Volume 1 Chapter 25: Wild Persimmons in the Mountains

Siya looked at Pei Qin with some anger and complaint, and asked them to come out, but they went to the mountain to stay, there was nothing to eat, and they had to spend the night on this mountain.

Pei Qin took out the fire fold and handed it to the Fang clan, "You guys now get some hay to make a bed nearby, and then get some dry firewood, if you still have time, pick up some stones!" I'll look for anything to eat! Reach out and grab Sanya's back collar and let Sanya be with her.

Sanya hurriedly responded, "Oh! I'll go with my eldest sister! ”

Fang Shi was not at ease, "Qin'er! It's not safe in the mountains, don't go far! ”

"Don't worry!" Pei Qin didn't look back and waved his hand at her.

Seeing that she didn't call her, Siya was furious, and complained to the Fang family about what to eat today, and how to live on the mountain.

Sanya obediently followed behind Pei Qin and asked worriedly, "Eldest sister!" What are we looking for? ”

"Find some wild fruit, game!" Pei Qin broke two branches, made sticks, and gave Sanya a one for her to hold the courage, she picked up a bag of small stones and walked deep into the mountains and forests.

walked for more than half an hour, but did not encounter the stupid pheasant and stupid rabbit that Pei Qin imagined.

"Looks like I can't eat meat today!" Pei Qin pinched his waist and looked up at a persimmon tree on the mountain wall.

"Eldest sister! It's a persimmon! It's all cooked! Sanya looked at it happily.

"Let's go! You go down there, and I'll go up the tree! Pei Qin called her, turned the mountain wall, and climbed to it.

The two came to the persimmon tree, Pei Qin tried it, and climbed the tree in a slippery way.

Because the persimmon tree is a little thin, Pei Qin climbed on it, swaying and trembling.

The frightened Sanya tensed the nerves all over her body.

Pei Qin is the best at fighting and climbing trees, and she tried before climbing, as long as she doesn't jump on the tree, it's still no problem to pick a persimmon.

The leaves on the whole tree have fallen, and only the red persimmons are hanging tenaciously on the branches.

"Eldest sister! We can't finish eating these persimmons! I forgot to leave some on the tree, and I ate it tomorrow! Sanya said regretfully with persimmons in her clothes.

"I can't finish eating and selling!" Now the burden of a family of several is on his shoulders, and Pei Qin thinks everything is money.

Sanya originally wanted to eat two more to block his fill, but when he heard that he was going to sell it for money, he was immediately reluctant to eat it.

Pei Qin put the persimmons under the haystack and covered them, took two for her, and grabbed two for herself, "Look for something else!" "Lead her around the mountains.

"Eldest sister! This persimmon is so sweet! Sanya couldn't help but exclaim after taking a bite.

They pick wild persimmons, which are not big, but this kind of wild persimmons that grow on the trees and automatically degrade are the sweetest.

Pei Qin's path was all to pick places where no one had walked, some thorns and weeds, and the two of them took sticks and picked them up, and finally let them find the second wild persimmon tree, which was not small and full of wild persimmons.

Sanya happily took off her shirt, "Use this to carry persimmons!" ”

Pei Qin climbed the tree neatly, and from time to time he killed all the wild persimmons on the tree. Both of them took off their coats before they finished loading.

"Eldest sister, let's go back!" Sanya was carrying a heavy bag of clothes, but she was very happy. With these wild persimmons, you can sell them for money.

Pei Qin's eyes were aimed at a mountain forest not far away, there was bamboo over there, and there would definitely be bamboo shoots. The winter bamboo shoots that grow at this time are the most tender and delicious!

But it's late today, they don't have any tools, they can't take them, and there are a bunch of wild persimmons to take back on the road. Pei Qin remembered the direction, carried the wild persimmon, and the two of them picked a good way to go back.

Fang led Siya and Pei Wendong to pick up a pile of dry firewood, and thick hay was also spread in the small cave, and stones of different sizes were piled up at the entrance of the small cave, waiting anxiously for Pei Qin and Sanya.

Seeing the two of them coming back, Fang Shi hurriedly ran over to pick it up, "What's this bag?" ”

"Mother! It was the wild persimmon that my eldest sister and I picked! There's still a bunch in the middle of the road, and I can't finish it! We'll be able to sell it for money tomorrow when we get it on the set! Sanya happily explained to Fang's family.

Fang's eyes were sour, and he hurriedly took it and took it to the small cave, "Let's rest for a while and then go get the other!" ”

"Do you know how to make baskets?" Pei Qin put down the wild persimmon and asked Fang's.

Fang Shi looked at the wild persimmon wrapped in his clothes and nodded, "It's not good." ”

"As long as you can hold something! You eat first, and I'll go get those persimmons!" Pei Qin put on his coat and continued to go up the mountain.

Sanya hurriedly followed.

Halfway through, Sanya didn't leave, and dragged Pei Qin to death, and lowered her voice, "There is a pheasant, eldest sister!" ”

Pei Qin listened attentively, looked around, and clenched the stick in his hand.

After looking for a few laps, Pei Qin looked at the gray-yellow figure jumping on the tree not far away with some discouragement, "Running fast, and the squirrel that can go up the tree, we can't catch it at all!" Let's go! ”

Sanya looked at her regretfully and followed her.

Walking and walking, Pei Qin stopped, "Go!" "Go to the squirrel tree.

Sanya was puzzled.

Pei Qin went under the tree, climbed to the tree three times and five times, and took out a bunch of pine cones, melon seeds and walnut kernels from the tree hole, "Go back and eat as a snack!" ”

"Eldest sister! Why is this thing in a tree hollow? Sanya was curious.

"It's the squirrels' winter food." Pei Qin rubbed a piece of walnut kernel and threw it into his mouth.

Sanya looked at the dried fruit in her pocket, "Then let's take it and eat it, the squirrel won't have to eat!" ”

"We are all dying of hunger, we can't control them! I didn't eat their meat, but I was already worthy of them! Pei Qin touched her head, dug out a few more tree holes, filled two big bags, and then wrapped the wild persimmons and walked back.

There are very few snacks in the family, and even if there are, it is rarely the turn of the siblings. When those dried fruits were brought back, the three and four girls were reluctant to eat them, and Pei Wendong didn't dare to eat them.

"These can also be sold for money, so don't eat them!" Siya looked at the small pile, and if she could sell it for two pennies, she could buy four mixed noodles and steamed buns to eat.

"I'll buy it again in the future, and I'll take it and eat it today!" Pei Qin had already taken it and ate it.

"Let's eat!" Fang Shi hesitated and said to a few people.

Sanya looked at Pei Qin, took a handful to Fang's family, and then to her youngest brother.

The mothers ate it all.

It was getting late, Pei Qin leaned against the mountain wall and lit firewood at the entrance of the cave.

Fang Shi lit the fire and weaved baskets with long grass.

Pei Qin took a look, and then brought some stones, piled them at the entrance of the cave, and surrounded the dry firewood that the Fang clan and the others had picked up.

Fang's busy mind gradually calmed down with the cold wind and warm fire in the middle of the night, and after looking at the few babies who were all asleep, he added a circle of thick dry wood to the fire, and then he leaned on the haystack on the side and fell asleep.

The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, Fang got up and saw that the fire had been extinguished, and he had to light another fire.

"No need to order, let's clean up, let's go!" Pei Qin yawned and stretched his waist.

"Good!" Fang put all the wild persimmons in a soft basket and woke up Pei Wendong again.

"Don't go so many! I can have a few pennies left for the journey. Siya looked at Tiyì.

"It's going to be a day! Go! There is no food in the mountains, and it is not safe. Pei Qin touched Jiuwenqian, carried the wild persimmon on his back, and greeted.

"Let's go!" Fang's was not at ease.

Siya pursed her lips and didn't say anything.

The mother stepped on the morning frost, went all the way down the mountain, and headed towards the county seat.