Now is the time when there is a shortage of crops. Several families in difficulty have already run out of food. The team also took this into consideration, so after harvesting the potatoes in the field, they took the time to share them with everyone to survive this period.

After the sweet potatoes and corns are harvested, it will be easier.

Potatoes can be eaten in a variety of ways, including frying, stewing, mixing, stewing, steaming, boiling, roasting, frying, etc. They are rich in starch, which can provide calories to the human body, and have high nutritional and medicinal value.

It can be used as a staple food occasionally, but eating it alone for a long time will cause flatulence, excessive gastric acid and other problems. As for the nutritional imbalance of the body, it is certain, but when you are so poor that only potatoes can satisfy your hunger, who cares?

Bullshit nutrition?

He Xiaoman guessed that Gouwa's grandmother would vomit after eating potatoes because she had stomach problems due to flatulence or acid reflux.

After thinking about it, He Xiaoman took out another two dollars and handed it to Gou Wa: "Comrade Gou Wa, I may have a very dangerous task for you in the future. This is a bonus given to you in advance. If grandma will still vomit tomorrow

, You can use this to take grandma to the barefoot doctor."

Although Gou Wa is a little snot-nosed child of only six or seven years old, he is a very clever child, otherwise he would not have thought of this way to "help" He Xiaoman and get some food for the family.

Gou Wa saluted He Xiaoman in a non-standard manner, with tears pouring down his dirty little face, creating two white "gullies".

He Xiaoman squatted down with a towel to wipe his face, and his voice was very soft unknowingly: "This is a secret between us. Don't tell anyone. If Gouwa's family has no food in the future, you can always bring vegetables and wild vegetables with him.

My sister is changing. My sister is afraid of bugs and doesn’t dare to grow her own vegetables, so Gouwa must help me!”

Gouwa wiped his face with his little black hand, successfully turning He Xiaoman's freshly dried face into a painted-faced cat.

The little guy took the cloth bag full of food and left with satisfaction.

When he came back after locking the door, he found that Ju Aihong had come out at some unknown time, leaning against the door frame and saying, "Go change the dishes tomorrow and take me with you."

He Xiaoman looked at her red eyes, smiled and nodded.

Ju Aihong knew that He Xiaoman had seen it and was a little embarrassed, so she opened the blue curtain of her home and went to her own room.

He Xiaoman took out a pile of white paper and pencils and worked on them under the lamp for most of the night.

After getting off work the next day, He Xiaoman hurried from the team headquarters to her home. A tall, thin woman wearing a blue headscarf stopped her: "This is Tao Zhiqing, right? Gao Jianshe is my man. I have something to ask."

Ask you."

The woman pointed to the house next to her: "Come and sit at home?"

"good."

He Xiaoman followed the woman into the courtyard.

The buildings in Shangxi Brigade are relatively regular. Almost every household has the same length of front yard and backyard. The only difference is the width. The only exception is probably He Xiaoman's house in Dakengdi.

The yard is kept clean and tidy. The aisle leading to the house is located on the far right side of the yard. As soon as you enter the yard, there are two racks of tomatoes, then cucumbers, and cowpeas. They are all made of sorghum straws tied into clusters for these plants to climb on. They look neat and lush.

Dragonflies flew up and down from time to time, and the white and yellow cauliflower butterflies were also frightened.

There is a row of sorghum-like crops planted around the base of the wall. He Xiaoman knows that in the countryside, it is called sweet straw, also called sugar sorghum, which is similar to sugar cane in the south. However, He Xiaoman has always felt that this stuff tastes sweet and tastes better than sugar cane.

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Generally, if someone grows this at home, it means that the household has children and the conditions are pretty good.

Because corn is usually planted near the courtyard wall, and it can be used as a substitute for food at this time.

When they were about to reach the house, two reed chickens with two wings spread out and screamed "cuckoo" and ran over and were coaxed away by the woman: "Go, go, go, it's not even yet, just eat as long as you want, bear stuff,

We are almost out of food, who has time to care about you!"

The woman's expression was not very good, and He Xiaoman even faintly heard a hint of criticism in her words.

The house of Gao Jianshe's family must be a few years old. The sorghum straw roof has turned into a bronze color due to smoke. I don't know how many years ago the newspaper has been pasted on the walls. There are large water marks on it, just like a child on the sheets.

Drawn map.

"Sit down." The woman asked He Xiaoman to sit on the edge of the Kang, and she dragged a small stool over: "I'll ask you to call me sister. How old are you this year?"

"Seventeen."

"Hey, then you are at the right age. Let me introduce you to a partner. The whole Dadingzi Commune is also like this."

The woman raises her thumb.

"As for the person, you should have seen him. He is Gao Mingrui from our team. He is energetic, in good health, and his family is in good condition. He is the captain of our team. My husband is from the same family. Mingrui calls me sister-in-law.

My maiden name is Guo. If you agree, Mingrui can propose marriage right away, and then I will directly transfer my connections to the county, guest houses, department stores and grain stations for you to choose from."

She came up to pat He Xiaoman's hand, but He Xiaoman dodged it. The woman curled her lips and said, "I'm telling you, Tao Zhiqing, this is a good family that you can't find even with a lantern. You can give me any amount of betrothal gift you want."

, as long as my sister-in-law can help you fight for it, you will definitely achieve your wish."

He Xiaoman smiled: "Then what if I don't agree?"

"Why are you such a arrogant girl? No matter how many people ask for such a good thing, you may not understand the abilities of our old Gao family in the 30s. If anyone likes our family Mingrui, his ancestral graves will turn blue.

Smoke."

"Forget it then, I don't want to be with someone who burns down my ancestor's house first."

The woman immediately stopped smiling: "Tao Zhiqing, you are a little ignorant now. Do you still think you are from the city? You must all know those educated youths from before. How many years have you been squatting in the countryside? What can I do?

I have thought about it, but there is no way to go back to the city. From now on, you will be like us in the village, facing the loess with your back to the sky, beads of sweat falling to the ground and smashing the eight-petal dirt. I am not afraid that you will know, just the young man named Lu Zhiqing for

Our Mingrui even stripped naked when she married her, and she is quite a pretty girl. Our Mingrui is very high-spirited, and most people can’t look down on her..."

"That's all you want to tell me? Then I'll tell you, I don't agree."

After saying that, He Xiaoman stood up and was about to leave. The woman looked at He Xiaoman with a fierce look on her face: "Stand here for me, do you want me to leave? Do you feel like you are sitting in the brigade headquarters with five and six people every day?"

Are you a cadre? Let me tell you, my work points were reduced just because you became a clerk in the construction of my house. You said that if I went to the commune to report you for speculating, even if I didn’t lock you up and squat under a fence, at least you would be a clerk.
Chapter completed!