The little ancestor of the family

When they reached the foot of the mountain, everyone stopped.

Waiting for Ye Xinran to lead the way for everyone.

"There are wolves on this mountain. It's very dangerous!"

"There are so many of us, what are we afraid of?"

"That's right. We have so many strong men here. If there is a wolf, we can kill it. Besides, the young wife of the Xiao family is not afraid of being alone. Are you worse than a woman?"

Everyone was joking with each other, but no one really let Ye Xinran walk in front. Erdan's father and Zhang Dali led the way, and according to Ye Xinran's instructions, they walked all the way to where Ge Gen was.

A large area of ​​kudzu vines appeared before everyone's eyes.

The village head looked at the vines entangled with each other in front of him, and his heart beat faster.

The scenes imagined in my mind are not as shocking as seeing them in person.

The village head immediately ordered, "Divide the work among yourselves. Women will be responsible for cutting the vines, children will drag the vines farther away, and men will be responsible for digging. Everyone, move quickly. Someone from Donggou Village has already discovered this place today."

When they heard that people from other villages had also discovered this place, the food-protecting blood in everyone immediately awakened.

This was discovered by their village first, and they can’t let others take it away.

Kudzu vines are strong.

Especially for old vines, once you cut them, the arm will bounce back immediately, and you need to keep cutting at the same place before you can cut them off.

Some men are very strong and can pull out the small vines directly, and let the children put the Pueraria roots into the basket.

I heard that this thing can be eaten raw, so someone dug out a piece and immediately put it in his mouth to chew it.

"Bah!"

Apart from the sand on the skin being a bit scratchy, it is actually quite sweet.

Suddenly, the harvesting scene became bustling with activity.

Ye Xinran asked Changping to cut some vines first, and he quietly walked away to check on the scholar he had thrown next to the trap.

If he hasn't woken up yet, Ye Xinran decided to do something good and ask the village head to arrange for someone to move him back.

But when she got there, the scholar was no longer there.

There were no signs of dragging around, but there was a trail of footprints leading down the mountain. It seemed that the scholar went down the mountain on his own after waking up.

Ye Xinran also felt relieved.

She returned to the place where she was digging kudzu vines, ready to ask Changping for help. However, she saw Changping chopping and digging by himself and had already dug out a large piece.

"Changping! You're too fast."

Ye Xinran squatted down and helped Changping pull out a large piece of Pueraria root.

Chang Ping wiped his nose with his muddy hands, and immediately turned into a little clown face, "Aunt, I can do this kind of small job by myself, you don't have to do it, just watch from the side."

"That won't work. You're still a child, go and rest for a while." Ye Xinran said.

"No more rest." Changping said, "Then let's fill the baskets quickly, send them down the mountain, and then come back to dig again."

"Okay!" Seeing Changping so motivated, Ye Xinran also became full of motivation.

The three children of Zhang Dali's family next door were also working hard. There were only two machetes in the house, so Chen and her son were chopping the vines, while the two daughters dragged the cut vines aside.

Zhang Dali swung his pickaxe and dug out a large piece of kudzu root. Taohua and Xiaohua went up together, picked up the dug kudzu root and put it into the bamboo basket.

"Mom, look how big this piece of Pueraria root is!" Xiaohua smiled brightly and held it up to show Chen.

Chen looked at her daughter and nodded gently, "Big, put it in the basket quickly, your father has dug out new ones."

"Hey!" Xiaohua put this piece away and went to pick up another one, "Mom, can we dig some more and cook a big piece tonight?"

"Why not? The head of the village said that whatever we dig belongs to us. Let's dig more. It will last us a long time."

When the three children heard this, they felt like they had endless strength. Even their palms, which were hurt by the vines, didn't hurt at all.

Since the beginning of spring, they have not dared to eat too much sweet potatoes at one time. After digging so many kudzu roots back, they can finally have a full meal.

Not only Zhang Dali's family, but all the people who went up the mountain to dig Pueraria root were full of energy at this moment.

Kudzu root has a well-developed root system, and each pile dug out can yield more than ten to twenty kilograms. At this rate, each household can stockpile several hundred kilograms.

In years of famine like this, their village can survive by relying on these kudzu roots.

Everyone was working hard when two women started arguing in a corner.

"Mrs. Zhang, you have your own hands and feet. Can't you dig the kudzu root growing on the ground yourself? Why are you touching the one I dug up?"

"Mrs. Li, I didn't mean it. You see, I thought I dug this pile out." Mrs. Zhang explained to herself, but she was holding a large piece of Pueraria root in her hand and refused to let go.

"You dug it out? Don't you know how many vines you've cut since you came up the mountain? And you still say you didn't do it on purpose?"

"Oh, aren't they just some kudzu roots? Look at them covering such a large area all over the mountain. Why are you fussing over it?" Mrs. Zhang took the initiative, but Mrs. Li was no pushover.

She stepped forward and snatched the kudzu root from Mrs. Zhang's hand, cursing, "You are so shameless that you wouldn't even take it away even if it was scalded with boiling water. There are kudzu roots all over the mountains and fields in front of you, but you go ahead and dig them up. You are so shameless to take others' things. Aren't you afraid that your intestines will rot after eating them?"

"Don't go too far, Zhang Er!" Mrs. Zhang was a little embarrassed and wanted to go up to Li to fight, but Zhang Er stepped forward and said, "Sister-in-law Zhang, please move aside and don't delay my family's work."

Mrs. Zhang is quite good at dealing with women, but when facing a strong man, she immediately gives in.

Other people come out to dig Pueraria root with their whole family. If she comes out alone and a fight really starts, she will definitely not get any advantage.

"Don't bully others just because you have more people. I'll tell the head of the village and ask him to judge for me."

"Even if you complain to the emperor, you are still the one who stole my food today. I advise you not to waste your energy on this. You can use this time to dig a few more roots and bring them home so that your son can have more to eat."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the people working nearby burst into laughter.

Everyone knows that Mrs. Zhang raised a useless son. Zhang Dashan has been lazy and gluttonous since he was a child. When people in the surrounding villages talk about marriage, no one will help shaking their heads when his family is mentioned.

Chang Ping looked at this scene with a frown on his face. He turned back and said to Ye Xinran, "Aunt, I have never stolen anything. She is the thief."

Ye Xinran knew that Changping still cared about this matter, so she said, "Yes, she is a thief. She likes to take advantage of others and steal other people's things. Sooner or later, someone will punish her."

"Yeah!" Changping nodded.

Mrs. Zhang was already feeling embarrassed, so she took the few pieces of kudzu root she had dug out and went to dig in another place.