Chapter 124: Going up the mountain to pick fruits
Chapter 124: Going up the mountain to pick fruits
Liu had nightmares at night. She dreamed that Wu Tong came back and asked him why he had an affair with someone else with her divorce letter...
In the morning, Xue Qing saw the dark circles under Liu's eyes: "Mom, did you have a nightmare again yesterday?"
She knew that Liu would have a nightmare every once in a while because she was too concerned about her two sons on the battlefield.
Liu looked depressed: "I dreamed that his father came back"
Xue Qing looked at Liu. Shouldn't she be happy that her husband is back? It seems that their relationship is not very good!
"Mom, since it's just a dream, it's all fake, don't take it too seriously."
There were some leftovers from yesterday’s food, so Ding cooked some rice porridge. After heating up the leftovers and steamed buns, the family had breakfast in the renovated kitchen.
Jiang Yi also returned to Anyang City.
As soon as the morning hour arrived, many villagers carrying baskets came to the gate of the yard. Xue Qing asked Wu Qian and Wu Xiu to take good care of grandma, and then he and Ding took the women in the village to the mountain.
It was also the first time for Ding to go so deep into the mountains, so she couldn't help feeling a little scared. But when she thought of Xue Qing and so many other women being there, her fear was alleviated a lot.
She glanced at the women around her. They were helping each other and moving forward. There were no complaints, only eyes full of expectation.
Xue Qing also noticed the looks in everyone's eyes. The excitement from yesterday had not yet subsided, and of course, they were also eager for some silver.
When they reached a large flat ground, Xue Qing stopped.
In front of them was a patch of prickly ash trees. The Star Anise Tree began to give warnings: "Please do not harm the trees. This can become a blessed land for our village. In the future, every household can eat and drink well, and every day will be like a festival."
Many people wouldn't even dare to think about this kind of life, but isn't it true that every day is a festival for the Wu family now?
Can’t you finish eating all the fine rice, flour, pork and fish every day?
Aunt Liang said in a loud voice with excitement: "Qing'er, don't worry, we will definitely treat these trees like our ancestors, haha."
Others also echoed this, saying that this was a treasure that would change their lives forever! How could they not cherish it?
Everyone put down the baskets they were carrying and took out the cotton bags they had made overnight. Some families might not have been willing to make them into clothes, so they made cloth bags to collect these treasures that could be exchanged for silver.
Xue Qing stood by and instructed them how to collect.
It seemed like it was noon, and we had been busy for more than three hours, so I asked everyone to go back and have a rest, and dry today's work at home first.
Tomorrow they can harvest it themselves.
Everyone hurried to finish the work. Everyone had a big bag full in their basket. Some people had two bags, like Aunt Liang. She was big and strong, so she carried a big bag on her back and another one in front of her.
When everyone returned to the foot of the mountain, it was already past noon. After a short rest, they continued on their way back home.
Because Xue Qing's home is at the end of the village, if you come down the mountain and walk east for about ten meters, you can see the renovated house. The courtyard wall is a little higher than before, and it has been replaced with a brand new big wooden door.
When Xue Qing and Ding walked to the door, they saw that it was wide open.
The two looked at each other and their hearts skipped a beat, because they had not picked any vegetables and there were only some small wild vegetables in the basket. Ding, who was originally walking quickly, saw Xue Qing running and followed him into the yard.
When I walked into the main room, I heard a voice coming from the east room: "Thank you for your hard work over the years. I'm back. I'll be at home with you from now on. You can enjoy your life."
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