Seventy cannon fodder is a ruthless man

Chapter 58
Meng Taozuan was digging herbs with a hatchet in the weeds. When others saw her from a distance, they thought she was playing and ignored her. She also looked at her and threw them into the space one by two, waiting to go home at night. If you pack it up again, you can take it to the commune acquisition station for some money another day.

This natural growing forest is where Linshui Village and several nearby villages build houses or make furniture, and are designated for felling. There are many tree stumps in the forest. From the gap, you can see several hills on the opposite side. There is a deep ravine between the mountains. If these trees can be cut down and transported out of the mountain, it will be an immeasurable wealth. There may not be such a need at present. The road comes in and the wood is transported out, that is, it is just a long way around.

I just hope that there will be no accidents during this period. Forest fires are very scary. There is very little possibility of man-made fires burning mountains. It would be a pity if they were caused by lightning.

At noon, after nibbling on the wowotou, the people took a short rest, and then continued to cut down. Even Meng Tao volunteered to join in cutting down a few trees, not only cutting down what was to be carried today, but also cutting down more trees and shaving off their branches for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Carrying it can save less water and save some effort.

At three or four o'clock in the afternoon, each of them carried a log and went down the mountain along the original road. On the way, they paid attention to the distance from each other. They were afraid of bumping into each other, and they shouted to each other to be careful. A few educated youths, except Zhao Ming, Xu Guoliang, and Jiang Xiaodong, were able to insist on carrying the deep ravines and cliffs on their own, while Sun Yutang and Qian Liang were helped by local buddies in turn.

Meng Tao carried it on her own. Although she was a little timid when the gorge was too deep, she had the strength to hold on.

Back in the village, the sun also went down, and the time was just right.

After I came back from dinner, I boiled water and prepared to take a bath. I went into the room to get a change of clothes and put a toffee in my mouth. In fact, I wasn't full at Lin's house, so I only scooped up half a bowl of high-grain porridge to drink. There were many people, and a large pot of porridge should It was enough for one bowl per person, but there were very few wotou and meat dishes, and she didn't move because she was afraid that it would not be enough.

At ten o'clock at night, Meng Tao and Zhao Ming came back from the literacy class. The courtyard was quiet. The educated youth were tired during the day and rested in the house. Zhao Ming also went back to the dormitory to sleep.

Meng Tao didn't want to disturb other people's sleep, but she couldn't help being hungry, so she went into the kitchen with a kerosene lamp, cooked a bowl of gnocchi on a small stove, took out a few pieces of Chinese cabbage in the space, and cut half a sausage to cook together. Add some homemade chili tomato sauce for a delicious late-night snack.

After eating, clean up the kitchen, wash up and go back to the room, close the doors and windows, blow out the lights, listen to the movement outside, and dodge into the sea of ​​clouds space.

There are no four seasons in the space. Now it is full of greenery, flowers, and fruits. I can't tell whether it is spring, summer or autumn?It's not winter anyway, because there is no ice and snow and it is not cold.It seems that the stone platform where Meng Tao was found is surrounded by layers of green plants, and occasionally the clouds and mists are scattered in the sky, revealing a little golden sunlight.

The peach blossoms of the two trees have already bloomed, and I feel that the flowering period is a bit long. The other pumpkins, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers and Chinese cabbage have been harvested a few times. , After the peach blossoms bloomed, they never withered. Meng Tao had to wonder if this was a male peach tree.

After many times of going up the mountain to cut firewood, the firewood has been cleared out, but the space is still cramped and cramped. There is no way to do anything, and there is just too much stuff. In addition, a batch of fruits and vegetables will be harvested in three or five days. It's all piled up to the very edge... I can only say that this space is a bit sad, and I met a greedy layman like a hamster like Meng Tao.

Pumpkins, cucumbers, tomatoes and chrysanthemums climbed up the shelf. The peppers grew directly into trees. The crown of the tree was right next to the platform. It was easy to pick. Chinese cabbage in the cracks of the stones. The Chinese cabbage in the seam was pulled out, and then sown. Each crop of vegetables relies on mist infiltration, and the growth rate is relatively slow. After the second crop, Meng Tao collected pine needle dew, and tried to sprinkle some dew directly. The cabbage is growing like a fast shot, and I am a little scared, mainly because the harvest is too good for the stone platform, so I don't take the initiative to sprinkle the pine needle dew, but it also grows very fast, there are more than a dozen trees in each stubble, and each one grows like a tree. More than half a meter tall, white, plump and tender.

The same is true of pumpkin cucumbers and tomato peppers. They are too beautiful to be sold in the black market. If you think about them, you will definitely be questioned, especially in the local area. What do rural people want most?High-quality seeds can be found if people really want to track you down.

Therefore, Meng Tao can only store these vegetables first. Some of them are made into kimchi or sauerkraut, tomato and chili sauce. I went to the commune supply and marketing cooperative a few times and bought more than a dozen pots of pottery. Eight clay urns were locked in a small utility room behind the main room.

Meng Tao entered the space to sort and classify the herbs dug during the day, and there were actually five or six small bundles. Except for Tianqi and Lianmianzhen, which were a little less, each bundle of other herbs weighed three or four kilograms, which was considered a small harvest.

The next day, the Liang family asked for wood and thatch.

There were three members in the team that went up the mountain today. They didn't show up yesterday, saying it was something at home.

The two girls, Yu Xiaomin and Zhou Cuimei, also wanted to follow the men into the deep mountains to carry wood with Meng Tao. Bao Shunfeng felt that the mountain road was basically open, and women could also enter the mountains, so let them keep up with Meng Tao.

The three girls were students of the literacy class on weekdays, and there were some topics.

When they got to the forest, the men started to cut down the wood they were carrying. Meng Tao had two female companions, so she didn’t go to join in the fun. Zhou Cuimei was Zhou Cuiling’s cousin. There are wild hawthorn and wild pears in the place. One of the yam pears is particularly delicious. After frost, it is crunchy and sweet. When you take some back and cook it, it will be sweeter, and it is soft and glutinous. Sneak out of the woods and cross the lawn into the jungle on the right.

Following Zhou Cuimei, they walked down the slope in the woods. First, they encountered two mountain pear trees. Sure enough, they were covered with egg-sized mountain pears. There were really many fruits, but the trees were too tall and a little difficult to climb.

Meng Tao told the two of them to stay away, grabbed the hatchet, and threw it to the tree, causing Yu Xiaomin and Zhou Cuimei to cheer.

(End of this chapter)