70s Xiao Que Xing

Chapter 129 Xie Father's Plan

Xie Xiaonian was afraid that it would be unsafe to run, so she quickly grabbed Li Zhenzhu and said, "Don't run so fast, it's dangerous! Don't worry, I will definitely let you eat sugar today. When you go up the mountain, you will know when you see sugar cane. I even brought the tools for making candy with me."

"Okay! But is there sugar cane on the mountain? I've never seen it before!" Li Zhenzhu asked suspiciously.

"Of course there is, but you haven't seen it. It grows in a place deeper than the place we usually go. There is a sugarcane forest. I accidentally found it some time ago. I have cut it back nearly half of it. They are all placed by the cave." Xie Xiaonian replied.

"Ah, how dangerous it is to go further in, why didn't you wait for us to come before you cut it! It's so risky, what if it's dangerous!" Li Zhenzhu said with some reproach.

"That's right, Xiao Nian, and the sugar cane is so heavy, why did you move it!" Liu Yifan also said with concern.

"Don't worry, I'm fine now. I'm not as dangerous as you imagined. It's not like you don't know my skills. I often run in the mountains. And I'm not weak. For so many days, I cut a little bit every day. , and gradually there will be more." Seeing that the two were very worried, Xie Xiaonian quickly comforted them.

"Then can we go and see the sugarcane forest? I haven't seen it yet!" Seeing that Xie Xiaonian was fine, Li Zhenzhu stopped worrying about this matter, and asked curiously.

"Sure, if you want to go, let's not go to the cave, and go directly to the sugarcane forest." Xie Xiaonian said indifferently.

"Aren't you afraid of danger?" Liu Yifan said jokingly, remembering how worried Li Zhenzhu was just now.

"Xiao Nian even said that there is no danger, so you will scare me!" Li Zhenzhu patted Liu Yifan's arm and said coquettishly.

"I didn't encounter any danger, but it doesn't mean there is no danger. You have to follow me later. I often run up the mountain. My facial features are more sensitive than yours. If there is any danger, I will tell you in advance, and we will climb up the tree immediately. " Xie Xiaonian instructed.

Because Xie Xiaonian taught the two of them to climb trees because he was afraid of being in danger before, so as long as he pays attention to the movement around him at this time, there should be no big problem.

And the location of the sugar cane is not too deep, not too dangerous.

But Xie Xiaonian was still worried and asked again: "If I'm not here, you can't go there, you know?"

"Yeah, okay, Xiao Nian, don't worry, we will be obedient. And you have already chopped up the sugarcane and brought it back. We are just going to have a look today, and we will never think about going again in the future." Li Zhenzhu She nodded like a good baby and said, she still cherishes her life.

After getting the guarantee, Xie Xiaonian led the two of them directly to the sugarcane forest.

They walked into the mountains about 20 minutes longer than usual and arrived at their destination.

When Li Zhenzhu saw a large piece of sugar cane, she immediately ran forward and said, "My God, there are so many sugar canes, there will be enough for next year, how much sugar can be made from this."

The sugarcane forest on the mountain has an area of ​​more than 1 mu because no one has destroyed it, and it grows relatively sparsely, which is really not small.

On the other side, Liu Yifan was also on the side, looking at the sugarcane forest in front of him in shock.

Seeing how happy Li Zhenzhu was, Xie Xiaonian said with a smile: "If you eat it directly, you won't be able to finish it until the next year. But the leftovers are all small ones, and I'll chop off the big ones. When we first met , is even more spectacular."

"Looking at the traces, I can imagine how much you got back, Xiao Nian, you are really amazing." Li Zhenzhu sighed, and then said: "No, I can't wait, I'm going to chop a tree and try it now. sweetness."

After speaking, Li Zhenzhu stepped forward, chopped off one with a sickle, and then began to gnaw on the sugarcane husk regardless of whether the surface was dirty or not.

And Liu Yifan is obviously more sensible, although he also chopped a stick to eat, but he still knew to wipe it in advance, and politely handed it to Xie Xiaonian for a section before he started eating.

Seeing the two eating happily, Xie Xiaonian felt that she was also hungry, so she sat aside and ate together.

After everyone ate a few knots, the three of them slowly stopped talking.

"Since we're here, we can't go back empty-handed. We might as well cut some more and go back." Liu Yifan suggested.

"Well, that's fine, then pick the big ones, it's easy to deal with." Xie Xiaonian suggested.

After Xie Xiaonian finished speaking, the three of them buried their heads in chopping sugarcane, thinking about the sweet taste left in their mouths, they were all very motivated.

Xie Xiaonian prepared big ones to make sugar, and small ones that are not easy to juice. When the time comes, they will be wrapped with withered grass and leaves, and put in the cave to eat in winter. Burning sugarcane is delicious.

At that time, you can keep a few well-grown ones as seeds, and wait until next year to plant some in your private plot.

After chopping for a while, the three of them tied the sugar cane into three bundles with rattan, and then each of them took one bundle and walked towards the cave.

And because this trip was not easy, when Li Zhenzhu and Liu Yifan returned to the cave and saw so many bundles of sugar cane around the cave, they admired Xie Xiaonian even more.

In the following time, under the command of Xie Xiaonian, the three of them worked together and made a bundle of sugarcane into sugarcane juice in a short while.

Then the few people didn't bother to get another bundle of sugar cane, they gathered together and started to boil the syrup.

Because Xie Xiaonian is relatively experienced, even if he had to operate it while teaching the two how to make it, there would be no failure.

As for the boiled syrup, Xie Xiaonian put it directly in their usual eating bowls.

Seeing that the syrup was really boiled out, and after tasting it with chopsticks, Li Zhenzhu found that it was really sugar, which was a pleasant surprise.

Then, regardless of the thinning of the sugar in the bowl, he immediately went to another bundle of sugar cane, trying to make more sugar.

And Xie Xiaonian was on the other side, and continued to boil a pot of syrup.

Because the sugar syrup is placed in a bowl, after cooling, the sugar that comes out is in large chunks, and it is not easy to break open.

Therefore, Xie Xiaonian asked Liu Yifan to go to the creek and find a few large and smooth stone slabs. After Xie Xiaonian boiled the syrup, he used a spoon to scoop the syrup onto the stone slabs and spread it to a thickness of one centimeter. , It can be easily cut into pieces with a knife, and it is much more convenient to eat.

Because he had to teach them how to make candy, Xie Xiaonian later asked Liu Yifan and Li Zhenzhu to do it, and he only reminded them.

The three of them were busy all the time, and they didn't even take care of lunch until after 3 o'clock in the afternoon. They were really tired, so they stopped.

When the three of them worked together, even if there were not enough tools, they still made nearly 4 catties of candy.

Don't look at it, there are only four catties, which can quickly catch up with the supply of an ordinary worker for 1 years.

Because the three people ate a lot of sugar during the cooking process, they don't feel hungry at all, and even feel a little tired, so the three of them didn't cook and eat. They took the apples in the cave and started to eat. up.

"I didn't expect that one day, I would be able to eat sweets and get tired of eating! I also used apples to relieve my boredom. This situation, I didn't even dare to think about it before, and it's too extravagant." Li Zhenzhu lay comfortably on the straw mat, said with a sigh.

"That's enough for you. The better you get in the future, maybe people won't buy or eat sugar if they have it!" In order to lose weight and to be healthy, people in later generations don't eat much sugar when they have it. !
"How is it possible? Candy is so in short supply that it can't be snatched up. How could it be possible to leave it alone!" Li Zhuzhu didn't believe that anyone would not want candy.

In her impression, sugar is something that can't be bought, not sold.

Li Zhenzhu at this time can only be described by the phrase that poverty limits her imagination.

Xie Xiaonian was just talking casually just now. Seeing that Li Zhenzhu didn't believe her, she didn't say anything, and directly changed the subject and said: "Now it's getting colder and colder, you can't just stock up on firewood, you can't stay out all winter, or You need to add more thick clothes."

"We all brought cotton-padded jackets. Although they are not new, they won't freeze." Liu Yifan continued.

"It's so cold in winter, and it's very cold even wearing a padded jacket. Didn't we save some rabbit skins before? My uncle can tan the skins. Let's tidy up the rabbit skins. I'll take them when I have time, and let my uncle help me deal with them. At that time, each of us can make two rabbit fur clothes, which will keep us warmer!"

"Really, that's great. I used to pick up my brother's clothes, and I haven't owned my own leather clothes yet. Let's go and clean them up now. We have dozens of them!" Li Zhenzhu was happy. said.

In the end, several people pulled out all the rabbit skins together and counted them. There were 72 pieces. Seeing so many rabbit skins, Li Zhenzhu said in surprise: "Oh my God, I didn't expect that it will be less than half a year. It's too scary to have so many rabbits."

"It's not too much in half a year, but there are three of us! Besides, we ate all of them, didn't we still have cooked rabbits and smoked rabbits!" Xie Xiaonian really didn't think there were many, she was alone , I have saved a lot in the space.

"By the way, in addition to making sugar, we have to deal with the pheasants and hares raised in the cages as soon as possible. The things in the cave, you two should try to transport them down the mountain as much as possible. It's a mountain, so I can't come here." Xie Xiaonian continued.

"What about your share? Will it freeze if you put it on the mountain, or transport it to our cellar!" Li Zhenzhu asked.

"No, your cellar is only that big, and you may not even be able to fill it up. My share, after we get married, will be taken away by the loyal army." Xie Xiaonian said shyly.

"Whenever you go to your uncle's house, you can't ask your uncle to help you in vain. It just so happens that the dried persimmons have already been made. When the time comes, you can bring some of the mountain products, dried persimmons and sugar we made to your uncle's house." Seeing that Xie Xiaonian had his own plans, Liu Yifan talked about the rabbit fur again.

"I might as well go tomorrow. There are so many rabbit skins, it may take a while to get them done, and if we get them done early, we can make clothes earlier, so as to save ourselves from the cold." Xie Xiaonian said directly.

"Okay, then you can decorate the apples and everything, and bring the candy you made today, and then go to our place to get some persimmons, and bring them to your uncle's house tomorrow!"

Because they really have a lot of things, and the sugar can be made again, so Xie Xiaonian was not polite, and directly agreed, after all, I can't make my uncle busy, lime and so on, uncle has to spend money to buy it.

It's just that he brought a lot of things, Xie Xiaonian couldn't take them back to Xie's house, and he was afraid that Li Zhenzhu and the others would suspect him, so he could only hide them at the foot of the mountain and come back to get them tomorrow.

Because there is no more pigweed now, Xie Xiaonian has no task of cutting pigweed, he just needs to bring it back to get some firewood.

Li Zhenzhu and the two also had to stockpile firewood for winter, so after the three of them finished packing, seeing that there was still a little time, they went to cut firewood for a while before going down the mountain.

When Xie Xiaonian came home, he saw Father Xie unloading firewood from a cart in the yard. After seeing Xie Xiaonian, he said, "Xiao Nian, you are getting married soon, so don't go up the mountain to cut firewood anymore. Take care of yourself at home!"

"No need, dad, it's not too tiring to chop firewood, and the sun is not too strong now." If she stays at home every day in the future, she won't be suffocated to death, and there are many things to do on the mountain, not to mention she won't I believe Father Xie will care about her so much.

"Well, you decide for yourself. In addition, you also know that your family is in trouble, so you can't prepare a dowry for you. When your mother got married, the two boxes were still in good condition. They haven't been used much. In two days, I will find a master to repaint it, and when you get married, it will be your dowry! With the 3 big pieces from the Xu family, you are also the first in the village. In addition, our family does not have any Cloth tickets, I can’t buy you cloth either. I remember when you saw Zhongjun last time, didn’t your concubine make a red dress for you? Seeing that you have worn it a few times, it should still be new, so I will use it as a wedding dress when the time comes."

Father Xie didn't want to spend extra money to prepare a dowry for Xie Xiaonian, so he told Xie Xiaonian about his plan, hoping that she could understand the situation at home.

And when someone in the village married their daughter, they did the same, so he thought, no one would talk about it.

(End of this chapter)