The end of the year is fast approaching. Yun Xiaoxiao and the others don't know whether others are having a good year or not.
But they had a very good year.
How could it not be good?
Their family has no shortage of food or money, and they are living a very fulfilling life.
Yun Xiaoxiao, being a modern person, knows some sounds, although she doesn't know the specifics, but that doesn't stop her from preparing in advance.
So when spring, when everything was reviving, arrived, she urged Yuan Shitou to go up the mountain with her.
Mother Yuan was a little worried; going up the mountain was no joke.
If she gets pregnant, that would be incredibly dangerous.
They wouldn't let Xiaoxiao go up the mountain no matter what they said.
He also said that Yuan Shitou could go alone.
Although Xiaoxiao was very happy that Yuan's mother considered everything for her, she still told her about her own plans.
After hearing this, Yuan's mother felt very conflicted.
I felt both happy and disappointed.
In the end, I still think it's better that I didn't get pregnant.
Xiaoxiao is already in poor health, and he's also very young, so waiting two more years will definitely be better.
To be honest, she was truly terrified by her deceased daughter.
Even though so many years have passed, she is still afraid.
Our ancestors had a rule that spring is the season for animals to reproduce.
It's best not to hunt.
But that doesn't stop them from hunting male prey.
Besides, they don't necessarily go up the mountain to hunt.
Finding some herbs is still an option.
Yun Xiaoxiao picks whatever she sees; she won't let go of anything she thinks she might need.
So throughout the spring they not only collected a large number of herbs, but also many animals.
They have preserved all of these very well.
Even if you store it well, you're still afraid it will spoil.
There are simply too many.
Mother Yuan even asked them if they wanted to take it down the mountain to sell.
If it breaks, not only can it not be sold, but it's also a real shame.
I thought about it for a bit and it seemed like a good idea. I could also take the opportunity to find out what was going on down the mountain.
They haven't come down the mountain for almost half a year; who knows what might have happened.
Yuan Shitou would do whatever Xiao Xiaoshuo said, and he would never have any other opinions.
Even if I had it, I'd have to keep it to myself; my daughter handles everything at home.
He's just a worker.
We decided to act immediately, and since our little relative had just left, it was the perfect time.
I started sorting through the things I needed to buy at home.
He also sent Yuan Shitou to Yuan Min's house to ask if Fan Tiesheng wanted to go down the mountain together.
Yuan Min's belly was already quite large, and the older women, including the grandmothers, all said it was definitely twins.
Fan Tiesheng was both happy and worried.
Who wouldn't be happy to have twins? That's a blessing!
But each additional child means one more source of food.
He hasn't been up the mountain much since Yuan Min became pregnant.
Not going up the mountain means no income.
Without income, we can only live off our savings.
That way, no matter how much food there is, it will all be eaten.
Although the family still has money, food is scarce in these deep mountains, so who would sell you food?
Going down the mountain to buy it would be even more impractical.
The mountain road is so far away, it would take ten days or more to make a round trip.
Even if you are very strong, you can only carry back two or three hundred pounds at most.
This little bit should last a long time.
Ultimately, it comes down to my own limited abilities.
Unlike Yuan Shitou and Yun Xiaoxiao, the couple are now starting to stockpile food.
Even if we have three or five children in the future, we can afford to raise them.
As Fan Tiesheng was worrying and tidying up the rabbit pen, he saw Yuan Shitou coming towards his house.
After washing his hands, Yuan Shitou entered the courtyard.
"Brother Stone, what brings you here?"
"We're going down the mountain the day after tomorrow, are you coming?"
"Are you going down to sell dried meat?"
Have you stockpiled quite a bit?
"Not many, just a lot of rabbits were cancelled at home."
Short story; Summer is almost here, I'm afraid it will spoil.
It's better to make a trip down the mountain.
"Yes, that makes sense."
But we don't have many at home, so we won't go.
Besides, Minmin's belly is so big, I don't feel comfortable leaving her alone for too long.
Yuan Shitou nodded: "Alright, is there anything you want to buy?"
Do you need me to buy it for you?
Fan Tiesheng thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you wait a while and I'll go ask Grandma?"
Yuan Shitou waved his hand: "Go quickly."
Grandma Yuan returned shortly after: "Stone, are you going down the mountain?"
Why don't you bring some brown sugar back for us?
That's about it.
Yuan Shitou went back and told Xiao Xiao, who of course had no objections.
The two packed up and went down the mountain to find Uncle Lin.
Xiao Xiao even brought some Gastrodia elata for Uncle Lin.
She dug these up in the mountains last year and kept them all.
Since there aren't many, Xiaoxiao is reluctant to sell them.
Uncle Lin gave her ten yuan when she got married.
When getting married at this time, the usual wedding gift is 50 cents or one yuan.
The two yuan given to them by the village chief was the first of its kind in the entire village.
This shows how high ten yuan is.
So it was only right that she give Uncle Lin some gastrodia elata as a token of her gratitude.
Xiao Xiao was given to him after Uncle Lin finished collecting the mountain goods.
The herbs were still sold to the herbalist.
He is an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor and needs herbal medicine very much.
Xiao Xiao gave him some dried meat.
The old man was overjoyed.
Just now, when Xiaoxiao heard Uncle Lin send his apprentice to call for help, she kept some of it.
Uncle Lin also expressed his approval of Xiao Xiao's approach.
After the old doctor happily took the dried meat that Xiao Xiao had given him and left.
Uncle Lin called Xiao Xiao back when she tried to leave.
"Xiaoxiao, if there's anything else at home that you want to sell, you'd better do it as soon as possible."
In a few more days, I'm afraid even if we have some goods, they won't be easy to sell.
I was slightly surprised. Is it about to begin?
After the initial shock, she pretended not to know and asked, "Why? Are we not allowed to sell them anymore?"
"It's not that selling is not allowed, it's just that there are people managing it, unlike now."
Seeing that Xiaoxiao was about to ask more questions, he smiled and said, "Don't ask so many questions, you little rascal."
I don't know the specifics; I've only heard it from others.
"What else did you listen to? Tell me about it."
Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
Uncle Lin thought for a moment and said, "I heard that all the land is going to be consolidated and managed in a unified manner."
Communes should also be established.
From now on, you'll have to go to designated places to buy or sell things.
Yuan Shitou, who was also listening nearby, quickly asked, "Is this good or bad?"
He was a true country bumpkin, and a country bumpkin from the deep mountains at that.
Although Xiao Xiao had casually mentioned it before, hearing Uncle Lin say it now still made her a little flustered.
Uncle Lin has a broad perspective: "I think it should be a good thing for the people."
This is bad news for those of us in business.
"Why?"
Yuan Shitou asked, with the mindset that if you don't understand, you should ask.
"Think about it, now that we're like this, making money will definitely be very convenient."
From now on, once you have designated areas, places like ours will simply be closed.
Seeing that Yuan Shitou wanted to ask more, he quickly waved his hand: "I really don't know."
Don't ask anymore.
These are all things I've heard from others. Change is inevitable, but I really don't know exactly how it will change.
No matter how things change, it won't do you any harm.
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