It is definitely too late to grow food in the ten acres of land behind the yard.
But it would be good to plant some cabbage, radish, etc. and keep them for home use in the winter.
Li Laoer and his two brothers went into battle together with hoes and cleared an acre of land in one day.
Jiaren took his younger brothers up the mountain to cut firewood and drag it home to stack it. This was the key to keeping the family warm through the winter.
Only Wu Cuihua would hide and be lazy from time to time, but when it came time to eat, she was more active than anyone else.
Although Zhao Yuru and Tao Hongying are diligent, they can still finish their work neatly without Wu Cuihua's help.
But Mrs. Li looked down upon this cheating person and planned to properly discipline her second daughter-in-law after she was completely settled.
During the day, while Jiaren and Jiayi were chopping firewood, they dug a lot of wild vegetables in the back mountain.
Knock the soil off the roots, arrange them neatly on a dustpan, and place them in the sunniest place to dry.
In winter, it is also a good dish to soak in water and blanch in hot water for dipping.
On this day, Li Lao Er took a pheasant that Li Lao Si had shot in the mountains yesterday and went to the village chief's house to borrow a donkey cart.
I plan to go to the county to buy more food for the winter.
The village chief set up the donkey cart for Li Laoer, but he refused to take the pheasant.
But Li Laoer insisted on giving it and said with a smile.
"Uncle, this is a little thought from our family. You can keep it and eat it!" After saying that, he took the donkey cart to the town to buy food.
This time, Mrs. Li gave him five taels of silver, enough to buy several hundred kilograms of sorghum noodles.
When the time comes, add some thin noodles, steam the buns or make pancakes, which will make you very hungry.
Jiayin is currently lying on the kang playing with a rattle, practicing hard to let her little hands follow the instructions of her brain.
Mrs. Li directed several young men to clean up the warehouse, clean the pottery jars, and then put food in to avoid the harm of rats.
Jiayin looked at the roof, thinking about going hunting in the back mountains with her father tomorrow.
There are dozens more eggs stored in the space, and hundreds of kilograms of sweet potatoes have been dug up, and I will take them out every chance I get.
She is still too young now and has to rely on others to do simple things, which is really inconvenient. She desperately wants to grow up quickly.
The chubby arms like lotus roots swayed more and more happily, and the rattles also made a clanging sound.
"Oh, are we, Fu Niu, so happy today?"
Old Mrs. Li liked her granddaughter's cheerful look the most, and quickly hugged her in her arms.
Jiayin responded with a few babbling sounds, and began the necessary daily bonding time between grandparents and grandchildren.
Jia Ren and the others came up to her and secretly touched her little sister's hands and feet, laughing happily...
The next morning, after having breakfast, Li Laosi took up his bow and arrows and prepared to continue hunting in the back mountains.
Hunt more pheasants, make some chicken soup for Tao Hongying, replenish her body and save more milk, so she doesn't have to worry about her daughter going hungry.
Jiayin was drinking milk when she heard Old Si Li talking to Mrs. Li.
She hurriedly raised her head from Tao Hongying's chest and said "Ahhh" twice at Li Laosi's back.
"Fourth, Fu Niu'er calls you."
Mrs. Li usually takes her granddaughter carefully, and she knows her granddaughter best. Seeing this, she tried to shout, and as expected, she waved her hands excitedly.
When Li Laosi turned around, he saw his daughter stretching out her little hands to hug her.
He was so flattered that he quickly took his daughter from his wife's arms. His arms were stiff and he did not dare to use force.
Tao Hongying chuckled, stood up and taught Li Laosi, "Hold her like this."
Li Laosi adjusted his posture, teased her daughter for a while, and put her back into Tao Hongying's arms with a look of reluctance.
"I will definitely find some wild eggs for my daughter today. Can such a big child eat egg custard?"
As he spoke, he turned around and was about to leave. As a result, Jiayin screamed again, and he still reached out to hug her. hug.
Seeing that Li Laosi ignored her, she burst into tears at the top of her lungs.
Li Laosi and Tao Hongying both panicked and quickly checked to see if their daughter had peed.
Jiayin took advantage of this and tugged on Mr. Li's sleeve. Mrs. Li thought about it, then nodded her granddaughter's forehead and asked.
"Fu Niu'er, are you reluctant to leave your father?"
"Ah." Jiayin only responded.
Mrs. Li blinked her eyes twice and asked again, "Then you want to go up the mountain with daddy?"
"Ah!" Not only did he respond to the good news twice, but he also danced happily...
Is there anything else you don't understand? Mrs. Li decisively ordered her son and daughter-in-law.
"Put Fu Niu'er on your back, and you can go together."
"No, mother, what if we encounter black bears and wild wolves on the mountain, and there are a lot of mosquitoes!"
Li Laosi was the first to object, and Tao Hongying also hesitated.
But Mrs. Li waved her hand, "Didn't Mrs. Sun give you a piece of fine gauze? Just wrap it around Fu Niu'er. My granddaughter said she wanted to go up the mountain, so we don't want to disappoint the child."
Li Laosi and Tao Hongying were both dumbfounded. After all, The daughter made a few noises. Everything was guessed by the old lady, and she was afraid that she might not take it seriously.
But they could only obey and get busy quickly.
Zhao Yuru helped find fine yarn, while Wu Cuihua secretly pouted and felt very unhappy, but did not dare to say anything.
The mountains behind Qingshui Village are densely wooded, but because of this, there are many wild animals, but they are all very clever. If there is any sign of trouble, they will rush into the low bushes and disappear without a trace.
Li Laosi, an expert archer who always hit the mark with perfect accuracy, rarely missed.
Seeing that the sun was about to reach directly overhead, Tao Hongying found an open space and sat down to rest while holding the good news.
Jiayin's dark eyes rolled around, and when Tao Hongying wasn't paying attention, he threw two stunned rabbits from the space.
They were raised in the small courtyard of her space. When she first returned to the village, her neighbor gave her a pair of rabbits as a gift to pass the boring time.
As it turned out, these rabbits were so fertile that they were almost overrun in a few months. Taking advantage of today to reduce the burden on the small space courtyard...
When Tao Hongying turned around, she saw two bloody rabbits under the tree. She was startled and shouted hurriedly.
"Fourth, Fourth, come quickly!".
Li Laosi, who heard the call, thought something had happened and ran back in large strides.
Seeing the plump big gray rabbit, Li Laosi was also surprised, "Maybe it's because the weather is hot and the rabbit ran away?"
Jiayin chuckled, Dad really found a good excuse!
Such a big rabbit was enough for the whole family to eat two or three meals. Li Laosi happily put the rabbit into his backpack.
The couple were no longer tired and continued to wander around the area. As a result, they picked up seven or eight "stunned" rabbits and even two nests of eggs, totaling more than thirty eggs.
When he finally went down the mountain, Li Laosi's backpack was full, and he was carrying a pheasant with colorful tail feathers in his hand.
Not only that, Tao Hongying also found a large area of red mushrooms in a patch of grass.
This mushroom was very tender whether it was stewed in soup or fried, which made her very happy.
The family of three returned home with a full load and unloaded their things in the yard. Even Mrs. Li was shocked.
"You got this in the back mountain?" Mrs. Li looked at the mushrooms, pheasants and hares with a look of disbelief.
Li Laosi nodded. Seeing that no one in the family had come, he secretly whispered in Mrs. Li's ear.
"Mom, the rabbit that I couldn't catch yesterday hit the tree by myself today. These were all killed by the collision and we picked them up."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li subconsciously looked at Jiayin.