All-round way to money

There is still a month or so before winter begins. There are mountains in the way, and the temperature inside the mountains is relatively high, so winter will not enter so soon.

People in the village are busy stockpiling winter vegetables and grain, and the animals in the mountains obviously think so too.

After harvesting the grain, half of the people in the village were left to look after the house, and the other half almost went into the mountains.

If you don't pick wild vegetables and fruits, they will be gone.There are also some wild animals, if they are not brought back quickly, they will be hidden in winter and cannot be found.It can be eaten all winter if it is beaten back or raised, or made into bacon or something.

Among the three members of the Chu family, it was always Chu Niang who took care of the house. In the past, when the two of them went to the mountains, Chu Niang would go back to the old house with her needlework and so on.His family lives at the head of the village, so he was afraid that some wild beast would break in and hurt her.

There is a sick person at home right now, and he can't move.You can't always ask Chu Qianjun to help, because people have to prepare food for the winter at home. No matter how weak Chu Qianjun is, he learned kung fu since he was a child. The main force of action.

Chu Ran had to go out differently, Chu Ran went to the nearby ones, and returned on the same day.Those who came back were all small animals, such as pheasants and hares. One day, even a wild goat was considered a big harvest.It is more about picking wild fruits and digging wild vegetables.At home, Chu Niang washed and steamed the wild vegetables before drying them.Dried vegetables can be dried in the sun in a few days, which is what winter vegetables are for.

Wild fruits are wild jujubes, wild persimmons, apples, pears, etc., but they are grown around the village, which are much sweeter than wild ones.Sometimes you can still meet peanuts, and when you meet them, they are slices.There are more medicinal materials than fruits. Gastrodia elata, wolfberry, licorice, etc. are not uncommon, especially licorice, which is the most abundant and the best quality in Qishan. Licorice from Qishan is the most popular in the capital.

Chu Ran does not dislike apples, pears, wild grapes, etc. that others despise.Basket by basket back.They are all made into vinegar or wine, and Shanlihong, which is wild hawthorn, is boiled into hawthorn cake, which is very appetizing, and the elderly and children love it.All the people in the village love to come to the house to pray.Aunts and aunts all come to the house to learn how to do it.Seeing that it was steamed and pounded, I hated the trouble, but I was embarrassed to take it for nothing.They are all of the same family, and it is not good to give money, so I just want to give some things at home.

When Father Chu went to the mountain, he might come back in a few days.Sometimes there are many people, a large group of people enter the mountain, and they will not come back for ten or eight days.Of course, they also gained a lot.After so many years of hunting, large wild animals have long been driven into the deep mountains, and they can't easily go down the mountain.

Usually, they will bring a net when they enter the mountain, and when they leave the mountain, there will be a net to carry the prey.Individuals also return with a full load on their backs.There are the most wild boars and deer.Those that are too large or primate are not shot.It is very conscious of protecting animals.

Wild boar leg and deer leg Chu Ran are all made into ham.Hang it in the woodshed to let the air dry.The ribs were made into bacon, and they were placed on the kitchen shelf. Because wild jujube branches are often used as firewood, they should be bacon.

I also pickled some of the bracken and so on into pickles.It is also produced in Dongsun Mountain, and more or less every household will pickle some sour bamboo shoots for winter, which is similar to pickling sauerkraut in the Northeast.Chu Ran threw down a stone from the Yushui River in the prehistoric period in the well at home, which is the most common stone in the river, not a spirit stone or something.But that is a prehistoric stone, and Yu Shui itself has aura.After throwing down that fist-sized stone, the water in the house tasted extraordinarily delicious.You can do anything with that water.Chu Ran doesn't know how to make sour bamboo shoots, so she learned from Chu Niang.She pickled another jar of shredded bamboo shoots.

At this time, the farm is really self-sufficient.Chu Ran was also eye-opening.Didn't I say before that the land at home is all planted with beans?That's why I bought rice noodles to eat.The reason why beans are grown is to feed pigs with bean cakes.Bean cakes are a by-product of tofu. At home, beans are exchanged for bean cakes with others.Not to mention that every family can make tofu, and almost everyone knows how to do it.Every family has a grinder, so it's really not much trouble to make tofu.

In the past, there were only two mothers in the family, and she was reluctant to let her daughter do the work. Mother Chu was too busy to eat tofu. She always traded tofu for tofu. See who made tofu, and picked a clean and tidy house, and just exchanged it for two yuan.

Isn't Father Chu taking a rest in winter?Grandpa Chu and Grandma Chu have not reached the point of being bedridden, he just goes to see it every day.When there is nothing to do at home, just grind tofu, and there will be beans at home.As a result, because the homemade water is good, the tofu tastes particularly good, and it tastes delicious no matter how it is made.Grandpa and grandma will panic if they don't eat for a day, and they will feel relieved if they insist on eating that tofu.In fact, they really didn't tell lies, but the children took it as a psychological effect.

Father Chu is a filial son, and his parents like it, so he does a little every day.Anyone who can't finish eating can change it. If you can't replace it, you can dry the dried tofu, and then Chu Ran makes stewed dried tofu. Use the stewed dried tofu to stir-fry the meat, which is too much to drink.

The village also eats good tofu after changing the home.He couldn't make enough to change every day, and Father Chu wanted to eat dried tofu himself, so he made more and more.Chu Ran doesn't want her father to be so tired. Whoever comes to change the tofu will let the water from the well be fetched. The tofu made from the well water is delicious, so don't bother my father.

Clans live together, there are advantages, but there are also troubles.For example, after knowing that the well water in Chu Ran's house was delicious, most of the people in the village came to the house to carry water, pickled vegetables, made tofu, picked rice, and so on.The wells in the neighbor's house next door are all in a dilapidated state, and all the water is picked here.You can't say no yet.

There are so many people coming and going, don't you know there is a wounded number at home?There was no way to hide the fact that Chu Ran delivered food inside and outside the house. Gradually, everyone in the village said that it was Chu Ran's little son-in-law.

Chu Polu and his wife couldn't tell their hardships, and they couldn't say that they were rescued by Chu Ran from the mountains, because they were afraid that it would spread and cause disaster.It can only be said that candidates from the neighboring county of Chu Polu went to the capital to rush for the exam, lost their way into the mountains, encountered wild sheep, were chased away, and were injured.It just so happened that when he came back from the town and went hunting along the way, he met him and rescued him.

In this big mountain, no one will run to this place if there is nothing to do.Everyone in the village knew who Chu Polu was, so everyone believed him.The main reason is that the village head and the village elders didn't say anything, so there must be no problem.

Gradually, everyone got used to the addition of a scholar named Ning Er in the village.

After it snows, I don’t often go into the mountains.Father Chu is fine at home, so he made a wheelchair for him, which is a very simple wooden chair with wheels.Xiao Yu's injuries have all healed, only his knees are useless.I can take care of myself with a cane. With this wheelchair, I can go out for a stroll when the weather is good.Chu Ran made a thick mat, and even carried it on the back and sides, so as to block the seeds tightly.I also made a thick cotton coat, secretly added the goose down stored in the space, and covered the quilt when I went out to protect the legs. The shoes were also the same leather boots as Chu's father, and thick wool knitting. sock.

Don't mention the mood of being a parent when I see my daughter busy doing this and that for others day by day.

If it wasn't for the daughter who didn't forget to take a copy of them, even her grandparents, it would be even more troublesome.

Chu Niang was sour in her heart, but at the same time she was holding back her troubles. After Father Chu told her about Xiao Yu's identity, it was hard for her to swear, and she had to accompany her daughter and help her do it.I have to help go to the village to ask for wool and duck down.When I came back, I had to help wash and dry it.When the wool is dry, it has to be spun into thread.After doing it, I finally discovered the benefits. The woolen gloves are really warm.The cotton coat made of goose and duck down is much warmer and lighter than cotton.Really good stuff.

"Damn girl, when did you learn these things? I haven't seen them in the county grandpa's house." The girl suddenly knows such things, so the mother didn't notice.

Chu Ran calmed down, "How can I know it. It was taught by Mr. Ning, and he said it was in the book. He said, I will try it. But weaving Zizi and knitting gloves is my own research. Am I good?"

Chu Niang curled her lips, "What's so amazing, I can understand it at a glance." For housewives who never leave their needles and needles all day long, the flat knitting method is no different from embroidery when compared with embroidery.

All right, Chu Ran didn't object, "Then tell me, can I use this to knit a sweater for my father? Just wear it under the cotton-padded jacket, and I'm sure you won't be afraid of the cold when you go to the mountains in winter."

Huh?After saying this, Chu Niang immediately cheered up, "You can try it. You spin the thread first, and I will go to the village to see who still has wool." At this time, it is useless to raise sheep, just Eating meat, there are not many people who can eat meat, so there are not many people who raise sheep, and they don't usually feed them very much.Those who raise three or five are usually old people or children herding sheep, and people in the village will digest it during the Chinese New Year.There are less than three families with sheep in the village.I have asked one of them for some wool before.

Chu Niang is a man of action, so she leaves as soon as she says, takes two pieces of tofu and two pieces of soaked bamboo shoots, and leaves.Go straight to those two houses.Plain wool is also collected, but it is used to make bedding, or it is tanned with leather to make fur coats.

He came back after a while, carrying two big bundles, which were two sheepskins.It cost half a tael of silver to buy it back.

"That's not enough."

"It's okay, there are some for sale in the county town. To see who sells medicine in the county town tomorrow, just ask me to bring back a few skins. If you want me to say, you two are just messing around, and the sheepskin jacket is warm enough to wear. You have to toss about something fluffy and hairy. I think you two are free."

That's not idle.

The business is gone, and the old pigs are fed alone. At home, cat winter, what else can I do besides eating?

Chu Ran really wanted to stay with Xiao Yu, even if he taught her how to write, that would be fine.It's not that parents don't let it.Every day, he does carving in the east room, and she does handwork in the west room.

The so-called carving is that Father Chu made a knife and some tree roots and stones to pass the time.There are no books at home, let alone paper and pens, so we can't let him just sit around.

When it comes to the cellar factory in the village, the village chief knows his identity and knows that he has ink in his stomach. When the kiln is fired, he will come to ask and ask him to help design some patterns.

The village didn't use him in vain, he was given the same quota as Mr. Private School, two taels of silver a month, and he was delivered to the family on time.When Xiao Yu got the first monthly payment, he entrusted the village head to ask the carpenter in the village to be his teacher. He learned the basic principles of carpentry, and bought a saw and planer. He said it was to practice his hands, and asked Father Chu to get the wood back. , Made shelves and cabinets for the home.The most indispensable thing in the mountains is wood, which is very convenient.But when people make that cabinet, it looks high-end.He couldn't move his legs, so he asked Chu Qianjun to come over and help him, and they all learned the skills.

For this reason, Aunt Chu and Uncle Chu specially brought a pig's head here, so that Chu Qianjun officially recognized his master.

Became a carpenter again...