Ding Heli interjected, "If you still have any vacant land, you can plant black beans. His family needs them after the autumn harvest, and you can sell them to them to earn some money."
He Shou Wu is harvested in autumn, and the most in-demand ingredient for processing it is black beans.
Upon hearing that Shuiqing's family needed black beans, the women who had been sipping their sugar water quickly swallowed it and asked, "Do you really need black beans?"
How much do you want?
"I have one at home! How about I bring it to you later and you can take a look?"
It was supposed to be the time to harvest black beans, but the previous days of torrential rain and strong winds had ruined them. However, since they had already grown before the rainstorm, there were still a few left, so they picked them up one by one.
It's all food; who would be willing to waste it?
Qin Yilin quickly smiled and chimed in, "Sure, bring them all. Shuiqing said she'd take as much as she had."
Shui Qing smiled and nodded in agreement.
The other women assumed that Aunt Ding and Shuiqing were close and had found out in advance, so they thought they would hurry back and bring the black beans from their homes.
Ding Heli glanced around at the noisy crowd and said with a puzzled look, "I was collecting herbs a few days ago and saw a lot of kudzu vines, which were very lush."
After his reminder, many people present remembered: "That's right! I sowed a lot of kudzu seeds last autumn, which were also given to me by Fan Jinyun."
“I also spread it all over the mountain! No wonder there were so many vines when I went up the mountain to collect firewood in the spring. I was wondering what kind of weed it was? How did so many of them appear all of a sudden?”
"Uncle Ding, you recognize kudzu root too?"
Ding Heli smiled and said, "Kudzu root is also a medicinal herb, but it is particularly domineering. It grows quickly and has thick and long roots. Pharmacies don't lack it, so it has never been able to fetch a high price. However, it can promote the production of body fluids and stop diarrhea, so it is quite good as a food to satisfy hunger."
Upon hearing that kudzu root is also a medicinal herb, and that eating it not only fills the stomach but also benefits the body, everyone's eyes lit up, only regretting that they hadn't planted enough last year!
Then Ding Heli said, "This kudzu root can also be propagated by cuttings, and it takes root in the first year, but its growth is most vigorous in the second and third years."
"When you get back, spread the kudzu cuttings on the hillside. From now on, we'll have more kudzu roots than we can eat every year!"
Everyone was eager to get to their own mountain to work right now!
Now, not only are there potatoes, but also kudzu root as a safety net, igniting a burning hope in everyone's hearts.
It's like we've been through a flood, but life isn't unbearable...it seems like we could even get better?
Old Man Xu took a big gulp of tea, looked at the clean bluestone bricks in the yard, and sighed, "Our village's fields have suffered heavy losses, and I guess things aren't much better outside."
We have potatoes, but they don't. I'm afraid things will get more chaotic every day from now on."
Master Fan pondered: "Those families with stored grain are fine, but I'm worried about those who don't have much grain stored."
The rice harvest was just around the corner, less than two months away, and now it's all gone. How will this large family survive? If they can't make ends meet, won't they have to resort to robbery?
The men on the covered walkway hung their heads, unsure of what to do.
After a long pause, Li Wu looked up and replied, "If anyone dares to come to our village and steal our grain, I'll fight them to the death!"
They have a lot of food, but it's all earned through the hard work of the whole family, through careful budgeting and saving every meal!
With Li Wu leading the way, the other men seemed to finally realize what was happening and echoed in unison, "That's right! We'll fight anyone who tries to take it!"
"We have plenty of men in our village, we can beat him to a pulp!"
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