SFS Chapter 124: That kind of happiness, ordinary people can't experience
Chapter 124: That kind of happiness, ordinary people can't experience
Shen Youyou had just run a few hundred meters, which was about the same number of steps as when they met the old ladies, but in a different direction, when they saw a group of people and carts.
She was in a trance at that moment. She felt that it was a white train and could not make out the people at all.
Shen Youyou's eyes turned red and she hurried forward. The problem was that the snow was too thick and it was difficult to walk.
"What happened? Why did you come back so late?" Shen Youyou was really anxious.
Shen Zhiqiu said: "Nothing happened, it's just that we couldn't see the road clearly and kept flipping over, but no one was seriously hurt."
At this time, the people following behind also spoke. After hearing this, they all relaxed and came forward to help those who were pushing the carts, and those who were carrying things.
Shen Youyou couldn't help but complain, "Why did you get so many again? The road is so difficult to walk on. It's okay if you leave some behind. You can just pick them up again when the snow stops.
Why do you have to push it all back? This thing is not meat. If you leave it in the wilderness, will wolves or something take it away?"
Shen Zhiqiu was speechless, mainly because he was too concerned about his daughter and wife, he forgot this method. But he didn't have to worry about his son, because he would not be cold or hungry if he stayed in the cave with his parents.
Shen Zhiqiu said nothing, knowing that his daughter was worried about him.
But Da Hu at the side interrupted: "Miss, there are wild boars there, right? Wolves don't eat this, but wild boars do!"
Shen Youyou followed behind her father, helping him drag the heavy kudzu root tied to his body. It was really speechless.
"With such heavy snow, what are wild boars doing out here? With their short legs, can they move around in the snow?
Besides, even if you eat it, what will happen? Pueraria root is more important than your life."
Seeing that his daughter was about to lose her temper, Shen Zhiqiu quickly blinked at Dahu and told him to stop talking, indicating that the young lady was angry.
Everyone pushed the cart together, shouting "one, two, one", and pushing hard. The cart was very heavy.
Do you know how much Pueraria root this is? Shen Youyou saw that there were more than usual. She really didn’t know how her father and others dug it out in such a cold day when the ground was frozen.
If you don't understand, just ask. Shen Youyou was straightforward: "Dad, how did you dig so many kudzu roots? Didn't the land freeze?"
Shen Zhiqiu replied: "We will first clear a circle of isolation belt, burn it, and then start digging when the ground thaws."
There is strength in numbers. It took almost everyone pushing together to push it back to the entrance of the cave.
The cart couldn't be left in the snow, what if it got rotten? So we unloaded all the kudzu roots first, and pushed the cart to the shed used to store firewood on the west side of the cave entrance. The firewood was piled up, otherwise it would be difficult to move it.
At this time, Shen Youyou once again stopped the men from making a fire and asked them to go into the cave first and drink some hot kudzu root porridge.
We are finally home and it’s time to eat.
Now the bamboo doors on both sides of the activity area are open, some are built on the kang, and some are built next to the stove in the activity area.
A big mouthful of pork fried with bamboo shoots, a big mouthful of grass seed steamed bread, and then a mouthful of kudzu root paste, it tastes so delicious.
Every one of them counts. Now they are so hungry that their stomachs are sticking to their backs, and they eat hot and delicious food.
Shen Zhiqiu drank two bowls of kudzu root porridge and was sweating from eating it.
The fire in the kang was burning very brightly, and the whole cave was very warm. Plus, with so many people around, a crowded place wouldn't be too cold.
Shen Youyou ate a mouthful of bamboo shoots and a mouthful of porridge, and asked Shen Zhiqiu while eating: "It's snowing now, I guess there won't be any more droughts here, right? Does it count as the drought is over?"
"Well, with all the snow, there shouldn't be a drought. But if it keeps snowing for a few days, there will be a snowstorm. Fortunately, we live in a cave. If we had built a shack, we wouldn't dare to sleep at night for fear of it collapsing."
This is indeed true, because the snowflakes are so big, it is not an exaggeration at all, they really look like floating goose feathers.
Women are soft-hearted. Shen Mazi's mother asked a question that many women were thinking:
"What do you think of the refugees we met? Are they still alive? They are in the wilderness. Are they living in caves like us?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone sighed. That group of people were worse than them. They had Shen Zhiqiu and Shen Youyou, and all kinds of ideas came one after another. They were warm and cozy now, with enough food and drink.
It would be even more difficult for those people if they encountered this kind of weather.
Shen Zhiqiu was also unsure, but he still spoke to comfort everyone:
"Don't worry. If they can't find a cave, can't they dig a hole in the ground? They are all on the hillside. They can dig a hole together and live there. Besides, they don't have to rush. They can dig more bamboo shoots and catch more cicadas. It shouldn't be a problem to survive this winter."
These words were not just to comfort everyone, but also Shen Zhiqiu's true words. When it comes to the ability to survive in the wild, ancient people were much better than modern people.
It is because their information is not well developed and they don’t know many things that can be eaten in the mountains, which is why they are in such a miserable situation. If only they had half the knowledge reserves of modern people.
They definitely did not live a bad life. Just look at the people in Shenjia Village. They are all very capable. But we must never underestimate the wisdom and hands-on ability of the ancient people.
After dinner, the women washed their own dishes and began to wash the yams and steam them. They didn’t have to worry about anything else, just add some coarse firewood to the fire pit.
It can be steamed early tomorrow morning, taken out and mashed into a paste, and some kudzu root powder and flour are added.
You can steam steamed bread, steamed buns, or dumplings, or make pancakes or noodles. They are all chewy and delicious.
But that’s a story for later. Now I mainly drink the ginger soup made by Grandpa Guo to dispel the cold, and then go to bed.
Finally, on the third day after the kang was built, Shen Youyou slept on it. The kang was occupied by the elderly and children. Except for Li Jingshu, Li Xiu'e, Gao Dazhuang's wife, and a few women with young children, the rest of the women slept on bamboo beds.
However, the cave was covered with thick palm mats, and the whole cave was soft and not cold.
Li Jingshu and Li Xiu'e were there because there were still a few empty spots on the kang. Considering that Li Jingshu was Shen Zhiqiu's wife and Shen Youyou's biological mother, she was arranged to stay with her daughter and son while they slept in bed.
The rest belong to the children who are young and cannot leave their mothers.
Shen Youyou’s only regret was that she didn’t take a shower before lying on the kang to sleep.
The main reason was the weather. Even though the cave was warm, her grandmother and mother wouldn't let her take a bath.
What's more, she was really tired and couldn't even take a shower. Never mind, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.
When the weather clears up that day, not only him, but everyone will have to take a shower. What will the smell be like in the cave after living there for the whole winter?
Come to think of it, the scented soap her father sold wasn't anything special, although she couldn't make jasmine-scented soap because there were no flowers.
But the rosin one is still fine. Let's make this thing tomorrow.
I'm so busy every day that I can't rest at all.
Shen Zhiqiu also slept on a heated kang, with his father, Shen Changshuan, on one side and Master Shen on the other.
This treatment is unparalleled. When lying on the warm kang, a feeling of comfort emanates from the whole body.
The happiness and satisfaction I felt from the inside out cannot be described.
And they are very proud that all of this was created bit by bit with their own hands.
Especially compared to traveling in the heavy snow, at this moment, Shen Zhiqiu felt that it was more comfortable than the massage bed in his home in his previous life.