In the kitchen, the flint rubbed, and it took a lot of effort for Ugly to make the sparks that popped up ignite a handful of dead leaves.

She had already removed her veil, squatted down, stuffed the dead leaves into the stove, and moved the dry wood that had been set up with enough space to leave. After a few pounds, it was already sweating like rain, but the fire just didn't get started.

Ugly sighed, sat down on the floor in frustration, and hung his head in discouragement, ignoring the black ash on the floor.

The four bodies are not diligent and the five grains are not divided, and the hands cannot be lifted and the shoulders cannot be resisted. Now she has a long way to go from scratch.

The ashes of the dead leaves scattered slightly, and it was getting late.

Grandma Xu, who was guiding on the side, squatted down, stroked her black hair, and said in a kind and soothing voice: "Don't worry, take your time, how can you learn it all at once." When I was a child, I was much dumber than you, and I could burn my own hands by burning a handful of dead leaves. As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and pointed to the mark on his hand.

Ah Chou turned his head to look and saw a small scar on Grandma Xu's left arm: "Really? As he spoke, he blinked his clear eyes and looked suspiciously at Grandma Xu's somewhat cloudy eyes.

Grandma Xu stretched out her hand and nodded at Ugly's head, and the wrinkles on her face faded with a smile: "Grandma lied to you!" Silly girl, give up so soon? It's not like you! The tone was full of encouragement.

The encouraged Ugly had a fighting spirit again, turned his head and pouted, and jumped up with his hands: "How is it possible?" If you don't learn today, you won't give up! I'll try again, grandma, you see if there's something wrong with me. ”

Grandma Xu looked at the ugly who recovered her fighting spirit and continued to work hard, her eyes were happy: "Okay, remember to pick up fine firewood at the beginning, don't put too much, leave some gaps to burn prosperous, don't rush to add firewood." ”

Half an hour passed, and the tired clown finally steamed the red vetch, boiled the wild camellia and mixed it with salt. It's just that his hands are covered with a layer of black ash, like a charcoal man rolling out of a coal pile. He opened his mouth and smiled, his pure white teeth were extraordinarily bright, and his clear eyes, which were forever unchanged, flashed with the joy of overcoming challenges.

The flint rubs, and the dead leaves ignite; Light fine firewood first, and then add coarse firewood; Add firewood to supply air, reduce fire and draw firewood; …… She finally mastered this kind of skill. At least I will be alone in the future, so that I will not be embarrassed to the point of drinking blood.

Grandma Xu picked a big red lotus and put it in her bowl: "Hungry, hurry up and clean up and start eating." ”

Ugly nodded and grinned.

Wash up, eat and drink, clean up, bathe and change clothes. Back in his room, Ah Chou processed some medicinal herbs that would be planted tomorrow with medicinal springs in the space before going back to bed to rest.

She stretched out on the bed, which was not comfortable, but she quickly fell asleep in a daze - the day's physical work was too tiring!

A good night's sleep.

As soon as it was dawn on the second day, Ah Chou carried a hoe to the field to hoe weeds.

Fifteen acres of fields, including five acres of upper fields, are planned to be used to grow some vegetables and grains; Ten acres of Nakata are used to grow medicines.

The hoe was smashed and dug up, and a lot of weeds were cleared. Once the soil layer is leveled out of the gullies again, planting can begin.

Approaching winter, Ah Chou only picked gastrodia, astragalus and honeysuckle and planted three acres. These three medicinal materials are hardy, among which gastrodia is still a medicinal material that can only be cultivated in the wild in ancient times. However, she believes that the growth of gastrodia will be very good, and when it is dug up before the beginning of summer next year, the first batch of "spring hemp" will be harvested.

After all this, it was almost noon. Ah Chou sat in the field, holding a bowl of water in one hand and drinking a heartily with the other hand, rubbing the sore lumbar spine with the other hand, and said that this body was really lacking exercise, and he saw a young woman coming from not far away.

"Girl, look at the eyes, is it the one who came at the foot of the mountain yesterday?" Although the young woman's facial features are not outstanding, she looks fair, her smile is warm and amiable, and she is neat and capable in a simple and clean gray cloth short dress.

Ah Chou put down the water bowl and stood up, straightened his somewhat messy hair, and raised his veiled face slightly: "Hello sister-in-law, I only came yesterday, just call me Ah Chou." ”

"My husband's family name is Zhao, and he lives in the second household at the head of the village, call me Zhao San's sister-in-law," Zhao San's sister-in-law introduced herself with a basket, her eyes were bright and sincere, "Listen to Tong Lizheng said, your family is one old and one young, what are the difficulties, looking for me to become a good person, you're welcome!" ”

"Xie Lu Xie Zhao Third Sister-in-law, I'm not welcome if you have difficulties, if you have anything I can help with, don't be polite." Ah Chou looked at Zhao San's sister-in-law's sincere smile, and couldn't help but let go of his defense.

"Yes, don't say much, the family is still waiting for me to go back, I have to chat!" Zhao San's sister-in-law said, stepping on steady steps and leaving.

Ugly looked at the clear sky and went home with a hoe.

In the yard, Grandma Xu just put away the stitches of the winter cotton clothes, and put them on the ugly who washed her hands after returning from labor: "Well, I deliberately made it bigger, and next year you will grow taller and more meaty, and you can still wear it." ”

The dark cyan cotton coat is only lightly embroidered with a few lines, and the rest is unadorned, thick and warm in the hand. Compared with the size, although it is slightly larger than the current size of the ugly, but it is just right to add a few more clothes in the winter and grow taller next year.

Ah Chou looked at the simple but warm cotton clothes in his hand, and smiled: "Grandma, you are so good at needlework!" I'll take a look at your set! ”

While talking, she asked Grandma Xu to make a comparison, and there was another burst of laughter and amusement.

The two dried the cotton clothes in a corner of the yard, and Ah Chou said that in the afternoon, let Grandma Xu take her up the mountain to collect firewood, and by the way learn to identify some wild vegetables and fruits.

In the autumn light, the sparse and mottled shadows of the trees cast. Brushing aside a dead branch, Ah Chou pointed to the plant in front of him: "This looks like garlic, is it garlic?" ”

The slender yellowish leaves were next to each other, and Ugly only thought that it looked like garlic.

Grandma Xu turned her head and looked: "This dish is called small garlic, and it can also be fried and eaten, it is much smaller than ordinary garlic, and the taste is not much worse." ”

Ugly nodded, dug out a little, put it in the basket behind him, and planned to go back to study.

Grandma Xu took a few more steps, flicked a bush of pine needles, and plucked a pine ball from it. The shape of the pine ball is round and symmetrical, the scales are regular, and the color is simple and elegant. Ah Chou took it and held it in the palm of his hand, only to feel that it was like a small work of art, which should be placed on the bookcase in the bedroom.

However, Grandma Xu told her that this pine ball is a good material for fire, and if you use it to make a fire, it can save a lot of trouble; It can also be burned as an oil lamp.

Ah Scandal blinked his clear eyes under the veil, slightly reluctant.

"It's a pity that such a beautiful pine ball burns it!" Ugly puts the loose ball in the basket.

Grandma Xu looked at Ah Ugly with some amusement: "It's not the only one, there is nothing in the world after it has been burned." There is no shortage of pine trees in this mountain! ”

As he walked on, he heard a shout.

What happened? Ah Chou and Grandma Xu glanced at each other and hurriedly walked in the direction where the cry came from.

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