Joe's Farming

After making the autumn pear paste, Qiao Yu didn't feel too tired. After all, when it was boiling at the end, the fire was relatively low and she just had to pay attention to stirring so that it didn't stick to the bottom of the pot.

So the hardworking Qiao Yu wanted to continue exploring the environment around his home.

"Xuebaoer, where do you get water for your home? Puff..."

Qiao Yu looked at her daughter. She had not noticed because she was working just now that Xiaoxue's hair had become crooked.

Gu Xiaoxue saw her mother laughing and laughed too.

But he still answered: "It's very close on the back hill. Do you want to go get some water?"

Qiao Yu shook her head: "I don't have the strength, let's wait for your father to come back and fight. I want to look around. Do Xue Baoer and Yan Baoer want to go with me?"

"want."

Although Gu Xiaoyan's voice was soft, you could tell from her eyes that she didn't want to be separated from her mother and sister.

"Then come here and let's comb our hair before going out." Qiao Yu said.

Qiao Yu braided two small braids for Xiaoxue, using the new hair ornament that Gu Feng bought for her yesterday. Xiaoxue was extremely happy.

Xiaoyan is a boy. Although most boys in the Dayan Dynasty dress like girls, Qiao Yu still thinks it would be better to raise him as a boy.

So Xiaoyan didn't braid her hair, but tied it into a bun. The two children are good-looking, and they are even cuter with their hair tied up.

Just in case, Qiao Yu carried a backpack with a sickle in it and went out with the two children.

Gu Feng's house is said to be at the foot of the mountain. In fact, it is still some distance away from the real foot of the mountain, but it is not as high as halfway up the mountain.

After walking for a while, we saw another house about 100 meters below and to the left, also made of adobe and thatched roof.

But it was a little bigger than Gu Feng's house, and there were several acres of cultivated land around the house. I guess that was Aunt Shi's home.

Autumn has arrived, and the wild grass beside the mountain road has turned a little yellow, but it should be that Gu Feng has taken care of it, and the grass is not as deep as he saw when he looked into the mountain.

Qiao Yu looked around and could not recognize any other common trees except pine trees. But if there were any pine trees, he could look for pine cones if he had time.

The Gu family was not far from the water source, and it would only take about two minutes to walk there.

Qiao Yu was delighted. It turned out to be a small mountain spring. The spring flowed out from the steep stone wall, then gathered into a small pool of half a meter in diameter, and then flowed into the stream under the hillside next to it.

This pond should have been dug by Gu Feng. It is convenient for drawing water. The bottom and surrounding areas of the pond are paved with stones, making it look particularly clean.

Qiao Yu squatted down, scooped up a handful of water and took a sip. Hmm, good spring water is indeed sweet.

Qiao Yu wanted to go to the nearby creek to take a look, but she was worried about the safety of her two children if she went down.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he had this thought, the two children ran down the hill first and were still urging him at the bottom of the hill.

Sure enough, I underestimated these two children who grew up in the mountains. Fortunately, the slope was not steep, so Qiao Yu let them go with peace of mind.

"You two can play by yourselves, but don't run where I can't see you." Qiao Yu shouted.

"Okay, Mom." Gu Xiaoxue replied, then ran towards the stream without looking back.

Gu Xiaoyan followed like a follower.

The stream was only about two or three meters wide, and Qiao Yu estimated that it was not very deep, probably up to the height of his calves.

The stream water is also very clear, so there is no need to worry about leeches or anything like that.

This Gu Feng really knows how to choose a place to settle down, Qiao Yu sighed again.

How much money would it cost to have this kind of environment in reality?

Qiao Yu saw the two children stopped by the stream, as if they had caught something and were having a lot of fun.

He took off his shoes, rolled up his trouser legs, took off his backpack, and prepared to look for any fish in the river.

As a result, he didn't see many fish, but he did find groups of things that looked like crayfish, which were scared and ran away when he went into the water.

Oh my god, I was just worrying about not having meat for lunch, and then I came across something good.

Qiao Yu quickly scooped up the backpack and scooped up the shrimps like he was catching fish.

I checked online and found that it looks similar to crayfish, except that it is darker in color and doesn't look very delicious.

Qiao Yu happily dug a hole with a slightly curved wall so that the crayfish could not crawl out.

Then start catching shrimps with peace of mind.

"Mom, why do you catch so many crickets?" Gu Xiaoxue asked in confusion.

When Qiao Yu turned around, she found that the two children had come running towards her without her noticing.

They also held crayfish in their hands, but the claw in Gu Xiaoyan's hand was broken.

"I caught it and brought it back to make delicious food for everyone."

Qiao Yu took a look at the shrimp pit. There were about four or five pounds of shrimp, enough for lunch, so he hurried ashore.

"But cicadas are not tasty. My sister cooked them for me and they were not tasty." Gu Xiaoyan also spoke.

Qiao Yu smiled and touched Gu Xiaoyan's head, saying, "So it's called a cicada. Don't worry, Yan Baoer, I made it delicious."

Qiao Yu put on his shoes, put the crayfish back into the basket, and then rinsed them together with the basket in the stream.

I called my two children and went home to make lunch together.

On the way back, Qiao Yu cut several handfuls of grass and used it to clean the shrimps.

After arriving home, the two children insisted on helping. Seeing that they were very skilled in catching shrimps, Qiao Yu felt at ease to catch a few shrimps for them.

After the three of them finished washing, Gu Feng also came back.

There was the sound of an oxcart at the door, and the two children immediately ran out to find their father.

Gu Xiaoxue got there first and was easily picked up by Gu Feng.

"Daddy, daddy. Look at the crayfish mom caught. It's so big." Gu Xiaoyan was holding a crayfish in her hand and showing it off to Gu Feng.

Gu Feng was a little surprised, then nodded to Qiao Yu who followed him, and couldn't help but introduce him to Wang Dali beside him with a smile: "This is my husband, Qiao Yu. Brother Qiao, this is Uncle Dali."

The sturdy and dark middle-aged man next to Gu Feng looked over immediately and said to Qiao Yu with a simple smile: "Brother Qiao".

"Hello, Uncle Dali."

"Okay, okay, okay." After Wang Dali said okay three times, he didn't know what to say and stopped talking.

Gu Feng's mouth curled up as he watched, but he couldn't suppress it.

Gu Feng put his daughter down and started to move the pottery jars into the house. Wang Dali also helped, and the two of them had unloaded all the jars in a short while.

Seeing Wang Dali was about to leave after helping, Qiao Yu quickly spoke up to persuade him to stay, "I'm just about to make lunch. If Uncle Dali doesn't mind, please stay and have a bite together."

Gu Feng nodded approvingly and said, "My husband is a good cook."

Wang Dali's eyes were almost smiling. He had already received twenty cents from Gu Xiaozi for his help, so he couldn't leave him to stay for dinner.

Wang Dali quickly waved his hand: "Your aunt is waiting for me at home. If I go back late, she will scold me."

After saying this, he drove away in the ox cart.

After Gu Feng and the others had gone far away, she took her husband's hand and took him to see the jar they had brought back.

Qiao Yu was stunned for a moment before she controlled herself from pulling her hand back. After all, she was someone else's husband now, and holding hands with her husband was normal.

In fact, Gu Feng was also very nervous, but when he saw that his husband did not take his hand back, he boldly held it. When he saw his husband's little face blushing, his heart felt as sweet as if it was filled with honey.

Gu Feng pointed to the two largest jars and said, "I thought that in case you might need them, I took jars of various sizes. These two are the largest. I took the most from the smallest jar. See if you can use them."

Qiao Yu counted them and found two of the largest jars, which could be used to pickle sauerkraut.

There are five medium-sized ones, which can be used to store dried fruits, snacks, etc.

There are ten small ones, which can be used to store lard, chili sauce, etc.

The smallest size is about the size of a palm and can hold about 200 grams, which is perfect for packaging autumn pear paste.

Gu Feng bought two hundred of the smallest jars in one go.

In addition, Gu Feng took the issue of sealing the packaging into consideration and bought a stack of oil paper and red rope.

He even bought himself several large plates, small basins, and even six exquisite small bowls for serving dishes.

Qiao Yu was so satisfied that he nodded vigorously: "Brother Gu, you are awesome! All of these can be used. Even though I spent half a day boiling water today, I only boiled about 15 kilograms, which can be filled into more than 30 jars."

Seeing that her husband was satisfied, Gu Feng was also very happy and said happily: "It's okay, keep it and use it slowly."

"Have you not taken your lunch medicine yet? I'll go and boil it."

After Gu Feng finished speaking, he went to the kitchen to busy himself. Qiao Yu also felt a little hungry, so she started to prepare lunch.