Chapter 66 Lazy Woman

Seeing that it was getting late, and having finished preparing the wild vegetables in her space, Yunxi quickly tidied up the kitchen and boiled a pot of water, preparing to wash up and go to bed.

It's already so late today, and she thinks she'll definitely oversleep tomorrow. Luckily, what she did wasn't anything important; it was just gathering pig feed, so it won't bother anyone else.

After washing up, I went straight into the room. I glanced at the quilt on the kang (a heated brick bed), then at the space, where several cotton quilts were piled together. In winter, I wouldn't have to worry about not being warm enough to sleep in.

Although Yunxi herself has never experienced winter here, she does have memories of it. In winter, those whose families are poor don't go out at all.

Because some families only had one set of cotton-padded clothes, everyone took turns going out. You can imagine how cold it was outside. They preferred to stay on the kang (a heated brick bed) all day rather than go out.

After a busy day, Yunxi finally felt tired, and soon closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Yunxi was woken up by the brigade headquarters' loudspeaker on the second day, and unsurprisingly, she overslept.

Normally, Yunxi would be up long before the main group's loudspeakers sound, but she was too busy last night, and the whole day yesterday was non-stop, which is why she got up so late today.

Fortunately, she only cut two baskets of pig feed every day, so there was no need to rush. After breakfast, she fed the chickens in the backyard and then went straight to the front yard.

Take out the drying mat and pour all the Sanlihong (a type of wild vegetable) that I chopped yesterday onto it to dry. Then take out the wild vegetables that I blanched last night and prepare to dry them today. When I get back, I will chop them up and continue to dry them.

Anyway, wild vegetables have a lot of moisture, so even if you dry them all day, you don't have to worry about them getting too dry to cut. You can still make them when you get back in the evening.

The hawthorns only took up a tiny bit of space, and the remaining two and a half drying mats were all covered with wild vegetables, but there was still a lot left in the space, and it was impossible to dry them all at once.

Yunxi didn't complain about having too many wild vegetables; she just felt a sense of satisfaction from hoarding. If it weren't for the fact that her space was so large that it was impossible to fill it completely, she would have really wanted to fill her entire space with supplies.

After drying the wild vegetables, a considerable amount of time had passed before I tidied up the yard a bit more.

The loudspeaker signaling the start of work had already gone off, so Yunxi quickly grabbed two baskets and headed straight up the mountain.

This time, Yunxi took a small path, one that had been cleared out when they were preparing to go deep into the mountains last time. There were still many marked kudzu roots on this path that had not been dug up.

This is a good opportunity to dig up all the kudzu roots; it won't take too long anyway.

As for the pig feed you need to complete the task, don't worry, there's plenty in the space.

He headed straight for the kudzu root he had marked, found the spot, and took out a hoe from his spatial storage to start digging.

Yunxi was all alone on this hillside, and no one noticed that she was digging for other things instead of doing her job.

Of course, even if they discover it, no one cares, as long as the task is completed.

Along this road, Yunxi marked seven places, and in less than two hours, they had all been dug out.

After digging, you are allowed to crawl out from this spot again and walk towards the area where the pig feed is particularly dense.

Anyway, it's still early. If she's late, she doesn't plan to cut any more. But there are still two hours before lunchtime, so she plans to cut a little more so she can store it in her space and take it out when she's not in a hurry.

Many people in the village raise pigs at home, but Yunxi has no such plans.

When the grandfather and grandson depended on each other for survival, they never had this plan. After all, the old were old and the young were young, who had the time to take care of pigs?

I found a spot where the pig feed was particularly abundant, and I controlled the vines to help with the work, while I dug up all the herbs I recognized.

I made about 1,000 yuan selling medicinal herbs yesterday. I can't let such a lucrative business go to waste.

Moreover, I didn't spend too much time earning over 1,000 yuan last time. If I wanted to, I could probably earn another 2,000 yuan before starting school.

Just thinking about it makes my breath quicken. That's money! Money can buy all sorts of good things.

Their hands became even more nimble in picking the medicinal herbs, as if they intended to harvest all the herbs on the entire hillside.

However, it seems unlikely. It's just that no one has discovered that I've picked the herbs yet. If someone went into my yard and saw the herbs I had dried there, I imagine everyone in the village would pick them.

As for why he didn't tell them beforehand?

Yunxi felt that she was not a kind person either, and besides, her fourth grandfather, who was a barefoot doctor, had not told anyone, so why should she?

She didn't believe that her great-uncle Yun Deliang, who often picked medicinal herbs, would not know that herbs could be sold in town. She figured he must have other concerns, which was why he hadn't told anyone. Since he hadn't said anything, she didn't want to cause any trouble.

However, if someone else finds out, that's a different matter, and it's no longer my responsibility.

So sometimes Yunxi doesn't know whether she hopes others will discover it or she hopes they won't.

At least last time I left the medicinal herbs to dry outside in the yard, no one noticed. People probably thought they were just wild grass cut for firewood and didn't pay any attention.

Yunxi harvested all the herbs around this large area. Looking at the bundles of pig feed on the ground, all cut by controlling the vines, she left two baskets outside and put the rest into her space.

I glanced at my watch; it was almost 11:30. After checking the time, I rolled up my sleeve to cover the watch on my wrist.

Although I've bought quite a lot of things and seem very high-profile, as long as no one notices, I should still keep a low profile.

He put the two baskets of pig feed into his spatial storage and headed down the mountain. When he got close to people, he quickly took out the baskets.

After handing in the task, I chatted with Grandma Cheng and Grandma Huang for a few minutes, and then headed straight home.

Everyone is quite busy, and few people have time to chat, unless it's winter when there's not much work to do, then everyone will get together to gossip.

Of course, there are also a few individuals who often get together to gossip. These are usually lazy women from various households who don't do any housework and spend their days chatting about all sorts of gossip after meals.