Other people's affairs have nothing to do with them. How they live behind closed doors is their own business, and outsiders can just watch the fun.
Du Shi and Yaya were still left behind at home, while the rest carried baskets and tools on their backs and headed into the mountain.
When they were on the west slope of the mountain, Baiyunxi made a point of looking at the reservoir and the retting pine needle fertilizer. She knew that the second child would come to take a look every morning when he went to the mountain to cut firewood, and would sprinkle water on the dung pile to increase the temperature.
Bai Anyan dug a lot of black soil from the mountain and sprinkled it on the terraces. He poured water again and had already drank the water. The color of the soil was changing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
After the reservoir is full, the overflowing water has been diverted along the ditch, and the fields close to the ditch can be irrigated with water.
After some villagers discovered the convenience of the ditch, they even repaired it specially. Although many of them were just sweeping the snow in front of their houses, she was satisfied as long as no one damaged it.
Walking up the mountain stream, when passing by the bulrush nest where duck eggs were picked up last time, Baiyun Xi took a special look. Although there were no duck eggs in the original location, there was another nest one step away from it. There were ten duck eggs in it.
A duck egg.
Baiyunxi picked out the duck eggs and put them into the basket, and couldn't help but chuckle, "Ten duck eggs, I'll have lunch at noon."
Before they went into the mountains, Mrs. Du had prepared pancakes and perilla sauce for them. Now with the addition of duck eggs, it was definitely nutritious.
"Mom, you are so lucky. You can pick up a few duck eggs every time." Li made a handful of cattails into a circle to avoid breaking them.
"This piece of bulrush grass is close to the water source and is suitable for ducks to nest."
Bai Yuxi looked at the surrounding mountain streams. There were many wild ducks, pheasants and other wild game in the mountains and forests, and they could be seen everywhere. However, these things were too flexible and could not be caught in a hurry.
The pheasants and ducks in the mountains and forests are different from the chickens and ducks raised at home. They fly high and fast. Sometimes you can only watch them flying from your feet, but there is nothing you can do.
In the past, she traveled all over the country and saw a lot, but hunting was really not good, and she could only look at meat and sigh.
A few people walked up the mountain stream, paying attention to the vegetation at their feet as they walked. Whether it was Chinese herbal medicine or edible mountain products, they took them home as long as they were valuable.
After climbing a hillside, they reached the edge of the mountain. Looking at the bushes that were obviously more lush and messy than outside, Baiyun Xi waved his hand and asked everyone to sit down and rest, drink some water, and take a look around to see if there was anything good.
Baiyun Xi stood on the hillside, looking at the dense forest. Although it was early winter, the branches and leaves in the depths of the forest were still lush. Looking around, you could still see some red and yellow leaves mixed in among the jungle, like swaying trees.
Like the ink painting, it reveals a different kind of beauty.
The original owner did not have such a convenient memory of what was going on deep in the forest. He only had some rumors in the village that there were large wild animals entrenched deep in the forest, so the villagers were advised not to enter the mountains easily and risk their lives.
Baiyunxi sighed. She used to go on mountain adventures with the team, but she really didn't have the confidence to do it alone.
Some of it is just theoretical knowledge, which can only be practiced on paper, and there is no experience at all to fight against the unknown dangers in the mountains.
There must be good things deep in the mountains and forests where no one cares about them, and it is useless to enjoy them even if they are given life.
"Mom, what are you looking at?" Xiao Wu came over and asked curiously as he watched his mother staring deep into the forest.