Li Lin carried two backpacks on her back. It was fine at first, but after walking for a long time, her shoulders couldn't bear it anymore.
"Linlin, please carry me on your back for a while."
Hu Yingying saw Li Lin rubbing her shoulders in front of her, so she stepped forward and put the backpack into her own backpack without giving any room for rejection.
"You are such a person." Li Lin felt a sense of relief on her shoulders, but still shook her head helplessly and said
The group walked for about ten more minutes.
"arrive."
Daya led a few people to a river, took off the backpack and said
“Wow, what a beautiful view.”
Hu Yingying looked at the river in front of her. There were trees, flowers and weeds on both sides. This was a scene that could not be seen in the city.
"Sister, let's cut the grass for the pigs quickly. My grandma will have to cook pig food soon."
After saying this, Daya began to introduce to people what wild vegetables pigs eat.
"This is the gray-gray vegetable, this is the thread vegetable, this is the wheelbarrow vegetable, and this is the motherwort."
Daya introduced and talked about which wild vegetables can be eaten:
"Dandelion is a wild vegetable that can be eaten by humans, but it is old now and tastes bitter. But it is good to dig it up, dry it, and soak it in water to drink."
"This is a small clove of garlic, you can eat it."
"This is wild ginger. We boil it to drink on rainy days."
“This is wild onion.”
“This is…”
"oh oh."
The two of them followed Daya blankly and identified the edible wild vegetables, then started the project of cutting grass for the pigs.
However, the two of them did not know how to use a sickle, so they could only cut slowly.
After about an hour, several people filled the backpacks.
"Ouch, it's so heavy."
Hu Yingying put the backpack on her back, but the moment she stood up, she couldn't carry it, which made her pretty face frown.
"I'll help you."
Li Lin hurriedly stepped forward to help Hu Yingying carry the backpack, and asked Hu Yingying to help her. Then the two of them walked back with bitter faces.
When they arrived at the pigpen and took off the backpack, they felt a sense of relief on their shoulders.
"I've made a note of it for you, but you two should hurry up and cut the second basket. I'm about to start cooking pig food."
Old Mrs. Liu poured the pig grass on the ground beside her, took a kitchen knife, grabbed a handful of wild vegetables and placed them on a wooden block, chopping them while urging her.
So the two of them went out to collect grass for the pigs, carrying their backpacks on their backs. Fortunately, they hid the baskets they brought with them, otherwise they would have been really exhausted.
As for Daya, she put the pig feed back to the pigsty and went home.
However, this time when the two of them came to the river, they mowed the grass much faster than last time, and soon they filled two baskets and sent them back.
"Okay, you two are done for today, come back tomorrow." After saying this, Aunt Liu quickened her movements and started to cook pig food.
When Li Lin and Hu Yingying heard that the work of several days was completed, they happily went to the river.
"Mmm, it feels so good."
Hu Yingying sat on a rock, took off her shoes, soaked her feet in the river, squinted her eyes, and sighed comfortably.
"You soak first, I'll walk around. If you need anything, just call me."
After saying this, Li Lin turned and went to the woods nearby.
"Hey, Linlin, wait for me." Hu Yingying saw Li Lin leaving, and quickly took out a handkerchief to dry her feet, then ran towards Li Lin.
"Why are you following me? There's no one around here. It's safe."
Li Lin stood there, waiting for Hu Yingying to come over, and said helplessly
"I am helping you with the work. Otherwise, you have to do it yourself. I can't bear it. Hehe." Hu Yingying said, holding Li Lin's hand and started to wander around.
"That's it. Let's put the leaves on the ground into the backpack and pick up some dry branches around. It will be enough for us to burn for two days."