Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

On Chunni’s first day at work, she faced the summer harvest.

The eunuch felt sorry for her young age and did not arrange for Chunni to do any heavy work such as carrying or carrying heavy objects. He just let her cut wheat.

Chunni was very excited and wanted to leave a good impression on the villagers on the first day. She followed the old lady to the fields with a basket on her back. Before leaving, the little carrot head Donglin looked back every few steps, reluctant to leave, which made Chunni feel distressed. She could only lead him to the fields.

Chunni saw Chunxing following behind the old lady, smiled at her in a friendly manner, and asked the old lady: "Auntie, why didn't the elder brother come out today?"

The old lady's face fell and she looked worried.

"Hey, your elder brother is sick again. As soon as it was daybreak today, your uncle went to the clinic to get him some medicine. He just took the medicine and went to bed."

Chun Xing was also quieter than usual.

Seeing this, Chunni comforted him: "Brother, you are sick from exhaustion. It's all because of my parents. Oh! I think, brother, this is a disease of affluence! In two years, if you eat well and rest well, your body will naturally get better."

"Thank you for your good wishes." The old lady forced a smile that was uglier than crying.

"hehe."

If you're not careful, you'll end the conversation.

Chunni decided not to talk anymore and just get to work!

The sharp wheat awns left scratches on Chunni's arms, which were extremely itchy.

Chunni regretted it so much, why did she come out wearing a short-sleeved shirt? She had no experience, no experience!

Chunni scratched it with water, and her arm instantly became red and swollen.

Chunni had never suffered such torture in her life and felt so sad that she wanted to cry.

But the aunt and cousin acted quickly and distanced themselves from her.

"Don't cry, big sister. I'll give you some candy. The pain won't come after you eat it!" Dong Lin took out a piece of slightly melted malt sugar from his purse and handed it to Chunni, his eyes full of heartache.

Chunni's tears suddenly fell, and she wiped them away with her sleeves for fear of being seen.

"Where did this candy come from?" Chunni choked up.

Dong Lin glanced at the candy, swallowed his saliva, and boasted: "Grandpa gave it to me."

Chunni couldn't see the reluctance in Donglin's eyes, so she smiled and praised: "You know you feel sorry for your elder sister, you are such a sensible and good kid." Then she kissed the little guy gently.

Dong Lin touched his slightly wet little face and smiled brightly.

My eldest sister has never kissed him! My eldest sister is so nice, just like a mother.

Donglin no longer felt reluctant to give up the candy and handed it to Chunni.

"It's so sweet." Chunni squatted down, pretended to lick it, and fed the candy into Donglin's mouth.

"Sister ate it, and Dong Lin ate it too."

Dong Lin smiled widely.

Chunni's competitive spirit took over, and she was comforted by Donglin. She ignored her red and swollen arms, bent over and quickly followed.

Humph, she won't let anyone look down on her! She wants to prove to the villagers that she, Yang Chunni, can do the work just as well as the adults!

Slowly, Chunni learned to protect her arms when harvesting wheat. She no longer worried about being unable to straighten her back after pulling weeds for a long time. She no longer had trouble swinging the hoe, which became like a part of her body, and she could use it as easily as she could with her arms. She also learned to grow vegetables...

After working for a period of time, Chunni grew a lot, learned a lot, and became quieter.

Look, Chunni didn’t take the gossip about the Wen family that Qiuguo told her seriously.

Chunni opened the lid of the pot and stirred the sweet potato porridge vigorously to prevent it from sticking to the pot. She closed the lid and stood there, lost in thought.

Soon, the sweet potato porridge in the earthenware pot was cooked. Xia Zhi brought four chipped earthenware bowls, scooped half a bowl into each, and excitedly brought them to the end of the courtyard.

"Little sister, take out the sauerkraut from the cupboard." Chunni walked out of the house, turned around and gave an instruction to Qiuguo who was walking behind her.

"That's right, big sister." Qiu Guo was very happy today. Finally, she could have a full meal today.

That’s right, sweet potato porridge with sauerkraut is so rich and delicious to them.

After a quick dinner and washing the dishes, head of the family Chunni convened another family meeting.

"We'll start planting rice tomorrow, and I'm going to go pull the seedlings." Chunni is the only person in the family who can earn ten work points a day.

You have to know that the average adult man only earns eight work points a day, a woman only earns six work points a day, and the half-grown children who help only earn four work points.

As for the legendary ten work points, most of them could only be earned by adult men who dug ditches, went into the mountains and carried large stones.

Chunxiao's parents had both passed away, and she had three younger siblings to support. She was able to earn 10 work points for a strong laborer because the production team felt sorry for her family and used the work points to help them.

The production team primary school waived the tuition fees for Xiazhi and Qiuguo, so Chunni was able to let them continue their studies. Even if they wanted to study, Xiazhi and Qiuguo had to go to work during the busy farming season, picking pig grass and cutting cow grass, doing what they could.

"Xiazhi, you and Qiuguo should study hard in school. After school, you should go home to wash clothes and go to the bamboo forest to carry back some bamboo leaves for lighting a fire. Don't run around with other kids. If you run too fast, you will get hungry. We have nothing to eat at home."

"Okay, big sister~sister." Xia Zhi was at the age of being naughty and playful. Climbing trees to take bird eggs and going to the river to catch fish were his favorite things to do. However, Xia Zhi knew the situation at home, and although he was a little unhappy, he reluctantly agreed.

"Of course, big sister." Qiu Guo agreed readily.

Too lazy to look at this pair of cheap siblings anymore, Chunni took Donglin and went back to the room.

The whole house has only three rooms, one bedroom where Chunni and her sister live; one main room where they eat and entertain guests, and a single bed where Xiazhi sleeps. There is also another room that is half kitchen and half pigsty, with the kitchen and toilet connected. Of course, Chunni's family can't afford to raise pigs, so they can avoid the tragedy of pigs pushing their butts again.

Chunni looked at the half bag of dried soybeans, about 100 kilograms of rice, about 10 kilograms of wheat, and a bag of sweet potatoes in the corner of the room. Chunni sighed and went to bed.

Silent all night.