Being able to farm: starting from moving to the village and picking up furry

"I don't know. Besides, it's market day today, so I haven't heard anyone from the surrounding villages talking about it."

Only a few people who were resting on the rocks saw this scene, and their faces were distorted with jealousy.

"They are so lucky to have so much money that they can buy so many things. When they were in Huangzhu Village, people were almost dying. It's only been a few days."

The discussions faded away, and Li Yanxi and the others continued talking and laughing, not taking it seriously.

Sitting on the ox cart, Xia Qingyu raised his head slightly, looked towards the distant sky, and felt calm.

The setting sun dyed the sky, and clouds of various shapes were dyed golden by the sunlight. She had not seen such a scene since the end of the world.

She suddenly remembered a line from a poem from her previous life: The sunset is so beautiful, but it is near dusk.

The evening sun is not as hot as the noon sun, and the breeze is gentle, bringing a hint of coolness.

The yellow cattle occasionally looked up and mooed a few times, and the wheels rolled over the stones on the ground, making a squeaking sound.

The ox cart swayed gently, and when it passed a wild hillside, Xia Qingyu caught a glimpse of a patch of green plants, and his eyes lit up.

"That leaf? It's amaranth."

"You guys go back first, I'll go pick some things." After saying that, Xia Qingyu glanced around the ox cart, cleared out some things, picked up a basket, pushed himself up with his hands, and jumped off the ox cart neatly.

At the same time, another tall figure followed closely behind and jumped off the ox cart following Xia Qingyu.

Before Xia Qingyu could speak, Li Yanxi was already walking towards her.

"Wife, I'll accompany you."

Slightly turning her head, Xia Qingyu looked at the man coming against the light and nodded, "Okay, let's come pick some wild vegetables together."

"it is good."

The man lowered his head, and his magnetic voice sounded in Xia Qingyu's ears.

Walking towards the barren slope, Xia Qingyu stopped at a place and looked at the large patch of wild Amaranth, with the corners of his lips curled up.

These wild amaranths can still thrive even without anyone taking care of them. They have extremely strong vitality and can be seen growing on the edges of fields, on both sides of roads, on barren slopes and in the mountains.

Amaranth is a wild vegetable that can be eaten in summer, which can clear away heat and detoxify.

Its seedlings and tender stems and leaves can be fried and eaten after blanching, such as scrambled eggs, or used as stuffing. They are also very fragrant when combined with other things to make dumplings or buns. They can be blanched and served cold or made into soup.

Thinking about the delicacies she had seen before, Xia Qingyu kept picking the tender stems and putting them in the basket.

"You pick it like this." Seeing Li Yanxi's actions, Xia Qingyu stopped him.

Seeing his innocent and curious eyes, Xia Qingyu explained to him, "If you pick one section and leave one section, the amaranth can continue to grow side branches, and some can even grow into trees."

Amaranth can be eaten until before the frost in October. Amaranth likes heat, so just give it enough water.

Thinking of the unusual weather recently, Xia Qing moved some of the fruits into the space while picking them.

In a short while, the two of them picked a large basket of Amaranth.

It was also half an hour later when Xia Qingyu and his companions returned to the village.

The warm glow enveloped Shangxing Village, and the smoke from the cooking stoves rose up, contrasting with the mountains in the distance, creating a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere.

"You guys went to the market today too?" Seeing them passing by the door, the villagers smiled and asked, glancing at the ox cart, envy appeared in their eyes, "You bought so many things, you are really good."

"Hey, Uncle Lin, you're going to the market."

"Come in and eat."

"No, Aunt Zhang."

Along the way, Xia Qingyu and his companions greeted everyone they met.

"Auntie." Zhang Dabao, Lin Guoer, and the siblings Tuantuan and Yuanyuan were playing house. When they saw Xia Qingyu and the others, they called out sweetly, "Auntie."

Looking up, Xia Qingyu waved at them.

The children came trotting over with a clattering sound, staring at the ox cart with curiosity.

"Wow, there are so many things, Auntie, this stinks." Suddenly smelling a smell, Tuantuan wrinkled his nose.

"You bunch of idiots, stop being naughty." Li Yanfeng picked up his daughter and walked towards the yard.

"Qingyu, you're finally back." Lin Lan, Shen Qingqing and others had just come back from collecting firewood on the mountain and were stacking firewood in the yard. When they saw the noise, they shouted outside the yard.

"I'm back." After entering the yard, Xia Qingyu saw the two people moving and replied with a smile.

Shen Qingqing has a slight obsessive-compulsive disorder, so she stacks the firewood neatly.

Originally they were going to cut grass for pigs and feed the wild boars in the pigsty today. At noon, their seventh brother's wife and others came back and drove all the wild boars to the town to sell. They also told them that they would start building a house tomorrow, so they were in a hurry to collect firewood.

Old Mrs. Li came out of the kitchen to get some water. When she looked up, she saw her son and daughter-in-law coming back with smiles on their faces.

Mr. Li had just returned from outside. In addition to meeting with the village chief of Shangxing Village, Lin Yongzhong, he also went to Caoya Village to talk to the village chief about building the house. He believed that there was strength in numbers and anyone who could come and help could build the house sooner.

Seeing the ox cart piled with things, Mr. Li was a little surprised, "Buying so much?"

"Dad, many of the things seventh brother's wife wanted haven't been bought yet, otherwise, there would be more." Upon hearing this, the third brother Li Yangguang smiled and replied to his father.

"Mom, Ping'an, the rice is here." Li Yanfeng reminded after carrying two large bags of rice into the kitchen.

"Hey, put the rest of the meat over there..." Old Mrs. Li gave instructions with a smile while washing rice and cooking.

Zhu Ping'an, who was boiling water nearby, looked back at his mother-in-law's actions and his eyes widened.

In the past, they mostly ate porridge, and occasionally bought some rice to make porridge. This time, mother actually started to cook rice, and she cooked so much of it.

"Mom, using so much rice, will it be..."

Is it too much? No, it should be said that using so much rice is a bit of a luxury. If you eat it sparingly, you can eat it for a long time.

Before Zhu Ping'an finished speaking, he heard Mrs. Li say, "It's indeed a bit much, but Qingyu wants to eat it, so let's make it."

"Yeah." This time, Zhu Ping'an nodded, didn't say anything more, and quickened his pace and started washing the pot.

As far as Xia Qingyu knows, the Li family currently consists of Grandpa Li and his wife, as well as Li Yanxi's seven brothers, and six daughters-in-law. Except for the second brother, Li Yanchuan, who has not married for special reasons, the others have all married.

There are only three families with children. The eldest, Li Yanfeng, has a son and a daughter, Tuantuan and Yuanyuan; the fourth, Li Yanqi, has two sons, Youmi and Youtian; and the fifth, Li Yanxin, has a daughter, who lives with her wife at her parents' home, which is a bit far and has not been brought back yet.

In other words, there are fifteen adults in this family. After Xia Qingyu reaches the age of 15 after a while, she will be considered an adult for the time being.

There are five children and a total of twenty people. Except for my fifth sister-in-law and niece who did not come back, all the others are at home.

A large family, truly prosperous.

There weren't many ingredients Xia Qingyu could think of with the current ingredients at home. As for other seasonal dishes, she would go to the mountains tomorrow to look for them and bring back whatever she found.

Already knowing what the dish would be tonight, Shen Qingqing was eager to try it when she heard Xia Qingyu say it.

Seeing them asking him, Xia Qingyu said, "Let's make stir-fried pork belly with green peppers, stir-fried potato slices, stir-fried eggs with amaranth, and add the wild vegetable soup we usually eat."