The matter of charcoal burning can't be in a hurry for a while, but a basket of persimmons at home has to be processed quickly.

The persimmon method is not difficult, Geng Qiu and the third aunt first selected some persimmons suitable for making persimmons, these persimmons are slightly harder, easy to peel, wipe clean first and then peel the skin, put them on the curtain woven by bamboo dustpans and reeds, and put them in the sun. Bamboo dustpans and reed curtains are prepared early in the morning, and every household here has to dry some vegetables and radishes in addition to drying grain, so every household has a lot of bamboo dustpans and curtains. Most of the curtains in other houses in the village are woven with thin pieces of bamboo. Only theirs are made of reeds. In autumn, Geng Qiu and Ah Hao went to chop some reed poles and came back, dried them and braided them into several curtains about one meter and a half long, which is very simple. It didn't take much effort, so I didn't ask anyone else for help.

It just so happens that the weather is sunny and windy. Great for drying things. Geng Qiu was just trying to make it, but he didn't expect the third aunt to know how to make it, so the two discussed it and came up with a whole set of methods for making zuò persimmons. Moreover, these persimmons are not worth much, anyway, there are many in the mountains and forests, and they are not afraid of failure, and the great thing is to waste some bodies, so the family went into battle, but they cut dozens of catties of persimmons and dried them.

According to the program, pinch it for a few days, and then dry it for a few days, and so on three or four times, and most of the persimmons are very much in the shape of persimmons. There are also some moldy and broken ones, which are picked up and thrown away. It's almost dry, all the good ones are put into the altar and covered with a lid, but I didn't expect that the family's hard work was not in vain, and the first time I made persimmons was successful. Looking at the half-jar persimmons that began to be filled with hoarfrost, the third aunt and Geng Qiu said happily: "Ah, it's not bad, you can take it out and eat it in a few days." ”

"This must weigh thirty pounds." Ah Hao happily lifted the jar and tried the weight and said. Ah Hao is actually a foodie, but his current family background is too poor, and he has to leave two children with some delicious food. But with so many persimmons, how can the child eat them, he can eat them happily. So he helped a lot with making persimmons, if it was before, where would he take the initiative to help with this kind of work.

Thirty catties of persimmons, all left to eat, a bit too wasteful, Geng Qiu thought about taking them to the market to sell. But after asking in the village, I learned that persimmons are not a valuable snack here. Because there are a large number of persimmon trees planted in the local area, almost every household has them, and even many people will make zuò persimmons, but because they are wild persimmons, they are small, but they are particularly sweet, and the taste may be better than ordinary persimmons. Even so, it is estimated that it will not be sold for a few dollars. It's also unrealistic to make a lot of money out of this way.

"I knew that it was so easy to make persimmons, and I should have picked more last time. Now that the weather is cold, it is estimated that the sun will not be able to dry. Geng Qiu said with a smile. If you can make a hundred catties and sell it, you can increase your family's income somewhat.

"I'll pick it tomorrow, try it, if you can't stay and eat persimmons, and take advantage of the good weather, I'll go get two wild boars and take them to the market to sell, and save some silver." It is estimated that in the next few days, it will not be able to hit wild animals, and it will have to hibernate. Ah Hao said.

He knew that there were only three taels of silver left at home, and he panicked. Always thinking about getting some prey and coming back for silver. There are three more people in the family, and the cost is much greater. And with two children, the food can't be too bad. During these days, they all had meat and fish, and there were no less eggs than two children. The inventory at home is almost gone. If you eat like this, what can you do all winter?

"Well, let's go again tomorrow." Geng Qiu said that he knew that there was too little meat at home, and there was no money to spare, and there were many things to add, so it was really not okay not to go hunting.

The three of them went into the mountain again, and this time they were very lucky. Like them, in time for the last good weather, a large number of wild animals came out to feed, and they had a good harvest this time. It didn't take much effort for them to find a small herd of wild boars, and got three large wild boars, two small wild boars, adding up to □□ hundred pounds, and more than ten hares and pheasants each. Wild persimmons and wild chestnuts also got two baskets. There are a lot of big fish.

The route taken this time was different from the previous ones, and there were a few more large and small waterholes. There are more big fish here, and no one has ever been here at all. Geng Qiu was also picky and even threw three or four pounds of fish back into the pool, just picking up the big fish and bringing them back, the big ones weighed more than ten pounds, and the small ones weighed seven or eight pounds. If it weren't for the fact that I couldn't bring it back, I wouldn't have done it. Three people plus two mules can only bring back more than 1,000 catties of things in total, and any more, they will be tired.

In order not to arouse the jealousy of the villagers, they hid two wild boars, one large and one small, and most of the wild rabbits and pheasants, and prepared to secretly drag them to the market early tomorrow morning to sell. This time the harvest was too much to digest in the village. And they are in dire need of some silver now. It's just that there are so many things, and I don't know if it's good to sell in the market town. Geng Qiu thought in his heart, even if he can't sell it out, it would be good if he could get back two or three taels of silver, so if he couldn't do it, he would stay and eat it slowly, anyway, he was not afraid that he wouldn't finish eating, so he would think it was a fat year for everyone.

That night, a large wild boar was exchanged for grain in the village. Some families even took credit and used next year's grain to make up the amount. Basically, this wild boar is half sold and half given. Geng Qiu should use the wild boar to contact the villagers. Otherwise, it will cause public outrage. Even so, some people said privately, "Last time I took everyone there, I didn't find a single wild boar, they went by themselves, and they could get a few every time, it must have been deliberate." ”

But I only dare to say this in private, because I am afraid that I will never be able to exchange for such a cheap wild boar meat next time, and Ah Hao's family has increased the strong labor force of the third uncle, and it is even more difficult to mess with now. The third uncle is obviously better than the men in the village, because he can also do some kung fu, and everyone knows that he is also a good skill when they see him carrying a wild boar with a head weight of nearly two hundred catties.

There was a small wild boar and eight pheasants and ten hares left at home, and there was enough meat to eat, and enough food for the winter. So everyone is in a good mood. Brother Ning looked at so many prey, and smiled even more, he was the same as Ah Hao, he was a foodie, and he loved meat the most. Now there is a lot of meat at home, and he has to eat every meal, so he doesn't need his family to let him eat meat, because now everyone has food. Even the little cow was drooling, pointing at the pheasant and the hare. means that he will eat it too. It made everyone laugh non-stop.

"Little fat man, do you want to eat meat too?" Ah Hao deliberately took a piece of meat and teased. During these days, the family life was good, Ah Niu was obviously taller and stronger, the weather became cold again, he was dressed roundly, and he looked fatter and fatter.

"Whoa." Ah Niu screamed in his mouth, waving his fat hand to grab the meat of Ah Hao's hand, Ah Hao was completely deliberate, Ah Niu was about to get his hand, he shook his hand, and the meat fell into his own mouth, and he deliberately chewed it out loud.

"Wow, wow." Ah Niu cried aggrievedly.

"Ah Hao, you are making the child cry." Geng Qiu scolded amusefully and angrily. hugged Ah Niu and threw a small piece of meat into his mouth. Ah Niu was eating, putting his arms around Geng Qiu's neck, and saw that Ah Hao also had a piece of food, but he turned his head arrogantly and ignored Ah Hao.

"Heh, this little thing still holds a grudge." Ah Hao watched Ah Niu's movements, stunned for a moment, and then scolded with a smile.

"Haha, haha." The third uncle and three aunts were all amused.

"Hey, who told you to tease him all the time. Be careful not to recognize you as a daddy in the future. The third uncle smiled.

"We're smart. Don't look at him small, in fact, he understands everything. The third aunt said.

"Really? Why can't you talk and walk yet? Ah Hao asked rhetorically. The child was born in early February, and it is now early winter. Nine months old.

"He's only nine months old, and you think he can talk and walk. Some children can't talk or walk until they're three years old. The third aunt smiled.

"That's it, you see Ah Niu can't speak, but we don't understand what he says." The third uncle also said.

"No, Ah Niu is energetic, you see how stable this little fat leg is. If the weather is hot and you don't wear much, it is probably time to support the toddler. Geng Qiu said, letting Ah Niu stand on his lap for everyone to see.

"Brother Ning, do you remember how you can talk and walk?" Ah Hao asked.

"How do I know?" Brother Ning blushed. He was only six or seven years old, and no one specifically told him, how did he know when he would learn to talk and walk? All the attendants around him were dead.

Third Uncle Liu and Third Aunt Liu are not the ones who are waiting in the inner courtyard at all. It's not that he has taken care of him since he was a child, his mother just took a fancy to Uncle Liu and his family at the beginning, and the two of them never appeared in their house, and there were very few people who knew them. will let them escape with Brother Ning. Uncle Liu and his family took care of a small village in the secret of Brother Ning'er's mother, and her mother-in-law's family didn't know about it at all. This big family, which secretly does not have some industry, especially women, to be virtuous and to run a family, to please their husbands, and to wait with their mothers-in-law, and to have three relatives and six relatives to socialize, if you want to live a nourishing life, only the silver in your hands is real.

"Ah Hao, I was said to be stupid a few days ago, and now I am stupid again. How many people remember when they were children, when did they learn to walk and talk? Geng Qiu seized the opportunity and teased.

"That is, cousin, how old are you to talk and walk?" Brother Ning was also smart, and asked after Geng Qiu's words.

"Ahh Ah Hao said that he couldn't help everyone, and deliberately yawned, indicating that it was time to rest.

"Well, it's not early, let's rest early. I'll have to be busy tomorrow. ”