Red House Farm Stay

This is not a question of a few corns, or even a question of whether they can be harvested in a short time to fill their stomachs.

Rather, if she loses even this reliance, will she lose even this last refuge in the event of a natural disaster or even a bad year?

Being alone in a completely strange world with an invisible identity, this kind of bewilderment, just thinking about it, made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave, and her whole body felt cold.

Seeing her crossing her arms, her face turned pale, and she was still worried about these flower seeds, Ban Er scratched her head and said, "I will plant it for you, and it will definitely bloom for you."

Seeing that Jia Zhuo still didn't speak, Ban'er became anxious, "Really, as long as it can germinate, I can plant it for you."

"Ban'er, let me ask you, the family only has two acres of land, do you really think it can support so many of us?" The fear of the future has always troubled Jia Zhuo.There is no guarantee here, and it is not a distant thing to starve to death.This sense of fear is greater than all needs.

"Isn't there still me? If not, I can go to the city as an apprentice, and I can support you. I can read, but the Liu family can't even read." Ban'er slapped his chest with a loud "dong dong".

"Aren't you afraid?" Jia Zhuo looked at him. At the age of 13, he was obviously only a half-grown child.

"What's the use of being afraid? Could it be that God will not give you pain because you are afraid? Grandma often said that life is not easy for people, but no matter how difficult it is, you have to live."

Seeing Jia Zhuo finally smiled, Ban'er realized that he was too close.He was close enough to see the thin down on the girl's face, so he took a step back in fright and fled.

"Why did you run away? If you agreed to plant for me, does it count?" Jia Zhuo stood up, with his hands on his hips, and laughed out loud.

Yes, what's the use of being afraid?If she only had herself and didn't bring these seeds, would she have to die?

"Okay, God, let's compete to see if I can survive here." With fists and palms, Jia Zhuo looked up at the sky and mustered up his courage again.

The remaining seeds were taken out, strictly followed the instructions in the book, dried in the sun for half a day, soaked and washed, and then sowed carefully.This time it went much smoother. Although the germination rate was only half, it was much better than the first attempt, which made Jia Zhuo happy.

Half a month later, removing the yellow leaves and obviously weak buds, there were 22 crisp sweet corn plants and [-] waxy corn plants. They grew to the height of the calf, and the plants were strong. The first step of sprouting was finally successful.

"This thing grows so fast." Qing'er admired it very much. You know, fruits and vegetables grow very fast. Unexpectedly, this thing is even faster.

"It can be harvested in three months, almost like a radish." Jia Zhuo is no longer the rookie she was before. She knows that Qing'er is planting spring radishes, and the maturity period is also three months. She also knows that there are summer radishes, which are sown at the end of summer. , It can be harvested before winter. Many people rely on summer radishes for their winter vegetables.

"Harvest, is it flowering?"

Jia Zhuo spread her hands, no matter how she explained, the whole family stubbornly believed that what she planted were precious flower seeds.So, she didn't bother to explain later, let's bloom as soon as it blooms, and if it really bears fruit, they will naturally understand.

"Today is Guo Guocai." Qing'er squatted on the ground and smelled the smell coming from the kitchen, and said affirmatively.

"Yesterday we picked all Guo Guo vegetables, of course there will be nothing else."

"Yeah, why did I forget?" Qing'er rubbed her forehead and smirked, Jia Zhuo hugged her and laughed too.

The wild vegetables were boiled in boiling water by Grandma Liu to remove the astringent taste, then mixed with coarse salt and sprinkled with a little vinegar, and it was done.

"It's a pity that there is no sesame oil, otherwise it will be more fragrant." Qing'er helped to bring it to the table.

There is also a pot of egg soup, which is a rarity. Grandma Liu filled a bowl for each of the three children before sitting down.

"The daughter-in-law of Leng's family came back to visit her mother's house. When she saw me, she knew that we were back. She sent a basket of eggs to her door." When Grandma Liu said, Mrs. Liu sighed.

"When did she come, mother never told me."

"He rushed back to his mother-in-law's house, stood at the door and left after delivering the things, saying that he would come to see you when he was free next time."

Mrs. Liu grinned, "That's why she hasn't forgotten me."

In order to save Qiaojie, the Wang family has been running around all the time, pawning and pawning. When they moved back to Liujia Village, many things were too late to prepare.

Otherwise, ordinary households would not be short of vegetables to eat, and should have grown them in the backyard long ago.This is one step short of the Wang family, only one season short, and there is no harvest in these days, so they can only bear with wild vegetables to make up the number.

"It's okay to keep doing this. In a few days, we will go to the river to catch some fish and come back. Let's make fish soup." Wang Gou'er said. He is used to talking less, but the whole family will listen to him.

Ban'er and Qing'er nodded straightly, and Jia Zhuo was also looking forward to it. There is such a good thing. If I said it earlier, she would have gone long ago.

Finally, when Wang Gou'er said it was ok, he took the three children and picked up the fishing gear to catch fish.Jia Zhuo was still excited at first, but after walking for half an hour, his feet were almost blistered, and then he realized that it would take another hour to get there.

"There are ponds around here, can't you catch fish?" Jia Zhuo looked back, Liujia Village had turned into a shadow the size of a finger, and only pieces of green and field stalks could be seen in the crop fields, which had been left far behind.There are ponds all around, big and small, and occasionally you can see fish jumping out of the water, drawing a streak of golden sunlight.

"No, the ponds here are all owned by owners. If we raise fish to sell, we will be scolded if we catch them." Ban'er turned around and explained, pointing to the farthest corner, only a little bit could be seen. The pond on the surface of the water said: "In this area, only there is a wild pond. No one cares about it. Anyone can go there."

It's just that in places where no one cares, there are few fish, and the fish are not fat enough.

When we got to the place, Wang Gou'er said, "No one of you is allowed to run here alone in the future. You can't come here without an adult."

The three children kept nodding, and Wang Gou'er knew he hadn't listened at a glance, and then said in a more emphatic tone: "Many people have drowned in this pond, and they all want to find a scapegoat. The water ghost is powerful. Grab someone's foot and drag it down, no matter how strong you are, you won't be able to break free."

Qing'er was scared now, her little face turned pale, "I'm only coming with Dad."

"I will definitely not push Qing'er to come here." Jia Zhuo also promised.

"Absolutely not." Ban'er promised.

Only then was Wang Gou'er satisfied, took out the bait he had prepared in advance, found a flat place to sprinkle it on, waited for a while, and saw a fish swimming, rolled up his trouser legs and got into the water, aiming at the shadow of the fish Just take the net bag to pocket.

The three children covered their mouths and did not dare to make a sound. After watching for a while, the freshness before was gone, so they scattered to the side. Ban'er also took the net bag and went to catch the wild water chestnut growing in the pond.

One is only the size of a finger, with four curved corners, and it is easy to bleed when you knock it with your mouth.It was still Ban'er who took the stone and patted it lightly, then broke it apart with his hands, and finally peeled out the pearl-sized flesh.

"It's not yet ripe. It's delicious when it's ripe. It's sweet and sweet when eaten raw. It's powdery and glutinous when cooked. However, when it's ripe, it will be fished out long ago, and we can't eat it." Arrived." Baner refused to eat, and gave the two girls a tooth sacrifice.

"Is it gone?" Qing'er took a bite, feeling so satisfied, he smacked his mouth, there was no oil in his stomach, he didn't feel full after eating anything, he just wanted to eat more.

"Wild ones, and no one cares about them, they can only grow so much." Ban'er looked at the two younger sisters apologetically, and coaxed them: "In summer, ask daddy to bring us here, and I'll swim to the middle and pick them for you." Eat it from lotus pods. It’s much more delicious than water chestnut, just like a bag of sweet juice, once you bite down, your mouth will be full of sweetness.”

Qing'er patted her stomach comfortably, "Actually, I'm already full, and after listening to my brother's words, I'm hungry again."

"Dragonfly?" Jia Zhuo exclaimed, looking uncertainly at the elf flying past.

"It's a damselfly." Qing'er pointed to its small body that gradually changes from lake green to dark blue, "Look, a damselfly has two pairs of wings, while a dragonfly has only one pair. Moreover, the wings of a dragonfly are transparent, and the wings of a damselfly are Dark blue, like the evening sky."

Jia Zhuo almost held his breath, for fear of disturbing this beautiful elf.It didn't take a long breath until it flew away.Seeing it fluttering its wings from a distance, it really looks like the sky at night, which is dark but not completely black, showing a dark blue.

Wang Gou'er also had a harvest. The fish loaf carried three palm-sized fish, a dozen shrimps, and a handful of finger-sized fish.

Grandma Liu divided the three larger fish into fish soup twice. The shrimp and small fish were dried in the sun. Every day, she caught a few and steamed them with the bean noodles to taste the salty taste and suppress the fishy smell of the bean noodles.

These days, Jia Zhuo followed Qing'er to Xiaoxi Mountain every day, learning to identify what kind of shoots can be eaten after peeling off the skin, what kind of wild fruit can be eaten, what kind of wild vegetables taste like, and the mushrooms in the forest. Do not pick it, it will kill you if you eat it.

Sometimes, I would climb to the tree to dig out the eggs, but I didn't dare to let the adults know, so I secretly built a fire by the stream, buried the eggs in the soil, and dug them out after turning off the fire. He kept stuffing it in his mouth.

It's just a pity that there are too few stupid birds that build their nests in low places, and the eggs can't be found. Jia Zhuo even catches the small fish that are almost invisible in the stream, even if they are mixed in wild vegetables. A bit of umami is also good.

"Why don't you see other people coming to Xiaoxishan?" Jia Zhuo asked belatedly a month later.

Qing'er pursed her lips and smiled. If something happened suddenly, Sister Zhuo's reaction would be astonishingly fast, but at this time, she often couldn't react.