An orphan girl from a farming family: Everyday farming in the mountains during natural disasters

Han Zhibai brought the two kids back to the tree by the stream. Xia Qingyue and the others cooked some mushrooms and roasted two pheasants and three rabbits.

The aroma is wafting.

Heihei ran to his owner, opened his mouth and huffed, looking visibly happy.

Xia Qingyue stroked its head and asked, "How was it? What did you catch today?"

"Heihei and Xiaobai worked well together and hunted some pheasants and rabbits." Han Zhibai took three pheasants off his waist and handed four rabbits to Xia Qingyue, "Share it equally."

Since it was hunted by Heihei, he should naturally accept it.

She accepted the rabbit and the pheasant, took out a chicken and a rabbit, prepared to roast them, and let everyone share them.

Han Zhibai said, "Give it to me, I'll go to the stream and process it and bring it back."

Of course it would be nice to have someone to help her, she smiled and said, "Thank you for your help."

After a while, Han Zhibai came back with two chickens and two rabbits that he had prepared. He put them on the rack and roasted them. He took out a small brown porcelain bottle from the cloth bag he was carrying and said, "You can put some ingredients on it."

The Li family members looked suspicious.

Xia Qingyue, who was close by, took the porcelain bottle, opened the lid and smelled it. An alluring aroma of spices hit her nose. From what she smelled, there were star anise, chili peppers and cumin. "What a nice smell!"

She poured out a little, which was brown mixed with white powder.

The white one should be salt.

The chicken and rabbit that the Li family had roasted were almost done, with the skin sizzling with oil. She put some spice powder on it, and when it came into contact with heat, the aroma was greatly stimulated.

"It smells so good!" Chen Yuzhen sniffed hard.

"Come on, everyone, eat the roasted ones first, and roast them while you eat."

Li Benfu and his son Li Weikang distributed roasted chicken and roasted rabbit to everyone. Han Zhibai took their place and continued to roast new ones.

Each person got two pieces, and the two little ones also ate without any extra ingredients.

They ate meat and cooked mushrooms with big mouthfuls, which were fresh and rich in flavor.

Xia Qingyue was familiar with dry mushrooms and broom mushrooms, but it was the first time for her to eat them. Like the Li family and Han Zhibai, she was amazed after tasting them.

Ganba mushroom tastes a bit like pickled beef jerky.

Broom mushrooms are sweet and refreshing.

Everyone ate happily and contentedly. Tan Xiaozhu, who was hiding in the dark in the distance, could vaguely see what they were eating and they seemed to be eating very happily.

Those scenes irritated her, and jealousy flared in her eyes, "Why, why did she have everything good from beginning to end, while I had such a miserable life?"

After observing secretly for a while, her eyes involuntarily fell on Han Zhibai frequently.

She had been in contact with many men, but this was the first time she met such a perfect man who made her heart flutter.

As she looked, she saw the two dogs, Black and Little White, looking towards her from time to time.

I was startled and secretly cursed how powerful the dog's nose was.

In order to avoid being discovered, she had to sneak further away and hide somewhere farther.

Xia Qingyue and Han Zhibai noticed the abnormal behavior of the two little ones.

Han Zhibai finished his food and said, "Maybe they want to go out and play."

"Ah, it's not good to run around right after eating." Xia Qingyue waved to Heihei and Xiaobai and whispered, "Go play later."

After eating and drinking, Xia Qingyue and the others put out the fire, packed their supplies and continued to pick wild apples.

After picking the fruits, we got six large backpacks and three sacks.

Xia Qingyue suggested: "How about we go to the nearby woods for a walk?"

Since it was still early, the Li family readily agreed, and several men carried the heavy loads of wild apples.

In the dark, Tan Xiaozhu saw Xia Qingyue and her group walking towards the other side, and she followed them from a distance.

Han Zhibai took them downstream along the stream and said there might be chestnuts underneath.

Li Weisheng heard this and said, "Why didn't you pick the chestnuts?"

"I don't like to eat."

"..."

It can be seen that Li Weisheng is very wary of Han Zhibai.

Not long after they walked, they saw a soapberry tree and decided to stop.

At this time of year, the soapberry trees are full of long soapberries, hanging from their branches.

The men were responsible for knocking them down, while Xia Qingyue and Chen Yuzhen stood aside and waited until they finished before picking them up to avoid being hit.

Soon, the ground was covered with soap beans, mostly black, with a few green ones that were not yet ripe.

Xia Qingyue picked up a soap nut and broke it open. It made a crisp sound. The soap nut seeds inside were edible, but it was very difficult to peel.

She was looking for soapberries to use for washing things, and it happened that the soapberries and soapberries she had bought when she went down the mountain were almost used up.

Soapberry carried two baskets on his back.

Chen Yuzhen said, "That's all for now, we'll do more tomorrow."

They walked downstream for more than half an hour. Xia Qingyue saw a few yam plants in the haystack and took the opportunity to teach Han Zhibai, "This is a bit like sweet potato when cooked, pink and slightly sweet."

Li Benfu and his two sons used the tools they brought to dig, and after half an hour they finally dug it out.

The tubers of yam are quite large, and one plant weighs about ten pounds.

After digging the yams, they found a few more on the road behind, but they were not in a hurry to dig them because they wanted to find the chestnut trees quickly.

Unfortunately, however, they did not find it.

Han Zhibai pointed to the woods on the left side of the stream and said, "It might be over there."

"But there's not enough time now. Also, are you sure it's really there?" Li Weisheng asked Han Zhibai.

Han Zhibai's eyes were calm. "I heard from others that there is one near this area."

"We've gained a lot today. Just come back tomorrow to look for more." Chen Yuzhen said while winking at Li Weisheng.

Li Weisheng closed his mouth and stopped talking.

It was getting late, around four o'clock, and they still had to go back through the dense forest, so they had to hurry back.

The group walked back and said goodbye to the place where they had picked apples.

"Han Zhibai, these are your wild apple soapberries and yams." Xia Qingyue divided these things into three equal parts, not according to population, but divided them into three parts.

"You can divide the wild apples and soapberries. I only want the yams."

Seeing that he was serious, Xia Qingyue took back the wild apple soapberry and said, "Then let's meet tomorrow in the forest where we picked mushrooms this morning."

Han Zhibai nodded.

Xia Qingyue and the Li family left.

Tan Xiaozhu in the dark was extremely anxious. She wanted to follow, but was worried about Heihei. As soon as she got a little closer, Heihei and Xiaobai became alert.

She was afraid that she would be discovered if she followed them. There were so many of them and she would be powerless to resist.

Besides, she did that to the Li family, and they hated her enough.

Han Zhibai and Xiaobai walked in the other direction.

Tan Xiaozhu stared at Han Zhibai's back and smiled softly.

Yes, she could follow him.

It seems that he should also have a residence, and he is acquainted with Xia Qingyue. Once she has control over him, it means that she can find a way to obtain information about Xia Qingyue.

At that time, she will have two residences to choose from.

She believed that as long as she used a little trick, the man would immediately fall at her feet and be obsessed with her.

Thinking of this, Tan Xiaozhu smiled proudly.