Hard work

Chapter 7 Calculation [Second update]

The most important part of Chinese New Year, orchids have not experienced it.

According to the rules, although Gaihua is the eldest brother, but he is not yet married, he should not give lucky money to his younger siblings.

So Lan Hua'er only got a pillow-pressing red envelope, which contained a penny.She didn't think it was too little, and solemnly found a place to put it - but the house was too dilapidated, she wandered around for a long time, and found that it could only be placed on her body, so she was a little unhappy.

Gaihua was amused by her little squirrel-like appearance.

When the first day of the new year was over, Gaihua took the two little ones to the village to pay New Year's greetings.

It is said that it is New Year's greetings, but they can't bring out New Year's goods at home.So in order to prevent everyone from thinking that they came to cheat for food and drink, Gaihuadu just led them past the door, congratulated them, and then went to the next house.

Enthusiastic people grabbed fried pumpkin seeds and rice candy stuffed with dog eggs and orchids.

Lan Hua'er bowed, said a few more auspicious words, and then took a few away.

Gaihua strictly ordered Goudan to only grab a handful, because after turning around, only Goudan would eat his mouthful.

Of course, there are also cynics.Before the three children had gone far, they were already pointing at Sang and cursing Huai from behind.

Which family's food was eaten, which family's scolding was received-these orchids are all in my heart.In the future, as long as there is an opportunity, she will definitely reciprocate.

Lan Hua'er originally thought that Gaihua would take them to the Zhao family's relatives for a walk, or follow the rules and go back to Zhao's Mrs. Wu's natal house with them on the second day of the new year.

As a result, the flowers changed but there was no movement.

Lan Hua'er was extremely curious in her heart, but she didn't dare to ask.

How dare she let Gaihua know that she has changed.

But soon she figured it out.

As long as this family had any relationship with the clan or the natal family, these three widowed children would not have fallen to the present stage.

Now she naturally doesn't know what happened back then, but there is a tuberculosis ghost in the family, so one can imagine the attitudes of other relatives.

Yeah.

She didn't recognize those people either, so if she didn't recognize them, she wouldn't.She naturally has a way to keep her brother and brother alive.

After a few more days of excitement, it's time to go outside to change the flowers.

Lan Hua'er felt extremely reluctant, and Goudan cried even more.Lan Hua'er felt that Goudan wouldn't feel much reluctance to this brother who gets together less and leaves more.But probably for Goudan, big brother means to have enough food.When the eldest brother left, he would have to live a hungry life again, how could he not cry.

She herself really likes this elder brother a little bit, and she is a little anxious about the future in her heart, and her eyes are a little more teary when she looks at Changhua.

Gaihua comforted them, and finally left with the donkey cart.

Before leaving, he filled up the firewood in the house, and told the younger sister to go to Tiesheng if she needed anything.I owe someone a favor, and I depend on someone to be fine.If the food is not enough, go to the village chief's house to get some credit, and he will find a way to make up for it.

Seeing Lan Hua'er obediently nodding her head and agreeing one by one, he just got into the car.

There is no other way, if he doesn't work, his younger brothers and sisters will starve to death.

After Gaihua left, Lan Huaer had the thought to recalculate the remaining rations at home.

There is half a bucket of brown rice, even if she and Goudan eat the thinnest brown rice porridge every day, they can barely survive until the beginning of May when Gaihua returns home.

She only has two handfuls of vegetables, one is womb and the other is radish.

From mid-February, she should watch the weather. If it is warm, she can plant radish in late February.Radishes are thick and long. Although she has never grown them before, she feels that she should be able to handle them.

The radish should be ready to be harvested in late May. Before that, the leaves of radish can be eaten as vegetables—the wealthy families use the leaves of radish to feed pigs.She didn't have pigs in her house, and she didn't have anything to eat, so she had to eat the radish leaves by herself.

This thing is delicious and easy to put, it supports the stomach and is nutritious.According to Aunt Liu, if it is taken care of well, it will not be a problem to eat it until winter.

White radish is also called "earth ginseng" in modern times.

The sowing of cabbage is from May to June, just after the radish is harvested.

People with land will grow another crop of radish, but her family has no land.

After a year like this, by the end of the year, she should be able to eat the vegetables that will be harvested in the spring of next year.

Sure enough, what this family needs is output.Only with productivity can there be more opportunities.

But before that...

Lan Hua'er looked back at Goudan sitting on the kang, feeling sad again in her heart.

She had to make sure that she and Goudan would not be hungry before then.

Of course you can't die, but what's the point of living.

The radish and woad cabbage that Aunt Liu gave before the Chinese New Year still had a big one left each.Lan Hua'er weighed it with her hands for a long time, and felt that it would be enough for her and Goudan to last for a week.

Just no oil.

Lan Hua'er's eyes drifted unnaturally to the back mountain again.

People in the village kept saying that there were bandits and thieves on the back mountain, but she felt that the mountain was a little deserted.

Except when chopping firewood, the villagers don't go there very much.

It's just that the mountains and forests there are a little deeper, and it's not easy to get out after sinking in.

But now is a good season to go to the mountains.

There was no snow in the village these days, even the snow on the road was swept aside early, and when the sun shone, it turned into icy cold water.

The snow in the mountains does not melt.

Lan Huaer decided to go again.

This time she behaved well, and brought a thin linen quilt that was built in summer at home, and greeted people in the village when she saw them.

It's all about:

"Go to the back mountain... pick up some twigs and light a fire."

No one doubted her, they all praised Lan Hua'er as a hardworking and good girl, and by the way, talked about the boy or girl who only knew how to play.

Lan Huaer smiled shyly.

She was afraid that someone would propose to go to the mountains with her.

Fortunately, it was still the beginning of the year, everyone had guests at home, so I was very busy, and not many people really cared about Lan Hua'er.

This time she went further up the hill, even tied up her smock and climbed up a tree.

When I returned to the village, the dead bodies of three squirrels were stuffed into the bed sheet, and she had five or six handfuls of hard-shelled fruits.

Of course, she didn't forget to pick up some branches on the mountain, cover them with squirrels and fruits, and carry them home with great effort.

She ran like this for three or four days, and when it was almost the Lantern Festival, she stopped.

At this time, ten smoked squirrels had been smoked in her house, and a large pile of pine nuts and walnuts had been hidden.

[TAT, why don’t everyone like to vote for me.Do you think I can't write well?crying sadly]

(End of this chapter)