Chrysanthemum and her brother returned home, Zheng Changhe and his wife rushed to the market, and there was no one at home. Hasao Cao warmed up some nests and eaten, Aoki went to work in the field, and Chrysanthemum was busy cleaning up the fish and shrimp that came in his pocket. Some are boiled at noon, and the others are spread out in a small basket and left to dry in the sun. Then it was laundry to feed the pigs and cook, and even Ono didn't care about picking them.

In the afternoon, Zheng Changhe and his wife came back from the market and caught two little piglets.

Chrysanthemum was very happy and felt that the day of eating pork was not far away. She didn't care about the dirty, and served the two little piglets diligently, thinking that the pig was still young, so she mixed the rice bran with wild vegetables and cooked a pot of pig food, and sure enough, the little pigs ate very deliciously.

Zheng Changhe saw that his daughter was happy, and he used his brain to feed the pigs so diligently, so he simply took the time to rebuild a simple pigpen and feed the piglets separately from the big pigs, so as not to protect the big pigs and the little pigs not grow well.

In the next few days, the family was busy.

Chrysanthemum and her brother went to cut pigweed every morning, and by the way, they went to prawns; After breakfast, Aoki followed his father and mother to work in the fields, harvesting corn, plowing the ground and planting wheat; After dinner in the evening, the family has to light torches to dig the wasteland for half an hour, and even the chrysanthemums are going to go into battle at this time.

Chrysanthemums are also very busy during the day, washing and cooking, feeding pigs and chickens, cleaning up fish and shrimp in the morning, picking wild chrysanthemums, etc., which are simply not touching the ground.

Three pillows made of chrysanthemum Ono are also complete. She threw away the original pillow core, washed the pillowcase, and filled it with fragrant, fluffy dried wild chrysanthemums, which were very comfortable to the touch.

I tried it out for my father and brother that night, and said it was good the next day. Even Aoki, who doesn't like to talk, smiled and nodded at her, with obvious appreciation.

As a result of the hard work every morning, the table has also been abundant these days, and the food has improved considerably. Chrysanthemum uses shrimp to fry leeks, braised and boiled soup, changing tricks, and from time to time you can also make a bowl of braised small miscellaneous fish.

In addition to eating every day, chrysanthemums also dried a lot of dried shrimp, which are ready to be used to boil sauce and soup to improve freshness.

However, what made Chrysanthemum depressed was that she couldn't eat more, as long as she ate a little more shrimp, the sarcoma on her face was swollen and painful, and there were signs of deterioration.

She thought about it for a while, and felt that hair products like shrimp should have a triggering effect on the poisonous gas on the face, and it was better to eat less!

She had an idea, boiled water with Ono chrysanthemum, and used it to wash her face, and sure enough, she felt cool and comfortable. Hehe! Now it's okay, and I'll wash my face with this chrysanthemum tea in the future. It seems that I have to work harder to pick the chrysanthemums.

Yang heard the chrysanthemum say that he used this wild chrysanthemum to soak in water to wash his face, and after washing, the sarcoma on his face was not so painful, and he immediately paid attention to it. Seeing that she was busy during the day and didn't have time to pick wild chrysanthemums, she got up early in the morning and went to pick them herself. She wanted to pick more, so that her daughter would have wild chrysanthemums to wash her face until the next year, when the wild chrysanthemums bloomed.

When Chrysanthemum and her brother came back from hunting pigweed, they saw the tender little wild chrysanthemum with dew, and couldn't help but smile happily at Yang's lips; I saw that her mother packed the flowering and flower buds separately, which was more pleasing to her heart.

Yang said with a smile: "You are so clear, the flowers that bloom are used to fill the pillow core, and the unopened ones are used to soak in water and drink, and I don't have eyes!" ”

Chrysanthemum smiled and said to her mother: "This chrysanthemum soaked in water is very delicious!" Mother, you can also try it, it tastes very fragrant. ”

Yang glanced at her and said, "Just you ghost!" But the taste is good, not only fragrant, but also a little sweet. ”

Aoki replied on the side: "It's delicious!" ”

This brother is really concise!

After breakfast, I washed the dishes again, fed the pigs with brush pot water, and sat at the door of the house with a small bench with chrysanthemums. She looked at the green vegetables in the vegetable field, the little piglets jumping happily in the pigpen, and took a sip with a bowl of chrysanthemum tea, and breathed a sigh of relief with satisfaction!

Bow your head and frown, this pale yellow and bright chrysanthemum tea is in a coarse porcelain bowl, which is really elegant, but there is no decent teacup at home!

There will be teacups, and pork will be eaten, Chrysanthemum thought quietly!

Before the frost fell, the winter wheat of the Chrysanthemum family was planted. The wasteland next to the thatched hut was also reclaimed, sprinkled with a layer of plant ash, and planted some white radish, yellow cabbage and Chinese cabbage. There is no way, the manure in the manure tank is all used to grow wheat, and if you want to fertilize in this wasteland, you can only save it slowly.

After planting wheat, it can be regarded as a major event, although it is necessary to pay attention to miscellaneous things such as replenishing seedlings and hoeing grass, there is no need to hurry.

Chrysanthemum was spoiled by those two little piglets - so edible! If she can't figure out a way, the three pigs in the family will rebel in the winter.

But looking at the hogweed and corn stalks stored in the cellar, it is clear that there is not enough food for a winter. Although a lot of vegetables are planted, but just eating vegetables is not good, not to mention that it is not economical to feed the pigs, even if you are willing to feed, the pigs will have to be strained after eating, and you must mix some hard pig food.

"Brother, let's go up the mountain and look for what we can feed the pigs." Chrysanthemum says to Aoki that he is busy working in the wasteland.

When Aoki heard this, he didn't say a word, so he put down his hoe and pulled his sister to prepare. In the past few days, he saw that Chrysanthemum was busy with a few pigs, and he was also panicked, but he didn't think of any good ideas for a while.

The two put on another pair of straw sandals on the outside of their shoes, so as not to wear out the soles of their shoes, and tied their trouser legs tightly, and then took two sacks, and ran back to the mountain.

Drilling into the woods, it was shady, and the sunlight leaked through the gaps in the branches and leaves, speckled and speckled. The path up the hill is almost covered with weeds and shrubs. Aoki walked a few steps, then looked back to see if Chrysanthemum was keeping up, and finally simply took Chrysanthemum's hand and climbed up.

Chrysanthemum is indeed a little overwhelmed. She crawled panting, and looked around like a little hen looking around.

Less than halfway up the mountain, the chrysanthemums were attracted by the small earthy yellow fruits all over the ground, and I saw that the grass in the woodland was densely covered with a layer of this fruit, and there was a bowl-shaped semicircular shell after the fruit was removed. Isn't this like a fruit? No wonder I looked up from the bottom of the mountain and saw the red, yellow and green scenery of the mountain, which turned out to be all acorn trees!

With the mountain at its back and the water in front, it's really a good place! Chrysanthemum pursed her lips and stopped.

Aoki turned his head and asked in surprise, "What's wrong?" ”

Chrysanthemum pointed to the fruit on the ground and said to him, "Just use this to feed the pigs." ”

Aoki frowned and replied, "This one is very bitter, and pigs won't eat it." "If the pigs had eaten, they would have been picked up long ago.

Chrysanthemum pursed her lips and smiled: "It doesn't matter, I'll just boil it in water." Looking at Aoki's puzzled eyes, he hurriedly explained: "Some things are astringent, just take boiling water and blanch it, let's try it too, boil this thing in water to see if we can get rid of the bitter taste." Brother, you think, if you can do it, then our pig ......"

Aoki's eyes lit up, and he became excited: If it can be done, then this mountain full of trees, isn't it ready-made pig food? Don't talk about feeding three pigs at home, it's no problem to have three more!

Chrysanthemum purses her lips and just laughs!

Where to try, didn't she use this to feed the pigs at home in her last life. Not to mention feeding the pigs, the washed powder is also very good to eat!

The brother and sister glanced at each other, took out the sack, and bent down to pick up the elephant fruit.

The grass is too thick, Chrysanthemum thought, next time I should bring a sickle, otherwise it will be too much of a hindrance.

Aoki apparently also found a lot of acorns in the grass, but it was not easy to pick up. So he picked a tree with a lot of open space below, climbed up and shook it, and the acorns fell like hailstones, and the chrysanthemums kept picking up below.

With this cooperation, soon the siblings' sacks were almost full.

Aoki paused hesitantly and said, "Let's pick up so many!" I don't know if that method will work out yet! ”

Chrysanthemum replied confidently: "I think it's definitely okay." Brother, don't worry! After speaking, she put an acorn in her mouth and bit it "crunch", smacked it with her tongue and said, "It's just a little bitter, and the others are no different from chestnuts." ”

Aoki also bit one open and tasted it, but he didn't have the feeling of a chrysanthemum. In fact, he tasted it when he was a child, and he couldn't eat it at all. I don't know if my sister's method will succeed.

When the two sacks were filled with acorns, Aoki tied the mouth of the bag tightly, one bag on his shoulder, the other bag under his armpit, and Chrysanthemum followed with his bare hands, walking down the hill along the way he came.

When I entered the courtyard gate, I saw an old woman with half-white hair sitting at the door, breaking corn kernels with Yang, talking at the same time; In the yard, a group of fluffy chickens kept pecking around a bowl of crushed corn residue mixed with vegetable leaves, and the vegetable leaves were cut thinly.