Chapter 6 Great Harvest
Perhaps because there was no rain, these straw mushrooms were smaller than the ones she saw in her last life.
Mushrooms have great requirements for humidity. Since there are mushrooms on the east mountain, it proves that there must be water here!
At first she thought she was thinking too much, but these straw mushrooms convinced her that there must be water deep in the east mountain. .
The sun was already high in the sky. Nanzhi wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked the dog to sit down and rest for a while.
The sweet potatoes at home are gone. This morning she cooked a bowl of chestnuts, which was their lunch.
It's a pity that there are too many fallen leaves on this mountain, so I don't dare to light a fire, otherwise I can roast mushrooms and eat them.
Thinking of grilled mushrooms without chili noodles, Nanzhi trembled, forget it.
She may not be able to eat it if it's cooked. If it's half-cooked, they may not starve to death, but they may die of food poisoning due to vomiting, diarrhea and collapse.
The two of them rested for a while and started digging through tree roots. They actually picked up a lot of straw mushrooms one after another. The dog was more lucky and could often find several under a tree. .
After rummaging around and searching all the way to the deep mountains, Nanzhi suddenly came back to his senses when he looked at the tree trunks that were obviously thicker than outside.
This is already the deep entrance to Dongshan.
He quickly led the dog back with excitement on his face.
"Auntie, why don't we go in?" The dog was happily picking up the mushrooms. He found a lot of mushrooms, and he and his wife would not be hungry for a long time.
"Gou'er, remember, no one can take you up the mountain except grandma." Nanzhi stopped and looked at Gou'er seriously.
"Okay." Gou'er looked at his mother's serious look and nodded.
On the way back to the chestnut tree, Nanzhi also found a bush of wild garlic, which almost made her jump with joy.
This can be regarded as the third seasoning at home!
Although no water source was found, Nanzhi felt happy when he saw that even the dog's small basket was filled with purslane.
She said that she could never be a chieftain forever, and that even if the situation changed, she would have been transferred to her long ago.
When the two of them went down the mountain, Nanzhi deliberately walked around people with his dog. The journey was smooth and he didn't bump into anyone else.
The first thing I did when I got home to Nanzhi was to lock the courtyard door.
They had a great harvest today.
I brought back a total of more than 40 kilograms of chestnuts, more than two kilograms of purslane, and hundreds of straw mushrooms of all sizes, definitely not less than five kilograms.
There are still two days left for the market in the town. If she sells some chestnuts and straw mushrooms, she should be able to buy some fine grain for the dogs.
Thinking of getting a lot of money into her account, Nanzhi happily hugged the dog and gave it a kiss.
It made the dog's little face turn red.
After sorting out the grain storage at home, there are more than eighty kilograms of chestnuts, five kilograms of straw mushrooms, more than two kilograms of purslane, and one kilogram left for Grandma Ding, plus a bush of wild garlic.
Looking at the food, Nanzhi felt a little disappointed. Yesterday, he and his dog almost starved to death, but today, there is food in stock at home.
It's a pity that although chestnuts are filling, they can't be eaten as a staple food all the time. In addition, the weather is hot and dry now, and there is no refrigerator and crisper here, so straw mushrooms can't be stored at all.
Either go to the town and sell it now, or sell it to a wealthy family in the village, or dry it yourself and save it as food.
Looking at the small basket of straw mushrooms, Nanzhi sighed.
It's almost four o'clock in the afternoon now. If I go to town, I won't arrive until six o'clock. It's already past dinner time, so I'm afraid I won't be able to sell it at a good price.
If you sell it to the villagers, everyone will naturally ask about the source, and if you can have fresh mushrooms at this time, the price will definitely not be cheap. Naturally, there are no two places that the villagers can afford.
Nanzhi is a little reluctant to eat it at home. After all, although she has some chestnuts at home, if she can sell the straw mushrooms to get money to buy fine grain for the dogs, it will definitely be better than a few straw mushrooms.
After a while of ideological struggle, Nanzhi put the remaining ninety-five cents in his arms, carried half of the chestnuts in a backpack, and asked the dog to carry a small basket with four kilograms of straw mushrooms. Finally, He grabbed a handful of the limp mother-in-law Ding and covered him before pulling him out of the door.
She remembered that Aunt Liu had a donkey cart at home. It only took less than half an hour to drive the donkey cart to the town, and she could still catch the meal.
The dog led Nanzhi obediently all the way, without asking them what they were going to do, and just held the basket tightly.
When she arrived in front of Aunt Liu's house, Nanzhi happened to hear someone talking in the yard.
After hesitating for a moment, he reached out and knocked on the door: "Aunt Liu, are you at home?"
The sounds in the yard paused, and then the sound of Aunt Liu's footsteps came.
"Who is it? It's coming."
After opening the door, Nanzhi saw Aunt Liu's eyes were a little red and her face looked a little haggard.
"Girl Lin, what are you doing?" Aunt Liu was a little surprised when she looked at Nanzhi and Gou'er's backs.
Nanzhi just pretended that she didn't notice anything unusual about Aunt Liu, and said, "Aunt Liu, I would like to ask you to borrow the donkey cart at home. I want to take the dog to the town."
After hearing this, Aunt Liu looked embarrassed and hesitated.
Now that there is a drought, there is not much fodder for the donkeys at home.
"Ms. Liu, I won't borrow it in vain." Nanzhi looked around again and said.
Looking at Nanzhi's movements, Aunt Liu naturally understood and let the two of them into the yard.
"Auntie, I can't come up with anything good now." Nanzhi looked at Aunt Liu and continued: "I know life at home is difficult now. I took my dog to Dongshan today and picked up some chestnuts. .”
After hearing what Nanzhi said, Mrs. Liu's eyes jumped. Chestnuts are considered a good thing now. It's not the autumn harvest yet, and it hasn't rained for half a year. Now she relies on some sweet potatoes to fill her stomach, but the sweet potatoes are about to bottom out. .
So yesterday she went to Xishan to dig some wild vegetables, but except for those inedible weeds, there was nothing that could fill her stomach.
She had just had a quarrel with her old man over food.
The two grandsons at home are now as thin as matchsticks. She wants to go to the town to buy some rice and noodles, even mixed with whole grains, for the children to eat.
But the old man refused, unwilling to touch the family's money, and said he would hold on until the autumn harvest.
If I can pick up chestnuts, I can not only eat them at home, but also take them to the town and sell them for food.
"this……"
Looking at Aunt Liu's look, Nanzhi knew there was something wrong with this, and said again: "Auntie, if that's okay, I'll take you up the mountain to pick up chestnuts tomorrow, but I want to borrow your donkey cart while I go to town to buy some. Mix the food with the food for the dogs."
Seeing Nanzhi's serious look, Aunt Liu gritted her teeth and nodded: "Okay."
Anyway, the old man in the family is reluctant to part with that little money, so he has to find a way to support his grandson.
Donkeys are raised just for use. At worst, she will go to the mountains tomorrow to cut more grass and feed them back.
Helping Nanzhi put things on the donkey cart, Aunt Liu originally wanted her son to help drive, but thinking about Nanzhi's current situation, she could only tell her to come back early and not waste time.
Fortunately, Aunt Liu's donkey has a docile personality, so even a novice named Nanzhi was able to drive it smoothly.
"Auntie, why did you tell Granny Liu about the chestnut?" the village dog asked in a low voice after leaving the village.
He didn't want her to faint again like yesterday. There was no food at home, and he didn't understand why she wanted to tell others about the chestnut.
After touching the dog's head, Nanzhi said: "First, because we borrowed Grandma Liu's donkey cart, we couldn't borrow it for nothing. Although we have dozens of pennies at home, we have to use it to buy food. The second is because..."
Nanzhi paused, and then glanced at the curious dog before saying: "The second reason is that there are still a lot of chestnuts on Dongshan Mountain, and the two of us can't finish them all. Our family couldn't eat before, and the aunt in the village The mothers-in-law have helped us more or less, and their life is not easy now. Rather than letting those chestnuts rot in the mountains, it is better to tell them."
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