Boss Mao pointed to the huge space and said to Chen Xiaobei with a smile, "How about it? I'm not lying to you. Is it okay to pretend to be your cabbage?"
Chen Xiaobei thought of his previous life. In winter, he would dig holes under some cliffs to store sweet potatoes and potatoes. There would be no problem in surviving the winter. As for cabbage, it seems that his family even dug a cellar.
Later, the village was worried that people would be suffocated due to lack of oxygen if the cellar was used for a long time, so the cellar was gradually cancelled.
But in any case, a low-temperature but not freezing environment is beneficial to the preservation of vegetables, especially the high carbon dioxide environment of the cellar, which is even more beneficial to the preservation of vegetables.
Think about it, there were a lot of nitrogen reservoirs in my previous life, and the constant-temperature reservoirs are the same as here. This cave is similar to a natural constant-temperature reservoir.
At that time, Boss Mao walked to a corner nearby, reached out and fiddled with it for a while, and actually lit an oil lamp.
Then he turned around and waved to Chen Xiaobei.
When Xiaobei stepped forward, he discovered a shelf set up with several wooden sticks in front of Boss Mao. On the shelf were tied various kinds of game with strings. It could be seen that there were pheasants, hares, and sometimes some. There were various birds, and the one that surprised him the most was one that he couldn't tell whether it was a pig or a wolf because it looked very thin and had tusks.
"This is a wild boar. His parents don't know what happened to them. When I found out, I was kind enough to give it some water."
"Originally, I had the intention to save its life, but when I came back three days later, I saw that the cub was still in the nest and starving to death. I knew that its parents no longer cared about it, so I had to endure the pain. It’s done.”
"By the way, I'll give you some more of this." Boss Mao said this and reached out to a cloth bag next to the wooden stand.
Just look at the bag, there is a layer of dust looming, falling down with shaking, it must be that the bag has not been moved for a long time.
Boss Mao put his hand in and fumbled around a few times before grabbing a handful of dried fruits.
Much like dried jujube.
"This is so sweet. Try it."
Chen Xiaobei took the jujube, rubbed it twice and stuffed it into his mouth. At this time, he remembered the scene when he saw Qin Gang.
He hesitated and asked tentatively, "Old man, have you ever been to Qingniu Mountain for hunting?"
After hearing his question, Boss Mao was stunned for a moment, then looked at him with a smile, twirling his beard, "Xiaobeili Chang, if you have anything to say, just say it directly, there are only two of us here."
Chen Xiaobei hesitated for a while and finally said with a smile, "I'll tell you the truth, I met a few people when I went to Qingniu Mountain a few days ago. They live on the mountain all year round and rarely come down to interact with us."
Hearing this, Boss Mao looked at Chen Xiaobei in surprise. Then he said, "You, you have met Brother Qin and the others."
Boss Mao has met Qin Gang, which means he is not the only one who knows Qin Gang's secrets.
"Yes, I also met him by chance in Calabash Valley."
After listening to Chen Xiaobei's words, Boss Mao also sighed slightly, "I have known Brother Qin and the others for more than ten years. They are really pitiful people. In order to avoid the pursuit of the imperial court, they were forced to Hiding in Qingniu Mountain, who knows, this hiding will last a lifetime."
"Although they live a happy and carefree life now, what will they do when the day comes when they are too old to walk and need someone to bring them tea and water? How can a tiger take care of them so much? people."
Listening to Boss Mao's worries, Chen Xiaobei smiled slightly and said, "In a few years, Hu Zi will grow up and it will be time to start a family."
Boss Mao did not answer Chen Xiaobei's words, but picked another pheasant and a snake from the shelf and handed them to Chen Xiaobei's hand, "=I will give this to you. You can bring someone to put the cabbage out later." You have to watch out for me now, these are the lifeblood of my old man."
Chen Xiaobei waved his hands repeatedly and handed the things in his hands back, "You can tell me this place. I am already satisfied. How can I ask for your things again."
"Don't worry. When you bring people to store cabbage, you must be sure to watch who dares to take it. I'll break his hand!"
Of course, Boss Mao also knew that Chen Xiaobei was joking. Then again, with such a sentence, Boss Mao felt much more at ease.
Chen Xiaobei followed Boss Mao around and walked out of the cave. There was a small platform outside the cave, about two meters square, enough for people to stand, and then stretched the rope down from here.
However, the height is about six to seven feet high. It is really difficult to transport cabbage up this distance.
But there is nothing we can do about it. It is the middle of winter soon. Although the temperature in Chendachun is higher, winter is coming and no one can guarantee that it will not snow. If it really snows, the cabbage will be all frozen. So tomorrow From the beginning, you have to bring people to transport cabbage upwards. As for making kimchi, we have to do it at the same time, using a multi-pronged approach to try to digest the cabbage inventory.
Back in the village, Chen Xiaobei told the village guard team leader Chen Dayong his thoughts and proposed to take more people to fill the cave with cabbage tomorrow.
Chen Dayong nodded, "Brother Xiaobei, there is no problem with what you said, but there is one more thing I have to tell you. Xiaowen also came to see me just now and said that he will marry Mudan in a few days. Now, I want to find some people to help. You see how we can arrange this."
After hearing these words, Chen Xiaobei frowned slightly. He didn't take this matter into consideration. Thinking about it, Chen Xiaowen would have to marry a wife in three or four days.
After thinking for a while, Chen Xiaobei decided to ask Liu Rumei for help.
There are more than twenty people under Liu Rumei. Although they have to burn charcoal, after piling the wood into the furnace, they won't need so many people and can free up some labor for themselves.
They can be asked to follow a few villagers who are familiar with the situation in the village to help Chen Xiaowen arrange for a wife, and more villagers can come here to help them transport cabbage upwards. After all, pulling up is a strenuous task. Many people take turns.
Of course, the price offered by Chen Xiaobei is also high. He works for fifty bucks a day, which is much more profitable than helping Chen Xiaowen find a wife.
Chen Xiaobei came to see Liu Rumei and explained what he meant. Liu Rumei laughed and said, "Brother Xiaobei, as the saying goes, brothers fight against tigers and father and son fight together. Since it's your vegetable field's business, I think it's better to let your son fight." Ming Ziliang will bring someone to help you do this. As for the matter of getting married, they don't understand. Sister Hongyu and I will just bring a few people over to help."
Well, what Liu Rumei said is also a problem. A strong laborer costs fifty characters a day. Liu Ziming and Liu Ziliang are top-notch strong laborers. They don’t have to pay for the wages themselves, so why not do it.
