Reborn farming life

Chapter 8 Uphill, Good Harvest

After I finished tying a Chinese knot, sister-in-law Cuigu came to see me. There were a few younger women with her. Sister-in-law Cuigu introduced us and greeted these sister-in-laws. Today's itinerary started. To the west of Liujia Village is a mountain. The mountain is not very high, a bit like BJ's Fragrant Mountain. I heard from a sister-in-law in the same company that this mountain has a history of hundreds of years.There are lush trees on the mountain, and there are all kinds of wild vegetables and animals, and there are no large beasts, only some small animals, so it is very safe.I heard that when there was a famine in Liujia Village, many people lived on the weeds, vegetables, bark, and animals on the mountain, so this mountain can also be said to be the blessing of Liujia Village.

We walked all the way up the mountain, and we could always see some little rabbits, pheasants and the like running past. It's a pity that none of us women can hunt, so we can only watch them slip away.While walking, Cui Gu’s sister-in-law taught me to distinguish which wild vegetables are edible and which ones are not, so I picked a lot of wild vegetables.

When we came to a relatively flat place, Cui Gu's sister-in-law said, now everyone is scattered to search, but don't go too far. Although there are no wild animals here, it will be troublesome if they get lost. After that, everyone dispersed.

While thinking back to what Cuigu taught, I was looking for edible wild vegetables, and I really found a lot.I was looking for a smear of red in the distance that caught my attention. I walked over and looked at it. It really is chili. I like spicy food very much. I wanted to buy some when I went to the market last time, but I didn’t see any. selling.I didn’t expect there to be one on the mountain. It’s still such a big piece. I must pick a lot of it. I want to drool at the thought of eating Chongqing spicy chicken!

Before touching her hand, Cuigu's sister-in-law came over, "Huh? Sister Yu, many people take this home and put it on display. Do you want to pick it up and decorate the house?"

"Ah?!" I was stunned when I heard Cui Gu's sister-in-law's words, decoration?How about decorating the house with peppers?That's right, the red chili is very beautiful, but its real value is to eat!No wonder no one sells this anymore. It turns out that everyone doesn’t know that this can be eaten!But I was too lazy to explain too much, and it was hard to explain how I knew that chili peppers could be eaten, so I laughed and said, "Hehe, yes, it's so beautiful, pick some for Tuantuan to play with."

Cui Gu's sister-in-law smiled and walked away to watch, and I started picking my beloved peppers desperately, the more I picked, the happier I was! "Spicy girl is hot, hot girl is hot, hot girl is not afraid of spicy since childhood, hot girl is not afraid of spicy since childhood..." Haha, I am really happy, this time it was not in vain!Picked more than half of the basket of peppers.I originally wanted to pick a whole basket, but suddenly something moved around my feet, and my body stiffened instantly. It can't be... it can't be a snake...

Frozen and motionless, I hate snakes the most, God, Bodhisattva, and Buddha bless you, but it must not be a snake! ! !Slowly lower your head and look towards the source of the sound.Huh~~ Fortunately, it's not a snake, it's a little gray rabbit.Maybe sensing my sight, the little rabbit ran forward bouncing and bouncing.Suddenly I want to grab it very much, Tuantuan will definitely like it very much.

My heart is not as good as my action. I quickly chased after it, and slowly chased it farther and farther. When I chased until I couldn't see the rabbit, I found that I didn't know where I ran. It's really bad!be lost!It's all the fault of that rabbit, woo woo woo, I'm going to catch it, ravage it, and eat it! ! (⊙﹏⊙b Khan, what a scary woman)

There is no other way, let's look around, look around, see if you can see those sister-in-laws.But after watching for a long time, I didn't see a single figure.God, who will save poor me!He sat down on a stone in dejection, and began to curse the damn rabbit in his heart.

Huh?what is movingMust be that damn rabbit, wait and see if I don't catch you.Angrily, he walked towards the swaying grass, and slowly bent down, "Hey, let's see where you are going!" Gently pushed the grass away.

The smile froze on my face, this... this... this is a snake... the current situation is that I am facing a snake in the grass with no one in sight! ! !God... God... God!I regret it, I shouldn't want to ravage a cute little rabbit so cruelly, I repent, who will take this snake away!I thank his eight generations of ancestors!

It's a pity that no one heard my prayer, and the snake was still staring at me while spit out a message!No, it seems that I can only save myself!There is only one chance, if you miss it, you will be bitten. It’s okay if it’s not a poisonous snake, but if it’s a poisonous snake, this place is deep in the mountains, I guess I’m dead!Quietly, I took out the dagger from the basket, held it tightly in my hand, and stared at the snake. I guess the snake also looked at me impatiently. It suddenly opened its mouth and rushed towards me. In an instant, the dagger in his hand quickly pierced the snake's seven inches.

what!He fell back and sat on the ground, almost biting me. It seems that when one's life is threatened, human potential is unlimited!The ancients do not deceive me~~ My nerves suddenly relaxed, and I realized that my back was covered with cold sweat, and my hands and feet were also soft.

Just sitting on the ground in a daze, staring at the snake's body, his mind was blank.After resting for a while, I came back to my senses, and I felt that my strength was slowly coming back.Look at that snake again, hey!It's disgusting!But what is that?Over the snake, squat down and look at the red balls and palm-shaped leaves in front of you, this, this, ah!Could this be, that is, ginseng!right!It's ginseng!Oh my god, it's done!It's time to post!This must be a wild ginseng, one, two, three, four, five, six, with six leaves, this should be a wild ginseng that is hundreds of years old!

Enduring the excitement, I carefully dug the soil with my hands, and it came out!Out!Carefully dig out the ginseng, it feels like my heart is about to jump out!This is a ginseng tree that has taken shape!My heart can hardly bear the load!Once you have this ginseng tree, you don’t have to worry about it. You can dream of buying a three-entry house and buying a lot of beautiful jewelry, ah!What a joy!

Carefully wrap the ginseng in a handkerchief and put it in her arms.It was really right to enter the mountain today, it was a bumper harvest!I looked around to see if there was any ginseng, but unfortunately I couldn't find it, but I was not disappointed. After all, the formed ginseng is a treasure that can't be found, how can there be a lot of it as soon as it appears!Now that I think about it, that snake may be guarding this ginseng tree here. Isn’t it often said that where there are rare treasures, there must be rare birds and beasts guarding them? !
With ginseng in my arms, I feel that I am full of energy now, and I started to look for the way back. In the process of searching, I picked some wild wild plums, which taste sour and sweet and very delicious.On the way, I also saw a litter of little rabbits. I don’t know if it was born of the rabbit that led me here. I won’t kill their family for the sake of letting me find ginseng.

After walking for a while, I heard someone calling me. I walked over and saw that it was Cuigu and sister-in-law who were looking for me.When they saw me, they inevitably said a few words to me, and I listened patiently, and apologized to everyone, after all, everyone really cared about me.After checking the time, everyone had almost picked it, so they went back to the village together.On the way back, I promised Cuigu and sister-in-law that they would not run around next time, and told them to call me when they came again.

Going home happily, according to what I heard before, gently wipe off the soil on the surface and roots of ginseng with a cloth, then quickly rinse it in water, then shake off the excess water, and put it in a cool and ventilated place Dry it in the shade, and then wrap it tightly with a clean cloth. If you don’t have a box, you can only store it like this. Next time you go to the town to buy a good box and put it in.

Wash the peppers, put them in a dustpan and let them dry in the sun, and grind them into powder later.And those wild vegetables are also placed in the yard to dry, and they are kept for making dumplings or frying when there are no vegetables in winter.Soak the picked plums in water.Packed some wild plums and wild vegetables, and went to Aunt Liu's house to pick up Tuantuan.

When I went there, Aunt Liu was doing needlework in the yard, and Erya coaxed Tuantuan to play beside her.As soon as I stepped into the threshold, Tuantuan rushed towards me like a small cannonball, and quickly put down the basket to catch him.Don't say I haven't seen you for a long time, I'm really panicking.He lowered his head and kissed Tuan Tuan's little face, "Is Tuan Tuan obedient? Do you miss your sister?"

Tuantuan's soft body twisted and acted coquettishly in my arms, "Sister~ Tuantuan is obedient, I really miss my sister~"

"Sister Yu is back, look at this kid, his eyes are sharp enough, he saw you right away. You don't know, since you left, you have been staring at the door, afraid that you might not see it when you come back!"

"Oh! Tuantuan, your sister won't play with sister Erya when she comes back, you little heartless, coaxing you for so long!!" Erya also joked with Tuantuan.Tuantuan's small head turned to look at them, his big eyes rolled around a few times, and then he buried his head in my arms again.

Smiling, he patted Tuantuan's little butt, and handed the basket in his hand to Aunt Liu, "Auntie, I went up the mountain to pick a lot of wild vegetables. You should try it too. It's not a good thing, so don't say no to me!" Aunt Liu didn't either. Resigned, and took it with a smile.Turning around, he handed the plums to Erya again, "Erya, here, the plums I picked are sour and sweet, they are delicious!" Erya happily took them and put them in her mouth, causing Aunt Liu to clap her hands. She patted her head, "There are no rules when you're so old, thank you, Sister Yu."

Erya stuck out her tongue mischievously and said, "Sister Yu, you are so kind, this plum is so delicious, next time I will go up the mountain with you too!"

Smiling and making an appointment to go together next time, I said goodbye and went home with Tuantuan in my arms.

When I got home, I fed the soaked plums to Tuan Tuan, and got a few sweet and greasy smiles from Tuan Tuan.At noon, I steamed a few steamed buns and fried a plate of wild vegetables with eggs.The big white steamed buns were eaten with open eyes and smiles, and after eating a whole one, the belly was bulging.Looking at Tuantuan's happy smile, I really felt extremely satisfied and secretly vowed to let Tuantuan live a good life.Thinking of the hundred-year-old wild ginseng hidden in the house, I immediately felt confident.

(End of this chapter)