Splendid Pastoral: The Strong and Hot Wife

Chapter 5
This evening was the most satisfying meal for the family in years.Except Xu Xiaomi.

The next morning, Xu Xiaomi woke up just after dawn.I went out in a hurry yesterday, and I didn't look at the surrounding environment much when I first came here, so I have to take a good look at it today.

She, Xu Xiaomi, doesn't need to know which country this is, or who is the current emperor?However, she has to see if she can get something to buy and sell some food at the market and come back after this year.

She first filled a few scoops of water into the pot and heated it up, then scooped out two scoops from the wooden basin, and used a little hot water to wash herself briefly.

I found black noodles behind the stove, scooped out two bowls of noodles, kneaded them into balls, boiled water, cooked them in a pot, and added a few handfuls of dried wild vegetables.

After the wild vegetables are softened, put a little salt in the soup, and breakfast is ready!At this time, the younger sister who was sleeping with her raised her head from the bed and opened her sleepy eyes.

"Sister, have you cooked?"

"Well! The meal is ready, get up and wash your face!" She said as she walked to the bed to dress Sanniu.

At this time, my mother came from the next door and saw that the two sisters had already got out of bed and got dressed.

Xu Xiaomi brought the reserved hot water to the yard to wash San Niu's face.Father Xu Erqiang also came out of the room, followed by Er Niu.

"My daughter wakes up so early?" Xu Erqiang said with a smile.

"Mmm! Father... come and wash your face!" Xu Xiaomi finally called out the two affectionate and difficult words, father and mother.It will be much easier to call in the future.

When Xu Erqiang heard Xu Xiaomi calling him, he was so happy that he burst into crow's feet.

"Hey! Let Er Niu wash first!" He said softly to Xu Xiaomi.

Er Niu walked to the wooden basin, Xu Xiaomi washed him with a coarse cloth, and just stretched out his hand.

"Sister, I'll wash it myself!" Er Niu's manly appearance made people laugh.

"Okay! You wash it yourself!" Xu Xiaomi smiled and handed him the cloth, and he took the cloth and began to scrub his face.

At this moment, my mother came out of the kitchen and said softly to Xu Xiaomi, "The rice is ready! After washing, take your younger siblings to eat first!"

"Ok!"

She held the two little ones in each hand and said, "Let's go to eat!"

As soon as the three of them walked to the table, their parents also came in.So, the family started to eat with a sigh of relief.Breakfast was ready soon.

After eating, Xu Xiaomi went out and stood in the yard. The sun had just come out, and the surrounding fog slowly dissipated.Only then did I see clearly that there was a mountain sitting behind the house!Although the mountain is not high, it seems that the trees are quite lush.

It is cold winter but the leaves are still lush, and they seem to be evergreen trees.The winter here is not very cold. It is already the twelfth lunar month and there is no snow, but there is fog and no frost?
This is a climate she has never seen before.I have to go to the mountains to see if there is anything useful.

She left as soon as she said, carrying a pannier and a knife from under the eaves and going out.

"Sister, where are you going? I'm going too!"

As soon as he walked to the door, the voice of his younger brother Er Niu came from behind him.She turned to Er Niu and said, "I want to go to the mountains to see!"

"Let's go together! It's very foggy in the mountains now, and you can't see the way clearly. You haven't gone in for several years, and you will get lost." Xu Xiaomi nodded. She actually hoped that someone would go with her.

With her small body now, she might be stumped by even a little more important things.The two masters hurried out of the house when they heard the conversation between the siblings.

"Wait, children, I will go with you!"

As Xu Erqiang said, he took two quick steps and came in front of the two children, took the basket on Xu Xiaomi's back with one hand and walked in front first.

They walked out of the fence and around the back of the house and into the woods, rustling on fallen dry leaves.The dew on the leaves drips from time to time, and it feels cold even if there is no wind in the woods.

There was no road in the forest, so Xu Xiaomi marked the tree with a knife as he walked.The three of them walked a long way without gaining anything.

Walking to a few big rocks, Xu Xiaomi sat down. She thought that there would be no animals in this season, so she just wanted to see if she could find some plants that could be used as seasoning.

She looked up at the trees around her, they were all unknown trees.It seems that there will be no harvest today... Just as I was thinking, my eyes inadvertently saw a tree far away from me with vines wrapped around it.

Moreover, the vine was covered with pepper-like seeds, and this plant was so familiar to her.

I remember when I was in junior high school, the plant teacher said that this kind of vine can be used as medicine.When she saw the target, she immediately ran over to observe it carefully, and she was sure that it was indeed Cuscuta.Just tell Xu Erqiang and Er Niu.

"Father, Er Niu, come and step back on this vine, I'll go and see if there are any other places?"

"Oh! But what's the use of my daughter stepping back?" Xu Erqiang asked puzzled.

"Father! This is called Wu Niang Vine, which is a kind of medicine. If we can step on it more, we can exchange it for money!" Xu Xiaomi said.

Xu Erqiang was dubious. This daughter had been away from him for four years. She might have seen her in a rich man's house!Never mind!Whether he is true or not, he is here anyway!If it's useless to step on it, just use it as firewood!

Thinking of this, he walked to the tree and began to step on it.Xu Xiaomi found a lot for the father and son to step on.He didn't stop until the backpack he brought couldn't fit.

Er Niu was too tired to walk, Xu Xiaomi looked at the Wuniang vine, which weighed about a dozen catties wet, and several catties when dried!I just don't know how much this thing can sell for a catty here, it's not cheap in her place!

Anyway, today is still fruitful, she thinks that her brother can't walk anymore, it's not too late to find a place to rest before going home before it's too late.

So, she said to Xu Erqiang who was looking around, "Father! Let's rest for a while!"

"Okay!" Xu Erqiang walked to a stone and put down the basket, and sat down on the spot.Er Niu also sat down on the spot.

Xu Xiaomi walked to a stake and sat down.Looking in the front where the sun can shine in, there are a few dark red things hanging on the dead branches, swaying in the wind, making a rustling sound, isn't that... She ran over and took a serious look, it was pepper It is dried chili.

This can be taken back to make seasoning!In the 21st century, this thing is a must-have in the cuisine.

Xu Xiaomi hurriedly started to pick the peppers. Erniu saw it and ran over to help pick the peppers and asked, "Sister, what is this?"

"This is chili! Haven't you seen it? Don't you usually come here?"

"Yeah! I haven't seen it before. Usually, my parents don't allow me to come to this forest, saying that there are wolves. What does my sister do?"

"This is the condiment. It would be much more delicious if there was pepper in the fish used for cooking last night." Xu Erqiang joined in after the siblings had been busy for a while.

"Father! Are there really wolves in this forest?" Xu Xiaomi wanted to ask Xu Erqiang why he didn't come to this forest.

"I heard people say it, but I didn't really see it. It wouldn't be surprising if it existed. This mountain is huge! This is the largest mountain in Jinquan County! I grew up at the foot of Qinglong Mountain since I was a child, and I have never seen it. I have never walked out of this mountain." Xu Erqiang said while picking peppers.

"You mean you came in too? Has anyone caught any prey on the mountain?" Xu Xiaomi asked unwillingly.

"In the early years, there were many people who went into the mountains, some hunted, some gathered firewood, and they came in to look for wild fruits in summer. However, once a courageous villager walked in, and he found it after two days. Moreover, he said There were monsters inside, and he got lost because of the monsters, so he only spent two days getting out. Since then, no one has come in."

"Oh! Is this man in the village now?"

"It's gone! He moved out the second day after he came home. He said yes, there are monsters here, he's afraid..."

"This man is weird. Have you ever thought about whether he didn't want another person to know the secret in this forest?"

"No one thought about it, it's just that someone laughed at him for being timid!"

"Oh... Dad! Let's just take these back today, and come back next time." Xu Xiaomi said happily.She thought there must be surprises in this mountain that she couldn't imagine.

"Okay! But girl, why are we taking this back? What is this?" Xu Erqiang asked while holding a dried chili pepper that he picked off.

"Father! This is a kind of condiment, which is used for cooking. The tender ones can also be fried and eaten alone. Why didn't you see it sold on the street?" Xu Xiaomi said to Xu Erqiang seriously.

"Is it sold on the street? I haven't seen it before, and this is the first time I've seen it! But your mother and I rarely go to the market, maybe there really are..." Xu Erqiang said thoughtfully.

Only then did Xu Xiaomi remember the history of the chili peppers she found on the Internet. It turned out that this stuff was produced in Bangladesh. The people here speak the same language as the country she used to live in. Of course it is not Bangladesh!
Even if it exists here, it only grows wild in the mountains, and no one has cultivated it yet!In this case, the first person to cultivate it is me—Xu Xiaomi.

In the future, if anyone sees chili peppers being sold on the street, she must be the first one to sell chili peppers here—Xu Xiaomi.Thinking of this, Xu Xiaomi unconsciously looked at the father and son who were looking for peppers on the dry pepper branches with smiling Mimi eyes.

After a while, the father and son searched all over the area, and they didn't stop until they didn't see a chili pepper anymore.

(End of this chapter)