Chapter 14: Digging for Wild Vegetables
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Xu Zhang took a good nap.
first cared about Xu Jiaojiao's physical condition, and explained that if she was hungry, she would let Yuan fry wild vegetable cakes for her to eat.
Then, my heart hurt and my flesh hurt, so I picked up a few eggs, a few melons and fruits, and two catties of cornmeal in a basket and went to the neighboring Liaojia Village.
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In the green and yellow season, every household in the village is not full, and basically has to go into the mountains to dig up some wild vegetables and wild roots or something to come back to eat.
For a family like Lao Xu's family, having two meals a day is not bad.
Some people only eat one meal a day, and when they are hungry, they can only go into the mountains to find food.
But the ingredients on the mountain are also limited, and only those places can be walked into, some of the things that are easy to collect, such as wild vegetables and wild fruits, have long been pulled out, and only if you are lucky, you will find some things that others have missed.
If you're unlucky, you'll go home empty-handed.
Therefore, it is usually the children who are fine, so they will go into the mountains to dig vegetables.
Dig until you can't dig it, so you don't delay the work at home.
The Yuan family took over Xu Zhang's task to make wild vegetable cakes for Xu Jiaojiao, so he asked Sanya to go up the mountain to dig wild vegetables.
When Xu Jiaojiao saw it, she immediately became enthusiastic and had to go with her.
Yuan couldn't help it.
In the Xu family, no one can beat Xu Jiaojiao.
Xu Jiaojiao insisted on going, and the second girl who was called by her side also wanted to go with her.
Erya and Sanya will go, Shiro will also follow, Shiro will go, and Sanlang in the second room will also follow when he hears it.
Lao Xu's aunt and nephew led a team of five people to go up the mountain with baskets to dig wild vegetables.
It's hilarious.
Xujia Village is at the foot of the mountain, and it took less than two miles to enter the old mountain forest.
The mountains and forests close to Xujia Village are actually not high, and they are quite flat, not the kind of lofty mountains, the more you go inside, the bigger the mountains are.
Those who went to dig wild vegetables in the mountains were not only their old Xu family's family, but also the children of other families.
As soon as Saburo and Shiro entered the mountain, they were like wild horses that had lost their stiffness, and they went wild with other people's boys.
Boys generally don't want to dig wild vegetables, they want to go up to the trees to dig birds' nests or the like, or find a mountain stream to catch fish and shrimp or something.
Xu Jiaojiao began to pant as soon as she entered the mountain, her body was too fat.
Erya took care of her and said, "Auntie, are you tired?" Let's stop and rest. ”
"Don't be tired, Erya, what are the edible wild vegetables in the mountains?" Xu Jiaojiao wiped a handful of sweat and didn't care.
She went into the mountain to climb the mountain to exercise, and by the way, to observe the surrounding environment of Xujia Village.
In order to shorten the distance between her aunt and nephew, she has been with the second and third girls along the way.
At the beginning, the two and three were very cautious and did not dare to say much.
Later, seeing that Xu Jiaojiao was approachable and cordial, she gradually relaxed her vigilance.
The left and right are just children, and the vigilance is not too strong.
Erya happily replied, "Auntie, I used to be able to eat a lot of wild vegetables, plantain, amaranth,...... Yes, you can find fresh mushrooms, and sometimes with a bit of luck, you can even find wild eggs! ”
Xu Jiaojiao looked at the surrounding dense forest, except for the shrubs and jungles, she didn't see any edible wild vegetables.
The road seems to have been trampled flat, and there should be people coming often.
Just in doubt, Er Ya sighed and said, "There are very few now, and the wild vegetables are dug up as soon as they grow, and they dig up much faster than they grow." ”
"Is it possible that such a big mountain has been dug up?" Xu Jiaojiao pointed casually, it was the depths of the mountain!
Sanya said weakly, "Auntie, everyone only dares to dig in the periphery, who dares to go into the mountains, there are man-eating wolves, wild boars, and tigers in the mountains, only those who can hunt dare to go into the mountains!" ”
Er Ya was afraid that Xu Jiaojiao would not believe it, and added, "Auntie, it's true, there are man-eating beasts in the mountains, in several villages around us, every year there are people who lose their lives hunting in the mountains, the last time I saw a man in charge of Liaojia Village next door, was carried out of the mountains, one arm and one leg were gnawed by the beast, and he was hurt to death, so terrible." ”
Xu Jiaojiao......
It is difficult for people with broken arms and legs to survive in such an extreme lack of medical conditions.
However, dealing with species such as wolves, she had not encountered them in her previous life, but she did not panic.
As long as she gets better physically, she should be able to explore the mountains.
In this periphery, it is estimated that there is nothing good to discover.
If you want something good, you can only go to the mountains to see.
Erya greeted, "Auntie, you are tired, just sit here to rest and rest, I found you a clean stake, you sit, let's go look for wild vegetables, we promise to be diligent and not lazy." ”
They are using Xu Jiaojiao as an overseer.
Xu Jiaojiao didn't explain, "Go get busy." ”
She had to look around and look around.
As soon as the aunt and nephew dispersed, Erya found a bush of wild mushrooms in the hollow of a big tree.
Ecstatic, "Auntie, auntie, there are wild mushrooms, you can stew mushroom soup for my aunt at night!" ”
There are not many wild mushrooms and they are not big, they seem to be newly sprouted after the rain, and they are just a big slap.
picked it up, and waved happily at Xu Jiaojiao......
Xu Jiaojiao also came over curiously to take a look, "Hey, there is still ...... on the tree"
Isn't there still a tree on it?!
On top of the big tree, there are several bushes, all of which are newly haired small white mushrooms, the thickness of the little finger, white, fresh and pleasant.
Erya put down the basket and said, "San Lang, Shiro is like a wild monkey, and he is not here, I will go to them to pick mushrooms on the tree." Auntie, you are resting here, Sanya, you are guarding the mushrooms here. ”
This tree is huge, several meters high.
Generally, only boys like to climb trees and dig birds' nests or something, and the second and third girls will not go up the tree.
However, as soon as they entered the mountain, Saburo and Shiro went wild with the other boys, and they didn't know where they went, so they were afraid that they would have to look for it for a while.
I was afraid that the mushrooms would be picked by the people who came from behind.
So, one goes to find someone, and one stays here.
Although the two are young, the children of the poor are in charge of the family early, and they have a lot of experience, and the arrangements are very thoughtful.
Xu Jiaojiao rubbed her hands and was eager to try, "No, I'll just go up and pick it." ”
In her previous life, her level of tree climbing was first-class, and now with this body shape, with a little effort, she should be able to climb up, so she should move her muscles and bones.
Sanya was shocked, "No, auntie, no, never good, if you fall down, your butt will fall into flowers." ”
Auntie's body shape is the material for climbing trees?!
Neither of them dared to climb the tree, but their aunt could go up?
If my aunt can go up, the sow can go up the tree!
Xu Jiaojiao went out with the two of them, Xu Zhang didn't know that it was Xu Jiaojiao who insisted on it.
PS: Anyone! Little cuties!