Chapter 21 Don't Take Sweet Potatoes for Good Food!
Jia Yin was playing with a beautiful pheasant feather, and the feather swept a little itchy on her face, and she shook her head with laughter.
Mrs. Li trembled in her heart, hurriedly hugged her granddaughter in her arms, kissed her hard, and then instructed her son, "Don't talk nonsense with outsiders, this is all the good luck brought by our Fu Niu'er!" You go and pick up all the rabbits, stew one in the evening, smoke the rest, and keep it for the winter.
The eggs are kept for Hongying to eat, no one can move them, and she must not be hungry to Fu Niu'er. ”
Li Laosi was about to leave, but Mrs. Li suddenly asked, "Where has Wu Ergou gone, I haven't seen you for the past two days." Remember to find an excuse to get rid of him! ”
"Mother, didn't the second sister-in-law tell you? Wu Er found a job as a casino guy and went to the county seat early this morning. Tao Hongying said while drying mushrooms.
Mrs. Li frowned, the casino was not a good place, but she quickly breathed a sigh of relief, "It's best to go, he's not our family, there's no need to bother." ”
After that, she picked up Jiayin vertically and patted it gently, very loving, "With this kung fu, it is better to accompany my little Fu Niuer." ”
Jiayin giggled, wanting to take a good look at his yard, but his neck was too soft, so he could only lie on his grandmother's shoulder and continue to draw a saliva map...
On the second day, when Li Laosi was about to go out, Jiayin repeated yesterday's set as usual.
Li Laosi cried as soon as he put his daughter down, and laughed when he hugged her, and by the way, his father's face was crystal clear.
Li Laosi was helpless and happy, "Mother, look, my daughter kissed me!" ”
"What a fuss, my granddaughter kisses me every day." Mrs. Li couldn't get used to her son's appearance, so she glanced at him and said in a sour tone.
"Mother, I'm still going to take Fu Niu'er and the fourth child up the mountain today to see if I can pick some mushrooms or something." Tao Hongying quickly helped Zhao Yuru clean up the dining table and said.
Tao Hongying made a new wicker basket yesterday, smoothed the burrs and thorns, and spread a soft small quilt inside, so that Jiayin could lie in it, and she could work with two free hands.
"Milk, I want to go too!"
"And me, and me!" Jia Anjia was happy to join in the excitement, jumping and shouting to go up the mountain together.
"Okay, go if you want, don't run around like crazy, take care of Fu Niu'er." Mrs. Li looked at the two happy grandsons and responded with a smile.
Jiayin was lying in a wicker basket, and a small pergola was built on it, which was not exposed to the sun at all, and was carried up the mountain by Tao Hongying.
She was thinking about how to get the sweet potatoes out of the space, and when she arrived at the mountain, Tao Hongying was busy and gave the wicker basket to Jia An Jiaxi.
Jia An Jiaxi lay on the side of the basket and teased his sister, with two naughty faces smiling, which made Jiayin can't help but laugh.
Jia An carefully picked up the wicker basket, hung two cloth straps on his shoulders, and held them on his chest like a backpack, and when he looked down, he could see his sister's little face.
Jia An carried Jiayin around on her back, but it created a good opportunity for Jiayin, she calculated the place, moved out the half-acre of sweet potatoes planted in the backyard of the space, and chose a grass to hide.
Sure enough, after a while, Tao Hongying picked up the mushrooms and walked over unconsciously, and when she opened the grass, she was also shocked when she saw the dense half-yellow sweet potato seedlings.
Looking around, there is no trace of anyone in this vicinity except for the footprints of their family. This obviously didn't be planted by anyone's family...
She quickly crouched down and began to dig sweet potatoes.
The soil was soft, and it didn't take long to dig out two sweet potatoes bigger than the palm of your hand!
Tao Hongying couldn't hold back her excitement anymore and hurriedly called Li Laosi over. Li Laosi was also overjoyed, and the two of them squatted on the ground and dug up.
After a while, the basket they were carrying could not fit anywhere.
Li Laosi wanted to go home, but he was afraid that his wife and children would not be safe in the forest, so he called for family peace and happiness.
"Go home quickly, and don't be greedy on the way. Tell your grandma to turn out all the bags at home, and then ask the family to come and move sweet potatoes quietly, and remember not to tell anyone! In winter, I will roast sweet potatoes for you to eat, which are sweet and oily. ”
Jia An and Jia Xi were very greedy, and hurriedly responded, "We must not say it!" ”
The two boys ran home, and when they got home, they told Mrs. Li about the sweet potato.
Mrs. Li remembered her granddaughter who followed her up the mountain, and her heart was like a mirror, so she hurriedly shouted Zhao Yuru to take out all the bags and baskets, and then called Li Lao Er and Li Lao San, Jia Ren and Jia Yi, all of them went up the mountain together.
She didn't forget to keep an eye on it, and asked Zhao Yuru to find a reason to spend Wu Cuihua'er early.
Lunch was about to be made, and Wu Cuihuaer didn't want to work, but left happily.
The family avoided people's eyes and secretly went up the mountain, and everyone was dumbfounded when they saw the large piece of sweet potato seedlings and a bunch of large potatoes dug up by Li Laosi and Tao Hongying.
I am afraid that if I can dig out seven or eight hundred catties of sweet potatoes, I will have the family's rations for half a winter.
"Mother, brother, sister-in-law, quickly put it in the bag, be careful of people coming!" Li Laosi quickly pulled the bag and began to load it, urging everyone.
Everyone came back to their senses, and they didn't have time to sigh and rejoice, so they hurriedly supported the bags and picked up sweet potatoes, and they were busy with their work.
In the end, all the sweet potatoes were dug up and filled with more than 20 bags and baskets.
It took a large family to move back and forth twice before they all moved home.
Mrs. Li looked at the sweet potatoes piled up in the warehouse, and the corners of her mouth almost reached the root of her ears.
With these sweet potatoes, their family is not afraid of starvation in winter, just cut two and throw them in the porridge pot, they taste good and are hungry!
With such good luck, there is no need to please the good news and cry, Li Laosi and Tian Hongying ran to the mountain with their daughters every day, and they went deeper and deeper.
I found a lot of red pine trees and a walnut tree before, and the two of them wanted to pick some to get some snacks for the children at home.
Li Laosi climbed the tree to hit the pine tower, Tao Hongying was a little worried, and when she stayed below, she saw the girl pointing to the tree hole in front of her, and she looked at it curiously.
The hole was filled with chestnuts, and she tentatively took a handful, and the chestnuts flowed down like running water, and endlessly.
She couldn't fill a basket enough, and ended up with another cloth bag. I don't know how this small tree hole hides so many chestnuts.
Jia Yin lay in the wicker basket, spat obediently, continued to search for a suitable place, and put two more nests of eggs. There are fourteen or fifteen hens in the small courtyard of the space, and they can pick up ten eggs every day, which is a lot for three or five days.
Sure enough, after a while, Tao Hongying found the egg nest behind the tree, and she was crazy with joy.
This was not the most surprising until Li Laosi shouted from afar.
"Daughter-in-law, come on, see what good things I've found!"
Tao Hongying hurried over, and saw a bunch of red and bright apples and jujubes at Li Laosi's feet, as well as a fist-sized pineapple.
Even if you don't get a bite, you can guess that this fruit must be delicious when you smell the faint sweet taste.
"Where did you find that? The appearance is simply amazing! ”
Tao Hongying couldn't put it down, rubbing them one by one.