Two hours later, everyone in Old Li's family, young and old, came to the grassy area in the low-lying spot.
As long as you don't stand up straight, no one outside can see that there's anyone here.
Li Ergui, who had gone out to find a water source, also returned. The good news was that he had found a spring in a distant mountain gully.
However, the spring seemed to be nearly dry, with only a little water seeping out.
Li Ergui had only managed to collect half a jar of earthenware pot, but fearing his mother might be thirsty, he returned home first.
"Be careful when you dig, Mom said it won't preserve well if the skin is broken!"
The three brothers only had one hoe, so they had to take turns digging.
When it was Li Ergui's turn, Li Sangui couldn't help but cautiously remind him.
I'm afraid of breaking the yam or scratching its skin; every bit of food is precious these days.
"Don't worry, third brother, we're all used to farm work, we won't waste the food!"
As each yam was dug out, the group became even more motivated.
The dug-up yams were laid out one by one by the women to dry in the open space next to them.
Water is very precious these days, so who would be willing to use it to wash these yams?
The only thing you can do is let them dry in the sun. Once they're dry, you can rub them clean with your hands.
Lin Xue then took the two children and ran to a small bush not far from them.
She was holding a small shovel, carefully digging up a wild grass with red berries.
Oh no!
This isn't some wild grass, it's clearly a giant ginseng root!
Didn't you see that half of the ginseng has already been exposed?
"Grandma, when we used to pull radishes out of the house, didn't we just pull them out by the leaves?"
"Why are you being so cautious this time? Is there something different about this radish compared to the others?"
Li Zhen was squatting beside Lin Xue's left foot, his eyes fixed on her movements as she dug for ginseng.
I'd been incredibly curious for a long time, and it wasn't until now that I couldn't help but ask.
"Little sister, Grandma is being so careful, this is definitely not an ordinary radish!"
Before Lin Xue could say anything, little Li Shun eagerly began to explain.
The little girl glanced at her grandma, looking rather smug.
"Shunzi, do you know what this is?"
Seeing the two children bickering, they seemed to be in much better spirits than in the morning.
Lin Xue treated the two children with the same impatience she showed the three rough men.
She is quite patient with children.
"Grandma is being so careful because this radish has become a spirit, and she's afraid it will grow legs and run away!"
Li Shun pointed to the ginseng's entwined roots, looking quite certain, which made Lin Xue burst out laughing.
"Haha, I'm amazed you could come up with that!"
While people were busily digging for yams over there, Lin Xue was carefully digging for ginseng over here.
For a while, everyone was busy with their own things and didn't realize they were hungry.
But after they dug out the last yam...
Lin Xue's ginseng had already been transplanted into her space long ago.
Apart from the two children, the adults here had no idea that Lin Xue had just dug up a ginseng.
Even the two children didn't know what that strangely shaped radish was.
"Da Gui, it's the hottest time of the year right now. Let's set up our pots and stoves here, have lunch, and then continue our journey!"
If it weren't for the fact that the sunlight here is so heavily blocked by the trees on both sides, they would have been unbearably hot long ago.
Lin Xue sat with her two children by the bushes. Because of the wind blowing, they weren't too uncomfortable.
But once they leave this place, they definitely won't be able to stand the midday sun.
"Okay, let Ah Hui and my second sister-in-law cook. I'll go with my second brother to see if we can get some more water!"
After Li Dagui finished speaking, he and Li Ergui took another earthenware pot from the house and left.
Li Sangui went to process that batch of bamboo, and Lin Xue asked him to bring the finely cut bamboo strips to her side so she could personally instruct him on how to do it.
The general shape is a basket that can comfortably accommodate two children.
It's a bit like a chair, and the child's legs can stick out through the round holes on both sides of the basket.
When children are too tired to walk, they are always carried or held by adults, which is not only unbearable for adults, but also makes children prone to heat rash.
It is quite necessary to make a special basket for carrying children.
In case of an emergency, just stuff the child into the basket, and the adults can simply carry the basket and run.
This can also prevent the possibility of losing the child.
Lin Xue didn't care about cooking; she just broke off a small piece of compressed biscuit and threw it into the pot after it boiled.
He Ahui saw it, but dared not say anything.
Even if Lin Xue threw trash into the pot, she probably wouldn't say a word and would just share the food with everyone as usual.
This relieved Lin Xue, who was worried about being questioned.
It's good that you don't dare to ask; wild vegetable porridge really isn't enough to fill your stomach.
Since there was no water to clean the pheasant, they removed its internal organs and made it into beggar's chicken.
This is only because there is a spring nearby; otherwise, they probably wouldn't even know how to cook wild vegetable porridge.
They might just make those unpalatable wild vegetable pancakes.
"Is your precious treasure thirsty? Grandma has some water here!"
While waiting for the food, Lin Xue took out her water bottle, took a sip, and then asked Li Zhen, who was sitting next to her.
"Grandma, I'm not thirsty. You can keep the water for yourself!"
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