Chapter 21: Slip
After lunch, Qin Huiyin took Li Taohua and the Tang siblings to continue grinding peas and making pea flour.
The pot was filled with leftovers such as pig head, offal, and tail. When she was cleaning the kitchen, she saw the leftover bird eggs and decided to stew them together.
By the time they had ground the peas into pulp, it was around four or five in the afternoon. By this time they were already exhausted and didn't want to move. However, they hadn't cut the bamboo bucket yet, which was another strenuous task.
"Mom, I really can't do it anymore. Why don't we hire someone to do it?" Qin Huiyin said to Li Taohua, "Ten bamboo buckets cost one penny. We can just ask the villagers to buy them. The bamboo is from the mountains anyway. We don't need to invest any money. We can earn this money with just a little effort. I believe there are still many people in the village who are interested. If we only rely on a few people to do it, we won't be able to finish it even if we die of exhaustion."
Li Taohua approved Qin Huiyin's proposal without hesitation. The only adult man in the family was still sitting on the bed, and the weak women and children were left. How could they bear such heavy work?
Tang Yixiao had to step in to purchase the bamboo bucket bowls. Tang Yixiao took the samples out and came back soon.
Tang Luwu asked: "How is it?"
"As long as you pay, are you worried that no one will work?" Tang Yi said with a smile, "I'm going out to fetch water. You should take a rest first. Don't be too tired. You did the most work when grinding the soy milk just now."
"I'm not tired." Tang Luwu snatched the bucket from Tang Yixiao's hand, "I'm the elder sister, so let me do these chores. You stay at home to help, Yinyin can't handle it alone."
Qin Huiyin came back from outside and saw the siblings fighting over the bucket. She said mischievously, "Stop fighting. Be careful not to break the bucket. I see everyone is tired, so I asked Uncle Tan and Aunt Yu to help. Uncle Tan will be responsible for carrying water for us, and he will be paid two cents for a full bucket. Aunt Yu will help us carry firewood, and she will pay one cent for each load. Let's all take a break today. When you are not so tired, you can fight for housework again."
Tang Yixiao was right. As long as you pay, there is no need to worry about no one doing the work.
In less than an hour, the woodshed was full of firewood, the water tank was full of water, and they had gathered the two hundred bamboo buckets and bowls they needed.
Qin Huiyin knows the importance of leading a team. No matter how capable she is, she can never be tireless. Besides, one person's power is limited. Only if you know how to lead a team can you increase the benefits countless times.
Tang Dafu felt itchy when he heard the voices outside. He pounded his legs, angry at his own inability to do anything.
He was very glad that his wife had no intention of leaving. Judging from her current reaction, she seemed to no longer dislike Lvwu and Xiaoer. In this respect, he was much luckier than Song Yi. You know, when Song Yi was around, Li Taohua's dislike for Song Ruize was well known, and she never accepted the coffin until the end.
Qin Huiyin used three kilograms of pea flour today, and preliminarily estimated that it should be able to make twenty kilograms of jelly. She promised to increase the amount of jelly sold tomorrow, so there should be about 150 bowls here.
She went to the vegetable garden and pulled two cabbages, cut them into thin strips, and then washed them carefully several times to make sure that the strips were clean. When she sells jelly tomorrow, she will add shredded cabbage to it, which will not only increase the weight but also improve the taste.
She decided to try her luck in the mountains again to see if she could find more seasonings.
In fact, there are many treasures in the mountains, but people don't know them and haven't dug out their value. For example, some wild fruits look sour, and squeezing out their juice is just right for seasoning.
Qin Huiyin lay in front of the trap, looking at the rabbit struggling in the trap with burning eyes.
"Rabbit, if you jump out of the trap, I will take you home. What's the point of you lying in the trap like this? If you want to change your fate, you have to work hard on your own. Do you still expect me to rescue you from the tiger's nest? No, no, I can tell who dug this trap at a glance. Even if I have ten guts, I wouldn't dare to steal that gentleman's things."
Qin Huiyin had a red eye disease that made her want to eat rabbits, and she kept mumbling to a dying rabbit. Unfortunately, the rabbit was a rotten rabbit, and no matter how she provoked it, it looked like it had accepted its fate. She waited for a while, making sure it would not automatically jump into her backpack, and then she walked away disappointed.
After she left, a figure jumped down from the tree.
Song Ruize had just gone to the mountains to hunt a wild sheep. After carrying it back home, he went up the mountain again. Maybe because his injuries had not yet healed, he suddenly felt a little tired, so he climbed up a tree to rest for a while. Who would have thought that he would meet her again.
She has changed a lot.
Normally, she would either act weird or tremble in fear when she saw him. He had never seen her so relaxed, playful and childish.
Ha! Who made him the coffin that no one likes?
However, he did not expect that she would dare to approach him last time and help him find herbs to detoxify.
"Help... Help..." A shout came from not far away.
Song Ruize paused when he heard the familiar voice.
"Is there anyone here? Help me..."
At this time, Qin Huiyin was sitting in a deep pit, looking up.
There is a lot of loose soil in the mountains, with only a layer of soil on the surface, and the bottom is empty. If you step on it accidentally, you will fall into a natural trap. Qin Huiyin encountered such trouble today.
This is a deep mountain area, and no one from the village would come here. Only one person might come here, but not to mention whether he would happen to be there, even if he was there, the chance that he would be willing to save her was only 1%.
This 1% was because she helped him last time, and he might have shown mercy to her because of the good deeds she did that time, and left her that little bit of goodwill.
"I didn't tell them when I left. If I had told them, they might have come to rescue me after seeing that I hadn't returned for a long time. There are wolves in this mountain, right? I won't be taken away by them, will I?"
"The scariest thing in this world is to die and live again, live and die again, and not know whether you will live or die in the end. So you go through a long wait, just for an unknown result."
Song Ruize stood on it, looking down at the noisy girl in the trap.
He didn't know why he came here.
The mother and daughter were so heartless and ungrateful that they did not deserve the old man's sincere treatment. He did not kill them with his own hands because he did not want the old man to crawl out of the ground, but it did not mean that he would repay evil with kindness.
He turned around...
Stop.
The image of the girl looking for detoxifying herbs for him emerged in his mind.
The girl raised her head, revealing a pair of clear eyes, which were filled with worry and heartache.
laugh!
Both mother and daughter were born actresses.
Qin Huiyin was thinking about the possibility of drilling wood to make fire. After all, she was afraid of the dark and the poisonous insects and snakes in the mountains, so it would be safer if there was fire.
Suddenly, a vine hung down from above.
The vine fell right in front of her and she could grab it with her hand.
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