It was late at night, the north wind was howling, and you couldn't see your hand in front of you, but the servants of the Ling family were working hard.
In order not to disturb the old lady's sleep, they temporarily built two stoves in the corridor.
An iron pot as big as a bathtub was placed on top, and half-solidified lard was poured into it. The firewood underneath burned very vigorously, and soon the lard melted.
Aunt Taohua brought out the prepared batter and squeezed meatballs into it one by one.
Others also came to help, and everyone worked together and finished the job quite quickly.
A gust of wind blew by, carrying the aroma of meat far away. Many people dreamed of eating a feast.
Some were awakened by the fragrance, but they all turned over in unison.
He muttered, "I must be dreaming. How could someone be cooking meat in the middle of the night?"
The tacit understanding of Qingshan Village was fully demonstrated at this moment.
Despite the maids and servants' best efforts, two pots of batter were still not fried when daybreak came.
After the old lady got up, she asked everyone to continue and told Xiaohe to fry two pots of vegetarian food after frying the meatballs, then went to wash up.
The old man sleeps little and gets up at the first crow of the rooster every day.
Aunt Taohua suppressed her fatigue, poured water for the old lady to wash, and then brought two bowls of meatball soup and a small plate of fried dumplings.
After the old lady and the old man finished their breakfast, they rested for a while and went outside to join in the fun when it was dawn.
The fire had been burning all night and it seemed to be dying down.
Erzhu moved some firewood from the backyard and threw it into the stove, and Baozhu brought a chair and placed it next to the stove.
After settling the old lady down, he also gave her a small quilt to wrap herself in.
Letting the others go back to sleep, the two called Ling San and Ling Si, who had just woken up, to make frying meatballs together.
After all, men are not as dexterous as women, and a group of rough guys can only help out. Baozhu is very busy with three big iron pots.
Only when Geng Suhua, Wan Chunqin and Liang Zhijun got up and came to help did they avoid such a chaotic situation.
In Qingfeng Courtyard, the east room was quiet, and so was the west room.
After Ling Jiheng came back last night, Chi Xingyue took him into the space to take a hot bath, and then moved the prey to the wasteland to bleed and cut them up.
Chi Xingyue placed the strips of meat into a wicker basket and carried it back to the kitchen. As for what to do with it, that would be decided later.
The two men were busy until dawn to finish off the few preys.
Chi Xingyue was exhausted, as was Ling Jiheng. But even more unpleasant than exhaustion was the smell of blood.
Chi Xingyue's stomach was rumbling, so he went back to wash his hands and took Ling Jiheng to a private room for dinner.
This was Ling Jiheng's first time in this place. He was quite surprised when he saw the electronic screen on the wall.
Chi Xingyue didn't hesitate to introduce it to him: "This is a progress bar. From the numbers on it, you can vaguely infer the upgrade conditions of the space."
Ling Jiheng nodded and read the number above.
[Space Soul Binding Progress 25%]
[Level 4 space upgrade progress 30%]
Ling Jiheng pointed at the number "30" and asked, "What are the conditions for upgrading to the fourth-level space?"
Chi Xingyue shook his head: “I don’t know, that day, when the Bei Liao people attacked, the situation suddenly escalated and the health center appeared.
I don’t remember how it happened later, but it rose to 15.
A while ago, Doctor Cheng was giving a lecture to military doctors, and this thing was upgraded to 30. Maybe he wanted me to impart medical knowledge to him!
Ling Jiheng nodded without getting too hung up on it.
Chi Xingyue did not go to see the newly unlocked examination room. After all, he was not a medical student, and he could neither operate the equipment nor understand the examination results.
After the meal, the two of them strolled in the yard for a while to digest the food.
Then go back to the second floor and wash up in the bathroom.
Chi Xingyue was too lazy to move and wanted to wait for Ling Jiheng to finish washing before going in.
Who knew he was pulled in, and then...
The temperature in the space was good, and Chi Xingyue woke up after sleeping for more than five hours.
When Ling Jiheng and I came out, we found that the light in the room was particularly bright.
Yes, it would be abnormal if it wasn’t bright in the middle of the day.
I got dressed, got out of bed, and put on my makeup in front of the mirror.
Ling Jiheng opened the door and walked out, and saw that it was a sunny day.
It was a rare good day, so I took Chi Xingyue’s hand and headed to Rongsiyuan.
The old ladies and the others had already had lunch. Since Ling Jiheng didn't show up, they didn't rush him. They just sat in the room and chatted.
Seeing the two of them coming over, she smiled brightly and asked Ling Jiheng, "Did you rest well? Are you hungry? Why did you come back so late yesterday?"
Ling Jiheng smiled and said, "I found some good stuff in the mountains, but unfortunately I lost it while hunting.
Fortunately, we did not get nothing and returned home safely."
The old lady didn't ask what the good stuff was, she just invited Ling Jiheng to eat.
There was an egg on a bowl of vegetarian noodles, and in addition, there were a dozen crispy and crunchy pork meatballs.
He also said, "We've been busy at home all night, so I'm sure the neighbors have been disturbed. This morning, your father and your uncle went door to door to deliver some food."
Ling Jiheng nodded, not caring much.
Chi Xingyue chewed the fragrant pork meatballs and thought that the old lady was dragging the villagers into the same boat.
If you are grateful for someone's kindness, there will be no jealous reports.
***
On March 15th, the weather became warmer.
There is no snow in the village anymore, and even on the mountains, the brown-black ground is exposed.
Only occasionally, there is a little snow in the shade, which cannot be seen from a distance.
The villagers started farming, and the Ling family also visited the fields several times.
Knowing in advance that the extreme cold was coming, they deliberately buried the wheat seeds deeper.
But the wheat seedlings that grew were still sparse.
Also, the wheat seeds of this era had not been selectively bred, and their characteristics were not as good as those of later generations.
The Ling family had no intention of relying on the harvest from their two hundred acres of land to pay taxes. Now that they saw that the wheat seedlings were not growing well, they just sighed.
It’s different for others. Their families are almost out of food and don’t have much money. If the harvest is not good this year, how will they survive?
Sighs can be heard every day in the fields of Qingshan Village. Needless to say, the situation in other villages is even worse.
Those who act quickly have already gone up the mountain, hoping to find some wild vegetables and mushrooms to survive the lean period.
But the weather had not warmed up for long and the mountains were still bare, so many people returned disappointed.
Against this background, the mushrooms from Qingshan Village became popular again.
Although the price is still thirty cents per pound, sales are increasing, and everyone's wallets are slowly getting fatter.
In Yunrou County, many villages have also tried to grow mushrooms after hearing about Qingshan Village's deeds.
Although the technical content of this thing is not high, it still requires patience to study it.
There are no wild mushrooms on the mountain now, so even if they want to experiment, they can't.
Since it concerns their own interests, the people in Dahe Village and Xiahe Village keep their mouths shut.
No matter who asks, the answer is always two words - No!
Chi Xingyue was wearing a thin cotton jacket and squatting in the corner.
Looking at the two-foot-long vines growing in the flower trough, he said to Ling Jiheng, "Let's go up the mountain someday and see if there are any good things!"
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