Rebirth of an Old Farmer: Escape from Famine with Children and Grandchildren

Sun Wan cleared her throat and said, "I'm planning to go up the mountain and see if there's any flat land I can cultivate. Who's willing to come with me?"

Zhu Xiuqin quickly wiped her hands and said, "I'll go with you!"

Su Guiying followed suit: "Add me in!"

Sun Wan nodded. The current situation could not be solved with just a few words of comfort.

Getting together will only allow negative emotions to spread, so it’s better to do something practical.

When people are busy, they have no time to feel sad about the passing of time.

Seeing Sun Wan leading people to set off, the others also slowly started to get busy.

Sun Wan led Zhu Xiuqin and Su Guiying to wander around in the mountains for a long time, and finally climbed to the top of the mountain.

The mountains in this area are much steeper than those in their hometown, and the soil underfoot is not very good. It is yellow and mixed with gravel, and it can hurt your feet if you are not careful.

This kind of land is not easy to cultivate, and even if you can manage to open up a field, you won’t be able to grow good crops.

Even if you work hard for three years to fertilize the land, a heavy rain can wash away all the fertility.

This place is not suitable for farming at all.

Zhu Xiuqin gasped, "This is really weird, Sister-in-law Sun, we came all the way here yesterday, but I don't think we saw the Xinghua Village land."

Sun Wan thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case!

"How do they make a living? Is there really such a thing as pie falling from the sky?"

Sun Wan was wondering when Su Guiying suddenly exclaimed softly, "Mother! Look over there!"

Sun Wan and Zhu Xiuqin looked in the direction of the sound and unexpectedly found a large area of ​​dazzling red in the mountain valley!

The three of them were stunned.

They decided to approach the mangrove forest, and when they got close they were surprised to find that it was actually a whole red pine forest.

It was the first time in her life that Su Guiying witnessed such a beautiful forest scenery. She was amazed and looked up at the red pine trees with joy.

Suddenly, an object fell and hit Su Guiying right on the head: "Ouch!"

Sun Wan quickly pulled her daughter over to check, and was relieved to see that it was only slight redness and swelling.

"What are you running around for, kid?"

"Luckily the object that fell wasn't heavy, otherwise your little head would have exploded!"

Su Guiying stuck out her tongue.

Sun Wan tapped her forehead gently. Zhu Xiuqin bent down and picked up the object. "Is this thing a strange shape?"

Sun Wan took a closer look and saw that the object was about the size of a palm, pointed like a small tower, or like a withered bamboo shoot, which cracked open to reveal golden grains like millet inside.

Zhu Xiuqin put it in her mouth without saying a word.

"Oh! Be careful, it's poisonous!" Sun Wan hurried to stop him, but it was too late.

"Bah bah bah!"

Zhu Xiuqin quickly spat out the contents of her mouth, frowning: "This thing is so bitter!"

Sun Wan couldn't help laughing: "You can put anything in your mouth. You are such a grown-up, but you are still like a child."

Zhu Xiuqin imitated Su Guiying sticking out her tongue, which made the mother and daughter laugh.

Sun Wan examined the object and said, "This thing is dry, loose and light. It should be good for making a fire."

She sniffed it and said, "Hmm, it smells pretty good. It would be nice to keep at home. Since we are here, we might as well take some home."

The two naturally agreed.

So the three of them returned home with three backpacks full of harvest.

After returning home, Sun Wan and others shared their findings, and everyone's faces showed a bit more worry.

I am also puzzled: "How do the people of Xinghua Village make a living?"

"Look at their clothes, they are all made of high-quality fabrics. Where did they get all this money?"

Just when everyone was puzzled, Third Brother Ye suddenly grabbed Lin Xiangxiang's hand and said, "Little sister! What are you doing?"

When everyone looked over, they found that Lin Xiangxiang was unpacking the things that Sun Wan and the others had brought back!

Not only that, she just rubbed the particles inside and they were gone with a squeeze!

"Little sister!" Brother Ye San was shocked, afraid that Lin Xiangxiang would do something to hurt him, and shook her anxiously.

"Stop messing around and return the things to your brother, okay?"

Lin Xiangxiang seemed to have no idea what he was talking about.

When Third Brother Ye was so anxious that he was spinning around, Kou Zhong grabbed his wrist and said, "Third Brother Ye, don't panic."

"Let's see what Miss Ye wants to do."

Lin Xiangxiang took the remaining three baskets of dried bamboo shoots in her hands in a daze, and then disappeared.

Then she closed her eyes.

Everyone was shocked, but Third Brother Ye seemed accustomed to it and quickly asked his sister to sit down.

After a long wait, just when everyone was worried about whether something had happened to Lin Xiangxiang, suddenly, a strong fragrance spread.

Everyone looked at Lin Xiangxiang.

Lin Xiangxiang opened her eyes and found a handful of sweet dried fruits in her hand. She handed it to Third Brother Ye with a confused look on her face.

The intoxicating sweet aroma comes from the handful of dried fruits.

It's been a long time since Third Brother Ye has tasted my little sister's cooking...

His eyes suddenly turned red.

Ye Sanlang picked up a dried fruit and put it into his mouth. Instantly, a fresh, crisp, smooth but not greasy taste bloomed in his mouth.

He couldn't help but taste a few more.

Seeing this, Zhu Xiuqin tasted one without hesitation. As soon as she put it in her mouth, her eyes widened.

Oh my, is this still the bitter millet grain from before?

This, this is more fragrant than peanuts!

Zhu Xiuqin excitedly ate a few more, and Ye Sanlang took the opportunity to invite everyone to taste them together.

After everyone had tasted it, the surprise in their eyes was the same as that of the two people before.

"Ye Sanlang, your sister's skills are really good!"

"It's not just the craftsmanship, this thing itself has a wonderful aroma. What the hell is it?"

"Pine seeds!"

Lin Xiangxiang blurted out something that startled everyone present.

Ye Sanlang looked at his younger sister in surprise, but soon his shoulders drooped.

Lin Xiangxiang's eyes were still confused and her mind was still in a trance. The words she just said might have been just a casual response.

Zhang Daniu patted Ye Sanlang on the shoulder to comfort him.

Everyone enjoyed the food more and more, and they were still not satisfied after finishing the one in Lin Xiangxiang's hand.

Ye Sanlang thought that the four brothers and sisters had been taken care of by everyone along the way, so he hurriedly asked Lin Xiangxiang to bring some more.

But Sun Wan stopped him.

Sun Wan's eyes sparkled: "Perhaps, we have found a way to make money!"

"There's a lot of this stuff in the red pine forest. If we can pick it all and ask Miss Ye to process it, it's such a delicious thing that it will definitely sell for a good price!"

"Remember? The officer who brought us here said that doing business in Qingshui Town is very good!"

As soon as Sun Wan said this, everyone immediately became energetic.

Yes, this thing is so delicious. They will be lingering on it after just one bite. No matter how much they eat, it is never enough. If they take it to the town to sell, they will definitely get a high price!

They have arrived in Huizhou, and the most urgent thing now is not only food, but more importantly, money.

Only with money can you buy all kinds of household items, a few big iron pots for everyone, a few good clothes for each person, and of course some bedding, mattresses, etc.

In short, there are too many bits and pieces needed.

Thinking of this, everyone could no longer sit still. Li Amin stood up and wanted to go to the red pine forest with Sun Wan to collect pine seeds.