Due to the delay of the "Aunt Cha Wu dumping footwashing water", the family was already a little late when they returned home. Fortunately, at noon, Ye's cooked a lot of food, and there was still some leftover rice in the clay pot.

After thinking about it, Ye scrambled two eggs and broke them up. I stir-fried another cabbage, then added an appropriate amount of water to boil, and then used chopsticks to stir up the rice balls, and then poured it in.

In this way, the family ate a large clay pot of hot rice with pickles.

After dinner and tidying up, everyone still climbed into bed early to rest. Qianyan and Ye Feng were really tired, so they fell asleep almost as soon as they were next to the town.

Ye had to get up early to make breakfast for the family and cook pig food to feed the chickens and ducks, while Chen Jixing did so because it would take more than half a day to plant all the corn the next morning.

In conclusion, everyone has a reason to go to bed early.

At around four o'clock in the morning of the second day, Ye Feng woke up on time. But after a little thought, he fell back into a deep sleep. Anyway, it's okay to get up, so let's continue to rest, I'm really tired these days.

So, by the time he woke up again and jumped out of bed, it was already dawn. When I got outside the house, I found that even Qianyan had gotten up and was washing her face outside the kitchen.

Seeing that Ye Feng got up, Ye Shi washed his face with Qian Yan who was upturned and smiled at Ye Feng: "You nephews and uncles, it's like an appointment, sleep lazy together, and wake up together." Come and wash your face, wash and eat. There's nothing going on today, so you two can have fun at home. ”

Ye Feng was not embarrassed, he knew that Ye Shi was joking with himself, so he wrapped his hands around the back of his neck while stretching his waist and swaying from side to side: "I woke up once halfway, but I really couldn't get up, thinking that I didn't have to get up early, so I continued to sleep." ”

I have to say that this sleep is refreshing and tired. When I washed my face, I was completely sober.

After eating, the two of them carried a sickle and a dustpan on their backs, and prepared to go to the lake to hunt pigweed, and by the way, pick up some screws, river mussels, catch some small fish and shrimp and so on and come back to feed the chickens.

These days are busy with farming, but I don't have time to prepare for this.

"Have you noticed that our chickens and ducks have been laying eggs more frequently recently, and the pigs have grown oily and slippery."

"Yes, uncle, my father and mother said that last night." Qianyan responded with a smile. She didn't know if the chickens and ducks laid more eggs, but she knew the changes in the pigs in the pen, after all, she had been feeding the pigs with Ye Feng recently.

In the past, the pigs were frivolous and messy, but now they look like they have changed, the hair is smooth, and even the skin is pink, oily and slippery.

And those screws, mussels, small fish, shrimp and whatever, are all free, there are many in the lake, and they can be fished up and slightly processed and dried.

When the two passed by Da Niu's house, they found that Da Niu's mother was training Da Niu. I don't know what mistake Da Niu made, he was trained by Da Niu's mother to cry, crying and sobbing, and it seems that he was beaten.

Before the two of them set off, they originally thought that they were going to call the big cow to go together. Not only does Qianyan like Da Niu, but Ye Feng also likes it. Although this child is young, his sense of justice is bursting, he loves to fight and hug grievances, and he can talk to Ye Feng quite well.

But in this case, Ye Feng felt that it was better not to provoke Da Niu's mother, because her violent temper was terrible to think about. So I pulled a thousand words and left, and I wanted to walk over without knowing it.

Anyway, they didn't go to the lake to play, but to get down to business.

Who knew that Da Niu was sharp-eyed and was thinking about how to get out. Leng Buding suddenly saw Ye Feng tiptoeing with a thousand words, how could he let go of such a good opportunity.

So he opened his throat and shouted, "Brother Ye Feng, Sister Qianyan, wait for me", while taking a back basket in the yard and running away.

Halfway through the run, he turned his head and shouted to Da Niu's mother: "Mother, Brother Ye Feng and I will go to the lake to hunt pigweed, and we will come back in a while." ”

But he didn't cry anymore, and he jumped up and down to the two.

Dare to love this kid just cried is pretending?

Qianyan couldn't help but ask: "Brother Da Niu, what did you cry just now, did your mother beat you?" ”

Da Niu scratched his head a little embarrassedly, and said angrily: "Well, it's a few hits." You don't know, that yellow vitex slap hurts, but I'm not afraid. Hey, ouch, my ass is still hot and bloody. ”

As he spoke, he pulled the waistband of his pants with both hands, and wanted to take off his pants and ask Ye Feng and the others to help check the degree of injury to his buttocks.

In this regard, Qianyan hurriedly covered his eyes, and Ye Feng grabbed his hand and said, "That, well, it should be fine, you better go back and ask your brother to show you in a while." ”

Most of the ingredients who want to come to the big cow mother to scare him are presumably just for show.

Everyone in the village knows that the most precious thing about Da Niu's mother is this youngest son, and no one has ever seen Da Niu being scolded, let alone beaten.

As the saying goes, the emperor loves the eldest son, and the people love the elder.

In addition to Da Niu's father and mother, Da Niu also has two brothers, both of whom are unmarried, and they love him just as much, and the family almost spoils him to the sky. Therefore, even Aunt Cha's combat power level will not easily provoke the big bull.

Not to mention the fierceness and prestige of the big cow mother, the combat power of the two strong half-sized sons alone is scary enough.

And today, Da Niu's mother beat Da Niu for the first time, Ye Feng knew that this matter must not be simple, so he had the heart to tease him, but he was actually a little curious. Because he asked, "Da Niu, what did you do wrong, let's listen to it, and we can know what not to do." ”

As soon as Ye Feng asked, Da Niu was even more embarrassed. But no matter how Ye Feng asked, he just wouldn't say it.

Seeing that he insisted on not speaking, Ye Feng couldn't continue to ask.

At this moment, Chen Qianliang appeared at the fork in the road, also carrying a basket on his back. It's just that this back basket is very large, twice as big as Ye Feng's back, and it is not proportional to Qianliang's thin body.

This back basket is more like a big mountain, pressing down on the skinny Qianliang.

Everyone is the same age, and the Zhao family and the Ye family have always been good friends, so Ye Feng took the initiative to say hello. In addition, he is not annoying, shrewd but not philistine, simple but not stupid, Ye Feng and him can also say a few words.

When I asked, I learned that he was also going to the lake to hunt pigweed, so several people talked and laughed and walked to the lake together.

As a result, as soon as he took a few steps, Chen Qianliang said mysteriously to Ye Feng and Qianyan, "Do you particularly want to know why this kid was beaten?" ”

After speaking, Chen Qianliang was sly, with a mysterious smile on his face.

Obviously, he had just heard the conversation between Ye Feng and Da Niu.

Ye Feng, whose interest had faded, became curious again at this time. Chen Qianliang's father died early, and there was only one mother in the family, Zhao. His family lives next door to Da Niu's house, and he is naturally clear about what has just happened.

"Chen Qianliang, you are not allowed to speak!" Da Niu said hurriedly, and was about to go up and cover his mouth.

"Haha, you don't let me speak, I want to speak! I'll tell you, he peed under a tree when he got up in the morning, and he was pecked by an old hen. He was so angry that he ran to the chicken shed to find the old hen in the chicken shed, and then urinated into the clay pot where his soup was kept, and stuffed the hen into it. Hahahaha......"

Hearing this, Ye Feng and Qianyan couldn't help laughing, they didn't see that this big bull was really a talent. With his temperament, he has a fight with Da Niu's mother, and he has a true heritage, so he should use it to deal with Aunt Cha.

"Hahaha, Da Niu, tell me, how did you come up with this idea?"

"yes, why do you hate that hen so much, didn't you just peck you! Even the pot was used. ”

Hearing this, Da Niu's face turned even redder.

If you knew this, you might as well stay at home honestly! It's good now, some of the people who were asked by Ye Feng couldn't get off the stage.

However, how could he be embarrassed to tell a few people that it was because the old hen was lustful and pecked his little cock?

In this way, several people made a fuss to the lake.

And Zhao saw that several children were gone, so he walked into the yard of Da Niu's house and greeted Da Niu's mother who was cleaning the clay pots there.

"Hey, I'm really washing the pot!" Zhao covered his mouth and smiled. She hadn't really heard it next door just now, and she thought she had misheard.

"But isn't it, you don't know, if it weren't for this bastard boy being too small, I would have wanted to smack him a few more times, I'd be! Tell me, he just let the old hen peck it, and he got so angry, and he took the pot and pressed the chicken in the pot, and peed on people......"

As she spoke, Da Niu Ma herself laughed.

Facing the angry and funny big cow mother, Zhao said: "You also said that he was still young, and the chicken pecked him, so he naturally wanted to return it." ”

"But, it's good to press here, he actually pees in this pot, do you say it's angry? Hey, why did you say I gave birth to such a few unobtrusive bastards! You look at people's thousands of words, at a young age, they are so obedient. I believe it now, this girl is indeed my mother's little padded jacket......"

"Forget it, just wash it, and the child's urine is not so terrible." Zhao persuaded.

There are some things that she only keeps in her heart, but it is difficult to say them on her lips. Da Niu's mother complains that she gave birth to three sons and can't give birth to a girl, in fact, isn't this a kind of luck and showing off?

Take the Ye family as an example, now they want to be crazy about their son. Otherwise, he would not have agreed to Ye Feng as an outsider so easily to live and get pregnant for himself.

If Da Niu's mother is like Zhao's, she can't give birth to a son, not to mention that Da Niu is just peeing in the pot, even if she rides on her head to pee, it is estimated that she will admit it.

She suddenly remembered a sentence, and she didn't know who said it. It is to the effect that this person only knows his own troubles and cannot understand the pain of others.

After chatting a few more words, Zhao went home. Although her family's two acres of land have long been planted with corn, there are still many things to do at home, so she can't talk about it.

And Ye Feng and the others, who were making trouble, soon arrived at the lake.

They each found a place with abundant water and grass, and several people put down their baskets and began to mow the grass. This kind of grass-leaf maple recognizes, in modern times called revolutionary grass, originally an alien species.

This grass is very magical, one is that it can be used as feed, and the other is that it has antibacterial and other effects, and can be used as medicine. Third, as its name suggests, this grass grows quickly and is so cheap that it can survive by cutting off one of its sections and throwing it in the wild.

And if the fertility is strong and the temperature is right, the straw stick in this section can quickly grow into a meadow.

However, in this time and space, I don't know why there is already this grass, and the name is hollow lotus seed grass. It is not clear whether it can be used in medicine, but it is recognized by everyone as pigweed, and every household beats this grass to cook pig food.

Because the grass was so abundant and grew well, it was only a short cut that filled the baskets of several people.

The big cow came to play with him, and cutting pigweed was just a pretense to escape from home, so when he saw Ye Feng and Qianyan put the basket aside, and took out the dustpan and bucket, they also put down the basket and followed behind them.

However, Chen Qianliang really came out to hunt pigweed, and when he saw Ye Feng and the others like this, he asked with some curiosity: "Ye Feng, what are you going to do?" ”

It's a bucket and a dustpan, is it to catch small fish and shrimp?

He had heard from the Zhao family about the situation of the Qianyan family. Therefore, if the two of them plan to play in the water here, he will remind them and even persuade them to go home.

Ye Feng saw that he suddenly became serious, and even changed his tone with his words, and thanked him for his maturity and concern in his heart, so he said sincerely: "It's not in the way, don't worry, the adults in our family know it." We're not going to go into the deep water, we're just going to catch some small fish and shrimp on the edge of this lake. ”

"Small fish and shrimp? So what is it used for? If you take it to eat, forget it, these small fish and shrimp are the most fishy, and it costs oil to fry them, so I think it's better not to catch them. ”

Hearing Ye Feng say this, Chen Qianliang knew that they didn't want to play in the water.

The people in the village have the same idea as Chen Qianliang, and they have also hit the idea of these fish and shrimp, after all, it is extremely convenient to fish. However, these fish and shrimp are too small to cook, not to mention, and the fishy smell is also very strong.

It is fragrant after frying it in oil, or you can wrap it in a congenited dough and fry it in oil to make noodle fish, but this is too oil-intensive. Most of the villagers are not wealthy, and they don't have much oil at home, and a family has a budget of a few catties of oil a year at most, so they don't dare to eat like this.

Seeing that Chen Qianliang was relieved, Ye Feng continued: "It's not for yourself, but for chickens, ducks and pigs." Some time ago, I tried to catch some and dry them, and use them with screws and mussels to feed chickens and pigs. As a result, the chickens and ducks laid eggs more frequently, and the pigs became oily and slippery, so I wanted to get more back. ”

Hearing this, Chen Qianliang's eyes lit up, and he eagerly took Ye Feng's hand and asked, "What you said is true?" ”

In order to subsidize the family, Zhao's family naturally couldn't go up to the mountains to hunt, and he was small and Zhao's only support, so Zhao naturally didn't let him go into the forest. Therefore, the life of the mother and son is tight.

Because of this, the Zhao family fed a lot of chickens and ducks, and also fed a few pigs. In order to feed as little grain as possible and feed more pigweed, Zhao and Chen Qianliang had to fight a lot of pigweed every day.

If this is the case, what is the nutrition of these grasses, so whether it is chickens, ducks or pigs, they do not grow very quickly.

If what Ye Feng said was true, it would be a good idea. Don't underestimate these chickens, ducks and pigs, you can save a few taels of silver in a year. He and the Zhao family are the two of them at home, save a little, and they can live a few years.

"Of course it's true, I don't believe you ask a thousand words." Ye Feng saw that Chen Qianliang didn't believe it, so he pushed the problem to Qianyan, and he went with Da Niu to catch shrimp with buckets and dustpans.

Before Qianyan could speak, Chen Qianliang hurriedly said: "Believe, of course I believe it." I'll take this basket of pigweed back first, and bring a bucket and dustpan with me. Da Niu, do you want to go back with me? ”

How fun it is to fish and shrimp, and Da Niu's mother is still at home, after thinking about it, Da Niu said: "I won't go back first, Brother Qianliang, you can go back." ”

In this way, Da Niu followed Qianyan and Ye Feng to fish and shrimp.

It has to be said that it is now almost pollution-free.

This big lake is not close to the village, and there is very little land in the vicinity, so few people even come to wash vegetables or anything. Aside from laundry, there are no major "pollution" activities.

The water is so clear that you can even see shrimp swimming in the water.

Ye Feng picked up the dustpan and fished it out of the water. Especially in those places where the aquatic plants are abundant, take the dustpan and submerge it into the water, move those aquatic plants a little, pick up the dustpan, and after the water drops dry, you can see many lively small fish and shrimp.

Of course, in addition to small fish and shrimp, there will also be small crabs, small screws and small mussel shells and the like.

In this way, Ye Feng used one by himself, Da Niu and Qianyan cooperated with a dustpan, and the three of them cooperated very closely. In addition, Ye Feng reminded and watched, but he was just moving by the lake, and he didn't go to the deep water area at all.

Chen Qianliang returned home with pigweed on his back, walked under the eaves, and didn't need Zhao's help, he grabbed the strap and bent down, and the pigweed on his back poured out by himself. After doing this, Chen Qianliang went into the house and took a bucket and a dustpan, and then prepared to walk to the lake.

Zhao was mixing pig food in the stove, and he heard Chen Qianliang coming back. But, strangely enough, when he heard that he seemed to be going out, he came out and wiped his hands on his apron, and then said, "Why, isn't pigweed enough?" I remember there was a remnant of yesterday! How do you hold a dustpan and a bucket? ”

Yesterday, the mother and son used too much force and beat a lot of pigweed, which is basically enough today, so there is no need to fight again.

"Mother, I heard Ye Feng say, catch some small fish, shrimp and small screws and mussel meat, dry them and mix them in pig food, by the way, there are also chicken food, so that chickens, ducks and pigs will grow well and fast."

"Really? Then you go. It's just that you can't go to a place where the water is deep. By the way, you look at Qianyan Ye Feng and Da Niu by the way, you can't let them go to a deep place. ”

"I know, mother, go back quickly."

After speaking, Chen Qianliang quickly walked towards the lake.

Unlike walking in the morning while making a fuss, he walked extremely fast alone.

When he arrived at the lake and said hello, Chen Qianliang looked at Ye Feng's bucket. Obediently, they've already gotten most of the barrels. In order not to let the fish and shrimp pick out, the big cow no longer went into the water, but covered the mouth of the bucket with his own hands.

His hands are too small, and there are more and more fish and shrimp in the bucket, so there are always fish and shrimp that will bounce out.

The big cow is not annoyed, and always carefully picks them up one by one and puts them in the bucket.

After watching it for a while, Chen Qianliang followed Ye Feng and did it, and after a while, he also caught a lot.

When the barrel was almost full, Ye Feng picked up the sickle, smashed the mussel shell, took out the meat inside, and threw it into the bucket.

By the time he was done, Chen Qianliang's bucket was also full.

Ye Feng walked over, took the sickle to help Chen Qianliang smash the clam shell, and said to Chen Qianliang while cooking: "Don't tell others about this method for the time being, just know it." Also, you have to take advantage of the fact that everyone doesn't know these days, and come here to fish if you have nothing to do, the more the better. ”

Chen Qianliang naturally agreed. After all, this was the only way he knew how to subsidize his family. If other people find out, they will come to the lake to catch fish and shrimp, and it won't be long before there will be fewer and fewer fish and shrimp in the lake.

When the time comes, those people can continue to go into the woods to hunt or something, but they can't do it anymore.

It's just that the more Ye Feng said, the better, he couldn't understand a little, because he asked: "Now that the weather is so hot, wouldn't it stink at home?" ”

In Chen Qianliang's view, if it stinks, it naturally can't be used to feed pigs and chickens.

"If it's not in the way, you just need to catch it every day and put it back on the bamboo mat to expose it to the sun, and it will dry in a few days. These things will not stink after drying, and when the time comes, they will be packed in a bag and can be used in the winter. ”

"Also, this small fish and shrimp can actually be eaten after drying. For example, it is okay to put a little bit when stir-frying, or to eat some when eating noodles. ”

The villagers are really poor, most of them are yellow and thin, listless, although there is no money to buy meat, but these fish and shrimp are also nutritious, and occasionally eating a little can also replenish the body.

Although it is not as good as big fish and meat, it is better than nothing.

Chen Qianliang listened, nodded busily and said, "Yes, the sun is good now, but it will be weak after autumn." Now it's dry, and it's just right to use in winter. I must come every day. ”

In this regard, Ye Feng smiled and did not speak. There are no secrets in the village at all, and this fish, shrimp, screws, mussels, or something is the most fishy, even if it is dried and stored in a bag, it is also a smell.

Therefore, in Ye Feng's opinion, the villagers knew that this method was only a matter of time, and it would definitely not last in winter.

It is for this reason that he persuaded Chen Qianliang to come to the lake to fish when he has free time these days. Although it couldn't help him, it was the only way he could think of at the moment.

After thinking about it, he said to Da Niu again: "You can talk to your mother when you go home." ”

You can't favor one over the other, Ye Feng felt that although the big bull family was not bad at all. Chen Jiwan, the father of the big cow, did an excellent job of carpentry and was well-known far and wide, so he took over a lot of work.

This alone is enough to feed a large family.

Da Niu nodded as if he didn't understand, but he thought it was too fun to be like this today, because he said, "Will you come back tomorrow?" If you do, you must call me. I thought this mussel shell was full of water, but who knew that there was such a big piece of meat in it, it was so strange. ”

Hearing this, several people laughed.

In this way, when it was almost time for lunch, several people carried pigweed, carried wooden barrels and walked towards their respective homes.

I have to say that this bucket full of fish and shrimp is really a bit heavy, Ye Feng is carrying pigweed on his back and holding a bucket in his hand, so he feels a little difficult.

At the critical moment, Chen Qianliang took a hand and walked back with Ye Feng carrying the bucket.

As soon as he walked halfway, he saw Zhao coming.

The fact is that after she finishes her family work, she always feels that her eyelids are beating badly, and her heart is panicked.

In fact, even she didn't realize that it was because Qianyan had fallen into the water before, so she had been worried about Chen Qianliang's safety.

The people in the village have different interpretations of the eyelid jumping. But either way it is interpreted, it is not good, either to give up wealth or to suffer. Thinking of this, Zhao naturally couldn't sit still, locked the courtyard door and walked out.

Seeing that his sons were all well, Zhao was relieved.

Chen Qianliang is her lifeline, and she can't have any accidents. At the beginning, the reason why Chen Qianliang's uncle and two families joined forces to "persuade" her to remarry was not for her family's two acres of thin land?

Two acres of land is actually not a great property. However, it is better to be your own, and you don't have to pay rent for farming. If you really can't get by, you can sell it for about ten taels of silver.

That's a big deal, save a little, and it's enough for a family of eight to live for several years.

Later, the reason why the two families gave up was not because of conscience, but because the Zhao family had a reason to persevere, that is, she still had Chen Qianliang.

This is the heir of the Chen family's eight classics, and it is also on the family tree, and no one can deny this. This land belongs to Chen Qianliang, and no one dares to take it by force.

If she gave birth to a daughter, it would be fine, and it would not be difficult to remarry with her. It's just that Chen Qianliang is a man, so it is naturally inappropriate to remarry.

Fortunately, she gritted her teeth and persevered.

Now it seems that this life is also lived by people, and there is no such despair.