Traveling through ancient times, storing supplies and not fleeing famine

However, when it comes to major issues, Village Chief Ma also has the means to deal with disobedient villagers.

There is only one well in Kaoshan Village, which is located under a big locust tree in the middle of the village.

Usually, any issues in the village are discussed under the big locust tree.

Village chief Ma's home is also nearby.

Xia Shengsheng carried a wooden basin to the village well, filled it with water and walked back.

The village was still quite quiet at this time, with smoke rising from every household.

The men should go to work in the fields early, leaving only the women and children at home to make breakfast.

Now is the busy farming season, and almost every family has three meals a day. When they have free time, they only have two meals a day, morning and evening.

Xia Shengsheng returned to the kitchen of his home with a basin of water, and looked at the big hole in the kitchen ceiling without paying much attention.

First, use another basin, pour some water, and wash yourself briefly.

Xia Shengsheng didn't care if there was no soap to wash her face or no toothpaste or toothbrush to brush her teeth.

When I was on a mission in the past, I would sometimes be out walking for several days and nights, but I didn’t care about so many things at that time.

It’s the same now, and we can’t be so particular.

After washing up, first boil water in a pot. The pot has to be placed at an angle, otherwise the gap on the side will leak to the bottom.

Gollum~

The feeling of hunger swept over my whole body, and the feeling made every cell in my body shake.

The cramping feeling in the stomach was even more unbearable.

I really didn't expect that Xia Shengsheng only felt this unbearable hunger from yesterday until now. It may also be that he hadn't had the time to pay attention to this hunger before.

Now that you relax, you can experience it deeply.

There are five people in the family, and they are all skinny.

Now is the time to get more nutrition and take good care of yourself.

But it’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.

There was one egg left out of the two that the Magui family sent yesterday, but it was already cooked.

I guess the kids left it for her yesterday.

Then there are black rice noodles and wild vegetables.

She could only make a simple wild vegetable paste, and Xia Shengsheng peeled the already cooked egg, chopped it up and put it into the paste to cook.

That way everyone can eat.

Xia Shengsheng thought that after breakfast, he would have to find a way to earn some money to provide nutrition for the children at home.

I also have to pay back the money I owe Dr. Zhao for the medicine.

Doctor Zhao prepared the medicine himself and sent it to me yesterday. Later, when he saw that there was a clay pot at home, he prescribed two more prescriptions and sent them to me. Even the herbal medicine on Xia Shengsheng's forehead that needed to be replaced was sent to me.

He also repeatedly told Liu Yiyi and her brother how to make the medicine, and how to change the medicine on Xia Shengsheng's head.

Wild vegetable noodle soup may be the simplest meal and it is also quick to make.

After Xia Shengsheng finished cleaning up the kitchen, she woke up the siblings who were still half asleep.

"Get up and eat first, then go to sleep after eating."

Several children obediently climbed out of bed, and with the water Xia Shengsheng had prepared, they lined up in a row from smallest to largest and washed themselves one by one.

After everyone finished washing up, Xia Shengsheng served everyone a bowl of thick wild vegetable and black flour porridge. The eggs in it had been cooked and melted, completely blending into the black flour porridge.

"Mom, are all these for me?"

“This batter looks delicious!”

"Mom, I just need to drink some liquid food. We don't have much food, and we still have to wait until the autumn harvest!"

Several children looked at the bowl of thick soup in front of them with excitement and worry.

Xia Shengsheng was really feeling a little emotional.

In the past, the black porridge that people could drink was a soup that was so thick that you could reflect a person’s face.

Only Ercheng and Sicheng can be a little thicker.

But only slightly.

It has been a long time since I last ate such thick black paste.

It’s a little unbelievable now.

But when I think about the future, I can't help but worry.

"Eat, we will eat better in the future, because we have mother here! Mother will make sure we have enough food and warm clothes, and we won't have to live like before. Do you believe in mother?"

Xia Shengsheng's gentle voice sounded, which made every child inexplicably trust her and they all nodded.

Because there was no table, we could only stand or squat in a corner, slurping the hot black noodles.

Just a simple wild vegetable porridge can make a family of several people enjoy it so deliciously. They even feel that the best days are when they have a bowl of thick wild vegetable porridge for every meal.

After breakfast, Xia Shengsheng washed the dishes.

Liu Yiyi boiled the medicine prepared by her third sister Liu Shanshan, and changed the medicine for Xia Shengsheng's head!

After changing, Xia Shengsheng stood in the middle of the yard. He looked at the mountain behind him and felt that there should be treasures everywhere in the mountain.

She had been camping outdoors many times before, so it was easy for her to hunt pheasants, rabbits, and fish.

She also knows some simple medicinal herbs for treating external injuries.

I just don't know if there is one in this mountain?

If you have any, you can also pick them and exchange them for new silver.

Add some things to your home.

"I'm going to the back hill today, you guys stay home and be good!

Shanshan will take the medicine and then sleep for a while. Yiyi and Ercheng will look after the younger brothers and sisters. If Shanshan has any relapses, ask Doctor Zhao to take a look at her again."

Although it is wrong to always trouble others, there is no other good way at present.

"Mom, are you going to the back mountain to pick wild vegetables? I know where there are more wild vegetables. Otherwise, you can stay at home and look after my brothers and sisters while I go?"

In the past, Liu Yiyi not only worked in the fields with Xia Shengsheng, but also often took her younger brothers and sisters to the mountains to pick wild vegetables.

So she knows best where there are wild vegetables.

But this time, Xia Shengsheng didn't just want to pick some wild vegetables on the outskirts of the mountain.

Instead, we have to go deep into the mountains to see if there are any living things or any herbs to collect...

Almost no one in the village dared to go into the mountains because there were wolves and other ferocious beasts in the mountains.

So I usually just pick some wild vegetables and mushrooms on the outskirts of the mountain, or occasionally set traps to catch wild rabbits, pheasants, etc.

There is only one solitary hunter in the village, who occasionally goes deep into the mountains.

Once, some people imitated the hunter and went hunting in the mountains together. Later, out of the five people who went, only two came back, and the remaining three were all dead.

No one else dared to go up the mountain.

"Be good, I'll go, you guys stay at home, maybe mom can bring back a wild rabbit or pheasant! If I'm not back at noon, you can cook first if you're hungry."

"Mom, I'll go clean up our few acres of land. I don't have any seeds. What should I plant on those two acres of inferior land?"

The Liu family's fertile fields were planted a few days ago. The two plots allocated to Xia Shengsheng were also for planting rice, but the bad ones had not yet been planted.

Such a thing happened to the whole family.

Lower-quality fields are usually used to grow soybeans, grains, etc. Xia Shengsheng doesn’t have any seeds, so it’s really difficult for him to do so now.

"Wait for me to come back! One day is not too bad. I'll come back and think of a way to see if I can change some seeds so that I can plant those two acres of land."

I have nothing at home now, so if I go to someone else's house to exchange seeds, there really is nothing good to exchange.

I had to go up the mountain as planned.

After hearing this, Liu Ercheng did not hesitate too much, but he repeatedly begged to follow Xia Shengsheng up the mountain and do more work within his ability.

But how could Xia Shengsheng agree?

I just tried it in the yard. Her skills are still there, but her strength is not enough. It will probably take some time for her to recover. If she goes to the mountains, she herself is unsure, so how can she let a child follow her!

So I was very tough and kept all the children at home.

If they have nothing to do, let them tidy up their own homes.

Finally, he walked out of the courtyard and headed towards the back mountain.

One good thing about living at the end of the village is that it is very close to the back mountain and you can reach the foot of the mountain in just a short walk.

Xia Shengsheng pulled some hay and tied up his sleeves and trouser legs to make it easier to walk.

He broke off a long wooden stick and went up the mountain while hitting the ground.