After the meal, the eldest daughter-in-law went to clear the dishes. There was a dilapidated recliner in the yard.
As soon as I lay down,
Creak.
As soon as she lay down, Su Liniang pinched some tea leaves, poured them into a bowl, and handed it to Chen Xian.
Frowning, Su Shuangshuang took a handful of banana leaves and fanned herself vigorously as the sun drew closer.
Hmm, Chen Xian's lips curled up slightly.
It began; the habits of feudal society started to poison the world.
After finishing tidying up, Chen Xian gathered the Chen family together and said worriedly, "The weather is getting hotter and hotter. Erzhuzi, you and I are going to the market more and more often. I wonder if you've noticed anything?"
Chen Erzhu pondered for a moment, "Dad, the price of rice and flour is getting more and more expensive. A few days ago it was seven coins a pound, but when we went to buy flour yesterday, the price went up again."
The Chen family was thrown into turmoil.
Chen Xian nodded, "Let's put the cold noodles business aside for now. Rice and flour prices are rising, and people are reluctant to spend money. Besides, our costs are constantly increasing. The business has just started, and unless we raise prices, we won't be able to save much money in a short time."
Chen Dazhu scratched his head, "How about we raise the price by one coin too?"
Chen Erzhu shook his head, "No, our family has just started doing business. If we set prices and then change them arbitrarily, we'll only lose our reputation as businessmen."
Chen Xian agreed, "Erzhuzi is right. He truly deserves to be the smartest person in the Chen family, possessing great wisdom."
Chen Erzhu smirked and waved his hand, saying, "I'm not... Dad, don't talk nonsense."
The rest of the people: "..."
Chen Siniu's eyes darted around as she secretly made up her mind. It had been several days since her father had praised her last time.
Su Liniang pondered for a moment, then tentatively suggested, "Husband, why don't we continue to go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables, mushrooms, and wild fruits to sell? We can use all the money to buy cornmeal, buckwheat flour, and old rice."
Chen Xian gave her an approving look. "That's right, that's what I thought too."
My gaze swept across the kitchen stove and landed on the vat.
The persimmon tree in the yard had drooping leaves, and the large cracks in the yellow earth beneath its feet seemed like the gaping mouth of a wild dog, mercilessly mocking it.
"Boss, it hasn't rained for a while. I reckon this summer might be the hardest day yet. Don't waste the dishwater. Pour it into the vegetable garden. Our water tank, which we use from morning till night, can't be without water. It has to be at least full."
There is a large well at the entrance of the village that always maintains a water level that is neither too deep nor too shallow, regardless of winter or summer.
With a sigh, he looked out at the wheat ears and said with difficulty, "In the middle of summer, if there's no food, you can make do with some wild vegetable leaves, but if there's no water, you'll die of thirst in two days at most."
He didn't care about others, but at least the Chen family couldn't die of thirst; that would be too humiliating.
After giving the instructions, Chen Dazhu fetched water, while Cuihua stayed home washing and preparing dinner.
The others took baskets and went up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables.
The well at the village entrance is a 15-minute walk from where the Chen family lives, which is a real test of carrying the load on a shoulder pole to minimize spillage along the way.
Along the way, they stopped and picked almost all the edible wild vegetables, not even leaving the roots and stems behind. Chen Xian only picked some wood ear mushrooms and a few handfuls of wild spinach.
The two girls ran around wildly on the mountain like galloping wild horses, but they did pick a lot of wild berries, which served as a snack.
Chen Siniu exclaimed in surprise, and Chen Xian's heart sank. This wasn't even the deepest part yet; what if there were wild men, pigs, or dogs among them?
Chen Siniu shouted, "Dad, come quick, there are pheasants!"
Chen Xian then noticed three little pheasants, chirping away.
The surrounding area is filled with tall bamboo, and the ground is covered with a thick layer of bamboo leaves.
Chen Xian looked at Chen Siniu with a puzzled expression.
Chen Siniu said proudly, "I have very sharp ears; I can hear the chirping sound from far away."
He smiled and patted his daughter's head, "You're really amazing."
A smug look appeared on the little girl's face.
Chen Sanniu looked at the three little wild chickens, imagining stewing them, and her mouth was watering.
"Dad, I'm so hungry."
"San Niu, besides eating, don't you have any other thoughts? For example, how cruel it would be to eat such cute, fluffy baby pheasants?"
“I don’t think so. I just think it tastes good. Just thinking about the aroma of stewed chicken makes me eager to go home and have my older brother kill a chicken and stew it.”
All right.
Chen Si Niu blinked her bright eyes and tentatively asked, "Dad, can I raise these chicks? You see, if the chick has an egg, the egg can hatch into a chick, and the chick can lay eggs, and so on..."
He took a deep breath, counted on his fingers, and occasionally looked bewildered.
I subconsciously wanted to take off my shoes.
Chen Xian: "..."
All right.
Zanxu patted the other's head and said, "It's a pretty good business. You can sell the eggs you can't finish. It's just that the pheasants consume a lot of food, so you'll need to catch insects, grass seeds, grass sprouts, or even wild vegetables. We don't have any extra food to feed them."
The little girl was a bit worried. She had to catch bugs every day, which sounded tiring. However, she nodded solemnly and clenched her little fist, "I will catch bugs for them and be their mother."
Children speak without thinking, and Chen Xian smiled knowingly.
Over there, the Su sisters started calling out, "Husband, come quick! What is this? Can we eat it?"
Chen Xian then noticed that the plant in front of him had leaves that were more than a foot long with serrated edges, and a purplish-red fruit in the center, about the size of a fist.
Upon hearing the sound, Chen Erzhu, holding a machete, wondered, "What is that thing? It's covered in thick thorns, like a hedgehog."
Chen Xian stared in surprise at the purplish-red, yellowish fruit. Pineapple? There was actually something like this in this place?
Then they began to explain to the Chen family what this thing was.
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