Traveling through ancient times, storing supplies and not fleeing famine

Xia Shengsheng climbed out of the pit panting, and pulled all the things up with a simple rope made of hay and vines. More than an hour had passed.

Looking at himself covered in mud, Xia Shengsheng sat on the ground and gasped heavily.

Without taking a moment's rest, he tied all the things together with vines and carried them on his back like a backpack during a march.

He broke off a thick wooden stick and limped down the mountain.

On the way down the mountain, we also heard the calls of pheasants.

Sometimes far, sometimes near.

But she really didn't have the energy to find out the exact location of the pheasant.

At this moment, I just want to go home quickly, unload my things, wash off the dirt on my body, and have a good rest.

When we reached the foot of the mountain, the sun was already setting.

In the distant fields you can see busy crowds of people.

Xia Shengsheng went straight back home from the back mountain.

When she saw the little kids waiting for her at the gate, her heart was filled with joy.

Several children saw Xia Shengsheng's figure from afar.

With a whoosh, they ran towards Xia Shengsheng together.

"mother!"

"Mom, are you back?"

"Mom, my elder sister and I went to the back mountain to look for you. What took you so long? What are you carrying? Let me help you carry it."

Xia Shengsheng tied all the things together and there was no way to separate them.

I was afraid that the thing on the back was too heavy and the children couldn't lift it, so I didn't let go.

"Let's go back first. I'll carry it myself. We'll be there soon!"

"How do you feel, Shanshan? Are you feeling unwell today?"

Xia Shengsheng just noticed that when several children ran to her, Shanshan was the slowest and seemed to have no strength left.

Maybe it’s because I just recovered from a serious illness.

"I'm fine, mother. I took the medicine this morning and then had a good sleep. I'm completely fine now. I can do a lot of work. If you go to the back mountain to pick wild vegetables again, take me with you! I can help you pick them."

Liu Shanshan followed Xia Shengsheng and answered as they walked.

"It's OK as long as you're well. Mom knows you're a good kid, but you have to get your body back to health before we can talk about anything else."

Xia Shengsheng carried the things directly into the house.

After putting it down, I felt my shoulders were much more relaxed.

A few younger ones gathered around her and massaged her back and arms.

I felt extremely benefited for a moment.

"Mom, where have you been? It took you so long to come back." Liu Ercheng asked the doubts in his heart again.

Xia Shengsheng pretended to be mysterious and waved at the children, asking them to come closer.

"Mom is telling you! We can't let anyone else know about this. Mom dug up a wild ginseng in the back mountain, so she secretly went to the town to sell it for money and bought so many things. That's why it took so long."

Xia Shengsheng spoke seriously and didn't think there were any loopholes in what she said. After all, in her eyes, children are the most naive and gullible.

that's the truth.

When the children heard what Xia Shengsheng said, they all opened their mouths wide in surprise!

"Mom is so amazing! She can even dig up wild ginseng." Liu Sicheng spoke quietly when he praised her, as if he was afraid that if his voice was a little louder, others would hear it.

The other children also looked at Xia Shengsheng with admiration!

"Mom, how do you know about wild ginseng?"

Faced with Liu Ercheng's question, Xia Shengsheng wanted to pretend not to hear it.

"Even if you haven't eaten pork, have you seen a pig run? Have you forgotten that a few years ago your uncle Liu also dug up a five or six-year-old wild ginseng, and later took it to the town to sell it for two taels of silver! Mom saw it then, and this time she just happened to see it.

So! We have something delicious. Have you had lunch? Mom will change her clothes and wash her hands, and then she will make it for you."

Xia Shengsheng felt so hungry that she could swallow a pig. If she had known, she should have bought two bread mats at the mall and brought a few more out so that the children can eat them now.

How could I forget about this?

Since Xia Shengsheng was not there, the children did not have lunch either.

They all want to wait for their mother to come back before eating.

Besides, the children didn’t do anything at home today, and didn’t do any work, so why do they need to skip so many meals?

Liu Yiyi brought her younger brothers and sisters to help Xia Shengsheng unpack her big luggage bag.

Only Liu Ercheng was still struggling in the back.

"Mom, you went to town and came back. Why did you come down from the back mountain? Why didn't you come directly from the village entrance?"

Xia Shengsheng listened to the voice coming from behind and answered without any nervousness, "You silly child, I brought back so much food and daily necessities, and if I go to the village entrance, I will pass by your grandmother's house.

If your grandma finds out, there's still a way out. Of course, I'll go around to the back mountain and come over from there. No one will see me, and that will save me trouble, right?"

After listening to this, Liu Ercheng felt that what his mother said made a lot of sense. He just didn't understand what was going on. Now he happily followed his mother and sisters to pack up the things his mother brought back.

"Mom, you bought so much meat."

"What white rice! And white flour too."

“And chickens.”

"Wow! Mom, you bought 20 eggs?"

"And what are these?"

"This quilt is so soft! It must be very expensive, right?"

Several children were discussing in low voices, not knowing what to say when seeing so many good things.

It turns out that a wild ginseng can be exchanged for so many things!

"Okay, okay, I'll cook first. I'll make you some chicken soup and some noodles. I'll salt the remaining meat and save it for the next meal. How about that?"

Several children clapped happily.

"Let me light the fire."

"I'm going to get water."

"Then mother, I will help you get your things."

When the children left the room with the things they would need later, Xia Shengsheng found her only set of clothes for changing in their luggage.

This set of clothes also has patches on top of patches, but it is cleaner.

After changing clothes, Xia Shengsheng walked to the kitchen empty-handed. The little kids were quite useful and had already started working.

Xia Shengsheng simply washed her face and hands with the water at home, and then hurried to cook for the little kids.

Liu Ercheng came back with a basin of water and poured it into the pot, then went out with the basin to fetch more water.

It's really inconvenient without a bucket.

Xia Shengsheng cleaned the chicken and put it directly into a pot full of water.

Only some salt and wild onions picked by Liu Yiyi nearby were added to it.

No other seasonings were added to keep the original flavor.

Then, while Liu Ercheng was fetching the second basin of water, he began to knead the dough and roll out the noodles.

Several children couldn't help drooling as they watched Xia Shengsheng roll the white dough into thin strips.

They had seen white flour before, but they had never seen flour so white.

And it seemed like I had never eaten noodles so white since I was born.

When I was at Old Liu’s house, they would only make dumplings with white bread during festivals.

But all those dumplings went into the stomachs of grandma and uncle’s family. Even their dad might not be able to get any, let alone mom and the kids.

The chicken soup in the pot slowly roasted and took on a fragrant aroma.

The room seemed to have fallen into silence, and everyone was smelling the pleasant scent in the air.

It seems that if you don't smell it now, it will dissipate after a while and you won't be able to smell it anymore.

Xia Shengsheng didn't find the kids funny when she saw them like this. Instead, she felt a little sour in her heart.

Why, why did they live such a hard life before?

Xia Shengsheng swore secretly in her heart.

In the future, she will definitely make sure her children live better and better lives!