Fertile land

Li Wei came home strangely. She didn't go to the ditch to catch eels at night.

They also told Miaomiao in private that no matter where they went to catch eels, mushrooms, or frogs, they had to keep it a secret, especially the fact that they went to Yumanlou, they couldn't tell anyone else!
Many of my mother's actions must be kept secret. Anyone who inquires about her should not be easily trusted and told at will, including people in my own family.

Miaomiao nodded seriously, "Mother, you told Miaomiao last time, so Miaomiao is at ease every time!"

"Miaomiao, be good!" Fortunately, Miaomiao is a smart girl and she also has a tight mouth.

She sensed something was wrong when Li Wei inquired about it, so she didn't say anything nonsense.

In the evening, Luo Zhi'er found pig skin, washed it, blanched it, cut it into pieces and stir-fried it with green peppers to replenish collagen!
Boil the rest in a pot to make jelly and eat it tomorrow!Behind closed doors, braised eggplant, fried pork rinds with green pepper, and rice.

The couple had a hearty dinner, watched her bread dry in the kiln, and went to bed early.

The next day, as soon as the sun rose over the mountains, she took Miaomiao up the mountain to collect firewood after breakfast.

Li Wei secretly observed the specific movements of his mother and father. When they came back yesterday afternoon, they closed the door and didn't know what they were doing.
She asked her mother to take a look, but she said she was angry and awkward and refused to go.

Zhao Xiaomei had been holding a bowl in the yard early in the morning, chatting with the villagers passing by the door, her eyes drifting in the direction of Luo Zhi'er.
They saw her mother-in-law passing by their door with machetes and baskets on their backs, their nostrils turned upward and their eyes squinting at people, looking very arrogant!

Luo Zhi'er warmly greeted Grandma Zhao who was not far away.

"Miaomiao, where are you and your mother going this early in the morning?"

"Grandma Zhao, my mother and I are going to chop wood!"

I heard they were going to chop wood.
Zhao Xiaomei, who was listening with her ears open, felt relieved.

Secretly scolding these two women for kissing the lonely old lady Zhao!
Miaomiao, this damn girl, look at her standing here, not even saying hello to her uncle!
"I'm just telling you that Little Hooves doesn't know anything about that Cai Fangzi. She knows shit! You don't believe that a blind cat met a dead mouse. Do you believe it now?"

Li Wei still felt a little disappointed deep in his heart.
I thought that by catching this person selling vegetable recipes, he would be impressed by the chef and the steward!

It looked like there was no chance, so I had breakfast at home and went back to town.

Luo Zhi'er and Miao Miao went up to the mountain where they had gone to collect pine nuts before, and stood on the top of the mountain and looked down.

His eyes fell on Leechugou.
It is almost the beginning of autumn. In addition to the evergreen pine trees on the mountain, there are also patches of maple leaves. You can see the red leaves embedded in the dense forest.
It is very eye-catching. After looking at it for a long time, I felt relaxed and happy and started chopping firewood.

This mountain forest is not divided, and every household in Zhaoli Village can cut it.

After a while, a bundle of firewood was cut. She planned to use it to burn the bread kiln, so she chopped the thicker water acorn and green bar trees and burned them a little.

Miaomiao carried a small basket on her back and picked up some dry firewood and pine needles as kindling.

I found some vines and bundled firewood, took out the bamboo tube, drank some water, took a breath and prepared to go home.

From a distance, you can see at the foot of the mountain, ant-like people walking on the road in Zhaoli Village.
Her eyes once again looked at the land she bought in Lixiaogou. The more she looked at it, the more she felt that something was wrong?

Um.
Why is it that the surrounding vegetation is barren, but the vegetation in the sunken wasteland is more lush and greener?

Those wild grasses looked more conspicuous than the vegetation on the mountains on both sides, and she remembered that the further down she went, the fatter the leeches became!
Logically speaking, the vegetation that has been crawled and bitten by leeches should be more barren!

After being bitten, these vegetation should have recovered quickly, which is amazing.
The mountains on both sides are slightly shallower, but they are still more lush than the mountains next door, and the leaves are thicker and larger. Why?

Is there something keeping them?
The more Luo Zhi'er thought about it, the more it seemed possible!
When she picks up the fungi tomorrow, she will have to check out the situation. "Mom, come quickly, there is a wild egg here!"

Miaomiao shouted excitedly.

Luo Zhi'er patted his butt and stood up and walked over. Sure enough, behind where Miaomiao was sitting, there was a wild egg lying in the grass.

Luo Zhi'er picked up a branch, pulled and pulled the surrounding thatch, picked up a few more, and harvested dozens of quail eggs!
The mother-in-law also picked up some matsutake mushrooms and chicken excrement yellow under the pine tree, put them into cloth bags, carried firewood on their backs, picked up the seedlings in the baskets on their backs, and slowly went down the mountain.

When she got home, she found a figure running out of the yard of her home. According to the body shape analysis, she looked a bit like Zhao's second daughter-in-law.

Luo Zhi'er carried firewood to the door. He had already run far away and could not see anyone.
Luo Zhi'er threw down the firewood on her back and quickly checked around. The empty pen next to the abandoned pig pen at her house contained mules. Don't let her do anything wrong!

Fortunately, the mule was eating grass obediently in the pen and swaying its tail happily, so it should be fine.
After walking around the yard, the door was locked and the lock was still intact. She probably didn't go in. Then, there was the woodshed.
Then I picked up two eggs and a duck egg in the chicken pen.

In the past few days, she picked up more than ten pieces, but she left them all without eating!
Finally, I thought of the fish pond. I went over and found a dung scoop in it. There were a few small fish scattered on the small stone slab on the ground next to it, and there were some water stains on the ground.
You should scoop it up and take a look.
Looking around, he saw that the earth kiln he built had been destroyed, the chimney had been knocked down, and several holes had been made in the stove cavity inside the wooden door!
Luo Zhi'er was furious. This Aunt Huaihua has had enough.
Luo Zhi'er washed her hands and took a breath. Even if she was unlucky, she met a thief!
I started mixing mud again, patching holes, and repairing the chimney.

Miaomiao was also very angry, "Second mother-in-law is usually very happy with Miaomiao, why is she like this?"

"One thing on the surface and another behind the scenes!"

"Huh! This is how people's hearts are. Miaomiao must be discerning about people and not be deceived by some people's superficial skills."

This also reminded Luo Zhi'er that if there is something in this house, he is afraid of someone causing trouble.

The people in the village do very well on the surface, but they don't know how to harm others in private. Then some people will poison others when they see that their crops are good!
It scares me to think about it, her mule.

It could also be that Aunt Huaihua just hasn’t come yet to bring those things.
This reminded her that she was often away from home and there was no one at home. How about raising a few vicious dogs to guard the door like Li Ergou's family did?

That day she started asking where there were trained vicious dogs that she wanted to buy.

After asking around, I found out that the most vicious dog in the village was the cross-bred dog from Li Ergou's family.

Sigh, it seems I can only buy one at the dog market in town next time.

In the afternoon, I found chili noodles and made some spicy maocai to eat. Luo Zhi'er took Miaomiao to a deserted place to catch frogs all afternoon.

At night, after Miaomiao fell asleep, she went to touch the eels again.
It would be a lie to say it is not hard work, but it is better than sitting idle at home. In a few days it will be delivery time.

She always felt that she had too much to do. Business was good, and the demand for this restaurant was growing.

She didn't want other people in the village to know about this, or that giving away eels and frogs was a big income so far.

Let the restaurant buy it from other places. She thinks she can give it away for the time being. If she really can't bear it after a while, she can talk to the restaurant again.

It seems that she needs to find a suitable helper to help her, but who is suitable?

After much deliberation, only the eldest brother Li Daqiang was suitable for this matter, but he was in prison.

It’s better to hold on for a while longer.

Early the next morning, when she was about to go out, she looked around and rolled her eyes.
He went to his house and found a slightly rusty animal trap that Li Sanmao had used when hunting, and his eyes flashed.
(End of this chapter)