Reborn Soul: Me and My Family

Ouyang Yan locked the door, and the three of them followed her out. People from the village went up the mountain in groups of three or four, some were families, some were groups, but they all carried a backpack on their backs.

Ouyang Qing remembered that they had seen this kind of backpack at Carpenter Tian's house yesterday. "Auntie, can you wait for us for a while? Let's go buy a few backpacks too."

"No need to wait, we are just passing by Carpenter Tian's house, you can go in and buy something quick."

When they arrived, they found out that Carpenter Tian's wife had already gone up the mountain with the villagers. Fortunately, Carpenter Tian was at home, so Ouyang Qing bought three backpacks from him.

The three of them carried backpacks and followed the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law up the mountain together. After climbing for a while, Ouyang Yan and Xiang Xiaoqing were already out of breath.

It was the first time for Qiao Hongmei to lead them out, and she was afraid that they would be too embarrassed to say it if they were tired, so she couldn't help but say, "If you are tired of climbing, just tell me and you can stop and rest for a while.

There are not many things on the mountain now. When the spring comes and there is a lot of rain, there will be a lot of food to eat.

Mushrooms and wild vegetables are very delicious. I will take you to the mountains to pick them when the time comes."

"Auntie, we are not tired. If you want to pick something, you can go ahead and we will follow you. It will be fine with so many villagers on the mountain.

But auntie, why are there so few people around here? Aren’t there many villagers ahead of us who have already gone up the mountain? "

"Sister Qingqing, you don't know that Daqing Mountain is very big. Everyone goes in a different direction, so naturally we won't run into anyone.

The things on the periphery have been almost all picked, so the villagers will go a little further inside, but as long as they don't go too deep,

It hasn't snowed yet, so the animals on the mountain still have food to eat and won't come down the mountain. But if it snows heavily,

We can’t go up the mountain anymore, because the extremely hungry large animals will run around everywhere, but fortunately they are all in the mountains and generally won’t run down the mountain.”

"Yes! Girls, when it snows, you must remember not to run up the mountain. It's easy to get lost when it snows."

They had just arrived here, so naturally they didn't know all these things, and people were only explaining them to them with good intentions.

"Thank you both sisters-in-law for the reminder. We will definitely remember not to run around. Sister-in-law, where should we go now?"

"We have only been going up the mountain in recent years. If you want to know where to go, just follow my grandmother. She can always help us find things every time we go up the mountain."

Qiao Hongmei has been married to Daqingshan for nearly 30 years. She goes up the mountain every year and naturally knows where the good things are.

It can also be said that those who often go up the mountain basically have a few good places that others don’t know about, and they will leave them until the last minute to quietly go there and pick the fruits.

"Just follow me without worries. I know some good plots of land. I guarantee we'll return with a full load today."

The group followed Qiao Hongmei through many twists and turns until they were almost dizzy, and finally arrived at the good place she mentioned.

It turned out that this was a walnut forest. A layer of fruits wrapped in outer skins had fallen under the trees. Ouyang Qing picked one up at random.

After peeling off the black outer layer, a slightly black walnut flesh was revealed. Ouyang Qing wanted to use his strength to open the walnut.

But the kernel was very hard. "Auntie, is this a walnut? Why is it different from what I usually see? Why can't I open this one?"

Seeing her like this, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law all laughed at the same time, "Of course you haven't seen it before, this is a wild hickory nut that is unique to the mountains here.

When eating this walnut, you have to smash it hard to reveal the flesh inside, but let me tell you that the walnuts here are different from those sold outside.

The walnuts here are all small. You will know when you go home and try them. They are very delicious. You can fry them and eat them.

You can also peel it and cook it into porridge or stew it into soup for children. This is a tradition passed down by the older generation. I heard it is very good and can nourish the brain.

We don't understand either. It would be a shame if we didn't take all these walnuts home. Let's pick them up quickly. I even brought a few cloth bags with me."

Several people took down their backpacks, squatted on the ground and started to pick up walnuts, and then put the kernels into their backpacks.

As Ouyang Qing inspected the area, he recalled a report he had seen before, which introduced this wild walnut.

The video introduces that wild pecans have very high nutritional value and are rich in various mineral elements and proteins required by the human body.

Studies have shown that the nutritional value of each kilogram of pecans is several times higher than that of milk, eggs and beef.

Moreover, these nutritional values ​​are more easily absorbed by the human body. Regular consumption can also help lower blood lipids, prevent coronary heart disease, and moisten the lungs.

Of course, long-term consumption will be better for the body. Thinking of this, Ouyang Qing had quietly put a lot of it into his own space while picking it up.

She had just seen a lot of walnut tree seedlings. She would secretly dig up a few when no one was paying attention and see if they could survive in the space.

Ouyang Yan also came over at this time, "Qingqing, let's try it when it's done. If it tastes good, come a few more times.

Send some to your family too.”

"Of course! Let's pick them up quickly and ask the aunts if they will come this afternoon. Then we can prepare a few more cloth bags.

I heard from my auntie that there are a lot of good things on this mountain. Anyway, we have plenty of time, so let's take our time. Sister Yanyan, let's pick them up separately. I'll go over there first."

The group of people were busy with work, and the backpacks of several people were already full, while the cloth bags in the hands of Qiao Hongmei, the mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law were almost half full.

"Auntie~ Let us help you pick it up! We have already picked it up."

"No, we are used to it. You haven't done much work before. Go and have a rest first. We still have to go down the mountain later.

After we go home, have dinner and rest for a while, we will come back. Are you guys still going up the mountain in the afternoon?"

Just as she dozed off, Aunt Qiao brought her a pillow. Ouyang Yan was about to ask about it, but she was very happy to hear this.

"Auntie, we will come with you this afternoon. I plan to pick up more of these good things and send them to the elders at home to taste.

We will follow you this afternoon."

This made the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who were working with their heads down laugh. "Okay, let's agree on a time and come up directly. Let's take advantage of the good weather and come more often."

During the break, Ouyang Qing wandered around the area, took the opportunity to dig up several walnut tree seedlings and put them into the space, and seemed to inadvertently compact the small hole.

When they were going down the mountain, they once again witnessed the strength of Qiao Hongmei and her husband. In addition to the things they carried on their backs, they also carried a large bag in their hands.

It is estimated that if Ouyang Qing and the others had not needed to rest because they were carrying things, they would have been able to return to the foot of the mountain without stopping.

When they separated in the village, they agreed to meet at the entrance of the village at 1: pm. When they left, Qiao Hongmei repeatedly reminded them,

When I get home, I put the walnuts on the ground in the yard to dry. I will go up the mountain more often in the next few days and then teach them how to roast the walnuts in a few days.

As soon as they got home, the three of them started to divide the work. Ouyang Yan chopped the dumpling stuffing, Ouyang Qing kneaded the dough, and Xiang Xiaoqing was responsible for spreading the walnuts on the ground to dry.

The weather was good these days, and they followed Qiao Hongmei and her mother-in-law to go up and down the mountain every day and brought back a lot of mountain products.

The variety of crops also increased a lot, such as wild pine nuts, hazelnuts, and a lot of chestnuts. It was like they had opened the door to a new world, and they ran up and down the mountain every day.

Wang Nianke and the other two did not follow the educated youths. They could not communicate with the female educated youths.

When going up and down the mountain, several of them met Ouyang Qing and the others, and they got along quite well in the car.

Besides, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Moreover, these two people are not like the old educated youth who have so many cunning tricks.

Ouyang Qing and the others also knew that the house under construction next door belonged to them. Now they were neighbors and could take care of each other.

Wang Nianke and Shao Yiyi discussed the house with the team leader and were willing to give a few more yuan to the people who helped build the house.

The main thing is to help them build the house. They don't need to worry about other things. The people in the village will help them.

They just need to visit from time to time. When they have nothing to do, they follow Aunt Zhao to the mountains every day and stock up a lot of things for their own homes in advance.