"My name is Shen Yulan, and the man in my family is Wang Facai, a brother who has played with Da Zhuang since he was a child." As he spoke, Shen's voice gradually became smaller, and his tone was lonely.

Chu Yan was about to ask something, her voice raised again, and she sighed and said, "This time, Facai and Da Zhuang were both conscripted, and they specially explained to me when they left, and took care of you more on weekdays." ”

It turned out that like Chu Yan, they were all hard-working women, Wang Facai had four brothers in his family, he ranked second, with an elder brother and a younger brother, and he was the most unfavored in the middle.

In this imperial court conscription, Wang Facai bore the brunt of the conscription, leaving Shen Yulan and a two-year-old son Pippi.

"Thank you!" For friends with good intentions, Chu Yan does not hate them. Although it was the first time she met Shen Yulan, she inexplicably trusted the woman in front of her, perhaps because of Shen Yulan's honest and honest appearance, or perhaps because of the sincerity in her words.

This is the first person she has met in another world other than Old Man Wang and Tian.

"You're polite, you just came to the village, you're not familiar with it, just look for me if you have anything in the future." Shen Yulan shook off the complicated thoughts in her heart, patted Chu Yan's arm and said.

Sometimes women's friendship is very simple, just after a while, Shen Yulan opened the conversation: "I saw it just now, those women are not easy to mess with in the village, and you will stay away when you see it in the future." ”

From Shen Yulan's description, Chu Yan knew that the woman with triangular eyes just now was named Pan Jinzhi, a famous big mouth in the village, and she liked to stir up neighbors when she had nothing to do.

"But, her man, Wang Erleng, is a good person, he is honest and doesn't talk much, but he can't control Pan's, so don't take it to heart, you just think Pan's is farting."

Chu Yan smiled: "Sister Lan, I don't care. ”

How could she have so much spare time to take care of Pan's big mouth.

Shen Yulan saw that Chu Yan's expression didn't seem to be fake, so she was relieved, otherwise she would have felt quite guilty when she saw her being bullied just now but didn't come out.

But there is no way, after Wang Facai was conscripted, her life was even more difficult, and she and Chu Yan had a sense of similarity to the fallen people at the end of the world.

"What are you going to do now?" Shen Yulan asked.

"Go to the mountains and see, there is nothing to eat at home." Chu Yan replied.

After the Wang family's great labor conscription left, the elderly and frail second elder was left, and the family could no longer open the pot.

The nest head that Chu Yan eats every day is squeezed out between her teeth.

It is said that it is a wowotou, and I don't know how far it is from the wowotou made of sorghum cornmeal in the previous life, it is black and black, and it takes a lot of effort to swallow it, and my throat hurts.

Chu Yan had never suffered this kind of crime in her previous life and present life, her mouth was bland and tasteless, and she could salivate when she thought of white-flour steamed buns.

Shen Yulan sighed: "Yes, on weekdays, I rely on Da Zhuang to farm the land and go up to the mountains to hunt some game, but without him now, the family will not have a hard time." ”

What Shen Yulan didn't say was that if it weren't for spending ten taels of silver to buy Liu Dani back, the Wang family wouldn't be unable to open the pot.

"Let's go, I'm going to go to the mountains to dig wild vegetables, you just came to the village, you're not familiar with it, I'll take you there."

The two women carried baskets and walked side by side towards the mountain.

In early autumn, Geumsan is still in full bloom, and along the way, you will meet groups of women or children, carrying baskets and hurrying around.

From Shen Yulan's description, Chu Yan had a preliminary understanding of the lives of the villagers in Geumsan.

Almost all of the big guys make a living from farming, and when it is not the busy farming season, the men will go to the town to work to earn money to support the family.

The women went up to the mountains to dig wild vegetables, pick wild fruits, dried them and hoarded them for the winter.

The villagers are living a tight life.

In about a quarter of an hour, Chu Yan and Shen Yulan arrived at the foot of Jinshan Mountain, which was bare, and there was not a single wild vegetable that could be picked.

Shen Yulan smiled and sighed: "The higher the mountain road, the more difficult it is to walk, so the wild vegetables under this mountain have been picked, and we have to go up." ”

Chu Yan took a deep breath of fresh air and breathed a long sigh of relief, and the depression that had been traversing and suffocating in that small courtyard for several days came out.

Wildflowers and grasses can be seen everywhere on the mountain, swaying in the wind, a pristine natural landscape.

If it weren't for the compulsion of life, the problem of food and clothing had not yet been solved, Chu Yan really wanted to take a leisurely stroll in the mountains and forests.

But the top priority is to solve the problem of survival, and she doesn't want to die again with a hard time picking up.

The further you go up the mountain, the more people you meet, Chu Yan doesn't fully understand this era, so she doesn't talk much, most of the time it's Shen Yulan who is talking, she's listening.

Suddenly, Chu Yan's gaze fell on a certain place, her eyes lit up, and she walked quickly towards that place.

Shen Yulan, who was walking one step ahead, felt that Chu Yan had not followed, and turned around suspiciously, and happened to see Chu Yan squatting stupidly in front of a patch of weeds, her eyes were bright, as if she was about to drool.

"Da Zhuang's family, why don't you leave? There are wild vegetables not far ahead, which I found two days ago, and no one knows about it. ”

Chu Yan smiled so hard that her teeth were out of her eyes and said, "Sister Lan, hurry up and help me dig." As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and dug up.

What? Shen Yulan was puzzled: "This leaf can't be eaten, it's astringent." ”

"Sister Lan, it's not about eating leaves, it's about digging down, and there's something good underneath." found good things, and the boredom that came from crossing was swept away, and Chu Yan, who had been frowning for days, finally smiled.

Shen Yulan was puzzled, if this thing could be eaten, how could the big guy grow well if he hadn't dug it up long ago? However, she still dug up Chu Yan suspiciously.

I thought in my heart, even if I can't dig it out and eat it, it will just delay my efforts for a while and take a little effort, and the last thing the peasant family lacks is a handful of strength.

Chu Yan carefully dug in the direction of the rhizome, and demonstrated to Shen Yulan: "Sister Lan, pay attention when digging, go down the rhizome, be careful, don't dig up the one below." ”

At this point, the fruit underneath has revealed its shaggy whiskers.

That's right, what Chu Yan found was a yam, and now it is almost the season when the yam is ripe, looking at the size of this yam, this piece can be dug up a lot, enough to eat for several days.

Of course, just food and clothing are not enough, think of the delicacies made of peony, pulling silk yams, yam porridge, all kinds of yam pastries......

Chu Yan's saliva had already begun to secrete, and she couldn't wait to make it immediately and have a full meal.

"Da Zhuang's family, can you really eat this stick-like thing?" Shen Yulan was a little skeptical.

Chu Yan's smile was unfathomable: "Sister Lan, just take a look!" "Not to mention anything else, in her previous life, Chu Yan had a hobby of cooking by herself, although the dishes she made can't be compared with real star chefs, but the taste is not bad, and it can be regarded as a skill.

Especially in the previous life, the Internet was so developed, just search casually, and there are all kinds of recipes.

No, no, thinking about those delicious foods with all the color and flavor, my saliva is going to flow out.

It's important to get down to business!