In the end, only the brother and sister Dayuan and Qiaoer were left. They stood there obediently and listened to the adults talking.
But their hands were held tightly together, looking a little nervous.
Ye Yutong walked over, pulled them both, and asked with a smile: "You will live with us over the creek in the future, and we will build a small house for you. Are you willing?"
The brother and sister looked at her with bright eyes and shouted loudly: "Sister Tongtong, we are willing. Thank you for not disdain us."
Ye Yutong deliberately covered his ears with his hands and said in a funny way: "Oh, sister, my ears are almost deafened."
The brother and sister held her hands and laughed "hehe".
Several adults discussed that they would live in Ye Yutong's cave at night and then move here after the house was built.
As soon as he finished speaking, Daniel shouted from the north: "Dad, dad, there is a big cave here."
Several children heard that their house was going to be built there and went to observe the terrain. Unexpectedly, they were in for a big surprise.
After hearing this, everyone ran over there. Mantang had already brought a few children and carried a lot of firewood.
Use firewood to smoke at the entrance of the cave to see if there are any animals or anything inside? I learned this skill from my master on the road.
After using the smoke, Li Yunze took Yongchang and Wencai in first.
This cave is indeed not small. It is about ten meters deep, three meters wide, and more than two meters high. It is bigger than the cave over Ye Yutong's side.
Even if we all live here, it is more than enough.
After final discussion, Ye Yutong’s family and Dayuan Qiaoer lived in a smaller cave over there. Four other families live here.
It will definitely take a long time to repair the house, and you can't live here for only a day or two. You have to repair the house before you can move out.
A few women used their own rags to draw a curtain, which would make living more convenient.
There were still three sacks of food obtained from the bandits and about thirty kilograms of salt. Li Wenxiu called Yongchang and Wencai over to discuss:
"Why don't we divide the remaining grain and salt today?"
Yongchang thought for a while and said, "Sister-in-law, do you think this is okay? Let's still eat together during this time.
It won't be long before winter comes, so there's no rush to build a house. We can live in a cave anyway.
But the land is about to be cleared, and Wencai and I still have some seeds. We will share the seeds among our families and plant them in the ground as soon as possible to see if we can harvest a crop of grain before winter. "
Li Wenxiu smiled and nodded, "Then I'll go talk to Maodan's family and Mantang's family later. We'll eat together during this period, and then we can split the pot after the place is tidied up."
The Maodan family and the Mantang family heard this, how could they not agree? They are taking care of them.
The two of them didn't even have any laborers, so they worked together, which was their own advantage.
Dinner was cooked outside. Today's meal was a bit early. It wasn't very dark after dinner, so everyone was there to discuss farming.
Mantang and Maodan’s family also took out their own seeds, which totaled about twenty kilograms.
Yongchang divided the seeds into six parts. Because Dayuan and Qiaoer followed Li Wenxiu, they were considered two families.
But Li Wenxiu didn't ask for that much. He only took one portion and gave the other portion to the four of them.
Ye Yutong is going to go out tomorrow to get some sweet potatoes and potatoes. According to the climate here, they can be planted in another month. I'll take the other seeds later when I have the opportunity.
Finally, we talked about the land allocation. This valley was about a hundred acres in size and was divided into two halves by a small stream.
The smaller side has eight or nine acres, which is where Ye Yutong plans to build a house.
The area here is relatively large, maybe more than ninety acres, and there are only five of them. There is no way they can farm all of this land.
Yongchang asked Ping An and Ye Yutong: "You found this place, how can you two divide it?"
Ye Yutong glanced at Ping An and motioned for him to speak.
Ping An nodded lightly, "Uncle Yongchang, Uncle Wencai, and all the aunts, although we discovered this place, how can our families distinguish each other? From now on, this place belongs to the big guys."
He glanced at everyone, then smiled and said: "Since the two uncles and several aunts asked me and Tongtong's opinions, I will say a few words."
Yongchang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Ping'an, you have read a book, are more knowledgeable than us, and must have thought more carefully. Just tell us."
Li Yunze hurriedly said humbly: "Uncle Yongchang, you are ridiculous. If we talk about knowledge, how can I dare to compare with several elders?" "
He stood up, pointed to the empty piece of land and said, "What Tongtong and I mean is that we can't finish planting all this land. Let's plant it in a few acres as a family first, and then go dig some fruit trees in the mountains and plant the rest next spring." .
In addition, dig a pond and raise some fish in it. In the summer, you can also store some rainwater to irrigate the ground. Leave an open space in the middle, and then I will teach a few of them to practice martial arts. "
After saying that, he looked at Yongchang and Wencai and asked respectfully: "I wonder what you two uncles think?"
"Okay, okay, this is great, safe, and you are thoughtful, so let's do it. Let's start digging the ground tomorrow and plant these grains and vegetables first." Yongchang and Wencai agreed.
Li Yunze smiled and reminded: "Uncle Yongchang, Uncle Wencai, tomorrow let's cut down some trees, make a gate, and block the entrance so that wild animals can't get in."
"Okay, I'll go early tomorrow morning." I was busy weeding this afternoon and even forgot such an important thing.
After discussing these matters, Li Wenxiu took a few children to their cave to rest.
This creek is more than one meter wide and the water is very shallow. You can cross it by putting a few stones on it.
The day was tiring and fulfilling. After Dayuan and Qiaoer went to bed, she took Ping An and her two brothers into the space, leaving her mother to stay outside to provide cover.
Li Wenxiu lay there, thinking about building a house, and how many more rooms he would have to build when the time came.
Let the girl live in a separate room so that she can go to the gods anytime.
After a few people entered the space, they divided the work and started working.
Li Yunze and Ye Mingxuan picked fruits, and Ye Yutong and Ye Mingzhe picked eggs. After finishing the work on the hillside, they were busy digging sweet potatoes in the fields.
"Brother, it's safe. Let's go out tomorrow. I'm going to get some sweet potatoes and potatoes to plant." Ye Yutong discussed with the two of them.
Ye Mingxuan asked: "Sister, potatoes and sweet potatoes are in different seasons, can they be planted now?"
"It should be possible! Since there are so many vacant lots, let's give it a try."
Ye Yutong doesn't know much about the climate here in Lingnan Mountain. Even in modern times, planting times vary from place to place.
It's mid-June now, and the temperature difference between morning and evening is a bit big. It's very hot during the day, and I have to cover myself with a quilt when I sleep at night. It should be because of the high altitude in the mountains, and I should be able to grow a crop of sweet potatoes.
Li Yunze picked up a big sweet potato into his basket and said, "Tongtong, tell me how to grow sweet potatoes and potatoes? If Uncle Yongchang and the others ask, just say that I have seen it in miscellaneous books before."
"Okay, I'll show you later."
Seeing the three of them discussing something, Ye Mingzhe didn't come over, so he put the sweet potato vines in his backpack and carried them to the mountain to feed the animals.
Ye Yutong hurriedly called to him: "Second brother, don't finish cutting the sweet potato vines, leave some here."
When you take out the sweet potatoes and potatoes tomorrow, be sure to take out the vines as well.
Ye Mingzhe nodded, "I didn't finish cutting it off, I left a lot."
"That's good." Seeing that he was sweating profusely from exhaustion, Ye Yutong said distressedly: "Second brother, take a break and go pick some strawberries and melons you like to eat."
"It's okay, I'm not tired yet." After saying that, he carried the big backpack and went up the mountain.
