Traveling through the famine years, the best old woman, I was gnawed into the richest man by my children and grandchildren Chapter 61 If it weren't for your mother running the house, you would have starved to death
Chapter 61 If it weren't for your mother running the house, you would have starved to death
Tartary buckwheat is one type of buckwheat, and there is another type of buckwheat called sweet buckwheat.
They have different breeds and different ancestors.
The ancestral species of sweet buckwheat is Wild Buckwheat, while the ancestral species of Tartary Buckwheat is Wild Buckwheat.
Lin Tao took a stick and slapped the wild buckwheat flowers that fell on the ground.
Li San followed suit and joined in.
Then there are sharp-eyed Li Si and Li Er.
Even Li Yi, the lazy cancer patient, reluctantly followed after these days of personal experience and watching from the sidelines.
It’s really easy to get things done when there are so many people!
After turning it over several times, the tartary buckwheat has completely separated from the flower stalk!
"Take this to feed the cows." Lin Tao picked up the flower stalk and handed it to Zhu.
"Isn't it? After all this time, it's actually for the cows to eat?" Li threw away the wooden stick and sat on the ground like a resentful woman, rubbing his shoulders and patting his legs.
"If you want to compete with the cow for food, you can do whatever you want! We won't eat this thing anyway!"
Lin Tao sat back on the stone bench and said to Xu, "Collect these seeds."
The three Xu ladies, who had always been obedient, immediately started to act obediently.
Lin Tao then said to the old lady washing dishes by the stove: "Mom, our family will have to have at least two meals in the future."
The old lady said without raising her head: "One meal is enough! Although there is still food at home now, you can also make money, but winter is coming soon, and the money has to be saved to buy food for the winter."
"Okay, old woman! If Taozi says we'll cook two meals, we'll cook two! In this house, Taozi has the final say!" The old man came out of the stove and helped Zhu tidy up the wild buckwheat stalks.
"I know Taozi has the final say! But our family is like this, and we don't have to live a tight life. How can we organize ourselves in the winter?"
"Hey! You old woman, why can't you understand? How can Taozi be such a sensible person? If she was really that perverted, you and I would either end up in earthen jar graves long ago, or starve to death long ago! You, don't worry about it in the future
Damn it! Whatever Tao Zi says, we will do it!"
Seeing the old man with such a temper for the first time, Lin Tao quickly interrupted: "Mom, I know you are doing this family's good! Don't worry!"
The old lady pulled her face, glared at the old man, turned her gun and said, "You are the only one who knows how to behave!" Then she carried a pot and bowl into the stove shed.
"See what you said, I know how to be a good person, but you taught me a lesson when I was young! Don't be angry!" The old man chased after me.
The whole family, including Lin Tao, were dumbfounded.
Unexpectedly! The old man doted on the old lady, and he actually doted on her all his life!
Lin Tao unconsciously looked at Li Er, then whose temper did this boy follow? Could it be that he was not a biological child of the Li family?
Li Er suddenly jumped up from the ground and took the initiative to help Xu.
Huh? Can this guy guess what she's thinking?
As soon as Li Er moved, Li Si and Li Yi started a chain reaction and also started to help.
Soon, most of the tartary buckwheat was stuffed out.
"Bah, bah, bah, this stuff is bitter! I can't even chew its shell and mouth!" Li Yi drooped his tongue and wiped it over and over with his hand.
Lin Tao shook her head and said: "The brain is a good thing. Don't keep it hidden when you have nothing to do. Take it out and let it shine."
In the entire hospital, Li Si, the only one who understood, covered his mouth and chuckled.
"Okay, let's wash up and go to bed early!"
These days, Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Zhu have not slept well for several days because of setting up stalls.
And those three stupid boys were kept up all night, and their eyes were as red as rabbits.
As soon as they heard that they could sleep, the three of them giggled as if they had found silver.
Perhaps because she found that piece of buckwheat, Lin Tao had been worried about it these days, but she finally let it go tonight.
She had such a solid sleep that she didn't even know when the old lady who slept on the same bed with her got up.
It wasn't until daylight dawned and shone through the broken window onto the kang that Lin Tao woke up.
I hurriedly put on my clothes and went out, while the whole family was busy with their own affairs.
"Why didn't anyone call me?" Lin Tao ran to fetch water.
Mrs. Xu wiped the mud from her hands and brought her toothpaste and toothbrush.
"I didn't let them call you. I see you're exhausted these days. There's no need to set up a stall today, so I thought I'd let you sleep a little longer." The old lady who made peace with the mud said, slapping her waist.
Only then did Lin Tao notice that a one-meter-high mud wall had been put up at the corner of the main room and the east room of the small courtyard.
The houses here are built with rudimentary construction techniques that are simply beyond your imagination!
Four logs are staked at the four corners, and then two logs are used to fix the door frame.
As for the wall, for those who are more particular, use pillar strips to make diameters, then paste dry mud in the gaps, wait for the mud to dry, and the wall is ready! Finally, build a few beams and tie thatch into small bundles.
, pressed against the rafters.
A house is just completed! Not to mention the crude materials used, let’s just talk about the walls made of mud. If the rain is a little heavier, they are bound to collapse!
But right now, the entire village and even the entire poor people in Qingyuan Town build their houses this way. Even if Lin Tao had a way, she wouldn't dare to use it!
Forget it, just do as the Romans do!
If there is heavy rain in the future and it is really washed away, she will just change this method of building a house.
Due to the site selection of the newly built hut, one side is the main room, the other side is the east room, and the back is the courtyard wall.
You only need to build two logs to reinforce the door, and the wall only needs to be pasted on the side of the door!
The area required to open the door is only two-thirds of the area needed to be glued!
Over there, at the corner between the main room and the west room, four sons were busy building a cowshed.
The calf tied nearby seemed to feel that there was going to be a shed, and he mooed excitedly.
It seemed that although she got up late, no one in the whole family was idle.
Even the two little ones followed together, helping to step on the mud with their bare legs.
It seemed that there was no rush to go up the mountain at this time today. Lin Tao did not mention the matter of going up the mountain. After washing, he took out the tartary buckwheat that he had beaten yesterday and sifted it to remove the ashes and soil.
Soak in water for another 30 minutes to soften the shell of the tartary buckwheat.
Pour away the water and dry the tartary buckwheat again.
While the shell is still soft, it has to be ground and ground into powder.
After taking the tartary buckwheat into the stove, Lin Tao heard Li whisper: "Mom, you won't really take that thing and use it as food for us, right?"
Li Er: "It's hard to say."
Li Si: "Okay! Two of your heads plus one can't compare to mother's. Since mother brought it home, it must be edible! Right, third brother?"
Li San: "As long as you can eat enough."
"You're really not picky!" Li Er complained.
Li Yi added: "That's right! You have never tasted that stuff. It's as bitter as soup!"
Li San was nonchalant and added: "The most important thing is to have enough food."
"That's it! You still have to choose whether it tastes good or not? Why? If it doesn't taste good, don't eat it! Forget it, starve to death!" As soon as the old man opened his mouth, the three stupid boys shut up.
The old lady helped: "Li Yi! Don't be born into a blessing and not know your blessings! If it weren't for your mother to run this family, you would have starved to death! Don't you even look at the situation this year?
People only eat one meal a day! If you can eat two meals, you should have some fun!" This chapter has been completed!