Zhen Zhen fell directly ten meters underground and fell on a big rock. Fortunately, what Zhen Zhen came out of was the consciousness of the soul, otherwise she would have to bleed and pat her head in fear, Zhen Zhen sat up on the stone, thinking about walking around to the farmhouse here, and by the way to the mountain have a look.

Zhen Zhen's consciousness just took a few steps, and suddenly the surrounding soil trembled slightly, as if she wanted to talk about something, Zhen Zhen stopped, closed her eyes to merge her consciousness with the soil, after a while she opened her eyes in surprise, He turned to look at the stone that caught him just now.

It was pitch black under the ground, and she couldn't see anything with her eyes. Zhen Zhen wrapped the stone with her consciousness and carefully explored its color, size and texture. saw that this stone was the size of a watermelon, and the oddly-shaped whole was golden. Almost instantly, Zhen Zhen guessed what it was: Goutou Jin.

Goutou gold is mostly produced next to gold mines. Apart from increasing the production of crops, Zhen Zhen rarely sinks her consciousness into the ground. She suddenly realized that there may be more resources and treasures under the forest of Mount Edong than on the mountain. Leaving Gootoujin, Zhen Zhen felt the guidance of the earth, about two or three miles away, she found a gold mine.

Zhen Zhen didn't go deep into it, firstly, she was too young to be able to do anything even if she discovered gold mines, and secondly, she had to wait until the ten years of catastrophe had passed if she wanted to mine. Slowly floating up from the ground, Zhen Zhen walked back all the way to increase the income of the crops on both sides. After her consciousness returned to her body, Wang Sufen's sister-in-law He Dongmei had already cooked and set up a kang table in the south of the East Room. On the kang, Wang Sufen's parents and elder brother accompanied Mrs. Li's family to dinner, and He Dongmei took the children to eat at the Westinghouse.

As soon as everyone sat down, Zhen Zhen also turned over and sat up, Madam Li hurriedly put down the wine glass she had just picked up, got off the kang and put on her shoes, then went to the opposite north kang, and took Zhen Zhen into her arms: "Bao woke up from sleep. Are you hungry?"

Zhen Zhen rubbed her eyes and yawned, her bright eyes seemed to be misted with water, Mrs. Li hurriedly hugged her and got off the kang, walked around the room twice, seeing that Zhen Zhen was more energetic, Then he carried her to the table and sat down.

Looking at Madam Li's posture of holding Zhen Zhen in his palm, Father Wang couldn't help but say, "Mom, you have no end to hurt your child, let Sufen hold her, you can eat quickly."

Mrs. Li waved her hand and said, "We Zhen Zhen are still not in good spirits, I'll hug her for a while, and let Sufen feed her when she wants to eat. My family, I'm not afraid of your jokes, after the birth of my granddaughter, I'll let Sufen feed her. I can't leave her without a single step, and I'll be dead if I don't see her for a while. I went to work in the mountains a while ago, and I really couldn't leave Zhen Zhen at home for her sister-in-law to watch. I felt like I lost my soul when I was on the mountain all day."

Dad Wang looked at his granddaughter, but he really looked at Bai Bai and Nen Nen, but he couldn't imagine that this person still loved his granddaughter more than his grandson? However, the family has a way of living, and Father Wang was worried in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask any questions. But she didn't despise Zhen Zhen like she used to, thinking in her heart that this child only sent some eggs when he was born, and he didn't go there for a while, this is the first time he came to the house, so he had to give a red envelope, or else Just because the mother-in-law dotes on this child so much, I am afraid that she will be unhappy in her heart.

Zhen Zhen leaned in old lady Li's arms for a while, then reached for a spoon to eat, Wang Sufen hurriedly took her over and scooped the boiled rice porridge for her to eat. Zhen Zhen's little tooth usually chews all the wild fruits that are soft and juicy, but if she eats vegetables, she can't bite. Wang Sufen can only take a piece of potato and crush it with a spoon for Zhen Zhen to feed her.

Mrs. Li took a sip of wine, picked up a piece of braised pork and put it in her mouth. Not to mention the stew was very soft and rotten, the fragrant Mrs. Li said repeatedly: "Your eldest daughter-in-law, this braised pork is fragrant. , we usually stew at home, but it doesn't taste like this."

The old lady Wang said quickly: "My eldest daughter-in-law's father used to be a pig butcher before liberation, and the other side's cooking was average. This pork alone tasted the best, especially his family's blood sausage was a must. It's a pity that these days are not good. We can't fatten our pigs by relying on wild vegetables, and we are reluctant to feed sweet potatoes. I haven't eaten his blood sausage for several years."

Mrs. Li sighed: "I see that the rain in the past two months has been more diligent than the previous two years. I only hope that next year will be better."

Zhen Zhen listened to the short words of the family members and quickly drank half a bowl of porridge. Her stomach was full, but Zhen Zhenzui didn't want to be idle, she stretched out her hand and took a cucumber from the basket with wild vegetables, put it in her mouth and chewed it hard, but she was able to bite down bits and pieces. don't eat cucumbers less, but it is the first time to eat cucumbers like this. She used to hear the old man say that cucumbers don't taste like cucumbers, but she still didn't understand it, but now she knows that, compared with the pure natural and pollution-free cucumbers of today, the cucumbers grown in the greenhouses of later generations can be considered radishes at most.

He Dongmei ate a piece of cake with potatoes in the Westinghouse, and hurried over to see if there was anything to buy. Mrs. Li looked at her with a smile: "Daughter-in-law, you don't have to be busy, these dishes are old and young, we can't eat much. Would you like to sit down and eat?"

"I'm full, auntie." He Dongmei quickly resigned, she saw that Zhen Zhen was full, and reached out to hug her: "Old sister, I'll take care of the children for you, how are you going to chat with our parents? ."

Zhen Zhen didn't love to sit here all the time, she hurriedly stretched out her hand, He Dongmei took her into his arms and said with a smile, "Zhen Zhen is much more worry-free than my stinky ball when I was a child."

Zhen Zhen originally thought that she had four brothers and one sister-in-law, and it was already very lively, but when she went to Westinghouse, she saw, my mother, there are five boys and three girls, Zhen Zhen looked back at He Dongmei in shock, she really couldn't think of this big aunt. How come so many children are born?

The eight children were surrounded by a kang table, and all their heads were lowered, and they were cooking vegetables in their mouths. He Dongmei hugged Zhen Zhen and sat down on the edge of the kang. Zhen Zhen took a look at the table, and a small pot of braised pork with potatoes was already There was not even soup left, and several children were desperately grabbing eggplants to eat. If Lao Wang's family used to be reluctant to put oil in cooking, just boil it with water and eat it. Today is a distinguished guest, and He Dongmei is cooking with oil.

The five boys ate like wolves, picking up large pieces and stuffing them into their mouths, while the three girls obviously hesitated for a while, only one of seven or eight years old held out his chopsticks again, and the other two only dared to lower their heads and nibble on the pancakes. , Just like that, He Dongmei didn't forget to mumble: "Okay, what do you do when you eat so much, and you can't pull the wood to work, just put a belly on it and not starve to death."

Zhen Zhen saw that they forgot to eat the cucumbers. Although the old Li family had a difficult life, Zhen Zhen had already ripened the crops just in time when they were about to run out of food, and they could even catch a fish and catch a hare and pheasant every few days. It seems to be stronger than the average person. And Mrs. Li treats her better than her grandchildren put together, Zhen Zhen almost forgot that this was an era when there was some preference for sons over daughters.

The oldest of the three girls was only ten years old, the youngest was only three years old, and Stinky Ball was born. up and down.

In the end, she gave birth to herself. Although He Dongmei was distressed about the food, she didn't say anything more, she put Zhen Zhen in the arms of her eldest daughter Chun Ni and instructed her: "You take your little sister and go to the garden to play for a while, I'll go and see. Give you milk to wash some wild vegetables, be careful not to fall on her, she is the golden lump of your old aunt's family."

Zhen Zhen almost didn't choking on the cucumber when she heard the word "Jin Gemao", she handed the cucumber in her hand to He Dongmei, He Dongmei took the cucumber, and went to the kitchen to get a small piece of leftover persimmon and stuffed it in her hand .

Chun Ni carried Zhen Zhen and took Shani and Qiuni to the garden. The old Wang family's garden was at the west end of the tu house, and planted crops such as corn, eggplant, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and cabbage that could fight hunger. Fang Gen sat down, looked at the things in his field, and looked enviously at the string of red persimmons planted by the neighbor next door through the fence.

Qiuni put her finger in her mouth and drooled greedily: "I want to eat it!"

Shani sighed: "It's like you can eat it if you grow it? By then, it won't be all iron eggs and stinky balls. Besides, milk won't let you grow those things, it's not too hungry, and it's a waste of space. It seems that the seeds are not easy to scour, and I heard that the seeds planted next door were brought by relatives from other places."

Chunni stroked Qiuni's hair: "That stuff is not delicious, wait another month or so, what do you want on the mountain, and then my sister will take it off for you."

Zhen Zhen looked at the persimmon she didn't eat in her hand, then looked at the three sisters with yellow faces, carefully controlled a seed to be planted beside the fence, quickly took root and sprouted and blossomed under the shelter of the eggplant seedlings. In an instant, three bright red persimmons hung on the top.

Chun Ni and the three were still staring at the fence, but no one noticed that there were three ripe persimmons under the fence root, Zhen Zhen was helpless and could only control the butterfly to circle around Shani's head. Shani immediately forgot the persimmon when she saw the butterfly, and ran to catch it. After a few steps, she ran into the ground. In a hurry, Chunni shouted: "Don't step on the seedlings, be careful mom hits you."

Suddenly Shani stopped. She quickly turned her head and glanced into the yard. Seeing that no one was outside, she quickly peeled off the eggplant seedlings, picked off the three persimmons that were behind her, and hurriedly ran away with her clothes in her pocket. came back.

Seeing that, Chun Ni hurriedly held Zhen Zhen and dragged Shani and Qiu Ni to the back of the room, and whispered to Shani: "What's the matter, why are there foreign persimmons?"

"I don't know either." Shani shared the persimmons among Chunni and Qiunii, and said in a low voice, "It's just growing behind the eggplants, I guess it fell from our house when the seeds were planted next door. ?"

"Can't you?" Chun Ni estimated the distance: "Unless it was blown by the wind."

Shani rolled her eyes: "No matter how long it is, eat it quickly, and let Mom see you are gone." Then she took a bite of the one in her hand, and the sweet and sour persimmon juice flowed into her mouth. , Shani couldn't help squinting her eyes: "It's delicious."

Chunni wiped the persimmon on her clothes twice, and was about to put it to her mouth and then took it off. Shani and Qiuni were all over their faces, seeing Chunni not eating, they couldn't help asking her, "Sister, Why don't you eat, Mom will come out in a while."

"Why don't I keep it for the two of you." Chunni said hesitantly, "Actually, I don't really like this stuff."

"You can pull it down." Shani rolled her eyes at her, snatched Chunni's persimmon and stuffed it in her mouth: "Eat it quickly and don't implicate us, if you say you're stupid, you have to keep it for stealing. Tails, don't you want to be beaten?"

After being scolded by her sister, Chun Ni was not only angry but happy. She ate the persimmon in a few bites, and then scooped a scoop of water from the bucket that was prepared to water the ground at the back. The three of them washed their hands and faces. After checking each other for no traces on their bodies, they breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, the foreign persimmon seedling quickly shrank into soil and fell to the ground.

After He Dongmei washed the wild vegetables and sent them into the house, she chased a few boys out to play, and cleaned up the tableware and chopsticks. Then she remembered Zhen Zhenlai. She looked outside the house and saw no one, so she hurriedly went into the vegetable garden to look for it, and she was in the house. Several people were later found.

He took Zhen Zhen from Chun Ni's arms and couldn't help but glared at her: "I didn't let you play in the yard and let me find you for a long time, I thought you lost the whole child, I told you Even selling the three of you together is not as valuable as a girl."

Shani looked at He Dongmei unconvinced, and couldn't help but ask her, "Did we give birth to you? Why does my aunt love her daughter so much, why don't you love us?"

When He Dongmei heard it, she laughed angrily: "I don't care about you and I give you food and drinks all day long? What do you think I'm raising you for, white-eyed wolf!"

Chun Ni was frightened and hurriedly grabbed Shani, Shani threw Chun Ni's hand off, and stared at He Dongmei with a face of dissatisfaction: "Anyway, you know how you treat us, just eat as many as you want. The boy eats, and my sister and I do all the work at home."

Seeing her shouting loudly, He Dongmei didn't dare to yell at her because she was afraid that the sound would spread to the house and let others hear her. After my brother is full, how do they go to work to earn money? You just clean up at home, what does it matter if you eat more and less, and you can starve to death?"

"If you don't starve to death, you won't be able to feed." Shani lowered her head and her eyes turned red: "You are all born and raised, so be partial. Anyway, when my uncles go out from their families, I don't see how much filial piety to my father and my mother every year. How many things, my aunt has brought the meat to the house for the past few years." Shani turned her head and walked out, and said viciously: "Anyway, if you treat me badly, don't expect me to be filial in the future. you."

He Dongmei was so angry that she grew up like this at home when she was a child. She couldn't do it when she raised a daughter. She was so angry that she chased after her and wanted to slap her. It seemed that she had sensed He Dongmei's intention. He turned his head and stared at He Dongmei fiercely.

He Dongmei was startled and took a step back involuntarily. Although she didn't value the girl, she didn't want to leave her heart just like that, for fear that the girl would really hold grudges and could really cut off contact with her in the future.

He Dongmei stood with Zhen Zhen in her arms for a long time and didn't know what to say, but looking at Chun Ni and Qiu Ni who looked a little horrified, she finally felt a little uncomfortable, she tucked her hair behind her ears, and said after a while, "Wait a minute. If you have leftover meat on their table, I will give you two more pieces, and your father should find out if there is more."

Chunni lowered her head and tears fell, He Dongmei sighed, and walked back in embarrassment: "It's not too much trouble."

Mrs. Li ate and chatted again, so she took her family back to rush back. By the time she got home, Mingxi had already cooked a pot of gooey and a pot of pork and cabbage vermicelli.

Wang Sufen put the sleeping Zhen Zhen on the kang and asked casually, "Your sister-in-law hasn't come back yet?"

"No." Mingxi said, "Her home is so far away, and my sister-in-law left so late this morning, she might have to stay overnight before coming back."

Mrs. Li sat at the door and took a puff of cigarettes, and couldn't help muttering: "Old Wu's house has only one room, so there is no place for her to sleep. Last time she came back from her parents' house, I saw that her clothes were stained with soil. , I asked carefully before I found out that she was sleeping on the kitchen floor."

Wang Sufen glanced at the sky: "It's still early before it gets dark, and I guess I'll be back in a while."

Madam Li took another puff of cigarette, looked at Wang Sufen and asked, "I thought I'd do the wedding of Dongzi and Osmanthus this winter, and now I have no time. You can go to the street tomorrow to see what you should buy. Buy and buy, don’t delay until the end of the year, it will be difficult to buy anything at that time.”

"Okay." Wang Sufen said cheerfully, "I told Carpenter Xu in front of him a few days ago that he should pack a big box, or I'll send two catties of meat to his house and urge him to hurry up. "

"Middle!" Mrs. Li nodded, "I asked your younger brother and sister to leave me some cloth tickets. Last time, your fourth brother also took back a few. Go back and make a new cotton-padded jacket for Guihua and Dongzi, and give them to Zhen. Zhen also made a set, Mingbei's padded jacket and trousers when he was a child have been removed, and they are long gone."

After the two negotiated, Sufen, the King of Heaven, began to go back and arrange things. As for the furniture, it is even easier. The wood in the mountains is ready-made, although it is owned by the state, but as long as it is not taken out and resold, like building a house, building a cabinet, etc. as usual, just talk to the management. Just do whatever you want.

Carpenter Xu moved faster when he saw the meat, and the rural wedding box didn't need any style, just a square and sturdy one. A month later, two boxes and a kang qin were ready, so quickly borrowed a cart to pull it over to Lao Li's house.

Osmanthus has been a little uneasy since she left in Mingdong. She often loses her mind when she talks, and her face is also a little gloomy. After seeing it, Mrs. Li didn't say much, until the house was pulled back and placed, she hurriedly pulled Osmanthus to see, and Osmanthus' face became a little more joyful.

Madam Li looked around with her cigarette bag, pressed the box and nodded with satisfaction: "This thing is sturdy and can be used for decades without any problem." A little dissatisfied, this Beicha Kangqin usually likes to draw some flowers, grass, etc., and it is good to see the festive meaning. The Kangqin made in the early years in the past has these things. In recent years, there is no paint and no one willing to paint, so this step is omitted.

Mrs. Li was a little unwilling. She always felt that the marriage of her eldest grandson would be better. She smoked a few puffs, but remembered one thing: "Osmanthus, I remember that your mother used to be a lady from a big family. Will she draw these things?"

Gui Hua hesitated for a moment: "My mother knew how to paint when she was young, but she hasn't touched anything since the liberation. She hides all the paints and banknotes at home, and I don't know if she can paint now."

"Drawing two strokes is better than being bald." Mrs. Li took down her cigarette bag: "Tomorrow you will go and invite your mother."