Chapter 9 Picking Chestnuts
"Isn't it the autumn harvest?" Shen Dashan said this without any confidence. After all, who knows whether it will rain in more than a month? If it really doesn't work, I'm afraid all the crops in the field will die from drought.
"Then tell me, if it doesn't rain, the fields can't harvest food, and food prices rise again, what will our family eat?"
Shen Dashan was speechless. How did he know whether it would rain or not? But if it doesn't rain, the price of food after the autumn harvest may not be affordable for people like them who work in the fields.
"Let me tell you, let's listen to Girl Lin and buy some food first. Even if it rains later, we will only lose some money. If it doesn't rain, our whole family will not starve to death."
Shen Dashan thought for a while and nodded, "Tomorrow I will go to the village elders to discuss it. Okay, okay, go to bed early."
After saying that, he was about to lie down, but Mrs. Qin pulled her up again, "Girl Lin also said two things."
Seeing his wife's mysterious appearance, Shen Dashan was speechless for a moment.
"Girl Lin discovered a chestnut forest on Dongshan Mountain."
After hearing this, Shen Dashan sat up and said in a tone of disbelief: "Girl Lin discovered a chestnut forest in Dongshan?"
"Yes, and there may be some underground water on Dongshan Mountain." Aunt Qin doesn't know what underground water is, but it's just water and it's a good thing.
"No, I have to talk to the clan elders now."
After saying that, Shen Dashan was about to get out of bed, put on his shoes and run out, but Aunt Qin grabbed his sleeve again.
"Why are you panicking? I haven't finished speaking yet."
Aunt Qin glanced at Shen Dashan complainingly, and waited for him to calm down before continuing: "Girl Lin said that she wants us not to tell the villagers until two days later."
"Yes, yes, she is the only mother and son in her family. Since it was Miss Lin who discovered it, she must be allowed to keep some at home first."
Shen Dashan calmed down completely, and the two began to discuss buying food.
"Then I will ask Qingchuan to go to the town tomorrow to inquire. Then we will discuss it with the clan elders."
Shen Dashan has two sons in total, the older one is called Shen Qingchuan and the younger one is called Shen Qinghe.
Naturally, Nanzhi didn't know what was going on with the Li Zheng family.
She was busy making soup in the kitchen.
She also left some straw mushrooms at home, which she stewed with the stick bones.
She also looked at the oil paper bag given by Manager Wang. There were two sesame cakes in it. Although it was completely cold, it still made the two of them drool.
If she had known there were sesame seed cakes inside, she and the dog would have been hungry all the way.
I don't know how long it will take for the soup to be simmered. After eating the sesame cakes with Gou'er, Nanzhi coaxed him to squint for a while and then asked him to get up after the soup was simmered.
Looking at the confused dog Nanzhi, her heart softened a little.
She wanted to raise the dog until it was white and plump.
I used to think that I could skip my husband and have a cute baby directly, but now my conditions are really worse.
After kissing the dog on the forehead, Nanzhi returned to the kitchen and looked at the fire.
Tomorrow she will take Aunt Liu to Dongshan to pick chestnuts. She has to pick some and put them back.
It was almost midnight when the bone soup was simmered. I called the dog and drank a bowl of Nanzhi. I covered the casserole tightly and added a few pieces of firewood to the small stove before washing up and going to bed.
It was only five o'clock in the morning when the original owner's biological clock rang, and looking at the gray Tian Nanzhi, he didn't feel sleepy at all.
After wiping my face and taking a bite, I dug out half a bowl of black noodles from a cloth bag, went to the kitchen and mixed some warm bone soup with it to make a pot of pimple soup.
Looking at the dog eating with gusto, Nanzhi smacked his mouth. Is this pimple soup really so delicious?
Why doesn't it seem like what the dog is eating is the same thing as what I am eating?
Although she has eaten thick noodles in modern times, the thick noodles at that time were still somewhat different from the black noodles today. The modern noodles are only sieved less often and have thicker particles, but they taste delicious, but this The ancient thick noodles tasted a bit harsh, and even if Nanzhi was boiled into pimple soup, it was still only edible.
It can only be said that I am very hungry, and everything tastes delicious.
After breakfast, Nanzhi cooked two sweet potatoes and two potatoes before locking the door and taking the dog to Aunt Liu's house.
Everyone has to hide the fact that they have food at home. Although there are few families in the village whose conditions are worse than their own, there are very few people who are willing to spend money to buy food.
If other people are eating sweet potatoes and my own family is eating black noodles, it will definitely attract someone's attention.
It's not that Nanzhi has a dark mind and wants to think the worst of everyone, it's that the current situation makes her have to be more careful. After all, she and the dog are the only little ones at home.
Aunt Liu also got up very early. It can be said that she didn't fall asleep all night last night. She was so excited that she couldn't sleep at the thought of having new food at home.
As a result, Nanzhi and Gou'er were startled when they saw her.
There were deep dark circles under Aunt Liu's eyes, and her eyes were covered with red bloodshot eyes. She looked like she hadn't slept in several days.
"Is Girl Lin here?" Aunt Liu cheered up when she saw Nanzhi. She greeted the two of them into the yard and hurriedly washed her face.
The Shen family was all having breakfast, each with a boiled sweet potato and half a bowl of mushy potato soup.
When Shen Dazhu saw Nanzhi and Gouer, he invited them to sit down and eat together.
"Uncle Shen, let's eat at home." Nanzhi refused with a smile.
Whose life is better now?
How can I take advantage of others?
Aunt Liu tidied herself up quickly, picked up two boiled potatoes, and followed Nazhi to Dongshan with a basket on her back.
It's still early now, and most people in the village have just gotten up, which makes it convenient for Nanzhi and the three of them to go up the mountain without fear of running into anyone.
"Auntie, there's something I have to tell you." Nanzhi walked in front to clear the road and said while cutting the weeds on the roadside.
"You said it, I listened."
"I told Uncle Lizheng about the chestnut trees. He will tell the people in the village in two days. I think there are so many chestnut trees. People in the village are having a hard time now, and our two families can't swallow so many. It is better to tell the people in the village so that everyone will not starve."
"Okay, let's pick up more in the next two days." Aunt Liu didn't care. After all, Nanzhi said that the chestnut forest was big. Even if she told the villagers, they would have a lot of family members, so they would all come together when the time comes. I can still pick up some more.
The dog didn't say a word all the way, and just followed behind with a small basket in his hands.
He was still thinking about last night's sesame cakes and the pimple soup he had in the morning. It had been a long time since he had eaten something so delicious.
When she arrived at Chestnut Forest, even though Aunt Liu was prepared, she was still shocked.
There were acres of chestnut trees with no edges visible, and the ground was covered with fallen thorn balls.
The difference with the scenery over there in Xishan is not that big.
Nanzhi taught Aunt Liu how to press chestnuts, and the three of them started working with their heads down.
She will take advantage of these two days to pick up more chestnuts and sell them in the town. She plans to buy more food before the price of food rises to the point where she can no longer afford it.
Her family currently has no land, and the biggest relationship with her about the autumn harvest is the difference in food prices. She doesn't panic if she has food in hand. Even if food prices may drop in the future, she is still willing to collect enough food now.
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