After lunch, the women took their children to pick bamboo fungi, while the men went to dig yams.

A few people walked excitedly through the bamboo forest, and the tiny kids followed behind them like little tails, carrying small baskets.

When the sun was setting a little, the three large backpacks were full, and the little ones' small bamboo baskets were also full.

At this time, people from the village also came one after another. When they saw Zhang and his party, they greeted them with a smile.

"Third Aunt, this time it's all thanks to your family, otherwise we would have starved to death guarding the granary."

"I've lived for decades, and I never knew that these weird things could be eaten."

"Yes, yes, no one would have thought that the rhizome of the pineapple tree could actually fill one's stomach."

"Thanks to my third sister-in-law and her family, we are more and more indebted to them."

"........."

"Hey, we're a family, why are you talking about gratitude or not? Don't say such things again in the future."

"Okay, okay, if you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. As long as we know what's going on, that's fine."

............

Here, the men who were digging yam were talking and laughing, swinging their arms and sweating profusely. They finally dug out the yams that Liu and her friends had been digging for half a day in the morning.

A giant yam more than two meters long was carefully placed on the ground, attracting a group of people to admire it. It was estimated that this yam alone weighed at least a hundred kilograms.

The simple villagers were not jealous, they just swung their hoes faster. When they thought that they would no longer have to worry about going hungry, they became very motivated.

Li was not arranged to stay at home to take care of the children, nor did she go to the mountain with them. Seeing that everyone was busy, she was not idle either. After washing the dishes, she cleaned the house inside and out.

At this time, Zhang came back with her two daughters-in-law, each carrying a large basket of bamboo fungus. The heavy baskets bent their backs.

Seeing this, Li hurried forward to help take down the bamboo basket.

After Wang scooped out two bowls of water and handed them to Zhang and Liu, she scooped another bowl for herself, drank it all in big gulps, and raised her arm to wipe the water stains from the corners of her mouth.

"Comfortable! I don't know why, but every time I drink the water from our house, I feel full of energy. Just now I was as tired as a dead dog, but now after drinking a bowl of water, I feel like I can pick up another basket."

"We have already picked enough today. I don't know if this bamboo fungus can be kept. It would be a pity if it can't be kept. Let's eat it and then go pick more."

Zhang frowned as she looked at the several large baskets of bamboo fungi in worry.

"Mom, bamboo fungus needs suitable temperature and humidity to grow, and it grows very fast. If you don't pick it quickly, it will rot soon.

Don’t worry about the bamboo fungus you picked, you can dry it in the sun. The dried bamboo fungus can be stored in a cool and dry place and sealed for more than a year. ”

After listening to Li's explanation, the three people's eyes lit up. If bamboo fungus can be dried, wouldn't it mean that they can eat the delicious and crispy bamboo fungus anytime in the future?

"Why not put the bamboo fungus on the rocky beach to dry? There are many big rocks there. The rocks absorb heat and can dry faster."

Zhang looked around but couldn't find a suitable place to dry the bamboo fungus. After hearing what Li said, he suddenly felt it made sense, and then the three of them carried the bamboo fungus to the stone beach.

Li also wanted to go and help, but unexpectedly, the little girl's voice of "ah ah oh oh" came from the cave.

After Li lifted the curtain and went in, she saw the little guy lying on the bed, with his head tilted back and his mouth pouting. His big watery eyes immediately filled with tears, and he looked like he was about to cry, looking extremely pitiful.

"Oh, baby, are you hungry? Come on, mommy will make you some Neinei to drink." Holding the baby in her arms, Li coaxed her with some guilt.

Ever since she drank the milk powder made with Lingquan water, Cheng Xingwan was unwilling to drink breast milk anymore. Although she had the body of a baby, she was an adult at heart and it was really embarrassing for her to drink breast milk.

After the baby had finished drinking milk, Li carried the little girl to the rocky beach. The big rocks beside the pond were already covered with white bamboo fungi by Zhang, the mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law.

Zhang straightened up, wiped the sweat from her head, and saw her little granddaughter waving her hands excitedly and looking towards her with a sweet voice.

"Oh my goodness, my darling baby is here. I won't hold him anymore. I'm sweating all over."

The little guy didn't want to and stubbornly reached out to be hugged.

Li handed the little milk ball to Zhang's arms: "Mom, my dear baby is worried about you, you hold her, and I will take care of her."

Zhang brushed the dust off her body, washed her face by the pond, and then took Cheng Xingwan from Li's arms with a loving look on her face.

Other people in the village also came back one after another. Seeing Liu and the others drying bamboo fungi on the rocky beach, they also came over happily, carrying bamboo fungi on their backs.

Especially when they saw Cheng Xingwan, the villagers smiled even more.

"Oh, even little girl is here!"

"Yes, the kid loves to play and can't stay at home. He has to come out to bask in the sun!"

"Little kids find everything interesting, but the sun is so strong, so be careful not to get sunburned."

"Yeah, don't let the sun turn your little sweet baby into a charcoal."

"........."

The mountain is particularly lively today, with people everywhere. Fortunately, the bamboo forest is large enough, stretching across several hills. It happened to have rained yesterday or two, so the bamboo fungi have come out.

Zhang grabbed Cheng Xingwan's hand and kissed it, then handed her to Li and warned her, "There are many mosquitoes in the mountains, so watch your baby carefully and don't let them bite you."

Li took the little girl in her arms, untied her little bag, and helped her urinate: "Don't worry, mother, I will take good care of her."

The bamboo forest on the hillside is lush and fresh, green, and looks like the sea. When the breeze blows, the bamboo leaves flutter like a dancing girl's green gauze curtain, and when reflected in the river, they look like washed dark green curtains floating with the waves.

Standing there, you can smell the fragrance of bamboo and soil, hear the occasional chirping of birds and insects, and above your head you can see rays of golden sunlight filtering through the gaps in the shade of the trees.

Cheng Xingwan just felt relaxed and happy.

Zhang and the others moved very quickly and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Li carried Cheng Xingwan along the path, went around the hill, and came to the place where everyone was digging yams.

The fiery red sun hung high in the sky, scorching the earth.

The mountain valley was bustling with people. Large areas of yam vines had been cut bare. The villagers were working in groups of two, wielding hoes enthusiastically. Although sweat had formed a layer of white salt frost on their clothes, there was no sign of fatigue on their faces, only bright smiles brought by deep joy.

There were dozens of freshly unearthed yams of various sizes piled on the ground.

Old Man Cheng and Old Fourth Cheng were carrying a huge yam over. He heard a familiar babbling sound and turned around to see his little granddaughter greeting him with her fists clenched and hands dancing.

"Hey, grandpa's little darling is here. Grandpa is sweaty and dirty, so I won't hold you. I'll hold you when we get back."

Some villagers also brought yams over. Seeing that the yams in Old Man Cheng's hand were obviously several times larger than their own, they said enviously, "Uncle San's family is really lucky. The yams they dug out are bigger than ours."

"Yes, Uncle San's family has been really lucky recently."

"........."

Speaking of luck, everyone looked at the little baby in Li's arms.

It seems like all this happened after my little girl was born...

Everyone's eyes kept changing when they looked at Cheng Xingwan. If he walked by the river, ducks and rabbits would come to his door. If he went to the mountain, he would dig endless bamboo fungi and yams. If he wasn't Fuwa, then what else would he be?

Remembering the admonitions of the old patriarch and the village chief, everyone remained silent again tacitly.

Old Man Cheng put the yams on the ground. The yams dug out from their family had already piled up into a small hill.

"The sun is scorching, take your sweetie back home early, don't let him get too hot."

Cheng Xingwan's big eyes like black grapes were looking around, and suddenly his attention was attracted by a low bush.

I saw that the shrub was covered with fruits as big as marbles. The fruits were round, green and red, hanging on the branches, bending the branches.

She excitedly tugged at Li's clothes on her chest, pointed in the direction of the bushes, and babbled, asking to go over there.

Old Man Cheng looked in the direction of her finger and explained with a smile: "My dear, you can't eat this. The shell of this thing is bitter and numbing, and the fruit inside has a hard shell, and the flesh is not tasty either."

Li walked forward holding Cheng Xingwan in her arms. When she saw the red fruits and snow-white camellia flowers on the trees, her heart began to beat fast with excitement.

“Camellia seeds!”

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like