The next morning, Liu Qiaoer got up early and taught the old ladies who stayed at home how to sell the cotton she bought from the city.
They were clever and skillful. They made the children's cotton-padded clothes first, then the men's cotton-padded clothes, and finally their own. They used the remaining cotton to make several thin quilts.
It was impossible to use new cotton for everything, and they were reluctant to do so. Except for the children's cotton-padded clothes, which had some new cotton in them, the other cotton-padded clothes and beddings were all made of old cotton and old cloth, and the beddings were covered with patches.
Xiaoshuang also stayed at home today to help make bedding, crying as she did so.
"Miss Liu pawned all the hairpins her mother left her and bought cotton and cloth, fearing that we would get cold."
Aunt Pei's eyes also turned red: "Miss Qiao'er, we have no relatives or friends, but she takes care of us so well. We will be her parents in the future, so we should love her so much."
In the cold winter, everyone is very satisfied as long as they have enough to eat and keep warm.
Liu Qiaoer got up in the morning and took a walk around the valley with Grandpa Pei.
Uncle Pei is not good at other things, but he is a good farmer. Even if there is heavy snow outside, the grass in the valley is still lush.
"Uncle, what do you think of using this piece of land to grow crops?"
Uncle Pei nodded and said, "It looks good. The ground is still soft in such a cold day. If we cut the grass in the next two days, we can clear a large field, almost half an acre."
Liu Qiaoer pointed to the spring water on the mountain and said, "Lead the water channel here, piece by piece, step by step. It should be no problem to grow rice."
Uncle Pei walked down two steps. The weeds below were too deep, but he could still see the outline.
"Okay, after the canal is dug, as long as there is no landslide when it rains, we can open up the wasteland here. There are no rocks on the mountain here, so even if it rains, there will be no rocks rolling down, so it is safer."
Zhang Lingzhi followed behind him: "There are a lot of herbs down there. Find two people to go with me and take a look. We'll know if we can grow food down there."
Arrange the canals and the fields.
Liu Qiaoer has a secret that she hasn't told anyone yet.
Behind the Taoist temple, over a mountain, is a mine with abundant gold mines. However, it is very dangerous because the mountain opposite the Taoist temple is full of hanging coffins.
Liu Qiaoer didn’t know the secret of these hanging coffins, nor did she know whether they were dangerous. She just wanted to find the shortest route to the mine.
"Okay, just find the fields that the Taoists used to cultivate in the Taoist temple, and then reclaim the wasteland in the valley. That will be enough to provide food for dozens of people."
"Tomorrow, find a few people and go into the mountains with me again to hunt some prey and see if there are any villages nearby."
Where there is a Taoist temple in the deep mountains and old forests, there should be ordinary people. According to the space map, this place is not far from the paradise they passed by.
But there are mountains between each other, and it takes four or five days to climb them. They look close, but they are actually very far away.
Liu Qiaoer patted Zhang Lingzhi on the shoulder and said, "You should pack up and prepare to leave in the next two days. I will take you out of the mountain. When the army of Zhennan Marquis comes, this area will be peaceful. Remember to pick us up and take us back to the village."
I wonder if the news of King Shanxia Xiang's secret rebellion has reached the capital.
The news of his and Liu Qiaoer's disappearance must have spread.
The general of the border town in Liangzhou had no idea what this meant and did not care about King Xiang's rebellion.
The people in these cities in the northwest were displaced and suffered terribly.
Zhang Lingzhi looked at Liu Qiao'er with some concern: "I'm leaving and leaving you here with nothing to eat or clothes to wear. No, you better come with me."
Uncle Pei disagreed. Although Liu Qiaoer was a girl, she was talented and knowledgeable and capable of leading them to a good life.
Just when life has settled down, she is leaving. What should these people do
"Oh, Doctor Zhang, you should go alone. If it doesn't work, our people will go with you. Miss Liu can't leave. If she leaves, what will we do?"
Liu Qiaoer also nodded: "Yes, if I leave, what will happen to them? It will be dangerous if you go back alone, why not let Pei Yuan go with you. He is fifteen years old and smart. Your servant has run away, so let him be your servant."
Pei Yuan is an orphan. Both his parents are gone. He was originally going to be captured to serve in the army, but Uncle Pei hid him, thus escaping the disaster.
A few people were talking when suddenly, a rustling sound was heard from the woods over there.
Long Batian's warning came from the space: "There is an adult wild boar at nine o'clock on the left. Pay attention and enter combat mode."
Liu Qiao'er's heart sank, and she quickly grabbed Zhang Lingzhi's arm and said, "Hurry up and find a few strong men to help. There are wild boars over there."
When he heard that there was a wild boar, Uncle Pei became nervous and quickly ran to the Taoist temple with others.
"Miss Qiao'er, let's go together."
Liu Qiao'er shook her head and said, "No, I'll wait here. There is a trap we set up ahead. I don't know how effective it will be."
Uncle Pei took Zhang Lingzhi and a few others and ran quickly to the Taoist temple. He called a few people and hurried back with axes, hoes and shovels.
What they saw then was a scene that surprised them.
Liu Qiaoer had already met the wild boar. She did not take the initiative to attack, but kept turning and running around the tree, leading the wild boar to jump into the trap they set.
It seemed that the wild boar was about to catch up with Liu Qiaoer.
Everyone was worried.
Zhang Lingzhi shouted nervously: "Qiao'er, be careful."
Liu Qiaoer took out a rope and threw it onto the tree. The wild boar swung over and followed it. However, the place where it fell was the trap they had set.
With a "bang", the wild boar fell into the trap.
Everyone cheered: "We caught a big wild boar. Let's go and take a look."
After Liu Qiaoer climbed down from the tree, she took back her rope without leaving any trace. It was a modern thing and it would be bad if someone saw it.
Everyone was immersed in the ecstasy of catching the wild boar and didn't care about Liu Qiaoer's little movements.
With this wild boar, everyone can spend the New Year in peace and tranquility.
Don’t look at the people in this village, there are old people, young people, and the rest are women.
He has rich experience in living, especially the old man. He is just old, not disabled, and he still has some skills in slaughtering pigs.
The wild boar fell into the pit, and when it was almost dead, several people jumped into the pit, tied up the wild boar's four hooves, took a stick, and carried the wild boar back.
Pei Laoliu is a butcher. He is old and can no longer kill animals. When his son was arrested, he wanted to kill someone.
When he came here, he didn't expect that his skills would be useful, so he found a whetstone and sharpened the knife he carried with him.
He also instructed them: "Quick, light the fire, bleed the pig, shave the pig hair first, then skin it."
They tied the pig's snout and then set it up with a fire burning underneath. After Pei Laoliu sharpened his knife, he found the neck and said, "Put it in the basin."
Boss Pei has already brought the largest basin.
With one cut, blood gushed out.