Ever since they knew that Yao Hu and Dashi were cured by Yao Xiaoqing, and that she was the one who came up with the tribe's bows, arrows, food, and building walls, they respected Yao Xiaoqing and Yao Hu equally.
The stone is large and can be built quickly. It took more than half a month for more than a dozen people to build the wall. There are three main rooms and three wing rooms in the east and west. A flat-roofed staircase was built at the corner of the west wing.
After the wall was built, Yao Xiaoqing led everyone to spread the mortar on the wall, lifted the raft up and spread it flat on top, and then spread a thick layer of clay mixed with oyster ash on the raft.
Use a wooden rake to level the top.
After the clay dries, another layer of mortar is applied to complete the process.
Yaohu took Dashi and others and built a thatched shed on top with wood and thatch. They began to dig a toilet and build a bathroom. After the door was installed, the bed was built, and the ground was leveled, you could live in it.
After the second house was repaired, Yao Xiaoqing felt that it had entered the dog days of summer.
Twenty or thirty large pumpkins have been hung on the melon vines in the yard, including cow-leg pumpkins and disc pumpkins. The largest disc pumpkin is as big as a basin. Uncle Chong even made a net to hold it around to prevent it from falling.
Come down. There are still many small cucumbers hanging on the vines.
The pumpkins in the ground are also growing very well, and there are two large pumpkins on the melon vine with the fewest fruits. The peppers can also be picked out, dried and saved for seeds after a while.
The dozen or so pepper plants are all made of Erwake peppers. This variety of peppers is not too spicy, but tastes more fragrant than other varieties. It tastes good when making bean paste and pan-fried tiger skin peppers.
Yao Xiaoqing and Yao Hu walked to the pumpkin patch. Yao Xiaoqing opened the melon leaves and revealed a round pumpkin with green skin hidden under the melon leaves. "Father, please walk around this area. There are many cows."
Leg melons and disc melons like this.”
Yao Hu looked at the pumpkins under the melon leaves, thinking about the pumpkins on the melon stands in the yard, and finally understood why Yao Xiaoqing said there were still pumpkins.
But he still didn't understand, "Xiao Qing, I didn't see such a big pumpkin in your bag? How could you grow such a big fruit?"
"Father, the seeds of the pumpkin are inside the melon. When we eat the flesh of the melon, the seeds inside the pulp are the seeds. These pumpkins are grown from the seeds inside."
After hearing this, Yao Hu suddenly realized, "Oh! No wonder you said that one pumpkin can be exchanged for ten sheep." He touched his chin and thought: if the seeds inside the pumpkin are planted, they will turn into big pumpkins, and then the mountains and fields will be filled with pumpkins.
He suddenly felt that if he exchanged one pumpkin for ten sheep, he would be at a loss and he would need a few more.
Yao Xiaoqing didn't know what Yao Hu was thinking. She planned to keep all the pumpkins this season as old pumpkins. Old pumpkins can last for a long time if stored properly. The remaining melon seeds can be planted in large quantities next year and can be used in autumn.
There is a large gathering in Qiushan in exchange for food and animal skins.
The father and daughter walked around and walked back. The weather was extremely hot and mosquitoes were everywhere. After standing in the pumpkin patch for a while, Yao Xiaoqing received several large bites on her arms and legs, which made her itchy and uncomfortable.
On the big tree outside the courtyard wall, cicadas kept chirping "hot, hot".
When he reached the steps, Yao Xiaoqing lowered his head and saw the ants moving, "Father, it's probably going to rain. Has the oyster ash from the construction site been moved into the house?"
Yao Hu nodded, "Moving in, it's better if it rains, so as not to be too hot. Xiao Qing, I'm going to Qiu Shan to change women in two days. You ask them to prepare backpacks, baskets, and vegetable baskets."
Yao Xiaoqing turned around and said, "Father, you can bring some straw sandals. The weather is so hot, it's too hot to wear shoes, and it's uncomfortable to go barefoot."
Yaohu looked at the straw sandals on his feet, nodded and said: "Okay! My father took Muba, spring, mountain, bull, leopard and Mufeng to go. Big rocks, spears, big trees, they are already very skilled in building houses.
Yes. And what’s more! Mufeng said you’ve lost weight, so you should rest at home.”
Yao Xiaoqing nodded and smiled, "I haven't lost weight, I've grown taller."
Yao Hu looked at his daughter and smiled happily, "Yeah! With good food, Mu Feng and Pig have grown taller, and even the male ox has grown a bit."
Entering the yard, the mosquito-repellent mugwort in the yard exudes a refreshing fragrance. Only by burning the mugwort constantly can the mosquitoes be fumed away.
Yao Xiaoqing went to the pool and washed her hands and feet. She looked at Uncle Shui and the others who were working and seemed not to feel any mosquito bites at all. She didn't know how the original owner lived in the past. She was often bitten by mosquitoes at night and itched uncomfortably.
She planned to mash the mugwort and roll it into moxa sticks to smoke mosquitoes while sleeping at night. Yao Xiaoqing took out the collected mugwort, called Shanghua and Dongxue, and chopped the mugwort into short pieces together.
Jie, handed it to Mu Feng and Zhi, "Brother, you put the mugwort leaves in the stone mortar, crush them with a wooden pestle, and mash them into pieces."
"Why do you have to mash it? Can't you just burn it like this?" Mu Feng asked puzzledly.
Zhi handed him the wooden pestle and said with a smile, "You'll know after you pound it."
Mufeng pretended to hammer him with a wooden pestle, "I hate it. Do I still need to ask after you've pounded it?"
"You're the one who hates it." She smiled.
Yao Xiaoqing watched them bickering and playing tricks with a smile.
Mu Ya sat aside and watched them for a while, then walked to Yao Xiaoqing, looked at her and said, "Qing Wu, summer has come, are we going to Qiu Shan?"
Yao Xiaoqing glanced at her and said calmly: "I'll probably go there in the next two days."
Mu Ya seemed not to understand, and ordered to himself: "Go and talk to the leader and ask him to leave for Qiu Shan quickly. I am going to Qiu Shan and go to the Dawu tribe."
Tao Zi and Ah Su looked at her in surprise. It was already summer. Did she think she was still the daughter of the leader of Si Mountain? What confidence did she have to speak to Qing Wu in such a tone?
Yao Xiaoqing always ignored people who couldn't understand human language, rolled his eyes and continued picking mugwort leaves.
Muya saw that Yao Xiaoqing was ignoring her, and Tuozi and the others looked at her with surprised eyes.
She hated that she ignored her, and hated that she could see through everything when she looked at people.
We are both the daughter of the leader, so how am I inferior to her? Why can she be protected by the gods? Why do they all listen to her?
The anger in Mu Ya's heart reached the extreme, and she just wanted to curse her with the most vicious words. "Yao Xiaoqing, are you deaf or mute? Can't you hear what I say?"
Yao Xiaoqing didn't say much. He stood up suddenly and slapped her face twice, causing her to stagger a few times before she could stand upright.
Muya's mind went blank and he muttered: "How dare you hit me!"
Yao Xiaoqing pointed at the courtyard door, looked at her and shouted coldly: "Get out! Get out of the Yaoshan tribe."
Muya covered her burning face and looked at Yao Xiaoqing blankly, tears streaming down her face.
Everyone in the yard stood up. Asen pointed at Mu Ya, "The bad woman called Qing Wu a freak."
Mu Feng threw down the wooden pestle and walked towards Mu Ya. Big Amu hurriedly stepped forward and hit her a few times, "Are you dizzy? How dare you call Qing Wu a freak."
Shan'am looked at her and curled his lips and said: "Who are you calling? Which tribe's women have the courage to insult the great witch, and they will be kicked out easily."