Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

Maybe because we are getting closer to the Yellow River, the mountains are starting to look a bit greener, and the grass is sparsely green.

At night, we found a place at the foot of a mountain far away from the official road to park and rest.

We all replenished our water this morning. The atmosphere in the rest area was much better than before. The kids were laughing and playing, and Xiao Zijin also ran along with everyone to play.

The daughters-in-law were cooking and took out the eggs they bought in the morning, preparing to cook another pot of tea eggs.

Looking at the small bamboo tube left over from yesterday's purchase of drinks, she bought a pack of sour plum soup powder from the mall. The powder was packed in a small stoneware jar.

She took it out of the car and handed it to Qian Xiaohui, telling her to find another clay pot, wash it clean, boil a pot of water, and then wait until the water in the pot has cooled down, then put five tablespoons of the powder in it.

Qian Xiaohui took the sour plum soup powder with an expression that showed it was natural for her mother-in-law to give this.

Loyalty pills are really useful.

The sons were watching the cars, feeding the horses, and reading books.

Seeing Zhang Xinshu reading, Zhao Yuanzhen thought for a moment, found a few books that she had previously put away in the county magistrate's study, and handed them to Zhang Xinshu. Zhang Xinshu took them with a happy and precious look on his face.

"Thank you, mother. I will read these books carefully and take good care of them."

"Well, take your time reading. I have more books for you after you finish. You can tell me if you need any books."

"Yeah, okay mom, I got it."

Since she had nothing to do, she decided to go up the mountain to have a look. She turned on the scan and didn't scan too far, just 2 kilometers in diameter, to see if there was any game to eat.

After blocking the ordinary small green dots, there is still one big green dot and many small red dots left.

The big green dot was at the edge of the scan range, near the cliffs of the mountain. She looked at the map and walked over.

On the cliff of the mountain, about 5 meters from the ground, there is a dead tree in the crack of a protruding stone. It may be that the roots of the tree have withered.

There were three Ganoderma lucidum growing on it. One was slightly larger, about the size of a man's palm, and the remaining two were smaller, also about the size of a man's fist.

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at it carefully and found that it was red ganoderma, which is what people usually call Ganoderma lucidum.

He found a thick rope, tied one side to a thicker tree nearby, and the other side around his waist.

Slowly let out the rope and walked down bit by bit on the rocks on the cliff.

When he got to the side of the Ganoderma, he stepped on the stone with one foot and the cliff with the other, then bent down. He held the Ganoderma with his hands and broke it off with force. He picked all three and put them into the space. He then stepped on the cliff again and slowly climbed up.

After going up, I took out the Ganoderma and looked at it. The big one was in excellent condition, with spores on the umbrella, shiny and glossy like paint. The stem was also shiny.

I will drink the soup made from the small flower when I go back. Lingzhi can replenish qi and calm the mind, replenish heart blood, and benefit heart qi. It is suitable for them to replenish their bodies that have been deficient for many years.

After collecting the Ganoderma lucidum, he followed the nearest red dot on the map to see if he could find any prey.

Before reaching the little red dot, Zhao Yuanzhen heard the rustling of grass and trees. She stopped and listened, and it seemed to be a pheasant.

He found a handful of pebbles and held them in his hand. He threw a stone at the pheasant first to scare it out of the grass, and then he quickly threw a knife and pebbles at the pheasant.

She had never learned archery or hidden weapons, and she didn't know how accurate she was. She just threw them all at once, and she should be able to hit one of them.

Vigorously miracle!

The two pheasants were knocked to the ground instantly by the stones thrown at them. Due to the great force, some of the stones were even embedded in the pheasants' feathers.

I ran over and picked it up. The pheasant had very long tail hair, so it must be a rooster.

I dug around in the grass again and found a nest of pheasant eggs. Pheasant eggs were smaller and whiter than the eggs at home.

Zhao Yuanzhen packed up and prepared to go down the mountain and return to the rest area.

When they arrived at the rest stop, Qian Xiaohui had already cooked the porridge. Zhao Yuanzhen quickly handed her the pheasant and pheasant eggs and asked her to clean up and make chicken soup.

Qian Xiaohui took the pheasant with surprise, and Li Zhijuan quickly boiled water to remove the pheasant's feathers. The mother-in-law was really amazing.

Remove the pheasant's feathers, gut the chicken, and clean its internal organs. Cut off the skin and nails of the chicken's feet.

Chop it into small pieces. Wash it with warm water to remove the blood. Then dry the bottom of the pot and add lard. Add the drained pheasant pieces and stir-fry until they are browned. Then add wild onions, ginger and garlic and wait until the aroma of onions, ginger and garlic is fried out.

Then pour in the white wine I bought earlier to remove the fishy smell, and add some soy sauce to enhance the flavor. Finally, pour in the boiled water, cover the pot and wait for it to cook and then you can eat it. Sprinkle the salt later so that it will be more fragrant.

Zhao Yuanzhen washed the Ganoderma lucidum, tore it into small pieces and secretly put it into the pot. She didn't tell them that she put the Ganoderma lucidum in it, for fear that they would feel bad.

After waiting for more than half an hour, the stew was finally ready. Everyone was hungry. Zhao Yuanzhen found a bowl and filled it with a small bowl, and handed it to Zhang Xinshu. Zhang Xinshu ran to the old house without saying a word, and they had developed a tacit understanding.

When Wu Erping saw the chicken that Zhang Xinshu brought over, she quickly took it and poured it into her own bowl, then handed the bowl back to him.

"Tell your mother that you can eat the delicious food by yourselves. You have a big family and Xiao Zijin, so you don't have to keep sending food to me and your grandfather. We just finished the meat yesterday and we still have some fat in our stomachs."

Seeing her grandson bringing her food again, Sun Zhang always felt that the second eldest son's family had given her so much food recently, which had cost Zhao Yuanzhen's family a lot of money. She could eat her fill, so it would be better to give the money saved to her great-grandson Zijin.

"Grandma, you eat. My mother said that it is my duty to honor you. I will go back to eat."

Zhang Xinshu took the bowl handed to him by his aunt and ran away.

"That's right, mother. As a daughter-in-law, she should show respect to you. Just take it."

Wu Erping was afraid that her mother-in-law would return the chicken, so she said anxiously. Although there was only one bowl, her mother-in-law and father-in-law would always give her grandson and granddaughter a little bit.

Although each person can't get much, it can at least satisfy the children's cravings.

Zhang Qinghu's wife, who was not far from them, saw Zhang Xinshu coming to deliver food again and said enviously:

"Aunt San, this Qinghe sister-in-law is really good. She will never forget you when there is something delicious."

"Yes, the second son's family is very filial. Whenever there is something delicious, they never forget me and his father-in-law." Sun Zhang nodded.

"That's what she should do as a daughter-in-law." Wu Erping couldn't stand others praising Zhao Yuanzhen.

"You are also a daughter-in-law, but I haven't seen you buy meat for Auntie San."

Zhang Qinghu's wife pouted and said that she looked down on Wu Erping's character of taking advantage of her and not remembering the good deeds.

Sun Zhang glared at Wu Erping, took the bowl and turned away. The meat was given to her and the old man by the second son's family as a filial gift, so they had to eat it, otherwise they would disappoint their daughter-in-law. At most, she could give some to her great-grandchildren.

"Wow, what kind of meat is the Qinghe family eating? Why does it smell so good?"

"It looks like a pheasant. I just saw Qinghe's wife coming down the mountain with a pheasant in her hand."

"Really? There are pheasants in the mountains? Then I'll go up the mountain and take a look. Maybe I can kill a pheasant and bring it back to feed my child and mother."

"I'll go as well"

"I want to go too, I want to go too." A group of men heard that there were pheasants in the mountains, and they all wanted to try it.

Zhao Yuanzhen didn't care about the "pheasant fever" she started. She was enjoying her Lingzhi stewed pheasant. Maybe it was because of the Lingzhi, the soup was really delicious. She drank a big bowl. The meat was also stewed soft and tender.

Although the pheasants were not big, we stewed two of them and it became a big pot. We ate them with the remaining buns and dry biscuits, and everyone was very satisfied.

Seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, Qian Xiaohui brought over the sour plum soup she had just cooked.

Each person got a bamboo tube, and the sour and sweet taste conquered everyone at once. This is really delicious after the meal.

Drinking sour plum soup, Zhao Yuanzhen missed hot pot a little. In the past, when she ate Sichuan hot pot, she would order a cup of sour plum soup. The two feelings are a perfect match. When she settles down, she must cook hot pot.

After eating, I walked around to digest the food and saw the men who had gone up the mountain before coming back. Some of them were carrying pheasants, and two of them even caught rabbits. It seems that there is a lot of game in the mountains.

It is estimated that the further you go in the mountains, the more vegetation and animals you will see.

She walked leisurely for a while and then went back. She had to look after the food and carriages while her descendants practiced sword skills.

When Zhao Yuanzhen returned to the carriage, she was shocked to see Li Zhijuan sitting next to the carriage with a pale face.

"Zhijuan, what's wrong with you? Why are you so pale?"

"Mom, I... I'm having my period... My stomach hurts, and I don't know what's wrong. This time the pain is really severe."

Li Zhijuan said weakly.

"It's probably because of the Sushan I ate yesterday. The coldness will aggravate the pain. Xiaohui, go get some brown sugar and ginger and boil a cup of brown sugar water. Peel off the ginger skin. Make sure the brown sugar water is thicker."

"Okay, Mom, I'll go right away." Qian Xiaohui went to the car to get brown sugar and quickly went to boil water.

Zhao Yuanzhen saw that Li Zhijuan was sweating from the pain and her lips were pale. She hurriedly got on the carriage and bought sanitary napkins that were suitable for this era at the mall.

The system provides cotton wrapped in gauze, and then a layer of waterproof cloth similar to oilcloth is made on the bottom and sides, making the whole sanitary napkin look like a menstrual belt.

The sanitary napkins of this dynasty were all menstrual belts, which were filled with plant ash. Rich families used better toilet paper, but rarely cotton. The women in their village had always used plant ash.

I bought another box of painkillers, took out two tablets, put the sanitary napkin in my arms, and walked out of the car with the water hyacinth.

He handed the painkillers and water hyacinth to Li Zhijuan and told her to take the medicine directly.

Seeing that she had taken the medicine, she motioned for her to follow her, walked to a place where there were no people, and handed her the sanitary napkin in her arms. Li Zhijuan took it very embarrassedly, and found a secluded place to change it.

After a while, Li Zhijuan came out a little shyly.

"Mom, this is much better than the ash-covered menstrual belt. I see it has oilcloth as a base, so it won't stain clothes. The gauze is wrapped in cotton and is soft."

"Well, this one is more hygienic and cleaner, and good for women. Use this one from now on. I've put the others in the drawer of the carriage couch. Tell your sister-in-law later. Throw this one away after use. Don't use it again. I've prepared a lot of them."

Afraid that they would reuse it, Zhao Yuanzhen quickly gave instructions for the sake of hygiene and health.

"Okay, mother, I will tell my sister-in-law."

Zhao Yuanzhen took her back to the carriage and asked her to lie down directly on the carriage and cover her stomach.

After the brown sugar water was cooked, she drank it in big gulps. Seeing that her face was no longer so pale, she was allowed to rest.

She looked after her daughter-in-law and the carriage, leaving the others to practice swordplay.