The silkworm seed hatched for eight days, and Siqi finally saw the change in his impression.

Most of the silkworm eggs appear on the body of small black spots, at this time to cover with a black cloth, cover for a day, and then uncover, the silkworm will bite through the shell and come out on its own.

Siqi hurriedly called Mengshan Mengzhu and said with a smile, "It looks like these silkworms will hatch tomorrow, let's take a good look at it today, don't go wrong at this time." ”

When the two of them heard this, they were also very happy, and quickly nodded, "Okay, there is finally some movement." ”

This day can be busy with a few girls, this is their own toss, but it took a lot of thought, if they make money, it can prove that this road is going through, it is very important to them.

On this day, Mengshan didn't take her sister outside to dig herbs, and now the silkworm matter is important, and she will talk about it when these little guys hatch.

Wu looked at the busy granddaughters, and her heart was also happy, as an old man, of course, she hoped that her children and grandchildren would be diligent, and she would be happy when she looked at it.

This night, a few girls did not sleep well, slept for an hour and went to see, finally survived until it was almost dawn, Si Qi took the initiative to uncover the black cloth covered, and then lit oil lamps around to make silkworm eggs light-sensitive, this is an important moment of hatching.

A few girls didn't sleep well, but they weren't sleepy at all, they all stayed in the silkworm room, Siqi smiled and said, "It's hatched, we are too busy to do it, and we have to keep picking mulberry leaves at home." ”

When she was a child, she went to the countryside to see others raising silkworms, and she also heard people talk about it, when the silkworms were about to form cocoons, eating mulberry leaves was like a weeding machine, and she couldn't wait to stand on the side and feed them all the time.

They bought a silkworm seed, and they didn't know how much they had to eat, but they still had to try it to know, and they would know how much they could raise in the future.

If this is a vigorous covetousness of silkworms, raising a large number of silkworms, in the later stage, the mulberry leaves are not available, and the silkworms can only starve to death, that is more than worth the loss.

Mengzhu was also very happy, and said with a smile on the side, "What's this, let's just run a few more times, there are a lot of mulberry trees in the village, but there are not too many of them, I estimate that I will have to go to the mountain to pick mulberry leaves after touching it." ”

At dawn, the adults are all up, Meng Shan is going to help with the work, there are still a lot of things at home, and when those things are done, she can take care of this side, so Siqi and Menghuan are watching here.

I waited for more than an hour, and after the dawn, there were silkworms breaking their shells one after another, and the newly hatched silkworms were black, just like small ants.

This silkworm is called the ant silkworm, which is the initial state of hatching, and in a few hours they will start eating mulberry leaves.

When Mengshan and Mengzhu were done, the adults in the family went out to work, and then they washed their hands and went to the silkworm room, and the two of them asked excitedly, "How is it, have they all hatched?" ”

Menghuan hurriedly went over and pulled Mengshan and asked her to come here to see, "Eldest sister, it's all out, look." ”

Except for Siqi, everyone else saw the ant silkworm for the first time, and Mengzhu frowned, "Why is this black?" I remember that silkworms are supposed to be white. ”

Siqi smiled and said, "When we grow up, it will be white, we have to go to pick mulberry leaves now, at most two hours these little things will start to eat mulberry leaves, there is no family yet, just started to pick some tender, come back and have to clean, and then use a handkerchief to dry the water, otherwise the silkworms will not survive." ”

Meng Shan nodded, "Siqi is right, now that they have hatched, don't look at it for the time being, let's go, but it's a shame that Siqi is there, otherwise we will be blind, or Siqi has a smart brain, and after hearing it, he remembers everything, but my eyes are black now." ”

They took the basket and prepared to go out, it was rare that Zilong and Zijie didn't go outside to play today, they were all standing in the yard at this time, looking at them a little crampedly.

Siqi noticed it, so he paused, Zilong raised his head and asked, "Grandma said let's help with the work, what do you want to do, can we help?" ”

A few girls didn't speak, Wu was in the upper room, and after hearing it, he hurriedly said, "They are going out to pick mulberry leaves, so don't follow them first, and wait for your eldest sister to go to collect firewood and herbs." ”

Zilong sighed and stood there without speaking.

Meng Shan took a few younger sisters outside, and when she got out of the gate of the Lin family, Meng Huan said, "Why didn't Grandma let them go with us?" ”

Siqi smiled and said, "Grandma is protecting us, this silkworm is what we have worked hard to raise, and now it is finally hatched, and then wait for a while to wait for the silkworm cocoon, that is the time to make money, at this time, if Zilong Zijie helps us, when Erniang comes back, we have to say that they have also made a contribution, and they will share the silver at that time." ”

As soon as she said this, the two older girls realized that Mengzhu was happy, "I didn't expect it just now, it turned out to be like this." ”

The girls were very happy in their hearts, and it was good that their grandmother was protecting them.

The mulberry trees in Tongxin Village are all wild, and they have been around for a long time, and I don't know how there was a mulberry forest before.

It's not on anyone's territory, it's not on their own land, so no one cares.

There were a few families in the village who tried to raise silkworms before, after all, no one is stupid with such a large forest, of course they will find a way to use it.

But it didn't last long, it is estimated that the technology is not up to par, and many places can't pay attention to it, anyway, it won't last long.

Although no one fertilizes this forest, the mulberry trees grow very well, and they bear a lot of mulberry fruits every year, which is the snack of the children in the village.

At this time, there are not many mulberry fruits, and you can only see a few when you look up carefully.

When he arrived at the place, Siqi said, "The silkworm has just hatched, and at this time we should feed some delicate mulberry leaves, let's pick the tender ones." ”

Meng Shan put down the basket, "Okay, pick the tender ones, let's raise them for the first time, we don't understand anything, we have to try everything, there will be no mistakes in the tenderness." ”

The girls of the Lin family are not delicate types, they have been running around since they were children, helping the family work, climbing trees is not a difficult task for them, after they get older, Si Yao and Wanrong rarely climb trees, the two of them like to do needlework, the bigger the more quiet.

Meng Shan is already sixteen years old, and the people who are about to talk about their family affairs, of course, it is inconvenient to climb the tree outside, so it is not good for people to see, so it is Siqi and a few of them to climb the tree to pick it, Meng Shan is tall, and she can pick some when she stands under the tree.

At this time, the mulberry leaves grow very well, and you can pick a handful at will, and several people do it at the same time, and after a while, they pick a small back basket.