Farmer's counterattack is busy with farming

Chapter 10 Digging Wild Vegetables

"Second sister-in-law is right." Cheng agreed with a gentle smile.

Ning Zhou rolled his eyelids, dragging his voice: "Why, you two are here to fight against the old master, and to accuse me?"

The third daughter-in-law Cheng quickly said: "Mother, I didn't mean that..."

"Mother, elder brother is not at home, so you can't treat the three of them like this," Gao interrupted Cheng's words, "it's nothing more than usual, now you just look at the snow outside by yourself, if something happens , how do you explain when the eldest brother comes back?"

Ning Dayong worked hard to earn a living, but his wife and daughter were treated like this. Isn't it chilling?
Although Ning Zhou was annoyed by Gao, he was also awakened.

It's the end of the year, maybe the eldest son will come back sometime.

If he saw it...

"Hmph, have I treated them poorly?" Even so, Ning Zhou's mouth was unwilling to forgive others, "Isn't that dead girl Xianxian frightening the fourth and fourth couple yesterday, and today Caicai is making a fool of herself again?" The bowl was broken. I only punished them a few words. As a grandma, I can’t even discipline them? Even if Dayong comes back, he will have nothing to say!"

Cheng smoothed things over, and smiled kindly: "Mother, don't worry, the second sister-in-law doesn't mean that."

Gao also softened her tone: "I just feel sorry for the two children, after all, they are still young."

Ning Zhou said stiffly: "What's the point of starving a child? It's too cold to go out, and the body is strong. It's not Miss Qianjin, why is it delicate? You two don't be good people, it seems that I am an old man. It's like being harsh on children. The third daughter-in-law, when they come back, get them some porridge."

Cheng said with a gentle smile: "Mother really loves the children."

Gao shi snorted softly, turned around and went out.

Mrs. Ning Zhou glanced at her back, and then told Mrs. Cheng: "The rice at home is still reserved for the New Year. You can scrape the bottom of the pot left over from yesterday and mix it with some water to make porridge, which is enough for the three of them to drink." gone."

"I see, mother. Then I'll go back to the house."

Cheng raised the curtain and went out.

At this time, Ning Xianxian and Liu Chunhua's mother and daughter had already arrived in the vegetable garden.

Usually, all kinds of vegetables are planted in the fields of each household, but now it is cold winter, and there is nothing left in the fields.

There is only thick white snow, covering the hard barren land.

"You two don't want to go far, just follow behind me, do you hear me?" Liu Chunhua was also a little scared by the heavy snow.

Ning Caicai and Ning Xianxian obediently nodded in agreement.

Ning Caicai is already 12 years old, and is worth half of the labor force at home. While looking after her sister, her hands are not slow, rummaging around, trying to find the shepherd's purse buried under the snow.

Shepherd's purse is something that will get old if you eat it in spring.Although it is troublesome to find it now, but after digging it back and picking it carefully and washing it, it is the most fresh and tender dish.

In order to temporarily fill his stomach, Ning Xianxian also squatted on the ground, trying his best to tie the square scarf forward to block the snowflakes that kept slapping his face, and bit by bit of ordinary edible wild vegetables.

Suddenly, a small group of light brown wild vegetables with a little green came into her sight.

She scraped the snow away with her hands in surprise, and shouted at Ning Caicai: "Sister, is this shepherd's purse?"

Ning Caicai moved over to take a look, and immediately nodded affirmatively: "That's right, it's shepherd's purse. A-mei is awesome."

"I'll look for it again."

This was the first time in Ning Xianxian's life that he had obtained food by himself, and he was very excited. He dug out this small ball of shepherd's purse and threw it into the basket, as if his body wasn't so cold anymore.

The mother and daughter searched for a long time in the vast wasteland, but at least they made up half of the basket.

"Mother, shall we go back?" Ning Caicai stood up and kicked her.

Seeing that the sky was getting darker, the snow didn't stop.

As always, I won't be able to go out tomorrow.

Liu Chunhua straightened her sore waist slowly, and nodded: "It's time to go back. This kind of saving food is enough for us to eat two meals. Xian'er, I'm ready to go home."

"Hey, I see."

Due to squatting for a long time, Ning Xianxian's cotton shoes were soaked in snow, and his feet were almost numb from the cold.

She stomped her feet vigorously, and felt pain and numbness for a long time, before she staggered to Liu Chunhua's side and pulled her by the corner of her clothes.

When walking back, Ning Xianxian saw that the only stream in the village was completely frozen, and said, "It's a pity that there is no net, otherwise we can smash a hole in the ice and catch a few fish."

"Our house doesn't have a net. Others have it, but they are reluctant to borrow it. People who don't know how to use it will feel bad if it breaks it." Ning Caicai shook his head and said, "And the smell of fish is very strong. I would rather eat bitter wild vegetables than eat them. eat fish."

"Maybe I didn't do the right thing."

Ning Xianxian remembered that the fish she ate in Xiangguo Mansion were all very delicious.

Presumably it was because the farmer was poor and did not have so much spare money to buy seasonings.

Sprinkling some salt in the dishes and occasionally dripping two drops of oil is already a luxury.

Walking across the creek, beside a clump of withered reeds.

With sharp eyes, Ning Xianxian saw a few brown feathers among the reeds, protruding from the snow.

If there are feathers, it means that there are birds.

Ning Xianxian regained his spirits, quickly put down the basket, and burrowed into the reeds.

"Xianxian, where are you going?"

Liu Chunhua and Ning Caicai hurriedly followed, but saw the youngest daughter squatting in front of a messy bird's nest, pulling the snowdrift with both hands, revealing the things inside.

"Ah, why are there bird eggs?" Ning Caicai exclaimed in surprise.

In this season, although birds can also be seen, but the eggs are not common.

Spring is the breeding season for birds.

"This is a quail egg." Liu Chunhua said softly.

Ning Xianxian counted and said excitedly: "There are ten in this litter. The eggs laid in this season are too cold, so it is unlikely to hatch chicks. Mom, let's take them home and eat them?"

Liu Chunhua naturally had no objection.

So Ning Xianxian returned home happily with ten small quail eggs.

Back home, Liu Chunhua felt distressed that her little daughter's cotton shoes were soaked, and wanted to go to the stove to boil some hot water, but was driven back by Ning Zhou on the grounds that the firewood was precious due to the heavy snow.

Ning Xianxian stood up: "Sister, you and your mother are in the house, cleaning up the shepherd's purse. I'll go get the charcoal stove to use. It's too cold in our house, and we need to use it for cooking."

Liu Chunhua sighed: "Your grandma doesn't even allow us to use the stove, so why did she bring you the stove?"

"I'll try it."

Ning Xianxian pushed open the door and walked to the door of the main room.Opening the thick curtain, a gust of hot air sprayed on the face.

Ning Zhoushi and Ning Dani, who were sitting cross-legged on the kang, were stunned when they saw her.

After a while, Ning Zhou said, "Xianxian, why are you here?"

Ning Xianxian glanced at the melon seeds and fried fruits on the kang table, and said with a smile, "Grandma, it's too cold in the room, I'll borrow the stove to fumigate the room."

(End of this chapter)