Chapter 4 Entering the Mountain
After entering the house, Nanzhi saw that the dog was sleeping soundly. He was not disturbed by the farce just now. He took two sweet potatoes and boiled them in the pot. Then Nanzhi went out to find the village doctor.
Now that he has some money in his hand, he must first ask a doctor to check him to prevent anything from happening.
The village doctor is very close to Shen's house, only half an hour's journey away.
The old man took the dog's pulse and checked again before reassuring Nanzhi that it was nothing serious.
"However, this child is a bit in poor health now..." He didn't say anything else after that.
The Shen family is now composed of just the two of them. They are so poor that they can't find anything to replenish their children. Looking at Nanzhi's sloppy steps, it seems that she hasn't eaten in three days.
"Uncle Wang, I understand. Please tell me how much the consultation fee is."
"Forget it, I didn't do anything." The old man waved his hand and was about to go home with the medicine box on his back.
"Uncle Wang, wait a minute. We still have to pay the consultation fee, otherwise it won't sound good if the news gets out." Nanzhi took out twenty coins from his pocket and was about to stuff it into Mr. Wang's hand.
"It's okay. I didn't do anything here this time. If you really want to give, just give me two cents."
The two chatted for a long time, and finally Mr. Wang took five cents and left.
Looking at the dog sleeping soundly on the bed, Nanzhi suddenly felt sour.
Then he went to the kitchen.
The sweet potatoes were cooking in the pot, and bursts of sweet aroma wafted out, causing her stomach to wriggle. The emptiness in her stomach made her feel like they were hungry and eating each other.
I scooped out half a bowl of water for boiling sweet potatoes and drank it slowly. After the hot soup with a hint of sweetness entered my stomach, Nanzhi felt better.
When the sweet potatoes were cooked, Nanzhi poured all the "sweet water" in the pot into the bowl, not daring to waste any of it.
Although it looks a bit yellowish-green, it tastes sweet when you drink it.
Then he took the two half-leaked wild eggs, put them in a bowl, added some salt and oil, mixed some warm water and steamed them in a pot, then Nanzhi went to call the dog.
The little guy was still a little dazed after he woke up, humming and dreaming about wild eggs and Brother Stone.
"Dog, wash your hands quickly and have lunch." Nanzhi touched the dog's head and put it down silently.
My hands are also very dirty.
The couple washed their faces and hands before going to get "lunch."
It's just two sweet potatoes, a small bowl of egg custard and a large bowl of sweet potato sweet water.
In the past, Nanzhi would have frowned at something, but the dog's eyes were bright, as if he had seen some delicious delicacies.
"Mom, there are sweet potatoes and egg custard!" Gou'er's eyes were full of admiration, which made Nanzhi's eyes sour.
"The eggs were picked up by the dog, and the sweet potatoes were exchanged for eggs. This meal is the result of the dog."
The dog was satisfied with the meal. Not only was he full today, he also had egg custard.
Even Nanzhi was stuffed by the little guy and took two bites of egg custard.
Looking at the silly dog petting its belly, Nanzhi sighed inwardly. This child was really sensible. Even though the original owner was weak-tempered, she taught the child very well.
The sun was shining brightly outside. Nanzhi originally wanted to go up the mountain to find some food, but after looking at the sunshine outside, he still wanted to go up the mountain later.
Then he coaxed the dog to go into the house to rest.
She sat alone in the main room and stared at the illuminated white ground in a daze.
Why did she travel here? Now that she's here, does it mean that Gou'er's mother has starved to death?
It is now the end of June in the lunar calendar, and there is still more than a month before the autumn harvest. Unfortunately, there is a severe drought this year, and most of the grain in the fields is sparse and has been burned to death.
In Nanzhi’s memory, sweet potatoes and potatoes were distributed by the government last year. Each village had two thousand kilograms of each kind, and Li Zheng distributed them to the villagers for planting.
People in the village didn't quite believe how much the new grain could produce. Each household only bought a few and didn't plant much. If Li Zheng hadn't asked each household to plant some sweet potatoes and potatoes, I'm afraid there wouldn't be much this year. Everyone's wealth will be wiped out.
Who would have thought that the least favored sweet potato, the sweet potato, could save lives at this age?
Thinking about the land he sold, Nanzhi sighed. Although other families had a hard time this year, at least they could still fill their stomachs, and at the worst, they could get some new food until the autumn harvest. It was like not even having sweet potatoes at home. A few roots. It seems that in addition to raising cubs, I also need to buy land to grow food.
It was probably around two o'clock in the afternoon when Nanzhi went to call the dog to get up.
Although the dog was young, he was very obedient. He didn't ask why Nanzhi was going up the mountain. He obediently picked up a small bamboo basket and followed her behind.
There is a large mountain top behind Lihua Village. People in the village usually go to the west. I heard that there were wild wolves in the east and killed two hunters from other places. After that, no one dared to go to the east mountain anymore.
When she arrived at Nanzhi in front of the mountain, she encountered a problem. Many people in the village went to the mountain to dig wild vegetables these days. She might not be able to find anything to eat if she went to Xishan now.
Although she still had ninety-five cents left to spend, she didn't want to buy food in the village.
First, there is not much food in the village, not to mention the current drought. Who knows whether there will be a harvest this year. Second, most people in the village live on the sweet potatoes they saved last year. She wants to make money to buy some fine grain and feed it to the dogs. Eat whole grains.
After looking at the two completely different roads, Nanzhi grabbed the hatchet in one hand and led the dog in the other to the east mountain.
Rather than starving to death at home with the dog, she was willing to take a gamble. She didn't believe that her luck was so bad that she would meet a wolf that hadn't been seen in more than ten years.
As the wilderness lasted for a long time, the original road up the mountain was covered with weeds, so the couple could only move slowly towards the mountain.
After walking for half an hour, we arrived at a slightly empty area.
Looking at the trees around him, Nanzhi still felt a little strange, but he couldn't tell where the strange thing was for a while. He only told the dog to look around for wild vegetables and not to run too far.
With the dog's reassurance, Nanzhi squatted down and touched around. There were actually very few wild vegetables she knew, and given the current climate, most of the plants that could grow were inedible.
After groping for a long time, the mother-in-law only found two or three kilograms of grass. Looking at the grass in the small basket on the dog's back, Nanzhi burst into tears.
It was fun to watch the protagonist eating grass in Wilderness Survival, but now it was my turn.
It’s really the way of heaven that brings reincarnation, no one will be spared by heaven.
Seeing that the sun was not about to set yet, Nanzhi was a little reluctant. Now he could only explore a small area on the periphery. Would he be able to get a bigger harvest if he went in?
Looking at the dogs who were looking at the old lady as if they had found money, Nanzhi felt ready to walk further in.
Although it may be dangerous to go into the mountains, it would make her even more uneasy if she put a little dog like a dog here.
Might as well take it with you.
The two women walked one behind the other, Nanzhi waved a hatchet in front to clear the way, and the dog followed obediently.
After walking for more than a quarter of an hour, Nanzhi really had no strength. The little food he had eaten for lunch would have been digested long ago.
Looking at the fallen leaves around her, Nanzhi threw her backpack on the ground. Sure enough, how could she, a non-chief, have any good luck?
I'm afraid that God wants to throw her into this world to starve to death.
Who knew that as soon as she sat on the ground, she felt a pain in her butt and almost jumped up.
Picking up the culprit Nanzhi, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he rubbed it again to make sure he saw it correctly, and then burst into tears.
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