Doomsday Paradise

Chapter 82
Qiao Mi raised her head slightly and asked, "Is this possible?"

Father Qiao shook his head, "It's not quite right." After speaking, he stepped forward to hold the cow, and then took out the wheat inside, thinking about what to do.

Qiao's mother looked up and said, "If there is a shell, get the shell out first."

Qiao Miwei turned around and asked, "How do we do it? We don't have a shelling machine." Seeing Mother Qiao raised her head again, she spread her hands and said, "Mom, you won't let us peel it by hand."

Mother Qiao raised her hand and stroked her hair twice with the needle in her hand, "Stupid, old Qiao, I remember when we were young, did we see some people grind soybeans with a mill pulled by an ox?"

Father Qiao clapped his hands, "That's right, you can do the same with wheat, we just dried the wheat two days ago."

"Nianzi?" Qiao Miwei asked, "What kind?"

"Stone roller, with a rope in the middle." Father Qiao briefly described the appearance of the roller, and Qiao Mi nodded slightly to show that he understood, but it was useless if he understood, because their family didn't have such a thing.

Qiao's mother said, "Go home and check the warehouse. I remember that there seems to be a small one in the warehouse. It is estimated that there are such things in rural areas."

The barn of the Qiao family was tidied up by Qiao Miwei at the beginning, but Qiao's mother has been collecting it since then, so she didn't know that there was such a thing in the barn. In fact, even if she saw it, she would not know the use of this thing.

Hearing that Mother Qiao said that she had a roller, she hurried out of the space and went to the backyard. When she arrived at the warehouse, she glanced to see if it was there. After a while, the roller did not move at all. It seemed that this thing was not meant to be carried. She picked up the hemp rope next to it and pulled it, and the roller moved forward!
It turned out that this was the case. She moved all the things in front of the roller to one side and rearranged them neatly, then pulled the hemp rope and pushed open the gate of Taoyuan to enter.

Father Qiao looked up and saw Qiao Miwei coming in, looked behind her, clapped his hands and said, "That's the thing, it's just a little small."

Mother Qiao pulled down the reading glasses and took a look, "It's it, it's good to have it, don't dislike it."

Father Qiao brought the cow over, tied the mill to the cow, and Qiao Miwei spread the wheat on the drying field with a shovel. Father Qiao drove the cow back and forth on the wheat with a braid , Qiao Miwei followed behind to observe, not to mention that it was really useful, the husks on the milled wheat fell off, and it would probably be able to be ground after a few more millings.

Father Qiao was driving the cattle in the front, and Qiao Miwei turned the wheat with a shovel in the back, and walked back and forth a few times. Most of the wheat had been shelled, revealing the red kernels inside. Father Qiao knelt down and grabbed a handful. Maizi nodded and said, "That's right, it's this color."

After driving the cows for a long time, Dahei and Xiaohei Dahua also came to join in the fun. The three dogs lined up on the drying ground and watched the cow go back and forth, and their heads followed suit. Wiggle left and right.

Qiao Miwei felt bored after following around for a few times, put down her shovel and got up to look up the mountain. Thinking of the wolfberry tree she found back then, she was eager to try, "Dad, I want to go up the mountain to have a look."

Father Qiao didn't stop moving, just said, "Take Dahei over there."

"Hey." Qiao Miwei hurriedly agreed, pulled out a basket and hung it on his arm, greeted Dahei, and headed up the mountain, but as soon as Dahei left, Dahua followed, follow, follow, as long as Just don't make trouble.

The last time I went up the mountain was in spring. At that time, the grass was not deep, and there was a ditch on one side, so it was easy to see which side to walk on. Now it is not the case, the grass is up to knee height, and the road ahead can’t be seen at all. Qiao Mi took a deep step She moved up the mountain with a shallow foot, and occasionally she stopped to observe when she came across a single growing tree. Dahei opened the way ahead, and when encountering a difficult road, she asked Qiao Miwei to change to the other side, and Dahua did nothing. Never mind, because of the cold weather outside, Qiao Miwei sent it in. The big flower that entered the Taoyuan was completely crazy about playing. A flower, a grass, and a grasshopper can let it play for a day.

This is not going to chase the yellow butterfly and run away. Fortunately, there is no danger in Taoyuan, so Qiao Miwei just let it go. After walking for more than ten minutes, he finally reached the middle of the mountain. Qiao Miwei also saw it. The wolfberry tree she discovered earlier is now bearing fruit on the tree. The small oval-shaped red particles are very pleasing to the eye. There are a few unknown birds chirping nearby while eating the fruit and playing. I scavenged all the red goji berries before, and filled the bottom of a basket, which is quite a lot. Qiao Miwei took one and stuffed it into his mouth. Well, although it smells like traditional Chinese medicine, it is still quite sweet.

At this time, Dahua, who was playing wildly, ran back and saw Qiao Miwei stuffing something into his mouth, barking twice, Qiao Miwei took two and threw it to it, and Dahua ate the wolfberry into his stomach with a roll of his tongue , swallowed at the end, then stuck out his tongue and wagged his tail slightly at Jomi.

Qiao Mi flicked Dahua's head slightly with her fingers, "You can eat one and try it."

Seeing that the master didn't give it away, Dahua leaned forward obsequiously, and Dahei barked twice inside. Qiao Miwei knew that Dahei wouldn't bark if nothing happened, so she led Dahua into the forest. The light in the forest is much darker than the outside. After all, there is no one here all year round. The plants here can grow freely without fear of being damaged, so the trees in the forest are tall and thick, and the ground is covered with dead grass and leaves. .

Qiao Miwei had just entered the woods when he saw Dahei running towards him with a strip-shaped object in his mouth, and when he came up to him, he slammed the object in his mouth on the ground. Qiao Miwei looked down and took two steps back in fright , It turned out to be a snake!Although it was a snake bitten to death by a big black, it was also a snake. How could she not be afraid? It was quite heavy. If such a big snake was cooked and eaten, it would be enough for their family to make two dishes. Now that Qiao Miwei was not afraid of food, he threw the snake ball into the basket.

It seems that there are quite a lot of good things in this forest. She was more excited than before. She broke off a branch from the nearby tree and still asked Dahei to open the way ahead. She carried the basket in one hand and swept it with the branch in the other. She followed the grass and walked for a while, and found that the light in front of her was obviously brighter. She took two quick steps and looked up. Oh, it turned out to be a small bamboo forest!Although the forest is not very big, the bamboos in it are not growing straight, there are quite a few bamboos that are twisted and intertwined, and there are also many bamboo shoots that have just sprouted. Now Qiao Mi is very happy, he The family members are all light, so they like these southern vegetables very much.

It's a pity that she only brought a basket with her this time, and she couldn't dig bamboo shoots without tools. It's just that the feeling of being able to see but not eat is too bad. She looked around and picked up a slightly flat stone from the ground, squatting down She started digging bamboo shoots, and because the tools were too weak, she was in a mess when she dug a bamboo shoot, because she lost patience halfway through the digging, and grabbed the exposed head with both hands and pulled it out with all her strength, but fell herself. I squatted down, and couldn't help getting dirty with my hands, and my body was not spared.

Qiao Miwei gave up after getting a bamboo shoot, after all, digging one without tools was too strenuous.

She patted the soil from the roots of the bamboo shoots and put them in the basket. Looking at the good things in the basket, she started drooling again. It seems that today she can have a good meal again. Seeing that it is almost noon, Qiao Mi slightly I had to turn around and go back. It seems that I should take a good walk on this mountain when I have time. I don’t know how many good things there are. When I went back, Qiao Miwei didn’t find the big flower. I guess it went to play by itself again. She Leading Dahei down the mountain, he started to shout from a distance, "Mom and Dad, guess what I found?"

Father Qiao stopped the cow, walked to Mother Qiao, took a sip of water from his teacup, and then greeted Qiao Miwei, "What did you find? Delicious?"

Qiao Mi nodded slightly, and handed the basket to Father Qiao, "Dad, take a look."

Father Qiao looked down at the basket, "Hey! I'm startled, is this a dead snake?"

"Yeah, Dahei found out." Qiao Miwei said as he lowered his head and patted Dahei's head.

After hearing this, Mother Qiao got up and looked at the snake in the basket, "Oh, it's so big, what's the point of bringing it back if you get a dead snake?"

Qiao Mi smiled and said, "Let's eat it, isn't it meat? Besides, snake soup is very famous. Let's eat some wild game while guarding Taoyuan."

Mother Qiao picked up the bamboo shoots with soil and asked in surprise, "Is this also dug from the mountain? There are bamboo forests on the mountain?"

Qiao Miwei replied, "Yes, a small bamboo forest. Although it is not big, there are a lot of bamboo shoots. It's a pity that I didn't bring any tools. It took me a lot of effort to get this one."

"One is fine, hey, this wolfberry is pretty good." Picking up the fat snake and bamboo shoots, Mother Qiao finally saw the wolfberry at the bottom of the basket, "This is a good thing, is there any more on the mountain?"

Qiao Mi shook his head slightly, "I don't know, this tree is right next to the forest, and I picked all the goji berries from the tree, so I guess there must still be some inside."

Mother Qiao took one and ate it, "Let's go up the mountain sometime to have a look. I think there are a lot of good things on the mountain."

Qiao Mi smiled and said, "No, Mom, let's eat bamboo shoots and snake meat today."

"It's fine, but I've never made snakes before." Mother Qiao put the ingredients back into the basket.

"Do whatever you want, as long as you can eat." Father Qiao also said with a smile.

"Let's go out, it will be noon soon." Qiao Miwei said, the three of them packed up and left Taoyuan, because the last time Qiao Miwei entered Taoyuan was in the warehouse, and naturally he was here when he came out again, the three of them He squeezed the cotton coat he had just put on and walked quickly back to the house.

After Sun Ying heard the sound from the kitchen, he hurried out of the bedroom to take a look, and saw his uncle's family coming in through the back door. He couldn't help asking, "Uncle, have you been behind all this time? Why didn't I see you guys?" "

(End of this chapter)