Qiao Hua was overjoyed when she found out that the murderer who killed her man had been beaten to death by her brother. She thought that killing the other one would be enough to vent her hatred!
At this time, the baby she gave birth to was already more than a year old. It was a girl, and Wang Yuwu raised her well like his own daughter.
Although she and Wang Yuwu were still living in the cave, their days were still happy because they were close and harmonious.
The two of them built a small house with stone slabs outside the cave. They covered it with straw and cooked inside. No one visited or disturbed them. Because the people living here were lepers, the two of them lived freely.
Wang Yuwu had lived here for so many years. He had climbed all the surrounding mountains and crawled through all the caves. He was very familiar with the environment here. Big Daddy Li taught him how to dig up Tianma, burn bee plates, pick wild mushrooms, and catch wild chickens and rabbits. Therefore, he could use these skills to earn money to support Qiao Hua and her daughter, as well as Aunt Li and Eldest Father Li.
When spring came, he would go to the stone mountain with black soil to dig for the tall grass. He knew that there were many and large Tianma in these places. Also, the grass on the wet slope next to the ditch also grew tall, but it was not as easy to dig as the grass in the stone valley. Most of the tall grasses in the black soil of Stone Mountain Hollow came in nests. On the wet slope, there was only one. When digging, you have to carefully look for the buds. Only when you find the buds can you dig up the Tianma. The newly sprouted buds were often blocked by the grass, so they could only lie on the ground and slowly observe and search.
He dug up enough Tianma to carry a back of radish, then carried it to Qujing to cut it. In a spring, if they were lucky, they could dig up four or five back radishes. When his luck was bad, he could also dig up two or three backs.
Tianma was very expensive and sold for a lot of money every year. He used the money he had bought to buy some cloth to make clothes for Eldest Father Li, Aunt Li, Buckwheat Flower Girl, and the other two.
In the summer, when there was a lot of rain, there would be more fungi picked up. There were many dried mushrooms and green mushrooms in the pine forest. There were many kinds of boletus in the grass, and there were many chicken firs in the red soil. The green-headed fungi had their own farms, one by one. There is a nest of chicken firs, with one or several flowers growing. Wang Yuwu was very familiar with all these.
This was because chicken congealed balsam and dried mushrooms were more valuable. Therefore, they would collect them and sell them. The rest of the mushrooms were left for him to eat. They would also sell it for some money every year.
Summer was also a good time to cook bee dishes.
He searched all over the mountains and fields. As long as he found it on a tree or a cliff, he would light a fire with thatch to smoke it away. After driving away the wasps, he would hurriedly wrap the beehive in clothes or sacks and run away.
Bee trays were often stacked together. Some trays were very big, and the bees were large and numerous.
One plate could produce a small bowl of bees. Bees were high-grade nutrition products and were very expensive. Rich people loved to buy them. Therefore, every year, they would cook dozens of plates and bring them to Qujing to be served.
In autumn, when it rained, she would go to the ditches to pick mushrooms. Mushrooms grew on the branches of withered and rotten yellow pear trees. There were many flowers on the tree trunk. Shiitake mushrooms were also more valuable, and they had to go to the fourth and fifth back of the radish every year.
In winter, the snow covered the mountains and the weather was cold. The scorpion was cold and hungry, so it hid in the cave and did not dare to run. If they ran to the frozen ground, they would slip and it would be difficult to get up. Wang Yuwu could only catch three or four of them at most. He peeled off the skin and hung it on the stone wall to dry. He cut the meat and marinated it into dried meat to sell. There were still many people who bought it.
When he went out to do these things, most of the time, he did it in the morning and at night, so he was rarely discovered.
Because Wang Yuwu was hardworking and capable, he earned a lot of money every year.
Soon, they had their own child. It was a son who was already more than two years old. He was smart and cute.
After a long time together, Qiao Hua knew that Wang Yuwu was from Jiangxi and joined the Red Army at the age of nineteen. His mother was the only one at home.
Wang Yuwu also told Qiaohua many stories about the Long March and the truth of the revolution.
One day, Buckwheat Flower said to him,"Jade Five! You're working too hard. Don't just sew new clothes for us, Big Father Li, and Auntie Li. You have to sew a little yourself.”
Wang Yuwu said," This is what I'm thinking. We should save up more money. Once Yunnan is liberated, we can go back and build a house with a floor next to Big Daddy Li's house. Then, we'll have a place to live." I often climb mountains and run around. I just need to wear something casual.”
Qiaohua was very happy to hear this." You really know how to plan. I wonder how long it will take for Yunnan to be liberated?" How long do we have to wait?"
"I often go to Qujing and have already heard that the People's Liberation Army has already taken down Jiang Jieshi's presidential palace. As long as the People's Liberation Army crossed the Yangtze River, they would be there soon. If Yunnan is liberated, I'll bring you guys to settle down in Rui 'an and take care of Big Father Li and Aunt Li. At that time, we will be able to get the land. Send the two children to school." Wang Yu said excitedly.
Qiao Hua also told her aunt many of the Red Army's long march stories and revolutionary principles that Wang Yuwu had told her. Her aunt was also looking forward to it." If Yunnan is really liberated, I can no longer be a servant for the Hai family. I can also find a satisfactory man, settle down, have children, and live a good life.”
Buckwheat Flower said affirmatively,"It will definitely happen. Half of China has already been liberated." It won't be long before the People's Liberation Army attacks and we can turn the tables. Aunt is a good person and capable. When the new government is established, she will definitely find you to work for her. At that time, you won't have to worry about finding a good man.”
When her aunt heard what she said, her heart was really itchy and happy. She had been looking forward to this day! After all, she was already in her thirties.
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