Chapter Twenty-Seven: Picking Up Bargains in the Mountains
The brothers who returned home practiced even harder, but they quarreled so hard that Erya had to spread thick straw in the open space of the yard and let them learn to practice somersaults in advance.
At the uncle's house, the uncle was very excited and kept asking: "The child's mother, why hasn't Xiaohu's daughter-in-law come over yet?" ”
The eldest aunt, who was chopping yellow cabbage leaves, preparing to mix some rice bran that had been exchanged with others and feeding wild boars, looked up at the sky and said, "It is said that at this hour, they should also come." It is estimated that he was pestered by a few children to practice martial arts. Alas! These children, since they came back from the county seat the day before yesterday, suffered such an incident, and they are all about to become martial arts idiots! ”
Uncle hurriedly said, "Huh! Don't get in the way, it's good for the kids to learn more and hide! Others want to learn but can't find someone to teach. ”
The eldest aunt nodded approvingly: "What you said is true!" It's just that I've always been very strange, why haven't we heard of it for so many years, there are people in Liu's hometown who know martial arts? Is this girl of the Liu family heirloom or is it taught by the master? ”
Uncle glared, "Cut!" Who has a baby who will shout with great fanfare? Didn't you see Xiaohu's daughter-in-law let them practice in the yard? You go back and explain to a few stinky boys, what the family learns not to talk about everywhere is full of knowing! ”
"However, many people already know that Daman is practicing martial arts." The eldest aunt said that this task was difficult to complete.
The uncle was very unreasonable and arrogant: "Then don't say it, just say blind practice!" ”
The couple was talking energetically, when Xiaohu and Erya came over with Xiaolong. The eldest aunt asked Xiaohu with a smile: "Why didn't Xiaohu practice with them?" ”
Erya took over: "He, now he is more pestering than Xiaolong, he will follow me wherever I go!" ”
Xiaolong's eyes widened and retorted to his sister-in-law: "I don't pester people. The second aunt said that I won't pester her now, don't believe you ask the second aunt to go! ”
The eldest aunt smiled and hugged Xiaolong, "Yes! We Xiaolong don't want the eldest aunt or the second aunt now, as long as the sister-in-law, but yes!? ”
Xiaolong looked at the eldest lady with a puzzled face, "? ”
Xiaohu lowered his head and went into the backyard with a flushed face, pretending to be busy with things.
The uncle said excitedly to Erya: "Little tiger daughter-in-law, come with me to see the cow, I am much more energetic this morning." When it saw me going, it stood up on its own. I fed it the soaked rapeseed cake and ate two large bowls. Look at it like this, it's going to get better! ”
Er Ya was also very excited when she heard it, originally, the cow didn't eat grass when he drank water, didn't eat soaked beans, and didn't eat kimchi seed cakes. Soybeans can only be ground into bean dregs and given to them as water to drink. This is also a dead horse treated as a live horse, but I didn't expect it to really survive.
I immediately went to the backyard of the second uncle's house, and watched the cow in a temporary cowshed built against the courtyard wall. The second uncle was already inside, touching left and right around the cow.
Seeing the eldest brother and niece and daughter-in-law coming, he was busy: "Big brother, nephew and daughter-in-law!" I see that the cow has survived, and when I touch the root of its ear, it is not so hot. And when it stands, it doesn't tremble. ”
The second girl pretended to look at the cow, but in fact, she didn't know how to read the cow at all, and just echoed the uncle and the second uncle.
"Uncle, second uncle, since this cow has improved, it means that the previous approach is correct, then we will continue to raise it like that. It's just a waste of the soybeans that you have worked so hard to harvest at home! ”
Uncle said angrily: "What did you say, kid? How much are beans worth? How much is this cow worth? Won't we settle this account? ”
Erya raised her hand in surrender: "Uncle, don't be angry, I said the wrong thing." That second uncle, the cow dung in the future will be handed over to you to manage, no matter what, you must be optimistic about the cow dung. If necessary, cow dung can be dissolved with water. The bezoar may be the size of an egg, or it may be the size of a pigeon's egg. It's winter now, and it's the time for cow stones to attack, so you should take a special look. ”
The second uncle's eyes lit up and responded: "Don't worry, niece and daughter-in-law, I won't let anyone do anything about this, and I will do it myself." ”
Erya returned to the uncle's house, and the eldest aunt seized the opportunity to ask: "Niece and daughter-in-law, I have never found a chance to ask you about the satin and muslin you bought." Did you buy the leaves for a dowry? Why didn't I see you give your second aunt with those jewelry? ”
"That's it! I'm going to make a fur coat with fur, a wedding dress with red leaves, or I'll buy it when we go to the provincial capital. ”
The eldest aunt slapped her thigh and suddenly said, "Roar! I'll just say it! That color can neither be used as a wedding dress nor as a quilt. I thought you didn't know how to make wedding dresses and dowry quilts red! Just know how to pick the one with style to buy. Fortunately, because the color is wrong, I didn't give it to your second aunt. ”
Erya smiled and looked at the aunt's energetic and energetic state. However, in just over a month, it is no longer the lifeless and sad pickle look of the beginning. It is really -- man is a hero, wealth is courage!
"Isn't Momiji going to be married until spring? It's still three or four months! When the fur and pigskin are ready, the fur is made into a fur coat, and the pigskin is made into a leather bag. Either one piece can't be sold, and if it does, it's a lot of money.
Not only can all the debts be paid off, but you can also buy a decent dowry for Momiji.
You let the second aunt rest assured that even if you don't have the money to buy a decent dowry this time, if you have conditions in the future, you will make up for all the girls in the family and the second aunt! We will never let our daughters be wronged outside because of the dowry. ”
The eldest aunt smiled from ear to ear, "This is what you said, I remember everything." When the time comes, a few of your sisters-in-law will ask you for a dowry, don't say that I am fast-talking! ”
To make up the dowry for the second aunt and several eldest sisters-in-law, it is really Erya's sincere plan. She still has this bit of confidence.
She doesn't want to be the miser who just eats and doesn't vomit, someone will come to you when she doesn't have it, and she has to be willing to take it out when she has it, so that it can last a long time.
The brothers who came back from training asked to go to the mountains tomorrow to dig up the gastrodia back, which Erya also agreed.
This time, neither the uncle nor the second uncle followed.
When they arrived at the mountain in the morning, the snow had not completely melted away. But where there is grass and trees, most of them are already exposed.
They found the gastrodia that had been marked, and it was fine, and there was no sign of being dug up.
Erya took out a small shovel, carefully pulled the sand on the surface, and dug out the gastrodia like a small sweet potato little by little.
Xiaohu and the others nervously watched Erya dig gastrodia gently and carefully, and they didn't dare to do anything, for fear of damaging this precious thing.
Laizi couldn't bear it, and slipped aside with a crossbow arrow to find the rabbit and pheasant.
When Tianma was about to finish digging, Laizi stumbled back, and the words were not good: "Quick! Fast! Fast! That, that, that"
Erya stopped what she was doing and looked up: "Don't worry, take a breath!" ”
I want to smooth my chest and gently pat my back.
Laizi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Sister-in-law, over there!" "Over there, I saw two wolves lying there, and a big thing with a lot of flowers." He then said smoothly: "I'm afraid it's the tiger you said, I didn't dare to go over!" ”
Everyone's atmosphere suddenly became tense, and they all looked at Er Ya in unison.
Erya put down the shovel in his hand, picked up the machete and said to them: "Laizi and Xiaohu set up the crossbow arrows, don't let go, and be ready to shoot at any time." Daman, grab the machetes, and come with me. ”
A few people bent their waists and touched them lightly. Not far away, Erya saw three big guys lying at the water's edge. The two gray ones are wolves, and the yellow and white ones are tigers, needless to say!
Obviously, the two sides may have fought an encounter. As a result, both sides will be hurt or they will die!
When I saw that I was lying there, I must be dead, so I was excited to rush forward. Er Ya hurriedly grabbed him and shouted softly: "Come back, why are you so reckless?" ”
Erya looked around, and said to them in a very soft voice: "Some wolves are very cunning, and when they see their prey, they will not run up directly, but circle around. If you are sure that there is no danger, you will go to hunt your prey. If you rush straight ahead, the wolves may attack you by grabbing food from you.
In addition, those few lying there are not necessarily dead, they may also be temporarily unconscious, and you just go over like this, and it is very likely that they will attack you when you are not prepared! ”
The brothers nodded again and again, and they wanted to sweat in shock!
Erya assigned everyone again: "Xiaohu, you take the crossbow, pay attention to the surroundings, and when you see something rushing over, you will release the arrow." Come, take your crossbow, just look at the three lying down, and release the arrows as soon as they move. Daman, Dahong, and Xiangzi follow forward, take the machete, and hurry up to make up a few knives as soon as you see something alive! ”
"Hey!"
Er Ya took them step by step, and saw that none of the three moved, and the blood flowing from under his body had coagulated, and it was already certain that he was dead.
Two wolves and a tiger were both wounded, and their fatal parts were in the throat, but unfortunately the fur of that body.
Because I only thought about digging gastrodia and going back, I only carried a basket. Now, these three big things can only be tied up with logs and rattan in the mountains and dragged back.
A few people dragged the three dead objects to a place not far from the gastrodia and stayed for a while, and Erya went on to dig up the rest of the gastrodia.
When I went down, it wasn't noon. Along the way, the passers-by who saw them dragging three dead objects were all screaming in amazement.
"Oh my God! Did they come down from General's Mountain? It seems that the mountain can't go up, doesn't it say that there are no tigers? You see, are they dragging that a tiger? ”
"Oops! There are also tigers in General Mountain? My mother, too! I also went to the mountains to hunt chestnuts before the snow. ”
"Oops! Hurry back and tell them that they can't go to the mountain to pick mushrooms. How do you know that there are tigers in this mountain! ”
"Oh my God! These kids are really capable, killing a tiger and two wolves! ”
"Cut! Can't see this? It was obviously a tiger and a wolf fighting each other, fighting to the death. They've picked up a bargain! ”
"Alas! That's not bad, if my legs are scared and weak, where do I dare to drag home! ”
Erya, they didn't care about other people's discussions along the way, so they just buried their heads and dragged back. In fact, Erya sighed in his heart for the uncle's wisdom. No wonder Uncle has to wait until dusk to go down the mountain to go home every time, there are really many villages and many people along the way!
When he was dragged home, he scared the eldest aunt so much that he screamed 'ah', and the brothers who had lowered their heads and didn't squeak all the way finally raised their heads and laughed.
When the people in the village heard the news, they all ran over to see the excitement.
In the courtyard of the uncle's house, almost the men of the whole village gathered around the three dead things. You and I are talking one sentence at a time, and what you say is in full swing.
"Oops! It's a pity for this tiger skin! ”
"This tiger meat and tiger bones are all good things, and this one sells for at least twenty taels of silver."
"You don't understand, this tiger has no skin, and it can be sold for fifty taels of silver."
"Ouch! What is this wolf dragging back? and they cannot eat or drink. ”
"Who said wolf meat can't be eaten, I heard that wolf meat is a great supplement!"
"Hey! The Shoufa family is about to turn over, and such good things have been encountered by several children of their family. ”
"Are you talking sourly? It's a good thing to do something so dangerous?! ”
"What do you say! Hongfa has passed this big hurdle, and I am happier than anyone else. What do I do to say sour words! ”
"Okay, okay, it's all a big family, don't quarrel for a few words!"
Uncle happily poured water and served tea to everyone, "It's late today, and it's too late to eat here." Tomorrow night, everyone will eat wolf meat here, and Xiaohu's daughter-in-law said that wolf meat can be eaten, and she will make it. Everyone who dares to eat wolf meat will come here! ”
Uncle then smiled embarrassedly: "Hehe! The big guys still need to bring their own dishes, chopsticks, tables and stools! ”
"Good! So what do we need to help do!? ”
Uncle scratched the back of his head: "This! I don't know, but I'll go back to you if I need to. ”
"Good Ratcha!" The big guy happily replied.
Uncle is very good at being a man, no one stands by in times of trouble at home, and when there are good things at home, they are happy for him. Help is a sincere help, and happiness is also a sincere joy.
On this point, Erya felt that the uncle was very successful. You have to learn a little bit as a junior.