Ginseng Lao Shen went to deal with it, and the herb rhizomes picked back were washed by the river with his back, and it was not too far to go to the river, and it took about fifteen minutes to walk back and forth, and the location of the cowshed was chosen to be built here, which was also for the convenience of people and livestock.

Convenience is convenient, but more than 100 livestock, a lot of water in winter, eight workers have to carry more than 20 times of water, just enough for the cattle to drink once, in the winter from the ice hole scoop water into the bucket, and then carry back to the camp, very sinful, the cowshed side of the workers, most of this fall rheumatism.

After arriving here, He Siwei noticed this problem and thought about solving it before it was cold.

When she mentioned this matter to Lao Shen, Shen Hongwen did not object, "The water level here is low, and it is easy to dig a well, there is nothing to do these days, Zhou Zhiqing and I are digging first." ”

There is no freezing, the water line is two to three meters underground, and now it is easy to dig up, but to build a well, it is necessary to use well concave wood to stack up layer by layer, until the mouth of the well, these woods are not easy to find, the nearest mountain is more than 20 miles away from them, and the livestock are driven away, all rely on the three of them to cut wood and go down to the well, can not be completed.

Having dug a well in the Halberd Farm, He Siwei also understands this, "Why don't you wait for everyone to come back and dig it." ”

Shen Hongwen said, "It's okay, I can't find wood first these days." ”

If you are in a hurry, it is better to take it slowly and solve all the problems first.

He Siwei felt that this was okay, rested for a while, and had strength, followed by the feeling of hunger.

He Siwei immediately got up to cook, he was in a hurry last night, and he walked for almost another day during the day, and he ate all the dried meat he brought, only drank a military kettle of water, and he didn't eat a mouthful of anything, and he still had food now, so he couldn't treat himself badly.

Everyone lives a simple life in the cowshed, but most of them are high-born people, and they are very particular about all aspects of life, take the pot used for cooking, every time it is washed very clean, after washing, the water inside must be wiped clean, so that the iron pot will not produce rust.

There is water in the wooden barrel next to the stove, He Siwei poured the water into the pot, covered the wooden pot lid, and then grabbed the firewood and lit it, the firewood is last year's 'artemisia rod', the stem is thinner than the branches, it is easy to burn firewood, and the fire that burns out is hard, and it is almost the same as burning wood.

People in the Northeast know that if the fire is hard, the pot will heat up quickly and cook quickly.

He Siwei went back to the house and turned over the noodles and came out, and took out a box of canned meat, the canned meat has salty salt, and when cooking the noodles, he didn't need to put salt in the half of the canned food, while the noodles were cooking in the pot, He Siwei took the 'fake knife' and dug up a handful of mother-in-law in the barren grass next to the camp, washed it with a water scoop and threw it into the pot.

After the water scoop is dried with a mature gourd, everything is halved, and the seeds inside are cut out and cleaned, and it can be used to scoop water.

As for the fake knife, it is a broken scythe, and the remaining half of the tail with a blade is wrapped in cloth into a handle, which is somewhat similar to the later fruit knife, but the handle is different.

The noodles cooked with canned meat are very flavorful, plus the mother-in-law with a clear fire, the taste is very good, although he didn't eat all day, He Siwei didn't dare to eat more, it was still the usual amount, and when he ate, he slowed down the speed, and the empty stomach suddenly ate, and if he ate too fast and too much, it would hurt his stomach.

Reliving a lifetime, He Siwei cares about his body very much and recuperates as much as possible.

From the time I came back to the time I had eaten, it was already dark after the busy day, and there was still warm water in the pot, after cooking, while there was still a fire under the stove, He Siwei cleaned the pot, added water to it, covered the pot, and slowly heated the water with the remaining fire and ash under the stove.

This night, He Siwei was woken up by a sore body in his sleep, but he was too sleepy, and he fell asleep in a daze, and when he woke up the next day, he stretched his waist, only to feel that he had never been so comfortable.

Outside, Lao Shen's coughing sound, after listening carefully, he knew that he was deliberately suppressing the coughing sound, He Siwei immediately got up and folded the futon, only then did he notice that the hay on the kang was taken away, but replaced with a kang mat and woven with reeds.

It's a barren place, and most of the things like kang mats are made by themselves, and there is no place to sell them.

He Siwei thought that she didn't have a kang mat before she went to the mountains, and she was too tired after she came back last night, so she didn't pay attention to this, and she only found out in the morning.

When he went to the courtyard, He Siwei walked to Lao Shen's side, his eyes fell on Lao Shen's hands, which were very rough and had many cuts on them, some of which were cracked and some of which were newly scratched.

He Siwei's heart was a little blocked, and a little sour, "Old Shen, you made up the kang mat, right?" ”

Shen Hongwen just wondered why this girl stared at him and didn't speak, but when he heard this, he understood, and said with a smile, "It just so happens that there is nothing to do in the past two days, Zhou Zhiqing and I cut some reeds by the river and came back, and weaved a kang mat for both houses. ”

He Siwei pouted, "Then you have to pay attention to your body, you are sick now, besides, the reeds must be soaked in water before you can weave a kang mat, otherwise it is easier to cut your hands, look at your hands." ”

Shen Hongwen said that next time he paid attention, what he said was very perfunctory, and He Siwei also knew that it was useless to say more, so he had to keep staring at him.

Yesterday found back the asters, Baibu and Bai Qian have to be steamed, has been washed and empty overnight water, the next morning He Siwei only gave three people a milk powder, began to deal with herbs, licorice, bellflower needs to be fried, but also dried to fry, He Siwei in order to be able to use herbs quickly, first the skin of the licorice stem is cleaned, cut into small pieces, put under the sun to dry, and the bellflower is to deal with the roots, after washing and drying, cut into slices and dry, and then fry when used.

He Siwei took care of all the herbs, and the morning passed like this, and when she was resting, she found that after the morning, Zhou Zhiqing was gone.

Shen Hongwen said, "Didn't you say digging a well yesterday? Zhou Zhiqing went to look for wood, and he said that he knew that some wood floated from the upper reaches of the river, and he went over to see if he could use it. ”

He Siwei didn't ask much after hearing this, sat down beside him, and mentioned the letter, since he had already called the other party's brother, He Siwei was not hypocritical at this time.

She said, "Brother asked me to take good care of you in the letter, and said that he sent us something, but you didn't receive anything, right?" ”

Shen Hongwen said, "Just receive the letter, and if you don't have something, it's gone." ”

Seeing that he was not surprised, He Siwei understood, "Was it like this before?" ”

Shen Hongwen snorted, "It's good that people like us can receive the letter." ”

He didn't say much, but He Siwei understood.

Being assigned to a place like a cowshed, some people are directly out of contact with the empty people, not to mention mail, even a letter will not come, for fear of being implicated.