Chapter 84 Is this a paradise?

"Your godfather and Jiankang are not idle. They are all kneading wolf skins by the spring. My godmother and I have been working on it every day these days, and your father also helps at night. There are still a few pieces that have not been finished. It's a coincidence that they have finished helping today, so we can concentrate on clearing the land." said Zhang Yuling, Li Haoran's wife.

"Oh! Okay." Yike went to the pot and took out breakfast to eat.

Breakfast was porridge, two eggs, two corn buns, and a plate of cold-mixed Houttuynia cordata root.

Before I finished my breakfast, I heard a hustle and bustle outside. It turned out that Du Qingcang and his team had finished processing all the wolf skins.

"Yike, you're awake, that's great. I'll ask your godfather to prepare the tools." Wang Cuihua walked into the kitchen and saw Yike eating, and said with a smile. After saying that, Wang Cuihua yelled to the outside again, "Jiankang's father, Yi Ke is up now, you can prepare the tools."

"Godmother, what good news do you have today? You seem particularly happy." Yi Ke felt embarrassed for getting up late, so he teased Wang Cuihua on purpose.

"Really? Is it that obvious? I tell you, don't tell anyone, or people will laugh at you. Last night your godfather gave me 450 yuan, and he also bought cloth for my mother and me to make clothes. I've lived for decades, but I've never touched so much money." Wang Cuihua whispered in Yi Ke's ear.

"Congratulations to godmother for getting rich! I think brother Jiankang knows about it too." Yike was really happy for her.

"I know. Of course I know. No matter what happens in our family, we never hide anything." Wang Cuihua took out ten yuan from her bag and put it into Yi Ke's pocket, saying, "This is for you to buy snacks. You are the biggest contributor to our good life today. You must not refuse it. This is a small gift from our whole family."

"Yes, of course. How can I refuse something given by my godmother? I am so happy. But it is too much. Just give me five yuan, or I really won't take it."

Wang Cuihua had no choice but to put the ten yuan away and take out another five yuan to give to Yi Ke.

"Thank you, godmother! This morning I saw brother Jiankang, he looked radiant and his spirit was completely different from before. So this is the reason." Yi Ke happily patted his pocket and put the money safely.

Yike knew that the whole family was very grateful to her, and if they could thank her with money, they would feel better, so of course she would not refuse. Besides, it was not a lot of money.

"Alas! This child always thinks he is a burden to us and has been in a bad mood. We have tried to persuade him a lot. I hope he can be truly happy from now on." Wang Cuihua's high spirits became a little depressed.

"Yes, I will always make him happy, so don't worry, godmother. Besides, his weak symptoms will get better. As long as he keeps taking the medicine, he will be completely cured in a month." Yi Ke said comfortingly.

"I believe you, Yike. Yesterday Jiankang said that he no longer has asthma." Cuihua thought about her son's improved health and the fact that the family had money again, so much money at that. Some people outside could never earn so much money in their entire lives, and she felt happy again.

"Hey, what are you two talking about? Get ready to go." Li Haoran's wife Zhang Yuling shouted.

"Okay! We'll go right away." Yike hurriedly took the dishes to wash and followed Wang Cuihua out of the kitchen.

"Mom, have I prepared my things?" When I saw that everyone was carrying various work tools: machetes, sickles, long-handled machetes, hoes, ropes, etc., I remembered that I had not prepared anything yet.

"You have brought your bow and arrow, and your sickle, but nothing else." said Li Haoran's wife Zhang Yuling.

"Where are the medicine? Where is my medicine box? Please wait a moment, I'll take the medicine box with me." Yike ran to the medicine cabinet to get the medicine box, and also took out a few small bags of anti-snake and insect medicine.

"Here, hang these medicine bags on your body." Yi Ke passed by and distributed them.

"Sister-in-law, what is the use of this?" Ma Shoucai asked.

"It's to protect you from snakes, insects and poisonous ants. Don't lose it. The scariest things in the forest are these tiny insects and snakes. By the time you see them, you've already been bitten, and the poison will kill you soon, so remember not to lose it." Du Jiankang answered on behalf of Yi Ke. He didn't want others to miss out on his sister's kindness.

"Jiankang is right. You have never lived in the mountains, so you don't know about many dangers. Although these poisonous snakes, insects and ants are difficult to find, remember to knock on them as you walk, and you will scare them away. Let's go, let's set off." Du Qingcang carefully instructed the four young men.

When the four young men heard this, they quickly went to the firewood pile to pull out a stick, and then set off with everyone.

"Wow, this is too exaggerated. There is actually a passage here. You guys are so capable. You opened several passages." Liu Bing walked in Tunnel No. 2 and couldn't help but admire.

"It already existed, they just widened it," Yi Ke explained.

Coming out of Tunnel No. 2 and following the repaired path, they arrived at the orchard. The scene before them stunned Du Qingcang's family and the four young men.

"This is a paradise on earth!" Wang Feng stretched out his arms exaggeratedly, as if he wanted to hug the entire orchard.

"I can't believe my eyes. Are those green seedlings?" Du Qingcang was also very surprised. Although he had heard from Brother Haoran that they had planted rice, he was still shocked when he saw it with his own eyes.

"I can't believe this place is so flat and the soil looks so fertile. This is such a great place." Du Qingcang's wife Wang Cuihua murmured to herself.

"I never thought there would be such a place. There are so many arable lands!" Liu Bing's eyes lit up.

The funniest thing was Du Jiankang. His mouth was open wide enough to fit an apple in. He stared blankly at everything in front of him. Then he swallowed three times, as if his throat was dry.

Yike was afraid that he would get too excited and his body wouldn't be able to handle it, so he walked over and patted him on the shoulder.

"Sister Yike, this is incredible. There is such a flat and fertile place in the forest. If we had known earlier, we would have come here earlier, and Mom and Dad wouldn't have to work so hard. I could also help with the farm work, and my dad wouldn't have to risk his life hunting." Du Jiankang started to cry as he spoke.

"Brother Jiankang, everything will be fine. You see, you can farm now. Stop crying. Godmother will be sad if she sees you crying." Yi Ke tried to comfort him. He was really sentimental. "Could it be that this is Lin Daiyu's reincarnation? Haha." He thought mischievously.

"Yeah! I was too excited." Du Jiankang wiped away his tears quickly. Fortunately, everyone was in shock and no one noticed his loss of composure. He felt relieved.

"Can't you farm where you live?" Yi Ke asked curiously.

"No, there is no water source, there are only big trees. If we plant some vegetables, the tree roots will compete with the vegetables for fertilizer. We also cut down some trees and dug up the roots, but we could only plant some vegetables and nothing else. So everyone relies mainly on hunting. My father only knew how to farm, not hunt. Every time he went out hunting, my mother and I were worried to death. Especially me, it's useless even though I've grown up, I can't even accompany my father to go hunting. Unlike Uncle Li and Uncle Hu, they go hunting with at least two people, and their sons can help." Du Jiankang spoke a long paragraph in one breath. Perhaps he had no one to say these words before, but now he has a godsister, Yi Ke, to confide in, and he can't stop saying what's in his heart.

"You will be able to do it in the future. If you keep taking medicine and do proper exercise, your physical weakness will be cured. Believe me, in a month you will be able to run and jump, and you will be able to climb mountains and farm." Yi Ke said comfortingly.

"Really! That's great! I believe in you, Yike. I am much stronger now than before. In the past, I would have to stay in bed for at least half a month after a serious illness. Now I can walk such a long way without trembling or gasping for breath. I will definitely listen to you, take medicine well, and exercise well. Thank you, sister! I will protect you when I am well. If Ziyi dares to treat you badly, I will bite him to death even if I can't beat him to death." Du Jiankang was grateful to this godsister from the bottom of his heart. From now on, Yike would be his real sister.

"Puchi!" Yike couldn't help but laugh, this silly brother. Okay, I'll try to protect him from now on.

"Yike, where do you think we should start?" After Du Qingcang's excitement had worn off, he walked over and asked.

"Godfather, please choose the place you want to farm first, so that Godmother and Brother Jiankang can do it first."

"Okay, then I'll choose first." Du Qingcang chose the direction opposite to Li Haoran's paddy field.

Yike silently gave his godfather a thumbs up in his heart.

Wang Cuihua and Du Jiankang took sickles to cut the grass, while Yi Ke took Du Qingcang, Ma Shoucai and four other guys to the paddy fields and started to reclaim the land from there. From now on, this area to the foot of the mountain will all be turned into paddy fields.

Du Qingcang taught Ma Shoucai and the other three how to cut bushes easily, and how to transport and stack them after cutting them so as not to affect their future work. After listening to Du Qingcang's instructions, Ma Shoucai and the other three started working actively.

Yike also joined in the work, of course, her little hands could only hold the sickle to cut the grass. Zhang Yuling put the food into the thatched hut and took a sickle to help.

Both sides were busy cutting down bushes and weeds. At this time, Ziyi and Li Haoran were speeding up their journey. They were going out not only to sell meat, but most importantly to get their household registration settled.

As they walked, they were discussing Yike's household registration issue, wondering whether they should also register together. Because Yike's household registration is local, it is not known whether her previous household registration has been cancelled. If it has not been cancelled, it will be easily discovered. The main reason is that the two of them do not want to attract the attention of the people above.

"Let's not register her yet. When she reaches the age to get a marriage certificate, we can go to her village to transfer her household registration."

Ziyi decided not to make things more complicated. Anyway, they did not share the production team's food. On the one hand, they did not need to go out often and did not need a letter of introduction. Unlike them, they had to sell mountain products for a long time, but fake letters of introduction were always a hidden danger.

Yike didn't know whether she had to continue hiding in the mountains, but she knew she didn't care. Before the new era came, she wanted to live a quiet life in the mountains.