When Xiaoxiao and the others returned home, they told Mr. and Mrs. Yuan everything that had happened down the mountain without holding anything back.
The two elderly people were terrified.
Yuan's mother was somewhat uneasy: "What will we do then?"
Does this mean we can't go down the mountain anymore?
Oh dear, if we can't get down the mountain, then let's not go down.
We've spent most of our lives in the mountains, and it's nothing special.
No matter how much trouble there is down below, it won't reach the top of the mountain.
Mr. Yuan didn't say anything, but started puffing on his pipe.
He didn't have this habit before, but in the last two years, he's started smoking tobacco leaves, I don't know who he learned it from.
The taste of tobacco leaves is indescribable.
That was really pungent.
Yuan's mother was too lazy to bother with him.
The main reason was that Mr. Yuan was already quite old and didn't have any other hobbies.
Go ahead and smoke if you want.
For this reason, Yuan's mother even went to the village to find some tobacco seeds from families who owned tobacco leaves.
Scattered in front of and behind the house.
This type of tobacco is very easy to grow; as long as you spread it out, you'll harvest it even if you leave it alone.
Many of the older generation in the village like to smoke.
Therefore, it's easy to find a large number of seeds.
Xiao Xiao then told them how much money her family had.
Although they believed in themselves and put themselves in charge.
But she still had to tell them how much money she had, rather than keeping it a secret.
Don't let a few words from others cause you to have a grudge against them.
Although he believed in Yuan's father, he thought his mother-in-law was not that kind of person.
But she also needs to be open and honest.
Besides, she was a wife bought from someone else, and there were always people who couldn't stand to see her doing well and wanted to stir up trouble.
Xiaoxiao then explained her plans.
Yuan's mother strongly agreed.
We'll definitely have children in the future, so it's always good to plan ahead for them.
Don't wait until it's too late to bandage your feet.
However, I still reminded them not to go deep into the mountains.
Just hunt some common prey around here.
Little Yuan Ping'an blinked his eyes, listening attentively to what they were saying, though it was unclear whether he understood.
Xiao Xiao reached out and patted his head.
There are no schools on this mountain, so the children run all over the mountainside.
The more diligent ones will also help their families with farm work.
Those lazy ones are lucky if they don't go and cause trouble in other people's fields.
Children like Ping An and the others could only run behind the older children.
They can easily go astray.
So Xiaoxiao decided to teach Ping An to read.
Because I'm too busy, I only teach verbal knowledge.
I'm thinking of teaching something more practical this time.
Thinking of this, he went back into the house and took out a large sheet of white paper.
I made a pencil out of charcoal myself.
Write from one to one hundred on a blank sheet of paper.
There are Arabic ones ranging from one to one hundred.
There are also capitalized versions of one through one hundred.
They even called Ping An over and taught him while he wrote.
Yuan Ping'an was very studious and had a good memory.
You'll remember it after being taught two or three times.
Xiao Xiao has been having him study this specifically these days.
Not only must they be memorized, but they must also be written down from memory.
Because she and Yuan Shitou were preparing to go up the mountain again.
It's common for me to not go home for two or three days.
She wants to go up the mountain more often while she's not pregnant.
If she gets pregnant, she doesn't plan to go up the mountain.
After all, she really intended to have a child.
Yuan's mother originally wanted them to rest for two days before going.
But Xiao Xiao was unwilling.
I don't feel like I need to rest much, but I'm not tired.
Yuan Shitou just does whatever he writes in short stories.
Like a man without his own opinions.
Actually, he had a grand plan; he just wanted to be subservient and indulge Xiaoxiao.
If someone else were to point fingers at him, he'd probably break their hand off.
When Fan Tiesheng heard that Xiaoxiao and the others had returned from the mountain, he wanted to come and see them.
He hasn't been up the mountain in a long time.
Yuan Min will be a month old in a few days.
He felt at ease knowing that his grandparents were there to help take care of the child.
And his mother, she would go every day to help look after the children and take care of Minmin.
His mother is a good person, as long as Fan Xiaohua isn't around.
If Fan Xiaohua were around, she'd be someone who couldn't think straight.
I didn't expect to arrive a step too late.
They have already gone up the mountain.
They had no choice but to go back dejectedly.
They carried baskets up the mountain to pick mushrooms.
This is the perfect season for mushroom picking.
He wants to collect more to take home so he can sell them down the mountain later.
He was unaware that the area down the mountain had changed completely.
Xiao Xiao and the others didn't have a chance to tell him either.
Living off one's savings is truly unbearable.
Seeing the things piling up in his house dwindling made his heart clench with anxiety.
Xiao Xiao and the others returned the next day.
When they returned, one of them was carrying a large wild boar on his back.
They went to Misty Mountain.
The mountain road was difficult to walk on, so there was no way to push the wheelbarrow.
He had no choice but to shoulder the burden himself.
They heard from Yuan's mother that Fan Tiesheng had come to see them.
The next day, the two went to Fan Tiesheng's house together.
Fan Tiesheng brought back a basket of mushrooms early in the morning and was sorting them out.
He greeted the two of them with a smile.
"Didn't you say you went into the mountains? You're back so soon."
Did you learn anything?
Xiao Xiao handed him the basket in her hand: "These two pheasants are for Minmin to nourish her body. They've been prepared."
I'll go check on the kids. Let Stone talk to you.
Yuan Shitou pulled over a stool and sat down to help pick out the mushrooms.
"How early did you go up the mountain? You've already brought back a whole basketful!"
Fan Tiesheng skillfully picked out the mushrooms: "We went a bit early. We picked them in Misty Mountain, where there are more mushrooms."
No one else dared to go.
Yuan Shitou disagreed: "It's best if you don't go alone."
There will still be wild boars and other wild animals there; you can't fight them all by yourself.
He knew how capable Fan Tiesheng was.
So I gave him a couple of reminders.
Don't wait until something bad happens before you regret it.
That's because I regret not forwarding it.
Fan Tiesheng nodded: "Don't worry. I just picked them up outside; I didn't dare go inside."
When you go hunting in the mountains, please invite me along.
"It's been a long time since I've been up the mountain, and we're almost out of food at home."
Yuan Shitou nodded: "Okay, let's go in a couple of days."
How about we go mushroom picking tomorrow?
"Come with us, it's good to have company in groups."
Fan Tiesheng readily agreed.
Yuan Shitou thought for a moment and then asked, "Have you eaten everything in your house?"
Is there no food left?
Although it was a bit inappropriate to ask, he couldn't help himself.
I thought to myself: Can this child eat so much?
He knew that Fan Tiesheng and Yuan Min had stockpiled quite a lot of things.
They were all gone in such a short time.
Should he stockpile more?
It wouldn't be good if the children went hungry.
Fan Tiesheng was taken aback by his question, then laughed and said:
"We still have grain, but the mountain products we stockpiled before have been almost all eaten up."
That's why I was thinking of going up the mountain to replenish my energy when I had some free time.
Yuan Shitou then realized, "That's what I was thinking."
Although the grain tax was paid, not much grain was left.
But sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn combined are still enough to eat.
In addition, everyone followed Xiao Xiao's lead and planted potatoes in the rice stubble pit.
With an extra season of potatoes, how could there not be enough to eat?
Then he wondered whether he should tell Fan Tiesheng about what happened down the mountain.
So that he can be prepared.
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