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It was already afternoon by the time we finished dealing with the two wild boars.

The sun was sandwiched between two mountain peaks, and the red sunset shone on the faces of the two people.

Xu Wenyan raised his eyebrows at Chen Sanlin. Chen Sanlin was stunned for a moment and then his face was full of smiles. After all, they were still two teenagers, and their smiles were full of vitality.

"Xiaoliu, take your sister to give some meat to the village chief." Xu Wenyan picked out a front leg and a slab of ribs and put them in the bamboo basket.

I just presented my love today.

It would be good to let the two little ones walk around the village more and get familiar with it.

It was a rare opportunity to eat fresh meat, so Xu Wenyan cooked an extra bowl of rice.

"Wife...Xu Wenyan, let's repair that road. It's quite difficult to travel on it." Chen Sanlin took two bites of food and suddenly thought of that road.

I had never walked there before, so I didn’t know the road back from the fields was so steep.

"Okay, I've thought about it before. Let's ask Xiaohu and my uncle to come along. After all, we all have to go this way."

Xu Wenyan was also puzzled. It was obviously more difficult to travel to the lower roads, but no one was willing to repair the road for such a long time. It was really strange.

After eating a few mouthfuls of wild boar meat, Xu Wenyan got tired of it. It was not as delicious as domesticated pork, and without any onions, ginger, or garlic, it smelled very fishy.

But it is impossible to be picky about food at this time, and we will eat whatever is available at home.

"By the way, let's wait until the chicken coop is finished before going. We can't keep these two little chicks at home all the time." There was half a bag of dry corn kernels at home. Xu Wenyan didn't know how to eat them in the winter, so now he just crushed them and fed them to the chicks, occasionally mixing them with some rice grains.

This chicken is still small and can't swallow something that big.

The next day.

Several people in the family were preparing to build a chicken coop in the yard.

Xu Wenyan's idea was to make it as big as possible, as it was impossible to keep only these two in the future. Fortunately, he had some bamboo strips brought back a few days ago, and he followed the previous method to enclose an area of ​​three meters x four meters.

The only difference is that the door of the chicken coop needs to be opened wider, and a wooden board is placed on top to create a slope. Xu Wenyan also put a lot of sawdust and lime powder inside to prevent the growth of bacteria.

Basically, you can do it once every one or two months and it's not that troublesome.

Cover the wooden boards with some pine branches to prevent them from getting wet when it rains.

"Okay, you little guys stay home and watch over the chickens. Be good and behave."

The two of them took their shovels and hoes and went out. It was easy to talk to Xiaohu, but it was difficult to talk to their uncle Zhou Jian's house.

"That won't work. If only a few of us go to dig the road, others will just sit back and reap the benefits. That won't work." He Xianhua waved his hands.

Rather than focusing on their own benefits, they actually care more about others not getting something for nothing because of their own labor. Xu Wenyan has really been tortured enough by these people.

Knowing that there was nothing to say to her, Xu Wenyan took Chen Sanlin and Xiaohu and left. After thinking it over, they decided to go to her second uncle's house.

After a brief explanation, I didn't expect that both the couple agreed.

"Okay, be careful and don't fall while shoveling." After giving instructions to a few people, Wang Cuijuan went to get a hoe for Zhou Jianye.

The two slopes on the way up are really a hindrance. Zhou Jianye was unable to climb up for a month after he was injured. Now if there is a chance to remove these two slopes, then let's go for it.

Only then did Xu Wenyan truly understand the gap between people.

Xu Wenyan thought of digging from the highest point first, and then throwing the excavated soil directly down to fill the lower places. He originally thought of digging a ladder, but considering the climate in this area, it will rain a lot in summer and autumn. If it is washed away by then, then the work will be in vain.

After deciding on the strategy, several men began to dig. Only one shovel was left for Xu Wenyan to throw the soil they dug down.

Zhou Jianjia and He Xianhua also came out to take a look. In fact, Zhou Jianjia obviously felt a little uncomfortable, but He Xianhua didn't feel that way at all. After they repaired the road, they could still go there whenever they wanted. The road didn't belong to them.

After taking a look, he walked into the house with a smug look on his face.

It took five full days to build this road alone. Every day, the three families took two hours to dig together, and Rong Xiaoliu would occasionally join in.

After several people's unremitting efforts, the two steep slopes finally became a large gentle slope.

"Brother Xu, we succeeded." Xiaohu looked at the long gentle slope with an uncontrollable smile on his face. It would be so much fun from now on as he could climb up without any effort.

"Okay, come to our house for dinner this afternoon, Xiaohu, second uncle." Xu Wenyan was also happy and invited enthusiastically.

The two of them agreed readily. The completion of this road was a big deal and should be celebrated.

"Let's go home and get our stuff." Xu Wenyan patted the dirt off his body and walked into the yard.

Almost a week had passed, and Xu Wenyan was still thinking about the bamboo shoots from the mountains every day.

The three of them carried their backpacks and headed towards the mountains. The small backpack on Xu Wenyan's back was newly made by Chen Sanlin these days.

"Brother Xu, where are we going?" Rong Xiaoliu was very happy. He was happy as long as he could help Brother Xu do something.

Looking at the lush green on the mountain, Xu Wenyan felt a little better. It would only take a few days to dig wild vegetables. The two chickens at home were waiting to be fed. They couldn't eat corn and rice every day.

Can't afford it.

"Break the bamboo shoots. I think they should be ripe today."

Under the leadership of Xu Wenyan, they arrived at the water bamboo forest in half an hour. There were already bamboo shoots growing to nearly one meter high around them. Those were old and would be left to grow into bamboos.

Chen Sanlin had good eyesight. He had already picked one before he even walked into the bamboo forest. This kind of bamboo shoot is green all over and slender. There are also some bigger ones, but they are fewer.

When you get closer, you will see so many bamboo shoots. With no plants blocking their way, the bamboo shoots can fully absorb the sunlight and grow very well.

Especially every time you break off a bamboo shoot, you can hear the wonderful "shua shua" sound, which is also a kind of pleasure of harvest, and it is also a free one.

Xu Wenyan maintained this half-squatting position and never stood up.

It can't be finished. It can't be finished at all.

In less than half an hour, Xu Wenyan's small backpack was full. He poured the picked bamboo shoots into a pile and processed them here so that it would be easier to take them back.

"Brother Chen, keep the tender part underneath the bamboo shoot shell and take it back to feed the chickens." This shell can be used to feed most livestock, including cows, sheep, and pigs. But if you want to feed chickens, you can only feed the tender part underneath.

After returning home, it needs to be chopped further, and bamboo shoots can save a lot of feed.

As joyful as it was to pick bamboo shoots, it was as painful to process them. The processed tender shells were all put into Xu Wenyan's cloth bag, and three large baskets of bamboo shoots filled the bag.

Finally, Chen Sanlin took her back with him.

"Rongrong, Xiaohua, light the fire." The bamboo shoots that had just been brought back would not last long, so Xu Wenyan planned to dry them so that they could be kept for at least a year.

Put the bamboo shoots into the pot and cook them. It doesn’t take long, about ten minutes will be enough. Then take out the bamboo shoots, tear them into strips with your hands and soak them today. When the sun comes out tomorrow, just spread them out to dry.

Put some wooden boards in the yard and dry them in the yard.

This job is not difficult. The children at home can do it. The adults have to go out and bring back more.

It is delicious when stir-fried with wild boar meat hunted a few days ago. After the bamboo shoots are dried, they can be used to stew cured pork ribs, which also tastes great.

"Wen Yan, why haven't I seen such small bamboo shoots before?" Zhou Jianye asked. The bamboo shoots sold in the county are all larger golden bamboo shoots, and this is the first time he has seen such small ones.

And these small bamboo shoots taste better than the big ones.

The bamboo shoots have a stronger aroma.

"That's because you didn't go into the mountains. These small bamboo shoots grow deeper. But you'd better not go into the mountains alone. It's quite dangerous." Ever since the incident with the wolves and wild boars, the villagers of Jixiang Village dared not go to the mountains anymore.

"Um, Wen Yan, can you take your second uncle with you tomorrow?" Wang Cuijuan said in a low voice.

Zhou Jianye didn't say anything but remained silent. Their family didn't have much to eat now. They went to the county to buy some brown rice a few days ago and they had no money left, let alone buy vegetables.

"Okay, but my second uncle has to go with us in the future and he can't tell anyone else about that place." Xu Wenyan knew the situation of Zhou Jianye's family.

They would not come to ask a junior like him for help unless they had no other choice, and Xu Wenyan trusted this family.

"No, definitely not, we will just eat by ourselves." Wang Cuijuan was also happy, and a smile finally appeared on her sad face.

She had also heard about the prices in the county, and how could her family afford to eat there?

"Xiao Hu, come along too." Originally, Xu Wenyan wanted to call Xiao Hu, but he was busier because of the road construction in the past few days, so he didn't call him today.

"Thank you, Brother Xu."

The whole family finished the meal happily, and at least the problem of food and clothing was solved to some extent in the future.