Chen Miao understood what her father meant, "You guys can eat yam beans if you go pick them. They're delicious."
After Chen Dou ate, he carried the cage over with a smile, and of course the children followed him.
Chen Miao also put down his two sons, who knew how to pick yam beans, and let them play.
Chen Dou took her two children to pick. Yun Xin and the two of them were familiar with her and were willing to follow her aunt.
Chen Miao knew that cutting down trees now only requires an axe, which was too tiring. Seeing that the two children were enjoying themselves with Chen Dou, he followed them into the woods.
The four of them, father and son, were cutting down trees. Chen Miao wanted to use an ax to chop down trees, "You don't need to."
"Dad, my ax works well."
Chen Dongsheng took the ax from his daughter and tried it twice. "Where did you buy the ax?"
"county seat."
"This ax has a good blade. Next time anyone goes to the county town, bring one back. It's a good thing. It won't take much effort to chop down trees."
She used the saw directly. To be honest, she really didn't have that much energy to swing the axe.
"Third girl, which store did you buy it from?"
Chen Dongsheng glanced at the third daughter, that is, this method is good, and no one will leave here to watch.
Chen Miao nodded, "How about you weigh it and I'll go by myself."
After we were all sorted, we went out and saw that the children had dug some yams. The wild ones grew by themselves. It must have taken many years for this area to grow into such a large area.
"What is it for? Can it be eaten?"
"Brother, just drive and load it up. Don't be fooled if you say so."
After the third tree was cleared, the two children were released, and the third mother walked around but found nothing.
Seeing that nothing happened to her, Chen Miao went out and looked at the children outside.
"Third girl, would you like to come with me if you have nothing to do? I'm not sure."
"It should be edible. Even I don't know how to eat it."
Just after breakfast the next day, eldest brother Chen Shan came over. "Third girl, I'll use the donkey cart."
Chen Miao came out with her two well-fed children, while Nang San continued to pick yam beans.
Chen Dou also brought his nephews over, each using a small pickaxe to dig. Chen Miao took his two sons to pick yam beans and told them with a smile to go back and make candied haws for them.
"Then you may not be able to find it." I'm quite disappointed, country people all like useful tools.
"Brother, has the corn been rolled out?"
The children were really hungry, but they didn't bring any food, so they had to endure even though they were hungry.
It was already dark when we got home. The two children were playing on the kang by themselves. Chen Miao had to feed the animals and squeeze out the goat milk. All the goat milk was stored in the space.
With this ax, it is much faster to chop down trees, and it feels less laborious.
"A stall owner. It's next to the livestock market. I don't know if I can meet him. He's a tall, middle-aged man."
The yam beans were picked very quickly, and she was cutting the seedlings behind with a sickle. After a while, she could dig them.
"No, you two eat. Mom is not hungry. Mom will be happy when you two are full."
"Dad, you carry all the branches back first, I'll watch from here."
Chen Xiaoyan was very thoughtful and picked some yam beans. Seeing that her old uncle was already digging, she hurried over.
The sawing speed was very fast, but unfortunately I felled two trees. Because there was no need to rush, I cut off the crown of the tree directly, put the trunk and branches neatly away, and put them directly into the woodshed when I got home.
Just inside.
She went out to chop down trees, thinking that she was waiting for the Japs to surrender. Ergouzi would only be defeated in four years. Then she would build a house. She didn't dare to do anything now, so she just lived in a low house. It would be safe in the future.
No matter what I say, I will not wrong myself or my children.
Several children also picked some, put them in their mouths and took a bite. They had no taste and were a little sticky, so they didn't think they tasted good.
After finally leaving, Chen Tong breathed a sigh of relief, "Third Sister, can we dig?"
"Well, I rubbed it out and picked it all clean. It's not wet when I bite it. I'd better send it to the town as soon as possible."
"Okay, you can come over if you have nothing to do."
After they left, Chen Miao asked the two children to go into the space to sleep. In fact, they were already sleepy and fell asleep soon after entering.
It's different when strong laborers join in, and the planing can go very quickly.
Several children who were digging yams also heard this, and they all swallowed their saliva. They also wanted to eat candied haws.
The two brothers were also very curious. Chen Shan took it and tried it, and it was really true.
Cut down the tree crowns and arrange them so that the children can carry them down. They can also make a fire after they go home to dry in the sun.
But there are still branches and trunks, and they are kept here for fear that others will take them away.
The meat buns as big as a child's fist can be eaten by two little ones. Chen Miao smiled and watched his two sons eating. Yun Shan raised it and brought it close to his mother's mouth. Yun Xin did the same thing.
"Chen is going to pick wild dates with us, will you go?"
After waiting for another half an hour, the Chen family, father and son, and their four children came over again. It was really difficult for one person to get down a tree.
There were many people, that is, at two o'clock in the afternoon, all the yams were dug out, and each family put them separately. They packed them up, and the children only had to carry the yams on their backs.
The Chen family and his son stopped after cutting down four trees. Four trees were already a lot, and it was quite troublesome to cut them down.
In fact, she wanted to make milk powder, but she couldn't make it after trying it twice. She knew that the method was wrong. Anyway, the space was to keep fresh, so she kept it here. If it didn't work, she would raise pigs next year and they would definitely grow well.
An hour later we started cooking, again millet porridge, and this time we spread out two egg pancakes for the children.
Chen Miao gave some instructions. You should be careful not to break it. It is easier to save if it is not damaged.
Chen Tong, this brat, said, "I'm not going. My father is cutting down trees, and I will follow him to work later."
Chen Miao was willing to let her do it because she was older and had the strength to work. Wild yams were not as thick or long as Chen Miao had seen, but they still had to be dug quite deep.
It was almost dark when I heard someone talking outside the woods. It must be people from the village coming down the mountain.
It was quite difficult for four grown men to carry the entire tree branches. Chen Dou helped his father carry some.
She led the two children into the woods, made them sit on the tree trunk, took out two milk bottles, and let them drink milk first. Then she took out two meat buns. They were still warm, so it was convenient to eat outside.
Some villagers came over to watch them pick those small round beans and asked, "Chen Tong, what are these?"
At noon, Chen Miao saw that none of her mother-in-law's family had any plans to eat, so she probably didn't bring them.
"Yam beans."
Chen Shan thought for a while, "It's too dangerous for you to go by yourself."
"It's okay. It's safer than two people. Brother, please go back and weigh yourself."
Chen Shan came back and told his wife what Sanmei had said.
"Okay, Chen Miao always goes to the county seat. It's close to the town, so he's better than us anyway."
