When He Laosan came back from going up the mountain, it was already dark. There was no lighting at home, so Mu Zhen prepared the meal early and waited.

This era is not backward, there is already kerosene to illuminate. However, due to the low production, the price is more expensive than candles, and the smoke burned is relatively thick, which is generally used by the government to illuminate the night market, and ordinary people are rarely useful.

Seeing that the upper room was brightly lit, but her own house could only light up the fire in the stove hole, Mu Zhen said in her heart that she was not angry, it was fake. The idea of separating the family in my heart is getting stronger and stronger.

While the family was eating, Mu Zhen said what she thought in her heart.

"Xianggong, if I want to split up, do you agree?"

He Laosan grabbed the dish with his hand, "Zhenzhen, I have wronged you." Agree, yes, I'm just afraid that I won't be able to help at that time. ”

Alas, after thinking about it, I can only wait and see.

After eating, He Laosan handed over the silver he had saved before to Mu Zhen. plus Aunt Xu's ten taels, there are more than fifteen taels in total. Fifteen taels is a lot of property for ordinary people, but for them who are poor, it is still far from enough.

"Ming'er is here, Jinshan is going to the town to sell firewood, you see what you want to buy, I will ask him to bring some back. My mother said that someone in Qingshui Village was doing the work, and I might have to go out for three or five days. ”

Alas, there are so many things to buy, but I don't dare to spend the money in my hand. Picking and choosing, Mu Zhenrang helped bring fifty catties of gray noodles, thirty catties of bud grain noodles, two catties of salt and more than a dozen fatty meat.

Bud flour is not the same as grain grits, which are coarse, while bud grain noodles are generally used to feed pigs, so they are much cheaper. In fact, Mu Zhen was ready to buy some rice, but when she asked the price, she hesitated.

"Let's buy so much first, it will cost nearly a tael of silver. Buy less of everything, and when you have time, come with me to the town. "I wanted to buy some snacks for the little buns, but I think that Aunt Xu gave so much in the afternoon, let's talk about it next time.

However, Mu Zhen still explained to Xiao Baozi, and Xiao Baozi didn't care and said: "The rice and bags made by my mother are full of food at every meal, don't buy these, my father said, Bao Bao is a man, you can't eat snacks." ”

Seeing Mu Zhen's very painful appearance, He Laosan touched her head dotingly, "You can buy whatever you want, the money is not enough, it's a big deal that I will go up the mountain a few more times, let's buy some rice and come back, Yiqing has eaten rice at the village chief last time since he was a child." ”

Although Mu Zhen would not do what He Laosan said, she was still very comfortable after listening to it. "Then, let's buy some more rice, the rest is pretty much the same. By the way, we asked Geumsan to buy so many things, how could he get it? ”

"He just needs Xiao to help buy it, and when the time comes, Uncle Guigen's oxcart will also go, just put Uncle Guigen's oxcart on it, which is an extra ten cents."

Listening to He Laosan's explanation, Mu Zhen couldn't help but smile, heh, the most primitive dual-use of passengers and goods, this ancient man is quite smart.

After the husband and wife discussed, He Laosan took advantage of the moonlight to send the money to Jinshan.

When Mu Zhen got up the next day, He Laosan had already left, looking at the light rain outside, Mu Zhen's heart was also gray, even if it was a light rain, in the next day or two, her thatched house would definitely leak.

A spring rain and a warm one, the mountain looks a little blue.

From the injury to the present, Mu Zhen has also rested for more than ten days, listening to the Song family and the Li family outside the house scolding Huai every day, thinking about it, Mu Zhen still took the initiative to do the housework before.

When He Laosan came back, he saw Mu Zhen working again, although he was distressed, he didn't say anything. Time passed slowly and leisurely, and Mu Zhen was also used to life here.

On this day, when Mu Zhen was delivering food to He Laosan, she saw him cutting branches from the Tsubaki tree planted on the edge of the ground.

The vitality of the Tsubaki tree is relatively vigorous, and in order for it to grow, it is necessary to repair the excess branches around it every year. Looking at the more than an inch long Tsubaki tree bud on the ground, Mu Zhen's heart itched.

There is no other reason for this, because Tsubaki sprouts are a very delicious dish. In my previous life, I lived in the countryside with my grandmother, and every spring my grandmother would collect a lot of Tsubaki tree buds and store them.

After drying, it is fried with meat and eaten, and it is delicious and goes well with rice.

Mu Zhen couldn't wait to rush towards He Laosan, and He Laosan on the tree was shocked, "Zhenzhen, you run slower." ”

"Xianggong, have you ever eaten Tsubaki sprouts? That's it? Seeing the tender Tsubaki buds, Mu Zhen's eyes lit up.

"I haven't eaten it, can I eat this?" He Laosan hasn't heard of this to eat.

Haven't you eaten it yourself? Does it mean that you don't want these things in the room?

"Then daddy, do they want these?" Mu Zhen was a little impatient.

"No, it's used for fire every year, I haven't heard of this to eat." He Laosan replied as he slipped down from the book.

Hearing He Laosan say this, Mu Zhen's heart was about to fly. He hadn't heard of it, which means that people in this era still found Tsubaki tree buds to eat?

Well, the opportunity is left to herself, and of course Mu Zhen will cherish it.

"Xianggong, you and Yiqing eat first, and I'll go back and get something to pack." As he spoke, he rushed home and brought the basket.

He Laosan saw that Mu Zhen didn't even eat, so he hurriedly picked the buds of the Tsubaki tree and persuaded: "Zhenzhen, you are eating the rice." ”

Mu Zhen said without raising her head: "You eat first, the day is getting bigger and bigger, don't take it off now." It's not good to wilt after a while. ”

Looking at her posture, He Laosan knew that persuasion was useless, so he had to eat a few bites of food to replace her.

Xiao Baozi saw that his father and mother were busy with this, and also rushed to help. This is Mu Zhen's first opportunity to make money, she is afraid that He Laosan and Xiao Baozi will not be picked, and while eating, she also instructed: "Pick lightly, don't pick it, you have to connect it." ”

Yes, that's what she uses to make money. Since no one knows that this can be eaten, as long as Mu Zhen promotes it, the market will be huge.

There are a total of six Tsubaki trees in this field, and the branches cut down are full of three basket Tsubaki buds. However, the water of the Tsubaki sprouts is large, and once it is dried, there are up to three catties of ten catties. Just these three shoulder baskets, it is estimated that there are no ten catties of sun-dried.

"Xianggong, I'll carry this basket back, so you don't have to send it. When you're free, I'd like to pick up more of this. It's just a few days, and after a few days, you can't use it when you're old. ”

"It's okay, I'll pick as much as you want. I don't have to ask for any of the Tsubaki tree sprouts, so when the time comes, I'll tell someone else, and I'll break it for you. "My little daughter-in-law has something, and He Laosan has to do what he says.

With He Laosan's words, Mu Zhen was relieved and walked back with the little bun.

The eldest daughter-in-law, Li, saw Mu Zhen coming back with a few baskets of Tsubaki tree buds, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Third daughter-in-law, what are you doing when you carry these Tsubaki tree buds back, and they have asked all the way about the stinky coaxing in your house." ”

For Li's provocation from time to time, Mu Zhen has long been accustomed to it, and she will go home without holding the head of the little bun.

"Phew, what's so strange, that thing doesn't feed pigs and pigs, so you treat it as precious gold."

Lee's words, though unpleasant, are indeed true. The taste of the Tsubaki tree is relatively large, and it is true that pigs do not eat it, so this is also one of the reasons why no one eats the buds of the Tsubaki tree in this era.

The Tsubaki tree is also called the toon tree, and the leaves and trunk are red, and there is also a type called the stinky toon tree, and the leaf trunk is white. The buds of the red tree are more fragrant than the tree and are also more durable than the tree of the tree.

Reinforced concrete is not used to build houses here, wood is the main material, and most people in the countryside use Tsubaki trees to build houses and paint longevity wood for the elderly.

Therefore, there are more red toon trees than stinky toon trees, so there are more red toon tree buds in Mu Zhen's picking, which also makes her more confident that she can buy them.

In this era, there was no running water, and it was generally well water that was eaten. This is a mountainous area, and the well is different from what she watched on TV Hill in her previous life.

The wells were dug very deep and had to be dug with buckets of water hanging from ropes. But the well in this place is relatively shallow, that is, a round pit is dug in the place where there is a water source, and the surrounding area is stacked with stones, and the water can be fetched directly with a water ladle or bucket, so this also reduces a lot of trouble for her to clean the Tsubaki buds.

Fortunately, He Laosan can do cooking, so there is a lot of furniture at home. Fill the Tsubaki buds with a water-proof sieve, and pour a few buckets of water on them.

After washing all of these, the water in the small bun at home has been boiled. Put the washed Tsubaki buds out of the water and roll them in. After scooping it up, why do you dry it directly?

When Song came back from the field, he smelled the smell of Tsubaki trees everywhere, and couldn't help asking, "Eldest daughter-in-law, did you ask what it smelled like?" Why is this nose rushing? ”

The Li family was deflated at Mu Zhen's place in the morning, and naturally he would not let go of the opportunity to sue at this time, "Mother, it's not the third daughter-in-law's wrong, she has nothing to do all day long, and she got the Tsubaki tree buds back, and the house is full of stench." ”

After the Tsubaki buds are scalded, the smell is indeed relatively large, but it is not smelly, it is just a little washy, but it is fine after drying.

"The third daughter-in-law, you are wronged, you are blind all day long, you are always energetic, and you will fight the pigweed in the house in the future." The first time Song smelled this smell, she was a little unaccustomed to it, but it didn't prevent her from making trouble with Mu Zhen.

Mu Zhen and Xiao Baozi were busy in the house, and they only took the words of those two people as a deaf ear. It's not a big deal, when the grass grows, and there will be hogweed everywhere.

Xiao Baozi is now cheerful under the leadership of Mu Zhen, if before, no matter who scolded them in the upper room, Xiao Baozi would be scared and tremble, and now he can do it without moving in the wind and rain.

My mother said: Dogs that bite people don't bark. Moreover, the more afraid they are, the more arrogant they will be, and only by being braver than them will they not be bullied.

Mu Zhen looked at Xiao Baozi's calm fire, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but pull up a smile.