thinking that the little girl is so little, she has to watch the children dig wild vegetables all day long, she just fell into the river yesterday, and she came out to work today, and there is no adult to follow, it will be terrible if she falls into the river again what to do.

Naturally, he didn't know that Xiuyao fell into the river because of her younger brother, and only thought that she accidentally fell in order to dig wild vegetables.

Xiuyao hated Mrs. Zhang, but she was also a little afraid of Mrs. Zhang. If she knew that others misunderstood her for abusing her granddaughter, she would be beaten.She hurriedly explained: "Third Grandpa, thank you for saving me, otherwise I would not have seen you. I'm fine, I'm fine, and I can't stay longer so I came out to dig vegetables."

Speaking of the people who saved her, she knew that the third grandfather asked Uncle Qiangzi to lead the donkey, and he put himself on the donkey's back to control the water. In addition, there were two young people from the village who jumped into the river to help save people.These parents have said it all, and grandpa also asked Mammy to send two handfuls of eggs to each family because he was grateful for the money spent by others. Mammy was reluctant to part with it, but because of face, he had to give it away.

Of course, no one confiscated it, saying that it belonged to a fellow villager, and no one wanted it when no one was using it, otherwise Mrs. Zhang might have to take it out on herself.

It's a pity that no one knows the person who really rescued him. Dad and grandpa told someone to inquire about it, but they don't know when there will be news.

Xiuyao asked the third grandfather about that person again, and the third grandfather shook his head and said that there was no news so she didn't need to worry too much.He looked at the girl, thought she was sensible and well-behaved, she was such a good child, and told her to be careful before going home.

Xiuyao washed the wild vegetables and carried them home in a small basket.

She is small in stature, but the basket is a bit big, which made her stagger.

As soon as she arrived at the street with a basket on her shoulders, she was grabbed by Xiurong who was waiting here, and she said in a hurry: "Oh, little aunt, grandma, you have messed up the mother's life, and I couldn't find you when I woke up, crying It's earth-shattering, and Mammy scolded us all terribly."

While walking, he said: "I don't know why you have confused the little ancestor, but no one can coax you, so I have to find you."

Xiuyao was also surprised, isn't it just for fun, "Just play hopscotch with him."

Xiurong scoffed: "You think we don't know how to play, but he is looking for you. He probably thinks you are fun, and he can pull his hair while playing."

She doesn't admit that she is not as good at coaxing children as her sister, she just thinks that her brother is used to bullying her sister.

As soon as he saw the two wooden doors downstairs of the grass gate of the Qin family, he heard Qin Yang rushing out yelling, "Qin Xiuyao, you're not home yet!" mixed with Zhang's voice coaxing him.

As soon as Xiuyao entered the house, as soon as she appeared by the screen wall, Qin Yang rushed over, kicked Xiuyao's calf, and pushed her hard with his fists, "Why did you go? What are you doing?" Go? Why didn’t you take me with you, hum, kill you, kill you!”

Xiuyao was stunned for a moment, this dead child was really lawless, she pushed him away forcefully without even thinking about raising her hand.

(End of this chapter)