Shijiagou really deserves this name, there are stones everywhere, and even there are many stones in the ground.

The land is barren, the crops are naturally not good, both corn and sorghum are short and thin, the corn cob is short, and the ears of sorghum millet are not large.

The production of more than ten acres of land, in previous years, was just enough for a family to eat and drink, but this year the Qu family is gone, and it is estimated that these grains can be eaten by the mother and son until next autumn.

Qiaolian worked very quickly, and in one afternoon, she cut more than one acre of grain.

And he cut some wicker from the willow bushes of the field, and tied up all the grain, and carried it home with a pole.

Fortunately, my own land is close, just on the eastern slope, and I will pick it all home after a few trips back and forth.

In August, the days were a lot shorter, and as soon as she picked all the millet back, it was a little dark outside, so Qiaolian hurriedly lit the fire to wash her hands and cook.

One pot cooks small rice porridge, and the other pot stews beans and paste.

This is the last crop of beans this autumn, two days ago I was afraid of frost, and I picked off the beans on the shelf regardless of the size of the beans, and the tender ones were scalded with pickles, and the old ones could be eaten in the warehouse for a few days.

Beans like oil, the oil and water are not delicious, Qiaolian deliberately cut some fat and thin meat to fry the oil, and the stewed beans are oily and fragrant.

Stew beans at the bottom, paste cornmeal mixed with white flour on the side of the pot, and when the beans are stewed, the cake is also cooked.

The soup in the pot splashed on the cakes, and the cakes had the taste of beans, which was particularly delicious.

Just as the meal was served, I heard Jiakang shouting outside, "Mother, what are you doing?" So fragrant? ”

The little baby had a sharp nose, and as soon as she entered the yard, she smelled a fragrance, and the two babies ran happily to the house.

"Coming back? Hurry up and wash your hands, let's eat stewed beans and sticky cakes in the evening.

My mother cleaned up the sauce jar today and found that a small piece of sauce meat had fallen inside, and she just took it out to stew beans. ”

Qiaolian casually found an excuse to fool the children, anyway, the baby is small, they just don't care if there is anything delicious, so they don't care where the meat comes from.

Ordinary people can't eat meat a few times a year, let alone the Qu family, and the two children haven't eaten meat for a long time.

Hearing this, his mouth immediately drooled, and he hurriedly scooped water from the water tank and washed his hands, and then obediently went into the house and sat at the table, waiting for dinner.

Qiao Lian brought the food to the table, sat on the edge of the kang by herself, and smiled at the two children.

"See what? Hurry up and eat, still waiting for my mother to feed you? "A child of this age has long learned to eat by himself.

Jiakang Jiayuan is very independent, and she doesn't need Qiaolian to feed her at all, Qiaolian said this, she is deliberately teasing the children.

Sure enough, the two babies were embarrassed when they heard this.

"Mother, we have all grown up, we don't need to be fed by my mother." Jiakang muttered, and then lowered his head and drank the porridge.

Qiao Lian smiled and picked out two pieces of meat from the plate and put them in the bowls of the two children.

"You two are running outside all day, helping your mother work, and you're tired, eat some meat to make up for it."

The child is small, it is the time to grow the body, Qiaolian feels sorry for the children, and naturally she is reluctant to eat meat by herself, so she is close to the children.

The fat and thin pork belly is stewed in the pot, and the oily and trembling exudes an attractive aroma, not to mention how gluttonous.

But the two babies didn't pick up the meat and eat it, but they coincidentally picked up the meat and put it in Qiaolian's bowl.

"Mother, you eat, you work more than us." The two babies said in unison.

"Okay, mother, eat, you eat too, let's eat together." The children are filial, and Qiaolian is naturally not good to live up to it.

So he took the meat from the plate and put it in the bowls of the two children. "Eat, our family has harvested grain, and there will definitely be surplus grain this year.

Wait for the mother to go out to inquire, if the policy allows, in the spring of next year, the mother will go to catch two little piglets and raise them back, and then there will be meat to eat. ”

In previous years, a family of five ate, and the old two had a large amount of food, and the family did not have enough food to eat, so they needed to be mixed with wild vegetables and bran.

Now that the old couple have passed away, Jiakang Jiayuan is young, and the grain harvested this year must be enough.

Qiao Lian has been wondering whether she will raise two pigs next year for the past two days.

Of course, we have to inquire carefully about this matter and understand whether to let it be raised or not.

Qiaolian has been here for more than half a month, and she has just figured out what year it is, and the country was only liberated and founded last year.

I don't know what the policy is now, but I don't dare to mess around, if someone is targeted, it will be a big mistake.

Now she doesn't want to be rich and rich, as long as she leads the two children to live peacefully.

Anyway, there is a system, even if you don't raise pigs, you can't eat meat, and there is really no need to take too many risks.

"As long as the three of us live diligently, we will definitely be able to eat whatever we want in the future.

Don't worry, my mother will definitely not let you be wronged, and our family's life will get better and better in the future. ”

Qiaolian gave the children vegetables and meat, and at the same time confidently assured.

"Well, mother, we are all obedient, and mother will do whatever we want. Our family's life will be good, and no one will bully my mother in the future. ”

Don't look at the two children are small, but they are very sensible, and their grandparents used to scold their mothers all day long, and they all saw it in their eyes.

Now that the grandparents are gone, the mother doesn't have to be angry and scolded, and the two babies are also relieved.

"Okay, okay, they are all sensible and obedient children, it's enough for my mother to have the two of you, and my mother will guard the two of you for the rest of my life."

The feeling of being cared for by her children is really happy, Qiaolian smiled and said that she was happy, and when she was happy, she drank half a bowl of porridge.

The mother and son quickly finished eating, and Jiayuan helped her mother clean up the dishes and chopsticks.

Qiao Lian scooped the hot water from the pot into the large wooden basin and stirred it with a stick.

After waiting for the ashes to settle, pour the clarified water on it into another basin and throw the dirty clothes into it to soak.

In this year, soap and soap have been sold, generally known as pancreas, and the price is particularly expensive. Not to mention the Qu family, even the ordinary people in the village are absolutely reluctant to buy and use it.

There is no honey locust produced in the local area, and most people wash their clothes and still soak them in water with plant ash.

Of course, Qiaolian must have soap laundry detergent in her hand, but she didn't dare to take it out like this, the child is not sensible, if she goes out and says it casually, others will definitely find it strange, so she uses it secretly.

The dishes and chopsticks were cleaned and put away, and the dirty clothes were soaked in the basin, and I could finally rest after a busy day.

So the family of three lay down in the quilt, Qiaolian blew out the oil lamp, and the room was pitch black.

"Sleep, there is still work tomorrow, the weather has not been very good in the past two days, and I have to quickly take back the land."

Qiaolian lay between the two children, stretched out her hand to hug the two children, and softly coaxed the two children to sleep.

After all, a child who is only four years old, can he not be tired of running all over the mountains during the day? At this time, I was lying in the hot bed, hugged by my mother, and fell asleep after a while.

"Good night, my darlings." Qiaolian closed her eyes and fell asleep after a while.