Song Che cleaned the caves one by one, thinking about when he first arrived at the farm, his parents were strictly guarded, worked every day, but did not have enough to eat.
In order to survive, he often went to the mountains to hunt.
Once he was besieged by a pack of wolves. If he had not met Qin Li and Wei Xiao who were hunting with him, he would have died.
They rescued him, and from then on the three of them went hunting in the mountains together.
But hunting can never solve the problem of long-term hunger.
After the three of them encountered caves of various sizes under the cliff, they began to think about raising livestock.
The three people bought male and female pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese and rabbits from the black market to raise.
They took turns to look after the livestock at night, while the trained wolfhounds guarded them during the day.
After deducting what they usually eat, the rest is kept until the end of the year and sold to cover food and clothing expenses for the coming year.
Chen Tan knew nothing about the troubles of the three people.
The next day, she got up early and cooked ham and meat porridge. Qin Qiuniang saw that she was absent-minded while eating and guessed that she was thinking about Qin Li.
"Tan Nier, Qin Li is a sensible person, nothing will happen to him."
Chen Tan was indeed thinking about him, not because she missed him, but because she was wondering what he was doing when he was often mysteriously away from home.
"Grandma, I'm wondering if I should cook lunch for Big Brother."
"No, a man who has been away for days without even saying hello to his family is not worth remembering."
"Okay, then how about we have some steamed buns for lunch?"
"Grandma loves everything you cook."
After breakfast, she was about to go to the backyard when Wu Xia came in carrying a basket.
There were more than ten cylindrical pottery jars inside, covered with a layer of brown-red glaze inside and out, similar to the salt jars used by the villagers.
Wu Xia closed the Qin family's door tightly and asked in a low voice, "Tan Nier, what do you think of this burning?"
The tea soap molds made of agarwood should be beautiful, but there are no high requirements for the ceramic jars used to store frostbite cream, tea bran cream and facial mask cream.
On the contrary, the more low-key the better.
"Auntie, this is what I want."
"That's good," Wu Xia sat down and took the glass of water that Chen Tan brought her. "The frostbite cream you gave me is really effective. Look, all the frostbite on my hands has healed."
People here believe that the chapped cuts on their hands are caused by cold wind, and they colloquially call them "wind cuts."
Chen Tan looked at Wu Xia's outstretched hand and marveled at the magical power of the Lingquan medicine.
It was only one day, and the cracks in Aunt Wu's wound were already healing.
It will be completely healed in three days at most.
"Oh, it worked in just one day. Old Man Xie's medical skills are really nothing short of amazing." Qin Qiuniang held Wu Xia's hand and looked around. "How many times did you apply it?"
"I've applied it three times," Wu Xia replied with a smile, "and the rash on Xiaozi and his father's hands has healed. This medicine is amazing. If I sell it, I'm sure I'll make money.
However, we still have to let Mr. Xie keep a low profile. If he doesn't make any money, no one will care. But if the team knew he made a lot of money, they would definitely ask him to hand it over."
Chen Tan frowned. She weighed it yesterday and found that the frostbite cream weighed more than 13 kilograms.
She planned to try selling three pounds to Grandpa Xie first. If that didn't work, she would wait for Qin Li to come back and go to the county to see if she could sell the goods on the black market.
She believes that good products will sell well.
Qin Qiuniang saw her eyes full of disappointment and comforted her, "Don't worry, just do it, and leave the selling to Qin Li."
"Okay, then I'll go to thank Grandpa now."
Chen Tan ran to the backyard, filled a large ceramic jar with more than three pounds of frostbite cream, and went to the brigade headquarters accompanied by Wu Xia.
As the two arrived at the entrance of the brigade, they faintly heard the voices of a man and a woman.
Chen Tan looked at the vast land still covered with snow.
I thought to myself: The ancients who didn’t have mobile phones were so miserable, as they had to deal with these things all day long.
"Liang Yujin, if you become my wife, no one will dare to bully you in the future."
"Qin Wuqiang, if you don't get out of the way, I'll call for help."
"Go ahead and scream. If someone sees you, I'll say you seduced me, and then you'll beg to marry me, haha."
"Get out! Don't touch me!"
The woman became angrier and angrier as she spoke, with a hint of panic and despair in her voice.
After Wu Xia heard the conversation between the two, anger flashed in her eyes.
She handed the basket in her hand to Chen Tan and ran towards the sound.
Chen Tan followed closely behind and saw a tall and thin man holding down a slender woman and trying to kiss her forcefully at the corner of the two walls at the back of the house.
As the woman struggled, her hat fell to the ground, her hair was disheveled, and she looked a mess.
"Qin Wuqiang, you bastard!"
Wu Xia picked up a branch from the corner and hit it angrily.
"I'll beat you to death, you shameless thing! How dare you act like a hooligan towards the educated youth?"
Qin Wuqiang dodged when he heard the sound and fell down, and was hit several times by Wu Xia.
Chen Tan ran up to the woman, and found out that it was Liang Yujin, an educated youth who lived in the brigade headquarters.
She was a bit taller than Chen Tan, with fair skin and pretty features. Her cold peach blossom eyes hid an inextricable sadness.
She glanced at Chen Tan, a hint of shame flashing across her face.
When he looked at Wu Xia, a sense of closeness appeared in his eyes again.
Chen Tan handed her a hair tie she had tied with black wool, "Here you go."
Qin Wuqiang is the youngest son of Qin Li's parents, and he often takes advantage of these educated youth.
Because his third brother's wife was forced into marriage by taking advantage of the educated youth.
"Thanks."
Liang Yujin saw the broken rubber band on the ground, was stunned for a moment, and then took Chen Tan's black hairband.
He looked at Chen Tan secretly a few more times.
This woman has bright eyes and fair skin. She comes out with Wu Xia. Could she be Wei Xiao’s future wife?
Thinking of this, Liang Yujin's eyes flashed with loneliness.
Wu Xia stopped, and Qin Wuqiang took a closer look and immediately started cursing, "You landlord's wife, you dare to hit me? I'll have my eldest brother send you to the farm."
Brother Qin Li is from the militia camp. In addition to irregular training, he also cooperates with village cadres to manage the village's public security.
Most of the time, he followed the secretary's youngest son to guard the people in the tea plantation.
"Bullshit, you shameless thing! I'll send you to jail and have you eat peanuts before I go to the farm!"
Wu Xia took the stick and continued to beat him.
Qin Wuqiang ran away, "Wu Xia, you old woman, just wait, I won't let you go."
"Bah, if you have the guts, don't run away," Wu Xia chased after him for a few steps. "You bastard, if I see you bullying someone next time, I'll never let you go."
"Thank you, Auntie, for saving me. Please don't tell Wei Xiao about what happened today."
Liang Yujin came to Wu Xia, with respect, gratitude and guilt in his eyes.
After saying that, he ran away.
Wu Xia looked at her back and sighed secretly.
If Wei Xiao knew that Qin Wuqiang bullied Liang Zhiqing, he would definitely not let him go.
Thinking of this, Wu Xia's eyes were filled with sorrow.
A look of excitement appeared on Chen Tan's face. Could it be that this girl was related to Wei Xiao?
Wu Xia caught a glimpse of the curious light in her eyes and smiled bitterly, "That's Liang Zhiqing, the one Xiaozi is pursuing. I heard her parents are university teachers and have moved to the tea farm. It's a pity that she and Xiaozi are not suitable."
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