In addition there are sorghum rice, sorghum rice porridge, sorghum flour pancakes, sorghum flour steamed buns... and so on.
For a weak and widowed woman like Wen Jiuyue, farming is extremely difficult even with a small piece of land, so she even has trouble filling her stomach every year.
No matter how strong Xiang Wentian was, the things he could carry back each time were very limited, so they could only go to the county town several times before the snow melted and buy as many things as possible for the family.
After returning home and putting down their things, the two went to the valley as usual.
"Hey... Grandpa Xiang and the others are doing?" From a distance, two familiar figures were seen busy at the foot of the mountain.
"I'm working with stones." Xiang Wentian replied.
"Getting stones? What for?" Leng You was confused.
"Build a house." Xiang Wentian's two-word answer made Leng You understand instantly.
"Brother, do you mean that you and the two grandfathers will build a house for Grandma Wen? How can you three build it? And how are you going to transport so many stones back?" Leng You didn't know what to feel in his heart.
"Xiaotian, how is it? It seems that the results of your dad's hard work are pretty good!" Looking up, he saw Xiang Wentian carrying Leng You on his back and walking towards him. Bai Changpu raised his hand to wipe the drops of water dripping from his face mixed with snow and sweat, and pointed to the pile of stones that was as big as a small mountain.
"Grandpa Xiang, Grandpa Bai..." Leng You's throat became choked after he called out to the two of them.
"Don't worry, little Youyou! As soon as the weather thaws, your Grandpa Xiang and I will start building a house for you and Grandma Wen. We will make sure it is both sturdy and warm." Bai Changpu looked at Leng You with a smile.
"From now on, you and Grandma Wen should live far away from the village. No one will dare to cause trouble for you. Just live your life in peace." Xiang Huaixin saw Leng You's red eyes and felt a pang of pain in his heart.
"Thank you Grandpa Xiang, thank you Grandpa Bai!" Leng You was unable to truly express the gratitude in his heart and only hoped that he would have the opportunity to repay them better in the future.
"If you want to thank us, Xiaotian and I can bring back more good things, hehe... so that your grandma Wen can make more delicious food for me." Speaking of food, Bai Changpu couldn't help swallowing.
"Yes, ask your grandma Wen to make more delicious food." Xiang Huaixin was also trying to comfort Leng You's uneasy heart.
"Okay!" Leng You nodded vigorously.
Inadvertently, a newly made sled placed next to her came into her sight, and the previous question was instantly answered.
It seems that Xiang Huaixin and his team also want to prepare the stones for building the house before the snow melts so that they can pull them back with this sled.
After saying hello to Xiang Huaixin and Bai Changpu, the two went to the deep valley.
At Leng You's strong request, Xiang Wentian tied a rope around Leng You and his waist respectively, followed behind Leng You, and watched Leng You climb the stone wall of the valley and slide down lightly without even blinking.
"Okay." Seeing Leng You looking at him with her little face raised, seeking affirmation, Xiang Wentian nodded.
"I think it's quite good too." Leng You waved his little fist.
For some reason, ever since her rebirth, she has begun to extremely like this stimulating sport or feeling.
Maybe it was because he lived a very depressing life in his previous life, or maybe it was because he had always lived in a depressing space, which led to him becoming a rebellious person after his rebirth.
In addition to digging for medicinal herbs and hunting prey in the valley today, the two also picked up a large basket of pheasant eggs, quail eggs and some pine cones.
Leng You asked Wen Jiuyue to prepare the big basket. With the pine cones as a foundation, there is no need to worry about the eggs breaking when climbing up the valley. And after returning, you can knock out the pine nuts in the pine cones, which will add another delicious dish.
The two men dragged a large pile of harvest to the foot of the mountain, but Xiang Huaixin and Bai Changpu had not returned yet.
Xiang Wentian put down the prey in his hand and began to move the stones onto the sled. Xiang Huaixin and Bai Changpu also followed.
Seeing this, Leng You also ran over to help, but was picked up by Xiang Wentian and put aside.
Leng You: “…”
She felt that with her small body, it would be no problem for her to lift a hundred or eighty kilograms, but now she seemed to be looked down upon.
The sled was very large. After it was filled with stones, the dug medicinal herbs and caught prey were tied to the back of the sled. Xiang Wentian easily dragged the sled back by himself.
Perhaps Xiang Wentian and Xiang Huaixin had already discussed it, and several people dragged the stone directly to a place more than 200 meters behind Wen Jiuyue's house.
Wen Jiuyue’s old house was originally built at the foot of the mountain on the northernmost side of the village, and was also the one closest to the deep valley.
After the villagers of Daheishan Village moved several miles south, her home became even further away from the village. Even the nearest household was four miles away.
Although the place Xiang Wentian and his friends chose to build the new house was closer to the foot of the mountain, they did not have to worry about rock sliding because it was a relatively gentle mountain. To be more precise, it was actually a relatively large hill, and there were high mountains further on.
The amazing thing is that there are deep ditches on both sides of the hills that have been washed out over the years, which are large enough to serve as natural drainage ditches, so there is no need to worry about mountain torrents.
From this we can also see that Wen Jiuyue’s partner was actually a very wise person during his lifetime.
Another advantage of being close to the foot of the mountain is that it can provide shelter from the wind.
Moreover, the terrain here is flat. With only two wells in the whole village, Wen Jiuyue's husband miraculously dug a well behind the house. This is why Xiang Wentian and his team chose to build a house two hundred meters behind.
The new house is less than twenty meters away from the well, so it will be more convenient to use water.
After unloading the stones, the few people dragged the medicinal herbs and prey back.
It was not until after dinner that Xiang Huaixin and Bai Changpu told Wen Jiuyue about building a house for her and Leng You.
Suddenly such a big thing happened and Wen Jiuyue couldn't recover for a long time.
This was something she had never thought about and dared not think about, although she had worried many times before that after bringing Leng You over, the house might collapse and where would the child sleep? Because she originally wanted to give the child a place to live.
When his thoughts returned to reality, Wen Jiuyue was already so moved that he burst into tears.
She couldn't refuse what Xiang Huaixin and the others said, and she couldn't refuse. She knew better than anyone how dilapidated this house was.
If there is a little more rain this summer, the house will definitely collapse.
Besides, what Xiang Huaixin and the others said was very realistic. The legend of the horror of the deep valley had been deeply rooted in people's bones. Who would be willing to sacrifice their lives for money to build a house for her?
More importantly, if the secret of the valley is discovered, the personal safety of her and Leng You will be threatened, and others will think that they have obtained countless treasures from this valley.
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