Early the next morning, Tao Hongying and Zhao Yuru also ate steamed buns with the help of convenience.
Then there was Li Lao Er, Li Lao San, Li Lao Si...
During breakfast, Jiayin drank porridge and glanced at the busy villagers guiltily, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart.
After all, this is the time when everyone works together to survive.
She took the whole family to eat secretly, which was a bit unjust.
But she is just a child, and she cannot expose the existence of space.
I can only try my best to protect my loved ones in my own way.
I hope to find opportunities in a while to bring out more food and vegetables from the space.
In this way, the villagers can also benefit from the glory...
The sun rises and the moon sets, dawn and night, and everyone advances towards the mountains step by step.
Xu gradually got used to the intensity, and no one complained about being tired.
But after a meal of sorghum and wild vegetable porridge, everyone would lose weight.
Seeing this, several old men called everyone to discuss whether they should stop and rest for a day and concentrate their efforts on hunting?
At least one meal of meat must be eaten, otherwise everyone's body will not be able to bear it.
This proposal was responded to by everyone. It was too painful to hear my stomach growling every day and have to trek hard.
The teenagers were even more happy. They had been learning for so long and were quite familiar with the slingshot, and it was finally going to be put to use.
Jiayin always wanted to find opportunities to get things from space, so he wanted to go hunting with him.
Li Laosi was afraid of danger, but Mrs. Li interceded for her granddaughter.
"Fu Niu is lucky, so take the Fourth Brother with you. Maybe you can actually catch something good."
Li Laosi couldn't help it, so he wrapped his daughter tightly and held it tightly to his chest.
He was afraid that if his daughter was behind him and something happened, he would not be able to see her.
Jiayin is also well-behaved, lying in front of her father, rolling her big eyes, unwilling to cause any trouble.
Li Laosi and Liu Biaotou took Jiayi Liu Yang, two villagers, and two and a half boys selected by Uncle Zhao, and then plunged into the mountains and forests to the south.
Hunting and exploring the way.
At first, everyone was not lucky. They only encountered two pheasants, which was not enough to feed the family.
Seeing that the sun was turning to the west, everyone was a little hungry and anxious.
Jiayin was even ready to bring out a few space rabbits, but God couldn't bear to let them down.
A wild boar and two piglets appeared in front of everyone.
The mother and son were wagging their tails and humping around under the tree roots. They had no idea that someone was already eager to put them into the iron pot.
As a precaution, Liu Biaotou asked the two villagers and the young men to disperse and slowly surround them to prevent the wild boar from escaping.
Li Laosi drew out his bow and arrow, and saw that Liu Biaotou also raised his long sword.
The long arrow in his hand shot out!
Wild boars like to wallow in mud ponds most, and the mud shell they roll around is their most natural armor.
Even with Li Laosi's natural strength, when he shot an arrow, the arrow only penetrated halfway into the wild boar's belly.
The wild boar is in so much pain that it goes crazy.
The two little wild boars were startled and ran away.
It happened to be in the direction of Liu Yang and Jiayi. The two boys jumped out and kicked the little wild boar head-on. The little wild boar was kicked over. Before it could get up, the two boys' hatchets hit it.
On the other side, Liu Biaotou's long knife also chopped off half of the wild boar's head.
The wild boar didn't even bark a few times before it died unwillingly.
The two villagers and the other two and a half young men, let alone take action, before they could see what was going on, it was a foregone conclusion that the three wild boars would become dinner.
They were crazy with joy, "There is pork to eat, there is pork to eat!"
"Hurry up and take it home!"
Liu Biaotou and Li Laosi were also happy. Just as Li Laosi was about to step forward, Jiayin became anxious.
She just borrowed the wild boar, but she did some tricks.
"Dad, there, there!"
She pulled her father away and struggled towards the small open space behind the tree.
An idea flashed in Li Laosi's mind and he quickly rushed over.
Sure enough, a small patch of sweet potato vine grew behind the tree.
He took a deep breath and patted his daughter's back gently, feeling extremely complicated in his heart.
He didn't dare to explore what magical ability his daughter had, whether it was luck, blessing, or something else.
He just felt bad that at such a young age, she had to run away with her family and wander around.
If she had been reborn in a wealthy family, wouldn't she have had to suffer so much, and she wouldn't have had to do everything possible to feed her family?
The steamed buns sneaked into their mouths at night, the suicidal rabbits that appeared from time to time, the pheasants that delivered eggs to their doorsteps, the sweet potatoes growing in the barren mountains and ridges in front of them, and even the vines were all fresh and tender and could be fried in a pot...
Jiayin felt her father's choking, and gently pressed against his chest, obediently saying nothing.
In fact, her father didn't know that all this was painful to others, but to her it was joyful happiness.
She is not afraid of hardship, but she is afraid of not having any relatives, wandering in the cold world like a lonely soul, waiting for aging and death.
Nowadays, she cherishes every lively day...
In the camp, everyone is preparing to light the fire for dinner, while looking south with their feet up, all thinking about the hunting team.
After walking for most of the day, the hunting team has not returned yet.
Could it be that we encountered some danger in the woods?
Uncle Zhao beat his legs in annoyance, once again blaming himself for his incompetence.
If there was nothing wrong with their legs and feet, they would have gone to greet them long ago, why are they in such a hurry.
Fortunately, not long after, the villagers guarding outside the woods in the south started shouting loudly.
"Back, back!"
"Wild boar, we hit the wild boar!"
The whole camp was boiling, and men, women, old and children ran forward almost madly.
"It's good to come back, it's good to come back!"
"I'm really afraid something will happen to you!"
Mrs. Li quickly picked up her granddaughter and made sure she was fine before looking at the trophies her son brought back.
The villagers couldn't help but cheer, "Why are there still sweet potatoes? There are so many! Enough to eat for several days!"
Liu Biao wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile, "We are very lucky this time, these three wild boars We killed what we were eating in Gong, and then we found a patch of sweet potatoes growing there. No wonder the wild boars ate them without raising their heads or eyes, and we carried them all in one fell swoop!"
Everyone carried the wild boars and sweet potatoes back with all their hands and feet . , and pretended not to see the embarrassment of Li Laosi and others.
Because they didn't bring bags, the baskets they brought couldn't hold so many sweet potatoes, so they had to take off their clothes and pants. Now they were wearing middle clothes, which really looked awkward...
Uncle Zhao and others were also very excited, and directed the villagers to send the wild boar to The water source goes downstream to disembowel it.
The women were busy with their feet off the floor, preparing to boil water to stew meat.
Wash the sweet potato vines, chop them into small pieces, blanch them in water, and dip them in miso to make them delicious.
As for wild boar, it's best to stew it with dried vegetables brought from home.
Dried vegetables can also absorb the flavor of meat if eaten in soup.
Of course, the sweet potatoes are also washed a lot, cut into pieces, and stewed in the same way. When the time comes, they will be eaten by babies and the elderly with bad teeth. They will be delicious, soft and glutinous.
Throughout the camp, men, women, and children were all busy looking for wild boars and sweet potatoes.
Mrs. Li guessed that her granddaughter had played a role in it and hugged her. She couldn't get enough of her.
Jiayin suddenly remembered that she had brought a gift to her grandma, so she took the old lady to see the basket that Jiayi carried back.
There was a handful of small flowers in the basket. There was nothing surprising about the stems and leaves, but the petals were green.
Mrs. Li held it in her hand, looked left and right, and asked her granddaughter with a smile, "Did Fu Niu bring this to grandma?"
Jiayin nodded, lowered her head and sniffed, liking the fragrance of the flower very much.
When Mrs. Li wanted to talk again, Doctor Zhang happened to be passing by. When she saw the flower, her expression suddenly changed.
"Throw it away, throw it away quickly!"