Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

Before going to bed last night, Lu Fanghai carefully put a few pieces of rags on the chicken cage. The weather is not very cold now. At first glance, the chicks are all lively and energetic.

Looking at this dilapidated yard, there seemed to be nothing else to do, but weeds were growing rapidly. Du Wenxiu found a loose little hoe under the half-collapsed wall and cleared the grass in the yard.

If you want to build a chicken coop, this is a good location. You can also plow the land there and divide the field into ridges to grow some vegetables that we often eat at home.

You can set up a rope here to hang clothes. It’s good to have a big yard.

Fang prepared the meal and called for them to eat. The vegetables that Lu Fanghai had bought yesterday had already been eaten, and this morning there was only clear millet soup.

While Fang was drinking soup, Du Wenxiu took the opportunity to fetch water to brush his teeth and wash his face. How could there be a decent toothbrush in this shabby house? He simply broke off a branch and fiddled with it a few times to rinse his mouth.

"Sister-in-law, mother asked us to go to the back mountain with my brother. My brother will cut bamboo, and we will see if there are any wild vegetables we can dig." As soon as they sat down, Qiao'er's clear voice rang out.

When Du Wenxiu heard this, she felt that Fang would be able to arrange it and it would suit her needs very much, so she nodded in agreement quickly.

Anyway, she couldn't stand herself sitting, standing or lying in this small yard, so she might as well follow Lu Fanghai out to the mountains to see if there was any way to make money so that she could get out of poverty and become rich sooner.

After dinner, Lu Fanghai brought a hatchet and a hemp rope, while Du Wenxiu and Qiao'er each brought a small basket, into which they threw a piece of iron tool similar to a small shovel.

Looking at the simple equipment, Du Wenxiu couldn't help but sigh in his heart: They are still too poor. How did this mother and daughter live before?

The back mountain where bamboos were planted was not far from their home. They arrived there in a short while. Lu Fanghai hurried forward with a hatchet in hand, while Du Wenxiu and Qiao'er went around to look for anything edible.

"Huh? Is this Brother Fang Hai back?" A young man's voice suddenly sounded outside the bamboo forest.

Lu Fanghai, who was chopping a bamboo as thick as a child's arm, raised his head and looked towards the source of the voice: "It's me, who are you?"

"Hey, Brother Fanghai, when did you come back?" A young man who looked two years younger than Lu Fanghai jumped down the hillside in a few nimble steps. "I'm Qiu Yong, Brother Fanghai still remember me?"

Lu Fanghai put away his hatchet and laughed: "How could I not remember you? Who knew you'd grown up so much?"

"What are you talking about? I'm only about three years younger than you, right?"

The young man was a little unhappy. At this moment, another person jumped out behind him with a "Hoo".

Lu Fanghai recognized him at first glance, so he jumped out to scare him, but he failed to scare him. The three of them burst into laughter.

"I just got home yesterday morning. Where did you get back from?"

After laughing, Lu Fanghai saw that both of them were holding bows and arrows in their hands, and guessed that they were going hunting. However, since they had been away from home for so long, he wondered whether they often went to the mountains or just wandered around the village.

The one who jumped out to scare people is called Fu Sangui. He, Qiu Yong and Lu Fanghai all grew up together, but Fu Sangui is one year younger than Lu Fanghai. In the past, they were of the same age and were good at fighting. They were the leaders among the children in the village.

"We went to Chunming Mountain. We heard that there were wild boars running into the village and destroying the crops. We went to make some traps to see if we could catch one."

Fu Sangui smiled and said, "Brother Fang Hai, when you are free, come with us to the mountains. At that time, the adults thought it was troublesome and didn't take us with them. It was you who took us to catch some wild rabbits and pheasants. Later, they took us hunting and praised us for learning quickly."

"I haven't caught many. If you take me to the mountains, maybe I will need you to teach me more." Lu Fanghai was somewhat tempted. If he could go into the mountains with them, maybe he could hunt some big animals and bring them back, which would be worth some money if he sold them in town.

"Brother Fang Hai, what are you talking about? We are brothers. We are going to go into the mountains again in a few days. I will call you then."

Fu Sangui was a little unhappy to hear Lu Fanghai being so polite. He felt that after not seeing him for more than ten years, Lu Fanghai had become so distant with them.

Qiu Yong quietly poked Fu Sangui who was talking to Lu Fanghai, and quietly pointed at Qiao'er and Du Wenxiu who were digging wild vegetables over there.

Lu Fanghai saw Qiu Yong's little action, smiled, pointed at Du Wenxiu and said:

"That's my wife. She came home with me yesterday. You should recognize her. We will live together as fellow villagers from now on. If I need your help, you can't ignore me."

Du Wenxiu had been paying attention to the movements here. After hearing what Lu Fanghai said, he dropped the shovel, stood up with a smile and bowed to the two of them.

The village women they usually saw would always greet each other directly and promptly, but it was rare for them to see such a well-mannered young lady.

He quickly put down his raised hand, feeling flustered and not knowing what to do. He just scratched his neck and laughed.

Qiu Yong was smart, and shouted to Du Wenxiu over there: "Hello, sister-in-law!"

"Hey, brother, come over to my house and play when you're free." Du Wenxiu also replied in a calm and generous manner.

Lu Sangui laughed and pushed Qiu Yong from behind, causing him to stagger forward two steps. Qiu Yong just smiled and was not angry.

The two of them spoke a few more words to Lu Fanghai, made an appointment to go into the mountains, and said goodbye to Du Wenxiu and Qiao'er before leaving.

Looking at their backs, I thought about how Du Wenxiu had just greeted his childhood playmates in a straightforward manner.

Lu Fanghai glanced at Du Wenxiu who was called over by Qiao'er, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. He felt more energetic when working.

"Sister-in-law, look what I found." Qiao'er showed Du Wenxiu the leafy vegetables she had shoveled out of the soil: "Zhe Er Gen, haha."

Du Wenxiu took a quick look and realized that this was Houttuynia cordata, with green-purple leaves, which he had eaten as a child.

"You can serve it cold, but it's a pity there's no bacon, otherwise it would definitely be delicious if you stir-fry it with bacon."

Qiao'er laughed and said that she hadn't even finished her meal yet and already wanted to eat meat.

Not far from the bamboo forest, Du Wenxiu found a rotten old tree covered with wild wood ear mushrooms, which surprised him greatly.

The two of them laughed and joked as they dug up some wild vegetables. This place was relatively close to the village so other people would also come to dig. In the end they didn't collect much, but it was enough for them to eat for the next two days.

While it was still early, the two of them picked up a lot of dead branches nearby to use as firewood.

Lu Fanghai asked them to pick up less so that they would not be unable to carry the load later, and that he would prepare enough firewood for home before going into the mountains.

The aunt and sister-in-law said they understood, but they didn't stop. The family was now penniless. As Du Wenxiu said to Fang yesterday, everyone had hands and feet, and as long as they were willing to work hard, they would live a good life sooner or later.

But this time when I went to dig wild vegetables with Qiao'er, I found that I didn't know as many kinds of wild vegetables as she did. I still want to get rich through hard work, but why is it so difficult to find the way to get rich?