Zhuangzhuang was excited because it had been a long time since they went out, so he pulled Xiaoguo around and ran around.

It was almost Shen time when the two of them came out, which was a little after three o'clock in modern time. Most people were working in the fields at this time. The village distributed seeds according to the population, one bag of seeds per person. Except for Xiaoguo's family, which had only two people, all other families had at least four people. People of that era had nothing to do all day long, so they went to bed as soon as it got dark. They would have as many children as they could get pregnant, and the poorer they were, the more children they had.

The village was quiet at the moment. Xiaoguo and Zhuangzhuang walked along the edge of the land, looking at the people still working in the fields. Most of the families were women with young children. All the working men in the village were taken away and sent to the army. The only ones left were women and children and elderly people. Without men to work and with God not giving them face, the crops in the fields were getting worse every year. Otherwise, with the fertile soil and water environment of Taohua Village, it would not have become a wasteland.

While admiring the natural environment around him, Xiaoguo kept his eyes on the nearby mountains. In the time-travel and farming stories in novels, didn't the heroines always find good things in the mountains and then sell them outside? He hesitated whether he should go and have a look himself.

While I was thinking about it, someone called my name from behind, "Chiang's daughter-in-law, Chiang's daughter-in-law."

Xiao Guo was curious about who it was, so she turned around and looked, "Mrs. Yang."

"Have you planted crops?" It turned out that Mrs. Yang had taken her two children out to plant crops. After a busy day, she saw the small fruits when she finished planting, so she quickly called her and asked if she needed help.

Xiao Guo accepted Sister Yang's kindness and smiled at her, "Ours is easy to plant, and it only takes half a day. I came to see if you need any help."

Mrs. Yang said generously, "Hey, we have so many people, it's easy to handle. It won't take more than a day."

Xiaoguo had almost finished her stroll and was walking and talking with Mrs. Yang. As soon as Zhuangzhuang saw Xiaohu and Xiaohua following Mrs. Yang, he ran over. The three children were running and playing in front.

Xiao Guo and Sister Yang followed behind. "Thank you for the money, Sister Yang." Xiao Guo said to Sister Yang gratefully, "We orphans and widows are alive today thanks to you."

"Hey, what are you talking about!" Sister Yang pretended to be angry and said, "I treat you as my own family. It's really unethical to say that."

Xiao Guo felt warmer in her heart as she watched Sister Yang, and nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, I won't say that again in the future."

After saying this, the two women smiled at each other. Mrs. Yang had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and she always had a smile on her face. She had wheat-colored skin and a slightly round figure, which made her look innocent and kind.

Xiaoguo remembered what Sister Yang said in the morning about buying things in the county, so she was about to ask how to get there. "Sister Yang, how do we get there? I want to go to the county and buy some vegetable seeds."

"We have horse carriages going to the county on the even-numbered days of every month. It's just the right time to catch the big market in the county on the even-numbered days of every month. We just need to go to the village entrance at dawn and wait for the carriage." Sister Yang said to Xiao Guo. One trip costs one copper coin.

Xiao Guo nodded in understanding, and then wanted to ask about the situation on the mountain, "By the way, sister-in-law, is there anything edible on the mountain over there in our village?"

Mrs. Yang thought for a moment, "It used to happen. When the man was still at home, we would go to the mountains to hunt. But now that the man is not here, the women dare not go up. They can only walk around below. There are wolves in the mountains."

When he mentioned the wolf, he shuddered and turned to Xiaoguo and said, "Don't go into the mountains! It's dangerous there. There are wolves and tigers."

Mrs. Yang was afraid that Xiaoguo would go up the mountain, so she asked Xiaoguo to promise several times before she felt relieved. Before going home, she asked Xiaoguo to promise again. Xiaoguo looked at Mrs. Yang with amusement and promised again seriously. Only then did she feel relieved and went home.