Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

Especially for pumpkins and loofahs, as long as Han Zhaozhao found a piece of open space large enough to cover the ground, he would dig a hole and throw in two seeds.

She searched every inch of land in the valley and couldn't remember how many seeds she had planted.

After wandering around for a while, she discovered many common and high-priced medicinal herbs such as Polygala tenuifolia, Salvia miltiorrhiza, and Stemona bulbs.

Han Zhaozhao and Niu Xiaoyun have almost taken root in the valley. They go in the morning and come back in the evening, more diligent than punching in at work.

Digging medicinal herbs, hoeing the land, digging wild vegetables, they were busy like spinning tops every day. Several parents knew that they were reclaiming wasteland and planting crops, but they all thought they were just playing around and joked with them:

"You are not home every day. People who don't know you would think you are farming ten or eight acres of land. Work hard. Your family is waiting to eat the food you grow with your own hands."

They didn't know where the food was, and they didn't expect it. But the children went to the mountains every day and never came back empty-handed.

From firewood to wild vegetables, to medicinal herbs, they brought home a lot of things, basket after basket. They knew how to take care of the family even when they were playing. They were all good kids!

Han Zhaozhao and the others were vague about the matter and would never tell their family members that, including the hillsides on both sides, they actually planted more than ten acres of land!

By the beginning of summer, the wheat had begun to ear, and the crops in their fields had grown taller and stronger, so much so that the fields could no longer be seen.

The more you hoe the dung, the more tender the crops will be. Hoe the beans three times and they will be round and round, hoe the ground three times and it will be green and lush. Hoe cotton dry, hoe beans wet, and hoe sesame seeds in a medium-medium-medium range!

After hoeing the ground three times, it is time to hang up the hoe.

There was finally less work to do in the fields, but Han Zhaozhao discovered another serious problem: there were rabbits in the fields!

Seeing that several soybean sprouts had been eaten away after only two days of not having their period, she was so angry that she almost died.

"No, we have to find a way to catch the rabbit!"

Han Zhaozhao asked Xiao Sanzi to ask his father for a piece of thin wire and started to set a trap for Xiaoyun.

The rabbit in the cave in the mountain shivered: What's going on? It's almost April, why did the temperature suddenly drop? Is the cold snap coming?

Surrounding the four acres of farmland, Han Zhaozhao analyzed the paths that rabbits often traveled and set rabbit traps there.

"Zhao Zhao, come and see, I really caught a rabbit!" Niu Xiaoyun shouted and jumped excitedly, "Hey, there's also a pheasant? How come a pheasant is here to join in the fun? Really, is it easy for us to open up this little piece of wasteland? Why are the small animals in the mountains here to destroy it?"

The next morning, the traps they set yielded a harvest. Niu Xiaoyun helped to untie the trapped rabbits while muttering to herself in confusion:

"I don't see any rabbit holes nearby. Where did these rabbits come from?"

Weighing the fat rabbit in her hand, Han Zhaozhao felt helpless. She didn't want to catch the female rabbit, but since it had come to her door, she couldn't let it go.

In fact, when Han Zhaozhao first discovered a large number of rabbits entering the valley, he understood in his heart that these were all sequelae brought about by the seeds cultivated in space.

How could she forget how tempting plants grown in space are to herbivorous animals!

These rabbits can be caught, and you cannot release them even if you don't want to. Even if they are female rabbits with cubs, adding some chili spices and stir-frying or stewing them will definitely make them more delicious than wild vegetable nests and vegetable cakes.

"I made too much noise here before the New Year. Some of the small animals were caught, some fled, and some were hiding, so they must have been frightened and moved away.

There is a water source next door, so the animals will definitely not stray too far.

The crops we planted are green and tender, so they should taste better than weeds. Look, we have attracted them back again.

But it's good, we set more traps, they are here to deliver meat! If we can catch so many every day, we can take them to the market to exchange for money, and the income should be good.

There are four rabbits today. You take two, and Xiao Sanzi and I will each take one. This pheasant is also for Xiao Sanzi's family. We can stew it at home to enjoy our meal."

Niu Xiaoyun was so happy: "I am very satisfied if I can catch a rabbit or pheasant every now and then and taste the meat. I can't even imagine catching so many every day!

Hehehe, a public breeding farm can't be so extravagant! Zhao Zhao, your family will suffer the most from this division, it's not fair!

How about this, each of our three families can have a rabbit to eat, and the remaining rabbit and chicken can be sold to my mom or Aunt Qian, and the proceeds can be divided equally among the three of us."

Han Zhaozhao knew that Niu Xiaoyun didn't want to take advantage of her, so she thought about it and agreed.

Anyway, they divided the harvest from the wasteland in the same way. The grain seeds were almost all provided by Han Zhaozhao. The three families contributed manpower and effort. They didn't know how the harvest would be this year, so they didn't have to be too particular. After discussion, they all agreed to distribute it equally among households.

At the entrance of the alley, Niu Xiaoyun patted the big locust tree with regret, "Ah, I was so busy this year that I didn't even have time to pick locust flowers to eat.

I didn’t notice when the elm seeds bloomed, and I didn’t get to eat elm seed tofu this year! ”

Han Zhaozhao walked home carrying the basket on his back, "Don't be so ungrateful! You are always greedy!

You've gained weight on your face from eating wild rabbits and pheasants. After one spring, you've gained ten kilograms of weight. Why are you still being so pretentious?

You didn't get to eat the Sophora japonica flowers and elm seeds, but you ate a lot of other wild vegetables! Is it that the purslane is not tasty or the water celery is not fragrant? It seems that this year you pickled a whole jar of wild garlic alone, right?"

"Hehehe, I just had a sudden thought and expressed my feelings, how could I not be satisfied!

Zhaozhao, you go home and take your time first. I’ll come and help you after I finish getting the herbs at home.

Wait for two more days, and when it's dry we'll go to the drugstore together to sell it. You can't go away without waiting for me!"

Niu Xiaoyun followed closely with a backpack on her back, and when she reached the gate of her house, she went home first.

Han Zhaozhao opened the door and entered the yard, threw the backpack into the yard, and went to the kitchen to fill the water tank with space water.

Then wash hands and face, change clothes and cook.

There was basically nothing to do in the fields today. The medicinal herbs had grown tall and it was difficult to continue digging, so they came back early.

Just as she boiled the pot and filled the thermos, her grandmother came home.

"Eh? Grandma, you got off work early today. What's going on? Is the purchasing station not busy?"

Seeing that she had already started cooking, the old lady wondered, "You are still talking about me, why didn't you come back late today?

What, have you finished the farm work? Don't you want to open up some more land for planting?"

The old lady never believed that the children could reclaim much wasteland. She always thought they were just having fun, digging wild vegetables, medicinal herbs, and catching rabbits and pheasants in the mountains!

It’s no wonder that the children have become very capable by going to the mountains every day. This spring, there has been almost no shortage of wild vegetables and game at home, and they have also brought home a lot of medicinal herbs.

My granddaughter didn’t lose weight. In fact, she seems to have grown taller. Her little face is rosy and she looks very healthy!

There were several children in the front yard, so she didn't care about her granddaughter. The child became more lively and active than before, which she thought was great!

"We have planted all the land that can be dug, and we have also finished weeding three times. Didn't you say that we should hang up the hoe after we have weeded the land three times? Let's take a break!"

The old lady just smiled and went to help her empty the basket, "Child, why don't you pour out the herbs first and let them air out? Aren't you afraid that they will get hot and change color over time?

Wow! How come you caught two rabbits today? With the way you guys catch them, you won’t kill all the rabbits in the mountains, right? "