Mingbei went out happily every day during the holidays, and even thought about taking Zhen Zhen to the hydrolysis factory to play, but Zhen Zhen was not thinking about playing at all at this time, she went up the mountain after breakfast every day, and went back to the mountain after lunch. . The children in the small town in the forest area are all out in the wild, and Mrs. Li knows that Zhen Zhen can control plants and animals, so she is not worried about her being injured in the mountains. Ming Bei was curious about what Zhen Zhen played in the mountains every day, Zhen Zhen flutteringly said that she was training rhubarb, and Ming Bei was so scared that she didn't want to hear any more details.

Zhen Zhen had no idea about woodworking, she even dug out a big mahogany box from the soil and emptied the contents, but she didn't find out why. Since it was unrealistic to pack the boxes by herself, Zhen Zhen came up with another idea, she found a giant tree of a Korean pine that grew to be more than one meter in diameter, and then broke into a one-meter stake.

Zhen Zhen couldn't help feeling proud of her wit when she touched the wooden stake. When she was using it, she could use it as a box as long as she emptied the stake. The escaped things were also made into a cover, so it was not wasted at all.

patted the wooden stakes casually and they all sank to the bottom, and the thick soil automatically formed a sealing layer around the wooden stakes, which not only prevented air from entering, but also rainwater would not fall below.

After solving the problem that had been bothering her all the time, Zhen Zhen suddenly felt much more relaxed, she moved to the sparsely populated creek between the two mountain streams, Zhen Zhen broke some willow branches from the willow tree beside the creek, her hands and feet Quickly weave a flower basket. Putting the flower basket next to the stream, lightly tapped with your fingers, a water cricket the size of a palm crawled out of the stream and consciously got into the flower basket.

The water crickets are very similar to the lobsters in the sea, but they are much smaller. They have very strict requirements on water quality. The rivers and streams where they live must be clear, and a little pollution will cause them to die. The creeks and rivers near Beicha are only the water crickets in the creek in the middle of the mountain, because they are not preyed on, so they grow fat and big.

When the flower basket was full, Zhen Zhen stopped, fastened the braided lid on the flower basket, tied the wicker up and down, and made a handle. The taste of this water cricket is similar to that of crayfish, it must be numb and spicy to be delicious.

In this era, the seasoning of dried chili peppers can only be bought by a family during the New Year, and it is also a scarce thing. Therefore, when Zhen Zhen first discovered this creek, she sprinkled some seasonings that can be used as seeds at home, and urged them to grow out of it and then leave it alone. As they produce freely, they only have to be used. When she arrived, she came over to ripen some and brought them back, saying that they came across wild ones in the mountains. Mrs. Li and Wang Sufen knew this very well, but what they were hiding were Osmanthus and a few children.

Returning home in high spirits, Mrs. Li knew at a glance that it was brought back to eat, and hurriedly went up to take the basket from her hand. As soon as he started, he felt his arm slump, and immediately called out to Shen Bei to let him carry it to the kitchen, while he carefully looked at Zhen Zhen's palm, his distressed face was wrinkled together: "Why do you bring back such an old and heavy thing? Is it? Did you let the nanny take out the print?"

"It's okay, milk, this weight is like playing with me." Zhen Zhen put her arms around Mrs. Li's arm, revealing her white and tender palms, and there was not even a trace of restraint. Holding Zhen Zhen's little hand, Mrs. Li softly instructed her: "Although you are strong, you are a girl after all, you feel sorry for yourself at home and outside, don't do any rough and tiring work by yourself. Whatever you want to eat, Take your fourth brother up the mountain, even if he catches a wild boar, he can carry it back for you."

Zhen Zhen was teased and smiled, she put her arms around Mrs. Li's arm with one hand, and lifted the flower basket with the other hand: "I'm afraid my fourth brother's legs will be weak when he sees a wild boar, and I'll have to look back. Carry the pig in one hand and carry him in the other."

Putting the basket with the water crickets into the kitchen, Wang Sufen hurried in from the vegetable garden with a pot of freshly picked vegetables. When she saw the flower basket in the middle of the kitchen, she hurriedly put the pot aside, reached out and removed the willow branch tied to it, and asked curiously, "What is it?"

As soon as the words fell, the lid on the flower basket fell off, and inside it was densely packed with water crickets waving a pair of pliers, looking extremely brave, and there was a cloth pocket on it.

Wang Sufen picked up the cloth pocket and untied it. There were red peppers and peppercorns in it, and she couldn't help but laugh: "Did the pungent smell kill the water cricket?"

Zhen Zhen smiled a little embarrassedly: "I've been thinking about it all the way, saying that the water cricket must not die, it would be bad if it died."

Mrs. Li found the largest enamel pot in the house, and Wang Sufen and Wang Sufen poured out all the water crickets in the basket and filled a full pot. Mrs. Li shouted in surprise: "Good guy, they are all so big, where did you catch them?"

Zhen Zhen said vaguely: "Just put it on the side of the mountain." As for her own abilities, because of the need for survival, she only exposed to Old Lady Li and Wang Sufen the control of animals and plants. As for teleportation and the separation of consciousness, she has always regarded it as her little secret and kept it tightly in her heart.

The Hongsong Mountain in Beicha stretches endlessly, so Mrs. Li asked casually and didn't really care. Seeing that Wang Sufen was about to prepare for cooking, Mrs. Li hurriedly pushed her back to the house to rest: "It's been a whole morning of tossing. Hurry up and rest your legs, listen to the radio or something. Your mother just washed a pot of foreign persimmons and cucumbers for you to put in the house, go eat two. "

Zhen Zhen agreed, and while walking out, she didn't forget to turn her head and instruct Wang Sufen: "Mom, put more chili peppers and Chinese prickly ash to make it more delicious."

Wang Sufen glanced at her helplessly: "How old a child, how can you eat spicy food better than the gentlemen?"

Zhen Zhen smiled: "It's not spicy, it's not delicious."

Because made spicy water crickets at noon, lunch was half an hour later than usual, but when opened the door and smelled the spicy and delicious smell in the kitchen, immediately felt that all the waiting was worth it.

A large pot of oily and bright water crickets was brought to the table, Zhen Zhen couldn't wait to take one, pinched her head with one hand, and pulled out the tender and tender meat soaked in soup with the other and put it in her mouth, Once again, sucking on the fingers that were already soaked with hot sauce, it would not be more refreshing.

Zhen Zhen peeled off one after another without raising her head, and in a short while there was a pile of water cricket skins on the table in front of her, and Mrs. Li didn't eat a single bite of dry food when she saw her, for fear that she would be spicy. The taste, from time to time, fed her a few mouthfuls of food with chopsticks, and stuffed a piece of steamed bun into her mouth.

Ming Bei ran far away today, and by the time he got home, it was more than half an hour later than usual. Thinking that the family had finished eating, Mingbei scooped water from the yard and washed his hands, and was going to go directly to the kitchen to find some leftovers to eat, but as soon as he entered the house, he heard Mrs. Li's voice: "Eat Is it so spicy? Is it okay to feed you porridge with milk?"

Smelling the fragrant smell of the house, Ming Bei's eyes lit up, and he rushed into the house with three steps and two steps, and was immediately shocked by the tall cricket skins piled up in front of Zhen Zhen.

"Did you catch a cricket today? You said it earlier, if you know I'll go with you, I'll catch this thing." Mingbei said as he reached out and took one from the basin.

Wang Sufen knocked his hand down and instructed him to say, "Go to the kitchen and get a basin, I'll clean up the table and you're eating." Osmanthus just finished her last bite when she heard that she quickly got off the kang: "Let Mingbei eat it, I'll go get a basin."

Osmanthus can't be spicy when breastfeeding, and Mrs. Li and Wang Sufen can't eat two of them. The big pot of water cockroaches Zhen Zhen ate half a pot by herself. After burping, Zhen Zhen licked her fingers and looked at the pot with no end in sight. The water cricket inside sighed regretfully: "I didn't eat enough."

"I haven't eaten enough to eat tomorrow, and I still have a pot to cook." Wang Sufen said quickly, for fear that she would eat a bad stomach: "Go down and wash your hands, and drink the rice flour porridge."

Zhen Zhen shook her head while burping: "No, I can't eat any more, I have to go to the yard for a couple of laps, and I will eat it in the afternoon when I have empty space."

While speaking, Mingbei took a water cricket and put it into his mouth to suck the soup without even peeling the skin. After tasting the numb and spicy taste, Mingbei grinned and stuck out his tongue. : "Mom, what you made this time is really delicious and full of flavor. The one you made last year was tasteless."

"Your sister has wild peppers and wild peppers in the mountains." Wang Sufen quickly explained the source of the seasoning: "Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to put so much. It's just that this wild thing is more delicious than the one you grow, you don't know how to make it. It choked me when I was cooking, and I always regret putting so much in it, so I'll have to put less when I cook it tomorrow."

"Don't tell me, Mom." Mingbei called out hastily: "I'll follow this tomorrow, it's delicious."

Zhen Zhen leaned on Mrs. Li and nodded her head, not forgetting to add: "A little more peppercorns, the tongue will not be numb enough."

"You can really be a demon." Wang Sufen smiled and glanced at Zhen Zhen, while cleaning up the table, she did not forget to instruct Ming Bei: "Save some for your father, and let him drink at night."

After eating the spicy water crickets, Zhen Zhen lay on the kang and pondered about the spicy shrimp and spicy crab, but the crab is not fat enough now, so have to wait for the fall, there are quite a few shrimp, will go back and fish for some.

Having eaten and drank enough, Zhen Zhen lay on the kang without thinking about anything, yawned, her body quickly fell into a deep sleep. Her body was still awake when she was sleeping, so Zhen Zhen took the opportunity to explore the way to the densely populated big city.

Over the years, with the growth of age, Zhen Zhen has become more and more adept at controlling consciousness. Even if this kind of consciousness is thousands of miles away, it can return to the body in one second, so Zhen Zhen is inconvenient to go too far. In many cases, letting consciousness find the way is the best way.

Zhen Zhen's first stop was still the familiar Bingcheng. A hundred years ago, Bingcheng was an important transportation hub and a key transportation node. The local economy was extremely prosperous, and many big capitalists and big businessmen appeared.

Different from the quietness of Beicha, various sports have already started here, Zhen Zhen hurriedly moved to the luxury residential area of ​​Bingcheng, the houses where music could be heard were all quiet, Zhen Zhen gently landed on the ground. Only a house facing the street.

The owner of the house, surnamed Meng, is an old couple in their 50s and 60s. There is also a young man in his 30s sitting in the house. The content of what he heard should be their youngest son.

The graceful Mrs. Meng was wearing a cheongsam and sat on the sofa with an anxious face: "I heard that Zhang Xiuming's house has been raided, and he was dragged to the street for a parade. According to this momentum, he will come to our house sooner or later, Lao Meng, you Thinking about it? Should we ask someone to go to the government to talk about it?"

Mr. Meng frowned, he took a cigar irritably, and his tone was very bad: "Do you think Zhang Xiuming didn't find someone? It doesn't work at all. To tell you the truth, if he doesn't find someone, maybe he will be the first. It's not his turn yet."

"Then what do you say?" Mrs. Meng stood up and paced from the room uneasily: "Can you still hide?"

"This is the only way, let's go to Hong Kong by boat." Mr. Meng pressed the cigar in his hand into the ashtray: "Hurry up and pack up and see how many big yellow croakers are in our house? Put the jewelry, antique calligraphy and painting I will see if anyone is willing to collect them, even if they sell them at a low price, they will all be exchanged for gold."

"We don't want any of our factories anymore?" Madam Meng was so distressed that she almost cried: "The belongings are all there."

Mr. Meng sighed helplessly: "Why do you care about these now, life is the most important thing."

Meng Fansheng, the youngest son of the Meng family, quickly stood up and echoed: "What my dad said is that if the ticket to Tianjin is not repaid, we will go directly by car."

Mr. Meng nodded: "Go and talk to Wanru and ask her to pack up her things too. Don't want the miscellaneous ones, just pick the valuable ones and take them with you."

Meng Fansheng responded and left in a hurry, the butler of the Meng family followed behind, hurriedly locking the door, for fear of intruders.

Mrs. Meng had already gone to start packing at this time. Mr. Meng came to the study and took down the antique calligraphy and paintings on the wall, as well as the antiques on the shelf, and reluctantly wiped off the dust on it, his eyes full of melancholy.

Zhen Zhen quickly calculated that her family is rich, but how to exchange with Mr. Meng is a problem. Zhen Zhen was just an ordinary student in her previous life, except for studying, she never used her brain in other places. After scratching her head, Zhen Zhen decided to bring the gold first.

Mr. Meng lived in a wealthy area before the founding of the People's Republic of China. Not to mention the beautiful environment, the location is also very good. Zhen Zhen circled around Meng's house twice, and found a forest not far away. Although the area is not large, it was considered secluded and quiet compared to other places.

Consciousness returned to her body, Zhen Zhen opened her eyes and looked at the clock on the cabinet, it was just three o'clock in the afternoon. After stretching, Zhen Zhen got off the kang. Wang Sufen was doing laundry in the yard, and when she saw that Zhen Zhen was about to go out again, she couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed: "When you see the sky, go out to the wild, where are you planning to go?"

"I'm sick from eating, so I went out for two laps." Zhen Zhen kissed Wang Sufen on the face when she passed by: "I'll pick wild flowers for you when I come back."

Wang Sufen was both angry and funny: "I'm so old and still bring flowers, don't give me that useless thing."

"Then I'll give my mother something useful." Zhen Zhen smiled and put her arms around her neck and whispered in her ear, "I planted a piece of cotton in the mountains."

"Really." Wang Sufen was overjoyed immediately, Li Muwu's annual cotton tickets are really limited, only Ming Dong and Osmanthus made a new cotton jacket when they got married in recent years, and Zhen Zhen has a thick jacket, and everyone else's cotton jackets are worn. For seven or eight years, the cotton inside was as thick as the dough, and I didn't dare to play it again, because I was afraid that it would shatter and I wouldn't even have a padded jacket.

As soon as she heard that Zhen Zhen had planted cotton, Wang Sufen immediately filled up a large area of ​​cotton, the snow-white cotton swaying in the sun, how beautiful it is to think of such a scene.

She quickly wiped her wet hands on her body, Wang Sufen pulled Zhen Zhen aside and asked her in a low voice, "Where did you get the cotton seeds? How many did you plant?"

Naturally, Zhen Zhen went to the place where cotton was planted on other people's farms to steal cotton seeds, she ignored this question, smiled and winked at Wang Sufen: "Mom doesn't know my skills yet, that's not how much I want. Hurry up and discuss with my milk to find an excuse, so I can smuggle the cotton back after you think about it."

After hearing this, Wang Sufen immediately forgot everything else, not even washing her clothes, and tiptoed to the Dongli Room to see if Mrs. Li was awake. In the afternoon, Mrs. Li just closed her eyes and dozed off to recuperate, and she didn't have much time to fall asleep. At first, when Wang Sufen came in, she closed her eyes and kept silent. When Wang Sufen opened the door eight times in five minutes, Mrs. Li finally couldn't help it. She rolled over and sat up frowning and looked at Wang Sufen: "Is the house on fire or what? There's something I can't wait for when I get up. Look at you opening the door over and over again, and it's disturbing my sleep."

Wang Sufen was not angry at all, but rubbed her hands embarrassedly: "I can't help it."

Mrs. Li and Wang Sufen have been with Wang Sufen for more than 20 years, and she understands her character very well. She has always been the kind of person who works hard and doesn't like words very much. It must be amazing that she can be so happy now.

Mrs. Li picked up the cigarette bag and stuffed some tobacco leaves in it: "Go and pour me a jar of water and talk on the kang."

Wang Sufen hurriedly responded, and quickly poured a glass of warm water. Madam Li just took a sip, and before she could swallow it, Wang Sufen couldn't wait to tell her: "Mother, Zhen Zhen has grown cotton all over the ground. ."

"Pfft..." Mrs. Li sprayed Wang Sufen all over without swallowing a sip of water. Wang Sufen didn't bother to change her wet clothes, and hurriedly helped Mrs. Li beat her back.

After finally gasping for breath, Mrs. Li pushed Wang Sufen away angrily: "You can't wait for me to finish drinking water, you will choke me."

Wang Sufen laughed twice again: "I couldn't hold back."

Madam Li was also amused by her wet and silly appearance, she waved her hand: "Go change your clothes and come back and tell me." Madam Li lit a cigarette bag and pot with a foreign fire, and suddenly remembered Didn't see Zhen Zhen's figure: "Where's Zhen Zhen?"

"Going out to play." Wang Sufen went back to the house, opened the box, changed clothes, and hurriedly sat down on Mrs. Li's kang again: "Zhen Zhen said that she has grown a lot, how much she wants, but I don't know how to get there. Take it back and let my mother think of an excuse."

Mrs. Li smoked the cigarette bag, and her face showed a bit of deep thought: "I won't change the quilt this year, it can be covered for a year if I make do, and when Osmanthus goes to Dongzi, let's take the opportunity to put the quilt. Replace it with a new one."

"Do you want to make a padded jacket this year?" Wang Sufen looked at Mrs. Li expectantly. It wasn't because she was coveting new clothes. She was almost fifty years old, so she didn't like that one. Not like it anymore.

"Let's do it all." Mrs. Li thought about it and said, "If it's not enough to let Mu Wu go out, I just said I bought it outside. Who else can go and test it?"

Wang Sufen hesitated for a while, and couldn't help but ask Mrs. Li, "Although no one is going to testify, but so much cotton has been pulled back all at once, who do you think Osmanthus is suspicious of?"

"What do you doubt?" Mrs. Li looked at her and said, "Silly daughter-in-law, I told you that our Zhen Zhen is so exhausted that she can't guess. It's like the wild vegetables near our pigsty. The west side is longer and more lush than the mountains, who doubts it?"

Wang Sufen shook her head, and Mrs. Li slapped her thigh with joy: "That's right, they all thought it was our family's soil. Just the yellow sheep that she delivered to her door that year, the neighbors didn't just watch and guess. For no reason, those who are envious can only say that our family is convinced. Dongzi and her mother, you can just rest assured about this matter, all we can do is to help Zhen Zhen find a suitable excuse to transport things home, you don't need to be next to you Worry."

Wang Sufen laughed and said, "Mother said, there is nothing to suspect about this thing. Even if someone thinks our family is crazy, they can't guess who it is. If someone really said that, I would say that I did it. Yes, I was possessed by yellow skins, let's see what they can do."

"This kind of thing is baseless. If someone really dares to say that, I will say that he is feudal and superstitious. When I see it, it is they who are afraid or our family is afraid."

The more Wang Sufen thought about it, the more she felt that it was safe. She turned around and got off the kang: "I can't wait for the evening, no, I'll call Dongzi's father back to talk about it now."

Mrs. Li looked at her helplessly: "Go, go, you really are, there is no dry food hidden in the kennel, it's really hard to see good things."

At this time, Zhen Zhen was in the mountains taking the gold bars out of the ground. Zhen Zhen had no idea how much today's antique calligraphy and paintings were worth, but to be on the safe side, she counted 200 large yellow croakers and placed them in two wooden stakes. One large yellow croaker cost sixteen taels, Zhen Zhen pondered that two hundred large yellow croakers would be enough to buy that villa.