Sun Dali's family also has an old lady and a younger brother, the old lady is in her forties, quite strong, and the younger brother is also fourteen or fifteen years old, about the same age as Sun Xiangfu, and he is also a good hand at farm work.

After everyone moved to Guanzhong in response to the relocation order, the imperial court allocated eighty acres of Yongye land to each relocated household, and no taxes were collected for three years.

In more than a year, Sun Dali's family of three people will open up all 80 acres of wasteland, and all of them have been planted with crops, it can be said that as long as it is harvested this autumn, Sun Dali's family will no longer have to worry about hunger next year, and now this time belongs to the darkness before dawn.

And Sun Xiangfu's family, due to the death of two adults last year, and he himself is only a half-sized child, even with the help of Sun Dali, only opened less than 20 acres of wasteland, this year under the guidance of the government, planted millet, yes, what farmers plant, it is also the government has the final say, it happens that Sun Xiangfu's field and Sun Dali's field are next to each other, and there is a 60 acres of wasteland in the middle, so Sun Xiangfu set the locust hunting location on this wasteland.

In the early Tang Dynasty, Guanzhong was rich in vegetation, and the reason why the wasteland was called wasteland was precisely because it was full of plants that were not crops, and usually the survival ability of these wild plants was stronger than that of crops, so the people who farmed next to Sun Xiangfu's family were also poured blood mold, taking Sun Dali's field as an example, the yield would be at least half a percent less than that of others, but Sun Dali's family did not dislike Sun Xiangfu's family, and there were more people who couldn't finish the field, eighty acres of land, even if the actual area of each acre of land was not as big as one acre in later generations, It's not something that one or two people can plant.

Along the way, Sun Xiangfu found many plants he knew in these wild grasses, such as starling grass, which is a kind of herb that can stop bleeding, goldenrod, also known as goldenrod, is a plant that can be used to make green storage fodder, people can also eat, but it is more unpalatable, chrysanthemum, it is also a very flavorful, slightly older, it is difficult to swallow vegetables, but in this era, no one has eaten it.

It is no surprise that the growth of these plants is particularly strong, and they are collectively called pig vegetables by later generations of farmers, and they are the kind that cannot be beaten all over the mountains.

"That's it, clean up a place and come out, light the firewood, and in a while Brother Dali and I will use bamboo branches to whip, and a few of you will be responsible for picking up the bags, and if you pick up enough two bags, we will call it a day today."

In this agrarian society where you sleep as soon as it gets dark, and in this remote mountain village, it is difficult to find a light source at night, and a fire of dry wood suddenly becomes the only bright place within a radius of several miles, and this bright hall attracts many moths and locusts.

"Wow, sure enough, locusts are coming when there is a little fire!"

The second brother looked at the moth that kept pounced on the fire and shouted in amazement, while on the contrary, it was Sun Xiaomei, who was silently squatting on the ground and picking up the locusts that were beaten down by Sun Xiangfu and the others with bamboo branches.

"Second brother, help, the third girl can't pick it up alone."

Although there was no locust plague this year, but in this era without pesticides, the number of locusts is naturally large, Sun Xiangfu and Sun Dali every time they wave a bamboo branch, they can knock down several locusts to the ground, when the two of them are full of sweat, the two little guys on the ground, each pocket is filled with most of the pocket locusts.

"Brother, there are a lot of locusts, but how can this insect eat!"

Although I had a full meal at noon, it was evening after all, and the two little guys had been working under the command of Sun Xiangfu all afternoon, and now they were already hungry, Sun Xiaomei couldn't help but ask.

"Well, there are not as many locusts as I expected, but these two and a half pockets are more than a dozen catties, let's put out the fire and go back to the village!"

After all, it is not the time of the locust plague, it may take a whole night to catch two bags, and the four of them do not have so much physical strength, and when they return home, the four of them pick a big locust, roast a lot, eat a lot, and then sleep peacefully.

Early in the morning, Sun Xiangfu got up from the bed as soon as the sky was bright, glanced at the incense that his younger brothers and sisters were sleeping, and then picked up the flat pole by the door and went out of the house.

"You say, is the fish we harvested today enough to eat for a day?" Sun Dali, who was still a little sleepy, picked his nose, wiped his eyes, and yawned and asked Sun Xiangfu.

"It's hard to say, a dozen fish cages are still a bit less, today we have to make a few more, preferably hundreds, and then take these fish goods to the county market to sell, in exchange for some money, to buy some necessary living supplies."

"Let's see what we got today! Yesterday I made a fish cage, and both of us were stabbed with a lot of blood on our hands, and I don't know if today's fish can be replenished for me! ”

Sometimes Sun Dali is so real, he thinks that the hair, nails, and even dandruff on his body are all grown by what he usually eats, and if he falls out a little bit, he feels that he has lost, not to mention his blood.

After a while, the two of them arrived at the place of the first fish cage, and after pulling out the wooden stake used to fix it from the mud, Sun Dali picked up the aquatic plants that were hidden on the fish cage, and slipped the fish cage, which was about 30 centimeters in diameter and one meter long, out of the water.

"Wow, it's heavy, there's fish jumping in there."

The sky is not very bright, Sun Dali's vision can not see the situation in the fish cage at all, only know that when the water comes out of the cage, there was a burst of jubilation in the cage, and when he reached the shore, he pulled out the big wooden plug at the mouth, Sun Dali couldn't wait to look at the fish cage with one eye.

"Wow, there are several big yellow eels, and a lot of loaches, just this cage, at least one or two catties of fish."

"Whoa."

All the fish in the fish cage were poured into the fish basket, except for a few large yellow eels weighing two or three or two, there were also loaches about one or two thumb thick, a few palm-sized crucian carp and yellow bone fish, and a few other unknown white fish, most of which had been lost, but they were not smelly and could still be eaten.

"Xiangfu, I think, we're going to send it."

"Just this bit of fish, it has nothing to do with hair, act quickly, strive to take back the fish cages before dawn, and hide the fish cages during the day, so that everyone will imitate us to make fish cages for fishing."

Sun Xiangfu urged Sun Dali, but found that Sun Dali's expression was a little unhappy.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Every family doesn't have enough to eat! Isn't it good for them to learn to make fish cages and catch fish and eat them? Xiangfu, I misjudged you before, it turns out that you are such a selfish villain. ”

Looking at Sun Dali, who had an undivided face, Sun Xiangfu felt for the first time that the people in this world were still simple, at least Sun Dali was, took a slight look at this honest man, shook his head and smiled.

"What nonsense are you talking about! Is my Sun Xiangfu that kind of person? A few fish cages can't change the lives of the whole village, but as long as I accumulate a little capital, I can make the whole village live a good life, I want everyone to have endless food, not only food, but also meat, I want everyone to have endless clothes, and not to wear linen, to wear cotton, silk. Therefore, secrecy is only temporary, and during this time, we can also use the fish we can't eat enough to help those who are really in need. ”

"You, do you really think that?" Sun Dali questioned Sun Xiangfu for the fourth time.

"Of course, when I have the money, I can not only make fishing tools such as fish cages, but also many tools for cultivating fields, so that our village will have a richer food source and gradually improve everyone's life." Sun Xiangfu is very appraisal.

"Well, I believe in you, and besides, I'll do my best to help you."

I don't know where the power came from, Sun Dali suddenly gave up all doubts about Sun Xiangfu, maybe he adapted to the transformation from the protagonist to the supporting role!

Collect the fish cage all the way, accompanied by Sun Dali's exclamation all the way, there are two big yellow eels of more than one pound in two fish cages, and when more than a dozen fish cages are all collected, the big fish basket in Sun Xiangfu's hand is almost full, and the rhythm of mentioning it is almost impossible.

"Don't pour out the fish in the last few cages first, pick them up and clean them up together!"

"Well, I'm sure I'll have the fullest meal I've ever had in my life today."

Excited, the two trotted home with a fish cage dripping with silt water.