Yun Zhen and Tianfu went to the county seat to buy grain, and only came back in the afternoon. "Sister, we're back." There was a sense of frustration in Yun Zhen's tone.

Yun Xue put down the work in her hand and hurried out to take a look, "What's wrong?" Why are you still listless? ”

"Eldest sister, you don't know, in the place where grain is sold in the county, many people are queuing up there. We finally got on the line, but the white rice cost 25 wen a catty, and the river rice was even more expensive, 50 wen. God, that's it, people's grain stores are still limited to takeout. A person can only buy a hundred catties at most. Tianfu and I lined up and finally bought 200 catties of grain, which cost us more than five taels of silver. God, if this is put aside for the past year, this silver can pull a cart of grain back. Yun Zhen couldn't help but complain.

Yun Xue didn't expect that the price of food would grow so crazy now. It's only April, and the autumn harvest is still more than four months away, so I'm afraid that food prices will continue to rise. Yun Xue regretted it a little, she shouldn't have raised so many livestock at home. "If we had known that, we shouldn't have wanted these chickens and goose."

"Eldest sister, it's okay, our family's food is enough to survive until autumn. Didn't you buy back another 200 pounds? Besides, if we don't raise those livestock, we won't have anywhere to use the skins that come out of grinding corn? There's also bean cake or something, and it's just right to keep it for the chickens and pigs? Don't worry, we're both at home this year, so let's go hunting in the woods, and I can fill some of them, and I can go into the water to catch fish. Yun Zhen saw the eldest sister's regretful look and hurriedly comforted her.

Yun Xue thought about it, she and Yun Zhen were both good at hunting in the mountains, and they could always get food. This mountain forest is very large, even if there is no place nearby, if you go farther, you will still have a harvest. Thinking of this, my heart was a little more relaxed, "It's okay, let's pay more attention to it on weekdays, it's best to save some things, it's better to save them and not use them, than not to have them when the time comes." ”

"yes, got it." Everyone replied in unison.

The spring ploughing has ended, and the crops in the field have not yet emerged. Yun Xue decided to go to the mountains to get some wild vegetables or something, and come back to eat. Can't you eat pickles every day? Nowadays, the mountains are full of wild vegetables, and it doesn't take long to enter the mountains to fill a basket.

At this time, there are quite a lot of wild vegetables in the mountains. Big-leaved celery, plough tip, mountain millet seed, mountain spinach, monkey leg, cucumber aroma, these are all excellent foodies.

Yun Xue took Yun Zhen and Tianfu into the mountain, "Let's take these things like big leaf celery, this can only be eaten now." It's monkey legs, cucumber fragrance and the like, get more, go back and scald it with boiling water to dry, and wait for the winter, you can also add a dish. ”

Yun Xue said that the monkey legs and cucumber fragrance are both things like bracken. Monkey legs are called monkey legs because of the black scaly hairs that grow on the stems of the thing. And the cucumber fragrance is also bracken, where this thing grows, you can smell the fragrance of cucumber from afar. Both of these are things that can be eaten fresh or dried and stored. That's why Yun Xue said that she should pick more of these and save some for the winter.

These two generally grow in Dadianzi, Yun Xue is still relatively familiar with the neighborhood, she knows that there is a Dadianzi about twenty miles east of the village, so the sisters and brothers walked towards that side. They all go up the mountain often, and this little road is nothing, and they will arrive in half an hour.

The so-called dianzi is a wetland, and there are generally not too many tall trees, but some grass is overgrown, and a lot of water is under the grass. Yunxue and the others all wore straw sandals with wooden soles, and cloth shoes could not be worn here, and they were soaked all of a sudden. It's better than straw sandals, even if it's wet, it doesn't matter.

There are many tower-headed grasses in Dianzi, and this grass is generally willing to be cut and dried, and when they build a house, they are mixed in the mud. In this way, the yellow mud can not be easily cracked. But there are a lot of small serrations on the edge of this grass, and if you are not careful, you will be cut by your hands.

Yun Xue was barefoot, and her trouser legs were tied up, so that some ants and other insects could not get in from under her trouser legs. Even the cuffs are tied tightly, and if you don't pay attention to these when you go up the mountain, you will suffer.

There are all kinds of bracken in Dianzi, in addition to monkey legs, cucumber fragrance, there are also cow hair Guang, pheasant arms and so on. However, Niu Maoguang is very bitter, although this can also be eaten, but when eating, it has to be soaked for several days, and the water is constantly changed. Yun Xue felt that it was too troublesome, so she was reluctant to do it. And the pheasant arm is actually a traditional Chinese medicine, which is a medicinal material and cannot be eaten.

The sisters and brothers were very fast, and they specially picked monkey legs and cucumber incense to pick, and in less than two hours, everyone filled the back basket to the brim. Yun Xue pressed the back basket hard, and was able to squeeze out some empty space again, so she bent down again to pick wild vegetables, and then loaded them into the back basket. Until the wild vegetables in the basket have been pressed so well that they can no longer be filled.

"Eldest sister, let's go back, the basket can't fit anymore." Yun Zhen carried the basket on his back, and the weight of this basket was not light.

"Hey, that's okay, let's go back." Yun Xue also carried the basket on her back, and everyone walked back together.

Don't look like it's walking very fast, but when you go back, it's different, it's so heavy in this back basket. Let's take a break after walking for a while, or we won't have the strength.

A few pheasants suddenly flew out in front of them, and when Yun Xue and Yun Zhen saw it, they immediately took out their slingshots, then threw down their back baskets and went to hunt pheasants. When the pheasants found someone, they fluttered and flew up, and at this time, Yun Xue shot the projectile out and hit the pheasant's head at once. Not to be outdone, Yun Zhen also shot one. The two siblings hurried into the grass and found the struggling pheasant.

"Okay, let's eat something delicious again today, I was busy farming a while ago, and I really didn't have time to come to the mountains." Yun Zhen laughed.

Tianfu knew that his hunting skills were not as good as those of the eldest sister and Yun Zhen, so he was not reckless just now, and when he saw that the two of them came back with the prey, he said, "Eldest sister, you can teach me well when you are free, seeing you like this, I am panicked." ”

Yun Xue smiled, "Okay, I'll take you hunting when I have time." With that, Yun Xue tied the pheasant to the back basket, and everyone picked up the back basket and continued to walk home.

When they got home, it was already the end of noon, and Yunni was waiting at home in a hurry, constantly looking at the door.

"Eldest sister, didn't I tell you, when we leave, you just close the door and don't let you come out?" When Yun Xue saw it, she inevitably had to say a few words. "Now that the world is so chaotic, if you have something at home, when we come back, it's not too late? You have to pay attention in the future, you know? ”

"Hey, got it. Eldest sister, I was just worried about you, so I came out to take a look. "As soon as Yunni saw that the eldest sister was back, she stepped forward happily, and she didn't care about the training." Ah, I also got two pheasants, which can be stewed and eaten at night. These days, I've been a little hungry. ”

When everyone entered the courtyard, Yunni told them to wash their hands quickly and then go to eat. Before everyone could eat, someone knocked on the door. Tianfu went out to open the door, and it turned out to be Han Yue'e from the old Han family. "Aunt Han, please come in."

Han Yue'e entered the house, "Ah, you haven't eaten yet, it's unfortunate that I'm here." ”

Yun Xue hurriedly stood up, "Auntie, it's okay, we came back late from the mountain, and we just came back, and we haven't eaten yet." Did my aunt eat it? Otherwise, let's eat something together. ”

"No, I've already eaten it. I'm here to ask for your help, aren't we trying to stay here? There were no ready-made houses in the village, so I thought about building my own. But now things are too expensive, so I thought I might as well just build adobe. Now that the weather is just right, I want to come to you for help and take off the billet for a few days, okay? "Han Yue'e is a very happy person, and she directly told her intentions.

"Okay, this is as it should be, then let Yun Zhen come over and help you for a few days. There is a lot of work at home, and I can't get out of it, and Tianfu is still young. "Yun Xue naturally can't say that she won't help, anyway, if you help work in the village, you can do it by one person.

"Well, Yun Zhen will be tired for a few days. I really couldn't help it, so I thought about finding someone to help. plus my uncle and two boys, plus Yun Zhao, it's pretty much the same. Han Yue'e didn't expect Yun Xue to agree so happily. She really has no choice but to build a house.

Originally, when they came back, they happened to live in Han Ren's original house. Although Han Ren and the others left, this house was purchased by the old couple back then, and it was impossible for them to sell it, so they were idle there. Han Yue's family came back and lived in that house, but the old lady set her sights on her daughter's house again, and went over to get something or ask for some money at every turn.

Han Yue's husband was originally an orphan, but he only worked in someone else's house, and later became a steward when his master appreciated him. It was also their bad luck that they followed the family to the south, and the first few years were still very good, and they also made a lot of money. But where did I think that the master's family didn't know which one he had offended, and he ended up in a situation where the family was ruined.

Han Yue'e's husband had already been returned to the deed of sale, and he was already free, so when he saw this, he returned to the north with his family. They didn't have much place to stay, so they thought of Han Yue'e's maiden side. After all, it was more convenient to be in front of my relatives again, so I came back.

It's just a pity that this old lady of the old Han family has made another mistake, and she can't wait to pull all the girl's family property into her own hands. Yue'e also had no choice, so she thought about building a house by herself and staying away from Lao Han's house.