Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

"Almost there, what are you picking up?"

Gu Qinghan stopped catching fish and just stood there quietly.

After a while, the turbid river water became clear.

"Brother, there are snails at your feet, pick them up quickly." Gu Qingming was addicted to seeing the snails. He caught them one by one at a time. Soon, half of them were already in the bucket.

"Snail? At my feet?"

Gu Qinghan looked down at his feet and saw only a few small black hard-shelled things, his face full of surprise.

“Can this thing be eaten?”

Wouldn't that mean I had stepped on a lot of delicious food in vain?

"Yes, but this thing still needs to be processed. After it is fished out, it needs to be soaked in water overnight to let it spit out the sand."

"If you are free tomorrow afternoon, remember to come over. I will teach you how to prepare it and let you taste the delicious food."

"Okay, okay, thank you, Miss Xuyuan. I'll have to get more."

Gu Qinghan also wanted to try what it tasted like, so he agreed and started helping to touch the snails.

"Hey, what are you guys doing in the river?"

Uncle Liu happened to be carrying a load of firewood down the mountain and passed by the stream.

"Hello, Uncle Liu, we are here to catch snails." Several people stood up, looked at the newcomer, and said in unison.

"What snails? Come up quickly. The sun is about to set and the temperature in the river will become a little cold. Don't stay in the water for too long."

There is also this situation.

After hearing this, Xuyuan didn't dare to let the kids stay in the river.

"Got it, Uncle Liu, we'll go up right away."

Gu Qinghan immediately picked up the backpack, picked up Gu Qingming and Guozi who were standing nearby, and carried them to the shore one by one.

Xu Yuan did the same. He called Xu Zhi, picked up Xiaoduo who was following him, and carried him to the shore.

Uncle Liu felt relieved when he saw several people get ashore.

Curiously watching everyone fumbling around in the river for so long, "This is a snail, can it be eaten?"

Uncle Liu looked at Xu Yuan and Gu Qinghan with a puzzled look.

"Yes, you can't eat it today. You have to soak it first. I'll give you some tomorrow when it's ready to try."

"Oh, I've been waiting for you to say that, little girl. I'll be waiting for you tomorrow."

"It's getting late, go back quickly and change your clothes, don't catch a cold, the old man will leave first."

Uncle Liu got a satisfactory answer, gave some instructions, and left first.

"Hey, Uncle Liu, do you want fish?"

"No need, girl, you can keep it for yourself."

……

With the efforts of Pan Dahai, Pan Xiaojiang and Pan Grandma, the weeds in the wasteland behind the house had been cleared and piled up, and only a pile of ashes was left.

The rough outline has already appeared, a square piece of land.

A small part of the land has been cultivated. This area is all yellow mud. Grandma Pan is happy to see it. "I heard that the vegetables grown in this yellow mud land are the best. I wonder how about peppers."

"Next time we have some free time, let's dig up some yellow soil and mix it with the mud from the vegetable garden."

The two brothers listened to what Grandma Pan said and nodded seriously.

"Grandma, let's go back. It's getting late. Grandpa should be awake by now."

"Let's go." Grandma Pan carried the hoe on her shoulder and walked ahead with steady steps.

"I'm back. Where have you been?" At this time, Grandpa Pan was sitting at the door of the room, fanning himself with a tattered little fan.

"Oh, old man, you didn't even shout after you woke up. Are you feeling better?"

"Grandpa, why did you get out of bed? Are you feeling better?" Pan Xiaojiang took a step, passed Grandma Pan in front of him, and appeared next to Grandpa Pan.

"It's okay. Don't worry about me, old man. I'm fine. I don't cough much anymore, and my chest feels much better. It's not as stuffy as it was a few days ago. It's a bit stuffy lying in the room, so I came out to get some fresh air."

"That's good, that's good." Grandma Pan felt relieved and hurried into the kitchen to start preparing food.

The brown rice porridge was cooked in the pot for a long time. Grandma Pan brought it directly to the wooden table, picked out some ugly-looking sprouts, washed them, rinsed them with clean water, and sprinkled a little coarse salt.

"Grandpa, let me tell you, in addition to Yazi's job, our family has found another job that can bring in income." Pan Dahai placed the dishes and chopsticks aside and reported to his grandfather with a happy face.

"Oh, there is such good news. What is it?" Grandpa Pan looked at his eldest grandson's energetic look, which was very rare. He had never seen his grandson like this before.

Pan Dahai was about to speak when he thought of something and laughed awkwardly, "Haha, Grandpa, I haven't told Sister Xuyuan yet."

"The girl who made a wish?"

"Yeah, Sister Xuyuan has discovered something new. It's chili peppers. I'm going to do something with Sister Xuyuan."

When Uncle Pan heard that this was what he wanted to plant, he pondered for a moment and made up his mind.

"Dahai, don't worry. The things that Xuyuan found must be in great demand. We should all grow them together. After all, wasn't it she who asked us to grow the sprouts together? Xuyuan is a good visionary. I'm optimistic about her. I'll definitely be able to make a living by following her."

The family finished their simple meal, and Pan Xiaojiang was quick and diligent and immediately cleared the dishes.

"Grandpa, why don't you go back and lie down for a while. You're feeling better now. Don't rush to get out of bed."

Pan Dahai saw his grandfather carrying a hoe and walking towards the back of the house, and hurriedly stopped him.

"Yes, old man, we can take our time. You haven't recovered from your illness yet, so take a rest."

"My bones are numb from lying down these days, and I feel uncomfortable all over. I won't get up. I'll just sit aside."

Pan Dahai nodded and helped Uncle Pan under the shade of the tree.

"Brother Dahai, Brother Xiaojiang, Grandpa Pan and Grandma Pan, are you home?" Guozi's voice came from outside, coming from far away.

Pan Xiaojiang ran out and said, "Here they come, what wind blew the fruit here?"

Pan Xiaojiang joked.

"Brother Xiao Jiang, take this. This is wild onion, a seasoning. Remember to add it when stewing fish. I have something else to do at home, so I'll leave first."

Before Pan Xiaojiang could react, he threw the two big grass carps directly into his arms, threw in a handful of wild onions, and ran away in a hurry.

When Pan Xiaojiang saw something thrown at him, he subconsciously reached out to catch it.

Before he could even open his mouth, the little figure in front of him had already run away and disappeared.

"This kid, why are you running so fast?"

"What's wrong? Guozi, is there anything you want? Where is he?" After Pan Dahai helped his grandfather sit down, his grandmother called him over to check on him.

There was no one else at the door except Pan Xiaojiang, who was standing there stupidly, holding two big grass carps and a handful of things that didn't look like vegetables in his arms.

Pan Xiaojiang was hit by the fish tail in his arms and immediately came back to his senses.

"Brother, Guozi came back and threw these things to me and then ran away. Before I could react, he disappeared."

"Hey, this is wild onion, used for seasoning and flavoring, and can be stewed with fish."

"Adding flavor to the food? Isn't it the same as the effect of chili peppers?" When I first heard Sister Xuyuan say that I could use chili peppers to stir-fry something, I really wanted to try it and find out what it tasted like.

"Give me this wild onion. I'll break some off and plant some." Looking at the wild onion still covered with moist mud, it was obviously just pulled out of the ground.