Yunxi originally thought that going to the fields at two o'clock was already very early, but when she arrived at the fields, she found that there were many people who were more diligent than her.
They probably didn't even rest at home; they came over after lunch.
In any case, most people plant drought-resistant and high-yielding sweet potatoes and potatoes in their private plots, so even if they don't harvest anything else, these two crops alone can keep them from going hungry.
It's incredibly hot outside to work; it feels like the sun is right above your head.
Even with such a good constitution, I still can't be immune to heat and cold; I probably won't be able to change that in my lifetime.
Once the basket was full, I hurried home and made myself a glass of iced fruit juice using the ice I had stored up in advance during the winter.
Unfortunately, the fruit was just wild fruit, and it contained peach juice, but the addition of ice made me feel refreshed.
I made a big bucket of ice-cold fruit juice and put it in my storage space. Whenever I want to eat it, I just scoop out a bowl.
After returning home, Yun Shengnan asked curiously, "What did you do at home for so long this time?"
Yunxi wiped her sweat. "It's just too hot. I'd rather stay home and relax. I'd rather work a little later tonight than work for so long in this heat. It's too uncomfortable."
Yun Shengnan: "Your plot of land is so small, and you've almost finished harvesting it today. You can definitely take a break. I have quite a lot, though. I'll have to work at least another day tomorrow. Anyway, I'm not going to talk to you anymore. I need to work harder and try to finish as soon as possible."
"Go ahead, go ahead, I need to work harder too, and finish it as soon as possible."
Uncle Yun watched his daughter and niece talk from the side, without urging Shengnan to hurry up. He even told Shengnan to go hide under the big tree for a while and rest after a while.
A very gentle elder, who was particularly tolerant of the younger generation, watched quietly from the side, his hands never stopping, thinking that if he did more, his daughter would have to do less.
On such a hot day, there was nothing to say, and they were even worried about wasting their breath, so they each did their work in the fields without speaking.
It's almost September now, but the weather is still so hot. The sweet potatoes will need to be planted for another month before they are ready for harvest. During this month, I will pick the tender stems every few days and I can do it a couple more times.
A few years ago, I often planted sweet potato stalks in various corners of the mountain. Some of them I never dug up. I wonder what they are like now, two years later?
On the way up the mountain, take a look around. If you find anything, keep it; if not, just let it go. It's just a matter of luck.
It wasn't until the sun had set that Yunxi, with weary steps, carried the last of the tender shoots home.
It's finally finished. I have to blame this damned God for suddenly causing a natural disaster, turning what was originally pig feed into life-saving food.
Looking at the food piled up in the space, he didn't have to worry about going hungry, but he wondered if Li Xingtang and his parents had enough to eat.
If there isn't enough food, we'll have to send some over to them.
Thinking about it this way, I realize I can't keep those tender stems I prepared today in the space forever. I should at least blanch half of them and dry them into dried vegetables so they won't be so conspicuous when I give them to others.
If others can't even get a bite to eat, or they only get a few dried vegetables, and you bring out fresh ones, you can imagine how eye-catching you'll be.
It feels like there's never enough time to finish everything. Oh well, I'm starving. I only had some kudzu root powder for lunch, so I'll fill my stomach first.
Too lazy to cook, I just take out the food I've prepared in advance from my storage space. It has meat, vegetables, and soup.
This was considered a luxury at that time.
After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, they boiled half a pot of water and started blanching the tender stems. After blanching, they wrung them out a little and spread out a drying mat in the yard, placing the sweet potato stems directly on it.
If the wind blows all night and the sun shines all day tomorrow, that should be enough.
After working for more than two hours, I finally finished blanching half of the tender stems and hung them out to dry. Only then could I wait to boil a pot of hot water for a bath.
After being out in the sun all day, my clothes were soaked with sweat, dried, and then soaked with sweat again, over and over again. It felt like salt crystals had formed on my clothes.
I thoroughly washed myself from head to toe, washed my clothes and hung them outside to dry, and after drying my hair, I couldn't wait to lie down on the kang (heated brick bed), I really didn't want to move.
She fell into a deep sleep within five minutes of lying on the kang (a heated brick bed). If someone came in and moved her away at that time, she probably wouldn't even know it.
The longer Yunxi lived there, the more she integrated into the community, and she lost all of her former wariness. Her subconscious told her that this place was very safe, so she was able to fall asleep peacefully.
I go to bed early at night, so I wake up early during the day, usually around 5 or 6 a.m.
I ate two steamed buns for breakfast, grabbed a kitchen knife and a basket, locked the door, and couldn't wait to head up the mountain.
As for the dried vegetables in the yard, they're still drying. You don't need to worry about them; just put them away once they're dry.
On the way up the mountain, I deliberately took a detour at the foot of the mountain to check if the sweet potatoes I had casually planted had yielded any harvest.
It's fair to say they were overly optimistic. When they arrived, they found only some old leaves left, as the tender ones had already been picked.
However, the place where they planted their own food wasn't very secluded, and during this period, men, women, and children from the village were all going up the mountain to forage for things, bringing back anything edible, so it was quite normal for them to be discovered.
Since she had given up hope, Yunxi didn't linger there and headed straight into the deeper mountains.
Seeing mature herbs along the way, I simply took out a small hoe and chopped them off one by one.
Yunxi simply ignored those that were too ordinary and wouldn't fetch a high price, and tried to find those that were valuable and rare.
It was hot, and the woods were especially stuffy. Around ten o'clock, I felt completely soaked in sweat.
It's true what they say, money is hard to earn and life is tough. But thinking about all the money in my space, climbing this mountain isn't absolutely necessary.
I found a big tree, tidied myself up a bit, and after making sure there were no poisonous snakes or other animals around, I plopped down right there.
I took a bowl of watermelon ice water that I made yesterday from my spatial storage and gulped down the whole bowl in one go.
"Cool."
The heat in my body seemed to disappear instantly, and I felt incredibly comfortable.
I looked around and realized I was all alone in the woods. I changed out of my soaking wet clothes and felt refreshed again.
I'm not feeling uncomfortable anymore, so I think, "Oh, I can hold on a little longer, this is all money."
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