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

Sure enough, from afar I saw three small figures working hard by the paddy field. One person and two others were sweeping the seedlings with sticks at the back.

I haven't been here for a while. The seedlings have grown a lot, and the water source is also sufficient. Somehow some duckweed has grown on the water surface.

"Sister, why are you here? We have almost finished spreading the grass." Many people were following behind and working blindly. They looked up and saw Xu Yuan coming towards them.

Xu Yuan also saw Xu Zhi approaching the edge of the field and nodded. He picked up the hoe and walked to a weedy area nearby and started to clean it up.

Since we are here now, we can't come here for nothing. This land is wasteland anyway. It would be perfect to reclaim it and plant sweet potatoes. This is all yellow mud.

You can also get points, which is good.

Tomorrow is another day to send the bean sprouts to the county town. Xu Yuan plans to send the bean sprouts to Fumanlou as soon as possible and come back quickly, and go to the mountain to cut some bamboo.

The wasteland was not big, and Xuyuan quickly cleared the weeds on it. He spread the weeds out to dry, and then burned them and sprinkled the ashes on the ground.

Over there, Xu Zhi had already walked out of the paddy field. He washed his muddy feet with water, put down his rolled-up trouser legs, and put on straw sandals.

Many Japanese confectioners followed closely behind, their bodies and faces covered with mud, and they walked out of the fields with smiles on their faces.

"Sister, can we put small fish in after a while?" Many people were very excited that they would be able to raise small fish and some shrimps soon.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan suddenly remembered that he might also need to weave a few fishing bibs, as using a stick to spear fish would damage the fish's body.

"Let's go home." Xu Yuan saw that it was getting late and had to go home quickly.

There has been no moonlight these days. Once it’s dark in the mountains it’s like being blind and unable to see a thing.

A few days ago, I went to the toilet at night. Because I was lazy and didn't light a torch, I almost fell to the ground when I walked out of the room. I was not very agile, and it was pitch black outside. Looking at the gloomy forest at night, I don't know why, I felt a sense of fear.

Xu Yuan quickly entered the house in the dark and found a tinderbox, only then did he feel a little safe.

When the sun sets in the west, Xuyuan is already cooking dinner in the house. The sweet dates and osmanthus cakes given by Uncle Wang and Uncle Liu have been placed on the table, but no one touches them at this time.

Many Japanese confectioners were washing cabbages in the pool in the vegetable garden in the backyard. Two pairs of small hands were breaking off leaves one by one and washing them carefully.

"Brother, how about we tell Sister that we want to go to the county town with her? I want to go out and take a look."

"But we have to get up before daybreak. Can you get up?"

Guozi felt that many of them were just childish. After all, he couldn't even guarantee that he could get out of bed.

"I'll talk to my elder sister, she will definitely agree. If you can wake up and see that I'm not awake, just wake me up directly."

"Really? If I spank you, will you not cry?"

"Don't cry. I promise to wake up earlier than you. If you don't wake up by then, I will beat you."

"Row."

The two brothers happily agreed to slap each other in the face if they failed, put the cleanly washed cabbages into a bamboo basket, and took it to the kitchen.

Xu Yuan just took the rice out of the pot and prepared to cook some vegetables. Tonight they would have a plate of vegetables, dried fish, one vegetable, one meat and rice soup.

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"Is this what you got by making a wish?"

Village Chief Gu looked at the sweet potato pieces brought by his youngest son and was very curious.

"Yes, Sister Xuyuan just brought it. These are sweet potatoes. She said we should try to grow them."

Village Chief Gu looked at the sweet potatoes in his hand, seeing that there were only a few of them, he gave up the idea.

"Come, come, it's time to eat. Qingming, stop fiddling with that thing of yours. Wash your hands quickly and come over to eat." Xu Qing brought the food from the kitchen to the table in the yard, and Village Chief Gu consciously brought out the bowls.

On Xuyuan's side, the four siblings quickly prepared dinner.

"Sister, remember to call me when the time comes. If I don't wake up, just hit me." Manyu repeatedly reminded his elder sister.

"Got it, go to bed early."

My younger brother will go to the county town with me, so I certainly can’t spoil the fun when making a wish. If it doesn’t work, I can just carry him out and let him lie in the car. So this time we went after it was slightly light.

The sky outside was gradually getting darker, and the dark little mountain village was gradually lighting up. The chirping of insects and birds in the mountains could be heard from time to time, adding a sense of liveliness to this quiet land.

After a while, the light gradually dimmed, and only faint lights were still on in front of a few houses until dawn.

Some family in the village bought a few roosters. One of them was very punctual. It would start crowing when it was almost dawn, and then the crowing would continue one after another. It was more punctual than Xiaojiu's alarm clock.

The weather has been good these days, which is very suitable for the growth of peppers.

The villagers groped in the dark and carried torches to bring the sprouts to Xu Yuan's home. Xu Yuan checked the sprouts and then handed them to Xu Zhi to weigh them. After registering them, they settled the money.

Xu Yuan then put the sprouts in order and placed them on the cart. Thanks to the cart given by Village Chief Gu, he no longer had to worry about not having enough space.

The two sisters and the villagers cooperated quickly, handing over the goods with one hand and taking the money with the other. Uncle Wang and Uncle Liu, as well as a few people who were familiar with Xu Yuan, also helped Xu Yuan move the sprouts into the car.

Pan Dahai was still holding a bag of picked perilla leaves and handing it to Xu Yuan. He mentioned this when he went to Dahai's house last time.

The perilla leaves were in a hurry when he made a wish last time, and he hadn't given them to Shopkeeper Hu yet. Now they are drying on his own shelf.

Xuyuan plans to crush it into powder and try how it tastes as a seasoning.

There is only one basil plant in the vegetable garden at the back, and the quantity is not enough.

So Xu Yuan also told Pan Dahai to send as many as he could, and the price was the same as that of chili peppers.

Pan Dahai was very happy, it seemed that his idea was correct.

Sister Xuyuan always has a way to sell some strange and weird things. Sister Xuyuan is really amazing.

After everyone helped Xuyuan move all the sprouts onto the cart and tied them up, they left Xuyuan's house.

"Yuan girl, be careful on the road. There are many people in the county town. Please watch the road when you drive."

It was already bright outside at this time, and the villagers were very relieved, as long as they did not have to travel in the dark. Village Chief Gu had mentioned this to Xu Yuan last time, and Xu Yuan knew that Village Chief Gu was also concerned about his safety, so he said that he understood.

This made Village Chief Gu feel relieved.

Seeing everyone leaving, the lively courtyard suddenly became quiet, but...

Do these two children have such good sleep quality?

You weren’t woken up by such noise?

"Xiaozhi, go back to your room and take a nap. When you wake up, turn over the pile of cow dung."

"Sister, do you want me to come with you? We can take turns driving the car and you can take a nap."

"No, I'm not sleepy."

Xu Zhi looked at the dark circles under her elder sister's eyes and her bad complexion, and felt very distressed. Seeing her elder sister's expression of not being able to be refused, she secretly sighed in her heart.

Xu Yuan decisively pushed open the door of the room where the two brothers slept, and the child fell asleep next to Guozi's feet again, with a very bad sleeping posture. Guozi was fine and stayed well.

Looking at the two people who were sleeping soundly, Xu Yuan didn't know whether he should wake them up.