Chapter 7: Waiting for the Chicken

A good night's sleep. Wake up to another snowy world. Look at the dazzling learning. Bai Xiaocai frowned. Sighing helplessly.

"What's the matter, what are you worried about early in the morning?" Mu Zhen saw that her father-in-law was a little heavy. Asked with concern.

Maybe I heard the words of the little daughter-in-law. It can alleviate the frustration of the life in front of you. Bai Xiaocai didn't hide anything. "The family is running out of food. I still have three hundred and eighty dollars in my hand. It won't be long anymore. It's falling. I can't go into the mountains to hunt anymore. ”

This ancient article is equivalent to a modern dollar. More than 300 texts. That is, their family now only has more than 300 yuan. It's still the first month of the year. The earliest harvest will be in May. It's really hard to solve the urgent need.

"Don't worry. Yesterday, Geumsan brother gave us six handfuls of noodles. Six pounds of bacon. You can also manage it for a while. Wait until the weather clears. Xianggong will go to the mountain again to have a look. When the snow first melts. The wild animals have come out to feed. It's definitely better to fight. ”

Looking at such an understanding little daughter-in-law. Bai Xiaocai's mood is really much better. As long as the daughter-in-law's health is better. Difficulties are not a problem.

Because there is no food left at home. Breakfast is simpler. Bai Xiaocai resolutely refused to let Mu Zhen do it. Thinking about just cooking porridge. Xianggong's craftsmanship is also very good. He went.

In the memory of the deity. There are very few memories of this village. Come into the world. Because the body is weak. And it's snowing heavily these days. Mu Zhen didn't have a chance to walk around. I said to Xianggong. Mu Zhen took her son around.

This small village is nestled in the middle of a large mountain. But it's not basin terrain. It's flat land. Located in this family's house. One piece is sloping. It was transformed into a flat land for planting. It's like the kind of shì of the terraces. But not Tian. It's dryland. Layer by layer, from the foot of the mountain to the halfway up the mountain. It's spectacular.

His family's thatched house is at the very edge of the compound. Behind the house is the mountain forest. Left side on the ground. On the right is a bamboo forest more than one acre in size.

With his son, he walked up the road for a section. Turn around and look down. The whole village has a panoramic view. The sound of children playing in the compound. The chatter of the ladies and gentlemen. Clearly.

"Yiqing. Do the children in the compound usually bully you? Who's the best for you? "Mu Zhen is now the heart of being a mother.

"No one is going to bully me. They didn't have that chance. What's best for me. It's a red whisk. Yiqing replied solemnly.

"Yo. That's good. Or the 'daughter-in-law' knows that she feels sorry for my son. In the future, I will play with the children in the yard. "Mu Zhen thought that what Yiqing said about 'no chance' was that her son was not social. Concerned admonished.

Alas. He's hanging out with the kids in the yard every day. It's just that these days are New Year's Eve. He didn't run around. Why does this mother still think that it is not normal for no one to bully herself?

Suddenly. A bright color in the snow broke into Mu Zhen's sight. Take a closer look. Isn't that the pheasant that Xianggong said last time? Take a look around. There are at least four or five more.

"Yiqing. You're going to see a lot of pheasants. Mu Zhen said happily.

"Hmm. If only I could hit them. But this pheasant is very fine. It is impossible to hide on a snowy day. It's not close yet. And they flew away. Yiqing said regretfully.

Look. I can't eat. How can this be? I think of my childhood in modern times. Uncle also often brings some wild things back to eat. Especially in winter. Hunting is extraordinarily large. But he doesn't have the skills to be a husband of his own. Go shoot with your sword.

In her mind, she remembered how the trap that the uncle showed her was made. While walking back with Yiqing. Looking at the mother who is thinking seriously. Yiqing obediently didn't bother.

Gradually, an impression came to mind. Mu Zhen couldn't help but get excited.

Back home. Bai Xiaocai looked at his daughter-in-law's eyebrows fluttering. A smile also appeared on Junyi's face. "Did my daughter-in-law just go out and meet anything good?"

"Hmm. Great good thing. Hurry up and eat. I'm done with your help. Mu Zhen nodded again and again.

After eating. Mu Zhen asked Bai Xiaocai to find a few corn cobs.

"Daughter-in-law. What do you want this bud valley to do? Bai Xiaocai asked curiously.

"Leave it there. I'll take care of that later. Messire. The firewood you dragged back with Brother Geumsan last time. ”

"In the back gutter."

"Let's go. Take me to see it. ”

Luckily, the firewood they brought back was wet. The branches were left here untreated. Mu Zhen picked a thumb-thick branch. Sharpen it into a chopstick-length Y-shape.

"Xianggong. You're like me. Cut ten. I'm going to deal with those bud valleys. As he spoke, he picked up the knife in his hand again. Cut down ten twigs the thickness of a little thumb. Then chop it into chopsticks.

Although Bai Xiaocai didn't know what Mu Zhen was going to do. But he still sharpened his hands and feet. Wait for him to get back into the house. I saw that Mu Zhen had already poked the bud valley with the branch she had just sharpened.

"Xianggong. Where is the field of our house. Take me to see it. ”

Look at my son again. Said: "Yiqing." It's cold outside. Daddy and Mom went out for a while. Is it okay for you to be at home by yourself? ”

"No, I can't. I want to accompany my mother. Yiqing is not afraid of the cold. Yiqing stubbornly shook Mu Zhen's hand.

"Just let him go. Boys can't look too squeamish. It's not safe for him to be home alone. "I heard Xianggong say so. Mu Zhen thought about it and agreed.

Bai Xiaocai carried the hoe and carried the finished props with the basket. Mu Zhen took Yiqing's hand. The family locked the door and set off in the snow.

When you come to the ground. Mu Zhen couldn't help but sigh: God help me. Don't get me wrong. That's not to say how good her family's land is. It's more than one acre of land. It's all at the foot of the mountain.

For farmers who farm the land. The land may be barren. But for her family, who will hunt in the future. This is the right time and place.

"Xianggong. Let's look for a thinner slate on this slope. I'll be useful later. "The land is bordered by a stone dam. So it's easy to find this slate.

"Good. You look at which ones are suitable. Then I'll move. "The daughter-in-law is too thin. He was reluctant to let her do this kind of physical work.

Feel the pampering of Xianggong. Mu Zhen smiled sweetly. "Okay. I won't be polite to my husband. ”

Soon. Mu Zhen found a suitable stone slab. "Xianggong. This piece will do. Let's make a trap here nearby. ”

"Good. Listen to you. "Daughter-in-law's words. Bai Xiaocai is absolutely obedient.

"Look. I'll teach you how to do this trap. If it succeeds. Later, when it snows heavily. You don't have to worry about not being able to hit wild animals. Use this forked stick first. Hold up the slate. You can just hold it up a little. Then tie this stick with the bud in it to ....... ”

Under Mu Zhen's instructions. Bai Xiaocai quickly understood what his daughter-in-law meant. Although Mu Zhen's theory is very rich. But hands-on ability doesn't. In the end, it was completed with the help of his father-in-law.

So. Feel the burning gaze of your father-in-law. Mu Zhen blushed. But how can he tell him that this idea is not what he thinks? "Now you know how to do it. Then I'll go ahead and look for the slate. ”

All right. She is really not as thick-skinned as the ancients. I had to change the subject.

looked at the little daughter-in-law who ran away. Bai Xiaocai laughed. So it is with a wife. What more could you ask for.

Wait until they get all ten traps right. It's noon. Back home. Bai Xiaocai cooks. Yiqing burns the fire. Mu Zhen was pushed aside. This father and son. I had to let her rest. Mu Zhen, who couldn't twist the two of them, went to light the fire of the stove. Wait until they're done. You can come over and warm up.

Looking at the busy back of the daughter-in-law. Bai Xiaocai shook his head helplessly. It's really idle.

"Xianggong. We won't need a stove in the future. You can bury a section of firewood from the last saw in it. Wait until it's time to use the stove. The firewood has already been burned. When the time comes, put it directly in the jar. It's just a section of carbon. ”

"Good. Listen to you. ”

"Then we can bury one when we go to bed at night. The next morning there was another section of carbon. ”

"Good. Listen to you. ”

"Then you let Yiqing come and roast the fire. I'll help you light the fire, okay? ”

"I can't listen to you." Hear the father and son answer in unison. Mu Zhen pursed her mouth. "I thought our family would listen to me for everything."

"Mother. Do you look down on Yiqing. His little bun looked at Mu Zhen with an aggrieved face.

"How so. In the heart of the mother. Yiqing is the best child in the world. Mu Zhen hurriedly pleaded.

"There is no basis for words." Little bun didn't buy it.

"Then what do you say?" Mu Zhen had to compromise.

Daddy testified. In the future, Yiqing protects his mother. When taking care of your mother. The mother is not allowed to refuse. Xiao Baozi talked about the conditions in a decent way.

Look at the unified, invincible front of father and son. Mu Zhen had to compromise again. How do you feel as if you were being eaten to death by this father and son? I can't turn over.

Soon after eating, it was dark. Roasted the fire for a while. The family of three slept. The father and son didn't ask what Mu Zhen was doing today. Mu Zhen didn't explain it to them. Tomorrow will definitely surprise the two of them