In this valley, there are more than a dozen walnut trees, estimated to be hundreds of years old, with thick trunks, lush branches and leaves, and naturally many walnuts, which is desirable.

There is the head of Xu Village in the field, the villagers are consciously allocated, five or six people divide a tree, some people hold a long pole to beat hard, walnuts fall to the ground like rain, others do not wait for the end of the beating, they can't wait to rush over to their own baskets to pick up.

From time to time, he was hit on the head by a falling walnut, and he only screamed, and he did not delay the action in his hand, let alone dodge.

Everyone is quick with their hands and feet, and they can't even care about talking, they just work hard.

These are all things that can replace food to satisfy hunger, it can save lives at critical times, pick up a little more, you can fight for a chance to live, who dares to be lazy?

Everyone was busy, and Village Chief Xu was satisfied, and he was even more relieved that the villagers did not fight, and they all consciously pulled the one-third of an acre of land in front of them.

In just half an hour, more than a dozen walnut trees were looted, and there were more baskets and sacks on the ground, and when they got home, the walnuts had to be processed again, peeling off the green shells outside and drying them, so that they could be kept and eaten slowly, and they were not worried that they would be damaged.

After beating walnuts, the villagers sat on the ground and rested for a while, some with dry food gnawed two mouthfuls to replenish their physical strength, and those who did not bring could only drink water, but everyone had a smile on their faces, which was the satisfaction and steadfastness after the harvest, and the confidence and hope to fight drought and hunger.

At this time, looking at Xu Huaiyi again, the emotions in his heart are even more complicated, there is still fear, but it is undeniable that there is a lot of gratitude.

Xu Huaiyi could have not told others, he could have it alone, and if he couldn't use it at home, he would use a mule cart to pull it to the town or county seat to sell it, I believe it would be easy to get rid of it, and at that time, how much silver he could earn would be his own, and no one could say anything.

But now, he told the big guy for free, he is not proud of his achievements, nor does he repay his kindness, as if he doesn't realize how much he has done and how many people can appreciate it.

Is this man really benevolent or a ruthless hypocrite?

Xu Huaiyi didn't care what others thought of him at all, he found a clean stone and sat down, holding a pot cake in both hands, and was eating deliciously.

The pot cake was sandwiched with his own sauce, with diced meat, beans, mushrooms, delicious and oily, with a golden and crispy white flour cake, which was not changed for a fairy.

The only drawback is probably that there are no chili peppers, and there is a little less soul.

Meng Erzhu gnawed on the nest head, smelling the rich fragrance, there was never a moment when he felt that the dry food in his hand was difficult to swallow, he silently turned his back, out of sight.

He is honest, he can't control the grievances in his eyes when he changes to Xu Huaixiao, he went into the mountains this time to get multigrain steamed buns, with pickled pickles from his mother, and he usually eats very fragrant, and he can kill three or four in one go, but now it's good, it's completely tasteless.

The same is true for several other people, there is no harm if there is no comparison, eating dry food tastes the same as chewing wax, but there is no jealousy towards Xu Huaiyi.

Only Gao Zhuang asked curiously, "Huaiyi, the cake you brought was made by your younger siblings, right?" Brother and sister's craftsmanship is really good, you have a good mouth......"

Xu Huaiyi didn't deny it, not that he felt embarrassed by cooking, but he wanted to take this opportunity to rub powder on his daughter-in-law's face, "My daughter-in-law made it, her cooking skills are really good, and no matter how ordinary the ingredients are in her hands, they can turn decay into magic, she feels sorry for me to work hard, so she got up early and prepared this cake for me greedily, for fear that I would not eat well and suffer from sin, and then burn my body......"

"She is also very capable, at home all day long, there is no free time, do needlework, take care of children, can pick up anything, to marry her, is the greatest blessing in my life......"

The more he boasted, the more addicted he became, and he talked endlessly, in his mouth, Gu Huanxi was a good woman who could not be changed, the best model among daughters-in-law and children, and a model for women to learn, enough to write a book and write a biography to remember.

The little friends around him, "......"

Isn't the woman what he should say? Virtuous and gentle, hardworking and capable, isn't this the standard for being a daughter-in-law, why did Xu Huaiyi say that it became an incredible good quality?

But from this incident, they all deeply realized that Xu Huaiyi was a wife and slave, which was irrefutable.

After resting for two quarters of an hour, the villagers could not sit still, there were no walnuts, and persimmons, this thing was ripe, sweet and soft, and could be eaten as fruit in winter, not only defeated the fire but also suppressed cough, and coaxed the children very well.

So, the people rushed to those persimmon trees again, the high ones could only be beaten with poles, and the low ones climbed up to pick them, and soon, the sacks on the ground could not be filled, and when they came, they did not dare to have too many expectations, and the sacks were counted, so that now they are completely insufficient.

Seeing this, the village chief Xu arranged for some people to carry walnuts down the mountain first, and then call someone to work, if the family is not enough, they have to be tired and run again, in short, try to carry everything they eat home.

Xu Huaiyi followed along, he only beat a sack of walnuts, and the persimmons were not picked much, so they could be lifted with a basket.

Rao is so, these things add up to seventy or eighty pounds, carrying out of the mountain on his back, the road is difficult to walk, more than an hour, not strong labor can not hold it at all.

Village Chief Xu asked him, "Huaiyi, why are you picking such persimmons?" Do you want to come back? ”

Xu Huaiyi explained, "I'm not coming back, Uncle Village Chief, have you forgotten that there is a persimmon tree in my backyard?" That's enough for our family to eat, and we can't take it all with us if we pick too much. ”

Village Chief Xu thought for a while, "Also, this thing is heavy, and when you escape from the famine, how much effort does it take to carry too much on your back?" The cart also has to push the grain belongings, but it can't make much space. ”

Xu Huaiyi said again, "I have to beat chestnuts and pears tomorrow, there are not many pears, but the chestnuts are okay, and those things are more hungry than persimmons and walnuts." ”

Elder Xu's eyes lit up, "Yes, yes, chestnuts are much more cost-effective than those few things, not only can they satisfy hunger, but also nourish the body, save strength and open space, it's good to give chestnuts, but you can't pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelon......"

After speaking, he shouted at the people who were still desperately picking persimmons, "Don't be greedy, you can't take it away if you have more, on the way to escape from the wilderness, weigh how many things you can carry?" Don't want any food? The old man and the child don't care? If you have an ox cart, you can estimate how many catties of things the ox can pull, and if you are tired on the road, you will be done with the calf......"

Someone was unwilling to respond in a loud voice, "Village Chief, this is all food!" ”

Village Chief Xu pulled his throat and said, "There will be hairy chestnuts tomorrow, isn't that thing better than persimmons to satisfy hunger and fight hunger?" You've weighed it up, you want everything, can you still get on the road? ”

Hearing this, the villagers calmed down from their excitement, yes, they picked so much, why should they carry them on the road when the time comes? There must be a trade-off!

also responded with a spirit, "Uncle Village Chief, I have a lot of family, I must be able to take it away, and if I can't take it away, I won't lose if I sell it in the town!" ”

Hearing this, everyone else also moved their minds, yes, if they can't take it away, they will sell it, anyway, they don't lack strength, the big deal is that they have worked hard in the past two days, and they have to run a few more legs back and forth.

Seeing this, Village Chief Xu couldn't say anything else, and waved his hand, "You can do it yourself, if you are not tired, you can pick it up and carry it out, but no one can snatch it." ”

"Don't worry, village chief!"