Survive through the ancient apocalypse

When Ye Mingze arrived home, it was still some time before noon.The house was very noisy, and the wife in the lobby didn't go out, she just took care of a few little Doudings under the age of five.The four little guys can really cause trouble when they get into a fight. Sometimes the wife in the lobby can't take care of her alone, and sometimes she needs the help of her younger siblings at home.

Ye Mingze picked up his eldest niece Ye Lan, who was not yet a year old, and she giggled leisurely.Seventh cousin Ye Shuang, fourth cousin Ye Mingbo, and fifth cousin Ye Mingpu were not far behind, and the three of them circled around him, clamoring to throw themselves high.

Ye Mingze satisfied the requirements of the little guys, and after one round, he really felt more tiring than farming.

When he felt dizzy again, Ye Mingze hurriedly stopped to rest.

"Little sister, I think you have been busy all morning, are you still busy?" Ye Mingze moved a bench, sat next to Ye Liu and began to help pinch dried shrimps.

"Brother, it takes a lot of effort to make this. The big ones have to be cut off from the head and tail, and the skins are peeled after drying. The small ones have to pick out the miscellaneous things. It takes a lot of time." The three cousins ​​Ye Liu, Yejing and Ye Qing have been busy for several hours. Depending on the situation, I have to continue to work, "Brother, if you help with it, we should be able to catch lunch."

"How did you get out of the sea yesterday?" The family went out to sea in two groups every three to five days. This time it happened to be uncle and father's turn. When they came back last night, Ye Mingze was fainting.

"It's not like that, this time it's not bad, I caught two baskets of small pomfret, and I can sell it for a few dollars. Sometimes I'm not lucky and I don't get anything at all!" Ye Qing, the second daughter of the uncle's family, is 13 years old. He is very neat in doing things and speaking, "I also caught a lot of dried shrimps from the net this time. This is worthless, and it's a waste to lose it. It's annoying to watch."

"It's not worth the money just by the seaside! Those who are far away from the ocean want to eat but can't eat it, you can be content!" Ye Mingze knows that there are fishing villages everywhere here, and ordinary sea fish can't be sold at a high price in the surrounding towns and counties.

While the four of them were chatting and laughing, time passed quickly.When it was almost time for dinner, the uncle and father drove home in a donkey cart.Ye Mingze helped unload the car, saw that the two baskets were empty, and saw the smiles on their faces, he thought they sold it for a good price.

"Boss and second, how much did you sell?" The step-grandmother Wen came out of nowhere and hurriedly asked Harvest.

"Mother, I sold an extra penny per catty today, and two baskets of fifty catties earned a total of 27 big bucks." The uncle took out a small cloth bag and gave it to Wen. The saury was only sold for a total of [-] yuan (one tael of gold = ten taels of silver = one hundred big coins = one thousand wen).

"Hey, good, good!" Wen took the money and was very satisfied with a smile, "It's hard work this time, let's go into the room and drink some water, and dinner will be served right away."

When Mr. Ye arrived home with a hoe on his shoulder, the table and chopsticks had already been set up in the main room, and they were the only ones missing.There are two tables in the room, grandparents, uncles, and boys and grandchildren over ten years old are at one table, and the rest are at one table.Fortunately, the table is relatively large, and three adults can sit on one side, and the daughter-in-law can sit at the crowded table.

Ye Mingze was sitting at Grandpa's table, and everyone was eating well.The mother's table was a bit sad, there were many children, but the staple food was okay, one serving for each person, everyone ate their own food, and they were gone after eating.Vegetables have to be snatched, and the hands are quick, and the hands are slow.The youngest children can't hold a few chopsticks, so they can only be taken care of by mothers.

Seeing the children's table like locusts crossing over, and soon there were only bare dishes left, Ye Mingze felt a headache.

Although they only ate half to seventy percent full, the children were quite well-behaved, and they were used to not having anything to eat at Grandpa's table.

At noon, he ate dry rice, steamed buns mixed with half of white flour, a plate of small yellow croakers, a pot of seaweed and shrimp skin soup, a bowl of pickled radishes, a plate of small green vegetables, and a large pot of wild vegetables. These were Ye Mingze's lunch.Due to the lack of oil and salt in the food, people here eat a lot.

Ye Mingze ate at most two small bowls of rice in modern times, but now he was only half full after eating solid steamed buns the size of the palms of three adult men, so he had to eat a few more dishes with chopsticks.

Not to mention that Yejia Village is close to the sea, there are really few restaurants that can afford to eat sea fish.Most of the villagers sold the fish they caught to subsidize their families, and only kept some leftovers for their own consumption.

Ye Mingze was used to delicacies from mountains and seas, and suddenly changed to these tasteless dishes. It was thanks to his soul wear that he didn't put down his chopsticks.If it was replaced by his own body, it would probably be difficult to swallow for a while.

After silently finishing their lunch, Ye Mingze and his brothers and sisters helped their mother clean up the dishes.

"Mingxi Mingjiang, are you going to the fields or go to the mountains to chop firewood this afternoon?" Ye Mingze wanted to go to the mountains in the afternoon, so he took advantage of the time before his nap to ask his two younger brothers about their plans.

Ye Mingxi: "Go to the mountain, there's not much firewood left."

The older grandsons are responsible for the firewood at home. Yejia Village is located in the north, and the lowest temperature in winter is close to minus [-] degrees.Only one season of crops can be grown here, and the straw alone is not enough for the whole family to burn.

"Okay, then I'll go too, don't forget to call me when you leave later." Ye Mingze has the habit of taking a nap, and fell asleep after speaking.

Four people went up the mountain this time. I heard that the three of them were going to the mountain in the afternoon, and the uncle's 15-year-old son Ye Minghu insisted on following them.Ye Mingze didn't dislike it either, it just happened to be an extra labor.

The four of them took three pairs of shoulder poles, and each carried a basket on their backs, and headed towards the back mountain.

The back mountain is the closest mountain to Yejia Village, just to the north of the village, less than one mile away from the village.As the villagers come and go all year round, all the big animals have been hunted, only some pheasants and hares can be seen, and some children can be seen playing near the foot of the mountain from time to time.

Walking along the avenue to the mountainside, the three of Ye Mingxi, Ye Mingjiang, and Ye Minghu began to cut firewood separately, while Ye Mingze chose a small path to try his luck. It would be best to have extra harvest, and it would be good not to pick some wild vegetables.

The trees in the back mountain are sparse, but the thatch grows very lush.Ye Mingze opened the way with a stick, and people walking over could overwhelm them.After wandering around for a long time, he only found a few peppers, but unfortunately it was not yet time to harvest.

Turning a corner, Ye Mingze came to a bamboo forest in his memory.The bamboo shoots produced by this kind of bamboo have a bitter taste, and the people of Yejia Village will not eat them unless it is absolutely necessary.

Ye Mingze dug out one, looked carefully, and found that he had eaten it before and made it himself.Knowing that with a little processing, the bitterness can be greatly reduced.The dishes made from it have a slightly astringent taste and are very refreshing. I believe the Ye family will like it.

After a while, Ye Mingze dug most of the baskets.When he returned by another route, he also harvested a clutch of wild eggs, a dozen or so, which was considered a worthwhile trip.

When they got back halfway up the mountain, Ye Mingxi and the three of them had almost enough firewood, so Ye Mingze didn't help anymore.

"Brother, it seems that your back basket is full, what did you dig?" Ye Mingxi is very lively, carrying a load of firewood, walking restlessly.

"There is nothing good, just a dozen wild eggs, a handful of wild vegetables, and the rest are bitter bamboo shoots."

"Brother, what are you doing sarcastic about bamboo shoots? Those can kill a person, and no one likes to eat them." Ye Mingjiang usually doesn't talk much, so he couldn't help being a little surprised at this time.

"I'll dig it back and try to see if I can get rid of the bitterness. If I can, I'll add another food. If it doesn't work, it's a waste of work. It's not bad anyway."

"I don't know if I can have eggs for dinner?" Ye Minghu is a bit greedy for eggs because he only eats them occasionally.

"I'll ask my mother to cook a few at night, I think grandma won't be unhappy." Ye Mingze got the wild eggs for nothing, and Wen's felt embarrassed to keep them all.

"Thank you, cousin." Ye Minghu was satisfied, and his mood was very bright.

At this time, it was the end of the spring sowing. After the brothers finished collecting firewood, the day's work was considered over.Ye Mingze moved a small bench and sat at the door of the kitchen peeling bamboo shoots. The other three also came to help.

"Mingze, why did you think of making these unpalatable bamboo shoots?" Jiang shi was rolling pancakes in the kitchen, and happened to take a look.

"Isn't this idle? I want to see if I can remove the bitterness."

"Hehe, that's fine, wait for mother to roll out the pancakes, and mother will help you do what you say." Jiang's ideas for his children have always been supportive.

Soon, most of the basket of bitter bamboo shoots were shelled, and Ye Mingze soaked the slices in a large basin: "Mother, wait until the other dishes are ready before processing the bamboo shoots. Put them in boiling water first, or boil or stir-fry them. "

"Okay, I'll listen to you once." The sons usually help to light the fire at most, but Jiang didn't expect the elder son to have a lot of ideas.

"Little sister, weave a net?" Ye Mingze passed by, flipped through the embroidery frame, and found that the style of the net is monotonous, far from modern diversity.

"Well, there is no work for the time being. Mother didn't ask me to help, she said she wanted me to do more embroidery work and save some money to make money for pressing boxes." Ye Liu was a little shy when talking about this.

As long as the work is not delayed, the girls in the family will do some embroidery work to save their private houses, which is agreed by grandma.Boys don't have this condition. Apart from working in the fields, the family has to go to sea from time to time, and it is impossible to do short-term labor.

Ye Mingze has never done netting before, but he has seen many, and he can probably draw the pattern.The original owner's ink painting is good, and he has learned some by himself.Spread out the pen and ink, come at your fingertips, and various Chinese knots appear vividly on the paper.

"Little sister, can you do these?" Although I used the smallest pen, it was still not as clear as the photo.

"Wow, it's so beautiful, brother, how did you think of it?" Ye Liu lovingly touched the pattern in her hand, the bright red net was festive and majestic, I believe that not only girls would like it, but also boys would not dislike it.

"It just came to my mind when I saw you making a net just now." Ye Mingze made an excuse casually, "It's best if you can make it up, and it doesn't matter if you can't."

"Brother, I must weave such a beautiful net." Ye Liu was suddenly aroused to be competitive, hurriedly finished the net in hand, and began to think about the starting style.After thinking for a while, she finally picked the simplest style and tried to weave it.

Ye Mingze glanced at her for a few times, then stopped caring about her, and went back to his room to think about the future.