"Xiao Xian, Xiao Yi, Xiao Bu Dian, Xiao Bai, two bowls of porridge, are you hungry?"

After the kitchen was set up, Zhou Jimin called the children to him with a smile and asked.

It's almost noon now, and the last time I had a meal was snacks around nine or ten o'clock.

They set off at around five o'clock in the morning today, very early.

"I'm hungry, Dad, do you want to make something delicious?"

"Yes, Xiaoxian and Xiaoyi, you go and wash the pot. Xiaobian will take the younger brothers and sisters to get the dead branches and leaves over there."

Outside the flat land, there are a lot of dead branches piled up there, which are the debris left by Zhou Jimin when he built the house just now.

These gadgets are evidence that he built the house. As for why he built the house so quickly, it can only be said that he is very efficient.

The children's enthusiasm was very high, and they ran to work in droves.

Zhou Jimin himself took out the food from the basket he brought and began to process the ingredients.

After a while, the two sisters Zhou Qingxian came back from washing the pots and were ordered by Zhou Jimin to wash rice and cook.

The little one started lighting the fire and steaming the vegetables first.

Two sisters, five-year-old Zhou Qingxian and four-year-old Zhou Qingyi, are quite agile at work.

Although it was only the first time to cook rice outdoors, it still looked good, and Zhou Jimin didn’t even need Zhou Jimin’s help to confirm how much water to put in.

A few wisps of smoke curled up and soon floated higher into the sky.

The little one has turned into a little cat now, with several dots of gray on his face.

His sisters and younger brothers and sisters were all laughing at him. He didn't dare to take action against his two sisters, but he could take advantage of these two little guys, Zhou Xiaobai and Liangwanzhou.

However, as soon as he made his move, Liangwanzi and Xiaobai both fought back.

The three brothers and sisters started playing around, and accidentally and somehow, they bumped into Zhou Qingxian, and then Zhou Qingyi also suffered.

As a result, it turned into a melee between five little kids, and even Zhou Jimin himself accidentally got involved.

"You little guys, you're just playing around, why did you end up with me?"

"Ah, dad, you attack me secretly, sister, help me."

"Dad, you are so bad, my face, haha, you are so dark, little one, and you are so dark, Xiaoyi."

In a short time, the five siblings all turned into little black charcoal. Their little faces were all wiped by their father. They were so black that they looked like charcoal that had just returned from Africa.

"Come on, come on, don't move. I'll give you a look. I'll make sure it looks good."

Zhou Jimin's own face and body were smeared a lot by their little hands, but when he looked at the little kids, he suddenly thought of packing black charcoal.

So, they all stood up and made a crescent shape on their foreheads.

He also took photos of them, which made them even happier.

Just at this time, Zhang Wantong and the others who went to dig up medicinal materials came back.

"Wow, what's wrong with you, Xiaoxian? Why are you all turning into black faces? What's that on your forehead?"

The little goldfish walked in the front, and couldn't help but be extremely surprised when he saw his niece, nephew, and others.

"Sister-in-law, look, do I look like Bao Qingtian?"

"I am the most similar. Dad said that Bao Qingtian is a man, so I am the most similar."

"And I and I."

The little kids said something to each other, but it made the little goldfish understand. It seemed to be the story of Bao Qingtian that Zhou Jimin had told before.

However, their appearance still makes the little goldfish feel funny.

The third and fourth brothers were also overjoyed, and they were even more happy when they saw the gray on their eldest brother's face.

After glaring at his two younger brothers, Zhou Jimin washed his face and asked the children to quickly go to the creek to wash themselves.

Anyway, I’ve taken photos and kept the evidence, so I’ll have fun with them later.

At this time, Zhang Wantong was staring at the three wooden houses in front of him and said in amazement, "Jimin, is this your contribution in the past few hours?"

In just a few hours, not only a small piece of flat land was leveled, but also stone ladders leading to the creek, three houses and a kitchen were built. With the rice rolling in the pot, the aroma was already overflowing.

One can imagine how efficient he is.

Are all scientific researchers so capable?

Even though she had stayed at the Zhou family for more than a year, she was still shocked by Zhou Jimin's efficiency.

On the contrary, the little goldfish and the third, fourth, and third siblings have become accustomed to each other. They all know that the eldest brother has a secret, and they also know that the eldest brother is a very capable person.

After so many years, I should have gotten used to it. The efficiency of building three houses in a few hours is not a big event.

"Well, Sister Wantong, haven't you seen everything? Look at these sawdust, they are used as waste."

Zhou Jimin chuckled, quickly diverted Zhang Wantong's attention, and then started cooking.

As soon as the aroma of the food came out, everyone's stomach began to growl, and they stopped thinking about the house.

It was the first time to eat in a place like this and survive in the wild. Everyone was very interested and had a lot of appetite.

The food preparation is not very rich, but it is definitely filling.

Because in the wild, we just eat rice, so we don’t make any pasta like steamed buns.

The cooking speed is also very fast. In just a short time, three dishes were ready in no time, including hand-shredded cabbage, fried bacon with shredded potatoes and steamed pork belly.

The braised pork was prepared last night and frozen in the ice cellar, and then brought with me when I set out early this morning.

Because it’s hot now, the meat must be frozen to prevent the food from spoiling.

"It's time to eat."

As Zhou Jimin opened his mouth, everyone took their bowls and chopsticks and started picking up vegetables to eat.

In front of the house, Zhou Jimin made three long wooden stools at the door for everyone's convenience.

There is also a dining table, which is a very simple square table.

"Dad, it's delicious."

Zhou Xiaobai picked up a piece of meat, squatted down next to her father, took a bite, and said with a smile.

She really likes days like this.

I don’t know since when, she no longer thinks about the past days. She likes her current life very much and loves her parents, brothers and sisters very much.

Her brothers and sisters love her very much and treat her as their biological sister. Her parents also treat her equally without distinction.

Therefore, her sensitive mind has gradually become cheerful and optimistic over the past year or so, and is no longer so sensitive.

"Eat more, we are not at home now, there are no snacks for you to eat." Zhou Jimin said to the little kids while eating.

Of course, everyone had no objection, but the speed of cooking rice was much faster.

The youngest two bowls of porridge are both two and a half years old, and they are not slow to eat.

"Brother, where do you think we can find century-old ginseng?"

The little goldfish picked up a piece of pork belly. He used to like meat the most, but now he is worried about the lack of ginseng, so he doesn’t devour the pork belly as much as before.

Zhou Jimin rolled his eyes, "Who knows where there is a century-old ginseng? If I knew, I would definitely dig up the ginseng and I would not leave it to you."

"Brother, you are so bad. Can you give me some of the ginseng you dug? Everyone who sees it has a share."

"You are overthinking. Why should I share the fruits of my labor with you? Don't you know how to find it yourself?"

"It can't be found."

"Just learn if you can't find it. Learn more and watch more. It's not like you, Sister Wan Tong, haven't taught you anything. I've also told you a lot, but you should put it to use."

"Brother, don't push me. If you push me too hard, I will go directly to Xiaoxinganling to dig ginseng."

"With your little arms and legs, you still want to be a herder? Be careful of being picked up by a Siberian tiger."

"Dad, what is a mountain ranger?"

Xiaoxian raised her head, not ashamed to ask.

She didn't understand, but her father quickly explained that going into the mountains to dig ginseng, in the eyes of the locals, was like digging mountains or collecting treasures.

There is another saying, that is to dig out the sticks from the mountains.

Because there are three treasures in Guandong Mountain, ginseng, mink antler and horns, and the leaves of this ginseng are like a palm with five fingers spread out. There is a bright red flower spike at the top of the plant. After the flowers fade, ginseng fruits like red pearls will be produced.
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This attracted the "stick birds" to peck at the fruit. The birds only digested the pulp and then excreted the fruit into the mountain.

In this way, the fruit will take root and grow ginseng seedlings. This is the origin of the digging stick.

"Dad, what does the stick bird look like? Is it pretty? Does it look good?"

Zhou Xiaobai raised his head and stopped eating, becoming curious about this stick bird.

"You have to eat while chatting. Look, everyone is almost full, and you are the only one left." Zhou Jimin smiled warmly at her, and then explained about the stick bird.
To be continued...