The arrival of the third aunt solved the problem that Geng Qiu and Ah Hao couldn't make clothes, and they didn't need to ask others for help. The third aunt is popular, and the speed is also fast, so it is obvious that she is used to doing it. Because the family doesn't need her to cook, she spends more time making clothes. According to Geng Qiu's plan, everyone in the family had to add a new cotton coat. Because everyone needs it, but there are only so many cotton wool, so they have to stick to the two children first, Ning Ge'er and A Niu quickly added a new set of cotton clothes, and the remaining cotton wool made a small jacket for Ah Hao, and there were only some leftovers left, which was only enough to make a pair of boots for the children.

"I'll go buy ten pounds of cotton wool and come back. The third aunt and the third uncle will see what else needs to be added, and I will buy it back. Geng Qiu looked at the remaining leftovers and said.

"Where do you want so much, we two old things, one person can make a big jacket." The third uncle said embarrassedly. In the baggage they brought, each person only had a set of clothes and a single coat to change in, and they were each wearing a set of thick clothes, and they didn't even have a change of clothes. Two adults and one child, both wearing only a small jacket is considered a winter coat, and there are too many clothes to buy.

On the contrary, Ah Hao and Geng Qiu still have old thick winter clothes, even if they are less, they can add one, there is really no way, and the old will be passable. Geng Qiu knew that they needed winter clothes, and he had already calculated in his heart that he would have to buy at least ten catties of cotton wool, if it wasn't for the lack of silver in his hand, he would still want to buy more.

Geng Qiu went out, and the third uncle purged Ah Hao to chop firewood, saying that it was mainly to do more work, but in fact, there was a lot of firewood and grass at home, but there was a shortage of everything at home, and he had to buy food, so he always thought about whether he could increase his income. Sitting at home every day to nourish your body, this is also good, how can you not work.

"Only when you go far away can you hunt some wild animals, and the nearby hills can't even cut much firewood, and occasionally you can put a rabbit on it, and it's not fat." Ah Hao smiled bitterly and shook his head.

There are a few small hills nearby, and there are generally few people in the back of his house to collect firewood. Because this small hill is basically a stone mountain, there are only some sparse trees that grow no more than the thickness of an arm, and more thorns, the trees are all coniferous trees, there are not many branches, there are few leaves, thorns and thorns, and people who collect firewood do not like it, so everyone would rather run farther.

That's why the village chief said that his place was not very good. There is a small hill only 100 meters away from the back, but it is actually useless at all. Behind his yard, there was an open space the size of a football field, full of large and small stones, and even the grass grew little. The original owner may have also tidied up, and the stones in this vacant land are still level. It's just that in the distance, there are piles of stones in the east and west, which are estimated to have been sorted out at the beginning.

Further on, as far back as the hill, there was only a bush of thorns in the east, a cluster of weeds in the west, and occasionally a few wild chrysanthemums and a few crooked unknown trees. There were a mess of rocks everywhere, large and small, all over the ground. So in their house, the original owner of the house was also made of local materials, and the exterior walls were made of stones, but this also had the advantage, that is, it was strong.

"Then go into the mountains, I still have the strength." The third uncle said that he had also followed the hunting, and he had some superficial kung fu, and his body was good, otherwise, he was afraid that it would be rare to run out with Brother Ning.

"You have a good rest for a few days first, and then you can recuperate." Ah Hao disagreed. He hopes that the third uncle and three aunts can take care of their bodies first, and they are not in a hurry about other things.

Geng Qiu went out this time in addition to bringing back ten catties of cotton, a thin quilt, two horses of coarse cloth, eighty catties of coarse grain, ten catties of fine grain, and some needles and threads. I didn't dare to spend all the money in my hand.

The family has lived together for seven or eight days, and Brother Ning and the third uncle and aunt are in excellent health. A few people can eat well, sleep well, and have relatives to rely on, so the mood is relaxed, and it is no wonder that the health is not good. Especially Brother Ning has changed the most, and he will take the initiative to tease Ah Niu. And Ah Niu obviously likes to be lively, there are many people in the family, he wants this hug for a while, and he wants that hug for a while, and often giggles happily. He also stretched out his hand to ask Brother Ning to hug him, but everyone didn't dare to let Brother Ning hug him, after all, Brother Ning was still young, and he had never hugged a child, so he was afraid of falling. However, he also likes to be hugged by three aunts and three uncles. Soon, everyone became a big family.

"Ah Qiu, it's not a matter for us to sit at home like this, let's go to the mountains for a walk, and we can add some income to the family." In the evening, Uncle Liu solemnly spoke. They sat at home every day to eat, and they were very uneasy to see that their family was so poor.

"The day after tomorrow, we will go into the mountains to see if we can get something back, while the sky is still freezing. It's time to add some income to the family. Geng Qiu said that he had thought about it for a long time before making this decision, but it was really that he almost died in the mountains last time, and the shadow in his heart was too big. But there are three people in this family, and I really can't bear it. There were only three taels of silver left, which was too little. If it's a little bit of a thing, it's just a matter of staring.

Because of the third aunt and Brother Ning, Ah Niu also has someone to take with him, and he likes Brother Ning very much, and the third aunt is also a meticulous person, so Geng Qiu is very relieved to take Ah Hao and the third uncle up the mountain. This time, he brought much more complete things, more than 30 large coarse noodles and cakes, pots and bowls, bamboo tubes and coarse salt, plus oilcloth and clothes that can withstand wind and rain. The three men with two mules fully equipped set off quietly early in the morning.

At the end of autumn, the temperature in the mountain forest was very low, and when I entered the mountain, I still rested on the edge of the pool where I had caught fish last time. But Ah Hao didn't give up, the three of them walked deep for another day, and still didn't encounter any prey, and there were more than a dozen big birds in the basket, which really didn't count. If it weren't for the fact that there was really no prey, Ah Hao would not have beaten these birds, one weighed only a pound, and there was not much meat. However, I still picked a lot of wild fruits and mushrooms along the way.

"Alas, though the forest is deep and the trees are large, there is no living thing." The third uncle asked puzzled. I had seen a lot of monkeys along the way, but they were of no use to them.

"I don't think there is a shortage of firewood and grass in this mountain, so it's hard to say anything else." Ah Hao said with a smile. He was most familiar with this place, except for the mountains full of all kinds of trees, all kinds of weeds, and a lot of birds, he really couldn't find anything of value in the rest.

"Hey, there are a few wild persimmon trees here, and there are quite a few persimmons. Take it back and eat it slowly. Geng Qiu said with a smile. Pointing to the yellow trees in front of him, he thought that he had finally gained something.

The three of them picked a basket of persimmons, which are worthless and can't be stored for too long, and can only be stored for a long time when they are made into persimmons. It just so happened that Geng Qiu had seen persimmons making in his hometown when he was a child, and he was going to go back and try to make some, so he picked more hard persimmons. You can make a portion of persimmons and eat them as a snack for your family.

After picking persimmons, Geng Qiu planned to go home, but Ah Hao and the third uncle refused, so they walked deep for a long time, and the hard work paid off, they hit five pheasants and four hares, and two wild boars weighing more than 100 pounds, plus a basket of fish. The harvest is abundant.

This time it took five days to enter the mountain, and the third aunt of the family with two children was anxious, and she was very happy to see them bring back so many things. After staying in this home for more than ten days, she also understands the situation of the family, she is very poor, and it is really a happy thing to have these things. At least, the family has their own meat. With two children, life has to be better. Meat is the best supplement.

Since the last time I took people to hunt and met a big beetle, the people in the village have lost interest in hunting, even this time when they see that they have a lot of things, they only dare to envy in their hearts, and they can't say anything. Wild boar Geng Qiu is still sold in the village, of course it is very cheap, the village has just harvested grain, and every family takes things in exchange, some people take a few catties of beans, some take a few catties of wheat, some take a few catties of sorghum, some take eggs, some take their own pickles and bean sauce or something, anyway, whatever there is at home, exchange it for three or five catties of wild boar, and improve the life of the family.

Two wild boars, in the end, only half of the piece, limbs and heads, the rest were exchanged for the villagers at a low price. It's too far away from the town, so if you sell it, you can sell more, but it's better to exchange food in the village, although the price is lower, but it's about the same time and manpower to go back and forth. And they can also increase their relationship with the villagers.

The pheasants and hares are all pickled and eaten slowly at home, and they are not intended to be sold. Because there is not enough food at home. This time, Geng Qiu also kept an eye on it, and didn't let everyone see that they had so many things. Exposed, everyone saw only two pheasants and two hares. As for the basket of wild persimmons, everyone doesn't care, because every family has one or two persimmon trees, and there is no shortage of persimmons.

Dinner is pheasant stewed mushrooms, stewed in a big pot, the family gathered together to eat a full meal, looking at Brother Ning, eating a mouth full of oil, Geng Qiu thought, five days of hard work was finally not in vain, even Ah Niu ate a bowl of soup, little Ah Niu has now grown four teeth up and down, can eat anything, especially love to drink broth. Judging from the popularity of the meal, the third aunt's cooking skills are also not bad.

The rabbit skin was also cleaned up by the third uncle, and the third aunt said: "These rabbit fur is kept, and you can also slowly make a robe, or make a mattress." "Anyway, everything has to be put to good use, and nothing can be wasted. Geng Qiu lives here and finds that he can't find garbage at all. Because anything can come in handy.