Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

"Zhao Zhao, come up quickly, there is nothing but rocks at the bottom of the river."

Han Zhaozhao dug out a river clam the size of an adult's palm from the mud and shouted excitedly, "Sister Xiaolian, look, I found a big river clam!"

"Huh? Really! Why is it so big?"

Niu Xiaoyun was so anxious that she jumped up and down, "Zhao Zhao, why are you picking at that thing? It's so dirty."

Han Zhaozhao looked down and saw that it was indeed dirty, with her hands covered in smelly mud.

Looking around, there is still a lot of it in the mud. I don't know why no one else noticed it.

Han Zhaozhao threw the clam into the puddle and rubbed it for a long time before it was clean.

When he caught up with Niu Xiaoyun with the river clams and showed them off to her, she realized that this thing was so dirty that rural children used it to feed chickens and no one would eat it.

"This thing eats mud, it's disgusting to look at, who would eat it if they brought it back? And they even stir-fried it with green peppers and chilies, it's a waste of oil, salt and firewood."

"What? Are you saying that clams grow by eating silt?" Han Zhaozhao suddenly realized. No wonder there are so many clams on the riverbed and no one is catching them. It turns out that this is what people think of them.

Haha, that’s even better, now she’s getting a bargain!

Han Zhaozhao was relieved that no one cared. She decided not to tell her sisters about the surprise later. She threw the clam in her hand into the puddle and quickly chased after Niu Xiaoyun.

When they were still a few hundred meters away from the puddle, the three girls started laughing. A large green area appeared in front of them, which was estimated to be more than 20 acres in area.

"There's green, there's green, this is good, I'm sure I won't return empty-handed.

Sister, Zhaozhao, I don’t believe that there will be no wild vegetables growing in such a large swamp.

Sisters, follow me!"

Niu Xiaoyun was so happy that she imitated the revolutionary female soldier on the movie poster and rushed forward as if charging.

Niu Xiaolian breathed a sigh of relief and thought: Finally, this trip was not in vain.

Following Niu Xiaoyun, he ran and shouted, "Slow down, don't fall. We've already reached the destination, why are you in such a hurry?"

After shouting to the front, he turned back and shouted to the back: "Zhao Zhao, watch your feet!

Let's look for it separately. Xiaoyun goes to the front, I go to the right and you go to the left. Whoever finds more wild vegetables will shout loudly.

This way we can dig up enough and go home earlier."

Han Zhaozhao agreed. It was just right. She also wanted to separate, otherwise it would affect her cheating.

Han Zhaozhao chose a reed-covered shore and walked over.

She has a habit of taking a look around the surroundings before going to an unfamiliar place.

No matter what is there or not, you must know the risk level. When you go out, safety comes first! She always keeps this in mind.

Well, this turn of events made her feel disappointed. Where are the wild vegetables?

The puddle was moist, but full of reeds and thatch. These two plants were particularly aggressive, and both of them were root-propagating species that would grow a few plants this year and spread out to cover a large area next year.

In their territory, other plants have no chance of surviving in the cracks.

Occasionally, the seeds of the Artemisia annua, which is even more scoundrel than these plants, would be blown in by the wind, take root and grow taller, but due to the drought this year, they have not sprouted yet.

Wild vegetables? There is no way they can compete with these extremely tenacious plants for territory.

The few trees that finally grew on the outermost edge were dug up by the locals long ago.

Han Zhaozhao didn't care. What if there were wild vegetables? She didn't care about them anyway. The vegetables and fruits in the space were all fed to chickens and livestock. She didn't care about that!

This time, she focuses on an outing with companionship!

Of course, if there is a space without a species, you can also consider adding new varieties.

Han Zhaozhao was wandering around in the reeds and soon disappeared from sight.

Looking at the Niu Xiaoyun sisters again, they lowered their heads and bent their waists, their eyes wide open like bells, not missing any trace of green on the ground.

I kept walking around until my stomach started to growl. I looked down at the cloth bag in my hand and saw that there were only a handful of wild vegetables. Not a lot, but a lot of variety!

There are dandelions, viola yedoensis, wormwood, thistle (thorny thistle, small thistle), and even a few mint plants.

The three of them gathered together, took out their dry food and water bottles, and started eating lunch.

"Zhao Zhao, how much did you dig?" Niu Xiaoyun opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of residue while chewing on the cold and hard wild vegetable nest.

Han Zhaozhao dodged quickly and all the spray was on Niu Xiaolian's face.

"Swallow it before talking, what a waste of food!" Han Zhaozhao was stunned!

That's it? She thought Niu Xiaolian would say "It's so shameful", but she only thought about wasting food.

"No, is your family short of food to this extent?"

Niu Xiaolian smiled bitterly: "No, my family's food is enough for one year if we eat it ourselves. If we mix it with wild vegetables, it will be enough for two years.

The key is that we have many poor relatives! Not to mention my grandpa's family, his family is just a small one, and twenty or thirty kilograms of food subsidies a month are the limit.

You know, Henan is the biggest source of money. Last year, it was enough to send 40 to 50 kilograms a month, but now, it takes 100 kilograms!"

Han Zhaozhao calculated silently: Including their own family, there are three families in total! The other two families are large families with more than 20 people.

With so many people, they need nearly 500 kilograms of food per month.

Niu Xiaoyun scratched her head in annoyance. "My dad said a few days ago that we should also find a way to reduce our food rations and send more to our family back home.

Zhaozhao, you don’t know, I have read the letters from my hometown with my own eyes, and life in the countryside is really difficult now.

The canteen had robbed all the food, leaving almost nothing except seeds. It was only the beginning of spring, and most of the village was already out of food.

Some families have started begging again. What a miserable life they lead!

I can’t blame my dad for being soft-hearted. He subsidizes people back home every year. But when we think about it, we can’t bear to watch our family members suffer and starve to death!”

Han Zhaozhao felt the same way. She wouldn’t have the heart to do that!

Not to mention watching people starve to death, in her previous life, when she saw online children in mountainous areas dropping out of school and unemployed middle-aged people having no money to treat their illnesses, she would secretly transfer money to them.

This is also the fundamental reason why she is willing to interact with the Niu and Qian families.

A kind, compassionate person who values ​​family will never become a bad person!

"Zhao Zhao, why did you dig up so many grass roots but didn't find any wild vegetables?" Niu Xiaolian asked when she saw a small bundle of grass roots of varying thicknesses thrown beside her.

“These are not ordinary grass roots, the thick ones are reed roots and the thin ones are thatch roots.

Add dandelion roots and cook together to make three-root soup.

Aren't you from Henan? How come you don't know? This three-root soup is very popular among the people in Henan. It is said to be a recipe passed down by the medical saint Zhang Zhongjing.

Drinking three-root soup in spring can dispel fire and inflammation and prevent colds. Especially for red eyes, swollen throat, carbuncle, and small intestine fire caused by fire, drinking it for three consecutive days can cure it, it is very effective. "

Xiaolian immediately became interested and took the grass root in her hand to examine it carefully. "I know the three-root soup. I drank it when I was a child.

In the spring, my grandmother would dig it up and boil a big pot of it for all the adults in the family to drink.”