Chapter 141
The early morning sun shone through the clouds, shining on the baby sleeping on the bed with his mouth slightly open, like a fast-sleeping kitten, his round belly rising and falling with his breathing.
Yin Zheng, who poked his head in from outside the house, had a slightly softer look in his eyes and turned back to continue working on the things at hand.
The house that the village chief lent to Yin Zheng was at the foot of Wushan Mountain. It was an old house that had been empty for twenty or thirty years. It was very dilapidated, but after some cleaning it could barely be lived in.
There were many wild animals on Wushan Mountain, and some would occasionally come down from the mountain, so the families at the foot of the mountain gradually moved away. Yin Zheng's grandfather, Yin Fugui, was also arranged by the village chief to live at the foot of the mountain. He lived in constant fear, fearing wild boars and bears from the mountain. As soon as he had some money, he quickly moved his family.
Yin Zheng was not afraid of the wild beasts coming down from the mountains, and he had no intention of moving away in the short term. It was good to be away from the crowd here, as it reduced unnecessary interactions and made it easier for him to find an excuse for his leg to recover to normal.
Jiaojiao is still young, and he won't feel comfortable letting Jiaojiao stay at home alone no matter where she is, so it's not a big problem as long as he is watching her all the time.
In the room, Jiaojiao, who had just woken up, sat on the bed in a daze for a long time. After shaking his head and becoming a little more sober, he crawled to the head of the bed, picked up his clothes and began to put them on clumsily.
Although his father told him to call him when he woke up, Jiaojiao, who was determined to take care of his father, felt that he could do such a small thing as getting dressed by himself.
After struggling for a long time, Jiaojiao finally put the clothes on crookedly. He patted his belly with satisfaction and pulled down the pocket that had somehow moved to his chest.
After pulling it off several times without success, Jiaojiao blinked in confusion. After thinking for a while and still not understanding, she ignored it and crawled to the bed, slid down on the bed with her back lying on the ground, then squatted on the ground and started to put on her shoes.
When he came yesterday, Yin Zheng spent the entire afternoon re-adjusting the bed and lowering its height to make it easier for Jiaojiao to get out of bed.
After struggling to squeeze her feet into the shoes, Jiaojiao stood up with her butt sticking out. She stomped her feet and found that she was fine, so she puffed out her chest and felt really great.
After praising herself, Jiaojiao ran out with her short legs.
Yin Zheng, who was weaving a backpack in the yard, heard the noise and turned around. After seeing Jiaojiao's appearance clearly, he couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth slightly.
Jiaojiao ran forward and looked up at her father. There was anticipation in her dark eyes. She said in a sticky voice, "Dad, Jiaojiao can dress herself. Clothes and shoes."
Yin Zheng nodded and praised, "That's great."
While praising her, he squatted down, took off Jiaojiao's clothes and put them on her again.
When he put it on, he looked at the cuffs that were stretched a little, with an indescribable smile in his eyes. It was hard to imagine how Jiaojiao put it on her head.
After putting his clothes back on, he held Jiaojiao in his arms and put on his cloth shoes that he had worn inside out.
Jiaojiao, sitting on her father's lap, patted the pocket in front of her belly with her little hands, then looked down at her shoes that had been worn again, then looked up at her father and said, "Dad, Jiaojiao, are you not dressed properly?"
Yin Zheng didn't answer Jiaojiao's question. Instead, he reached out and pressed down the messy hair on his head and said, "Would you like some sugar cakes?"
Jiaojiao's eyes lit up, and she said crisply, "Yes!"
Yin Zheng carried him to the kitchen and brought out a bowl of sugar cakes. Jiaojiao sat in his father's arms, put the bowl on his legs, picked up a piece of sugar cake and took a bite.
The sugar cake is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Warm syrup flows out when you take a bite. Jiaojiao's eyes are curved into crescents while eating it, and her satisfied look makes people particularly hungry.
Jiaojiao didn't forget her dad while eating. After taking two bites, she raised the sugar cake in her hand and said, "Dad~"
Yin Zheng, who had already eaten, lowered his head, took a bite, and continued to weave the backpack in his hand.
Jiaojiao glanced at the backpack in her father's hand, tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying, "Did Dad make this for Jiaojiao?"
The half-finished backpack in Yin Zheng's hand was very small and obviously did not fit his body size.
"Well, I made it up for you."
Jiaojiao's eyes curved immediately, and she raised her head and rubbed her face against her father's: "Hello, Dad."
Yin Zheng looked down at Jiaojiao, rested his chin lightly on his furry head, and replied softly, "Yeah."
The sunlight filtered through the shadows of the trees, casting spots of light on the two people. The man, with a wild and fierce nature in his bones, quickly weaved a small backpack with his fingers flying.
In his arms sat a white and tender child who looked like a glutinous rice dumpling. The child held a candy cake in his hand. He would take a bite and then raise his hand to let his father take a bite. Occasionally, he would glance at the small backpack his father was weaving, then happily shake his short legs, and then look up and say something to his father.
The sunlight outlined their figures. A gust of wind blew, and the shadows of the trees swayed, causing the light spots on their bodies to sway as well. Jiaojiao stretched out her finger to poke the light spot on her father's arm, then looked up at him and smiled.
This scene was vivid and three-dimensional, and it fell into the eyes of Li Changqing who came to deliver something to Yin Zheng.
He paused, and suddenly felt that this marriage was a good decision. Perhaps without Yin Dazhu and Wu, Yin Zheng would live a good life, better than ever before.
Li Changqing was called over by Chen, who was worried about Jiaojiao. She was worried that they had just left the Yin family yesterday and had nothing to eat. So Chen asked him to bring over some steamed buns and some pickles from the morning.
She also told him and Yin Zheng that if they were too busy or had no time to spare, they could send Jiaojiao to her first and she would help look after her.
Unable to refuse, Yin Zheng accepted the gift from Li Changqing, thinking about going to the mountains to catch a fatter rabbit to send to him later.
Not long after Li Changqing left, Jiaojiao's little backpack was woven.
Jiaojiao was carrying the small backpack her father had made for her, and she happily ran around the camphor tree in the yard twice, shaking her hands.
Yin Zheng took the steamed buns that Li Changqing had sent him, and also took a bamboo tube of boiled and cooled water, then bent down to pick up Jiaojiao and walked towards the mountain.
Jiaojiao looked at the steamed buns and bamboo tube wrapped in leaves in her father's hands, and gestured to her father with her small backpack: "Dad, put it in."
Yin Zheng took a look at the thing in his hand and felt that it was not heavy, so he put it into Jiaojiao's backpack.
As time passed, the sun rose to the zenith. Mrs. Wu, who had just returned from working in the fields, came to the river with a basin of clothes to wash.
When villagers work in the fields, they avoid these two hours when the sun is at its brightest and do other things.
At this time, there were many people washing clothes by the river. A group of young wives and aunts were chatting animatedly. When they saw Wu, they stopped talking and looked at her with slight contempt and undisguised curiosity in their eyes.
Wu, who was exhausted after working all morning, glanced at them inexplicably and then began to look for a place.
Ever since Yin Zheng was able to work, Wu had been doing less and less work, even to the point where she and her husband rarely did any farm work, as Yin Zheng could do it all. After years of nursing her, she and her husband were a bit overwhelmed by the sudden return to their previous condition.
After dividing the property yesterday, Yuanzhi and Youcai returned to town. When they woke up this morning, they found that there was no water in the water tank at home. The old man sprained his waist after fetching water for only two times. If they had known this, they would have asked Yin Zheng to fetch the water before leaving.
Thinking about these troubles, Wu Shila shrugged and walked towards the place she had her eyes on. However, after taking only two steps, her foot slipped and she fell into the river.
Aunt Li, who was washing clothes, saw Wu falling head-on and subconsciously dodged to the side.
"Plop!" With a sound, Mrs. Wu fell heavily into the water, and the splashing water hit Aunt Chen's head and face.
The people by the river were stunned for a moment, and then bursts of exclamations were heard.
At the same time, Jiaojiao on the mountain was sitting on a rock and eating the prickly ash picked by his father. While eating, his eyes fell on the bottom of the rock.
Jiaojiao was always in Yin Zheng's field of vision. When he slid down from the rock, Yin Zheng glanced back. Seeing that there was no danger, he continued to lower his head to deal with the prey in his hand.
Strangely enough, he had only planned to hunt two fatter rabbits today, one for the village chief's family and one for his own consumption.
However, he did not expect that the prey that he usually had to search for would appear in front of him one after another today. He did not even have to look for them. At a glance, he could see several fat hares eating grass not far away.
The prey has come right to us, it would be a shame not to take it.
After a busy period, Yin Zheng harvested two roe deer and six fat hares.
After packing up the prey, which was actually just a simple tying up, Yin Zheng carried the prey and walked towards Jiaojiao.
Jiaojiao, who was squatting on the ground staring at the butterfly, looked up at her father and pointed at the butterfly, saying, "It's beautiful."
Yin Zheng looked down at the butterfly, then his gaze fixed on the grass beside him.
This is…?
When Yin Zheng was doing labor service, he studied herbal medicine for a period of time with an old doctor who was also doing labor service. The old doctor once picked a ginseng that was about three hundred years old in the mountains and was very proud of it.
Life was hard during his service, and the old doctor felt that he might not be able to survive, so he often told him this story over and over again with a little pride, even describing in detail what the ginseng leaves looked like, how he felt after seeing them, and finally how he dug out the ginseng.
Thinking about this, Yin Zheng squatted down and observed it carefully. After matching the characteristics mentioned by the old doctor one by one, he confirmed that this was a ginseng. Judging from the leaves, it seemed to be quite old.
After confirming it, Yin Zheng did not hesitate and started digging ginseng immediately.
Jiaojiao, who was squatting on the side, held up her face and looked at her father's actions curiously, stretching out her little paws to indicate that she wanted to help too.
Yin Zheng asked him to bring his small backpack over.
Jiaojiao immediately propped herself up and stood up, then ran behind the rock and dragged out her small backpack.
After some effort, Yin Zheng dug out the ginseng intact. After carefully observing it and confirming that it was indeed ginseng, he put it into Jiaojiao's small backpack and put it on his back.
Jiaojiao was very happy to help with the small backpack. She raised her little paws again to show that she wanted to help her father carry a wild rabbit.
Yin Zheng looked at the fat rabbit that was almost as big as Jiaojiao when it stood up, rejected Jiaojiao's suggestion, picked him up and held him in his arms and walked down the mountain.
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