Traveling through ancient times, storing supplies and not fleeing famine

Xia Shengsheng did not go down the mountain empty-handed, as she was able to capture two wild rabbits alive.

I also found a nest of pheasant eggs and shot three pheasants.

I also carried a bundle of firewood back home, so this trip was a really fruitful one.

"Mom, you're back!"

"mother!"

When Xia Shengsheng got home, Liu Yiyi and Liu Ercheng, who had gone out to pick wild vegetables, also came back. One was picking the wild vegetables, while the other was drying them in the sun.

The two little ones were feeding the chickens nearby.

When they saw their mother coming back, they put down what they were holding, ran to Xia Shengsheng, and helped her carry things.

"Put these two hares in the chicken coop first, and then make a nest for them. We will raise them first."

Xia Shengsheng handed the hares to Liu Ercheng. The two hares happened to be one male and one female.

Xia Shengsheng wanted to raise them and keep them as little rabbits.

Rabbits give birth very quickly, so there will be a steady stream of baby rabbits born in the future.

By then, even if we don’t go up the mountain, there will be enough rabbits at home to eat.

What you can’t eat can be smoked into cured rabbit, which can be stored for many years!

"I know, mother!"

Xia Shengsheng asked Liu Yiyi to take two pheasants and eggs to the kitchen and boil water.

The pheasant is already dead, and now we need to pluck its feathers and clean it up as quickly as possible.

Liu Shanshan's task was to wash vegetables and prepare dinner for the evening.

Liu Sicheng followed Xia Shengsheng all the time, never leaving her side.

"Why are you always following me? Have you guys had lunch?" Xia Shengsheng asked while packing her things.

"We ate it. The eldest sister made us some dumpling soup. There was an egg on top of the dumpling soup! It was cooked very thick and delicious.

Mom, have you eaten yet?"

Xia Shengsheng rubbed Liu Sicheng's face and sighed.

Alas! There is still not much meat! Where did all the food I ate these days go?

It seems that it is still not enough. I still need to make more nutritious things.

It would be better to buy a dairy sheep and squeeze fresh goat milk for the children to drink every day.

Otherwise, if she could create milk out of thin air every day, it would be too suspicious.

"Mom has eaten! I'm going to get some water, do you want to come?"

"go with!"

Xia Shengsheng washed her hands and face, rolled up her sleeves, carried two buckets of water from home, and went to the village with Liu Sicheng to fetch water.

I met several people from the village on the way and greeted them one by one.

When buying vermicelli today, Xia Shengsheng suddenly thought of a way to make money.

In this era, vermicelli is not yet popular.

Then she could make vermicelli and sell it? If she made it well, she could find a market.

In the future we can produce in large quantities, and then we can hire people from the village to help.

Except during the busy farming season, all the young and strong men in the village would go out to work.

But there will still be women left behind at home who are idle, and not everyone can find a job when they go out, so there is definitely no shortage of people who want to work.

If she could start a business and bring in the villagers, everyone in the village would have more income.

By then, it should be easier to deal with future disasters.

When Xia Shengsheng arrived at the well, Wu Gang's eldest daughter, Wu Juanzi, was also drawing water.

"Auntie, are you here to get some water too? I'll be ready soon and give it to you when it's done!"

Wu Juanzi is 15 years old this year and has already been engaged. Her husband is a young man from Yushu Village, which is more than miles away from Kaoshan Village.

The two plan to get married next year.

28-year-old Xia Shengsheng is now called aunt by a teenage girl.

Alas! There is nothing we can do, because her eldest daughter is already eleven years old!

For Juanzi, she is just someone of her aunt's generation.

"Don't worry, Juanzi, take your time. I don't have anything to do anyway." Xia Shengsheng replied with a smile.

"Sister Juanzi, is Brother Huzi at home?"

The brother Huzi that Liu Sicheng mentioned is Juanzi’s youngest brother.

Juanzi has an older brother and two younger brothers.

Hu Zi is six years old this year, only two years older than Liu Sicheng. They are of similar age and can occasionally play together.

"Huzi went to Aunt Ma's house to see Huangdou. Huangdou went to collect bird eggs with Zhang Ergou from the village yesterday and broke his leg. We asked Grandpa Zhao to take a look. He said that it was a bone injury and he would need to rest for a while.

I can't get out of bed now. Huzi has gone to entertain Huangdou. If you want to play with Huzi, I'll tell him to come find you tomorrow."

"Oh, Brother Huangdou is too careless. Brother Huzi has something important to do, so let him do it first! I will go find him to play when Brother Huzi is done."

"Hahaha... Sidan is so funny. He even talked about business and non-business. Where did he learn this from?"

Wu Juanzi laughed so hard that she could hardly straighten her back.

Xia Shengsheng also found it funny. Who knew he would come up with such a sentence out of nowhere?

"Sister Juanzi, please stop laughing. Also, my name is Sicheng, not Sidan. Sister Juanzi, remember this! You can't call me that randomly."

Sidan is what Old Lady Liu has always called him.

People in the village often hear it, so many people call Ercheng and Sicheng Erdan and Sidan.

After all, the children in the village were called Goudan! There were so many people named him Erdan and Sandan, and they didn't think there was anything wrong with that.

"Okay, okay, Sicheng, I'll call you by your full name next time. You're only this young and you already know what names sound good.

Aunt Liu, I'll go back first. My family is waiting for me to fetch water and cook."

Wu Juanzi smiled and said a few words to Sicheng, then said hello to Xia Shengsheng before leaving.

While fetching water, Xia Shengsheng was still thinking that Huangdou was sick, so she should go and see him.

Huang Dou is Ma Kui's only son, and the Aunt Ma that Wu Juanzi mentioned is from Ma Kui's family.

The Ma Kui family had visited Xia Shengsheng before, so logically she should have brought some things with her.

"Sicheng, let's go see your brother Huangdou later!"

"Okay, okay! I'm going to tell Brother Huangdou to be careful next time. Don't break your leg again."

Liu Sicheng's little adult look made Xia Shengsheng couldn't help but rub his hair.

Xia Shengsheng went back and put the water down.

He took a pheasant and a bag of dried sand apples and took Sicheng directly to Ma Kui's house.

"Sister Ma!"

From a distance, I saw the Ma Kui family chopping chicken food in the yard, and only greeted them when they got closer.

"Ah! Sister Xia is here, come in quickly."

Ma Kui's family hurriedly opened the door for Xia Shengsheng.

"Little Sicheng is here too? Has this kid gained some weight in the past two days?" Ma Kui touched Liu Sicheng's head.

Then Xia Shengsheng started talking.

"I heard yesterday that your mother-in-law was causing trouble again? Something happened at home, and I didn't have time to go see you.

I tell you, you have to be stronger, or your mother-in-law will bully you to death sooner or later!"

Ma Kui's family is also a kind-hearted person, but Huang Dou just broke his leg yesterday.

Even if she heard the news in the village, she didn't have the time to go and see what was going on.

Xia Shengsheng happened to come over at this moment, so I couldn't help but give her a few words of advice.

“I know, sister-in-law. I made her worried.

I happened to meet Juanzi when I went to fetch water just now.

I heard from Juanzi that Huangdou broke his leg.

Let's see what's going on. What did Doctor Zhao say? "

"It's nothing serious. The child is just naughty. Doctor Zhao put him in a splint and said he would be fine after eight months of rest. But he just stayed in bed and refused to behave.

Sicheng, go to the east room and play with your brother Huangdou! Huzi is here too!"

Liu Sicheng looked at Xia Shengsheng, and Xia Shengsheng just asked Sicheng to take the bag of dried fruits to Huangdou.

The remaining items were handed directly into the hands of the Maqui family.

"I went up the mountain today and caught two pheasants. I brought one for my sister-in-law. I'll make some soybean soup for her later. It'll be a good nourishment."

The Magui family kept pushing back. "Come if you want to, what are you bringing? Don't I know what's going on at home?

This pheasant is not easy to catch, so take it back quickly and use it to feed your children.

Look how skinny those kids are.

My Huangdou and your Shanshan are one year younger, so there is enough space for two of your Shanshans.

We don’t like this! A child’s bones grow fast, and it will heal in a few days. What else do they need to supplement?”