When Le's father Zhou Qiufeng was sleeping, he thought about his child having so much money and having things worth tens of millions around him. He was afraid that someone would find out and have evil intentions. The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became. He tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.
A couple didn't sleep much, so they woke up in the morning with dark bags under their eyes. The couple quietly went to the kitchen to boil water and wash their faces. Le's father went to feed the chickens and ducks, and Zhou Qiufeng made food.
They didn’t sleep well all night. Leyun slept very soundly. On the first day back home, she didn’t have any sleeping space at night. After taking care of the space crops, she lay down on the old wooden bed she had slept on for more than ten years. I slept beautifully on the bed, woke up on time, and found that my aunt was here. I hurriedly cleaned myself up and meditated.
She knew when her father and Aunt Feng would get up, and she was not in a hurry to go out after the meditation practice. Her father and Aunt Feng wanted her to sleep more, so they did everything lightly, and she They will comply with their wishes and show up later.
After meditating, I quietly put on my home clothes and quietly packed my luggage. I will bring tents, food, clothes, shoes, rainproof cloth, mineral water and a bottle to the mountains. The boss put his empty Coke bottles and other items into his backpack.
Waiting until daybreak, Le Yun walked out of her room, sneaked to the backyard and ran into a hut, washed her hands in the backyard, walked into the cattle and pig stalls, secretly took out a small handful of sweet potato vines from the space and threw them away. After feeding the pigs, he ran away from the corner with a hoe and dug the soil in a corner of the garden. After digging for a while, he dug out a few small konjac and quietly threw them into the space.
Konjac, also called konjac, is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows stems in the soil like sweet potatoes. The whole plant is poisonous and cannot be eaten raw, but when made into food, it is a delicacy and medicine. , has anti-cancer and intestinal cleansing effects.
Amorphophallus konjac is rare in the city, but more common in the countryside. It can usually survive in the corners in front of and behind the house.
The Le family probably has a genetic legacy. At first, Grandpa Le loved to eat konjac and planted them in front of and behind the house. Later, all his children and grandchildren loved to eat it, and they also moved the konjac to the corner of the back garden and the front garden. .
The shape of konjac is a bit like a water chestnut. The difference is that the top of the water chestnut is convex, while the top of konjac is concave. The stems of konjac are generally round, and only the small konjac that grows are long. shaped or other shapes.
Le Yun dug slowly and found a dozen konjac seeds and threw them back into the space. Then she carefully dug down the soil and dug out several very large konjacs. Judging by their shapes, they could be used to grind out a lot of konjac seeds during the Chinese New Year. Konjac tofu.
Cover it with light soil again, return the hoe to its original position, and watch the big pigs and little pigs in the pig pen eat up all the sweet potato vines without even leaving any dregs. I feel relieved and run home to wash my face. brush teeth.
"Lele, why are you digging in the back garden so early in the morning?" The girl rushed into the kitchen excitedly, and Lele's father smiled and gave her a small chair.
"Dad, Aunt Feng, I went to the back garden to look at konjac and found several. I came to grind it during the Chinese New Year. When I came back, I dug up a few medicinal materials and brought them back. I boiled water and lime water and ground the konjac. Konjac tofu is more delicious and crispy."
"I dug it out a long time ago. The corner of the back garden is bigger than the bowl.There are four of them, and there are two older ones. One is as big as a washbasin. There are seven in the corner of the front garden that are bigger than bowls, and one is as big as a small washbasin. I told your Aunt Feng that for the one who has the biggest problem during the New Year, when school starts, you can dig out a few medium-sized ones and bring them to the Chao family in the capital. It’s hard to take care of the ones that are too big. "
"Hmm, I'll just take the little one as big as a washbasin to the capital, and keep the others to grow, and they will grow to be as big as a washbasin next winter. Dad, you are not allowed to dig until I come back, you have to leave it to me. "
"If Lele doesn't come back at the age of twenty-eight, I will dig it up and won't keep it for you. Digging konjac is the most enjoyable, and the boss is like a rolling millstone. "
"Dad, you said you would leave it to me. ”
“I’ll dig it for you when you come back on time. "
"Aunt Feng, come on, my dad is bullying your girl. ”
“Okay, let Lele dig the giant konjac for you to enjoy, I’ll help you guard it and don’t let your dad touch it.” "Zhou Qiufeng was originally listening to a father and daughter fighting to dig up konjac, laughing and watching the battle. When he was dragged into the battle, he had to help the girl.
"I feel so sad when I have a girl who doesn't want a husband. "Dad Le pretended to be jealous.
"Dad, why are you not as popular as your little cotton-padded jacket? "Le Yun chuckled.
"Okay, little cotton-padded jacket is very popular, but I am not popular. ”
“Dad, you don’t need to be very popular, you just need to have popular children and a wife.” ”
“These words made me feel good. My wife and children are connected, so I would be fine even if I don’t even care about the dog.” "
"You are not a meat bun, it's strange that a dog can care about you. "Zhou Qiufeng prepared the food and handed the chopsticks to Yueqing, who was bickering with her daughter.
Le Dad "He is single and weak, and he can't defeat the three of them.
Leyun held the bowl and ate, enjoying herself while eating; Zhou Qiufeng ate breakfast and put the pig food on the pot stand to heat. After little Lele had packed up, she drove the tricycle with a carport in Yueqing to take the girl to Shennong Mountain.
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Grandma Zhou ran into Lele’s house wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket and asked cheerfully, “Yueqing, I heard Lele’s voice last night, is it Lele who is back?”
"Aunt, have you had dinner? Lele came home just before dark yesterday. I didn't go over to talk to you. She went into the mountains again this morning. Xiaofeng sent her there. Her son must have left the countryside by now. . "
"I just got home and ran into the mountains before even sitting on the stool." Grandma Zhou wanted to curse, "How on earth did you two become parents? The child finally came back and it was such a cold weather. He also let Lele go to the mountains, and he was not afraid that his children would get sick from the cold outside. "
"Auntie, I don't want Lele to run into the mountains, but Xiaofeng and I can't stop her at all. If we don't agree, she will sneak away. "Le's father feels so wronged. Every time Lele goes deep into the mountains and forests, the elders accuse him. He is an old gangster who is the father.The son takes the blame.
"Forget it, you two are both soft-hearted. I won't talk about you anymore. Did Lele say when you will come back? Qiu Feng's brother said he would kill pigs on the 26th, so I came here. I want to tell Lele in advance to stop running around and go eat pig head meat that day."
"Lele didn't say when he would come back. It might take four or five days. Xiaofeng and I told him to go back and eat meat. Pig, if she can’t come back, I will”
“Why would you want to beat her up if she didn’t come back that day?”
“No, no, I didn’t say that. Beat, what I’m talking about is that when Lele didn’t come back that day, I dug up all the konjac in the backyard and didn’t help Lele.”
“You and your son compete to dig up the konjac every year. There is also konjac behind my house. Lele loves to dig it, so let her help you dig it and have fun.”
“Aunt, Lele will help you dig the konjac. After she digs it, she will be reluctant to give it to you and will take it back. "It's for fun." Dad Le burst into tears. His daughter had been fond of konjac since she was a child. She wouldn't let it go until she dug it up and played with it for a day or two. She would use it as a millstone and a wheel to play with, and sometimes she would fall into pits. , can’t even grind tofu.
"If she likes to play, let her play. Forget it, Lele is not at home, and I won't have to deal with you anymore. I will come back when Lele comes back." I didn't find the pistachio that jumped up and down every day. Grandma Zhou didn't sit down and went back to her home.
Le’s dad took off his apron, put on his shoes, and drove to work. As soon as he walked not far from Village Chief Zhou’s house, Village Chief Zhou asked Hu to take him to the street and asked him a question. "Yueqing, I heard that Lele came back and told you, Lele Yazi, that my family will kill pigs on the 25th and ask her and Qiufeng to come and drink soup. You will stop coming and go to your class."
"" Lele's dad answered bravely, "Uncle Zhou Man, Lele came back yesterday, but he went to Shennong Mountain again this morning."
"He went to Yueqing again in the mountains, you bastard , today is the Chinese New Year, and you let your girl run away, why are you so stupid, you can't always defeat your girl?"
Village Chief Zhou Bala Bala scolded her, and with just one sentence, she couldn't control it. Girl, it's your father's fault to let people run away. Anyway, the child is right.
Le’s dad’s soul was once again hit by 100 million critical points. He did not dare to cry out for injustice, and his heart was extremely miserable. He had to endure the spit from Village Chief Zhou, and waited for the old villager The policeman sent him to the parking place on the street, and then went to the workshop as if he was running away.
Compared with Le's father's depressed mood, Zhou Qiufeng felt much more comfortable. She drove her car on the country road and stopped at a small store in a passing village to buy dry food.
Because the road was a bit far and the wind was strong in winter, the speed was a little slow. It took about two minutes to deliver the person to the foot of a mountain in the Shennong Mountain area.
Zhou Qiufeng didn’t say any harsh words. She only told her children to take care of themselves and go home as soon as possible. Then at Xiao Lele’s insistence, she drove back home first, walked all the way, and looked back at Xiao Le. Le was still watching, feeling warm in his heart.
Watching Aunt Feng and the car turn into a small dot, Le Yun carried her luggage and walked deep into the mountain along the foot of the mountain.Where there is no one around, go back to space first, pick up the small mushrooms you dug in the morning, brush them clean of the soil, wash them with well water, plant them in the medicinal field, and water them with well water.
After checking the space, there was nothing to collect. We went out again and walked toward the mountains. We still found a relocated village.
She is not a resident of Shennong District. She doesn’t know very well which small villages in Shennong District have been relocated to districts and towns with convenient transportation. However, she can find out by asking people. After all, relocation is Major events, especially collective relocation, subsidies, housing, etc. are related to the vital interests of the people, and many people are paying attention.
It was already noon when we climbed the winding mountain road to the abandoned village after relocation. The winter in Ebei is generally relatively dry, and it was also a sunny day with bright light.
There are only five or six families in the abandoned village. They have been moved for four or five years. The old mud walls or wooden houses are dilapidated and overgrown with weeds. Some roofs are covered with grass or grass. A small sapling about three to two feet tall.
Le Yun climbed to a higher ground and observed it. She didn’t see any spiritual energy. She wandered into the front and back of the residents’ buildings, picking up useful things but not valuables. I came here and picked up several old jars for holding wine. They were all relatively old. The jars made with the most rustic method didn't have any fancy shapes, but they were particularly thick and strong.
I also picked up old-fashioned wooden basins, buckets, and two water jars that were not broken. One of them was smashed by a falling wall, while the other was intact. I also picked up a set of stone hammers for pounding rice. A medium-sized stone mill that can be used to grind tofu, corn flour, etc., an old sand jar, and a few bottles and jars. I picked up everything that caught my eye and could be used, moved it to the water, washed it, and cleaned it. Return to space and become a collectible.
Walking around in the abandoned village, I really didn’t gain much. I went deep into the mountains and headed towards my goal. Because my aunt was here, I walked slowly. I dug up medicinal materials as I walked, including fungus and mushrooms. Collect, eat when you are hungry, drink fruit when you are thirsty, go to bed early and get up early, and try not to catch cold.
She searched for medicinal materials like locusts crossing the border. On the third day, the afternoon of the 22nd, she arrived at the wild honey nest she had discovered before.
The honey nest is halfway up a hill on a large mountain in the Nantianmen area of Shennong Mountain. Because of the steep terrain, no one or few animals visit it.
Le Yun traveled over the mountains and ridges to the end of the field and found a big tree where the bees had made their nest. The tree was thicker than her waist, and it grew close to a stone. The bee's nest was in the soil under the stone.
When you arrive at the place, you observe for a while, take out the sickle to clean up the weeds, use the hoe to dig the soil, and conduct reconnaissance based on experience. The bee family is very prosperous, so there is plenty of honey.
I dug slowly, from the bottom up, dug out a place, and then dug out the soil. After digging for a while, I finally found the honeycomb, only a little was exposed. It looked like the honeycomb was very big.
Seeing the results, Le Yun was even more careful. She opened the window wider and pried away the clods of soil. The honeycomb was quickly exposed. There was an empty space under the stone. The bees found it somehow. settle downIn their habitat, the hive is partly glued to the stone and partly to the soil.
The bees hollowed out the surrounding area, and the nest was more than enough to nest in the soil. Naturally, the honeycomb was not as big as the nest in the cave in Taihang Mountain. It was only as big as a small basin about one or two meters in diameter.
Bees that make nests in the soil are called stone bees or soil bees in rural areas. The bees are also relatively small.
The nest was dug open, and a cold wind invaded. The bees on the honeycomb were buzzing and crawling, and some flew out of the nest and flew in the air.
Le Yun took out a large handful of dendrobium flowers and put them aside, then took out a knife, put on gloves, and carefully took out the honey. It was cold in winter, and bees generally did not sting people, and they did not do so in large numbers. gush out.
A small number of bees smell the fragrance and go to pick flowers, while others stay on the hive.
Getting honey is a technical job. Le Yun has experience and is very handy. She cuts off a piece, pushes away the bees attached to the honeycomb block, throws the piece of honey back into space, and takes out nine pieces of honey in a row. Leave half of the nest for the bees to spend the winter. Even if it is not many days before the beginning of spring, it will not be warm until the end of the second lunar month, and the bees can work at that time, so you need to leave enough food for them.
Put away the knife, change into a pair of gloves, find a few stones to build up the dug hole, then cover it with soil, and finally cover the surface with grass and reset the dug place. , to prevent the bee hive from being invaded by wind and rain or freezing to death.
Block and protect the home of bees, remove the bees from the dendrobium flowers, and put away the bouquets. It is too cold and the bees will smell the fragrance and run out to pick the flowers. They may freeze to death. Leaving the bouquets will kill them. It's better not to keep them.
After harvesting honey, Le Yun embarked on a journey to find medicinal materials.