vrcanaries Chapter 391 Staying Alone
Chapter 391 Staying Alone
We just got down the mountain.
Xu Wenyan saw that the red beans had already had a good harvest, but he didn't know how much they had harvested this year.
Moreover, the weeds that blocked the sunlight around this large patch of red beans have been cleared, and I'm sure they will grow even better next year.
Before I even went down the mountain, I saw Zhan Laowu and his men at the pond, probably closing in their net.
"Xu Wenyan, you are here."
When the three of them arrived, the net had already been pulled up. Xu Wenyan took a look and saw that the most common fish in it were carp, followed by crucian carp.
There are no small ones, all of them are big.
"Is there anything else I can do today? Call a few more people to help me."
Zhan Laowu nodded and agreed: "Of course there are. Let's take the fish back first. How many people do you need?"
"More than twenty, carry all the baskets."
Taking advantage of this time, Xu Wenyan took Xiaoman and Chen Sanlin to cut bamboo.
The jujube trees are very tall and need to be knocked down with bamboo.
After everyone gathered, they headed towards the opposite mountain in a mighty manner.
Everyone carried a backpack on their back. This was something Chen Sanlin had taught them when he came here to hunt. It wasn't difficult, actually, and most of the villagers knew how to do it.
It's just the difference in quality.
The people in the shelter really like Xu Wenyan coming to visit them, and they are able to survive until now thanks to Xu Wenyan.
And he always brings some delicious food when he comes.
"We're here." Xu Wenyan put down the backpack and saw from a distance that the jujube trees here were full of jujubes.
Next year Xu Wenyan plans to plant some sugarcane and plant more sorghum here.
Before the war, every family would grow two nuts for their children to eat as snacks.
The sugar yield of sorghum is not as high as that of sugarcane, and the juice is not as much as that of sugarcane.
After that, the store can continue to sell sugarcane juice.
"Brother Xu, what is this thing?" People in the shelter had also seen this jujube.
It's just that it looks too much like a tree branch and doesn't look like it's edible at all.
"This is delicious. It frosted a couple of days ago, so it's very sweet now. Be careful not to damage the fruits underneath."
Three or four people were knocking with bamboo sticks, and the rest were responsible for picking up the trash on the ground.
It is autumn now, and the leaves of the jujube trees have almost fallen. This is the second reason why Frost comes later.
Without leaves on the tree, the jujube fruits will rarely hang on the tree during the harvesting process.
In just half an hour, the backpacks of more than 20 people were full.
It took three trips back and forth to finally get rid of all the jujubes here.
"Let's go back. There are still several trees ahead. Let's get them all back."
Xu Wenyan took Chen Sanlin and Xiaoman and left with a backpack on his back.
After returning, he had to teach the women in the shelter how to make sugar. Xu Wenyan asked Qian Sen to buy a lot of sugar jars.
It was an alloy iron can, and each one cost three hundred coins, but Xu Wenyan knew how to spend the money intuitively.
When Chen Sanlin came before, Xu Wenyan asked him to bring a big pot.
Having cooked a few times in the shelter a month ago, it was too troublesome, so Xu Wenyan cooked another big pot.
There are three pots in the shelter now, so it will be much faster to boil sugar together.
Soon a sweet aroma wafted through the shelter.
Xu Wenyan sat in front of the fire for an hour before he completely taught the women how to make sugar. It would take a long time just to make the sugar that was brought in that afternoon.
"Ah——" Xu Wenyan stood up and stretched: "It's really painful to sit for so long."
After going out, Xiaoman and Chen Sanlin were not there, so Xu Wenyan walked around the shelter by himself.
First, I looked at the newly placed beehives. Now, the land of all sizes around the shelter adds up to hundreds of acres, which is enough for these bees.
When you open the beehive, the bees inside are very active.
There are twelve beehives in total, and the one with the most honey is already capable of harvesting honey.
Going further, there was a mushroom forest. Xu Wenyan found that all the woods were fixed with vines.
At this point, Xu Wenyan really felt that saving these people was worth it.
The work efficiency is too high.
When Xu Wenyan came back from the woods, he saw Xiaoman and Chen Sanlin chatting in front of the shelter.
"Brother Chen, where have you been?"
Xiaoman took out two bulging cloth bags and said, "We can't help you here, so let's go pick star anise and mountain pepper."
"Oh my god, there are so many things." Xu Wenyan took the cloth bag. This cloth bag was bigger than a modern sack and it was actually full.
"There are some scattered ones, but they are not installed."
Xu Wenyan tied up the cloth bag and said, "It's enough. The trees here are sparse, so we can save as much as we can."
I was busy all the way until the evening, and I have other things to take care of tomorrow, so I had to stay here today.
Because there were not enough beds for three people, they had to squeeze together.
This shelter is different from the village. There are no coal lamps. The three of them sat down on the bed early: "Xiao Man, how much do you know about the laws of our Lin Kingdom?"
"What do you want to know?"
Xu Wenyan crossed his arms and spoke in a serious tone, "I only know that if this family makes a big mistake, the whole family will be implicated. Does the so-called whole family here mean serious?"
"It depends on what the crime is. In serious cases, even if the crime is not related at all, anyone with even the slightest connection will be implicated.
If it is a minor matter, the family will be punished naturally."
Xu Wenyan sighed: "It's a bit troublesome."
"What's wrong?" Chen Sanlin asked, taking Xu Wenyan's hand.
"Xiaoman, do you still remember the Yangzhou fried rice incident?" Xu Wenyan shook his hand back and looked at Xiaoman.
Xiaoman nodded: "Of course I remember. Luo Sanyuan and I went to investigate that day, and that's when we found a clue."
"Then do you still remember that you said that Zhang Chengjin was related to this matter?"
"Well, we heard Shopkeeper Wu talking to the waitress at that time, and according to what he said, it was indeed related to Zhang Chengjin.
but......"
"However, after the incident, we couldn't find any trace back to Zhang Chengjin." Xu Wenyan sighed again.
Xiaoman turned sideways and supported the bed with one hand: "I remember that we found out that something called opium was added to it. Are you afraid that Zhang's Tobacco Shop also has that thing?"
Xu Wenyan’s answer was yes, otherwise how could people become addicted, especially when mixed with marijuana and high-quality tobacco.
It’s hard not to sell well.
"That's the weird part. I asked my cousin for one before, and the contents inside were incomprehensible to me."
"What is it?" Xiaoman asked.
"What I guessed was pretty much the same inside, but there was no poppy, instead there was some white powder." Xu Wenyan continued, "As for the marijuana, it's hard to tell if it's harmful to humans. On the contrary, if taken in moderation, it can be a medicinal ingredient."
After saying this, the three of them were silent.
Xu Wenyan is not a famous doctor, so how could he possibly detect the texture of this powder?
"So Wen Yan, you are afraid that the Zhang family will implicate you in the future?"
Xu Wenyan nodded: "Well, it's just a matter of time." Xu Wenyan was really impressed. How could he have such a family of relatives?
They really will do anything to make money.
"Wife, why don't we run away? Let's go to a very far place, a place where no one can find us." Chen Sanlin said worriedly.
It’s not that Xu Wenyan didn’t have this idea, but it was impossible for so many of them to follow him, let alone get out of the state.
Even entering a county or a province requires written documents.
And it is not realistic to survive in a shelter.
Even the place that Li Mu had been able to find before was no longer that safe.
At that time, there was war and no one had time to search the mountains. But it is different now.
He had a lot of things to take into consideration, and he had to clarify in person that he had nothing to do with the Chen family.
It will implicate Chen Sanlin and others.
In other words, he had no way to escape, which was why Xu Wenyan had insisted on setting up an independent household.
Only if you are a single household can you be safe from harm.
But now it has to be used to protect the Chen family.
Xu Wenyan will not tell Chen Sanlin about these considerations for the time being, because he will definitely not agree if he knows.
Besides, the Zhang family is not that stupid, so there shouldn't be any problems in the short term.
"Let's do this for now, we'll talk about it later."