Erya was so busy that she didn't know the loss of time. Brother Daman was training day by day, but in the end, he couldn't bear it. The brothers took Shanzi and secretly ran to the mountain. But fortunately, I didn't lose my mind, I went to the dark in the morning, and I came back as soon as it was dark at night.

They brought back all the dead wood with long fungus, and brought back the mountain eggs, and a badger. Shanzi not only beat two baskets of chestnuts, but also caught a wild boar weighing seventy or eighty pounds with the help of Daman.

In the courtyard of Daman's house, Shanzi excitedly pointed his fingers and said about his good luck this time: "Daman They were there to pick up eggs, so I thought to see if there were wild boars and rabbits falling into the pit dug last time."

As I walked towards it, I saw a wild boar drinking from a small ditch beside the pit. I ran there while calling Brother Da Man to come over, and the pig ran away when he heard the sound.

Ah! I was so happy and confused that I wasn't afraid at all, and ran over to this guy. Brother Daman, they chased after them, and the pig saw that there were many people, so he turned around and ran to other places, but he fell into the pit all of a sudden, and we didn't waste any effort to catch this guy! It's fun, I'm going to go next time! ”

The uncle squatted down, smiled and looked at the little wild boar that was trapped and couldn't move, and spoke to Shanzi for a long time: "Big mountain! I'll help you see that this little pig is not injured, and you can raise it again when you go home. By the end of next year, if the pig is fed enough, two or three hundred catties will be fine! ”

"Uncle Lobby, I didn't catch this guy alone, how can I raise it?" Shanzi asked inexplicably.

Daman, Dahong, and Xiangzi hurriedly said that they didn't want it, and they all belonged to Shanzi, while making fun of Shanzi: "I'll help you send it back later, and let your mother raise it for you." raised and sold, and married you a smart, beautiful and capable little daughter-in-law. ”

Shanzi was still a thirteen-year-old child, and when he saw his sister-in-law standing aside and listening to them with a smile, he blushed all of a sudden. "Brother Man, you are older than me, and you haven't married a daughter-in-law yet!" Just come and make fun of me, you are not in a hurry for me! ”

The uncle also smiled and watched them bickering, and when he saw that the sky was already dark, he interrupted them: "Dashan, this little pig is what you see, it is yours." If they are full of badgers, they will not share it with you!

You pack up your things, and let Brother Da Man and Brother Da Hong help you send them back and have a good rest.

In the future, you can't sneak up on the mountains with them, it's just winter, and the wolf still has something to eat, so it's not likely to take the initiative to attack people. It's dangerous in winter, especially when it's snowy. It is said that the hungry wolf is like a tiger! ”

A few days later, the brothers were reprimanded by the uncle, and they didn't dare to sneak up the mountain again.

The work of the eldest aunt and the second aunt helping others kill geese and ducks has ended. The bags sewn by the two of them with gauze contained a total of twelve bags, and Momiji also sent fluff back from her grandmother's house. All the fluff is added together, processed and dried, and it is estimated that there will be seven or eight catties. There are so many, it is estimated that the geese and ducks within a radius of seven or eight miles are covered by them.

Erya saw that the hands of the two women were red and swollen, and there were some ulcers, so she wiped them with badger oil, and slurred her mouth while wiping! These two women are really tough. Madman! This is!

When the fluff arrives at home, the second girl teaches the eldest aunt and the second aunt to deal with the fluff. First, impurities are removed, and then the smell is removed; It is very simple for Erya to remove the fluff from the fluff, which is to boil it in ginger juice for an hour or two. Then, degreasing; Caustic soda is soaked in water for a day or two, and then kept scrubbing. Finally, embalming; Cook with the bark of the camphor tree for two or three hours. Then, it's sun-dried.

As soon as the fluff was processed and hung on the eaves of the porch to dry, it began to snow.

The brothers thought that they couldn't enter the mountain at all, and they all wailed! Instead, Erya asked them all to get ready, and they went up the mountain as soon as the snow stopped!

Then Erya didn't do anything, and began to take everyone to train and fight. This is especially true for the possibility of wolf attacks.

The courtyard door of Xiaohu's house was closed, and Er Ya was admonishing inside: "If you encounter a wolf attacking you, if you are behind, don't look back." Feeling that something was wrong behind him, he immediately crouched down, rolled on the spot, flashed to safety, and the knife was always held in his hand, ready to attack at any time.

When attacking a wolf at close range: the first point of attack is the waist; The second point of attack is the teeth; The third point of attack is the legs; The fourth point of attack is the larynx, which of course requires a sharp knife to be the most advantageous. It is the head that tries to avoid attacks.

The wolf is known as the copper head and iron bones, and the wolf has a rumor among the hunters: hemp rod legs, tofu waist, copper head and iron brain!

When attacking with long-range archery, the first thing is the eyes; The second is the throat, if you are just in time for the wolf to open its mouth, if you can shoot an arrow directly into your mouth, you can basically kill with one arrow. ”

Er Ya paused for a moment, picked up some irregular things such as the long board on the table, and then said:

"This one, I asked Uncle to take my drawings and let others get something, and now I'll teach you how to assemble them! At present, there are only two of them, because Laizi and Xiaohu have the best archery, so I will use them first! ”

This thing is made by Uncle Erya, who took the drawings of different parts and found a few carpenters with good craftsmanship to make it, and the requirements must be exactly the same as the drawings. In fact, it is a very simple "crossbow" in the eyes of later generations!

Erya doesn't know whether the "crossbow" has appeared in this world, and he doesn't know how the "crossbow" is controlled.

So, she didn't dare to take the risk, so she had to ask a master to make a part and come back and assemble it herself.

This "crossbow" is the simplest crossbow with cow tendon as a string!

Because there was no money to make too many arrows, and there were not so many cow tendons (the existing beef tendons were still one that Grandpa got out of nowhere), Er Ya temporarily made two "crossbows" and twenty arrows, and gave them to the best archery and Xiaohu.

Erya beckoned Xiaohu and Laizi to get closer to her: "You two come here, Brother Daman, Dahong, and Xiangzi also stand in front of you, see how I assemble this thing, and then familiarize yourself with it." At present, I can only let Xiaohu and Laizi use it, wait for a while, and try to find a way to fight one person! ”

Daman, Dahong, and Xiangzi, who were originally lost because they didn't have them, listened to Erya's words, and their eyes lit up:

"Brother and sister! Are you serious? You're going to get us one too!? ”

"Sister-in-law! Can we really have one of these too? ”

"Sister-in-law! What else is needed? Say, "I'll go find someone!" ”

Er Ya patted her cheeks: "Yes! Why didn't I think of asking you to help me look around! From now on, if any of you have the ability to find beef tendon, I will make it for whoever you want. ”

"Good!"

The snow had only stopped for the next day and night, and the first snow was not too heavy to reach the instep. This is just right for Erya who is going to enter the mountain!

I got up quite early in the morning, and a large group of people, carrying the big nets they had woven earlier, and several long bamboo poles, and everything else that should be brought with them. In addition, there were a lot of green vegetables and carrots, as well as chopped green leaves.

This time, they plan to leave early and return late. Later, in another place, a rabbit cage was set up, and the greens and carrots were still in the cage and no longer hanging.

I found another open space, the kind where the snow surface was quite clean, and supported the big net. A door was left and hung in the air, with a rope tied to a tree several meters away. The snow in the net is sprinkled with green leaves and then goes to work elsewhere.

Several people always walk together, and the two don't let everyone get separated.

Except for the footprints of some animals, there is nothing good to be found in the snow. Laizi was still thinking about a good thing, and seeing that Erya seemed to have forgotten, he was a little anxious: "Sister-in-law! Have you forgotten that gastrodia? ”

How could Er Ya forget! "No! Not yet, wait until the snow melts and then dig again. Don't worry, you can't run! ”

Xiaohu was also a little anxious when he saw that he had no harvest from turning around, so he approached Erya's side: "Daughter-in-law, let's go to the trap we dug last time and take a look!" ”

"That's right! Niece and daughter-in-law, go there and have a look! The second uncle is also anxious, but he is an adult, and he is embarrassed to say it.

Uncle also wondered in his heart, "It is said that there is nothing to eat on this snowy day, and those little animals should come out to find food!" Why can't you see any of them? ”

Laizi and Xiaohu are holding the guy in their hands, and they are even more crazy if they have no place to use it. And for Erya, safety is important.

When the few people turned to the trap they had dug at the beginning, Er Ya saw the bloodstained appearance. He immediately thought of the big beast and immediately ordered: "Hurry! Turn around and go back! Laizi, Xiaohu, put the "crossbow" up, throw the arrows, and be ready to shoot at any time! ”

The eldest uncle, the second uncle, and Shanzi were flustered for a while because they had not trained. Erya saw that the three of them didn't even know how to go, so she calmed down and comforted her indifferently: "Uncle, second uncle, Shanzi, don't be afraid. The beast has already eaten, and as long as we don't alarm it, it generally won't attack people. Daman, Dahong, and Xiangzi, the three of you take the machete and walk in front, Uncle, Second Uncle, and Shanzi follow in the middle, and I, Laizi and Xiaohu walk behind and go to our resting place. Try not to scream and talk loudly. ”

Everyone kept running back, and no one dared to speak along the way, for fear of alarming the beast.

When they arrived at the resting place, Erya saw that there were no footprints of big animals around, and motioned for everyone to sit down and rest!

The uncle was panting and whispered, "Didn't you say that there are no tigers in this mountain?" Little tiger daughter-in-law, do you say that's a tiger? ”

"Uncle! That's definitely a tiger, and it's not strange that there are tigers in such a mountain. Because tigers generally stay in the mountains, and if people don't hurt tigers, tigers generally won't hurt people! Therefore, people here will think that there are no tigers in this mountain. Erya whispered, and whispered to a few brothers: "In the future, you are not allowed to come alone without my permission." Did you hear me! ”

A few whispered responses: "I hear you!" ”

Everyone didn't dare to walk around casually, and they didn't dare to start a fire, so they could only wait. In the middle, the net was collected twice, and not only more than 20 pheasants were caught, but also a lot of turtledoves were caught. There are also a dozen or so birds of all kinds, some of whom have never been seen before.

Let the two keep it, make a good-looking cage when the time comes, and sell it in the county seat, which is definitely more valuable than pheasants! Now Erya is strict and short of money.

When he received the third net, Erya couldn't stay any longer, so he directly closed the net. Sprinkle the remaining chopped leaves there.

Then let everyone follow to collect the rabbit cage, and from a distance to see that there were no footprints of big animals in the snow, before daring to step forward and take the cage back.

It's strange for the eldest aunt to see them come back early! "Why did you come back so early today?"

"the kid, don't talk about it! I'm scared to death today, and I'll have to call the soul at night! Uncle looked frightened, making Daman and Dahong purse their lips and snicker!

The eldest aunt's eyes widened: "What's wrong?" What's wrong? ”

Erya didn't know how to say it, so she directly said that there was a tiger, and she was afraid of scaring the eldest aunt. I had to stand with Xiaohugan, and let the uncle himself go.

Daman looked at his father, touched his nose and said, "It's nothing, it's just that there seems to be a tiger, but we all avoided it and didn't touch it." I guess my dad scared himself! ”

In this way, the eldest aunt was still pale with fright. "Oh my God! Didn't you say that there were no tigers in that mountain? You are not allowed to go again, do you hear me? ”

"Auntie, don't worry so much. The tiger is light and does not go down the mountain, and it is even more light and does not hurt people. However, we will try to go as little as possible in the future! "Er Ya thinks that it is impossible not to go, so she can only go less!

Erya looked at the second uncle and a few brothers again, "I'm all frightened today, I have dinner early tonight, and you guys will rest early." As soon as you sleep well, you don't remember anything. Tomorrow, everyone will help the uncle and the second uncle make more than a dozen bird cages. The day after tomorrow, we will go to the county seat to sell birds, and by the way, we will inquire about the price of gastrodia. ”

Erya remembered that Shanzi should also have a share, so she said to Shanzi alone: "Shanzi, tomorrow you will also come over to help make the cage together, and you will follow the day after tomorrow, and you will also have a share of this." ”

The uncle also took over the conversation: "Xiaohu's daughter-in-law is right! Shanzi, this pheasant will give you two, the turtledove will give you four, and the rabbit will take two. Take it home after dinner. Then he said to Da Manniang: "Child, it's still early, kill a pheasant and four turtledoves at night, and make up for Shanzi and a few children, today is not light!" After saying that, I shuddered with palpitations!