"Autumn trees and autumn leaves have been up the mountain with me several times, don't look at them small, you can also help carry a bundle of firewood." Akiyama reached out and rubbed Xiao Akiki's ear: "Tell me Sister Cherry, how many times have you been up the mountain with me?" ”

Xiao Qiushu stuffed the little purple berries into the purple-black mouth that had been dyed, raised his head and looked at his eldest brother with a look of adoration, and snorted violently: "Sister Cherry, I have been to the mountain with my brother several times, I have a lot of strength, I can help you carry firewood, you can ask me to follow." ”

"I also have a lot of strength, I can also carry firewood, Sister Cherry, I also want to follow." Akiba, who was one year younger than Akiki, saw that his second brother was coquettish, and he was too busy to be unwilling, and he used his soft and tender little hands to shake the cherry's arm.

This pair of little brothers and sons, their eyebrows are six points similar to Akiyama, they are both thick eyebrows and big eyes, and they are looking at cherries with blank eyes. Even Walnut joined in: "Fourth sister, I want to follow too"

Cherry shook her head firmly: "No. "Although this mountain is not high, it doesn't matter if you go around the periphery, but if you go inside, these small ones must not follow. Not to mention anything else, they can't stand the damp climate in the light, in case they rush out of a beast or something like that, how can they run? If she hadn't wanted to see if there were any resources available in the mountains, she wouldn't have gone inside for a little firewood. Firewood and hemp, there is outside, but there is no tree on the ground, cut some branches down, and you can burn it. It's just a big deal that wet wood is a little heavier than dry wood.

Seeing the denial of the cherry, the walnuts and the autumn trees and autumn leaves drooped their faces together, and the three of them stared at the cherry with their big watery eyes. The cherry eye looks at the nose, the nose looks at the heart, but it is not soft this mouth.

Seeing the situation, Qiu Hong hurriedly played a round game: "Otherwise, I'll take the three of them around a few times outside, find some small purple berries and the like to eat, play for a while, and then go home." Brother, you just go into the mountains with Sister Cherry, okay? ”

Akiyama didn't say anything, just looked at the cherry. Cherry nodded, he nodded, Cherry shook his head, and he frowned.

Qiu Hong saw that Cherry was a little worried about walnuts, and said, "Sister Cherry, don't worry, I will send the walnuts home in a while." I saw her enter the yard and I walked again. ”

"Okay, you take it, I'm relieved." Cherry smiled at Autumn Red

"I won't ......go back" Seeing that I really couldn't follow into the mountains, Akiba pouted a little reluctantly and muttered quietly.

"Huh?" Akiyama stared at him in the style of a big brother, and with a majestic nasal voice, the frightened Autumn Leaves immediately raised his little hand: "I didn't say anything, I didn't say anything, my second brother and I went with my sister." ”

"Well, be obedient." Akiyama nodded, took off the chain hanging on his body, and took out five eggs from it, one by one and distributed them to everyone, and the largest one was reserved for cherries: "I was hungry for a while, but now I'll give it to you first." ”

"Oh! Why was the biggest given to Sister Cherry? Xiao Qiuye questioned sharply

"Huh?" Akiyama did his trick and glared at Akiba.

It's a pity that it didn't work this time, Xiao Qiuye shrank and stalked his neck hard, and the children's voice was bright and sharp: "Big brother is eccentric!" Big brother loves Sister Cherry! The eldest brother wants to ask Sister Cherry to be his wife! As soon as he finished speaking, he pulled Akiki and turned around and ran.

"You kid!" Akiyama's originally dark cheeks suddenly turned red, and he ran a few steps after Akiba: "When I get home, I'll clean you up again!" ”

Qiu Hong and the cherry 'hehe' laughed together.

Seeing that Autumn Leaves and Autumn Trees ran away, Qiu Hong stretched out her hand to pick up the walnuts: "Brother, Sister Cherry, be careful when you enter the mountain." Let's go over there and take a look. ”

"Hmm. It's cold in the mountains, so go home early. Cherry waved her hand and turned to walk deep into the mountains.

"Brother! I'm leaving! Taking advantage of the cherry turning, Qiu Hong quietly winked at her eldest brother: "Although Sister Cherry is not a good female celebrity, and she can't cook, she is smart and has a good way to govern the family!" As he spoke, he blinked twice before leading the walnuts to chase the autumn trees and autumn leaves.

"Little Nizi!" Akiyama scolded softly to hide his weakness: "One by one, they all want to rebel, don't they?" I've been getting beaten less lately, haven't I? As he spoke, he quietly went to look at the cherry. Seeing that she was far away, she didn't seem to hear what Qiu Hong had just said, so she quietly breathed a sigh of relief and chased after her.

The weather is about to enter winter, the weather is sometimes cold and sometimes warm, because of the abundance of grass and trees in the mountains, the temperature is more constant, the more you go inside, the more cold you feel that it is not as cold as the periphery. All kinds of plants in the mountains and forests are beginning to turn yellow and dry up, and occasionally there are a few herbs. From time to time on the road, there were frightened hares that fled, and the greedy Akiyama beat his hands, regretting that he didn't bring tools.

After about half an hour, the cloth bag that Cherry carried was filled with some pumpkin seeds and old loofahs, as well as a few ordinary medicinal herbs. Along the way, I met a lot of wild pumpkins and wild loofahs, but unfortunately because they were far away from the village, no one found that the pumpkins had long been rotten, and the loofahs were old and only had seeds and silk left, and the vines had long dried up. As for the medicinal herbs, they are all common and not worth much. But nothing else was found.

Cherry is bent on finding the resources available in the mountains, and she keeps secretly calculating in her heart, and has long forgotten about collecting firewood. And Akiyama's eyes were only fixed on the hare that were jumping around, and his mind was not on collecting firewood, so the two of them walked for such a long distance, but the firewood rack behind them was empty.

"Sakura, you have to think of a way, we finally got here, why do we have to catch two rabbits back." Akiyama stared at the hare that ran away, and stamped his feet anxiously: "It's caught, it's all yours, as long as you let me have a good time, okay?" Seeing these fat things running around like this, I'm almost dying! ”

"How can I do it?" She has long seen these rabbits, but she is not in a hurry to catch rabbits now.

"You have a way to catch wild ducks, how many rabbits are still a problem? It's a pity I didn't bring the guys with me today, or I'd have to bring one or two home. Akiyama said, impatiently beating his hands fiercely: "Otherwise, let's go back now and go get the guy!" ”

"What are you anxious about? Let's take a look. Cherry didn't rush and kept going. She saw a large cluster of green things in front of her, which seemed to be a little familiar, but it was far away, and she couldn't see it clearly.

Akiyama hurriedly stopped her: "Sakura, you have always been smart, and you always do something enjoyable, but what's wrong with it today?" ”

"You see you're in a hurry, right? Listen to me, let's wait for the winter snow to come again, and then I promise that you can enjoy it fiercely, and then you can eat all the rabbit meat! With a slight flicker, the cherry skirted around Akiyama and walked towards the large green bush.

"Winter snow?" Akiyama was a little confused, and was thinking hard about meditation, when there was a cry of cherry joy in front of him: "Brother Akiyama, come and see, what is this!" ”

Akiyama hurriedly ran over, saw the dots of gray dotted with stars above the green, and said happily, "This is not gray bean hemp!" ”

Gray beans? The cherry looked at this large clump of green, which should not be called green, but should be called yellow-green, and most of the leaves had turned yellow and withered, and the green vines grew upward along a nearby locust tree, winding and winding, and even took up a small half of the canopy. It is densely dotted with small gray fruits, which Akiyama calls 'gray beans'.

But isn't this thing called 'yam beans'? Cherry looked at Akiyama: "This thing, it's called gray beans?" At that time, the best seeds were selected, the soil and water quality were good, and the yam beans planted were big, the taste was flour and sweet, boiled and eaten, cooked and eaten, cooked and eaten, and eaten as sugar balls.

The large piece in front of me, although it is a little smaller, is indeed a yam bean. It turns out that in ancient times, this thing was called gray beans! Cherry's eyes lit up and she rubbed her hands. With such a large slice, the beans alone are enough to eat several meals. I don't know how it grows underneath, but if there is a yam root growing, it will be even more delicious. However, this is a mountain forest, and the soil is generally rich in stones, which is not suitable for the growth of yam roots, and even if there is, it is estimated that it is thin and curved, and I don't know if it will be delicious.

"It's called Gray Bean! You haven't eaten it? It's delicious, and it tastes like a wild potato. Akiyama said, and his hands were already picked up one by one: "It's just that this thing is too small, and it's troublesome to pick up." Let's pick it for half a day, and we don't know how much we can pick. ”

"It's not a lot. If we are fast, we will still be able to rush home before noon," said the cherry, opening the cloth bag and picking it quickly. This thing can be used as a vegetable or as food, the nutritional value is not bad, and you can dig yam roots after picking them for a while. To be able to find such a large bush, this trip can be regarded as a treasure.

"I remember that your grandmother's teeth are almost gone, this thing is soft, and she eats it just right. Let's pick more. Akiyama said, holding the locust tree with both hands, and with his legs forced, he climbed to the tree and picked it up.

"Yes, when I go back, I'll send some to my uncle's family." She still has a grandmother alive, but her brain is confused. has always lived in the uncle's house, and was taken care of by the aunt and uncle, and after he crossed over, he didn't seem to have seen her.

"This thing, stewed chicken is the most delicious. I'll send you some chickens to go to the water, and my distant cousin who sells meat gives them to me, and there are a lot of them at home. Akiyama said as he picked it.

"Where can I eat what you have from home? Autumn trees and autumn leaves are not the most favorite chicken foods? Besides, can't we afford a piece of meat? The cherry quickly plucked all the yam beans from the roots, and then took the scythe used to cut the branches of the Akiyama belt and cut the whole yam from the roots, and removed the vines to reveal the land where the yam roots grew.

With the tip of the sickle gently stirring up the soil, she couldn't wait to see the condition of the yam root.

"Sakura, what are you doing?" Akiyama sat on the tree and looked at the cherry strangely.

"Dig out the gray bean roots" The cherry did not raise its head, and continued to gently pull the soil, and the fine roots of the yam were gradually revealed in the ground, and the thickness of the grass and oranges stretched out in all directions.

"Gray bean root?" Akiyama was even more puzzled, his face full of puzzlement: "What do you want that thing for?" Even if you can't eat it, you can't use it, and you have to dry it for a few days when you burn it.

"Can't eat it?" Cherry paused in his hand and raised his head suddenly: "Haven't you eaten it?" ”

"Anyway, I haven't heard of this thing being edible. Isn't it just a root, bitter and astringent? Sakura, if your family is really short of food, I'll quietly bring you some tortillas when I get home in a while. ”

Cherry widened his eyes, people in this era didn't even know that yam root could also be eaten?

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Sorry, sorry, it's late for today's second watch