Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

Liu Shuyue rarely got out of bed today. He carried Lu Mingchuan on his back and walked around in the yard. The feeling in his legs was getting stronger and stronger, and he could already feel the pain clearly. It seemed that Huai Jin's wife really knew medical skills. He was full of hope now.

"Is Yue here?"

Liu Shuyue heard the voice, opened the door, and saw that it was the village head's wife Liu Jinhua, and hurriedly invited her into the yard.

"Jinhua, why are you here?"

Liu Shuyue and the village chief's wife Liu Jinhua used to be from the same village and married to Taoxi Village at about the same time. They were close friends before they got married. After Lu Mingchuan got into trouble, the village chief helped a lot, all thanks to Liu Jinhua.

"Mingchuan, you look much better."

As soon as Liu Jinhua entered the courtyard, she saw Lu Mingchuan basking in the sun in the yard.

"Much better, come and sit down."

The two old sisters sat down in the yard, and Yao Qingnian brought them some water.

"Aunt Jinhua drinks water"

Looking at Yao Qingnian, who is now well-behaved and sensible, Liu Jinhua is happy for Liu Shuyue from the bottom of her heart.

"Thank you. Huaijin, you don't have to work anymore. I came to see your mother-in-law and remind you that the Cold Food Festival is in two days."

The Cold Food Festival is a major festival. At this time every year, all the villagers will hold a ceremony in the village ancestral hall. It is said that a hundred years ago, banditry was rampant, and several old predecessors risked their lives and fled here with the refugees, and settled here, which led to the current Taoxi Village. In order to express gratitude to those old predecessors, the villagers set up an ancestral hall in the village, and the annual Cold Food Festival sacrifice has become a major festival in Taoxi Village.

The village will slaughter a pig and distribute it to everyone in the village. Only those who are present can receive the pork, regardless of gender, age or status. Therefore, villagers generally will not be absent on the day of the event.

During the Cold Food Festival, men are responsible for slaughtering pigs, and women are responsible for cooking.

No fire can be lit on the Cold Food Festival. At this time, the villagers prepare cooked food, cold food porridge, wild vegetable cakes, wine, etc. in advance.

"Look at my memory. I almost forgot it."

Liu Shuyue patted his head and then he remembered.

"Ayue, don't be late when you go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables tomorrow."

The day before the Cold Food Festival, every family in the village would send a woman to go to the mountains to dig wild vegetables for making pancakes on the day of the Cold Food Festival. The person who dug the most wild vegetables would receive an extra pig's trotter as a reward from the village. Everyone worked hard for this pig's trotter.

"Okay, I'll remember that."

Before leaving, the village chief's wife put two eggs on the table and asked Liu Shuyue to save them for Yinuo to eat. She got up and left without waiting for her to refuse. Liu Shuyue sighed and accepted the eggs.

"Mom, I'll go up the mountain tomorrow, and you stay at home to take care of Dad."

It was inconvenient for Yao Qingnian to take care of Lu Mingchuan at home, so she went to dig wild vegetables. She also wanted to experience the atmosphere of the ancient festival, and Liu Shuyue agreed.

Everyone was waiting at the entrance of the village early in the morning. When they saw Yao Qingnian coming, the villagers found it strange. Every year, Liu Shuyue would visit Lu Mingchuan's house, and Yao Qingnian never participated in such activities.

When everyone arrived, the village chief's wife led dozens of people and walked towards the outskirts of the mountain near the village. There were more or less wild vegetables growing on the nearby fields and streams.

"Everyone, please be safe. Gather here before 15:00. Remember not to go deep into the mountains."

After Liu Jinhua's instructions, everyone started to act separately.

"Yao Qingnian, let's go together!" Luo Erya came over in a familiar manner.

"it is good"

Yao Qingnian agreed and dug some wild vegetables. More people meant more care. Just as the two were getting ready to leave, a gentle voice came from behind them.

"Sister-in-law, can I join you?"

It was Lu Shuangshuang. Ge was lazy about doing the housework and left it all to Lu Shuangshuang. As Lu Xiangqian was also her child, she spoiled him like a treasure, a typical example of favoring boys over girls.

"Go, go."

Yao Qingnian did not refuse, and the three of them walked towards the stream. Many aunts had already left, and all the wild vegetables they passed by were dug up clean.

The three of them walked along the path and wandered around the nearby fields before they found a few small gray vegetables.

If this continues, all three of them will probably be bald.

"Come with me"

Yao Qingnian led the two of them up the mountain, wanting to see if there was any harvest there. Along the way, they did not find any edible wild vegetables.

Before they knew it, the three of them had climbed over a hill and passed through a dense forest. Lu Shuangshuang followed Yao Qingnian in fear, looking to both sides from time to time. She had not expected this girl to be so timid.

We came to the halfway point of a mountain. If we went any further we would have entered the deep mountains, but we still found nothing.

Just when a few people were dejected and ready to give up, a field of lush weeds appeared before their eyes. Yao Qingnian had sharp eyes and spotted the small grass with white fluff on the ground at a glance.

"Today's wild vegetables have been found!"

Yao Qingnian led them over, squatted on the ground, picked one and held it in his hand. Yes, it was Artemisia selengensis.

"Can this be eaten?"

Yao Qingnian gave them some scientific knowledge on the spot.

"Of course, this is called Artemisia selengensis, which can be made into wild vegetable cakes or green dumplings. It tastes delicious and is not only edible, but also a medicinal ingredient! Medicine and food have the same origin. The humidity is heavier in spring, and eating Artemisia selengensis can remove moisture from the body and play a role in clearing away heat and detoxifying."

When she was a child, during the Qingming Festival, her mother would go to her family's navel orange orchard to pick some young "grasses", blanch them in water, pound them into fine powder, add flour and glutinous rice flour, and make green balls for Yao Qingnian to eat. The grass has a natural fragrance. That's how the "Qing" in her name came about. Later, her father and mother left in an accident, and she ended up on the streets. Her master took her back to the organization and she began various trainings...

Hearing what Yao Qingnian said, Luo Erya and Lu Shuangshuang put down their backpacks and started picking Artemisia selengensis.

There was a large field of Artemisia selengensis, and the three of them soon filled their backpacks.

"There are so many. Hehe, the first place will definitely be ours."

Luo Erya wiped the sweat from her forehead, unable to hide her smile.

"There are still so many that have not been picked yet. Let's come together another day."

Lu Shuangshuang also smiled brightly.

"There is a large area of wild vegetables here, and the terrain is hidden and not easy to be discovered. Qing Nian, what do you think?"

"This place is close to the mountains, so if you want to come here, you should come with a companion. Don't come alone to avoid any danger."

Although it was not a deep mountain, danger was everywhere. The two of them were powerless and could not compare to Yao Qingnian.

"Then it's a deal. We'll come together next time. I'll call you when we come."

"it is good"

After packing up their things, the three of them walked down the mountain carrying their backpacks. It was easy to go up the mountain but difficult to go down. After a lot of effort, they arrived at the gathering place at the foot of the mountain at noon.