Travel through the farm and live a leisurely life by farming

With the experience of the previous day, the people who went into the mountains moved faster this time. By the time the dried fruits were ready and dried, they were almost half an hour earlier than yesterday.

After Su Dawu and Su Danian finished their work, they hurried to the fields to help. They estimated that they should be able to plant all the corn today.

If you finish your work early, you can use the time you have to reclaim the wasteland nearby, so that you can have more harvest at home.

Su He had nothing to do, so he took Su Chi for a walk around the village. When they returned to the Su family's house, they saw only Old Lady Su in the yard. Su Zhiyan was not there, so he asked in surprise:

"Why didn't I see my uncle?"

Su He knew that if Su Zhiyan did not work in the fields with the Su family, his greatest hobby in his spare time would be reading in his room.

Although he had left the academy and returned to Yunli Village, Su Zhiyan's most treasured possessions were still the books he had brought back.

"Sister, I know, my uncle must have gone to look for Brother Yunqi."

Su Chi raised his little hand towards Su He, with a look of understanding on his face.

Old Lady Su, who was mixing chicken dishes, stopped what she was doing and explained to Su He softly, "Every time Yunqi comes back, he will tell your uncle about what happened in the academy, and he will also teach your uncle the new teachings of the master."

Speaking of this, there is nothing Su He doesn't understand.

The Su family owed so much money to pay for her medical treatment and medicine, so Su Zhiyan left the academy. However, he must have wanted to study very much in his heart. However, he never said anything on weekdays. He just followed the Su family to work in the fields silently and never complained at all.

Su He's eyes flickered slightly, but he said nothing.

The Su family's yard became quiet again. Old Mrs. Su mixed the vegetables for the chicken and went to the backyard. Su Chi carried his small bamboo basket, which was filled with the fresh green grass he and Su He had just cut. He followed Old Mrs. Su, hopping and skipping, to the backyard to feed his rabbits.

Su He had nothing to do, so he followed the two to the backyard.

Even though there is only one hen left in the Su family's backyard, it is well taken care of by Old Mrs. Su. There is no pungent smell of chicken manure in the chicken coop, and Old Mrs. Su cleans the cage every day, which makes people feel particularly comfortable.

The litter of wild rabbits that we caught in the mountains a few days ago have grown a lot bigger in just a short time.

"Grandma, is there anyone in the village who can hatch chicks? After we sell the dried fruits we made in the yard this time, we can catch a few chicks and feed them together."

There is only one hen being fed in this empty backyard. It does seem a bit empty. It doesn't matter if I feed just one hen or a few more. It would be better to raise a few more and keep them to lay eggs when they grow up. Then there will be no shortage of eggs at home in the future.

After hearing what Su He said, Old Lady Su said with a smile, "Okay, Old Li in the village has a hen that has recently hatched a nest of chicks. I'll go over and ask her later."

Su He looked for a while and saw that it was almost dark, so he hurried to prepare dinner. The fish that his elder brother and his friends caught yesterday still needed to be processed first.

Soon, wisps of smoke began to rise from the roof of the Su family, swaying in the breeze.

The sun was about to set, and the orange glow in the sky dyed the horizon orange, gradually turning from the inside out, layer by layer into the most dazzling orange-red.

Now, no one at the Su family's dinner table seems to be preoccupied with worries anymore. Everyone is used to talking about the day's work in the fields or plans for the next day while eating.

Su He's lips curled up slightly, as if everything was moving in a good direction.

"We have almost finished the work on the farm. Ah He, are you going to go into the mountains to pick wild fruits tomorrow?"

Old Man Su picked up a piece of dried bracken fried by Su He with chopsticks. The first batch of dried bracken had been dried. Su He soaked a handful of it in the evening, cut a chili and fried it with fermented black beans. The taste was indeed different from fresh bracken, with a hint of dried vegetable fragrance.

This is really good. If there are more in the future, I can pick more and dry them, so I won’t have to worry about having nothing to eat in the winter.

Su He drank a bowl of fish soup, which was fresh and rich, and her stomach felt better instantly.

"Let's not go into the mountains tomorrow. There's no place to dry the fruit in this yard, and the sugar we bought last time has run out."

Now the Su family's yard is full of fruit rolls and ferns drying in the sun. Many people have gone into the mountains these two days, so the amount made is more than last time. It's better to wait for a few days and wait until the next time I buy brown sugar before making any decisions.

"Tomorrow is market day, are you going to town?"

The last time I went to town, I saw Su He processed the dried fruits and cut them into small pieces and put them in a backpack the night before. However, tomorrow is market day and it is almost dark now, and the dried fruits drying in the yard have not been processed yet.

"The wind may be a little strong these past two days, and there is not enough sunshine. The sun is not dry enough. We need to wait for another day in the sun and go to town on the next market day."

Su He explained to Old Man Su while eating.

After listening to this, Old Man Su nodded and thought to himself.

The work on the field is almost done. If we don't go into the mountains or go to the town tomorrow, we will take the eldest and second brothers with us to reclaim the wasteland on the edge of the mountain.

"Tomorrow I want to go to the forest behind the mountain to pick some bamboo shoots."

The last time I took Su Chi to pick leaves in the back mountain, I saw a lot of bamboo shoots growing, and they are very tender now.

Bamboo shoots?

After hearing this, Old Man Su was a little stunned. Why did Su He want to pick that thing? It was bitter and astringent and not tasty.

People in the village would rather pick wild vegetables than pick those bamboo shoots!

But Su He’s cooking skills are so good that the wild vegetables we eat at home recently are things no one has ever eaten before.

Could it be that Su He has a way to turn bamboo shoots into delicacy?

After these days, the Su family did not put too much pressure on Su He to do anything. After the girl recovered from her illness, her skills improved, her ideas became bigger, and she even knew how to make money with wild fruits.

She could do whatever she wanted to do, since it was all hard work in the fields and there was no need for her to put in any effort.

"Okay, pick them if you want, and let your elder brother go with you tomorrow."

When Su Mu heard his grandfather mention his name, he immediately put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands and nodded to Su He.

There are many ways to eat bamboo shoots. They can be stir-fried, served cold, or pickled. If you can’t finish them, you can dry them and make them into dried bamboo shoots, just like dried ferns, and keep them for winter.

When Su He saw so many bamboo shoots that day, he already had a plan in mind, but he was always busy with the wild fruits in the mountains and had no time to spare.

Anyway, I'm not going to town for the next few days, and I can't pick wild fruits in the mountains, so I'll just pick those bamboo shoots first, otherwise they will become old and inedible in ten days.

After dinner, the Su family also arranged everything to do for tomorrow.

The next day, as the sun gradually rose and illuminated the earth, Su He carried a backpack and opened his arms towards the breeze. The sunlight sprinkled on his face and his whole body was covered in golden color.