When Gu Jiu and Gu Jiu came back, they happened to catch up with dinner at home. When they walked into the house, Ye Qingyi was greeting them to come over for dinner.
Tudou ran over excitedly regardless of Jing: "Mom, I changed my name. Now I'm not called Tudou anymore, my name is Gu Jing!"
"good."
Gu Jiu glanced at the twenty kilograms of multigrain flour next to him and asked, "Is this the food they gave us?"
"Well, there was a severe drought last year and the food harvest was small. Recently, the food at home has not been enough. Your grandma said that she would also give you food when she helps the family work, so I didn't ask for more."
Hearing this, Gu Jiu opened his eyes wide and looked at Ye Qingyi in disbelief: ...Your kindness really scares me. They want to sell your daughter, but you still talk about friendship with them? Are you still worried that people won’t have enough to eat?
It’s my fault too. After the system restored this body to normal, she forgot that this was something she had to fight for in ancient times. Oh, forget it, just try harder...
"Mom, we have a lot of work. Tomorrow morning you and Xiaojing go to the fields, and I'll go to the back mountain to see if I can find some more food. I won't do any work for them for now."
"In the field?" Ye Qingyi looked at Gu Jiu in surprise. At this time, the corn has not grown yet, and there is no water in the sky. What kind of work can there be in the field?
"Yes." Gu Jiu nodded in affirmation: "The weather is too dry and there is no wind. At this rate, the grain production will definitely decrease. I have thought of a way and let Xiaojing teach you tomorrow."
Artificial pollination is a waste of time. Although there is only one acre of land, there are more than 5,000 trees, and it would take ten or eight days to complete it.
Dinner was very simple, half a bowl of wild vegetable soup and half a cereal nest. If I hadn't seen Gu Jing patting her belly happily, I would have thought it was an appetizer before the meal.
"Xiao Jing, are you full?" Gu Jiu asked reluctantly.
Gu Jing raised her head and looked at Gu Jiu doubtfully: "I'm full." Didn't you eat these before?
Gu Jiu:......
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The back mountain is huge, but it has been almost climbed over by people. Since the year before last, there has been a decrease in food production here due to rain problems. Everyone in the village is a human spirit. Their own food is fixed, but the food in the mountains behind is not!
Instead of eating your own food, why not be the first to get the food from the back mountain!
They were not the only village near this mountain. Bee pupae emerged from every house, and most of the food in the back mountain was quickly plundered.
Gu Jiu was carrying a one-meter-high basket. As soon as he entered the back mountain, he saw three or five people cutting pig grass.
In addition to her family, every household in the village raises pigs, ducks and geese. Firstly, they can earn some money to supplement their household income, and secondly, they can eat meat during the Chinese New Year.
But the original owner's family had nothing to raise because Gu Zheqi was too dirty. They only relied on his uncle Gu Wensheng to bring back two kilograms of meat during the Chinese New Year.
It's also funny to say that Gu Wensheng did nothing all year round and walked around the town all day long. He only brought back five or six pounds of meat during the Chinese New Year. The original owner's grandparents were very happy and praised him for his ability.
But the original owner's father was busy all year round. He did farm work when the farm was busy, and went to the town to earn two copper coins to support the family when he was not busy. He even joined the army for Gu Wensheng. He lost his life and did not end up well. It even makes those people feel that this family is just like him without him.
"Girl Jiu, are you going up the mountain to dig wild vegetables again?" Someone who was tired and resting on the road called to her.
"Hey, uncle, please pay attention to your safety." Gu Jiu responded, imitating the tone of the original owner in his memory.
It's just that this time she came to the back mountain not to dig wild vegetables, but to go to the foggy area.
According to the memory of the original owner, no one has entered the foggy area for decades.
Rumor has it that the fog there has been there since we talked about it, and it can easily disorient people, not to mention that there are poisonous snakes and man-eating monsters. After a few people died, people slowly stopped going in.
Gu Jiu walked to the outskirts of the foggy area, looked up at the sun that was right in the middle of the sky, and walked in without hesitation.
She didn't believe in the existence of man-eating monsters at all. Giant beasts would never appear in this kind of terrain and climate. Ninety percent of the tall, multi-tentacled monsters known to the villagers are hallucinations experienced by villagers after being poisoned.
As for fog, it usually appears in places with sufficient water vapor in the morning and evening. The land is so dry that the sand is almost exhaled. How can it fog again?
There was no way to avoid venomous snakes. Most of the snakes were crawling out to bask in the sun at this time. As long as she paid attention and didn't make too much noise, it would be fine.
As soon as he entered the foggy area and walked about a hundred meters, Gu Jiu's eyes lit up.
He picked up a few sticks and threw them with green leaves. After waiting for a while and seeing no movement, Gu Jiu stepped forward.
Use a wooden stick to pick up a small piece of green leaf, then squat down, hold the root of the plant firmly, and pull out a sweet potato the size of an adult's fist.
Gu Jiu patted the dirt on it and threw it happily into his backpack.
Looking at the green patch of land in front of me, there are at least fifty or sixty sweet potatoes!
Yesterday, when she went to look at the fields, she found that the drought was too serious. It would be good if the grain harvest could be one-third of what it was in previous years. Coupled with the droughts in the previous two years, many people would not have enough food this year.
But this is not something she can control now. Their current food is only enough for a month, let alone winter.
Sweet potato leaves are also edible. Gu Jiu put the leaves and leaves into the basket and worked for more than two hours, filling the basket full. Before going down the mountain, Gu Jiu picked a large handful of wild amaranth and spread it on the surface of the basket.
"Why did Jiu girl get so many wild vegetables today? Why don't you do it with Mrs. Chen?"
On the way down the mountain, a woman in her fifties stepped forward and stopped Gu Jiu, stretched out her hand and asked.
Gu Jiu quickly took a step back, fearing that someone would come up to grab her without paying attention. After all, Aunt Chen was famous for taking advantage of everyone's belongings.
"That's not okay. The amount of my milk is set for me. If it's less, I will definitely get beaten when I go back today. How about I go back and talk to grandma, and if she agrees, I will send it to your home."
Hearing this, Aunt Chen retracted her hand unhappily.
She is the one who annoys the old lady the most. She has never won against that man when he acts mischievously. They have scolded each other for more than ten years, hundreds of times, but she always loses!
"Okay, let's just pretend that I didn't say anything today and go back quickly!" Aunt Chen turned around angrily and carried the basket down the mountain.
Gu Jiu walked halfway and saw no one around. He quickly put down the basket and rubbed his shoulders.
She was exhausted. This basket of sweet potatoes weighed 160 kilograms, but she still had to pretend that there was only a basket of leaves. Her heart beat a lot faster along the way.
When I finally got home, I found a lot of people gathered around my door.
"Brother Qi, what does this white noodles taste like? This is my first time seeing white noodles!"
"Go on, what do you know? Is that just white noodles? Brother Qi also has poached eggs!"
"This poached egg smells delicious!"
"Brother Qi, what kind of flavor is this? Let us try one too!"
In the middle of the crowd, Gu Zheqizheng was holding a pair of chopsticks in one hand and a bowl of white noodles in the other, taking a bite from time to time with a look of ecstasy on his face.
Seeing Gu Jiu, he deliberately raised his voice and said, "It's good to have a father who cares. He knows that I like to eat white noodles, so he specially cooked them and brought them to me, unlike some people who can only chew leaves!"
As he spoke, Gu Zheqi even said something exaggerated.
Seeing this, the dog legs on the side immediately began to flatter him: "Brother Qi, our uncle Wen Sheng is a child. It's not easy to make some white noodles!"
"That goes without saying! But Brother Qi is so awesome. He passed the Tongsheng Examination at the age of nineteen. How can any girl within a dozen miles around be worthy of Brother Qi?"
Gu Jiu walked into the door without saying a word, put the basket into the room, and then came out to look at Gu Zheqi.
"Cousin, if you don't want to eat, just give it to them! Don't stand at the gate and greet everyone who comes. Those who know know that you want to show off, but those who don't know think you are a prostitute in a brothel!"
Everyone was stunned. They wanted to laugh but did not dare to laugh because of Gu Zheqi's face.
Gu Zheqi's face turned dark. He was about to go over and teach Gu Jiu a lesson. When he saw the opponent's fists rolled up and exposed, he couldn't help but think of yesterday's boxing style, and felt a little scared for a moment.
He just wanted to get on his dog's lap, after all, it wouldn't be a shame for him to lose like this.
But before he could wink, he heard Gu Jiu continue: "You all should leave. My cousin has only had one meal of white flour for several months and he won't be willing to give it to you."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Gu Zheqi shouted at Gu Jiu with a straight face!
"I'm almost tired of eating this thing every three days! Here, I'll give it to you, and it will also give you some knowledge."
As he spoke, Gu Zheqi stretched out the bowl, but his eyes were fixed on the poached egg that he had not had a chance to eat.
After everyone benefited, they naturally began to belittle and ridicule Gu Jiu and praise Gu Zheqi. But she didn't care. Her goal was achieved, so she went back to the house.
Since we are separated, we each cook our own meals. In order to prevent them from stealing food from the third room, these people not only packed up all the food in the kitchen, but also took away the dishes and chopsticks, leaving only a pot, a wooden shovel, and a board.
When Gu Jiu arrived, Ye Qingyi was picking up freshly cooked grains.
Previously, Mrs. Zhao wanted us to hand over one-tenth of the food every time we used the pot. After being scolded twice by Mr. Gu, she never dared to mention it again.
We just asked them not to cook for an hour after they finished cooking, because the pot would be hot at that time, and they were afraid that we would take advantage of them.
But it’s okay for us to finish them because it will save some firewood.
After hearing this ridiculous statement, she didn't even bother to meet them.
"Xiao Jiu, bring the wild vegetables and we can make some soup and eat."
"good."
"Sister, look, the firewood I picked up is burning brightly!" Gu Jing said, sitting in front of the stove and playing with the firewood.
"Not bad, not bad. Let's pick up more when winter is approaching. Then we won't have to worry about winter." Gu Jiu said while looking at the stove.
"good!"
This stove looks quite easy to build, it is simply made of stones and earth. After a while, they can also make another base themselves.
The Gu family now has two stoves, one is the one in front of me that has been used for decades, and the other is outside Gu Zheqi's house. Mrs. Gu and Mr. Gu were afraid that he would be hungry in the middle of the night after studying and would not be able to eat hot food in time, so they built him a small stove outside.
"Xiao Jing, put out the fire and let's go. My sister will show you something later. You will definitely like it."
Gu Jing: "!!!Here it comes!"
