She gave birth to three daughters in a row, and was kicked out by her mother-in-law who favored boys

Seeing that it was still early, Gu Qingqing took Dahua and Erhua to their own hilltop to collect firewood.

When the tree was sold, some of the thick branches were sold and some were picked up and brought back to old Wen's family.

So now they could only pick up some thin branches. When there was no firewood to pick up on their hill, they had to go to Niutou Mountain not far away.

Gu Qingqing was looking at the tree stumps on the mountain and was expressing some regret. If she could dig out these stumps, she could burn them for several days when she got back, but she didn't have that ability!

"Hey, what is that?"

Gu Qingqing was originally looking at the tree stumps, when her attention was suddenly attracted by something on an old tree stump.

When she came closer, she immediately shouted excitedly, "Erhua, bring the basket quickly, there are black ears (wood ears) here."

When Erhua heard this, she immediately carried the newly woven bamboo basket her father had made and walked towards Gu Qingqing.

"Mom, I'm here."

Dahua also came over and said, "Mom, there are black ears here. In the past, we had to go to Niutou Mountain to pick them."

Although Dahua was talking quickly, she was very skillful in her actions. In a few moments, she had picked all the black fungus from the tree stump.

Gu Qingqing said happily, "It's a snack today. I'll use this to stir-fry meat for you guys when we get home, okay?"

"it is good!"

"Okay!" Two childish voices responded loudly.

After picking up a bundle of firewood and returning, Wang Xiaoyun and Mai Ya were already waiting there.

Mai Ya and Er Hua are the same age, both five years old this year. After seeing Da Hua, a smile immediately appeared on Mai Ya’s little face, and then she stopped as soon as she raised her leg. She secretly glanced at her mother, and finally did not dare to go find Da Hua to play.

Dahua naturally noticed Mai Ya's actions. In the past, Mai Ya always ran and played behind her, but now that the family has separated, Mai Ya must have been lectured by her family and not allowed to contact her. Now she doesn't even dare to talk to her.

Despite this, Dahua still nodded to Mai Ya, saying "Maiya is here," and then went to the water tank.

The bamboo on the mountain leads the water down into the vat. When the vat is full, the water will flow out. There is a ditch dug on the ground before. The excess water goes to the back of the house and finally flows into a large stream far away.

Dahua scooped a bucket of water from the overflowing tank, poured it into the wooden basin, and began to wash the black ears.

Wang Xiaoyun saw Gu Qingqing coming back and handed over the bag of grain in his hand. He looked a little surprised and said, "Today is corn."

Gu Qingqing nodded.

Then, Wang Xiaoyun brought a very unfriendly message, "You will not have the opportunity to extort anything from your family anymore."

Gu Qingqing was only distracted for a moment before she understood what was going on. She took the grain bag and the small earthenware jar and asked, "What does Wen Xibao want to eat?"

Wang Xiaoyun just glanced at Gu Qingqing, crossed his arms and said nothing.

It seemed that he didn't want to answer her question.

Gu Qingqing naturally didn't care. The most she could do was to produce more milk, which they didn't need anymore, so they could feed all of it to Sanhua.

After Gu Qingqing returned to the house, she acted as a "cash cow" again!

After sending Wang Xiaoyun away, Gu Qingqing lamented that she had not gotten much benefit from the Wen family. Since there was nothing left to gain, she started thinking about how to make money.

The wild vegetable and lean meat porridge cooked in the evening was stir-fried with wild onions, and the fat meat and black fungus were particularly fragrant.

After picking the black fungus, she soaked it in water for half an hour and blanched it in a pot for 5 minutes to prevent Dahua from following her example. She still told the two sisters, "In the future, the black fungus must be dried before eating."

Although the two sisters didn't know why, they nodded anyway.

There were plenty of shepherd's purse and meat buns. Gu Qingqing and Wen Wuyan ate two each, and Dahua and Erhua ate three together.

"Mom, the porridge is so delicious." Erhua said to Gu Qingqing with admiration, with half a circle of rice soup surrounding her upper lip.

As if to confirm that Erhua's words were true, Dahei, who was drinking porridge from a broken bowl at his feet, also made a cheerful humming sound.

"If it tastes good, eat more. There's more in the pot." After Gu Qingqing finished speaking, she turned her gaze to Wen Wuyan.

"Yuzhu will come to our house to help tomorrow. When they arrive, they will definitely go to the mountain to cut bamboo first. I can't help much. I plan to take Dahua to Niutou Mountain early in the morning to pick some black ears. I will come back at noon and fry some for them to eat. By the way, I will see if there is anything else to eat. I also have to pick up some firewood." Gu Qingqing said.

Gu Qingqing actually discovered that based on the firewood she originally had, if it was kept at Old Wen's house, it could at least last for three to five more days.

But it didn't work in her hands, because she found that she was quite useless.

loser?

No, no, cooking consumes a lot of firewood!

"Well, go slowly on your way and don't go too deep. Just look around the edges. There are wild boars in the mountains. If you see one, remember to hide behind a tree and run."

Gu Qingqing hummed, but her eyes were wide open. Is there really a wild boar?

She had never seen a real wild boar in her life. She had only seen it in videos before. She didn't expect to see one here in the mountains.

"Tomorrow I will not bring a machete, but a sickle. When they come, you can let them use their machetes to cut bamboo in the mountains."

"it is good!"

Everything was discussed, and as soon as it got dark, the family went to bed.

Ever since Wen Wuyan discovered that Gu Qingqing moved here, Sanhua has been sleeping poorly at night, probably because she was too tired during the day. Now Sanhua sleeps in the same bed with him every night.

Sometimes when feeding at night, Gu Qingqing would squeeze out the milk in the dark and feed the baby herself, and sometimes Dahua would wake up to feed the baby after she finished squeezing.

Gu Qingqing suddenly felt that the little guy who was in the way was no longer around her, and she could roll around freely on the floor.

She slept particularly soundly these past few days.

The next day, the roosters in the yard began to crow again.

After dawn, the whole family got up.

Gu Qingqing added water to the pot and steamed a few buns. After the water boiled, she mixed some dough into the pot. She then threw the wild vegetables that Dahua had already washed into the pot and added a small piece of animal oil.

For Dahua and Erhua, it was another breakfast that was delicious enough to make them bubble with joy.

After leaving some food for Sanhua, Gu Qingqing took Dahua to Niutou Mountain.

If they walked there, they could pass through their own forest, cross a small stream behind the mountain and directly enter the Niutou Mountain area.

But Gu Qingqing wanted to bring back some firewood on a cart, so they could only go to the main road outside the village first, and then head north into the mountains.

Gu Qingqing parked the cart at the foot of the mountain. She carried a newly woven bamboo basket by Wen Wuyan on her back. The straps of the basket were a bit wide, so she wrapped them with Erhua's old clothes, so that even if she was carrying heavy objects, it would not strain her shoulders.

Dahua carried the new basket made by her father, and the mother and daughter went into the mountains together.

After entering the mountain, Gu Qingqing listened to the clear singing of birds in the mountains and looked at the lush trees, which made people feel relaxed and happy.

She couldn't remember the last time she heard birds singing. She took a deep sniff and her nostrils were filled with the freshness of mountains and green plants.

For the first time, Gu Qingqing felt that this era was pretty good.

Gu Qingqing looked at the wild mountain curiously and asked Dahua, "Dahua, is the Black Ears place far away?"

"It's not far. Just go over the hill in front and then go over a hillside and you'll be there."

Gu Qingqing followed Dahua's line of sight and saw that the hill was quite large.