Porridge and side dishes [farming]

Chapter 2

Using chopsticks is definitely difficult for Er Gouzi. For him who is used to grasping with his hands, two bamboo sticks are not enough to cause trouble.

No matter how much Li Ji tried to persuade him, he didn't like to use it, but Li Ji didn't want to grab it with his hands, so he just used chopsticks to feed Er Gouzi himself.

Er Gouzi took a bite of Zamian steamed buns, and the dough was very fluffy. This is the handicraft of Li Changfa's wife in the east, but her seniority is a bit lower. She is called Li Jisi's fourth grandfather, and Er Gouzi's uncle.Li Ji is not a person who likes to take advantage, so he rarely communicates with each other, and he will not rush to make people who are five or six years older than him call him grandpa.

Er Gouzi likes to eat Zamian steamed buns very much. He took a bite of the steamed buns and opened his mouth to wait for Li Ji to feed them.After getting along for such an afternoon, Li Ji can actually see that Er Gouzi is not as wild and unruly as others say, but he is a bit vigilant.

However, he is quite familiar with Li Ji, and he can be said to obey Li Ji's words.It's just that the child bowed up and looked around vigilantly as soon as someone came, as if he was really planning to bite someone at any time.

Li Ji's comment on this is that Er Gouzi is worthy of his name, and he takes care of the family and protects his shortcomings, but his heart is still at the age of five when he was lost.In fact, as long as you teach it well, you will definitely be able to return to normal.

It's a good idea, after the meal, Li Ji starts to worry, not because of other things, but because these two dogs really love to eat.Li Ji is still at an advanced age, and eating three steamed buns is too much, so Er Gouzi ate eight.

Looking at his stomach, if it weren't for the wrong look in Li Ji's eyes, he might still be able to eat two more.

Li Changfa's daughter-in-law is kind and kind, and she made half a catty of steamed buns, and sent a total of twenty, which is supposed to be enough for two or three days, but according to Er Gouzi's meal, it would be enough for breakfast tomorrow.

Er Gouzi tilted his head to look at him, and couldn't find enough words to express his doubts. He only knew that Li Ji was in a bad mood right now.

Looking up and seeing his eldest nephew looking at him like this, Li Ji wanted to cry but had no tears.He calculated in his heart that Er Gouzi's appetite was definitely not enough for the family's rice grains. If Er Gouzi could not be sent away, he would find a way to earn copper coins for food.

Thinking of this, Li Ji's intestines are almost regretful. In fact, he has land, four acres of land. If he grows potatoes and sweet potatoes, the two of them will be able to save some food this winter. It's just that Li Ji is young and greedy for enjoyment, just like Eat some fine grains.This place is not suitable for medium paddy fields, so the fields are all grown with stick rice, and when they are harvested, they are all replaced with fine grains of rice.

It's too late to repent now, Li Ji wants to replace all the rice saved at home with stick noodles, a little more is a little bit more.But I can't bear to think about it.If you are used to eating rice and then eating stick rice, you will definitely not be used to it.

Li Ji gritted his teeth, looked at Er Gouzi's tendons that could still be seen through his clothes, thinking that he should have strong shoulders, and the two young men were afraid that they would starve to death?

Thinking of this, the kang was burned and the bed was made. There was only one thick quilt in the house, but fortunately, it was big enough for two people to cover each other.There are two patches on the quilt, which is actually a new quilt.

Lying on the bed, it was getting dark, Er Gouzi finally took off his clothes as he wished, and the two of them were very close in bed, Er Gouzi sniffed the smell of Li Ji, and seemed very uncomfortable.

"Hey, sleep. In two days, let's go up the mountain to cut firewood, and then go to the charcoal kiln in the east to burn it into charcoal and sell it in the village."

There is a charcoal kiln in the village, but each household basically only burns the charcoal they need for their own use. Few people burn charcoal to sell, because the charcoal is dirty, and it is almost impossible to see their faces after a day. Those with copper plates are not willing to do this job.That is to say, someone like Li Ji who has nothing to eat can think of buying charcoal to make money.

Er Gouzi couldn't understand Li Ji's meaning, and waited for Li Ji's breathing to gradually become even, Er Gouzi pulled the quilt covering his body, and then closed his eyes after making sure there was no danger.

Early the next morning, Li Ji got up early and stewed some cabbage, and heated up the remaining nine steamed buns. Li Ji ate two steamed buns, and Er Gouzi ate the remaining seven steamed buns with a pot of cabbage. After all the dishes were clean, he wiped his mouth and looked at Li Ji with unsatisfactory expression on his face.

Li Ji swallowed his saliva, he invited such a big Buddha there.

"Are you still hungry? I'll make more for you at noon. You'll be sick these two days and rest more. We'll have to work in a few days. Only by working can we earn food. We're running out of food, so we have to earn it ourselves." "

Li Ji seemed to understand, but nodded.

After a few days, Er Gouzi became more agile. He got up early in the morning and was ready to go up the mountain. There was only one hatchet at home. Li Ji went to the neighbor’s elder brother’s house to borrow one for Er Gouzi to use, pushing the family’s broken wheelbarrow, All the way up the mountain, Li Ji could feel the tense atmosphere around Er Gouzi, and those eyes kept looking around.

Remembering that Li Ergouzi grew up on the mountain, Li Ji asked what did you eat on the mountain?

Er Gouzi thought for a while before he understood what Li Ji meant, and said vaguely: "Meat, fruit, and grass. The grass is very bitter and unpalatable."

Er Gouzi's vague words opened Li Ji's mind. All he could think of was Er Gouzi's appearance of drinking blood and hair, and weeds to satisfy his hunger. Li Ji himself was not very old, and he was an elder, so he felt very distressed. .

"It won't happen in the future. Let's work hard to earn more copper coins. Let's eat steamed buns with mixed noodles. In the coming year, if we cultivate the land well, we can afford white noodles, and then we can steam white noodles and steamed buns."

The land here is barren, and the harvest of wheat is better than that of potatoes and sweet potatoes, so the noodles are bought from outside. This year, the corn Li Ji planted is because the manure he diligently picked up has enriched the land.

Er Gouzi didn't care whether he understood or not, he just nodded.Looking at it this way, Li Ji thinks Er Gouzi is quite cute.

I went up the mountain to chop firewood all morning. Although Er Gouzi ate a lot, his strength is really impressive. He cut the branches very fast, and soon the firewood piled up high.There are many trees in the mountains, but there is no reason to cut them down. The charcoal produced by cutting branches is not much, and the appearance is not good, so it is usually used by oneself.For buying, you need to carefully pick and watch some trees to chop back.

The wheelbarrow is not big, and it will be full soon. It takes an hour to go up the mountain and back. Li Ji has been resting at home for a while, and the sudden intense labor made him a little overwhelmed. I don't mean to be tired at all.

After all, eat more and do more work.

On the second trip, Li Ji simply didn't follow him back, he might as well chop more firewood on the mountain by himself.

In short, I spent a lot of time in the morning. I looked at the charcoal kiln at noon and only half of it was filled.There are two charcoal kilns in the village. It takes at least two or three days to burn good charcoal once. Of course, if it is for home use, it can be burned in a day and a half.

Li Ji occupied one for the time being. At noon, he cooked a pot of miscellaneous rice porridge with pickled vegetables. Er Gouzi was very satisfied, but something happened when he was chopping firewood in the afternoon.

While chopping firewood, I came across a yellow skin. The skin of this yellow skin is worth a lot of money. If you peel off a whole piece, it can be sold for five renminbi, which is enough to feed Li Ergou for two months.

But this thing is very slippery, it is impossible to make a whole piece of skin, so I can only try to hack it to death, and the remaining skin can be bought for two coins.

Li Ji stared at Huang Pizi with blind eyes, clenched the hatchet in his hand, looked at the little guy who was gnawing on a fruit core, and walked slowly over with light steps.

Raising the hatchet in his hand, he waited for it to relax and kill him with one blow.

At this time, he was patted on the shoulder, Li Ji turned his head, and Er Gouzi handed over a handful of nuts: "Here you are."

Then Huang Pizi ran away.

Li Ji was furious: "Do you still have some eyesight!"

Er Gouzi was originally immature, so of course he couldn't understand why Li Ji was angry, and with a grievance on his face, he asked Li Ji what was wrong with his eyes.

Faced with Er Gouzi's ignorant appearance, Li Ji couldn't really be as knowledgeable as him, but he just felt sorry for the two dicks, which could only be earned by selling charcoal for a few days.

"Okay, let's keep cutting trees." Li Ji kept brainwashing himself, this is a child, this is a child, he brought it back by himself, he deserves it.

Li Ji didn't forget to mutter: "I'm so blind."

Er Gouzi still stubbornly wanted to give the nuts in his hand to Li Ji, but Li Ji took a look and found that they were all from the mountains, so he took them and put them in his pocket.

The two continued to cut trees, and seeing that Li Ji was not so angry, Er Gouzi asked cautiously, "What's wrong?"

Li Ji knew that Er Gouzi didn't understand human language, so he said in a venting mood: "That yellow skin is worth a lot of money, you bothered him and ran away. That means he won't die."

"Hide? Do you want skin?"

Startled by Er Gouzi's words, Li Ji nodded: "Yes, yes, what's the matter?"

"I have." Er Gouzi said with certainty.

Er Gouzi grew up in the mountains, and his words are very credible. Li Ji's eyes lit up, and he put down the hatchet: "You have it? Where is it?"

Ergouzi pointed to the depths of the jungle: "Let's go." Ergouzi's grasp of language is not very precise, so he can only speak as concisely as possible.

Even the hunters in the village would not go in easily in the depths of the jungle, because there are large beasts inside, and if they don't have enough weapons to protect themselves, they will improve the food for the beasts.But after thinking about it, since Er Gouzi stayed in the mountains for more than ten years without being discovered and survived, it can explain two points.

The depths of the first forest are not as scary as imagined, and the second dog must have a way to protect himself.

Look at the endless woods in front of you, and feel the pain in your body again.Li Ji is greedy, because he is a lazy person in his bones, and he belongs to the kind who can't get up early without profit, just like he can get up early and walk a few miles to pick up manure fields every day in order to eat rice, just like now in order to earn a few more copper coins Take Er Gouzi up the mountain to cut trees.

This premise is the premise that there is no second way.If there is a second, better way, Li Ji is willing to take the risk.

Li Ji nodded, parked the wheelbarrow in the bushes, covered it with weeds, inserted two branches obliquely on the side of the road as marks, and clenched the hatchet in his hand: "I'll go and see with you."

With some joy, Er Gouzi looked up at the sky, as if to judge the direction, then took Li Ji's hand and walked into the depths of the jungle.

The author has something to say: [a word of brain damage]

Go down the mountain and go down the mountain, abduct a daughter-in-law and go back to the cave to celebrate the New Year~