Chapter 2 The Strange Village
The six-year-old Yun Zhen looked up at Liu Mingrou innately, then looked down at Yun Yue, weighed for a long time before nodding solemnly, and drank the remaining rice soup in the bowl.
Yun Yue looked forward for a long time, and saw that Yunzhen only drank clear porridge without any side dishes, and her heart was cold. The financial situation of a family can be seen from the diet. Yun Chutian and Liu Mingrou both love their children. If the conditions at home allow it, it is absolutely impossible to just drink this kind of rice soup that is as light as water for the child.
The more Yun Yue thought about it, the more worried she became, the more aggrieved she felt. She sagged her mouth and burst into tears again. Her crying sounded extremely miserable, alarming her aunt who was a hundred meters away.
"What's wrong? Which brat is itchy and bullying his sister again?" As soon as Bai's voice fell, he had already rushed into Yun Yue's house like a gust of wind. His eyes were wide open, and he looked at Yun Kangze and others in scrutiny.
The three boys shook their heads and waved their hands and quickly escaped, fearing that Bai Shi would be targeted by the Bai Shi. You should know that Bai Shi is a famous "shooker" in their village. Those who can do it will never talk nonsense to you. Last time, my cousin's slingshot accidentally hit my cousin's head and was chased by Bai Shi for three miles. Since then, they saw Bai Shi like a mouse and a cat, and they hid as far as they could. It can be seen that the psychological shadow left by Bai Shi on them is not a small part.
Liu Mingrou stood up and greeted Bai. Seeing that she was carrying a basket of wild vegetables in her hand, she casually said, "I went up the mountain so early! But have you used breakfast?"
Bai sat down and looked at the empty pots and bowls on the dining table, waved his hand indifferently, "Don't mention it, the gong sounded before it was knocked this morning, my mother-in-law went to our house and said she was feeling uncomfortable and asked my man to go up the mountain to collect herbs. Later, she said that he was uncomfortable and had a light mouth and wanted to eat some meat. Now, the two young people followed her up the mountain to get wild game for her. I saw that all the family were busy going out. If I continued to lie down, I might be scolded. If I didn't go out, I would feel even more uncomfortable when I stayed at home and looked up at her. Finally, I thought about it and I would also go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables and give you some."
Bai's mother-in-law, Nan, is the village chief's daughter-in-law. Yun Chutian's generation calls her uncle, and the juniors all call her Grandma Yan. She is the most "prestigious" woman in the village. She always has a stern face when she is fine, as if everyone owe her. Every household in the village is poor, but Nan is very particular. She wears rags like a brocade clothes. It is good to eat and sleep without saying anything. She must have three dishes and one soup for dinner on weekdays, and even the combination of meat and vegetables is a big deal. Her daughter-in-law makes her miserable, and her sons have been separated in just two years after getting married.
The village chief and Nan did not stop him, and turned a blind eye to them and followed them. They always came to the door to "find trouble" every now and then, so Bai often looked constipated and came to Liu Mingrou to complain.
Liu Mingrou listened quietly. Nan was an elder, and she couldn't comment too much, so she could only persuade Bai to think more. Bai didn't expect Liu Mingrou to say anything useful, and she just wanted to complain to Liu Mingrou for nothing.
As he spoke, Bai picked up Yun Yue in the cradle and praised while coaxing her, "I want me to tell you that this girl looks really likable. Look, she just cried like a pig, but now she is as quiet as an embroiderer in a needlework room. What's the point, I have hugged all the girls in our families when they were born, and this girl is really the most handsome."
Yun Zhen protested after hearing this, "Uncle, I don't like to hear these words anymore. Sister Yun Ji is so beautiful, and Sister Yun Huan is also very cute!" As Yun Zhen said that, she raised her head, as if she was saying "I'm not bad."
Bai was amused and laughed, and she let out a cold air. She hugged Yun Zhen with one hand and kept screaming, and she wanted to have a caring little cotton jacket.
Seeing that they were crazy, Liu Mingrou smiled helplessly and shook her head, and cleaned up the main hall.
Bai Shi and Yunzhen had a while to talk about the serious things, "It's spring now. They went out to sell medicinal materials and said that they had started sowing seeds outside. Oh, I told me that we should plant some food. Although there is no farming field, it will at least reduce the burden on the villagers who go out. Every year I see them transporting grain from outside the village into the village."
The reason why Taoyuan Village is called Taoyuan Village is because outsiders cannot enter at all, or they are unwilling to come in. The village is between the mountains and ridges. When entering and leaving the village, you not only have to cross mountains and cross ridges, but also have to cross those steep cliffs. Although the villagers have dug a narrow plank road, it is definitely a blessing for those who have not walked through such mountain roads.
There is no smooth farmland in the village. At most, there are some small pieces of broken land around every household. The village chief asked them to use the broken land to grow medicinal materials but not let them grow grain. Bai's couple have never understood this and don't say much. Even when it comes to this farming season, they will not be anxious and gather together and whisper a few words.
Liu Mingrou frowned slightly. When she talked about this, she was worried that the leaders who transported food to the villagers were her brother-in-law. Every year for the survival of the village, her brother-in-law would have to travel outside. She could only stay for a few days when she came back from delivering food. Several times her men wanted to keep her brother-in-law and exchange her for herself, but the village chief and father-in-law refused, so she failed to get what she wanted.
Yun Yue pouted and listened quietly to Bai Shi and Liu Mingrou, and searched for useful information from their words. The more she heard, she felt confused. The more she did not cultivate arable land in their village, she did not cultivate grain but planted medicinal materials? Could it be that this medicinal material is more valuable than grain? Every household is almost unable to open the pot, why didn’t they see the adults anxious?
Yun Yue thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out. Later, she fell asleep unknowingly. When she woke up, it was already noon. Liu Mingrou was cooking in the stove and put her in the cradle of the main hall. Yun Zhen's children went there. The whole house was quiet and there was no sound of talking.
Yun Yue tried to hum twice, and not long after, Liu Mingrou came in, tied her to her body with a cloth strip, and continued to go to the stove to cook.
Liu Mingrou put some white rice into the boiling water in the big pot. When the rice soup was almost cooked, she put the wild vegetables in and put a little salt. Two-thirds of the wild vegetables plus one-third of the rice, and a lunch was ready. Yun Yue knew that this was the wild vegetables that Bai Shi took in the morning, and nothing else was left.
Chapter completed!