Defeat natural disasters with farming

But before their family killed chickens, someone came to the door with a few hares and pheasants. The person who came was Ye Ersao’s natal brother. Net bag, holding a jar wrapped with hemp rope in his hand, the whole person looks very capable.

It was Ye Zhouyuan's turn to guard the village today to lead him. He took the man to Ye's house and prepared to go back. He had to continue guarding the gate in the shed at the entrance of the village.

Mrs. Ye hurriedly poured a bowl of herbal tea and handed it to him before he left.

"Hey, you came just as you said, why did you bring such a valuable thing." The old lady Ye on the other side said disapprovingly, "It would be nice to stay at home and feed the children."

Uncle Xing handed the slaughtered hares and pheasants in the net bag to his sister, and put the jar containing honey on the table, then smiled and replied: "There are a lot of prey at home, and it is not easy to preserve them in such a hot day. Simply give some to your in-laws to eat."

Hearing this, Mrs. Ye nodded and called Uncle Xing to come over for herbal tea, just thinking in her heart that before he left, she had to pack some food for him to take back.

The Xing family is a hunter, and the family has few fields, and most of the food they eat is exchanged with prey and the surrounding villages, so it is just right to give some food as a gift in return. Even relatives should pay attention to reciprocity.

When Mrs. Ye came back to her senses, she happened to hear Ye Er Er asking Uncle Xing, "I don't know what's going on in the mountains now?"

Uncle Xing put down the tea bowl in his hand, thought for a while and answered: "The pheasants and hares are indeed more active than before. Every time I go to the mountains, I get a lot of harvest, but..."

A solemn look appeared on his face, and he continued: "It's just because of the high temperature, the prey are extremely irritable, so many experienced hunters were injured by wild boars in the mountains. When I entered the mountain, I was with a wild boar Brown bears pass by."

Ye Yu was taken aback when he heard this, for even the bears didn't hibernate.

Uncle Xing finally concluded with one sentence: "If brother-in-law wants to enter the mountain, he should wait for a while."

Second Aunt Ye interjected at this moment, "Your brother-in-law is thinking about hunting in the mountains all day long, and he doesn't care about his own weight. Even if there are no large animals in Songshan Mountain, it's not very safe."

Although the words were complaining, the words were full of worry.

So Ye Lao Er was not angry either. He snorted his hair and said with a naive smile, "Didn't I see that our family hasn't eaten meat for a long time?"

"Isn't there today?"

Second Sister-in-law Ye held two hares in one hand and was thinking in her heart, one was to be braised in soy sauce, and the other one could be saved for tomorrow to eat. There will be a smell, so there is no need for pheasant. It is easy to do, so you don't need to worry too much.

After finishing speaking, she carried these two items into the kitchen and lived and cooked with her sister-in-law. It was too late to eat now, so there was no further delay. After all, the family only ate dried sweet potatoes in the morning, and most of them had an empty stomach at this time.

While Mrs. Ye Ersao and the others were cooking, the two brothers Ye He and Ye Jing squatted at the door of the kitchen, staring eagerly inside, swallowing from time to time.

This meal was rarely seasoned with heavy oil and salt, and a strong aroma wafted out after a short time. The aroma was a bit oily and soy sauce, which hooked people's gluttons.

The meat dish was braised rabbit meat and chicken stewed with mushrooms, and the vegetarian dish was vinegared cabbage, served with a pot of rice mixed with white rice and sorghum rice. Ye Yu ate without lifting his head, and his mouth was full of oil.

The whole family ate halfway through, maybe it was because the food was too hot, and everyone's face was covered with sweat, Mrs. Ye watched the sweat on the second brother Ye's head almost dripping into the bowl, she quickly pulled the cloth by the table and threw it over .

Disgusted: "Hurry up and wipe it, you don't think it's dirty."

Ye Lao Er laughed when he heard the words, didn't pick anything, wiped his face with a cloth and continued to eat.

Everyone in the family can eat, even if their appetite is not good because of the hot weather, they ate up all the cooked lunch, and there was not even a speck of oil left on the plate, because at the end of the meal, Ye He looked at everyone When he was full, he poured the rest of the rice into the plate and rubbed it, mixed it with oil and stuffed it into his mouth, and then burped in satisfaction.

Seeing this, Mrs. Ye felt both funny and guilty.

It was already noon, and it was the time when the temperature was at its highest, and the room was extremely hot. Mother Ye took a cattail fan and fanned it twice, but all the air came out was hot, not to mention not cool, it was even hotter.

She had no choice but to put down her cattail fan, put on a straw hat and go out to remove the well cover, fetching a basin of water. The well water was also warm, but compared to the outside temperature, it was already considered cool.

Then he greeted a few children and said, "Hurry up and wash your face."

Ye Yu's fair and tender face was flushed red from the sun. When he touched his cheek with his hand when washing his face, he couldn't help hissing. He didn't know why, he was wearing a straw hat all the time, and he didn't show his face outside, but he was still caught by the crowd. sunburned.

Mother Ye was holding the ointment that Dr. Wu had given her before, she dug out a piece and carefully applied it on Ye Yu's face, smiling as she applied it, "Brother Bao's skin is too tender, it can't be tanned, just like a girl. "

Ye He disagreed with this, he retorted: "No girl is as beautiful as Brother Bao."

When Ye Yu heard this, the basin in his hand was unsteady and almost fell. He glanced at the second elder brother quietly and reminded him, "You can't use the word beautiful to describe a boy."

Ye He shuddered inexplicably, but he didn't take it seriously, patted his head and said, "But I'm telling the truth, is there any girl in our village who looks better than you? I don't think there is one in the whole county."

"Hahaha." Father Ye laughed twice when he heard the words, and patted Ye He on the shoulder, "That's right, Brother He is telling the truth."

Ye Yu rolled his eyes helplessly, and thought to himself, in terms of appearance, he still thinks that Chu Xufeng looks better, pure and elegant.

Uncle Xing watched them fight with a smile, and felt a little emotional, his sister's house was really lively, and it made people feel warm.

Old lady Ye saw his face when she turned her head, and said to him, "When the weather gets better, bring Fu Geer here so he can recognize him too."

Uncle Xing has only one son, named Xing Fu, who is still young, except for seeing him once when he was one year old, he never saw him at all.

"That's natural." They are all relatives, so it's appropriate to get closer.

While they were sitting and chatting in the room, someone suddenly came to the door. It was Laidi from the Wu family next door. She was holding a small basket of wild apricots. Facing their gazes, she explained her intentions uncomfortably, "I don't know what my sister said. How is your day?"

Oh, Xiaojiu Xing suddenly realized, "Your sister is married to the Chen family, don't worry, she is doing well, she is already married, and the couple are very happy."

Laidi breathed a sigh of relief, put down the basket on her hand, and said happily, "Thank you, these are the apricots I picked on the slope. They have been washed, and you can eat them directly."

Granny Ye didn't refuse, but just took out a slightly larger sweet potato from the stove, after thinking about it, she took a boiled egg, and handed both to Laidi after she came out.

Laidi didn't want to accept it at first, but she couldn't hold back her stomach started gurgling as soon as she smelled the sweet taste of sweet potatoes, so she accepted it embarrassingly.

"That's right, take it back and share it with your sisters."

The Wu family doesn't have much food in stock, and they don't have money to buy food, so they've been tightening their belts recently, especially the four mothers and daughters, who can be said to eat the least and do the most work.

Looking at Laidi's leaving back, Xiaojiu Xing suddenly said with emotion: "This is a good boy."

"That's not it." Mrs. Ye washed the apricots again. There were about seven or eight apricots in the small basket. They were all small in size, with blue skins. One could tell that the taste should be very sour, but they were still fresh to eat. No one hates it.

She gave one apricot to each of the children, and gave the last one to Uncle Xing.

Ye Yu took the apricot, and after taking a bite, his teeth were so sore that he couldn't control his facial expression, he grinned, and almost spit it out.

So when he ate again, he learned his lesson, gnawed off a little bit with his teeth, held it in his mouth, sucked it slowly, and chewed it until the taste was gone.

The whole afternoon was spent slowly in their busyness, and when the sun was not so bright, Uncle Xing got up to leave. He couldn't stay for another meal, it was really outrageous.

Seeing this, Mrs. Ye hurriedly told Ye Laoer: "Why don't you go and see your brother-in-law for a ride?"

Then she put the two bags of food that she had prepared earlier into the basket, one bag of yellow rice noodles and one bag of corn noodles, which were quite a lot, enough for their family to eat for ten days and a half months.

Without waiting for Uncle Xing to refuse, she insisted, "The pheasants, hares and honey you brought are just what the family needs."

Especially wild honey, the price is not low, if you really count, they still took advantage.

Uncle Xing knew Ye Auntie's character, if she didn't accept it, there might be troubles, so he nodded and put the basket on his back, but he didn't let his brother-in-law see him off.

The reason is also very good, the day has not yet darkened, he is so big, everyone will be scared when they see him, how dare he do anything to him?What's more, after this back and forth, by the time his brother-in-law came back by himself, it would probably be very late.

Second Aunt Ye thought about it for a while, so she said, "Wait a minute."

She dug out a piece of sackcloth from the firewood shed, wrapped it around the two bags of grain, and then put a few handfuls of vegetable leaves into the back basket. It can be said that it is quite safe.

Uncle Xing arrived home safely.

A few days after Xiaojiu Xing left, Mrs. Ye's natal second brother also came. He brought a fish to Ye's family.

By the way, this pig has a lot of background. The day before yesterday, two wild boars suddenly came down from the Songshan Mountain behind their village, one big and one small. Presumably they were a pair of mother and son. It was noon at that time, and almost all the villagers in Yejia Village were resting at home. The two pigs rammed directly into the fence, and the noise they made almost didn't frighten Ye Yu's family who were closest.

Seeing this, Father Ye hurried to inform the village chief, and they gathered several grown men in the village to go out through the gate at the back of the village. Everyone was holding various sticks and machetes in their hands, and some even came out from the kitchen. I took the kitchen knife.

As soon as they went out, they saw two fat and strong wild boars panting and rushing against the fence. Their tusks were turned out and their brown fur was very thick. After hearing the movement, the big one looked at them. The eyes are simply chilling.

However, the two wild boars finally fell under their siege and interception. Unfortunately, one of the group was pushed out by the wild boars. Fortunately, it was the younger one, so that person was not in danger of life.

These two wild boars together weigh about 250 catties, the big one weighs about [-] catties, and the small one weighs only [-] catties. After slaughtering, every household in the village can get five or six catties of wild boar.

In addition, the village head made the decision, and the injured villagers gave a few extra pig bones.

Ye Yu's family received two catties of pork belly and four catties of pork ribs.

Although it is a good thing to get the meat, it also reveals one thing. The animals in Songshan have started to run down the mountain due to the heat. This time there are only two wild boars, and they can still handle it. But next time, Paul It must be brown bears or wolves.

Therefore, the village chief held another meeting in the ancestral hall. He announced that two towers would be built next to the two gates of the wall, and there would be whistles in the towers. In the future, each family would send a person to guard the gates on the towers. Two gates required two groups, and every household took turns to come. If something dangerous happened, they could blow their whistles to warn everyone in the village.

After returning home, Father Ye discussed with the two brothers, and finally decided that Ye Hai would guard the gate. To be honest, guarding the gate is not a dangerous job, but just a little tired, so it might be a good thing for Ye Hai to exercise.

After the adults in the family finished their small meeting, Ye Yu, who was watching, sighed deeply, what kind of world is going on now, with natural and man-made disasters constantly happening.

As soon as Father Ye turned his head, he heard Ye Yu sighing, he couldn't help but smiled, and reached out to touch his head, "What's so worrying about being young, why don't you go to the kitchen to see what your mother has done?" food."

At this time, Mother Ye was cutting the ribs. She cut off the big bones at both ends to cook the soup, and chopped the small ribs in the middle. Skim off the blood foam and stew them with sauerkraut and potato vermicelli. The sauerkraut stewed pork ribs are tasty and delicious.

There is only a little sauerkraut left over from last year, and it will be gone after eating today. I don’t know when the weather will cool down so that they can start to stockpile sauerkraut and make sticky bean buns and frozen pears.

On the other side, Mrs. Ye lit a torch and went into the cellar. She frowned slightly as she looked at the half-empty cellar. There was no shortage of food, but some mountain vegetables had been gradually eaten up, which always made her feel uneasy.

In the main room, Ye Yu was pouring soup on the rice. The slightly sour soup was very appetizing and refreshing. It was not greasy at all when eaten with the meat on the small ribs.

While Ye Yu was eating, he raised his eyes and saw Mrs. Ye walking in from the outside, looking worried, he stopped talking and called out, "Grandma, come and eat quickly, the ribs are delicious."

"Hey, you should eat more, my dear." After finishing speaking, Mrs. Ye was still absent-minded. She had a very uncomfortable meal and thought of the half-empty cellar from time to time.

In the end, the old man Ye relieved her when she was sleeping at night, "Our family has no shortage of food, which is much better than many people in the village. As for the others, as long as we can eat well, we don't have that condition for the time being."

"Oh, I'm just worried about what to do if I keep doing this in the future?" Mrs. Ye sighed.

"There is nothing to worry about. The whole family is together, and no matter how difficult the day is, we can survive." Old man Ye said softly, "Go to bed early, Brother Hai has to guard the gate tomorrow morning."