Chapter 145: Seedlings
"Hey, I don't need to say this, I know it in my heart. I don't know what's going on with my parents, I'm so old and confused that I can't even tolerate such a good child. To be honest, now I can see that this old lady's temper is becoming more and more lonely. Yue'e said, and couldn't help but shake her head.
"Let's quickly build the house and move out, didn't we buy more than ten acres of land and plant it this year? That's pretty much enough for us to eat. In the future, if you have the opportunity, you can buy some more land and live a safe and stable life, which is also very good. Now the eldest and second are not young, I just worry about their relatives, if they become relatives at any time, it will be good. "When they came back, it happened that there was a family in the village that wanted to sell land. As soon as the two discussed it, they bought it and planted it all.
Yue'e babbled a lot, which made Chunsheng laugh next to her, "You, you just love to worry too much, the children are all older, but this marriage is not something you can meet in a hurry." Wait for us to establish ourselves here, and then slowly ponder it later. If you can't be in a hurry, let's look at the present. ”
"By the way, how much money do you have left at home? We also have to buy some food to prepare, why do we have to boil until the new grain comes down? In addition, you have to hire someone to help build a house, and you have to take care of the food, so don't make it too ugly when the time comes. Chunsheng remembered and hurriedly asked.
"The silver is enough, what about the savings of the two of us over the years, where will they be spent so quickly? However, I really have to save some flowers, and I have to save my life, and I must save the places that should be saved. Yue'e smiled, they still have some family background.
"You don't have to rush, wait for everything to settle down, and I'll wonder if there is any money to buy. It's not a provincial thing to live, you still have to have an income. Chunsheng sighed, if they had been in the south all the time, and there was a chance to make money, they would have to think about it slowly.
The two chattered for a while, and then fell asleep in a daze.
In the next few days, Yun Zhen still came over to help, while Yun Xue and Tianfu went up the mountain to pick wild vegetables as much as possible. These things are dried, so you can eat them at home or give them away. It's nice to have these things to eat in the winter.
Yun Ni is naturally watching the wild vegetables at home, and the monkey legs and cucumber fragrance must be kneaded while drying, and the slurry water inside is kneaded out, and the kneading is vigorous. If you dry it directly, it will become like a thread, and you can't eat it.
It's been sunny for the past few days, Yunni wears a straw hat on her head, and sits on a small stool kneading wild vegetables. Xiao Yunxia on the side hid in a shady place, holding a few pieces of wood in her hand, fiddling back and forth. Yunni is working, and the sister who looks back at any time to pay attention to it, fortunately, the little guy is very obedient, and there is generally nothing wrong.
The kneaded wild herbs were spread out on top of the broken mat and hung in the open space outside the gate. There is not such a big place in my yard, and I can't open it.
"Yo, Yunni, you're drying wild vegetables." There was a woman walking over there, and it seemed that she had just returned from a trip to the mountains to the east to pick up vegetables. Seeing such a large patch of wild vegetables drying at the door of the Han family, he couldn't help but ask.
"Well, my eldest sister and Tianfu went to the house together, it takes a little effort at this time, and I will be able to have a few more dishes in winter." Yunni nodded, she rubbed it over and over again, and took it inside and kneaded it again. This thing needs to be kneaded at least twice.
When the woman saw this, she was very happy, "That's it, let's be a little busier at this time, and wait until the winter rests." If you are lazy at this time, wait for winter and the beginning of spring next year, and you don't even have to order food, but it's too tiring. The woman also hurried home. I have to hurry home, it's been a good few days, and I'll really need to come back with some more money. ”
The woman walked so fast that she was out of sight for a short time. Yunni smiled, sat in the shade inside the gate, and continued to knead the wild vegetables.
It was almost the end of noon, and Yun Xue and Tianfu returned home. "We won't go tomorrow, we've sunburned enough, and besides, there aren't so many places to visit, it's too far away and it's not cost-effective. I watched the gray cabbage in the field grow a lot, tomorrow let's go to the field to pinch the gray cabbage, that thing is dry, waiting for the winter to eat. Yun Xue didn't know what was wrong, and when she saw something to eat, she thought about pulling it home.
Tianfu nodded, "That's okay, the wild vegetables are growing too fast at this time, and some of them are old." It's good to pinch some gray cabbage, that thing can't pass the Dragon Boat Festival, and the one after the Dragon Boat Festival can't be eaten, it's poisonous. At this time, it is still good, and it is good to stew and eat it in winter. "Farm children generally know which wild vegetables are edible and which are not.
After lunch, Yun Xue and Yun Ni boiled water again, scalded all the wild vegetables with hot water, and then began to brush the hair on it. This one has to be removed, or you won't be able to eat it. It took everyone an hour and a half to get all the wild vegetables ready.
The life of a farmer is like this, every day is not idle, every day there is work to do. Yunxue and Tianfu go out every day to see if they can get anything that can be saved for the winter. For example, the root of the mountain bell, that is, the traditional Chinese medicine jade bamboo, this thing will also be eaten when people are hungry, but sometimes if they eat too much, they will have diarrhea. There is also daylily, the daylily in the forest has already budded, and the two sisters and brothers will not let go.
These things may not be able to be eaten, but Yun Xue is still willing to get some more. Be prepared, who knows what the future holds?
In this way, Yunxue and Tianfu went up the mountain to pick wild vegetables and hunt, while Yunni dried wild vegetables at home and dealt with the prey they got back. Sometimes, the prey that can't be eaten, Yunni will be made into jerky and stored.
At the beginning of May, the Wu family finally took off all the blanks needed to build the house. At this time, the crops in the field also began to sprout, and Yun Xue and Yun Zhen were going to the field to open seedlings again. When the seeds were sown at the beginning, they were all sown, and at this time, they had to pull out all the seedlings that were not growing well. Otherwise, it won't grow well if it's too much, and it will rob fertility and sunshine.
"Eldest sister, when we are planting, it would be good to scatter less seeds." Tianfu said as he bent over to work.
"Fool, you have money to buy seeds, but you don't have money to buy seedlings. It is better to scatter more seeds, and at this time, the seedlings should not be sown less. In case the seedlings are not good, at this time, you will not rush to replenish the seedlings. Yun Xue also lowered her head to work, and when she heard Tianfu's words, she retorted.
Tianfu listened to it and felt that there was some truth, "Well, I understand, if the seeds are sown less, if there is a shortage of seedlings at this time, it will indeed be troublesome." ”
This seedling work is actually quite tiring, people have to bend over or squat in the geography, and open the seedlings little by little. After a long time, when you look up suddenly, you will be a little dizzy. The weather in May is already a little hot, and the sun is sweating. Yun Xue pulled the placket with her hand, and the cotton cloth at this time was also thick, and it was really hot when worn on the body. "When you're tired, take a break, there's water on the ground, but don't get too much sun." She was afraid that Tianfu would not be able to stand it.
"It's okay, big sister, we'll all pay attention, just pay more attention to yourself." Tianfu said with a smile.
It's not easy to get seedlings in the ground, and it doesn't take long for your fingers to hurt from overexertion. Besides, this work is not done quickly, and it will take a long time to complete the field. Soybeans and corn are still a little behind, especially sorghum, millet, and millet, which were densely planted at that time, but now it is troublesome. According to the habits of the crop, the seedlings should be opened interspersed, sparse and dense, and the seedlings should not be pulled out indiscriminately, so it is even more laborious.
At noon, Yunxue opened two ridges of sorghum, she straightened her waist and looked at this large piece of land, only then did she know that it was not a good thing to have more land, and she had too much work to do.
Yun Ting carried the basket on his back, Yun Ni carried the basket, Yun Lei led Xiao Yunxia, and several people came over from a distance, they were here to deliver food. Fortunately, the Han family is not very far from here, and Xiao Yunxia is also seeing that it has been two birthdays, but she is walking very steadily. In the basket was everyone's lunch, which seemed to be very heavy, and the pressed clouds bent slightly.
"Eldest sister, second brother, Tianfu, hurry up and come over for dinner." Yunni walked to the ground and shouted.
"Okay, let's rest and eat for a while, this first afternoon, it's tired enough." Yun Xue led Yun Zhen and Tianfu to the ground, and everyone sat on the ground casually.
Yunni put things on the ground one by one, cornmeal tortillas, white rice porridge, scrambled eggs with leeks, and pickles, which were already very good. Everyone hurriedly started to eat, maybe they were tired from work, and they all ate very fragrant.
Xiao Yunxia drank porridge and ate the white-flour egg cake prepared by Yunni alone. She looked at the cornmeal tortilla in the big guy's hand with some curiosity, "Sister, I want it too." ”
Yun Xue was a little stunned, all along, the big guy has been very fond of this little sister, and all the delicious food is left for her. So she really hasn't eaten whole grains. Thinking about it, she thought it was a good thing to see the big guy eating this, and she thought it was something good.
Yun Xue broke a small piece of cake and handed it to the little sister, "Then, you can taste it, it's not as delicious as your white flour cake." ”
Yunxia didn't believe it, opened her mouth and took a bite, then chewed and swallowed. "Delicious. Sister, I want this. "She eats it quite deliciously.
At this moment, everyone couldn't help laughing, "You, you won't enjoy it, this white-flour cake was made for you by the second sister alone, who would have thought that you would like this cornmeal." Well, you can eat whichever you like. Yunni broke some cakes for Yunxia again, children, they are always curious, and after she eats them a few times, she will not be so curious.