Defeat natural disasters with farming

Farm children have nothing to play with. Finding a branch, squatting on the ground and pulling it twice is considered a game. Weeding this large grassland, you can occasionally see grasshoppers, catch two and put them on the sunken broken stones. Soon there was a circle of children watching the excitement.

Ye He glanced at it twice and then backed out. He held Xinghua with his left hand and Ye Yu with his right hand. Ye Yu followed Ye Jing on his right, and whispered as he walked, "Come with me quietly. I saw you when I came last time. A clump of wild fruit, the fruit was still a little green at that time, it is estimated that it has turned red recently."

Sure enough, passing a slightly tall pine tree, many small and thorny bushes appeared in front of the three of them, and the bushes were full of clusters of small red fruits.

Ye Yu knew the fruit, the common name was wild raspberry, it tasted a bit like strawberry, sweet and sour, but it was small, the biggest one was no more than the size of a fingernail.

"There are so many, how do we get them?" Xinghua began to worry after she was overjoyed, "I would have brought the wicker basket made by uncle with me if I knew it."

When Boss Ye was young, he had learned to weave wicker baskets from the old people in the village. Over the years, the baskets he weaves are strong and beautiful, and he occasionally sells them in the market. .

Ye He chuckled, rummaged through the nearby grass, and quickly found a basket that looked like a jug, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom.

"I put this basket here before, and it's just waiting for now."

"Wow, second brother, you are amazing." Ye Jing looked at Ye He with a pair of sparkling eyes adoringly.

The order teeth of the Ye family are arranged separately for men and women.

"Hey, where is this?"

Ye He waved his hand as if he didn't care, only Ye Yu's sharp eyes saw the uncontrollable twitch of Ye He's mouth, he couldn't help laughing, he was still a child.

Xinghua didn't care what they said, just stared blankly at the raspberry, and licked the corner of her mouth while looking at it, "Let's pick it quickly, it will be over after Da Zhuang and the others see it."

Although Li Dazhuang has a foreign surname, his family has a close relative who is doing business in the county, so it is not a fun thing to play with cats and dogs in the village since he was a child. Ye Hai once fought with him. His little follower was playing with stones on the other side of the grass.

The few people stopped chatting after hearing the words, and started to pick fruits quickly. They were all children who were used to farm work. In the blink of an eye, more than half of the raspberries on the bushes were gone, and even the green ones were gone in the end. It's not pulled down, it's just a little sour, it doesn't matter if you can eat it.

After picking half a basket full of raspberries, Ye He rolled his eyes, and put two handfuls of weeds on top, and didn't stop until the raspberries were completely covered.

When he plucked the weeds, there was a hole in the ground.

"Second brother, is this a rabbit hole?" Ye Yu asked, pointing to the hole.

"Yeah, I can occasionally catch rabbits here in autumn, but not now, just after winter, these rabbits are alert, and they don't have much fat, so it's not worth the effort to set up traps to catch rabbits. "

Ye Yu was thoughtful, thinking that it would be great if a rabbit could bump into it by itself. Thinking of this, he couldn't help laughing, but really, the younger you are, the younger your mental age is, and it's just a story to wait for the rabbit. As this story reappears, it is better to think about how to do traps, and set up a few more traps in autumn.

When he was thinking about what kind of trap to make to catch rabbits, Ye He and the others had already packed up their things and were ready to go home. They picked so many raspberries today, and they would not feel at ease if they didn’t take them home. They could play anytime. Raspberries are not always available.

Seeing Ye Yu in a daze, Ye He didn't wake him up, just took his hand and walked out.

As soon as they walked to the pine tree, they found that there was movement behind the pine tree that was covered by weeds. They looked at each other, and finally couldn't hold back their curiosity, and walked over there by beating the ground with branches.

The tree is an evergreen variety. After a severe winter, there are still stars and light green on the tree. If it is autumn, the fallen pine cones are a rare treat for the village children and cats in winter.

Walking around the thick tree surrounded by two people, I saw a gray rabbit half as long as the forearm fainted by the tree, with traces of blood faintly visible on the rabbit's head.

Ye Yu was stunned for a moment, there really was a silly rabbit bumping into a tree.

"It's a rabbit!" Xinghua's voice became high-pitched.

Ye He took two steps forward, picked up the rabbit's ears, weighed them up and down, and said happily, "It weighs eight catties. Although it's not as fat as in autumn, it can be cooked in an iron pot with potatoes!"

"We're really lucky today." Ye Jing smiled.

The children stopped wandering around and hurried home with their waist down.

"What's wrong with you? You're sweating from running." Aunt Ye asked in amazement.

After a while, she saw Ye Yu who was following in the door again, and quickly put down the work in her hands, and touched Ye Yu's back, "Look, this clothes are sweaty, go in quickly, don't catch a cold .”

The skin boys in his family and the second child's family are all in good health. They grew up struggling and struggled, and they haven't even coughed a few times. Xinghua and Baogeer are weaker.

"There are a few of you who know how to run wild all day long, but don't know how to honestly help my sister do some work at home."

Ye He was not afraid of her, he approached her with a basket in his arms, and said, "Mother, look quickly, this is our harvest today."

Aunt Ye thought they were some fruits, so she took a random look inside, and it turned out that it was a rabbit.

Her eyes widened instantly, "Why is there a rabbit?"

Ye He smiled mysteriously, lifted the rabbit out, and pulled the grass away to reveal the raspberry underneath.

"You can do it, it's a rabbit and a fruit."

"Ma'am, do you want to make an iron pot stew tonight? Paste stick noodles next to it."

Xinghua also leaned over, like that, it felt like her saliva was about to flow down.

Aunt Ye laughed, "There is no shortage of food and clothing for you at home, you all look like starving ghosts."

After speaking, he weighed the rabbit twice, thought for a while and ordered: "Taohua, go to the field and ask your grandma to come back."

It's almost time for dinner, it's okay for Mrs. Ye to come back early.

Several children stared straight at Mrs. Ye as she brought the rabbit into the kitchen, even the reserved lotus.

They didn't look away reluctantly until they could no longer see Mrs. Ye's back.

No rabbits, but raspberries.

After washing for three or four times, finally the water was free of dust, and the children of the Ye family gathered around the basket one by one, holding raspberries to their mouths.

The washed raspberries are round and full, which can reflect the ruby-like light in the water.

Ye Yu picked up one and put it in his mouth. These raspberries are all natural. Speaking of the ancient times, there was no pollution, so the quality should be good, but at the same time, it is not a specially cultivated fruit in modern times, so the sour taste is stronger than the sweet taste. Only when you swallow it can you taste a faint sweetness.

However, they haven't eaten fresh fruits and vegetables in the whole winter, and now some are enough, so why are there so many demands?

Mrs. Ye opened the door and came in. She knew very well that her eldest daughter-in-law had a plan in her mind, and there must be something to do when she was called back, so she didn't delay, and rushed home after hearing Taohua's words.

Hearing the sound of pushing the door, Ye He raised his head.

"Grandma, you're back."

Seeing the blood-red water marks around Ye He's mouth, Mrs. Ye couldn't help but take a step back, and then she saw the raspberries in the basin, and she said cheerfully, "Oh, it's a good day, I picked raspberries."

Ye He continued to say excitedly: "It's not enough, go in and have a look."

"Oh?"

Mrs. Ye was a little puzzled, walked halfway into the house, and stopped again, "Brother Bao, this thing is cold, just eat two and taste it, and eat the rest tomorrow."

Ye Yu also felt a little cold in his stomach, so he nodded obediently.

"And you too, don't be greedy, it's quite uncomfortable to go to the toilet when you catch a cold."

Although they didn't eat enough, the girls put it down obediently. Only Ye He, like a bear, squatted on the ground with his mouth pouted and continued to eat.

He also swore: "Don't worry, I am in good health, and I will never go to the toilet."

This made Xinghua and the others look at Ye He with admiration, and the second brother dared not listen to Nai's words.

The old lady Ye laughed angrily, she rolled up her sleeves, stepped forward and grabbed Ye He's ears, regardless of his cries of pain, "If you don't fight for three days, go to the house to expose the tiles, right?"

"It hurts, it hurts." Ye He was so arrogant for a while, and stopped talking when his ear was pulled, and he didn't forget to put another basin in his mouth when he put the basin in the main room.

Sensing his small movements, Mrs. Ye just rolled her eyes and pretended she didn't see him.

Then she turned around and entered the house, and she immediately squinted her eyes with joy when she saw the rabbit that had been skinned by Mrs. Ye and placed on the chopping board.

"No wonder the second boy seems to have eaten the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard today."

Auntie Ye knew what was going on outside. The youngest son of his family just doesn't remember to eat but not to fight.

"Mother, the children want to eat stewed in an iron pot. I thought that cutting the rabbit in half is just right for cooking, and the other half can be saved for later."

Mrs. Ye looked at the rabbit meat, gritted her teeth, and said, "Don't keep it, the spring plowing recently, the big guy has no oil in his stomach, it's all stewed."

After she finished speaking, she opened the cabinet above, and saw two big bags inside the cabinet, and the mouths of the bags were sealed tightly.

Opening the mouth of the bag, there were yellow stick noodles inside. Granny Ye carefully scooped out two spoonfuls of stick noodles. Just about to seal the bag again, she stomped her feet again and added another spoonful with distress.

"These are all new grains. They have been ground three times, and nothing is added to them. Let's use them to make stick noodles."

Usually, the stick noodles they eat are coarsely ground, and they are only ground once, which can minimize the loss. In addition, the noodles are not peeled when grinding the noodles, and there are grain husks and aleurone layers inside, which makes it more delicious to eat. voice.

The ones that are finely ground are those that have been ground three or four times to grind off the outer skin and then be powdered. The obtained stick noodles have no grain husk and aleurone layer, and the taste will be more delicate.

This kind of fine stick noodles is basically never eaten in their family except during the Chinese New Year.

Aunt Ye didn't say much, and called Taohuahehua to fire directly.

Today, Mrs. Ye is not stingy, and she is willing to put in the oil. Cut the rabbit meat into large pieces and pour the oil, then take it out for later use, put the onion, ginger and garlic in the pot again, and put in the rabbit meat, potatoes, and cabbage in turn after sautéing. , white radish, etc., the seasoning is not too much, only salt and miso are used, and finally water is added, and at the same time, stick the kneaded stick noodles on the side of the iron pot.

The Ye family came back when the onion, ginger, and garlic were just starting to smell. The strong smell from the kitchen softened their bodies after a hard day. Everyone squatted at the door of the kitchen, waiting for dinner .

Such a strong fragrance will naturally spread. Fortunately, Ye Yu's house is located in a relatively remote place, but there are still one or two neighbors next to the remote place.

The neighbor on the left of their home is surnamed Wu.

The Wu family has a foreign surname in Yejia Village, which is different from Ye Yu's family who chose such a partial place to build a larger homestead. Their family is really poor, and they came later, so they live at the foot of the mountain.

Their old man disappeared when they fled, and when they came to Yejia Village, there were only orphans and widows left. The villagers were sympathetic and took good care of them at the beginning, but this old lady Wu was a riotous one.

For example, because they came later, the land allocated to them was not considered good, and the road was far away. She cried, made trouble, and hanged herself, and forcibly exchanged the land allocated to her family with others.

She doesn't say anything else, she is quite accurate in seeing people, and she only dares to make trouble with weak people. Many people have the idea that more things are worse than less things, and they basically recognize them by pinching their noses, and won't break up with them. Anyway, the fields in the village are almost the same, at most they are in bad shape or far away from home.

When Wu Dalang grew up, because he had a mother with such a personality, he developed a character of being unable to beat a fart with a stick. The wife Wang he married was also weak. A daughter, who has been unable to lift her head at home.

At this time, a belly groan broke the silence in the yellow mud house of the Wu family.

"I want meat, I want meat."

A black, fat little boy who didn't seem to be from the same family as the others was lying on the ground and rolling from side to side.

The old woman with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks gave her daughter-in-law a white look, "Why are you still standing there, are you hungry if you don't see Shishi? Hurry up and cook."

After speaking, he quickly squatted down to coax the child: "Meat is not tasty, let's not eat it, be good."

"No," the boy screamed, "I want meat."

The old lady coaxed him for a long time but failed to coax him. Instead, she let the boy roll around on the ground twice. She was so anxious that she was sweating, and she felt sorry for his new clothes, so she finally gave in.

"Okay, let's eat meat."

"Didn't you see that your brother wants to eat meat? Why don't you hurry to the next door and ask for some?"

She turned her head and saw the four granddaughters standing beside Mu Leng Leng, and said, "They are all money-losing goods, and they have no vision at all."

The four girls were in a panic, they didn't bother to go to the next door, and they were afraid of Mrs. Wu's tricks.

"It's all worthless." Mrs. Wu was actually a little timid. The old lady of the Ye family was not easy to get along with, but she still felt distressed when she saw her grandson drooling greedily. Take out something wrapped in a white cloth.

After unpacking it, I found out that it was a few pieces of dim sum. I don’t know how long the dim sum had been stored, and green hairs had grown on the sides. Just like this, Mrs. Wu was still reluctant, so she changed the two good pieces and hid them in another place. Two broken pieces remained.

The author says:

Xiaoyu: Bunny is so cute, how can you eat it (dog head jpg;

[Please don't eat wild animals in real life]