Escape from famine: Daddy stands up, Dali girl lies down

Lin Shu ran into the mountains for two days and brought back five wild boars, six badgers, and several rabbits and pheasants.

Pheasants and rabbits, two kinds of wild game, are rampant in these mountains and will have a great impact on next year's crops.

This harmless food chain can easily attract wolves.

It will be a huge threat to the villagers living here.

As the New Year is approaching, Lin Shu doesn't plan to go into the mountains again.

All plans have to wait until after the Chinese New Year.

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“I called everyone here to thank you for your help. This is the end of my work for this year.

I hope everyone has a good new year, and I’m giving each family five pounds of wild boar meat as a token of my gratitude.

After the beginning of the year, the Lin family’s cows can be rented out to everyone to plow the land.

The rent for a cow is ten cents a day, or you can pay for labor instead.

If there is anything, we can talk about it after the New Year. Let’s divide the meat now.”

Lin Erzhuang's shout of "divide the meat" silenced everyone.

Let’s talk about next year’s affairs next year. It’s most real to eat the meat in front of you first.

The Lin family's generosity is even more convincing.

The villagers happily returned home carrying the meat, and the Lin family's yard was finally empty.

But there were still three wild boars, six badgers, and several pheasants and rabbits waiting for them to deal with.

There is strength in numbers. We took the big pot to the stream and finished it in a short while.

The whole body of the wild hog badger is a treasure; its kidneys, fur, and urine are all rare medicinal materials.

The fur can be used to make clothing and the meat is firm and chewy.

It feeds mainly on insects and forage, but can also harm crops.

...

January 28th, the first day of the new year.

Lin Shu’s eighth birthday.

When the aroma of meat filled the air throughout the village, the Lin family's lunch was officially served.

Twelve large basins were filled with wild boars, wild sheep, pheasants and rabbits.

There were a total of ten tables, from inside the courtyard to outside the courtyard.

On this New Year's Day, there is no distinction between master and servant.

All they did was celebrate the New Year and Lin Shu’s eighth birthday.

The big pieces of meat make people salivate at the sight.

In the yard filled with tables, the only sounds could be heard: the clinking of cups and the chewing of food.

At the table in the main room, Lin Shu and Wu Yidao were sitting at the upper seats.

Raise your glasses, celebrate the happy reunion, and laugh heartily.

Only Lin Erzhuang's eyes were dark, and the heart of an old father was always hanging high.

He clearly remembered that bloody day, which was approaching him step by step.

He took a look at his daughter, who had changed back into her daughter's attire.

The bright red cotton jacket is trimmed with a circle of white rabbit fur, and there are two fluffy balls hanging from the white rabbit hat.

The little face, which is as big as a palm, is reflected and looks very cute with its rosy red color.

That heroic character must be related to her master.

I don’t know what kind of master had the unique vision to accept Shuer as his disciple.

That’s great, Shu’er also has a master protecting her.

Unlike him, as a father, he can't help with anything.

When I returned home, I didn't even have a place to stay.

Lin Erzhuang felt very guilty about this.

He didn't complete any of the tasks his daughter asked him to do.

I am really unworthy of being a father!

Thinking of the death of my eldest uncle and his family, and the whereabouts of my second uncle's family are unknown.

The four maids were picked up by Shu'er, and their future marriages would be arranged by Wu.

Lin Erzhuang felt a headache just thinking about it. The eldest and second sons were already at the age to get married, but there wasn't even any sign of it.

There are so many things to do at home that it would be too much for him to handle even if we divide the work between two of us.

Although it is said that girls should not be kept when they grow up, it is better to keep them for a few years.

...

Lin Shu took a group of guys, big and small, and ran out after lunch.

This caused the children in the village to go crazy.

They howled and ran after him with their homemade weapons in their hands.

'Wow~'

A flock of birds flew up from the reclaimed wasteland, flapping their wings and landing on the branches.

Hooded bird.

It became a favorite game among children, with just a colander, a stick and a rope.

Add a handful of food and you have all the tools you need to catch the bird.

This kind of simple game does not require any teaching; it all depends on observation.

It depends on whether you are willing to give up the food.

A handful of corn crumbs stretched out from under the colander.

This attracted a group of sparrows and magpies, which boldly ran straight to the winnowing basket.

‘Poof~’

The rope bounced open, and the full basket fluttered a few times.

Seeing that the prey was about to be carried away, Lin Hongyi quickly walked over and held down the dustpan.

'twitter……'

There were waves of protests, but they were ignored.

“Wow, so many birds!”

The children cheered and stopped watching the fun.

They hold their own tools and cooperate with each other to catch the bird.

When the villagers heard the cheers, they ran out to watch the fun.

The newly reclaimed wasteland suddenly became a place of joy for the villagers.

The villagers have a deep hatred for these winged creatures.

The crops in the fields were not only harmed by pheasants and rabbits, but also severely attacked by birds.

When harvesting, food is simply snatched from the birds' mouths.

Now, these birds have become their food, and everyone is proud of it.

When they returned to the village, everyone was holding a bunch of live captured birds.

In the evening, there must be a bird feast.

...

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, the villagers took out their farm tools and polished them carefully early in the morning.

Only by finishing the work in my own fields early can I have time to work for the Lin family.

Those families whose crops did not produce good harvests have already done the math.

Ten cents a day, which includes two meals, is much more profitable than growing crops.

The elderly and the weak were left behind to take care of the crops, while the strong laborers and women went to work for the Lin family.

At the end of the month, the money earned was equivalent to a season's harvest.

Thinking about it makes me excited.

Although these refugees don't have much knowledge, they are all good at budgeting.

They are all good at making a living.

In fact, many people hung around the Lin family's door just to find out some information.

...

On the sixth day, it is advisable to start earthwork.

The big iron bar at the entrance of the village sounded again, and the villagers rushed to the entrance.

The village chief took a piece of paper and read out the Lin family's recruitment conditions one by one.

The villagers rushed to the village chief and signed up enthusiastically.

While they were busy recruiting workers, they were also measuring the fields.

The houses to be built were planned one by one, and the sketch of a large house with five courtyards combining the north and the south was put on paper.

Secondly, there are servants' quarters, farms, orchards, vegetable gardens, processing workshops, and mills.

Lin Shu frowned slightly. Although this piece of wasteland was more than 200 acres, it was not enough to realize her plan.

We can only delete and reduce some parts, leaving only the most important processing workshops and mills.

Let’s not think about the orchard and vegetable garden for now.

To build a house, the most important bricks and tiles are indispensable.

The new village is located in a remote area, so it is definitely unrealistic to go to Ping'an Town to buy a house.

Not only does it consume huge manpower and material resources, but there is also not enough to buy, so the best way is to make it yourself.

Lin Shu did it as soon as she thought of it. She handed the task over to a skilled bricklayer and assisted and gave advice from the side.

After several small-scale experiments, they finally succeeded. Lin Da and Lin Er took the order and went to find a place and soil suitable for firing bricks and tiles.

When it comes to repairing and building a house, it must be done by professionals.

The servants we bought have various jobs. As long as they take the lead, we can get twice the result with half the effort.

It’s better to be understood by your own people than to be blind.

Lin Shu was only responsible for paying the money and going hunting in the mountains to improve everyone's food.

Because that's what she's good at.