The next day, the Ling family got up at dawn.
After two days of hard work, they have deeply realized the importance of time.
I already planted seeds later than others, and if I delay any longer, I will miss the farming season.
Although the Ling family also believed what Chi Xingyue said that there might be heavy snow and extreme cold this winter, this had little to do with sowing.
I don't understand the twists and turns involved. I just heard that Wang Dahu and his family planted the seeds half a month ago, and I'm a little anxious.
Well, anxiety is contagious.
Zhang Taohua also cooked white porridge, made pancakes, and fried two vegetarian dishes early.
Let Xiaohe and Shunzi take them to each courtyard, then wash up and start a busy day.
Chi Xingyue's biological clock is relatively fixed, and she won't wake up until after eight o'clock.
When I woke up, no one was home.
The entire Ling family went out, leading the cows to work in the fields.
Jinbao and Yinbao are organizing workers to renovate the courtyard.
Ling Yi and Hong Yu were on patrol and supervision, Ling San to Ling Liu were waiting in the backyard for Ling Jiheng's arrangements, and Ling Qi to Ling Shi were going up the mountain to chop firewood.
Although they have not appeared much during this period, they have been working very efficiently. From the time Ling Jiheng said they wanted to stock up on firewood for the winter, they have already filled up the spare rooms in the backyard.
It's just that these few people are too hardworking and have good physical skills. They intentionally or unintentionally avoided the villagers of Qingshan Village, so the spread of the "rumor" was not very effective, and everyone is still not in a hurry.
Chi Xingyue went to the kitchen to eat some breakfast, then went out with Ling Jiheng.
The two of them took Ling San, Ling Si, Ling Wu, and Ling Liu to the fields to work for a while, and then went up the mountain again.
This time I changed the direction and walked a short distance before I found a few wild grape trees.
They were not in a hurry to pick them, as they wanted to see how many good things there were in the mountains. Not long after they walked, they discovered walnut and chestnut trees.
Looking at the green balls that fell to the ground, some of which had begun to rot, Chi Xingyue felt distressed and felt that it was a waste of resources.
Ling Jiheng said that he would first find out the situation today and then pick up the fruits when he returned.
In this way, the group continued to move forward and discovered some good things from time to time.
It is indeed a treasure land that has never been visited by humans, but it is a bit dangerous and you can often hear the roars of wild beasts.
Suddenly, Chi Xingyue noticed a flash of silver light in the distance. When he walked over, he saw that it was a stream.
The river water is so clear that you can even catch river shrimps if you reach out and scoop up the water.
Ling San and his friends had all eaten river shrimps before, so when they saw this scene, they couldn't help but scoop them up with their backpacks.
Chi Xingyue also took the opportunity to catch some river shrimps and put them in the space fish pond. Once they multiplied, he would have countless prawns to eat.
As she was catching more, she discovered a crab under a rock. Crabs are at their juiciest in late August, so how could Chi Xingyue let them go?
While playing in the water, he secretly collected more than a dozen of them, both male and female, into the space, intending to breed them.
Then he said happily to Ling Jiheng: "Let's catch some crabs to eat!"
Ling San and Ling Si were excited when they heard this.
They had eaten crabs when they were in Jiangning Prefecture. They were transported from Yangcheng Lake and Taihu Lake at full speed. They were very expensive, costing ten taels of silver each.
If they hadn't followed a wealthy master, they would probably never have access to those good things in their entire lives.
Ling San turned over the stones and soon found one.
But when he was caught, he found that the food was completely different from what he had eaten in Jiangning Prefecture.
Not only are they not that big, but there are no hairs on the crab legs.
I couldn't help but wonder: "Madam, can this thing be eaten?"
"Of course you can. Haven't you tried it? It's just like shrimp, a river delicacy!"
Ling San scratched his head and talked about the days when he ate crabs and drank wine, which made Chi Xingyue so angry that she was upset. Why did she forget to stock up some crab seedlings?
You should know that it is almost impossible to buy authentic Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs in later generations. In the words of the Yong Dynasty, they were tribute.
What is circulating on the market is nothing more than Xibei products raised in nearby waters.
Although the taste was similar and the quality was also good, she didn't grab the authentic one when it was right in front of her. Now it's too late to regret.
Seeing her sighing, Ling Jiheng comforted her: "When things settle down in the future, I will take you back to Jiangning Mansion to enjoy the moon and eat crabs."
What could Chi Xingyue do? Just agree to avoid ruining the atmosphere.
Trying to calm down, he smiled and said, "River crabs are edible and taste good, but only alive. Dead ones are poisonous."
This is not meant to scare them. Once the crab dies, the histidine in it will decompose to produce histamine, which is a toxic substance. Eating it will cause vomiting and diarrhea, and in severe cases it can be life-threatening.
Ling San and his companions showed that they had learned their lesson and started to work, digging through the cracks in the rocks, and then pinching the crabs' shells when they weren't paying attention.
It's just that this place is rarely visited, and the shrimps and crabs are relatively stupid, so they don't react much when they are caught.
It only took the group more than an hour to pick up a basket of river crabs.
"This thing won't last long, let's go back first." Ling Jiheng made the decision and the group turned back.
Chi Xingyue was skipping along in front. When she saw beautiful wild flowers, she reached out and plucked them. Soon, she had made a small wreath and put it on her wrist.
When I passed by the walnut tree, I picked up two baskets of walnuts under the tree.
Chi Xingyue checked and found that only the green shells on the outside of these walnuts were rotten, but there was nothing wrong with the inside.
With just a gentle pinch, the outer shell can be removed, which is much more convenient than using a knife.
The group continued and picked up two more baskets of chestnuts.
Chi Xingyue also wanted to put some things in the backpack, but Ling Jiheng didn't let her because he was afraid that she would be tired.
So, the fairy's backpack became a decoration and was filled with strange things.
For example, beautiful little stones, various wild flowers, and a dozen pheasant eggs.
That’s right, Ling San and Ling Si didn’t catch any pheasants today, but they did find a nest of pheasant eggs.
Chi Xingyue looked at the egg in the sunlight. It was translucent inside and there were no blood vessels or anything. It was obvious that the egg was fresh and edible.
We cleared the nest with a smile on our faces, but it was a pity that we didn't take their mother away.
The group went down the mountain the same way they came. When they reached the foot of the mountain, the Ling family had already rested and were back to work.
Aunt Taohua built a small fire beside the ground to warm the food she had left for the few people.
Chi Xingyue smelled it and felt hungry.
He quickly put down the small backpack, took out bowls and chopsticks from the wooden barrel beside him, and prepared food for himself and Ling Ji Hengsheng.
Today's lunch was steamed buns with stir-fried vegetables. Chi Xingyue looked at the soft winter melon and tofu stewed in the iron pot and felt that the food quality of the Ling family needed to be improved.
At least, we need to enrich the variety of vegetables.
Ling San had been busy all morning and was hungry, so he rushed over to get some rice and accidentally knocked over his backpack.
The lively crabs crawled out of the basket, scaring Song Lizheng so much that he jumped three feet high.
"Hurry, throw them away! How dare you eat hard-shelled beetles? They can kill people!"
Chi Xingyue, Ling Jiheng, Ling San, and Ling Si looked at Song Lizheng with strange expressions: "Lizheng, this is not a hard-shelled insect, it's a crab!"
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