Dressed as a vicious stepmother, the whole family is full of wealth

Chapter 16, Downhill

"Mother, wait for us for a while, it's too heavy, take a breath first, I'll go over to see after I take a breath...!"

Xiao Qing saw that their little faces were flushed from exhaustion, and they were lying on the rocks with their back baskets full of sweat. Qingdanzi’s pears, no wonder the saying goes well: dry dates, waterlogged pears, and water persimmons.

The pomegranates and pears are dry and small, but the winter dates are thick and fleshy, very pleasing.

Xiao Qing finished picking a piece of cornel in front of him, carried the bamboo basket on his back and walked two steps away, without disturbing the rest of the two, continued picking cornel fruit.

Seeing Xiao Qing picking cornel fruit, Mrs. Qin sat up and said, "Mother, these fruits can't be sold. There are many dried fruits in our house. Almost every household in the village has this kind of thing. It tastes better than wild vegetables. , many people would rather be hungry than eat her, mother, why do you pick this?"

Although Xiao Qing was sweating from exhaustion, he still smiled and said, "Pick it up and sell it at home!"

Qin smiled and persuaded: "Mother, don't waste that effort, no one in the county will want it, there are many restaurants and inns in the county, this thing is not easy to sell, and it can't be sold, otherwise these dogwoods will also be sold. It won't rot on the mountain and no one will pick it!"

Xiao Qing didn't stop what he was doing: "I'll try it in the county tomorrow, if it doesn't work, let's talk!"

She knew that in ancient times, rich families used cornel to fumigate their houses and prevent mosquitoes. Only the shopkeepers of wine shops and inns were willing to ask for it, and occasionally put a few into meat to remove fishy and mutton smells, but there was not much demand. Cornus officinalis The taste of chili can't make the overbearing taste of chili, but cooking with chili is authentic spicy.

Thinking of Mrs. Qin saying that there is cornel at home, she asked: "Ms. Yuanyuan, how many cornels are there at home? Are they all dried?"

Mrs. Qin hummed, thought for a while and said, "There are quite a few, and there are still two more."

The two buckets of cornel fruits were reserved for the adults to eat when they were hungry, and the wild vegetables were eaten by the mother alone, so there were not enough for the children, so the adults just endured it, and took a few to ward off hunger when they were too hungry, but Every time I finish eating, my mouth is bitter. These mothers don’t know, but I didn’t expect that my mother didn’t even know the most abundant dogwood fruit in Yaoshan County. During these years, my mother didn’t know anything about their mountains and fields. .

"Okay, then I won't pick it anymore, most of the bamboo baskets are almost there." Xiao Qing said.

Seeing that her mother stopped picking the dogwood, Qin's heart was relieved. How long would they have to eat so much cornel? Thinking of the taste of the dogwood, they couldn't help but feel a bitter taste in their mouths.

Xiao Qing carried the bamboo basket on her back, it was so heavy that she almost couldn't carry it: "Let's go, let's go home and rest!"

Seeing Mother approaching, Qiao Yu sat up and saw that she had picked very few winter dates and pomegranates, so she lowered her head and pouted, "Mother, Yu'er is useless, she can only pick so many dates and pomegranates."

Xiao Qing picked up her bamboo basket and put it on her arm. Although she was already overweight, she didn't want such a thin girl to carry it. She gritted her teeth and insisted: "It's okay, let's go home and talk about it."

Qiao Yu saw that her mother was carrying two bamboo baskets, her mother had never carried such a heavy thing before, and worried that her mother would not be able to bear it.

"Mother, let me do it, two of them are too heavy for you to carry, give them to me!" Qiao Yu said, and was about to take the bamboo basket from Xiao Qing's shoulder.

Xiao Qing pointed at Qin Shi: "Go and help your sister-in-law, her basket is too heavy, you should be careful when going down the mountain, the road is slippery and steep, don't fall."

In the past two days, Qin is used to his mother being kind to them, so she doesn't stop her. When she is tired, she will sit down and rest: "Okay, mother, you should also be careful!"

Xiao Qing lowered her head and didn't speak any more. She carried one on her back and walked down the mountain with a bamboo basket. She didn't have the strength to speak anymore.

Walking back this way was much more tiring than going up the mountain. Not only did her legs and feet feel weak, but she almost fainted from exhaustion. If it wasn't for the nutritious food she ate these two days, she might have died sitting on the rock like the original owner.

When the three of them walked home, Xiao Qing sat on the small bench in the yard and couldn't get up.

Seeing that grandma couldn't move on the stool, Qiao Cheng ran to the grass shed and brought out a bowl of warm water, and put it in Xiao Qing's hand.

"Grandma, drink some water. The rice soup my mother cooked in the morning is delicious. I'll bring you a bowl. Have some before you rest?" Qiao Cheng said, shaking Xiao Qing's hand.

Xiao Qing's tired head and body were covered with sweat, she looked at Qiao Cheng, and said gently: "Xiao Cheng, you and Yang Zi fetch grandma a bucket of water, grandma is covered in sweat, she wants to wash off first! "

Since ancient times, she has to take a bath twice a day, and each time she sweats too much, and the burlap clothes are wet and dry.

Qiao Cheng responded readily: "Okay, grandma, sit and rest for a while, and I'll fetch water for you!"

At this time, Xiao Qing glanced at the people in the yard.

Qin Shi and Qiao Yu are fine, not so tired, unlike her who fell down directly, standing in front of the thatched shed drinking hot water, when they glanced at the thatched shed from the corner of their eyes, they seemed to feel something different, she carefully After a look, another stove was set up in the thatched shed, which seemed to have been set up two times in the morning.

Looking back at Er Jing, who was working hard, he was sawing with Mrs. Zhou, gathering yesterday's logs into flakes and long logs.

Mrs. Zhou cooperated with the second classic to pull the saw, and said to Mrs. Qin: "Xiao Lan, there is still some rice porridge in the pot. You can serve it to your mother. You should eat some quickly."

Mrs. Qin sighed, and went to serve porridge in the grass shed.

Seeing Qiao Erjing busy, Xiao Qing asked curiously: "Erjing, what are you going to do?"

"Mother, I think you don't sleep well on that rattan canopy bed. I'll make you a good bed. I learned carpentry from an old man in the village before, but I didn't do it well. Mother, don't be disgusted by that time!" Qiao Erjing said laughingly.

Xiao Qing didn't expect Qiao Erjing to be so careful. Before, the whole family surrounded her to serve her, and everyone was in a hurry by her assignment. Now she doesn't let them serve her, and each of them has their own things to do.

"Okay, mother, thank you for the second classic first, you do it well, when it's done, you can make it for your children and your sister-in-law!" Xiao Qing sat up and said.

Qiao Erjing pulled the saw vigorously and let out a hey sound.

Mrs. Zhou also smiled and said: "Mother, after we came back yesterday, Xiaolan and I have listened to you and have already made underwear for Xiaoyu, Shuiyuan, and Yuanyuan, but there is still half of it to be finished. I will catch up at night." , Try to drive out all the underwear at home in these two days, mother, Xiaolan and I will measure your size later, and then we will make you a suit!"

At this moment, Qiao Cheng came over with a bowl: "Grandma, have some porridge first."

Xiao Qing held the bowl, and the porridge was no longer hot, so he could finish it in one gulp.

"Okay, but you two save some cloth, and you have to make a body for Erjing, Xiaocheng and Yangzi!" Xiao Qing said, and had already taken a big gulp.

The Qin family and the Zhou family agreed, and they each did what they should do.

Xiao Qing thought about the cornel in the bamboo basket, and the dried cornus at home, thinking: "Xiao Chengniang, I heard from Yuanyuan that our house has dried cornus fruit, go and get it." show me?"

Without further ado, Mrs. Zhou asked Er Jing to stop the saw first, and then went to the hut to carry cornel fruits for her mother.

(End of this chapter)