MTL - Dressed As a Farm Boy, He Cheated on His Way Out of the Desert.

Chapter 21 Don’t use sweet potatoes as good food!

Jiayin was playing with a beautiful pheasant feather. The feather tickled her face, and she shook her head with laughter.

Mrs. Li trembled in her heart and quickly hugged her granddaughter and kissed her hard.

"Don't talk nonsense with outsiders. This is the good luck brought by our Fu Niuer! Go and pack up all the rabbits, stew one in the evening, smoke the rest, and save them for winter."

She whispered to her son, "Save the eggs for Hongying to eat. No one can touch them. Fu Niuer must not be hungry."

 Laosi Li answered and was about to leave, but Mrs. Li suddenly asked.

“Where did Wu Ergou go? I haven’t seen him in the past two days. Remember to find a reason to drive him away!”

"Mom, didn't my second sister-in-law tell you? Wu Er found a job as a casino clerk and went to the county town early this morning." Tao Hongying said while drying the mushrooms.

Mrs. Li frowned. The casino was not a good place, but she soon breathed a sigh of relief.

“It’s best to leave. He is not a member of our family, so there is no need to worry too much.”

After saying that, she picked up Jiayin upright, patted her gently, and said with great affection, "If you have the time, why not spend some time with our little lucky girl."

Jiayin giggled and wanted to take a good look at her yard, but her neck was too soft, so she could only lie on her grandma’s shoulder and continue drawing the saliva map...

On the second day, when Li Laosi was about to go out, Jiayin repeated the same routine as yesterday.

As soon as Li Laosi put his daughter down, she cried, and when he picked her up, she laughed, which made his father's face covered with crystal clear saliva.

Li Laosi was helpless and happy, "Mom, look, my daughter kissed me!"

 “What a big fuss, my granddaughter kisses me every day.”

Old Mrs. Li couldn't stand her son's arrogant look, so she rolled her eyes at him and spoke in a sour tone.

“Mom, I’ll take Fu Niu’er and Laosi up the mountain today to see if we can pick some mushrooms or something.”

Tao Hongying quickly helped Zhao Yuru clear the dining table and said.

Tao Hongying made a new wicker basket yesterday, polished the thorny areas smooth, and spread a soft quilt inside.

This way Jiayin can lie inside and she can have both hands free to work.

 “Milk, I want to go too!”

 “And me, and me!”

The An family members like to join in the fun, jumping up and down the mountain together shouting.

Old Mrs. Li looked at her two happy grandsons and responded with a smile.

"Okay, go ahead if you want, don't run around like crazy, and take care of Fu Niu'er."

Jiayin was lying in a wicker basket with a small pergola set up on top, so she could not get any sunlight. She was swaying and being carried up the mountain by Tao Hongying.

She was thinking about how to get the sweet potatoes out of the space, so she went to the mountain. Tao Hongying was busy and gave the wicker basket to An Jiaxi.

Jia An Jiaxi was lying next to the basket teasing her sister, with her two mischievous smiling faces, which made Jiayin couldn't help but laugh too.

Jia'an carefully picked up the wicker basket, hung the two cloth straps on his shoulders, and held it against his chest like a backpack. When he lowered his head, he could see his sister's little face.

Jia'an wandered around carrying Jiayin on his back, which created a good opportunity for Jiayin.

She calculated the location accurately, moved half an acre of sweet potatoes planted in the backyard of the space, and chose a bush to hide.

Sure enough, after a while, Tao Hongying picked up mushrooms and walked over unknowingly.

When she dug through the grass, she was startled when she saw dense half-yellow sweet potato vines.

 Looking around, except for the footprints of his family, there were no traces of anyone else in the area.

This is obviously not planted secretly by someone...

 She quickly squatted down and started digging sweet potatoes.

 The soil was soft, and within a few moments I dug out two sweet potatoes that were larger than my palm!

Tao Hongying could no longer hold back her excitement and hurriedly called Li Laosi over.

Li Laosi was also very happy. The couple squatted on the ground and started digging. After a while, the baskets they were carrying could no longer hold it.

Li Laosi wanted to go home, but was afraid that his wife and children would be unsafe in the woods, so he called Jia An Jia Xi.

"You guys go home quickly, and don't be playful on the way. Tell your grandma to dig out all the bags at home, and then ask the family to come quietly to move the sweet potatoes. Remember not to tell anyone! When winter comes, I will bake sweet potatoes for you, and Sweet and oily.”

Jia'an and Jiaxi were so greedy that they quickly agreed, "We will definitely not tell!"

 The two boys ran home as soon as they could, and when they got home, they told Old Mrs. Li about the sweet potatoes.

Mrs. Li thought of her granddaughter who followed her up the mountain, and she felt like a mirror.

She quickly called Zhao Yuru to take out all the bags and baskets, and then called Li Lao Er and Li Lao San, who were both benevolent and family righteous, and they all went up the mountain together.

 She did not forget to be careful and asked Zhao Yuru to find a reason to send Wu Cuihua out early.

It was time to make lunch soon. Wu Cuihua didn’t want to work, but she left happily.

The family secretly went up the mountain without being seen by anyone.

 Seeing the large field of sweet potato seedlings and the pile of large sweet potatoes dug out by Li Laosi and Tao Hongying, everyone was dumbfounded.

I'm afraid I can dig out 700 to 800 kilograms of sweet potatoes, and my family will have enough food for half the winter.

 “Mom, brother, sister-in-law, put it in the bag quickly, be careful of anyone coming into contact with you!”

Li Laosi quickly opened the bag and started filling it, urging everyone.

Everyone came back to their senses and had no time to express their joy. Those who held the bags hurriedly held the bags, and those who picked sweet potatoes picked up sweet potatoes. They were busy working in full swing.

 At last all the sweet potatoes were dug out and put into more than 20 bags and baskets.

　　The whole family moved back and forth twice before they all moved back home.

Old Mrs. Li looked at the sweet potatoes piled up in the warehouse and grinned almost to her ears.

With these sweet potatoes, their family is no longer afraid of starving in winter. They can just cut two and throw them into the porridge pot. They taste so good and they make them so hungry!

With such good luck, Li Laosi and Tian Hongying took their daughters and ran to the mountains every day, and went deeper and deeper without having to worry about good news.

I found a lot of red pine trees and a walnut tree before.

Both of them wanted to pick some and get some snacks for the children at home.

Li Laosi climbed a tree to hit the pine tower. Tao Hongying was a little worried and stayed below.

As a result, I saw my daughter pointing at the tree hole in front of her and screaming. She curiously tore open the thatch blocking the tree hole.

The hole in the tree was actually filled with chestnuts. She tentatively took out a handful, and the chestnuts flowed down like running water endlessly.

 She couldn't even fill a basket, so she ended up filling it with a cloth bag.

I don’t know how this small tree hole could hide so many chestnuts.

Jiayin lay down in the wicker basket, spitting bubbles obediently, and continued to search for a suitable location, and placed two more eggs.

The small courtyard of the space raises 14 to 15 hens, and they can pick up ten eggs every day, which is enough to save them for three to five days.

Sure enough, Tao Hongying found the egg nest behind the tree after a while, and she was so happy that she went crazy.

This was not the biggest surprise until Li Laosi shouted from a distance.

 “Daughter-in-law, come quickly and see what good things I have found!”

Tao Hongying hurried over and saw a pile of bright red apples, jujubes, and pineapples as big as fists placed at Li Laosi's feet.

Even if I didn’t take a bite, I could tell from the faint sweet taste that this fruit must be extremely delicious.

 “Where did you find this? It looks so good!”

Tao Hongying couldn't put it down, stroking each one.

 (End of this chapter)