Siheyuan: The Final Winner

Chapter 5 Going up the mountain to dig saplings, meeting Qin Huairu on the road

 When you are busy, time always flies by.

 In a blink of an eye, it was past one o'clock in the afternoon.

If it weren’t for the snowflakes falling from the sky.

Jiang Pingan is still immersed in the fun of looking for various trees.

 This place used to be worthy of being an imperial village, with many types of villas.

 In just a few hours, in addition to finding more than a dozen types of fruit trees, he also found some trees suitable for making furniture.

Such as walnut, ash, elm, birch, oak, catalpa wood, ash, cork, etc.

 Although they are only small saplings, it is more convenient to collect them in space.

 It will take tens to hundreds of years to be used in the real world.

But Jiang Ping'an has space and can speed up, so he's not afraid of not using it.

It started to snow in the sky. After Jiang Pingan glanced at the time, he turned around and headed home.

“If it doesn’t snow tomorrow, we can go hunting in the mountains earlier.” Jiang Ping’an thought to himself.

“Let’s see if we can hunt some hares, pheasants, etc. to keep.”

He hasn't eaten meat for a long time. In the past few years, even in the city, supplies have been in short supply.

Even if you have meat tickets, you should queue up early to buy them.

 You have to wait for it even the night before, otherwise you won’t be able to buy it.

Although he wanted to eat meat, Jiang Ping'an didn't want to work so hard to queue up.

 Plus he likes to eat white noodles.

 So I exchanged my meat stamps and cloth stamps with others every month.

You have to buy some at a high price, otherwise there won’t be enough to eat.

But it will be fine in the future. I have space, so I don’t have to worry about eating.

"You can't eat meat every day blatantly, you have to do it secretly, so as not to make people jealous." Jiang Ping'an thought to himself.

 “You can’t do it in the yard either.”

“You have to make it in the countryside first, put it in your space backpack, and then secretly take some out when you want to eat.”

Jiang Ping'an was worried just for a bite to eat.

 Everyone is short of food these days.

People can do anything when they are extremely hungry, so Jiang Ping'an couldn't help but be cautious.

"It seems that after the food in space is harvested, we will still have to be busy!"

 After having food, the chickens he threw into the space had something to eat, and it was time to breed.

 Even if he gets nothing from hunting tomorrow, at least he will have chicken and eggs to eat in the future.

There will be no shortage of oil and water in the future. In addition to saving seeds, the peanuts and soybeans grown can also be squeezed into vegetable oil for consumption.

“We also need to make more staple food, such as noodles, steamed buns, flower rolls, fried dough sticks, mochi, sesame cakes, dumplings, steamed buns, cold skins, wontons, twists, etc., and put them in the space.”

The space backpack is in a vacuum state, so no matter how long it is kept, there is no need to worry about deterioration.

It looks the same when you put it in, and it stays the same after you take it out, which is very convenient.

Jiang Pingan walked down the mountain, thinking about all kinds of delicious food, and his mouth watered with greed.

As soon as we came down the mountain, there was a sudden "bang" sound, and then someone shouted "ouch".

"Someone fell?" Jiang Ping'an was moved in his heart and left looking for the sound.

After walking a few steps, Jiang Pingan saw a woman lying on her side in a muddy ditch not far away.

 Looking at the figure, the woman should be young.

 She was carrying a backpack, had long braids, and a scarf tied around her neck.

 Wearing a thick cotton jacket and cotton trousers, she looks extremely bloated.

 She didn't scream now.

Just lying on his side in the ditch motionless, hissing and gasping for air, it seemed that he had fallen hard.

Jiang Ping'an walked a few steps, stepped forward and took a look, and found that he was an acquaintance.

"Ouch! Isn't this Sister Qin? Are you okay?" Jiang Pingan bent down and greeted loudly.

This person is Qin Jingru’s cousin Qin Huairu.

 The reason why both of them have the surname Qin is that they refer to each other as cousins ​​instead of cousins.

 It’s because their respective fathers are just cousins ​​across the room, so their relationship is somewhat distant.

 But their mothers are biological sisters, and their relationship is closer.

So since childhood, we have been called cousins ​​according to the relationship on the mother's side.

In the city, Qin Huairu's husband's family lived in a large courtyard with Jiang Ping'an.

 The courtyard they live in is a large courtyard. I heard that it used to be a prince's mansion and it was quite large.

Qin Huairu's mother-in-law's family lives in the middle courtyard, and Jiang Ping'an lives in the front courtyard.

The two of them are from the same hometown, but they don’t have much contact with each other. They are just acquaintances and rarely speak.

 Before Qin Huairu got married, Jiang Ping'an was studying.

 After Qin Huairu got married, her mother-in-law kept an eye on her.

 I don’t dare to talk too much to other men in the courtyard.

Even though both of them knew that the other person was a fellow villager, they just smiled and nodded after meeting, which was regarded as a greeting.

Qin Huairu heard Jiang Ping'an's voice.

 Thinking that he had seen my embarrassment, I was so embarrassed that I wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl under it.

 But now a heartbreaking pain came from his ankle.

 In addition, she was stuck in the ditch and could not move, so she had to ask Jiang Ping'an for help.

So she suppressed her shyness, blushed, and said:

“Safety came just in time. I’m sprained in my feet and can’t move. Can you help me and lift me up?”

 “Okay, I’ll help you up right now!”

Jiang Pingan nodded, quickly put the hatchet and **** aside, and stepped forward to help Qin Huairu up.

 “Hiss…ouch!”

As soon as Qin Huairu was helped up, she felt a sharp pain and gasped for breath when she exerted force on her feet.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Ping'an frowned and asked with doubts on his face.

 Qin Huairu's charming face was flushed, her mouth was grinning, and she whispered back: "My feet are sprained, I can't use my strength!"

"What should I do? Should I go to the commune to ask for a doctor? Or should I go back to Qinjia Village without carrying you?" Jiang Ping'an asked.

 At the same time, he secretly looked at Qin Huairu.

This Qin Huairu is worthy of being the beauty of the courtyard, with a charming appearance and a graceful figure.

The age of twenty-five or six is ​​when a woman shines.

In addition, she has a charming personality, and every move and every smile exudes a charming charm, which is really charming.

Especially her seductive eyes, which were frowning and filled with tears, made people feel pity for her.

Qin Huairu heard Jiang Ping'an's inquiry and thought about it. She felt that going to the commune to find a doctor would cost money and waste time.

If she were to go back to Qinjia Village, she would be in such a miserable state that she would be embarrassed.

 Speaking of which, she went back to her parents' home once when her son Banggan was one month old. It has been six or seven years now.

 It is impossible for my parents’ family not to complain after not coming back for so many years.

 In addition, she returned to her parents' home this time because there was not enough food at home.

 I plan to come over and see if I can carry some sweet potatoes and potatoes back.

 It would be better if there are stick noodles or noodles.

 If only my parents and uncles could see me like this.

　　　I guess if I don’t ask for food, I will be ridiculed.

They are all short-sighted, and Qin Huairu knows it very well.

When she came back to her senses, she secretly glanced at Jiang Ping'an who was hugging her, and discussed:

“Peace, how about you take me to your house to rest for a while?”

“Don’t get me wrong, I’m going back to my mother-in-law to visit my mother-in-law this time.”

“If my mother-in-law’s family sees me in such a mess, I will lose all my face.”

 “Wait until I go to your house and rest for a while.”

“When your feet no longer hurt, wash off the mud on your body, and it won’t be too late to return to your parents’ house clean and tidy.”

Jiang Pingan saw her eyes rolling, and he roughly knew what she was thinking.

Carrying a basket on your back to go back to your parents’ home, at this age, there is nothing else you can do but eat.

Her husband, Jia Dongxu, is currently the only one in her family who has an urban household registration, and his monthly food quota is only about 30 kilograms.

 A family of five, three adults and two children, where can we find enough food?

However, Jiang Ping'an didn't expose him. He nodded with a smile and carried her on his back.

Then he took his hatchet and hoe, chatted and laughed with Qin Huairu and went home.

 (End of this chapter)