Xia Manni didn't know how to teach her children better. She felt that in addition to teaching them in accordance with their aptitude, they also had to teach them basic social etiquette and literacy.
Only such people have the opportunity to become the best.
Relying on his memory, Da Wa led a few people to the foot of the mountain, and the rest of the way was to go up the mountain road.
On the way here, Xia Manni asked Da Wa to fill up the water bag so that she could carry it with her. But who knew that their family was so poor that they only had one water bag.
Even this water bag had a somewhat worn and curled outer skin.
"Mom, we can go up the mountain by walking up from here. We usually go up the mountain by this road."
Xia Manni nodded and signaled Da Wa to continue leading the way.
She knew very well that she could not act stubbornly in two places: one was in the deep mountains and the other was in the desert, and she had to listen to the guide.
The 'young guide' in front of her was obviously not that skilled either, and it seemed that he had not been up the mountain for a long time.
Not far away, she found mushrooms at the base of a large tree.
This kind of mushroom is the one that cannot be eaten randomly, so she only dared to pick and step on the most common white mushroom.
"Mom, flowers of that color are beautiful." After she threw the mushrooms into the backpack, Sini'er in the basket actually said something.
Even though she slept with Si Ni'er last night, this little girl still looked aloof.
She still needs to observe, as she is always worried that this girl is autistic or something.
"Si Ni'er, that's not a flower, that's a mushroom. It's very likely a poisonous mushroom. You have to remember that the brighter the color of a mushroom, the more poisonous it is. You can't eat it."
Si Ni'er didn't respond to Xia Manni this time, so she continued, "Si Ni'er, if you like flowers, I'll pick some wild flowers for you."
"No need, mother."
Si Ni'er actually responded to Xia Manni. At this moment, she was sure that this little girl was definitely not autistic.
It is normal for a girl to love flowers. After finding wild vegetables and fruits, she will find some beautiful wild flowers for Si Ni'er.
"Mom, come and see what this is." Erwa's voice came from not far ahead.
Xia Manni hurried over to take a look, and saw that there were a lot of thorn balls where Erwa was.
If this thorny ball isn't a chestnut, then what is it?
God really helped him. She thought of a question. So she said to the big boy next to her: "Big boy, do you know what this is?"
Big Baby shook his head and said, "I've seen it before, but I don't know what it's called, and I don't know if it's edible."
It turns out they don't eat chestnuts here.
Really, who would eat chestnuts when there's grain? I guess some people have tried to make chestnuts, but they probably don't know how to make them, or they think the time wasted isn't worth the final result, so no one has continued to develop them.
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be called chestnut. I remember seeing it when I was a child. These thorny balls are not edible. The contents inside can be cooked or roasted and eaten directly as food."
"Ah, there is such a good thing. Mom, are these chestnuts delicious?" Erwa said excitedly. There are so many delicious foods in this world that he doesn't know about. He can't wait to try what these chestnuts taste like.
Xia Manni smiled and said, "Of course it's delicious. Pick more and I'll make it for you."
"Pinch the two sides of the thorn ball with your feet, and a crack will appear in it. The brown ball in the crack is the chestnut."
Big Brother seemed to have discovered a new world. It was the first time he knew how to get the fruit from this thorny ball.
"Mom, my sister and I will come down to help." The third child suggested from the eldest child's backpack.
"You're such a good kid! We're just short of manpower." This was a good opportunity for her and the eldest child to take a break.
So the family of five began to pick chestnuts.
It is a little difficult to pick chestnuts at first, but once you get used to it, your hands and feet will move much faster.
Sanwa and Sinier were unable to complete the task independently, and had to step on the burr ball with their feet while picking the chestnuts with their hands.
The two of them waited to see who stepped on the burr ball, and then they ran over to take the burr ball out.
The kids had a lot of fun, and even though they were a little tired at the end, no one complained.
The three backpacks together filled up a basketful of stuff, so Xia Manni asked the children to stop.
"Okay, we can't just eat chestnuts. Let's go look for wild vegetables and fruits."
Chestnuts may not look big, but they are quite heavy. Carrying half a basket will make you tired. However, it is different with wild vegetables and fruits. Wild vegetables are light and wild fruits are not heavy either.
So she asked the kids to look for wild vegetables.
There were many wild vegetables in the mountains, and they soon found wild bracken and wild chives. However, the quantity was not large, so they had picked all of them in a short time.
Later they found wild sweet potatoes, which made the kids very happy.
Sweet potatoes, although they are wild and small in size, can also be used to fill hunger. The main reason is that they are sweet, and what child doesn't like sweet food?
There are quite a lot of sweet potatoes around here, but Xia Manni feels that they can no longer fit them all.
The sweet potatoes are not big in size, so I think they are just wild food that people have abandoned. After all, some farmers have started to grow sweet potatoes.
"Big Boy, find something to mark this area. We'll come back to dig in the afternoon." Big Boy nodded, then found a sharper stick and marked the tree near the sweet potato vines.
By this time their backpacks were almost full.
"Mom, my sister and I don't need to sit in the backpack anymore. We can just walk. My eldest and second brothers will lead us." Sanwa was lying on the ground and refused to get on the backpack. It would make his mother and eldest brother too tired.
Xia Manni looked around and found that there were indeed not many places left, but there were two important places that she had not visited yet.
"Big boy, there should be a bamboo forest here. Mom wants to go and see if there are any bamboo shoots to eat." The bamboo shoots in this season are not as delicious as the spring bamboo shoots, but they can still be chewed.
"Mom, the bamboo forest is behind this mountain. We can come back after noon. Otherwise, we won't be able to carry such heavy things with us once we get there."
"Big brother is so smart. Mommy hasn't thought about it as much as you do." Xia Manni's main approach to raising children is encouraging education, so that children will be more willing to do such things.
Of course she didn't say it, she just wanted to lie down in the future.
There's nothing she can do about it. Who made her travel back to the ancient times when the hierarchy was strict and ethics and morals could even be cannibalistic?
She can only "hide her achievements and fame". If she doesn't lie low, she will have to get married and worry about the future of these children. That is not the life she wants.
What she wants to cultivate is a child with a sound personality, who is independent, self-reliant, and everlasting. In other words, only those who endure the most hardships can become the best.
If she did everything for them, it would only hurt them.
But she led them to do it, guiding them, teaching them, and giving them affirmation.
They can develop their own way of thinking and then do it themselves.
Perhaps her parenting style can be called the "lay flat and let things go" style of parenting.
No matter what, the ultimate goal is to be able to retire and enjoy your old age.
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