Ye Yutong understood what he meant. His identity was different from his own. She only thinks about her family being fed and clothed, and the life and death of others has nothing to do with her.
But Ping An was different. He was born in such a family, and the education he received since childhood was also different.
Seeing the people starving and suffering, he certainly couldn't bear to sit idly by.
She smiled and said, "Let's plant a few chayote plants near here next spring, and then give some seeds to Uncle Lin.
Doesn’t my uncle have land in various places? When the time comes, let Uncle Lin take it and plant it, and it will also be a dish for everyone. "
Li Yunze was silent for a long time and said sincerely: "Thank you, Tongtong."
Ye Yutong smiled and waved his hand, "Let's go inside and fish out two baskets of fish! The creek is overrun with fish and crabs! Take it back and let some aunts pickle it into salted fish for us to eat in the winter."
"Wait a minute, let me go first to see if the fish in the pool are the same species as the ones inside?"
Ye Yutong stopped him, "Don't look at it. It doesn't matter if it's different. I'll put some of the fish in the pond later. Next time we'll bring Uncle Yongchang and the others over to catch them."
Li Yunze thought of the densely packed large fish and crabs in the creek inside, and thought it would be a good idea to release some of them.
The things inside multiplied so fast that they couldn't finish them all.
Li Yunze fished several large baskets of fish from the stream and placed them in the pool.
Ye Yutong thought of the ducks and geese on the mountain, and ran over to take a few more and put them in the water.
There are too many chickens, ducks and geese in the space, and there is no chance to take them out. Now I put a few in the pool.
From now on, they will be captured as wild animals and brought back to the valley to raise. Even if they run away, it doesn't matter. They can just find another opportunity to release them.
When approaching the valley, Ye Yutong took out two large baskets of fish and a roe deer in the space.
Li Yunze carried two large baskets of fish. She dragged a roe deer beside her.
I originally planned to bring out more prey, but today I picked two baskets of fish to go back to. I’d better find an opportunity to take out the prey in the space in two days!
The two returned to the valley with their things, and everyone was excited when they saw so many big fish they had brought back.
Yongchang asked excitedly: "Ping An, Tongtong, where did you catch this fish? Are there any more?"
The two of them thought of the fruit trees planted today, and there were traces of excavation nearby. If Uncle Yongchang and the others saw them, they would definitely be suspicious.
Li Yunze said: "Yes, yes, we have caught so much today, which is enough for us to eat for a while. Let's chop the firewood back in the next two days."
When Ye Mingxuan saw these fish, he knew that his sister had taken them from the gods.
He joked: "Uncle Yongchang, our family lives here, and the fish in the river can't escape. When we have chopped enough firewood, we will go fishing again. There is no need to worry now."
"That's right, I got it wrong." Yongchang said with a smile.
Yongchang and Wencai were cleaning up the roe deer. The roe deer was quite big, weighing forty or fifty kilograms of pure meat, and half a basin of its internal organs was also filled.
Several women carried two baskets of large fish to the creek, where they cleaned the scales and internal organs.
Everyone looked at the fat fish and the skinned roe deer, and their eyes narrowed with smiles.
Mantang Niang put the washed fish in the basket and said with a smile: "There are so many fish, we can't eat them all at once, how about hanging them in the cave? How many days should they last?"
Ye Yutong said: "I heard from Ping An that you can salt it first and then dry it in the sun. This way it won't go bad next year."
"How much salt should we use?" Grandma Hu said with some distress.
Salt is very expensive nowadays, and most families are reluctant to use it for pickling vegetables.
"Grandma Hu, it doesn't cost much. We brought several hundred kilograms with us this time, which is enough for us to eat for several years. We don't need to be too frugal."
Ye Yutong picked up the fish offal in the basin and said, "I'll feed these to the chickens."
"Sister, I'll come." Ye Mingxuan took the pot of offal from her hand.
The chickens from their families are now penned together, and Grandma Hu has been hatching chicks during this time.
Now there are more than thirty chickens in the chicken pen, large and small, and they look very happy.
For dinner, they had stewed fish fillets. They made two pots. Now that there are more and more people, one pot of rice is no longer enough.
Li Wenxiu also made a lot of pancakes and mixed two large pots of wild vegetables.
We don’t want to eat potatoes and sweet potatoes, so we plan to save them all for planting dozens of acres next year, so we won’t have to worry about going hungry again.
Ye Yutong took a sip of the milky white fish soup. It tasted very delicious. If you add more chili pepper, it would taste even better.
Next year I must arrange to plant peppers and various vegetables. If I can’t eat them all, I will dry them and eat them in the winter.
After dinner, Master Zhou continued to help the children in class. Ye Yutong held a small wooden stick and practiced the traditional Chinese characters he had just learned on the sand table.
"Tongtong, have you ever been to school before?" Master Zhou stood behind her at some point.
Ye Yutong paused for a moment before smiling and saying, "Sir, I have never been to school. These were all taught to me by Ping An."
Master Zhou nodded, "That's it."
He also praised: "Tongtong, your writing is very good. If you practice diligently, you will definitely write good handwriting that is pleasing to the eye."
Ye Yutong said respectfully: "Yes, sir, I will definitely practice hard."
Master Zhou smiled and touched his beard, then went to give instructions to several other children.
Ye Yutong breathed out. She had tried her best to be ugly, but she didn't expect her husband to see it. She should be more cautious in the future.
Li Yunze did not attend the class. He was practicing martial arts alone in the martial arts field.
He had already learned what Master Zhou taught, so there was no need to waste time. It was better to practice martial arts more and improve his skills.
After entering the space at night, Ye Yutong picked all the grapes on the mountain and tinkered with wine there.
After Ye Mingxuan and Li Yunze finished their work, they followed her instructions and planted grapes in the open space on the mountain.
Ye Mingxuan was afraid that she would not succeed, so he did not plant so many plants. He planned to plant dozens of plants for her to try first.
Li Yunze was very optimistic about this wine, "Brother, such a big place on the hillside is empty, so let's plant more."
"There are only so many grape seedlings, and there is no way to grow more varieties now?" These grape seedlings were planted some time ago and are ready to be planted outside.
"Then let's plant some grape seedlings and transplant them after a while."
Seeing how interested he was, Ye Mingxuan could only nod helplessly and took a hoe to press the grape seedlings.
The two finished their work on the mountain and passed a durian tree full of fruits on their way back.
Ye Mingxuan looked up and said with a smile: "My sister said that this fruit is fragrant and smelly. People who like to eat it like it very much. People who don't like it smell disgusting. I don't know what this fragrant and smelly fruit is. What does it taste like?”
He walked around twice and said, "Brother-in-law, why don't we pick one and see if it's ripe?"
Li Yunze held his shoulders and walked back, "Tongtong saw it yesterday and said it would take a few days before we could eat it.
Let's go pick some cherries. There are so many fruits on the mountain, why do you stare at this weird durian every day? "
