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

It rained all day yesterday, so the villagers had to stay at home and do some idle work.

Apart from preparing three meals a day, Xuyuan was either busy hanging fish or picking peanuts, and making some delicious food from time to time. This was how he spent the day.

When I woke up today, the weather was finally clear, but the ground in the yard was still a little wet. I had to wait until the ground dried before I could take the peanuts and rice out to dry.

Move the rack for drying fish from the corner of the pavilion and put it in the yard. The dried fish in the kitchen still needs to be dried in the sun for a few days, and then put it in the shade to dry in the wind, and then it can be put away.

After breakfast, the four Xuyuan siblings began to clean up a corner of the kitchen.

Xuyuan planned to arrange the entrance of the cellar in the kitchen and then extend the space outwards.

Fortunately, when I built the kitchen, I didn't lay bamboo strips on the ground, so it was still mud, so I just had to move the things in the designated area and start digging.

The ground here was very hard and not easy to dig. The two sisters Xu Yuan and Xu Zhi each worked in a corner for a long time before they dug out a small square hole.

The dug soil gradually filled up one corner. Now only Xuyuan was left working in the pit. The depth of the pit was only up to Xuyuan's waist. He collected the dug soil in a dustpan and poured it on top.

Xu Zhi was cooking by the stove at this time, and his two younger brothers were picking peanuts, and they would come over from time to time to take a look at the pit that Xu Yuan had dug.

"Big sister, come on. If you feel tired, come up and have a rest." Many of the Japanese fruits could not help and could only watch silently and encourage Xuyuan.

"Okay, fill a water bag with water and bring it over. I'm too lazy to walk. I'll take a break."

……

"Old Wei, you are here."

"Of course, are you kidding me?" Doctor Wei saw a large area of ​​vines in the field, and quickly rolled up his sleeves, picked up the hoe and started to help. At this time, the ground was still a little wet and not completely dry.

"Oh, it's half-hoed again. Are you here to make trouble, Old Wei?" Uncle Wang was speechless as he looked at the pile of sweet potato pieces that were either half-hoed here or missing a piece there.

"No, no, I just got started. I really was careless. I'm sorry, sorry."

Uncle Liu suggested: "Brother Wei, why don't you use a small wooden rake to dig, or use your hands. The ground is very moist anyway, and your hands can dig well. This way you can dig out whole sweet potatoes."

"Okay, I'll try." It was Doctor Wei's first time to dig sweet potatoes. He was not paying attention and hoeed the sweet potatoes, and unknowingly formed a small pile. Alas.

Some of it was wasted.

They had no choice but to start using a wooden rake and then digging with their hands. From being unfamiliar at the beginning to gradually getting the hang of it, the three of them quickly finished digging a piece of sweet potato field. Doctor Wei was very surprised, the yield was really high, he thought it was just talk.

"Let's go, go back and have lunch and rest for a while, then come back." Uncle Wang put all the sweet potatoes he dug from the field into his backpack.

"These crooked and cracked melons and dates won't last long. They can only be eaten. Lao Wei, take some back to eat."

Doctor Wei hurriedly thanked him.

"By the way, Lao Wei, let me ask you, is it possible to cure a person who becomes demented because he gets sick but doesn't seek help in time?"

Doctor Wei shook his head and sighed helplessly, "There is nothing I can do."

"Is that so? Sigh." Uncle Wang asked without any hope in the beginning. When he heard that it really could not be recovered, he still felt a little disappointed.

"Old Wang, whose child is this? How could the adults be so untimely? This is a good child." It is not uncommon for Doctor Wei to encounter such things, but he still sighs over it.

"I met him in the county town, and I'm asking kindly." Uncle Wang found an excuse to fool around. It would be better not to spread the news before anything came to fruition. The fewer people who knew about it, the less risk there would be. After all, the gossipy women in the village were no ordinary people, and Lao Chen's wife was with them. If they were provoked, they would inevitably do something, and he couldn't afford the consequences.

"Come on, each of you carry a backpack and two buckets. We're almost done. Let's carry them back and take a break." Uncle Liu spoke at the right time to end the topic.

……

"Tell me what's going on. If you take her back, how am I going to explain to her what has happened to her? If you don't take her back, since you know where she is and I've been looking for her for so many years, how could I not take her back?"

They worked busy until the sun set, and finally all the sweet potatoes in the field were dug up. Doctor Wei also got some intact sweet potatoes and left with satisfaction.

After a while, Chen Dafu came to Uncle Wang's house carrying two processed large grass carps.

Uncle Wang and Uncle Liu were having dinner in the yard at this time and heard a knock on the gate.

"You guys are eating so late? I'll come later. You guys eat first." Chen Dafu didn't expect that he came at a wrong time, so he quickly said goodbye and prepared to leave.

Seeing that the person coming was Chen Dafu, he quickly invited him in, "What are you doing? You are so polite. Now that you are here, come in and sit down. You also brought the fish over."

"It's a small thank you gift. I'll hang it up for you." Chen Dafu hung it on the rack in the small courtyard. The fish had been pickled before, so there was no need to worry about it getting smelly.

Uncle Wang brought a bowl full of rice and called him to come and eat, but Chen Dafu quickly declined.

Uncle Liu advised, "Since you are here, eat something. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing for us to eat while you sit aside."

Chen Dafu then sat down, picked up his empty bowl, started eating, and then began chatting.

"What can I say to you? The child has been missing for so many years. It's a blessing that we can find him back. The other problems are not difficult to solve. Think of a reason and talk to the child's mother. Don't upset her. After all, you can't keep it a secret forever." Uncle Wang said as he picked at the food in his mouth.

"I've been so worried these past few days, I really..." Ever since Chen Dafu learned that there was finally news of his son who had been missing for many years, he wanted to rush to the village to bring him back immediately. However, if he came back so suddenly, the child's mother might become suspicious, and he really didn't know what to do.

"I went to the county town before and met the servant of the master of that family. I heard that his son passed away a few years after he was taken to learn skills. After that person passed away, the old lady who was in charge of the family was very ostracizing these outsiders. She didn't like them and made trouble for them. Not long after, she dismissed these people from the house. Then the servant saw that his son was still young and couldn't bear it, so he took him with him.

"We just happened to meet in the county town. We had saved some money before, so I gave it to the servant as a thank you gift for all these years, and then I brought my son back."

"Sure, you can tell the child's mother this." Uncle Wang nodded.

"May I?"

This is what Chen Dafu thought of in his heart, but he himself felt it was a bit far-fetched. Would he really believe it?

"None of these are the most important. What's important is that your son has been found, has returned home, and your family is reunited."

"That's right, Lao Liu is right, don't think too much."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Thank you, Lao Wang, thank you, Lao Liu, thank you all, and thank you to Lao Liu's son for saving my child. Thank you so much." Chen Dafu suddenly stood up and bowed to the two people in front of him.

"What are you doing? Get up."

Chen Dafu was helped up by the two old men and sat on a chair.

"By the way, what are your plans, Lao Liu?"

"I won't move away." Uncle Liu was very determined. He was very happy to know that his son was still alive and well.

Until the moment he heard that his grandson was still alive and his granddaughter was gone, he felt very upset, blaming the injustice of the world and the evildoers. This village is very remote and hidden, and it is difficult to be noticed. The villagers are very kind and have no bad intentions. The folk customs are very good. Uncle Liu plans to let his son bring the children here.

The three of them discussed finding a time to go to Zhuhou Village, and then they went their separate ways.