After lunch, Lin Lishan saw that Zhou Jiao's mother and son had fallen asleep. I hurriedly washed my diapers, carried my bag with money and bills, and straightened my dress.

Out of the west wing, found Xizi, Lin Lishan pulled Xizi and came to the kitchen, and as soon as she came in, she saw Zhang's mother and them cleaning up the kitchen.

"Eldest sister, Jiaojiao and Ping An are asleep. I'll take Kiko out and come back before dinner, you see if there is anything to bring, I just have a bill in my hand, so it won't be convenient for you to go out. ”

Mother Zhang put down the bowl in her hand, wiped her hands, and looked at Xizi following behind, "There is nothing to buy, it was all ready some time ago." I see that you can take Kiko out and take a look. Xizi, you follow your grandma, don't go to those remote places with bad rules, remember to remind. ”

Kiko carried the new army bag on her back, and with excitement on her face, she loudly assured her that she would take her grandmother back in absolute safety.

Lin Lishan drove the car, looking at the roads on both sides of the road from time to time, and drove along the dirt road to the north along the mountain peak.

Kiko, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked around curiously, and found that it was not a road to the county seat at all, and pointed to the fork in the road that had just been driven not far away.

"Grandma, where are we going? I think you're wrong. I used to go to my uncle's, and the road was straight ahead to the county seat. ”

Lin Lishan replied to him funny: "Grandma didn't plan to go to the county seat. Let's see if grandma keeps opening towards that big green mountain. We walked along the hill to see where there were big villages and went in to buy things. There are mountain goods and wild meat in the villages near the mountains, and there are many things in those places, and they will sell them if they have money, and the villages next to the county seat are close to your village, which is inconvenient. ”

Xizi's eyes rolled, and she understood in her heart that this was looking for wild things, "Grandma, I know where it is." You go near the trail in front of you, where there are several villages at the foot of the hill, and there are people hunting. My uncle told me that there are also hunters in the north of the foot of Daqing Mountain, and they hunt every year, and last year they even hunted several wild boars and sold them to the commune. ”

Lin Lishan listened to Xizi's command, and the car drove until it stopped under the big shame tree at the entrance of the village.

The village just hasn't started work yet, some villagers and children saw the car, all gathered around to look at the car, and some bold boys also went up and circled the car, ready to climb to the car, and were taught a lesson by the adults around them.

Lin Lishan explained her intention to everyone, and a kind-looking grandmother happened to pass by and was stopped by the villagers. I heard that they were buying game and mountain goods, so the old woman looked at the two of them and took them back home.

On the way, Lin Lishan learned from the old man that the village's inventory is usually sold after the autumn harvest. Her home is at the foot of the mountain, several grandchildren often go up the mountain, the family has a lot of inventory, and she is not in a hurry to use the money, and plans to sell it again at the end of the year. I finally understood why as soon as she said that she was buying mountain goods and game, the villagers shouted to find this family.

The grandmother lived at the foot of a relatively remote mountain, and a large courtyard was surrounded by stones outside the thatched house, probably for safety, and the fence was high. The yard was very clean, and there were wild things hanging under the eaves that had not been drained, and when I saw the old man coming with guests, the whole family came out and looked at Lin Lishan curiously.

Lin Lishan smiled at them, listening to the grandmother arrange for the family to pack up the inventory.

After entering the hall, I sat for a while, and wrapped up the other party's autumn harvest of mountain goods, air-dried wild animals, and some bacon and other stocks. Look at the family even the children are wearing straw sandals, and then look at the old man's white-washed and patched coat. Lin Lishan didn't bargain with them, and generously gave them all the money, and also gave two catties of sugar tickets.

It's a pity that the hens can't be sold and kept to lay eggs. may see that Lin Lishan is straightforward and generous. The old grandmother instructed her daughter-in-law to help her find 2 old hens in the village.

Knowing that she would continue to buy wild meat, the old man gave a detailed introduction to who else had stock in several surrounding villages, and which villages had veterans hunting.

Lin Lishan saw that there was still half of the nest on the kang table, and she put out her thoughts to inquire about fine grains.

Say goodbye to the family. Lin Lishan drove the car slowly, looking at the thatched hut next to the path, and some children dressed in patches, all of them were as thin as chickens, and sighed deeply, this is still a family that relies on the mountains to eat the mountains, life is so hard, I don't know how some villages are? No wonder Zhang's mother repeatedly told Xizi not to take her to a village with bad rules.

There is a family in the next village, where the old man and his eldest son often hunt. According to the old man's description, he drove to the house. I drove all the way and inquired like this, and I went one after another, and I also collected a lot of good things.

At this time, Lin Lishan somewhat understood that the harvest of the land supporting the mountain was not good. The men in the village often go to the mountains to hunt to supplement their families, so these families have stocks. I'm ready to go to the market to sell it before the Chinese New Year and change my daily necessities at home.

The villagers are also enthusiastic and sincere, and they don't think that people will drive over at a high price. Maybe it has something to do with Lin Lishan wearing a military uniform, and now the people have a lot of respect for soldiers.

Driving the car and looking at the mountain goods and game bacon behind her, Lin Lishan planned to go home. With two old hens and 100 eggs, you can also make up for Jiaojiao at night.

"Grandma, we have old hens at home, so we don't need to buy them, and my aunt also has a lot of eggs in her house." Kiko looked at the pile of things in the back, he now knew that this grandma bought a bunch of things, and there was no less.

Lin Lishan drove the car, and when she heard this, she laughed, this kid can bear it enough. She had already found out about the first one, and he wanted to stop it.

"Your old hens can still lay eggs, and keep them for you to eat. This old hen has been raised for two years, and it is very replenishing to kill the stew and drink. Buy more eggs, you can eat them too. Those mountain goods and game, grandma also has to pack them and send them to your aunt's second uncle. They are in the Great Northwest, where money cannot buy these good things. In addition to the second uncle, your aunt also has an uncle and a sister-in-law, and these relatives must prepare. I'll go out with my grandma tomorrow, and I'll be quick to help grandma settle accounts. ”

Xizi nodded, afraid that she wouldn't see it while driving, so she hurriedly said, "Okay, grandma, you take me tomorrow." I heard my grandmother and my mother say that the family also collects the mountain goods in the village, and sends them to the capital when my uncle comes back. You don't have to buy mountain goods anymore, you can buy too much. My father even asked my mother to go to the village secretly to buy it. Too much to eat. ”

Lin Lishan said funny: "What you have at home, keep it and eat it slowly." You go back and tell your dad not to buy it again, and you say that grandma has already bought a lot. Your aunt has a lot of elders, not many at all. The mountain goods in the Northeast are famous all over the country, but they are more expensive in other places, and they can't be bought in big cities. If you have more, you can keep it and eat it slowly, and you can also use it as a gift for the New Year, and give it to your grandfather. So you don't have to worry about not being able to finish eating. ”

After listening to this, Xizi secretly counted how many elders he had, and the more he thought about it, the more worried he became, how much would he have to spend when he grew up like his uncle? What will he have to do in the future to not worry?

Lin Lishan drove the car, chatting with Xizi, and was also thinking about buying more and sending it back to them as a gift.

These prices are local, and they are really not expensive. Big cities celebrate the New Year's holidays, and the supply points buy fewer New Year's goods with tickets, such as melon seeds, fungus, mushrooms, dried bamboo shoots, chicken, and pork are distributed according to households, and they may not necessarily be purchased with good quality. In the compound, it is a priority supply, but it is basically impossible to see bacon.

These game dishes are meat dishes, and you can eat them from time to time without a meat ticket, which is more cost-effective than buying them in the city. Last time, I heard that the supply of eggs will be reduced next year, not to mention meat?

Back at Zhang's house, Zhang's mother took her two daughters-in-law to help move into Zhou Jiao's house, and before she had time to say a few words, she hurriedly drove away.

The men of the family were all in the vicinity of the new foundation, rushing to build the yard. Father Zhang took his son to the scene in the early morning. There is no way, you have to take advantage of the good weather to build a yard quickly, and after a while, the land will be frozen, and it is impossible to move in in the spring.

This will be Zhang's father with his son, busy digging the foundation with everyone, and mud fighting, and some of them are in the distance, doing a lot of work, and the women in the family are boiling water and bringing water over, helping by the way.

Zhou Jiao was woken up, facing the outside, and saw a pile of broken bags in the small living room outside, a few baskets, and the cries of hens.

"Mom, you're back, why are you so fast? I thought you wouldn't be back until at least the evening, where did you get all this stuff from? Zhou Jiao asked curiously,

Lin Lishan was outside, carrying a chicken coop under the eaves outside, and faintly heard Zhou Jiao's voice inside, and hurriedly went to the inner room, "You wake up, quickly change the diaper for Ping'an, feed/milk, or I'll cry later." ”

Zhou Jiao nodded, picked up Ping'an to feed/breastfeed, and took the diaper in her mother's hand, "Mom came back very quickly." I thought you were going to come back after dinner too. Where are you going to scrape up so many things, which are hard to find right now. ”

She also wants to wait for the confinement to collect it herself, it seems that there is no play in this vicinity, so she has to run away.

Lin Lishan smiled happily and said, "I didn't expect to be able to collect so much. I took Kiko and drove north along Daqingshan. I heard that there were hunters in the path and inquired about people. Just because those people knew each other, village after village. Tomorrow will pass, these people at the foot of the mountain, there is a lot of inventory at home. It's just that I don't want to sell the old hen, it's almost winter, and I want to keep the eggs. ”

Zhou Jiao hurriedly gave a thumbs up. It's really amazing to think of this, and you can even understand that hens don't lay eggs in the winter. She didn't seem to have paid attention to that.

"Prepare more mountain goods, this is more durable than game. New Year's greetings are more decent than carrying pastries. ”

"Well, that's what I thought. All the things you bought today will be mailed to your second uncle tomorrow. Then I bought it and mailed it to the capital. These mountain goods like those mushrooms and fungus are good things, and the price is also cheap. The air-dried pheasants and hares, as well as the bacon, are all good things, and your grandfather likes to eat these, and you can eat them at home until tomorrow summer. ”

Zhou Jiao nodded: "I want to buy some, it's hard to buy wild meat, and you may not be able to buy so much tomorrow." Today I happened to meet a hunting family with Xizi, and ordinary people don't have so much meat. If you are lucky enough to meet a village that kills pigs, buy more meat and go back. When the meat ticket comes out in the city, you can't kill pigs in the village casually. Don't worry about the mountain goods, I'll send it to you when you're done. ”

"Then I'll focus on the meat tomorrow. Ejiao in the pot, you eat it first. I'll stew the old hen for you for supper. Yesterday I bought two pots, you come instead, don't put the dessert and those greasy ones in one pot. ”