In the next few days, Ji's kitchen was filled with a faint fishy smell.

Tang Xiu'er couldn't smell such a strong fishy smell, she often pinched her nose, but had to eat it again. The process is comparable to taking medicine, extremely reluctant and helpless.

For the child, for her own sake, she has to eat it no matter how fishy it is.

In order to cover up the fishy smell, Ji Huai also put a lot of condiments in it, and even deliberately went to the mountain to dig wild ginger, which would increase the flavor a lot, and just smell it, and make people's appetite greatly increased.

The Ji family only felt that the gruel with salted dried radishes in their mouths was like chewing wax, and they couldn't swallow them.

When sister-in-law Ji and sister-in-law Ji took turns cooking, in the smell of fish, they were boring to cook, and the more they cooked, the more irritable they became.

This day.

Ji Huai was sitting in the yard weaving bamboo baskets, while fish soup was still being cooked in the kitchen. Tang Xiu'er was sitting next to him, embroidering her purse quietly.

She embroidered absent-mindedly, because the fishy smell was so unpleasant that it made her stomach tumble. But after eating, the symptoms of leg cramps were significantly relieved, and she had to eat.

"It should be done, hurry up to have a bowl for a drink." Ji Huai slowed down his hand and looked to her sideways.

"Wait a while, the embroidery will be done right away." Tang Xiu'er drank the fish soup for a few days. There was no way to drink it anymore, so she tried to delay it every day. If she can eat later, she will not rush to eat.

Ji Huai lowered his head and continued to make bamboo baskets, and the movements in his hands accelerated again.

Sister Ji walked out of the house after listening to the conversation between the two of them, holding the basket and walking to the kitchen.

Before she stepped in, the smell of fish was getting stronger and stronger. A burst of scent surged to her nose, she put the basket aside and looked at the fish soup stewed in a small fire, she couldn't look away.

Ji Huai caught three more fish yesterday. She was standing by the fence at the time. The other party saw her, but didn't even want to give her one.

Tang Xiu'er eats fish every day, except for the stewed fish soup, which is fried, fried, and meat. The vegetables in the vegetable garden are edible, and there are vegetables and meat, and the days are not more chic.

After Ji Mu's death, the days of this dead girl's film would have passed the better.

She was thinking, and when she was angry, she already put her hand on the lid of the pot. She lifted the lid of the pot as soon as she lifted her hand, and she could see the milky white fish soup at a glance.

The fish meat is chopped into several pieces, the meat is plump, and the surface of the fish soup is slightly boiling with a layer of fat floating. With layers of mist, there was a faint fishy smell in the fresh fragrance, which stimulated her taste buds.

With so many pieces of fish meat, if one or two pieces are missing, it shouldn’t be discovered, right?

Ji Heng has been arguing for several days to eat meat. She has been coaxing each other all the time. She is reluctant and will not kill the chickens and ducks at home. That is her lifeblood.

At the same time, Ji Huai had already made up a bamboo basket and put it aside. Seeing Tang Xiu'er hadn't eaten the fish soup, his brows tightened. "

When the words fell, he took the lead to stand up.

When Tang Xiu'er was urged, she put down her needle and thread in a hurry, speeded up her pace and walked towards the kitchen, fearing that she would be slow, and said hurriedly, "I will go now."

Ji Huai was still behind her, she walked faster, and finally trot.

Sister Ji had already brought the bowl and spoon, and was about to pick up the fish. When she heard the sound of footsteps, she was completely panicked and hurriedly closed the lid of the pot.

In a hurry, the lid of the pot fell to the ground with a harsh sound. Immediately afterwards, the spoon also fell to the ground, and she quickly bent over to pick it up; Tang Xiuer walked in as soon as she picked up the lid and the spoon and was about to cover the lid.

At that moment, the atmosphere was hardly stiff.

Sister Ji's complexion was also pale with embarrassment, she held the spoon in her hand, and her hands on the lid were frozen. In this way, it was as if she had just brought the bowl and was about to steal the fish.

Tang Xiu'er was also stunned, looked at the pot, and then at the sister-in-law Ji. She caught the other party "being a thief" on the spot, and to be honest, she herself was ashamed and at a loss.

"I didn't want to do anything, the soup is boiling so badly, I'm afraid of burnt, so I will help you see it." Sister Ji desperately squeezed out a word to explain, her eyes fluttered, afraid that she would not even believe it.

Ji Huai was already standing behind Tang Xiu'er. Seeing this scene, his gaze moved down, looking at the bottom of the pot, and reminded, "I didn't set any firewood just now. The fire is mostly out, and I can't focus."

Sister Ji also followed, only to see sporadic flames below, which could not boil at all, and the firewood was gone. Moreover, she was still holding their bowl, but it didn't look like she was going to help, it was almost the same.

The lie was directly exposed, and her face suddenly turned blue, wishing to find a hole in the hole, she couldn't say anything. In the end, Tang Xiuer resolved the embarrassment, "I just embroidered the purse and didn't even come in to see it. Fortunately, my sister-in-law helped me take a look. I can't finish it. Why don't I have a bowl?

"No, I don't like eating fish!" Sister Ji rarely refused to take the initiative. She didn't hesitate at all, her tone was still stiff and annoyed.

She didn't steal it just now and was caught on the spot. Tang Xiu'er's words at this time, isn't it just alms to her? How many pieces of fish does she still lack? Do you have to rely on Tang Xiu'er as a reward?

Hearing that, Tang Xiu'er didn't know what to say, but Ji Huai was a little confused, "Is it because I remembered it wrong? Didn't Sister-in-law like to eat fish?"

"How is it possible? I hate eating fish the most. The smell of fish is too fishy, ​​and it will pierce the throat by accident. Our whole family don't like it!" Sister Ji said more and more surely, staring slightly, not to mention how real it is. .

"Oh, it turns out that my sister-in-law's family doesn't like fish." Ji Huai understood it and repeated it again.

Sister-in-law Ji was ignorant of her conscience, clenched her teeth, and waved her hands again, "No one in our family likes to eat fish, neither does it. It's not that I said, we would rather eat vegetables than fish, it's too fishy."

Of course she couldn't say she liked it, or they would think she was stealing fish.

Ji Huai nodded, "Yes."

Seeing that he didn't show anything strange, she seemed to believe it, Sister Ji quietly breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of her heart. She was very "smart" and found an excuse and slipped away.

When Sister Ji left, Tang Xiu'er looked sideways at Ji Huai, and the other party didn’t say anything. She walked over and opened the lid again. “Now, hurry up and eat some food. You can’t breathe after walking a few steps now. What will happen in a few days? Pick something with me and go to town?"

"I can." When Tang Xiu'er heard it, her movements became swift, and she ate faster and more than yesterday.

She is going to town with him. In the past few days, she has embroidered a lot of purses, and Ji Huai has also made a few bamboo baskets and hats. He wanted to go to the mountains tomorrow. Instead of hunting, he said he was going to see if there were any medicinal materials. Picking medicinal materials can also be sold at the medicinal store in the town.

"You take good care of yourself." Ji Huai said and looked at her up and down again. She was really too thin. After eating meat for a few days, she didn't get dizzy when she stood up. In her past, she squatted a little longer and stood. When I get up, I sway around.

It was frightening to see.

She nodded violently, obediently. At night, she took the initiative to eat the remaining half of the fish, and there was no soup left.

Tang Xiu'er fried a fish while cooking, Ji Huai ate more than half of it, and she also ate a few bites. He looked like he was at home, stuffing the fish into his mouth, his cheeks were bulging, making him want to laugh a little.

The next day.

Ji Huai got up very early, before dawn, Tang Xiu'er, who was a little heavy asleep after pregnancy, woke up as soon as he woke up, and sat up to look at him.

He was changing his clothes, lit the oil lamp, and opened the door of the utility room. The dim light came in from outside. She looked at him who was about to clean up, and blurted out, "Why don't I go with you?"

"Naughty! Do you think you are going to play?" Ji Huai directly vetoed it without even thinking about it.

His tone became a little heavy. Tang Xiu'er grabbed the heavy quilt, lowered her eyes and couldn't help but said, "I am the only one left at home. I don't want to be alone. I will go together a few days ago. I will listen to you."

She even wondered, if something happens to him again, she is boring all alone, what will happen to the baby? He only needs to go into the mountains, even if he promises not to go deep in the mountains or go hunting, but her heart is still hanging.

"I didn't go into the mountain a few days ago. It's different from now." Ji Huai tied a cloth bag in his hand and turned around. "Although I know where is not dangerous, the mountain road is rugged and you are still pregnant with a child. How can I take you there? ?"

Hearing, Tang Xiu'er lowered her head and did not speak any more.

"It's still early, I'll go to bed again." Ji Huai continued to prepare, filling the bamboo basket with things.

"Yeah. You have to be careful." She responded, not worrying about telling her to live, and then lay down slowly, but didn't fall asleep again.

"There will be no danger, don't go to the dangerous place. If you can't find it, then go down the mountain to catch a few fish and come back for you to eat." Ji Huai said as he poured water into the bamboo tube, as if he knew that she was not asleep, he said again. "Sister-in-law and second-in-law are not in peace. If you are alone at home, I am afraid to provoke them. Although the two will not do anything, they are not forgiving. Especially the sister-in-law, if you speak with a gun and a stick, you will also suffer. .You are not in good health. Don't work. Go find Aunt Niu and the others chat together. Don't have to cook and wait for me. When I come back, I will find you and go home together."

Tang Xiu'er opened her closed eyes again, and her bright black eyes looked at him, throbbing and gleaming in surprise.

Ji Huai was not good at expressing, and was a little embarrassed. He walked out the door and said, "I will take you to town in a few days. You can buy whatever you want."

Before the words fell, he had already left quickly.

Tang Xiu'er sat up holding the quilt and stared at the door, her apricot eyes slowly curved into a crescent shape, and the corners of her mouth curled upwards. She blinked and smiled even more.

Ji Huai left the house and walked up the mountain with a familiar road.

Not far from entering the mountain, he set a few more traps, and walked in according to his memory.

She promised Tang Xiu'er not to go hunting in the deep mountains, and she was still not doing well on her legs, so she struggled to chase these wild boars. This time, I was mainly looking for medicinal materials and picking some mushrooms and fungus stew soup for her.

In order to make a living, he followed Hu Liehu into the mountains when he was very young. Hu Liehu was a desperate household. He bought a woman in the town before. After giving birth to a daughter, the woman went crazy; the daughter married to another mountain at the age of thirteen, and died when she gave birth to a child.

Since then, he has been alone. He didn't speak very much, and he was expressionless, but the things that should be taught were the same and stricter.

Hunting often gets hurt, so Hu Lie knows some herbs and also makes some ointments. He only wanted to learn hunting before, and he didn't learn to identify medicinal materials, and he didn't know how to make ointments. He now uses the remaining ointments made by Hu Liehu at the time.

Hu Liehu will not force him, if he doesn't want to learn, then forget it, and the other party will not mention a word next time.

The only herbs he knew were Ganoderma and Ginseng.

Ganoderma lucidum is easy to find. It is often found on dead trees in the mountains. After walking for half a kilometer, I encountered two large dead trees. After looking for a week, no Ganoderma lucidum was found.

He frowned and continued to walk inside; at 300 meters, he encountered a large half-dead tree. The branches and leaves on the right had become dry, and only the branches on the left were resisting stubbornly, but the leaves were almost falling. , Yellowing.

With just a glance, he saw the tip of two Ganoderma lucidum with long roots. I walked quickly over and opened the weeds that were blocking, revealing two ganoderma lucidum on the roots of the dead wood.

He moved closer, and he could already smell a slightly strong fragrance. Ganoderma is mature, the surface is black and shiny, the stem is also black, and the color is very good.

Ji Huai narrowed his eyes, picked it quickly, and put it in a bamboo basket. There was also a small pile of mushrooms not far away, which he picked into the bamboo basket.

It rained last night, and the mushrooms just grew out, fresh and tender, suitable for stewing soup.

Tang Xiu'er likes to eat.

After picking Ganoderma lucidum, he continued to walk outside. He would look more at the dead wood, but he did not specifically stop and check it carefully. He picked a few smaller Ganoderma lucidum.

He walked in for another half an hour, already beyond the place he and Tang Xiuer had said, and was already in the mountains at this time.

He stood at the fork in the road and looked at the towering trees in front of him. The dense foliage blocked the sun, and the woods were a bit cool, with the sounds of insects and birds one after another.

There are hundred-year-old trees in the deep mountains. The big ones are so big that a few people can hug them. Looking up, the trunks are strong, the branches are luxuriant, and the vitality is vigorous.

He looked around, locked a crumbled tree, raised his foot and walked over, around the tree, there was a stream in front of him, and he walked up the stream until he reached the place he wanted to come.

The trees grew overlapping, and it was darker than the outside. There were many mosquitoes, and a few squirrels hopped over.

Ji Huai walked to the side, looked around at the surrounding plants and trees, and after a while, stared at a "weed" not far away, with a small smile on his mouth.

The "weed" grows in a small corner, and there are countless shelters around it. He looked closer, the leaves were flat and slender, with pointed needles on the top, and the leaf lines were very clear.

It looks like a small weed tree, but if someone who knows medicinal materials can tell at a glance, this is a ginseng leaf.

This ginseng was discovered by Hu Liehu, marked it, and deliberately blocked the road.

The other party originally wanted to dig and sell, to build a house for the son-in-law, so that the other party could remarry his wife. A son-in-law and half a son, although the daughter is gone, it is not the son-in-law's fault. It turns out that the son-in-law had an affair with the widow next door long ago. Soon after her daughter died, she actually married the widow, and became more ill in a fit of anger. She went there in just a few days and didn't tell him about it.

He was just a few days before his death in his previous life, recalling the past, and found that Hu Lie would often go around here, subconsciously looking at it more. He began to understand him, and found that the medicinal materials would not be dug in the first time, but would be kept.

This search really made him find it.