The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

After learning from the Huang family's lesson, Zhao was smart this time. The next day, she asked Song Jinsheng to go to Dongming Village to inquire about the situation of the Wu family and Wu Wei.

Dongming Village and Rongshu Village are quite far apart, in the opposite direction of Shili Village. It takes more than two hours to go there alone. Adding the time to gather information, I'm afraid I won't be home until tomorrow afternoon.

Zhao went to Dazhu's house in the village before dawn, and used his stone mill to grind five liters of brown rice flour in exchange for half a liter of brown rice.

After returning home, I kneaded the dough and made ten brown rice cakes in a pot.

The brown rice cakes were dry and hard, and not as smooth as the brown rice porridge. The family shared four cakes with the porridge in the morning, and wrapped the other six in oil paper for Song Jinsheng to take with him as dry food on the road. In addition, he was given ten cents so that he could get a ride if he got tired on the road.

Song Yuntang watched quietly at everything Zhao did, and felt a little touched in his heart.

My parents passed away early in my previous life, and I lived alone for many years with no one paying attention to me.

Now she has such a group of family members who care about her, which gives her an extremely subtle warmth.

"Actually, there's no need to rush my marriage. My second brother is two years older than me."

Without thinking, Zhao waved her hand and said, "That won't work. We've already agreed on this. Only when your marriage is settled can I feel at ease."

After she finished speaking, she washed her hands and went back to her room to embroider a handkerchief.

These handkerchiefs are the family’s biggest income this year, so they must be treated with care.

Song Yuntang had nothing to do, so he went to the mountains with his two younger brothers.

The brothers Zhuzi and Zhuanzi looked quite reserved when they went out with Song Yuntang for the first time.

"Sister, do you really know wild vegetables?"

asked Zhuzi, who was walking behind with an empty basket.

Song Yuntang walked ahead and said calmly, "At least I know more than you do."

As I was walking, I inadvertently looked down from the mountain and suddenly caught a glimpse of a fish swimming at the foot of the mountain near the river.

Song Yuntang's eyes lit up.

"Just wait for me here."

After instructing her two younger brothers, she found a long stick nearby and walked towards the river.

The water level on the shore was a little low. Even though she used a long stick to push the fish to the shore, she still couldn't reach the fish in the river when she squatted down.

But the river bank was steep and the water below was so deep that you couldn't see the bottom at a glance. Song Yuntang, who couldn't swim, didn't dare to go into the water rashly.

Seeing this, the pillars and piles came to the river together.

"Sister, please hold my hand and let me catch it." Zhuzi put down the basket in his hand, came to the river, and extended his hand to Song Yuntang.

Song Yuntang did not hesitate. She held Zhu's wrist with one hand and climbed up the bush closest to her with the other hand to slowly put him down.

Zhuanzi was not idle either, and he held tightly onto Song Yuntang's arm that was climbing the bushes.

The fish had not yet completely died when it was lifted out of the water by Zhuzi. Song Yuntang weighed it in his hand and estimated that it weighed about four or five pounds, enough for a good meal for the whole family.

"Second brother left at the wrong time. Looks like he won't have a good time."

This fish must be eaten today. It’s so hot today, and if we leave it until tomorrow, it will probably go bad.

On the other side of the river, Song Jinyuan came to the river with a bucket and saw the three siblings. He shouted anxiously across the river, "Tang'er, don't bring any pillars or stakes near the Jingshui River. The river is deep and unsafe."

"I know. I'll leave right away." Song Yuntang put the fish into the basket and urged his two younger brothers, "You guys take the fish back first. I'll just take a quick walk around and be back."

"it is good."

After Zhuzizhuanzi left, Song Yuntang continued to wander around the periphery, passed through the forest near Jingshui River, and found a large clump of garlic sprouts on the wasteland on the edge of a hillside.

Below here are vast tracts of farmland and well rivers. There is not much vegetation on the hillside, mostly weeds. Usually, few people come here, but Song Yuntang got lucky.

She picked up a small hoe and squatted on the grass to dig garlic sprouts under the scorching sun.

Half an hour later, Song Yuntang stood up from the ground, and suddenly his eyes went dark. He almost fell down due to dizziness, and the hoe in his hand fell to the ground and almost hit his feet.

He stood there for a while, then carried a large bundle of garlic sprouts through the woods and returned home.

When Zhao saw Song Yuntang coming back, she quickly put down her sewing basket and asked, "Tang'er, where did you get so many garlic sprouts?"

"On the hillside to the northeast."

She placed the radish on the long table outside the kitchen, took a winnowing basket and put it aside, tore off the skin of the radish, pinched off the yellow and dry leaves, and neatly arranged them in the winnowing basket.

Zhao Qiao'e also stood beside her and helped clean up.

"Tang'er, Zhuzizhuangzi brought back a fish and said you caught it by the Jingshui River?"

Song Yuntang hummed, "Luckily, I saw the fish turning white, so I caught it and asked them to send it home first." She glanced in Zhao's direction, "Mom, do you have a small jar at home?"

"Yes." Zhao Qiao'e wiped her hands on her apron. "I'll go wash a jar first and pickle the garlic sprouts later. They'll keep for a longer time."

Song Yuntang raised the corners of his lips, "I think so too."

But she is not very good at it.

In his previous life, he spent most of his energy on studying medicine. Although he had some decent cooking skills, he had never made pickled leeks.

After all the radishes were cleaned, Zhao Qiao'e took a large wooden basin, and the mother and daughter poured most of the basin with water to wash the radishes clean. They cut the radish leaves and stir-fried them. As for the white radishes, they were all pickled in a small jar that had been washed in advance.

Fortunately, Zhao Qiao'e knows how to do all these things, and Song Yuntang only needs to help her. Otherwise, it would be really difficult for her to do it alone.

Song Yuntang prepared the lunch dishes, while Zhao Qiao'e was in charge of cooking. She stewed a large pot of fish soup, threw in a few wild wolfberries that she had picked in the mountains, and added a few wild vegetables, which was full of freshness and fragrance.

Zhao Qiao'e brought a large bowl of fish soup to the table, "Come and try the fish soup made by Tang'er, it smells delicious."

"Tang'er did it?"

After being surprised, the family picked up their chopsticks and tasted it.

"It tastes really good. I didn't expect Tang'er to have such cooking skills."

After eating and drinking, everyone went back to their rooms for a nap. Liu Xiangyun took the shoes she had made to Song Yuntang's room.

"Tang'er, your shoes are already made. Try them on first to see if they fit. If they don't, I'll alter them for you."

Song Yuntang nodded, took off her own shoes, put on the new shoes made for her by Liu, and walked a few steps in the room.

"Just right."

Liu smiled knowingly, "Okay, if it's the perfect size, wear it." She covered her mouth and yawned, "I get sleepy every day at this time. I'm going back to my room to rest."

Song Yuntang nodded, "Okay."

After Liu left, she took off her new shoes and placed them on the shelf under the dressing table, then put on her old shoes again.