The end-of-life life of a mountain farmhouse

Chapter 111

People in the village don’t grow chestnuts now, but the squirrels also like all kinds of rice grown in the fields. From time to time, they sneak into the village to grab food, vegetables and fruits. Because it is not winter and there is no ice wall outside, the distance of more than ten meters The fence is trivial to them, and they come in without any discussion.

And as long as they don't run into the village on a large scale, the big black bear, which makes the squirrels particularly afraid, doesn't care at all.

But they have learned a lesson after coming here a few times. As long as they don't hurt people, they steal things and run away, and the villagers will not chase them dead.

Aren't the villagers angry with these thieves?But there is nothing to do if you get angry, you can't drive away, you can't run, you can't run, and you can't help but hold grudges, and go to the village every day to find trouble, so as long as they don't destroy at will, the villagers will be open to these robbers. Close one eye.

But after three years of fighting wits and courage with the squirrels, the villagers are more or less wary of these hated big squirrels. They are not as smart as squirrels and can run, but they are human beings with brains, wisdom and thinking ability. People, isn't it good to set up traps, prescribe drugs, and the like?

When the two sides fought each other, there were winners and losers, but somehow it turned into a deal. The big squirrel brought plants from the forest that the villagers had never seen before, and the villagers gave them some food.

Of course, for the plants in the forest, the villagers don't want everything, what they want is edible or useful for life.

It has been four years since the world changed, and the villagers have long discovered that not all the grains they planted will be harvested, because there are many seeds that are like cotton, which do not germinate at all after being planted, or are useless after they grow. , turning into weeds.

This kind of change doesn't just happen to the crops in their fields, there may also be unexpected changes in the forest.

For example, the loofahs were found by the big squirrels from the forest for the villagers. The loofahs used in the village have nothing to do with the loofahs they planted before, but they just happen to look similar, and the melons inside are similar when they grow old. That's why it's called loofah.

There were 5 big squirrels that came into the village today, and now the villagers don't chase them out when they see them. Of course, if they have cheap claws and lead the sheep to make troubles, they must be greeted with big sticks.

The leading gray squirrel cautiously approached Lin Lin, who seemed to be more talkative, and screamed, "Zhi Zhi Zhi!" Hey, who, you, you, come here.

Lin Lin looked around, there was no one else, she should be calling her, she pointed to her chest: Me?

A trace of contempt flashed in the gray squirrel's eyes: "Squeaky." Don't look, idiot, it's you.

If Lin Lin could understand what it said, she would definitely chase it for five miles with a big stick. She is a flower in the village now. I don’t know how many people want to chase her, especially the group who live outside their village recently. Outsiders, their eyes would light up when they saw her. Of course, she also knew what those people were thinking, and she was just not interested in them.

Lin Lin took a broom for self-defense, walked up to the group of big squirrels carefully, and asked cautiously: "What do you want to exchange for my family's food, let me say yes first, I don't want loofah."

Ever since she found out that this thing can be grown in the ground, her family has planted a few big bags every year, and there is no shortage of this thing.

"Squeak, creak." The big squirrel threw a bunch of big leaves to her, then pointed to the pile of rice guarded by Lin Lin, signaling that it wanted that.

Lin Lin picked up the big leaves, felt the thickness, and then scooped up a scoop of rice for them.

"Squeak." The big squirrel's voice became sharper, its cheeks puffed up, and it was very angry. Even if it didn't know what it was talking about, it could be understood that it was very angry now.

Why is there only one thing, it doesn't want to change with this person, it screams and wants to snatch the stack of leaves back from Lin Lin's hand.

"Hey, hey, can I give you another bowl? Really, this is too good." Lin Lin had no choice but to scoop up another bowl for it, and the big squirrel reluctantly nodded after scooping up three bowls.

The remaining big squirrels also handed over to Lin Lin what they brought. Today they brought all the big leaves, so Lin Lin also gave each squirrel three bowls of rice as usual.

Unexpectedly, when she was about to leave, these big squirrels grabbed a handful of rice while she was not paying attention, and then quickly escaped over the wall.

Lin Lin was so angry that she chased after her with a big broom, but her two legs were no better than others' four claws on the ground, and they disappeared after a while.

The people in the village are used to this scene, that is to say, Lin Lin didn't interact with these big squirrels very much, so they took advantage of them.

If it were them, they wouldn’t have given the big squirrels scooped up food in the first place, and it would be good if they were flattened, because they all know that this group of big squirrel dogs can’t change their eating shit, and they will definitely order their food back when they leave .

Lin Lin made too much noise, Aunt Honglian quickly ran out of the house, and saw the big leaves and food scattered all over the ground, she didn't know what happened, she scolded the group of big squirrels while picking up the things : "The plague-stricken stuff, these squirrels are really smarter than monkeys, so you shouldn't get used to them, I said they should have been beaten out long ago, and they were exchanged for food, for a fart, that's for a change Well, that's robbery, just like bandits and robbers."

Someone joked: "Aunt Honglian, if there is no big squirrel to pick the leaves for you, what will you do to go to the toilet? Do you have to use a stick, hahaha..."

"It's okay to use your hands, just remember to wash it, hahaha, it's clean and environmentally friendly."

The large leaves picked by the squirrels are very special in texture. After drying, they are like straw paper. Now they have almost become a necessity for every household. In addition, they have not found them around the village, so even if the big squirrels who can pick this kind of leaves have special There are many problems, and the villagers can only pinch their noses to recognize it.

They once thought about using other leaves instead, but the leaves they found around them were not suitable at all, and some were even poisonous, and they would cause rashes when they touched them. As time passed, they had no choice but to accept the rogue trading behavior of the big squirrel.

After a few transactions, the big squirrels became much smarter. They found that it is better to exchange other things for the villagers than to exchange them with big leaves, because the things they bring may not be useful to the villagers, so the villagers often do not agree to exchange them.

But the big squirrels don't understand this, and they were very angry at first, but after a few times, they recognized the truth that only big leaves can be exchanged for food, and nothing else, so in the past year, they seldom take other things from the forest. something came out.

Aunt Honglian was tidying up, and she found a thread in the pile of big leaves. This thread was lavender and very thin. If she hadn't had sharp eyes, she would have almost missed it.

At first she thought it was hair, but when she picked it up, she realized something was wrong, because this "hair" was very long, almost two meters long, and it was very tough. With her current strength, she couldn't stop pulling it.

Aunt Honglian's movements were too strange, she seemed to have nothing in her hand, but she raised her hand to look at it, and Aunt Yufeng simply walked over and said affectionately, "Sister Honglian, what are you doing?"

"Hey, Yufeng, you have good eyes, come and help me see, what is this?" Aunt Honglian handed the strand of "hair" to Yufeng.

"Isn't it just the hair, ah, no, where did you pick it up, why is it so long?" Aunt Yufeng also lifted up that strand, the thin one was shining with a lustrous lavender luster, and it was so pretty.

"Those bandit monkeys, bah, the squirrels brought them here." Aunt Honglian put her head together with Yufeng, "What do you think it is, is it useful or not!"

"It's definitely useful." Yufeng's sister-in-law replied without even thinking about it.This thing is long and strong, if it can be more, it will save a lot of work to mend clothes, if it is more, maybe weaving can also be done.

Aunt Yufeng lowered her voice and said to Yu Honglian: "Tell me, is it possible that this is raw silk, the kind that can be woven into silk?" She suddenly slapped her thigh: "If this thing can be woven into cloth to sew clothes Will it be like armor, invulnerable to swords and guns?"

The two were startled, and the more they talked, the more excited they became. They muttered, and soon attracted other people in the village. After a while, the big squirrel brought them a piece of raw silk and spread it to the whole village.

When Lin Yang and Asparagus heard the news, the people in the abandoned factory had dealt with the squirrel twice, but the squirrel didn't understand what they meant, thinking they wanted leaves again, and picked a lot of them happily They are still angry if the villagers don't change them when they are sent over!

When they get angry, they run around in the village, screaming, and even throwing things at people.

Unfortunately, what they hit was the asparagus that came in to get something. Asparagus reacted quickly, catching the thing thrown by the squirrel and hitting it back with his backhand. His strength is definitely different from that of the squirrel. The one that caused trouble The big squirrel was knocked out by asparagus bamboo.

It deserved it, Lin Yang would have smashed it if the asparagus bamboo hadn't been knocked over, he kicked it to the side of the road, getting in the way!

"What's the situation?" Seeing many people staring at them, Wen Zhu asked suspiciously, "Is there anything special about this squirrel? Can't move?"

"Hey, there's nothing special about it." Aunt Honglian ran out and explained to them: "We just want to find this monkey, bah, squirrel for some raw silk, but it doesn't seem to understand, and we won't give it to the squirrel." It's food."

Wenzhu didn't believe it: "Raw silk? This squirrel can also weave this thing? Auntie, you must be dazzled."

"Hey, that's it. Let's see if it's silk. I'm planning to get some more from the monkey so that I can weave it into cloth and make new clothes."

"Aunt Honglian, it's a squirrel."

"Tsk, as long as it gets me more raw silk, I can call it my ancestor."

"Hahaha, the ancestor's coffin board probably won't be able to hold it down anymore."

Asparagus and Lin Yang took a closer look, and even tugged at each other, but the two of them couldn't tell the difference between silk and thread, so of course they couldn't see anything.

But if it is really woven into cloth, Lin Yang will be interested.

"Aunt Honglian, then hurry up and ask this monkey. If it is really woven into cloth, let me know. Then I will exchange it with you. It's easy to say whether you want food or salt."

Wenzhu and Lin Yang didn't intend to join in the fun. They didn't intend to do it themselves. Anyway, as long as someone in the village succeeds, they can gradually promote it in the future. At that time, they can just exchange things with the villagers.

Before the horoscope was written, Lin Yang said to exchange salt. There are few things in the village now, and there are many idle people, so more people are interested in this matter, especially women comrades, want to do it one after another. The first person to weave or silk, a group of people gathered around in full swing.

Wenzhu couldn't help laughing, and said to Lin Yang, "Maybe we can't wear cotton, but we can wear silk."

Wenzhu didn't expect that his words would soon become a reality.

Zhou Yi and the others brought almost [-] catties of grain, which was a bright target for a team of only twenty people.

In order not to be robbed, they hid the food when they came to the county seat. Each of them only carried a dozen catties with them, which was almost a day's ration.

But they didn't expect that Leping County had already moved out. After arriving in the county, they wandered east and west for nearly a week before arriving at the new gathering point. What's more, they didn't expect that the population power of the entire county had changed again. , and none of his brothers left to watch the scene can be found now.

There is a place in the county that sells news. Zhou Yi and the others went there to inquire directly, because what they inquired about was nothing important, and if they were given any food, some people would spit it out.

"Half a month ago, a troop came to Leping. Hey, I don't know if it's a soldier, but judging by their behavior and momentum, it took them just over half a month to mobilize all the troops in Leping County. Fang's forces have been integrated together, and now the city is definitely good for ordinary people, and they don't have to worry about being robbed when they go out, but it's hard to say for the leaders of the previous forces."

The man shook his head: "If you want to find someone, you can go to register and post a notice on the bulletin board, but you have to collect grain, it seems to be five catties or ten catties a day, are you going? I have someone I know who can call you a discount."

Zhou Yi rejected him. The new Leping County is only that big. If the order here has stabilized, they will always meet acquaintances after three or two turns. He divided the people he brought into three teams, and one team is dedicated to finding people. , One team collected news in the city, and the other team started a business.

The intervention of the military force not only brought good order to Leping County, but also brought many new gadgets. Zhou Yi led the businessmen and followed the crowd to the exhibition stand.

There were a lot of things on display on the exhibition stand, including weapons, cloth, food, and special medicines. Zhou Yi looked at the prices and found that each was more expensive than the other, and they couldn't afford it with their current wealth.

He is particularly interested in the grains on the exhibition stand. According to insiders, Leping County has already counted. Although the grains grown in nine out of ten are mutated, one out of ten is still edible. It cannot be planted, or it cannot be eaten after it is planted, it is poisonous!

But one-twelfth of the food grown in Leping County can't satisfy their growing appetite. Going out to hunt is dangerous, and if you eat too much animal meat, your body will not be able to bear it.

So now looking at that little purple-green plant, everyone's eyes are red.

Next to the exhibition stand, a special person introduced: "This is Red Star No. [-], huh, you may not understand these things, so I will say it bluntly, this is a newly cultivated potato, but it is not grown one by one, vines, One plant can hang about [-] square meters, and one plant can probably harvest more than a thousand catties. It has a high yield and is easy to plant, and it is already the seventh generation of cultivation. The genes are stable and will not mutate after planting. Of course, if your hands are particularly stinky, there is nothing you can do about it.”

"What is the success rate of planting?" The success rate of other food in Leping County is about 20.00% to 40.00%. If this potato is not as high as other local food, it is better not to grow it Woolen cloth.

"The data provided by the laboratory is 60.00% eight." The person who introduced the data had already prepared for it, so he opened his mouth.

The people around probably had planted fields before, so they nodded and said, "Then this one is not bad, planting a few plants is enough for a year's ration."

"That's what you can afford."

"Not expensive, not expensive, 50 catties of first-class grain for one plant, 200 catties of second-class grain for one plant, and 600 catties of third-class grain! Don't think it is expensive. One plant can harvest thousands of catties of potatoes in one season. If it is planted well, one The plant can live for at least three years, so don't miss it when you pass by."

Food is even divided into grades!Zhou Yi and the others heard about it for the first time, so they hurriedly asked the people around them.

A brother next door who was quite beastly looked them up and down: "Are you new here, or haven't you come out of the cave for too long? It's been rumored for half a month, and you don't even know."

"Brother, we seldom go out, so tell us what you know." Zhou Yi quietly stuffed him with a multigrain pancake.

This miscellaneous grain cake was given to them by the villagers. It is said to be miscellaneous grains, but in fact it is almost old grains. The chestnut noodles and sweet potato noodles a few years ago were all mixed together. Now the villagers are used to the taste of new grains, and no one wants to eat this kind. Stuff, not enough to satisfy the hunger, but also unpalatable, so I lent them all to Zhou Yi, and they would not feel sad if they lost the food. It would be better if they earned it, and it was for nothing.

The orc big brother shook the multigrain cake in his hand, and his face was full of smiles. It was less than a catty. He gave a thumbs up: "Brother is open and bright, then I will explain it to you carefully."

"We all know that eating food is better than eating meat. You can see that it is because of eating too much meat." The orc brother pointed at himself helplessly, then shook his head: "There has been chaos everywhere in the past few years, and there is no food. They were robbed when they were planted, or they were never planted at all..."

The big orc man was very verbose, he even sighed and traced the historical process to Zhou Yi and others, and when Zhou Yi finally couldn't help but want to interrupt him, he talked about grain classification.

"...The ones that are very pale and close to colorless are super-grade grains, the lavender ones are first-class, the purple and purple-red ones are second-class, the purple-black ones are third-class, and black has no grade. If you want to eat it, no one will stop it, and if you eat it, no one will care , do you have a lot of food?" The big orc man squeezed the food in his hand and estimated their strength: "How about I exchange animal meat with you? What kind of animal meat do you want, guinea pigs, rabbits or wild goats... "

"Hey, thank you big brother! We have bison meat and don't need other animal meat." Zhou Yi refused calmly.After parting from the orc brother, when there was no one else around, Zhou Yi couldn't hide the joy on his face. He winked with his brothers: "Let's go, let's talk when we go back."

A few people bowed their heads and walked back in a hurry, but they were very happy in their hearts: it’s done, it’s done, the food in Lianhua Village is second-class at the very least, and almost most of them are first-class, even when they are helping the villagers I have eaten super-grade food for a few days, no wonder it tastes particularly delicious when I eat it, it turns out to be super-grade food, hehe!

But they didn't bring that kind of food this time, but as long as they can go back and win the trust of the people in Lianhua Village, it won't be a matter of time.

I shared the news I heard with the brothers who came back at night. Everyone’s faces were full of excitement. The next day, everyone was more motivated. Those who needed to find people continued to find people, and those who needed to exchange supplies continued to exchange supplies.

As for the newly discovered raw silk in Lianhua Village, compared with the silk in the village, Zhou Yi and the others first exchanged it for new cloth at the new base in Leping County. According to the introducer, it was vomited out by a cultivated spider. Made of silk, it is very durable, unlike the cotton they are wearing now, which is particularly easy to break.

However, this kind of cloth is expensive, and Zhou Yi only changed a palm-sized piece, and he wanted to take it back to give the villagers a sample. If they needed it, he could go out and change it for the villagers in the future.

In half a month in the village, he discovered that the people in Lianhua Village are very housebound, and if they want to settle down in Lianhua Village, it must be useful. It is very suitable for them to run errands for the villagers. A run or two is definitely enough, and the distance between the county and the village is not too far.

In addition to cloth, the villagers urgently need salt. Most of the food they brought was replaced by salt. The villagers also asked for pots and pans.

Zhou Yi and the others also found out that they could also use the fine seeds they had grown to exchange for other things. When they heard the news, Zhou Yi and the others almost laughed. Although there were many crops exhibited in the new base of Leping County, there were not many. The richness of the village, if all these are sold for money, wow, I can't even think about it.

I can still think about it, but I just thought about it, they don't want to destroy the original ecological environment of Lianhua Village, and make a fortune with a muffled voice.

Every night when we get together, Zhou Yi will warn everyone.

Only half of the people who stayed behind to watch were found, and the rest either ran away or died during the chaos in the city. After searching for two days, Zhou Yi and the others had already gained a lot from coming out this time, and the people around were staring at them. , not daring to delay any longer, ready to go back to Lianhua Village.

Now it is raining lightly outside. If they don't return to the village before the heavy rain comes, they will have to spend the rainy season in the Xinleping stronghold, and the rainy season usually lasts for three months.

The rainy season is the most comfortable season for everyone in a year. There is no need to go out to work, and the temperature is not too hot or cold. Apart from not being able to go out, they live a life like a pig.

The author has something to say: there is another chapter at [-] p.m.