Affection for Sidaogou during the Famine

The old lady burst out laughing: "Don't kid me, hurry up, unload the herbs first, clean them up, and dry them out. I worked so hard to get them home, don't let them get damaged."

Seeing Han Zhaozhao was about to move the tree roots in the basket downstairs, the old lady quickly stopped him and said, "Throw the tree roots in the backyard to dry in the sun. They won't be burned anyway. We'll settle it when we're done.

There is only a small amount of land in the front yard that can see the sun, and it has to be reserved for drying medicinal herbs, so we can’t unload the front yard.”

Han Zhaozhao: "Grandma, I was just teasing you!

This is not an ordinary tree root. You see, these small melons are from Trichosanthes kirilowii. This is the root of Trichosanthes kirilowii, which is also a medicinal herb. Its scientific name is Radix Trichosanthis.

The old lady was shocked: "Oh my god! Trichosanthes powder? It's specifically for treating smallpox, right?

This is a good medicinal herb! Are you sure it’s called Trichosanthes?"

Han Zhaozhao was defeated by her grandmother's naive cognition. She squatted on the ground and laughed so hard that she couldn't stand up.

"Hahaha, hahaha!" Seeing her grandmother's face half excited and half confused, Han Zhaozhao laughed so hard that his stomach hurt and tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.

This made her grandmother very angry, and she patted Han Zhaozhao on the back several times.

"What are you laughing at? What are you laughing at? You naughty kid, why are you so noisy now?

What are you laughing at? Hurry up and get to work. Unload the car first. Leave it in the yard like a sore to prevent harm!

If you keep laughing, do it yourself. The rice in the pot should be cooked. I have to go and start cooking!"

Oh! The old lady is really angry!

Han Zhaozhao held onto her grandmother's sleeve and refused to let go. "Haha, haha, grandma, don't be anxious. I still have something good here!"

She quickly took out a pheasant from the firewood and presented it to her grandmother. "Grandma, I caught a pheasant this afternoon. Please kill it and stew it. We can improve our lives tonight."

The old lady took the chicken and turned away, "I think you are just like a tailor who lost his scissors - all that's left is a piece of cake!

Day after day, you just had scallion pancakes in the morning and want to eat chicken in the evening. If there are any good things at home, you really don’t want to leave them overnight!

Isn't this pheasant still alive? I can't stew it tonight, I've already cut the celery, so I'll make celery scrambled eggs tonight, what's wrong with this meal?"

The old lady was out of character and didn't even ask where the chicken came from, let alone tell her to be careful when going up the mountain.

The old lady has finally realized that her granddaughter has grown up and become more capable, and will be difficult to control in the future!

In the evening, Han Zhaozhao did not get to eat the pheasant he had been craving for, but Grandma Han was much more generous when buying food than before, so at least the grandparents and grandchildren had a decent meal.

Even though it was mixed grain rice, Han Zhaozhao was already very satisfied. Dry rice was always better than thin porridge.

She felt that her appetite had increased in the past few days. A pancake and a bowl of porridge for each meal were no longer enough to fill her stomach.

What's more, her grandmother fried a big plate of celery and eggs tonight.

Since the beginning of autumn, her family has been stewing cabbage for one meal and radishes for the next. They have been eating these two dishes over and over again. Even potatoes cannot be eaten often.

She's had enough!

Now Han Zhaozhao would rather eat pickles than boiled cabbage and radishes in watery soup.

After dinner, the grandparents and grandchildren washed the trichosanthes in the yard in the dark.

The Radix Trichosanthis needs to be washed and the skin scraped off, then sliced ​​and dried, which is a bit more troublesome than the Radix Stemonae and Salvia miltiorrhiza.

It was already late when the grandparents and grandchildren finished washing the trichosanthes in the yard. They put it in a basket and left it under the porch to dry before returning to their room to sleep.

Han Zhaozhao entered the space and worked until midnight, planting the rhizomes of Salvia miltiorrhiza and Trichosanthes kirilowii in the ground, and also planting water celery and mint on the river bank.

The collected Salvia miltiorrhiza seeds were not wasted. We found a corner of the land and sowed them there.

There were still a few broken pieces of Radix Trichosanthis left in the space. Han Zhaozhao remembered that this thing could also be used to grow seedlings using tubers, just like planting sweet potatoes.

Break the Radix Trichosanthis into small pieces, and plant them in holes dug around the yard fence.

When the Trichosanthes seedlings sprout, they can climb along the fence. She wants to see the beautiful Trichosanthes flowers!

The next day, Han Zhaozhao went out at dawn.

The door rang, and unexpectedly her grandmother was alarmed.

"Zhao Zhao, why are you getting up so early? Didn't I tell you to cut Trichosanthes at home today? Where are you going?"

Han Zhaozhao: Her grandmother is such a light sleeper! The door hinges at home should be oiled!

"Grandma, I'm going out for a walk and I'll go to the market.

After you finish your meal, you should go to work. Just lock the door. I have the key.

I will cut the Radix Trichosanthis when I get home. I haven’t forgotten about it and I will definitely finish it today.”

Han Zhaozhao locked the door and ran out of the city at a high speed.

She is anxious!

Last night, she dreamed that she had caught a lot of badgers, rabbits, and pheasants with her traps.

Basically every set is not empty!

Before daybreak, she couldn't lie still on the kang. Cutting herbs, going to the market, and chopping firewood didn't matter!

She wants meat! Lots of meat!

Han Zhaozhao ran up the mountain breathlessly, and went straight to the lower trap location after entering the valley.

She heard the noise from a distance, and the squealing of pigs made her no longer feel tired.

When Han Zhaozhao arrived in front of the trap, what he saw was not a badger, but a wild boar weighing more than 130 kilograms.

Wild boar

"Oh my God! Wild boar!" She didn't know where the wild boar came from, but it was definitely not a native of this valley.

When he came here for the first time, Han Zhaozhao checked it out and found no traces of wild boars at all.

There were only a few caves that looked like those of wild hog badgers. She guessed that this valley could only support two nests of wild hog badgers at most. After all, there was little food and it could not support more animals.

At this time, the wild boar was in a miserable situation. Its two front legs were caught in the wire noose at the same time. Because of its violent struggle, it not only failed to escape, but one of its legs was cut off by the extremely thin and tough wire.

Although the other front leg was not broken, it was covered in blood. The steel wire had cut through the flesh and down to the leg bone. It seemed that if the wild boar exerted a little force, it would not be far from being broken.

The wild boar had kicked a big hole in the ground at the location of its hind legs, which made people feel pain for it just by looking at it!

This wild boar was probably not yet an adult, as Han Zhaozhao did not see it grow any big fangs.

Han Zhaozhao didn't dare to waste time. He took out a short knife from the space and stabbed the pig's neck.

The wild boar's blood gushed out.

"Ah-ah-ah" the wild boar howled twice in sharp, long tones, and then fell to the ground with a "clang".

Han Zhaozhao swung the dagger in her hand, and the dagger sparkled with silver light. Well, her sword was still sharp!

She was too busy to slowly untie the wire snare, so she took out the pliers from the space and cut it off at the root, then put the snare and the wild boar into the plastic water tank in the space.

Han Zhaozhao used all the remaining eighteen wire snares and harvested six hares, three badgers, four pheasants, a fox, a wild sheep and a vole.

Han Zhaozhao released the fox. She didn't like these things. Not only did she dislike them for being dirty, she was also afraid of making her grandmother angry.

The fox is one of the guardian gods worshipped by her grandmother!

If her grandmother knew that she had caught a fox, she would definitely feel taboo.

In the next few years, the old lady would be suspicious of everything she did, blaming her for offending the gods, so it would be difficult to keep the family simple!