It was getting dark, and Li Wenquan's voice came from outside, and Chen Miao went out.
"Are Comrade Chen's cotton shoes ready?"
Chen Miao shook his head, "Cotton shoes are not that fast. They will be ready in two days."
"Okay, then I'll go back first. Come back in three days and I'll bring you some cotton and cloth."
Chen Miao was not polite, it was best this way. In fact, she didn't want to go to the county seat, so she just left it alone, mainly because she didn't want to be in any danger.
After sending Li Wenquan away, Chen Miao started to light the fire. He thought that he would use a little donkey to pull the mill from tomorrow and start grinding cornmeal. If there is more, I would give him a few hundred kilograms of cornmeal and some pickles. As long as he does his best.
The next day, Chen Dou was asked to call his father, and the two men started grinding cornmeal.
"Third girl, what will you three do if you give me so much food?" Chen Dongsheng said with a frown.
"Dad, only our mother and I can't eat so much, so let's give it to them first."
Chen Dongsheng didn't say anything anymore. Who could say that he would give away more food to others? His daughter was already someone else's daughter-in-law, so she could do whatever she wanted.
Chen Dou shook his head, "I'm not going. There's no need for me to do anything. It's time for us to grind the corn."
"Fourth sister, should we go up the mountain?" I thought that if I came across something good, I might be able to exchange it for money.
"Yeah. Let's give her some when there's no food in the future."
Forget it, let's wait. It should only take a day or two.
Liang Caixia agreed. She gave birth to nine children, and to be honest, they were all the same. But the third daughter became different after they got married. This is good, sometimes people should do something.
I continued to pickle pickles in the yard with my two children. Even though I didn’t eat much of this stuff, I couldn’t eat more than a few pieces in a year. Giving it to the team should help a lot. It’s definitely not possible for people who don’t eat salt.
After thinking about it, I decided to spread plastic sheeting in the yard and blend it in so that it would not be so obvious.
The cotton-padded shoes have been made and the cotton-padded clothes are piled on the kang in the west room. It looks really spectacular.
"If she wants to, just leave it like that and do more good deeds. Maybe God will bless Xiaofeng." Liang Caixia said.
Chen Tong couldn't sit still at home. Yesterday, his third sister gave him nine cents, but his mother didn't ask for it. He pretended not to know that he wanted to give it to her and kept it for himself. This is how people make money and then want to earn more.
Chen Dou shook his head. "Don't go. We'll talk about it later."
Now Chen Tong didn't want to. But he didn't dare to run out yet. He had no choice but to sit down and grind corn with the fourth sister.
I ground soybeans in the afternoon. There were a lot of soybeans in the space, so I ground five bags of soybean noodles.
At night the couple was lying on the kang talking about this matter.
The women did not stay to eat at noon. They already knew that the food was given to the team. There were many people at home, and they did not have enough food at home. They were powerless. Then don't eat at other people's houses. A woman with two such big children,
That they could do such a thing was not untouchable in their hearts.
In these troubled times, who knows what will happen in the future. Maybe there will be no chance to open our eyes tomorrow.
Looking at the ground grain piled up in the yard, everyone didn't know what to say. They all felt a little distressed. How many months would it last if they were eaten at home?
"Dad, follow me tomorrow and dry out all the pickles."
The next day, there were more than ten women making shoes sitting in the house. The father and daughter continued to grind flour outside, this time it was sorghum flour and sweet potato flour.
Chen Miao thought quite simply. She had some in her own space. It just so happened that she could mix it with some and give some to her. This was from future generations. She always felt that the food in future generations would not be as safe to eat as it is now. How can it be as good as fresh food if it is kept for too long?
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It's still quite cold for your hands when washing radish and mustard greens. It's much better if you wear rubber gloves. Anyway, you are in your own yard and no one will come over today.
I also packed the Sichuan peppercorns picked from the mountains and the dried chili peppers in the yard to improve the taste. I also put the wild boar meat outside. I don’t want to eat it because it’s too bad.
There were several pig butchers in the village this year, so I thought I would buy more pork. In fact, the one who wanted to raise pigs this year had to take care of two children, but in the end I decided not to raise pigs. It would be easier to spend money on it. It is just more ostentatious.
There were twenty bags of cornmeal in total. The rest was left untouched. Let’s just leave it at that. In fact, it was already quite a lot.
There was a little donkey grinding the mill very quickly, and since it was their own millstone, no one else was waiting to use it. The father and daughter ground five bags of cornmeal in half a day in the morning.
Chen Miao got up quietly and put out some cornmeal. It was definitely much finer than ground cornmeal, and it was also clean, with no skin in it.
Chen Dongsheng just nodded. The next day, he and his daughter made two jars of pickles and a lot of dried vegetables, which could be stored.
It’s not that no one is jealous when they look at the soybeans. No one grows many of them, and they are not as big as Xiaofeng’s beans. However, they also know that they want to support the team, but no one opens their mouths even if they want to. They really can’t.
"Fourth sister, do you want to help third sister later?"
Li Wenquan should be coming over today. There are four pairs of cotton shoes placed aside separately, the ones with wheel bottoms. He and Chen Jiang have two pairs each.
She originally wanted to give both pairs to Chen Jiang, but her mother said she would give two pairs to Comrade Li, hoping that he could take care of her younger brother.
People nowadays are generally short of sugar, but this thing is really not available here.
Li Wenquan didn't come over until dark. Why did he come back? He shouldn't have? What happened?
If he didn't want any special treatment, just teach him some life-saving skills. Chen Miao thought about it and it made sense.
After lunch, the mother and son were lying on the kang. These two kids didn't sleep at noon because there were so many people at home. The house was clean today, and my mother still lay with her. After playing for a while, she fell asleep.
After getting up in the morning and cleaning up, Chen Miao once again brought out some sweet potatoes. Last year's ones were still in the space, so let them take them away. Although there may not be enough for each person. But they are food, and they may be able to save people in difficult times.
One life.
In the afternoon, I grinded five bags of cornmeal again. Chen Dongsheng thought that was it. This was quite a lot.
Who knew that when he went back in the evening, his daughter told him again that he would continue tomorrow.
At noon, Chen Miao made a special effort to earn more steamed buns, and used Japanese melons to make noodles. The Japanese melons were steamed over a fire last night. You can eat them no matter what. They are not too hard when cooled, but still have a sweet taste.
Li Wenquan came back with his team. The two dogs here were captured by them, and a large part of them surrendered, and there were a lot more supplies.
This is also something we can do for the people of this area. Although this is only temporary and the two goons should come here again soon, what can be done has been done.
"Lao Li, what are you doing?"
"Captain, I'll take someone to get cotton-padded clothes and shoes."
