Chapter 190 Deep Mountains

Millet can be used to make porridge for Gu Yanyan, and the little guy likes it very much.

Finally, Liu Yinyin thought of something.

Then he asked Aunt Li, "Aunt, do you have any dried mushrooms for sale?"

The weather is too dry this year and there are no wild mushrooms growing on the mountains.

The food we stockpiled at home has almost been eaten up.

Liu Yinyin likes to eat these dried goods, but there are no wild mushrooms to pick on the mountain, and she can't rashly sneak out of the space.

This stuff is mostly found in the countryside. If there were no wild mushrooms growing in the mountains, the supply and marketing cooperatives would not sell them.

I wonder if Aunt Li will have any.

Aunt Li: "There were some a few days ago, but now they are all sold out."

Not to mention, city people also like to eat this thing.

Seeing that Liu Yinyin also wanted it, Aunt Li said, "How about I keep it for you next time when I have more?"

Liu Yinyin is a regular customer, and the two families now live not far from each other, so it is not impossible to save some dried wild mushrooms for her.

What's more, this thing is durable, so even if Liu Yinyin doesn't want it in the end, she can still sell it.

Liu Yinyin didn't bother to be polite with her, she nodded and said, "Thank you, Auntie."

Aunt Li waved her hands and said, "Why thank me? It's not a big deal."

After exchanging things, Liu Yinyin took Gu Yanyan home.

The weather was too sunny, and Liu Yinyin was afraid that the boy would get heatstroke, so she didn't take him out again.

He was not allowed to play in the yard by himself until the sun went down.

The yard is quite big, and Gu Yanyan runs around with a basketball in his arms. Yesterday, Liu Yinyin also brought the little yellow dog.

One basketball is enough for each person, and it is enough for them to play for most of the day.

The little guy is sensible and only plays in the open space without causing much trouble.

Actually, it’s nothing. The yard is empty, with only a small vegetable patch that needs attention.

Jiang Cuihua had previously helped her plant a crop of shepherd's purse in this vegetable plot.

However, maybe the weather is too hot, and after so many days, the shepherd's purse has not yet sprouted.

After the sun went down, Liu Yinyin watered his vegetable garden.

After a few days, if the shepherd's purse has not sprouted, Liu Yinyin will just ignore it, as it would be a waste of water to water it.

The water level in the well is getting lower and lower, so it's better to use water sparingly.

"Mom, it's hot..."

After playing in the yard for an hour or so, Gu Yanyan was sweating profusely.

Liu Yinyin wiped his sweat with a towel. There was still mung bean soup she had cooked in the afternoon hanging in the well, so she poured him a bowl of it.

Liu Yinyin put a spoonful of honey in the mung bean soup, which made it both cold and sweet.

The little guy was drinking happily.

When Gu Cheng came home from get off work, he saw his son sitting on a small stool under the eaves.

Xiaopang was holding an enamel cup in his hand, with some mung bean soup residue still on the corners of his mouth.

"dad......"

Seeing Gu Cheng, Gu Yanyan immediately stood up, walked with his short legs, and ran to Gu Cheng with an enamel cup in his hand.

She said in a baby voice: "Dad, drink..."

In the eyes of the little guy, sweet mung bean soup can only be drunk when it is hot.

Gu Chenggang came back from outside, sweating all over.

"Good son!" Gu Cheng couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips when his son was so sensible, and he picked up Gu Yanyan with his big hands.

While taking the basket off the back of the bicycle, he brought back a basket of fruit.

Gu Yanyan's eyes widened when he saw so many fruits, and he said happily: "Dad..."

Gu Cheng asked him, "What do you want to eat?"

There are watermelons, peaches, pears, and figs in the basket.

Seeing Gu Yanyan, the fat boy pointed at the peaches.

Gu Cheng took one, washed it and gave it to him.

Seeing this, Liu Yinyin asked, "Where did the fruit come from?"

It’s so late now, it’s unlikely that he bought it at the supply and marketing cooperative. Besides, supply and marketing cooperatives rarely have so many fruits.

Gu Cheng said, "Old Zhao sent someone to deliver it. This afternoon, the orchard had a batch of fruits to be delivered to the county town, so he sent someone to bring us a basket. He also said that the orchard's harvest was not very good this year, so this is the only amount he could send."

A basket of fruit weighs more than ten pounds, which is actually quite a lot.

It’s just that the couple bought so much fruit from the orchard last year.

In comparison, these fruits seem a little less.

Thinking of Zhao Jianguo, Liu Yinyin smiled and said, "Brother Zhao is so polite."

Even though they came from so far away, they still remembered to send them fruits.

It’s also because the weather is too hot, otherwise, the family of three would definitely go to the orchard to pick fruit this year.

With a basket of fruits, Gu Yanyan was very happy to eat for the next few days.

I stayed at home for several days and waited until Sunday to rest.

After finishing breakfast early in the morning, the family packed up and rode bicycles to Liujia Village.

We didn't need to bring much stuff, and our family of three only rode a bicycle.

After arriving at Liujia Village, the family went to Liu's house first.

The Liu brothers were just going up the mountain to find food, so Gu Cheng followed them.

Liu Yinyin originally wanted to leave Gu Yanyan at the Liu family and go to the mountain to take care of the sweet potato field by herself.

Jiang Cuihua stopped him, saying that things were not peaceful in the mountains recently.

Liu Yinyin was stunned: "...What happened again?"

Jiang Cuihua sighed, "It's not a big deal. Just the day before yesterday, a pair of young brothers in the village actually ran to the mountains to look for wild vegetables."

He couldn't help but sighed as he said this: "At night, the two brothers hadn't returned yet, so the village chief went to the township to find the militia, and took a group of people to the mountains to look for them overnight."

If someone in the village goes missing, it is a big deal. Even if the person goes deep into the mountains, people must be sent to look for him or her to see whether he or she is dead or alive.

Liu Yinyin: "Did you find the person?"

Jiang Cuihua sighed again: "I searched for the whole night before finally finding them, but...both brothers were gone."

Being lost in the mountains for a night, the danger is self-evident.

Yesterday morning, both bodies brought down were incomplete.

Jiang Cuihua was horrified at the thought: "Poor family, they only had two sons, and now, they are all gone."

This was a devastating disaster for that family. A good family was ruined just like that.

Liu Yinyin was also horrified when she heard this: "It's so scary."

She didn't expect that the mountains were so dangerous. No wonder...

Every time Gu Cheng went hunting, he didn't dare go deep into the mountains.

"That's right!" Jiang Cuihua sighed, "I don't know how they are so brave, just two people... dare to go deep into the mountains!"

Maybe I was too young. I had only heard adults talk about how dangerous the mountains were, and how there were wolves, tigers, leopards and other man-eating creatures there, but I had never really seen it.

The older generation doesn't have the courage to do that.

This time...all the young people in the village who were ready to make a move were frightened.

Otherwise...this kind of thing will happen sooner or later.

There is no other way. When people can't find anything to eat, they think of taking risks.

Jiang Cuihua said in a hoarse voice: "The village chief said that next time someone goes to the mountains, the village will not send anyone to risk their lives to look for them."