The two brothers recalled how their mother chased them and beat them after their sister fell and got hurt.
Forget it, they don’t really want to be close to A Niang. What if A Niang asks them to eat stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots again?
"Hello, Second Aunt."
The woman in front of her looked younger than A Niang, and her eyes made Chen Xinli feel very comfortable.
"Hey, okay, dear Li'er, what are you doing? Are you going up the mountain again?"
Seeing that the little girl was still carrying a small basket, Zhang asked hurriedly.
Chen Xinli had no choice but to resort to her coquettish skills and re-enact the plot that she had just performed at home.
"Good! Good! Good! Our pear is really good! But you must be careful and don't rush to pick the fruits when you see them."
As she spoke, Zhang took off her backpack and hung it on her second brother Shen Yushan, then instructed, "Tell your brothers to go."
Seeing her second brother carrying a basket in front and a basket behind him, Chen Xinli was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
Shen Jinshan and his second uncle Shen Fuyu had just finished watering the fields. After greeting each other, they took their younger brothers and sisters up the mountain.
Chen Xinli was still a little uncomfortable with being protected by her three brothers, who kept reminding her to be careful.
When she was young in her previous life, she started learning to wash clothes and cook at the age of four or five.
She had to finish her housework before she could take care of her studies. She had no idea what it felt like to be cared for by her family.
"Big brother, second brother, third brother, stop, stop."
I heard Chen Xinli call for a stop.
Shen Jinshan, who had already reached the middle of the mountain, looked at his sister in confusion.
“Wild vegetables, I saw wild vegetables.”
Following the direction pointed by his sister, Shen Yushan first saw ferns behind him.
"Sister, this vegetable is very bitter and cannot be eaten. Have you forgotten that you picked it before, and then everyone in my family had diarrhea."
Chen Xinli: "..."
I can't think of a suitable excuse at the moment.
Got it.
It's like this, I dreamed of a place when I fell asleep these days.
I've seen people there blanch this dish before eating it, and it won't be bitter after that.
"But there is not much water at home now."
Shen Yulin immediately added.
Thinking that washing bracken does require a lot of water in order to remove nitrites and nitrates, Chen Xinli had to give up.
But soon, she saw hope again: Isn't this a dandelion!
Although it looks a bit old and the leaves are a bit dry and curled, you can eat the tender buds in the center.
It is also delicious when used to scramble eggs or chopped up to make omelets.
The three brothers reluctantly accompanied their sister to dig up the dandelions they remembered.
There was no other way, so my sister told them that this could also be eaten, and she also dreamed about it.
Ever since my sister woke up, her personality seems to be much more lively than before.
It’s nothing, just some wild vegetables. As long as my sister is happy, I will play with her.
With this idea in mind, Shen Jinshan began to pick dandelions with peace of mind, while the two brothers Shen Yushan did whatever their sister said, just having fun.
The four brothers and sisters squatted on the hillside and worked hard.
"Jinshan, is your sister feeling better? Why are you picking dandelions here? They are very bitter and cannot be eaten," Aunt Li, who was passing by down the mountain, hurriedly reminded.
"Aunt Li, my sister is fine now. She's fine. I picked these dandelions just for emergency use."
Shen Jinshan replied subconsciously.
Aunt Li is the eldest daughter-in-law of Zhao Desheng, the head of Qianniu Village. She is a bold and straightforward person.
Seeing that the Shen family could only eat bitter motherwort, Zhao Li felt a little embarrassed.
Yesterday, Shen Fugui limped to her house to borrow money, saying that he wanted to take his girl to the town to see a doctor. Zhao Li directly refused.
It would be fine if the father-in-law helped his family privately on normal days, but now in this famine year, his own family is already living a tight life, so why would he lend money to the Shen family?
Besides, the two brothers of the Shen family are so poor, when will they be able to pay back the money?
Therefore, Zhao Li squeezed Shen Fugui out without waiting for her father-in-law to take out the money.
However, in the evening, her father-in-law secretly asked her husband to go to the Shen family and give them fifty cents.
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