Cuizhi's youngest son died, and she became ill due to extreme hunger, which added fuel to the fire.
The child is too young and has no resistance at all.
Cuizhi's crying tore through the night of Dawa Village and lingered over the village for a long time.
The next day, Geng Feng came to tell Qin Nian that they would go up the mountain after his aunt and cousin left.
Otherwise, when you take the farm tools, it will definitely arouse their suspicion.
After breakfast, Aunt Geng Feng was about to leave.
Ye Meizi and Geng Feng followed behind. Tang Xiaomei's eyes flickered and occasionally fell on Geng Feng's face.
Aunt Geng Feng held Ye Meizi's hand and said, "Sister-in-law, my eldest brother is injured. It's all up to you to take care of him. Thank you for your hard work."
Ye Meizi smiled and said, "We are a family, it's only natural."
Tang Xiaomei spoke up: "Aunt, my home is in Dahe Village, which is not too far from here. My mother and I will come to visit you when we are free."
Ye Meizi nodded helplessly: "Okay, come over when you are free."
Tang Xiaomei's mother is a very nosy person and her relationship with Ye Meizi is not good at all.
Every time she came, she would say something ambiguous. Ye Meizi hated this sister-in-law.
Geng Zhenhai injured his leg. Tang Xiaomei's family heard about it from others. When the mother and daughter came over, they were very unhappy.
Tang Xiaomei and her daughter talked a lot again.
Geng Feng said nothing.
It was not easy to send the mother and daughter away.
Geng Feng revived with full health, went into the warehouse and took two backpacks, put the backpacks on the cart, and put the sickle in the backpacks.
He also took a western-toothed iron fork for turning the soil and a pickaxe for making ridges and put them both on the cart.
It was covered with two backpacks and was not noticeable at all.
Ye Meizi made a bowl of corn porridge in the morning, and the adults had it for breakfast.
She also steamed some vegetable dumplings stuffed with corn, wild boar and mushrooms, and got up early in the morning to steam them.
After steaming, place it on the stove and cover it with a basin. It cannot be taken out and eaten.
Geng Feng and Qin Nian have to go up the mountain to open up land, which is physical work, so they can't do it without eating lunch.
Ye Meizi prepared some vegetable dumplings for us to eat on the mountain, and also brought two bowls for us to drink water from.
After packing everything, Geng Feng called Qin Nian across the low wall, then pushed the cart out the door.
Like last time, hide the cart at the bottom of the mountain.
The two men each carried a basket on their backs. Geng Feng held a fork and a pickaxe, and they moved up quickly, avoiding the people digging vegetables.
After climbing over the nearly 90-degree mountain, the two people saw the Mimosa Pond.
Start working.
He first used a sickle to mow the grass on the ground. After putting down the sickle, Qin Nian moved the grass that was more than half a person's height to the side.
Geng Feng took a western-toothed iron fork and began to turn the soil. He picked up all the wild vegetables on the ground and put them in the basket.
After only turning over a small piece of land, the wild vegetables filled half a basket.
The two young men were working very hard, and they took a short break when they were tired.
Qin Nian took the water bag and said she was going to fetch water from the Mimosaic Spring. In fact, she fetched spiritual spring water and poured it into a bowl to drink.
At noon, the two of them ate meat-stuffed vegetable dumplings, and Geng Feng's young face was filled with a bright smile:
"Xiao Nian, I've been working all morning, but I'm not tired at all. It feels like I have endless energy."
You are so young and you drink the spiritual spring water, so of course you are not tired.
Qin Nian smiled and said, "I'm not tired either."
After they finished their lunch, they continued to work.
Geng Feng flipped a few forks, threw a huge shepherd's purse into the backpack, looked at Qin Nian and said:
"At this rate, we can finish turning the land in three to five days. Once we have ridges, we can start planting."
Qin Nian suddenly thought of a question, and she stared at Geng Feng blankly: "It's broken!
We have land, but no seeds! I only have one ounce of silver, not enough to buy seeds."
Geng Feng was also stunned. He stood there, holding a tiller in his hand, facing the wind without moving.
There are thousands of difficulties in the world, but having no money is the most difficult one.
Soon, Geng Feng thought of a solution.
He looked at the sad little girl and said, "Xiao Nian, I will send you to the foot of the mountain at dusk. I will not go back at night."
Qin Nian didn't understand, and asked hurriedly: "What are you doing staying on the mountain?"
"Many animals like to come out at night to look for food. I hunt in the mountains. Once I can hunt wild boars or other animals, I can sell them and have money to buy seeds."
Qin Nian hesitated: "But, you plow the land during the day and hunt at night, can your body bear it?"
Geng Feng smiled and said, "I can bear it, don't worry.
Besides, it’s already mid-May, and I have to earn enough money to buy seeds as soon as possible.
If it's any later, I'm afraid it will be too late."
That's all I can do.
The two worked until dusk, and Geng Feng said to Qin Nian, "That's enough for today.
Xiao Nian, I'll take you there."
Qin Nian thought for a while and said: "Geng Feng, I can't climb over that mountain by myself, just take me down the mountain.
You've been tired all day, there's no need to send you to the foot of the mountain."
“It’s getting late, and you’re just a little girl walking on the mountain road alone. If you run into a bad guy, you’ll be finished.
I'm a grown man, so walking a few more steps is nothing. Bring me breakfast tomorrow and I'll pick you up."
Qin Nian nodded: "You can pick me up at the foot of the mountain tomorrow. It's broad daylight and there are villagers digging vegetables in the mountains. There's no need to go to the foot of the mountain."
"Okay, I'll wait for you at the foot of the mountain tomorrow morning."
After being sent to the foot of the mountain by Geng Feng, Qin Nian returned to the village alone.
Ye Meizi had prepared dinner for Li Pozi and Qin Nian. When she heard that Geng Feng was going hunting at night and would not be back, Ye Meizi felt very distressed.
But there is no way. How can children from poor families not suffer?
After the meal, Granny Li said, "Xiao Nian, give some of our cornmeal to your Aunt Geng.
You and Geng Feng were working in the mountains, and she made lunch every day, but the cornmeal at her house was not good enough to eat."
Mrs. Li is a sensible person.
Qin Nian agreed, filled a clay bowl with cornmeal, and sent it over along with a basket of wild vegetables he had brought back.
Ye Meizi refused to accept it, saying that Qin Nian's family was not having a good time either.
Qin Nian said: "Aunt, please accept it. The food that Geng Feng and I bring to the mountain every day is from your family.
I just picked it up and ate it, not polite at all, and you don’t have to be polite to me, or I will be embarrassed to eat lunch.”
Ye Meizi accepted it, but she only kept half of the wild vegetables and let Qin Nian take the other half back.
At night, Qin Nian lay on the kang and thought, Geng Feng should not be asleep now? Where is he hiding and waiting for his prey?
What can you hunt? Wild boar? Civet cat? Hare?
Qin Nian was delighted when she thought of the hare. Oh, hares like to eat tender grass. If she soaked the grass in space water, would it attract hares?
Definitely, definitely.
Qin Nian was so happy that he really wanted to get up right then and there, go to the mountains to get some green herbs, and soak them in the spiritual spring water.
The next day, Qin Nian got up before dawn. Breakfast was still millet porridge. There was nothing else at home.
As usual, Qin Nian put a spoonful of brown sugar in Mrs. Li's bowl.
Just after I finished eating, Ye Meizi came.
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