Farming and reading family

As long as I can get through this and save my life, I can plan for the future.

The next day, Master An delivered the long table and low stools they had customized. Seeing that the Chen family's place was in good shape, he felt a sense of admiration.

When he came here before, there were only three lonely cave dwellings. The family huddled together and cooked with a pot supported by stones. It only took a short time for it to become a proper home.

Master An not only brought them a long table, but also brought six tools for peeling chestnuts.

"I modified it again. It's more stable than before. You can try it." Master An handed the tool to Gao E.

Gao E looked at it carefully and took an acorn to test it: "Really, how much is this."

Master An smiled sheepishly and said, "This is a good little gadget that sells well in my shop now. After all, I made some money thanks to you. This is a gift for you."

Gao E smiled and said, "Thank you, Master An."

"I should be thanking you." Master An was relieved to see that the other party didn't care about this. "If you need anything in the future, just tell me. I can give you a discount on the labor costs."

"Okay." Gao E did not refuse.

After setting up the long tables and benches, it is time to consider teaching the children to read and write.

Several younger children were running around the long table, playing and finding the new things interesting.

After a few days, the money prepared for buying food was almost spent, and the cave was full of food, which made Gao E feel more at ease.

There is food at home, so I don’t panic.

I also started pickling the sour bamboo shoots and bought some large wooden basins to precipitate the acorn starch. Everything is done in an orderly manner every day.

That night, Gao E suddenly woke up, thinking she was about to give birth. Instead, she heard the sound of rain outside and the smell of earth in the air.

It's raining……

She felt that Chen Ke should know this, so she had to find a way to figure out how long the rain would last, otherwise the acorn starch would go bad if it wasn't dried in time.

After thinking about this, she fell asleep again in a daze.

Originally there was a place to cook outside, but since it rained, they could only use the stove in the cave, so even if Chen Hanyue got up early, she could only wait outside.

Gao E got up and saw Chen Hanyue's embarrassment: "If you had just woken up earlier, you could have just called me."

"My mother said that Second Aunt finally got some sleep now." Chen Hanyue said with a smile.

Gao E stroked her belly. She had heard that giving birth was like walking through the gates of hell for women. The medical technology here was backward and the sanitary conditions were so poor, which made her feel a little nervous.

But then I thought, the original owner had already given birth to four children. Maybe she had a physique that made it easier for her to give birth?

After thinking about the difficulties and comforting myself, I eliminated my psychological fears and calmed down.

I thought everyone would take a break because of the rain, but Chen Jie and his wife came with their two children wearing big bamboo hats.

"We were planning to pick bamboo shoots today." Mrs. Lei asked the child to go play with the second brother's children. "If it gets any colder, the bamboo shoots will get old."

Gao E smiled helplessly: "I think there are bamboo shoots growing in that bamboo forest, they taste better."

"We can't waste them." Mrs. Lei felt that the autumn bamboo shoots tasted very good.

Gao E couldn't stop them, so Chen Jie and Lei went to pick bamboo shoots. The eldest brother dug a drainage ditch at home and came up later to pick bamboo shoots as well.

Gao E sighed as she saw Chen Ke approaching. "I wonder how long this rain will last. If it continues for too long, the acorn starch might go bad."

Chen Ke frowned and said, "Then don't waste any more time. It looks like the rain won't stop any time soon."

Gao E understood that the rain would probably last for quite a while: "Then we can't just soak it forever. I'll think of another way."

Chen Ke thought so too: "Then take advantage of the rain and see if there is anything you can do."

"Okay." Gao E was sure that this rain was not simple and might be related to the flood.

The autumn rain is dense and sticky, and farmers are used to such rain in autumn and don't react much.

Gao E put all the kitchen utensils into the cave, separated the wooden basins with some wooden sticks, and slowly dried the acorn starch.

Because the stove is in the cave, the fire is always on and the cave is warm.

Although it was raining, they still had to check the traps on the mountain. However, Chen Jie and Chen Qing went together to check, and if they found prey, they would carry it back directly.

Gao E felt that it was inconvenient to go to the city, and it would be very cold when it rained, so she simply killed two of them and kept them for herself.

The main reason is that a flood is coming, and supplies will definitely be in short supply at that time, so she has to find a way to prepare in advance.

No one else had any objection. The road to the city was indeed difficult to travel on. If there was any water accumulation, the carriage might be stuck there.

On the third day of the rain, Chen Ke became restless and kept going in and out throughout the morning. Gao E had noticed it a long time ago, but it was not easy to ask him directly.

Suddenly, Chen Jidi grabbed a soft object and stuffed it into Gao E's arms. Gao E turned her head and saw it, and she jumped up in fright.

It was a toad as big as a fist, and Chen Jidi was holding it by its limbs, stretching them out.

Seeing her second sister-in-law's frightened look, Mrs. Lei laughed: "Oh, the toads have gone up the mountain. I'm afraid the Turtle River is going to flood."

They don't care about the rising water level of Wangba River. The water level of Wangba River will rise a little every summer when there is heavy rain, but it is not a problem at all because of the Yutou Dam.

"It might be a toad nearby, otherwise it wouldn't run so high." Yang felt that the toad below could not run so high.

Gao E looked at them chatting and laughing, not reacting at all to such a big toad: "Throw it out quickly."

Chen Jidi still wanted to play with his mother, but seeing that his mother didn't like the toad, he had to throw it away.

"Second sister-in-law is about to give birth, how have you been feeling these days?" Lei suddenly asked.

Gao E calculated that the baby was indeed full term, but she was not sure when she would give birth. "How about finding a midwife in advance?"

The original owner had always found a midwife when she gave birth, but she was from the city. It was obviously unrealistic to find a midwife from the city at this time.

Yang and Lei looked at each other and thought that since Gao was so precious, it was normal for her to find a midwife in advance.

"Who in the village can deliver a baby?" Gao E felt that she had neglected this matter.

"Aunt Xu, she was the midwife of both of my babies." Lei said directly.

Aunt Xu is the wife of the village head and has a high reputation in the village.

"It's close, so you can invite her when you make a move." Yang knew that it was impossible for Aunt Xu to live in the second son's house in advance. What if her sister-in-law became arrogant again?

"That's right." Gao E nodded.

The three were chatting when Chen Ke came in again.

"I'll go down and take a look." Chen Ke said without any context.

Gao E thought he was talking about going back to his hometown: "Okay."

Chen Ke put on a straw hat and a raincoat and was about to go out.

"Brother, put on your mud clogs too," Yang reminded him. "The mud in the village is deep and difficult to walk on."

Chen Ke took a look. He was not good at wearing mud clogs: "I can't walk steadily in them."