Travel through the farm and live a leisurely life by farming

Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Luo saw that everyone was looking at them, listened to Su He's words, encouraged themselves, and nodded.

Ah He trusts them so much, they will definitely be able to do it.

In the evening, Su He prepared all the things he would take to town the next day. After checking that nothing was left out, he returned home with peace of mind.

At dawn the next day, after the Su family had finished their breakfast, they split into two groups at the door of their home.

Su He and Su Zhiyan went to town.

Su Dawu and Su Danian led the others up the mountain.

Just like last time, Su He and his friend rode in Old Man Wei's ox cart to the town.

This time, when the two arrived at the market, they quickly found an empty seat.

Many people already recognized Su He and were excited to see him setting up a stall again.

Seeing that the two men had just put down their backpacks, they all surrounded them.

"Miss Ah He, give me five packs today."

"I want two packs."

"I'll take two packs, too."

Everyone rushed to speak to Su He, as if they were afraid that if they spoke too late they would not be able to buy it.

"Everyone, don't worry, we have them all. Just line up and don't get squeezed."

There were people coming and going in the market. Su He looked at the dark crowd in front of him and quickly whispered to Su Zhiyan:

"Uncle, you collect the money and I'll pack it. It'll be faster this way."

Su Zhiyan nodded, he was familiar with this job.

Su He picked up a piece of tung oil leaf and wrapped it up with his fingers moving quickly up and down.

As the crowd gradually dispersed, Su He and Su Zhiyan sat aside. They were too tired to talk anymore.

After drinking some water and sitting for a while, they both felt better.

Carry the remaining small basket towards Yongqing Lane.

Mrs. Wang was very happy to see Su He, and whispered to her if she could save two packs of fruit rolls for her, as her little grandson loved them very much.

Su He nodded, and when Mrs. Wang saw this, her face immediately broke into smiles. She took them into the side hall and went to find Miss Shu'er.

Seeing Wang Po's figure disappear around the corner, Su He quickly packed two bags of dried fruits and put them in another empty backpack.

After a while, Shu'er came and readily bought the remaining fruit rolls. After paying the money, she asked Wang Po to take them out of the house.

After going out of the back door, Su He took out two bags of fruit rolls that she had just wrapped and handed them to Mrs. Wang.

"Hey, thank you Miss Aho."

After saying that, he took out ten cents and handed it over.

Su He smiled and accepted it generously.

We agreed on it last time. Ten cents is not a lot of money. If I don't accept the money, I'm afraid Mrs. Wang will be too embarrassed to ask for it next time.

She packed some extra dried fruits into each bag as a way of expressing her gratitude to Mrs. Wang.

When Mrs. Wang saw Su He accept the silver and money with great enthusiasm, she weighed the dried fruits in her hand, which were obviously much more than the previous two times, and the smile on her face deepened.

After leaving Yongqing Lane, the two went to Sun the butcher's stall and bought some fat to make lard. They also bought bones and pig offal.

I still have a lot of rice and flour from last time, so I won’t buy more this time.

The two rushed to the city gate, and today they were much faster than usual.

Old man Wei happily let the two of them get in the car and rest first. After a while, he started his return journey after everyone had gathered.

When the two returned home, they saw Xie and Luo busy in the Su family's yard.

Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Luo had just finished making the dried fruits. When they saw Su He coming back, they hurriedly called out to her:

"Ah He is back. We just finished it. Come and see if it is ok."

Su He raised the corner of his mouth slightly, put down the backpack, and without even bothering to drink water, he hurried forward to take a look.

"Well done, you are now ready to start your apprenticeship."

After saying that, he gave the two of them a thumbs up.

Seeing Su He nod with satisfaction, the two of them finally felt relieved.

Su He drank a bowl of water and realized that except for Xie and Luo, no one else was at home. Even the youngest Su Chi was not seen today.

So he asked the two of them.

Luo took out the things from the backpack with a hearty smile.

"Your elder and second brothers are busy. The bamboo shoots you cooked last time were delicious. They said it was not dark yet, so they took Ah Chi to the hillside to pick bamboo shoots."

After a pause, he continued, "Your grandfather took your father and your uncle to open up wasteland."

Su He smiled softly, "Okay, when they come back with some bamboo shoots, I'll stir-fry them."

Every time Su He went into the mountains, he would pick ferns and dry them as long as he could carry them.

The Su family knew that bamboo shoots were edible and tasted good, so whenever they had time, they would go up the mountain to pick some.

Su He taught them the method, and they dried it bit by bit and stored it for later consumption.

They had all experienced winters of food and water shortage, so now they tried to pick as much as possible as long as it could be preserved.

As they were talking, a few people came back.

Everyone carried a full basket.

"Sister, you are back."

The first thing Su Chi saw was Su He in the yard. He grinned and ran towards Su He.

"Sister, look, my elder and second brothers and I picked a lot of bamboo shoots."

Su Chi turned the backpack behind him, wanting Su He to see the bamboo shoots clearly.

"Yes, Ah Chi is really amazing. There are so many. Sister will make you some stir-fried bamboo shoots tonight."

When Su Chi heard that there was something delicious to eat, he was no longer tired. He found a basin of water and started washing the bamboo shoots they had just picked.

"Then I'll go boil some water."

We can’t finish so much at once, so we have to process it quickly and dry it in the sun.

"No, no, I'll do it. You take a rest first. I just got back. Rest for a while."

Luo waved at Su He, indicating that she didn't need to bother anymore.

After saying that, he got up and went into the kitchen. After a while, a wisp of green smoke slowly rose from the chimney on the roof of the Su family.

Seeing this, Su He had no choice but to retreat.

Su Mu and Su Bai also rolled up their sleeves and squatted beside Su Chi, washing the bamboo shoots they had just picked.

Seeing that there was no place for his skills, Su He went to the backyard to pull up some hay and cleaned the pig intestines he had bought today. He would eat stir-fried pig intestines with sauerkraut tonight.

When Old Man Su and his companions returned from the fields, the yard was already full of bamboo shoots drying in the sun.

Except for the stir-fried pork intestines with sauerkraut, which was made by Su He, all other dishes were made by Luo and Xie.

They have watched Su He cook a lot these days and have learned how to cook most of the dishes. Tonight's stir-fried bamboo shoots were cooked quite well.

The Su family couldn't help but praise the meal after eating, and the two became more confident.

Su He looked at everyone's smiling faces and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

The most important thing for the Su family now is to pick all the wild fruits in the mountains in preparation for the arrival of the rainy season.

Except for the market day when Su He and Su Zhiyan went back to town, the whole family went into the mountains to pick wild fruits at other times. On the day they brought them home, they hurried to dry the fruits and dry them in the sun.