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

Compared to the poultry house she built and the poultry she raised, they were simply dwarfed by hers, there was no way to compare.

A little below the two poultry houses is a bamboo forest. The bamboos stand straight and the emerald green leaves sway in the wind, which is quiet and elegant.

"Hey, where is Xiao Hei? Where does he live?"

Ah-uh-ah-uh

The donkey's bray came from behind, and she guessed it was in the backyard.

After looking at them enviously for a few moments, she did not forget her main business and walked to the other side of the yard, which was the three vegetable plots outside the house on the far right side of the central hall.

The vegetable plot is arranged in a vertical line with three separate plots of land separated by an aisle in the middle. Two of the plots are planted with seasonal vegetables, including cowpeas, cucumbers, and Chinese cabbage and amaranth, while the other is planted with peppers, eggplants, wild onions, and garlic sprouts.

She picked some cabbage to cook porridge.

It is not enough to eat porridge without vegetables, but the vegetables in the fields are either not fully grown or are spicy and patients cannot eat them.

While thinking, she remembered that she had brought some ground lettuce, which could be soaked in some to make scrambled eggs, which would be light and delicious.

Having made up her mind, she prepared to go back with a bunch of cabbages in her hand. Her eyes swept across a few lush green fruit trees outside the fence. Her eyes suddenly lit up and she walked over unconsciously.

The fruit trees are lush and leafy, some of their branches extend into the fence, and they are full of green round fruits.

“It’s plums.”

"And peaches."

Look behind, there are pear trees.

Similarly, these fruit trees are planted on the right side of the fence, and they embrace the fence.

She couldn't help but imagine a month or two ago, in early spring, when these fruit trees sprouted green buds, about to bloom, and small pink and white flowers bloomed one after another. The wind blew the flowers down, filling the ground with fragrance. How beautiful the scene must have been.

I just ran in with Xiaobai. I was worried about Han Zhibai and didn’t have a good look at what the environment here is like.

She walked outside the fence with curiosity, slowly turned around and looked around. What came into view were the towering mountains and lush vegetation in the distance.

Surrounded by mountains on three sides, a wide river meanders down from the mountains like a white silk ribbon. It flows to the only gap leading to the outside world, the exit. There are also high and steep peaks on both sides of the river.

The river is rushing fast and never stops.

Looking at these scenes, Xia Qingyue stared blankly at the exit where the river led to, and sighed: "Nature is really amazing. How could there be such a unique, safe and secluded place in the world!"

This is a valley surrounded by mountains on three sides. The only entrance to the outside world is through extremely dangerous mountains and rivers. Unless you are a bird with wings to fly, it is difficult for ordinary people to set foot here.

At this moment, everything before her eyes made her feel awe for nature, and she silently said to herself: This is the real paradise, a piece of pure land.

Although she couldn't see the specific appearance of the river because of the distance, the faint halo reflected from the river surface caught her sight.

"River? Water?"

She suddenly remembered the deal she made with Han Zhibai to deliver water during last year's drought.

No wonder he didn't lack water at that time, but wanted a way to filter water.

To make a deal, the water he sent must be from this river!

"That is to say, he carried water and walked such a long way from home every day to give it to me!"

Today she ran to Han Zhibai's house. After running for two hours, it was already noon. If she walked, it would take even longer.

She turned her head and looked towards the main room, her eyes burning as if they could penetrate the walls and all obstacles and look directly at Han Zhibai in the room.

I feel a little strange. There seems to be an indescribable feeling mixed with the emotion. It is like a tiny and soft branch, constantly extending and taking root in my heart, growing silently.

"Han Zhibai should wake up. I have to prepare the meal quickly."

She ran back to the kitchen to cook and added finely chopped green vegetables to the porridge.

"It would be even better if there was fresh lean meat."

It is not good for patients to eat only vegetarian food while they are recuperating.

The cooked porridge is taken aside to dry, oil is poured into the iron pan on the front stove and it starts to smoke, then egg liquid is poured in and fried until it turns golden, and the aroma of egg fills the air.

coo.

Her stomach growled and she suddenly remembered that she hadn't had lunch yet.

Scoop the fried eggs into a bowl, leave some oil in the pan, pour in the soaked ground greens and stir-fry.

She searched through the bottles and jars on the wooden shelf on the counter, found the salt jar, opened it, and saw that it was filled with white salt.

"Han Zhibai didn't buy any salt a few days ago. Could it be that he was stockpiling salt?"

That much snowflake salt must cost a lot of money.

Snowflake salt is precious, so she carefully held the salt jar, added an appropriate amount of salt into the pot, and simmered it with a little water.

When cooked, the soup becomes thick, pour in the scrambled eggs and stir-fry to blend the aroma.

After the dishes were cooked, she squatted by the stove and scooped the vegetables. She heard a dark shouting voice behind her.

Heihei was originally lying on the bed with Xiaobai to watch over Han Zhibai. When he ran over, it meant that he might have woken up.

"Great, wait a minute, he must be starving now!"

Xia Qingyue swiftly placed the medicine pot on the back stove and heated it over a low fire. She then made a bowl of porridge, took out a pair of chopsticks from the bamboo tube that held the chopsticks and wooden spoon, and holding the dish in her other hand, she quickly walked to Han Zhibai's room.

The door was wide open. When she walked over, she saw Han Zhibai, who was holding onto the bedside table and trying to get out of bed with difficulty.

"Han Zhibai, you are seriously injured. You should not do any strenuous movements." She was worried that his injuries would be torn and bleed, so she hurried forward and put the food on the bedside table.

Han Zhibai stood there in a daze, his eyes a little confused. He had just had a dream, and she was in his dream.

He suspected that he was still dreaming, "Qingyue, you..."

"Come, sit down quickly and don't move for now." She forcibly held Han Zhibai's arm and helped him sit back on the bed.

As he moved, his wound was pulled, and Han Zhibai also felt the soft and warm touch on his arm. It was real, and for a moment, it made him ignore the piercing pain coming from the wound.

Han Zhibai's face suddenly turned red, his ears were as red as blood, and he was at a loss as to whether to put it down or hold it up.

But he wanted to confirm one thing, so he looked up at Xia Qingyue and said, "Qingyue, how are your injuries?"

Yesterday, when she was looking for Heihei and Han Zhibai and Xiaobai for help, she ran and stumbled all the way, with multiple bruises and bruises on her body.

"After treating Heihei's wound last night, I also applied ointment on mine, and I don't feel any pain today.

But you..."

She looked deeply at Han Zhibai's right waist, with self-blame in her eyes, "You were injured so badly, and I didn't know anything."

"If Xiaobai hadn't brought me here, you would be in danger." She said anxiously.

If she hadn't come today, he might not have woken up yet.

Staring at her red eyes, Han Zhibai felt a pang of pain in his heart, and his eyes were filled with panic. "I'm sorry, I made you worry."

"I'm the one who should say sorry, Han Zhibai, you..." She looked at him and silently said in her heart: Why are you always so easy to talk to?

"Okay, let's not talk about that for now. I used your kitchen and things to make a meal. You can eat it while it's hot."