Peach Blossom Debt Chapter 20: Pickling peppers in danger
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"This is Zhongnan Mountain?"
Ming Yuege stood at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, looking up at the rolling hills that had been rendered by Qiu Shuang, suddenly there was a kind of open-minded heart. Yue Ge didn't stop for too long. The purpose of her going up the mountain today is to find the hill where Uncle Wang picked peppers.
Originally, she wanted to wait for Uncle Wang to pick it up for her, but the yamen’s conquests, I heard that Uncle Wang and his two sons went to clear the ditch. I heard that it would be more than ten days to work; Aunt Wang was busy taking care of it again. Naturally, children cannot be slapped.
She was really greedy and greedy, and the two that Wang Auntie gave were mixed in the sauce on the same day except for the seeds. They all say that foodies are greedy and have no scruples. Yue Ge felt that she was crazy about spicy taste, and finally couldn't help coveting this devil. Yue Ge found an excuse to go to the market and talked to Aunt Wang and went up the mountain. .
It took more than half an hour to stop and go to the foot of the mountain that Wang Auntie said. Yue Ge picked up the tough dead branches as a walking stick and went up the mountain.
The road up the mountain is a stone road. It seems that people often walk, so the trail and one foot wide on both sides have been cleaned up very cleanly. Even if Yue Ge stands up to the mountain, it is not very difficult.
Yue Ge became a little tired after crawling for dozens of times. She didn't dare to sit down and was afraid to get up. She looked for a tree and leaned against the rest meeting. She was looking around and suddenly heard the sound of Xixi Suosuo, looking up and seeing Someone came down from the mountain carrying firewood.
The man was holding the firewood and tied too high, Yue Ge did not see anyone; but soon Yue Ge saw that the man put down the firewood, and at first sight, he was still familiar with the woodcutter Brother Zhang’s wife Zhang Dasao . When Zhang Yuege wanted to ask someone, Zhang Dasao also saw her.
"Hey, isn't this Lady Ming?"
"It's Sister Zhang."
"Ms. Ming, why did you go up the mountain? How dangerous is it for you to go up the mountain with such a big belly?"
"It's okay, I'll be careful. Sister-in-law, you are cutting firewood. By the way, Sister-in-law, when you come down from the mountain, can you see a small tree with red and green fruits the size of your little fingertips?"
"A fruit the size of a little fingertip..."
"Yes, yes, yes, there are little fingertips-sized fruits growing on such a tall tree, some are red and some are green."
"Red and green, I seem to have seen such a tall tree somewhere, there seems to be such a small tree."
"Really, where did you see my sister-in-law? Do you remember?"
"Wait, I think about it."
"Think about it slowly, I'm not in a hurry."
Although Aunt Wang said where Uncle Wang picked the peppers, Aunt Wang only gave a rough idea, and the specific location was not clear. If Aunt Zhang knew it, it would be best.
"Small trees, red, green and green fruits, I seem to have seen them, where are they..."
Sister-in-law Zhang was thinking about it as she read it, Yue Ge kept staring at her nervously, hoping that she would remember it soon.
"But Lady Ming, why are you looking for this fruit? What is this fruit for?"
"This fruit is called chili. It is a condiment and can be used for flavoring when cooking."
"Seasoning? You don't just keep your stomach uphill just to eat." Zhang Dasao looked at Yue Ge with an incredible expression, apparently shocked and disapproved of her behavior.
"I just want to eat, I'm so greedy, I've been worried about it since I was pregnant, and I can't eat anymore..."
Sister Zhang's gaze becomes more embarrassed. Although she doesn't think there is anything wrong with her gluttony, Sister Zhang's gaze seems like how incredible her behavior is.
Sister Zhang also saw Yue Ge's embarrassment, and finally looked away.
"Chili, I have never heard of this thing. I have never heard of chili, but how did you know that there is chili here, Lady Ming."
"Uncle Wang told me that Uncle Wang also picked two for me. By the way, Sister-in-law, Brother Zhang often goes up the mountain to chop wood. Do you know where Uncle Wang usually chops wood?"
"Uncle Wang, alas, I remember what you said. I have really seen the fruit you said. There is a steep slope. Uncle Wang and my housekeeper often cut firewood on that steep slope. Down from the steep slope, there is a small col. Wherever it grows, the fruit called chili grows."
Yue Ge was so happy to hear that he hurriedly asked:
"Sister-in-law, do you remember how to get to that small col?"
"Sister, you wouldn't be...want to go by yourself?"
Sister-in-law Zhang pointed to Yue Ming's towering belly, with a worried tone.
"The **** of that place is very steep. It is difficult for most people to get down, let alone you are pregnant. Sister, I advise you not to go, and hurry back with your sister-in-law. If you are alone on this mountain with a big belly What's going on that is terrible."
Yue Ge Tingzhi's original idea of going to have a look began to shake. If it is really hard to walk as Mrs. Zhang said, she really can't go. She wouldn't hurt the child in her belly because of her greed.
Although it is extremely uncomfortable to think about the spiciness, Yue Ge still distinguishes the importance. I thought that it should not be dangerous to be just a small hill, but now it seems that she is thinking too simple.
"Sister-in-law, is there no other way to go to that long fruity cove except for going up and down the mountain to the cove?"
"There is still a way to get there, but that way goes around from the bottom of the mountain from the west. There is also a creek in the col. It's just that the path is slippery and it’s not easy to walk. You can’t go alone. If you slip and fall, it’s not good. I said sister, you should go down the mountain with your sister-in-law. If you really eat that spicy or something, when your eldest brother comes back, I will ask him to pick more for you. ."
Sister Zhang has been persuading Yuege. Although she is happy to learn that there are easier Lu Yuege, it is impossible to let her go alone when she sees Zhang's posture. Yuege thinks about it and finally decides today. not going.
Most ordinary people in this era are still very kind and simple. Although Yue Ge is an outsider, the villagers around her take care of her; of course, Yue Ge also knows that she is arranged by the Quanzhen Taoist priest. This is the reason why an orphan girl is weak.
"Okay, sister-in-law, I will go back with you."
Sister-in-law Zhang persuaded her to do it for her own good, and she could not brush off the kindness of sister-in-law Zhang.
"The girl, follow me carefully."
"I know my sister-in-law."
Yue Ge followed Dasao Zhang down the mountain, Dasao Zhang walked very slowly in order to take care of her, and the two chatted along the way.
Yue Ge learned from Mrs. Zhang that their family’s income depends on selling firewood and doing odd jobs. Usually, if Mr. Zhang goes to work, Mrs. Zhang will come to chop wood, but most of the time it is Mr. Zhang who goes up the mountain to chop wood. This is because There are not many opportunities for part-time jobs, but Sister Zhang does more to wash clothes. During this period of time, Brother Zhang was going to corroboration, Sister Zhang went up the mountain to chop wood, and couldn't break the business of the old customer.
Listening to Mrs. Zhang’s words, Yue Ge once again deeply felt the hardships of the people’s lives caused by the turmoil of the current situation. Yue Ge couldn’t help but wonder if there was no old man Yue’s accumulation and the gold and silver treasures in the space robbed from Yuhengzi. , It is really not easy for her to live in this era with a woman who has no power to restrain her.
Yue Ge is very grateful for the care of the villagers, thinking that she must repay them in the future.
When Yuege and Sister Zhang were separated in town, Yue Ge asked Sister Zhang for help not to tell Aunt Wang about her going up the mountain. Sister Zhang advised Yuege not to go up the mountain alone. Yue Ge repeatedly promised Sister Zhang before she agreed. .
How is it possible to let Yuege not pick chili peppers? Do not pick today and come back another day.
It’s not that Yue Ge never thought about finding someone to help pick it, but the people she knows who know peppers are either busy or busy. As for finding people, other people don’t know peppers at all, and maybe they won’t be able to pick them.
After another two or three days, Yue Ge found another excuse to sneak quietly to the bottom of Zhongnan Mountain, and walked into the mountain col according to the specific route she had learned from Zhang Dasao a few days ago to reach the col of that and pepper.
I don't know if it is Yue Ge's ignorance and courage, or because of the constant incidents since she left Huashan, she has grown courageous and dared to come out alone. Fortunately, this place is at the foot of the Quanzhen Sect. This area is relatively safe. Otherwise, Yue Ge, a young woman who comes out alone might encounter some malicious bad guys.
Sister-in-law Zhang said carefully, Yue Ge soon found the stream that Sister-in-law Zhang was talking about, and she followed the stream up the stream.
Because it is a mountain col, and there is water, the ground is slippery, and the ground is not very flat. Yue Ge wears embroidered shoes with soft soles, and it is not easy to walk.
"No wonder Mrs. Zhang said that this road is not easy to follow, it is really slippery."
Yue Ge patted her chest in shock after she nearly slipped again.
Fortunately, she walked carefully with a stick in both hands, otherwise she might have fallen several times. This road seems to be often walked by people, and the surrounding trees and thorns have been cleared, and a small path can be clearly seen. The road is not easy to walk, Yue Ge walked very slowly, she came out early in the morning and walked to the place where the chili peppers were growing.
Sure enough, there are dozens of pepper trees growing on the **** more than ten meters away from the stream, and the small trees are full of red and green peppers.
Yue Ge walked up cautiously and took out the **** that had been placed in the space a long time ago after standing firm. She plans to dig a few small ones and plant them in the yard so that she can eat them frequently in the future. Because lifting a **** with a big belly is very laborious, it took the boss to dig five or six trees and she was too tired.
Collect the dug peppers and **** into the space, and Yue Ge entered the space himself. She was so tired that she planned to take a break and then come out to pick peppers. Yue Ge ate lunch and slept in the space before she came out with the small cloth bag that she had prepared a long time ago, and slowly and carefully began to pick chili peppers.
The more you don’t worry, you just need to go back before dark. In order to come out to pick peppers, she had made enough preparations. A few days ago, she wandered around the town or went to listen to books, and only went home when it was getting dark. For a few days, Aunt Wang was used to her coming home late.
Half of it, Yue Ge looked at the sky and found it was late.
"Oh, I have to hurry up, otherwise I don't hurry back."
I looked at the remaining peppers and was reluctant. I wouldn't be able to eat them for a few days if I didn't pick a lot. Yue Ge whispered in annoyance, and the movements on his hands accelerated.
It's just that she didn't expect her whisper to start the swordsman not far away.
"Who is there? Come out for me."
A cold female voice came, and Yue Ge reacted to a sword aura. The fierce aura screamed in fright and screamed at the slightest bit of martial arts, and there was no resistance.