"Really? Sister, you didn't lie to me?"
"real."
"Sister, have you ever drunk goat's milk?"
Chen Ye...I've never had that in my life. I can't even drink rice soup, so I have to drink goat milk.
"No, but I know how to remove the fishy smell from goat's milk. I also heard that goat's milk is good for your health."
"If you want to grow tall in the future, drink more goat milk and you will grow taller."
Shuanle's eyes widened: "Sister, are you serious? Can drinking goat milk really make you taller?" Being shorter than her peers was a pain for Shuanle.
"real."
"Then let's raise a lamb too."
"I'll go back and ask if we can keep it. I don't want someone to confiscate it after we've finally gotten it back. It would be so heartbreaking!"
If you can raise a sheep, when it stops producing milk, kill it and eat the meat. Eating mutton is very nutritious when the weather is cold.
"Then I'll go back and ask grandpa if I can raise him."
Considering that the little grandfather has a good relationship with the village chief and team leader, it would be a good idea to let the little grandfather go and ask.
"But if you can really raise them, all the sheep-herding work will be yours in the future." She doesn't have time to go out and herd sheep every day.
Shuanzhu patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, sister. I will raise that lamb to be plump. It will be a good companion for Huzi. Huzi's sheep are the ones who graze them every day."
It doesn't prevent them from playing at all. They just need to find a place with grass, tie the sheep to a tree and let it graze on its own. When they need to play, all they have to do is watch out and make sure the sheep is not stolen.
"Okay, go back and ask Grandpa. If he can raise it, we can go ask Aunt Chuncao how to exchange it for the sheep."
As she spoke, the rabbit in Chen Ye's hand was almost roasted. Chen Ye could be considered an expert when it came to barbecue. In the past, when she was craving for food, she would catch the prey and roast it on the mountain. She would never bring it back to feed those two old guys.
Looking at the sizzling rabbit, Chen Ye took out a small bamboo tube from his pocket, about the thickness of a finger. He opened the lid and sprinkled some salt he had with him on the roasted rabbit. Roasted meat without saltiness would not taste good.
He tore off a rabbit leg and handed it to Tiezhu: "Be careful of the burn."
She tied it up and placed it on a clean leaf, then took a big bite. Sissi laughed and said, "It's delicious. Eat it quickly, sister."
The two sisters ate a rabbit and were both very satisfied. At this time, any meat was the most delicious thing.
Chen Ye took a look at the sky, then quickly got up and used a small shovel to dig a trench at the stove mouth. This way, even if no one was watching, the fire would not be blown out, similar to the function of a firebreak.
He picked up a few thick dead logs and put them in the stove: "Okay, we have to go down the mountain, otherwise it will be dark soon."
All the children in the countryside know that they can’t wander around in the woods after dark and have to go home quickly. Shuan Shu quickly agreed and followed Chen Ye down the mountain.
Chen Ye also went to check the traps he had set and picked up two pheasants. The two guys were still flapping their wings, so there was no rush to eat them. He would clip their wings and keep them at home.
The next day, Chen Ye opened the seal of the earthen kiln and took out the things baked inside. Although they looked ugly, they were all usable. Chen Ye was very satisfied. After that, she went up the mountain every day to bake something.
I spend the rest of my time working and making things that are needed at home. I can see that the weather is getting hotter day by day. However, no matter how hot it is in Northeast China, it is only hot for a while at noon. The weather is still very cool in the morning and evening.
She had almost bought all the things for the house, so she planned to start digging a cellar, which they call a vegetable cellar here, and it was used to store winter vegetables.
There are some things to pay attention to when digging a vegetable cellar. If you accidentally dig it over a water source, then well, if you don't dig deep enough, you might end up with a pond.
The location of the vegetable cellar should be in a sunny, windproof, dry place with convenient drainage. The depth is generally about three meters, but it can be deeper.
Chen Ye was walking around the yard when she heard someone calling her at the door. Chen Ye came out of the backyard and saw the second girl at the gate.
"Why are you being so polite? Come in quickly. How is my aunt?"
The second girl was holding a basket in her hand, and she stuffed it into Chen Ye's hand: "My mother asked me to bring you some vegetables grown at home."
Chen Ye took a look inside the basket. There was a bunch of juicy green leeks and a bunch of tender spinach. "How come your vegetables are ready to eat so soon? The ones in my garden have only just started to sprout."
"It's not that my mother didn't work this year, she couldn't sit still, so my grandmother and I planted them in wooden boxes in the house. Now they're ready to eat."
"That's great! I haven't eaten any green vegetables this winter. This looks delicious. I won't be polite. Are you feeling better, auntie?"
The second girl smiled and nodded: "I asked Doctor Luo to see her. He said that as long as my mother doesn't exert herself too much and can be taken care of slowly, there won't be any problem." To put it bluntly, she was so tired that she was exhausted.
"How are Grandpa Lu and the others doing?"
The old couple were sick all the time, but they were less of a worry for the old couple. They were also good to the children at home. They never let the second girl and the others do the housework because they couldn't do heavy work.
"My grandfather's health has improved a lot. Doctor Luo said that he can do some light work and exercise his body. My grandmother is just like my mother. She can slowly recuperate and do housework."
Since they started working in the fields, they have never done housework. All the work was done by their grandparents. Even their clothes were washed by their grandmother.
"That's a good thing. Find a place to sit and I'll pour out the basket for you."
"No, you can keep the basket. My grandfather just made it. Your family definitely needs one. What were you wandering around for? Were you trying to tend to the vegetable garden in the backyard? I'll help you."
The second girl was very smart and rolled up her sleeves to go to the backyard to help Chen Ye with the work.
Chen Ye was so amused that her friend was honest: "No, there's nothing to take care of those little seedlings that are only the size of a palm. I'm just thinking about digging a vegetable cellar, but I haven't found a good place yet."
The second girl perked up immediately: "You came to me for this. I chose the spot for our new vegetable cellar. It's so dry and fresh. My grandfather even said that if I didn't work in the fields and just dug vegetable cellars for others, I wouldn't starve to death."
Chen Ye almost laughed out loud, mainly because his friend looked so serious when he said this. It seemed that he really took it seriously. At this time, they didn't ask anyone to dig the vegetable cellar. It was done by their own family.
Although the second girl looks dark and strong, her facial features are pretty. She has a round face, big eyes and a mouthful of big white teeth when she smiles.
The hardships at home did not dampen the family's enthusiasm for life. The Lu family members were all smiling when they went out, which made people feel happy.
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