Chapter 5 Returning with a full load
The little fox's fluff, which was originally as white as snow, was dyed pink by blood donations, its eyes were closed, and its whole body was curled up, and anyone who saw it would pity him. The www.biquge.info little fox opened his eyes slightly, glanced at Xia Cao and Xia Mai He, and closed his two black eyes again, as if the injury was too serious and he needed to close his eyes and recuperate.
"Big brother, where did you pick up the fox from?" Xia Cao found that this fox was quite human, and it stands to reason that it should not appear in the outer mountains and forests.
"When I was collecting firewood, it was lying motionless in the grass. At first, I thought it was a rabbit that could make up for my sister's body. I didn't expect it to be a fox, and after it healed, my sister would have a new partner. Xia Qiaomu explained.
I don't know if it's Xia Cao's illusion, when Xia Qiaomu said that it was used to make up for his body, the little fox's body trembled, and the whole body curled up even more, as if reducing its sense of existence.
The breeze is blowing, the leaves rustle, and the squeaky birds are like cheerful music. Xia Qiaomu and the three of them sat down on the green grass and counted the results of this morning.
In addition to firewood, there are also some wild vegetables in the summer tree back basket. Seeing that today's results were quite fruitful, Xia Qiaomu lowered his head and showed a smile, which made people feel like a spring breeze.
Not to be outdone, Xia Maihe pointed to the small hill in front of him, and then offered a treasure to dig out the hidden kudzu, and finally shook the remaining mulberries to Xia Qiaomu's eyes, showing that I am also very capable.
That expression of begging for praise and petting made Xia Cao laugh, Xia Cao estimated that if he put a tail, he was really a puppy begging for love from his master. Unexpectedly, in front of the eldest brother, the second brother was also in the state of a child.
Xia Qiaomu frowned slightly, and his eyes gently raised to the pile of black kudzu. Xia Cao, as a white bone spirit in the workplace, how could she not know Xia Qiaomu's doubts when she knew how to observe words and colors.
"Big brother, this is kudzu, you can eat it, you can also use medicine, it is said in the medical book."
Xia Cao took the initiative and explained Ge Gen's before Xia Qiaomu spoke. She then changed the topic: "Big brother, let's go back now, or wait for my father to go back together." ”
Seeing Xia Qiaomu close the corners of his mouth, a pair of big eyes that didn't know what to think, Xia Cao coquettishly said in a soft and glutinous voice: "Big brother, I'm hungry!" ”
The sun had risen to the middle of the day, and it was already noon. Although the sun in early spring was not hot, Xia Qiaomu was still afraid that his sister would be sunburned, so he decided to go home first.
On the one hand, although their home is the closest to Lion Rock, it still takes half an hour to walk. After all, there are beasts in the mountains, and no one dares to build a house at the foot of the mountain, because no one knows if the beasts will appear in the middle of the night. On the other hand, my father didn't know when he would return from hunting, sometimes in the evening, and sometimes even the next day.
The eldest brother poured out all the firewood, loaded all the kudzu, spread a layer of wild vegetables on top, and stood up with the basket on his back; The second brother also lifted up the two piles of firewood that were trapped with vines; Xia Cao wears a love straw hat made by her eldest brother, and holds a little fox with her eyes closed in both hands; The three of them returned with a good division of labor.
Su Shi was anxiously looking at the door of the house, usually only Da Lang and Erlang went out, she didn't worry so much, mainly because Xiaocao had never left her sight since she was born, and there was such a thing yesterday. She began to be in a trance after Xiaocao went out, and she moved from the house to the door to sit at ease, but the embroidery work in her hand was not touched much.
Hearing the laughter of the children in the distance, Su Shi put down the things in his hand and excitedly stepped out with his legs. She skipped her two sons directly, walked to Xia Cao, who fell behind, and looked at her daughter's face covered with sweat, covered with mud, and looked embarrassed, and looked at her clothes with some blood stains.
"Xiaocao, why are you injured?"
"Does it hurt?"
Seeing that it was okay, he cried out in fright, and his eyes were slightly red after speaking, and tears swirled in his eyes, as if they were about to fall.
Xia Cao saw her mother's situation, and could only comfort her: "This is not my blood, it's its, mother, let's go back to the house." After saying that, she stretched out the little fox in her arms to Su Shi, and pointed to the bloody hair on the fox's body with one hand.
Back in the house, the things were placed, and the table in the main hall sat at one end of the mother who wanted to be judged by the three halls, and at the other end were the three children standing honestly. It turns out that when re-educating children, no matter how tolerant and weak the mother is, she also has a stern and strong side, and no matter how smart and capable the child is, she can only bow her head and admit her mistakes.
This Xia Qiaomu drooped his head, did not dare to look into Su Shi's eyes, and whispered about their three mornings' itinerary, not daring to miss anything at all. Xia Maihe, who was standing next to him, played the role of a wooden man motionlessly, for fear that his mother's war would pull him down from his eldest brother. Xia Cao swept her mother's face slightly, and was petrified by the sharp and resentful gaze.
In the end, under Xia Qiaomu and Xia Maihe's oath of never putting their sister in danger, Su slapped the table and said, "Don't take it as an example, if there is a family law enforcement next time", the trial ended. At this time, Xia Cao secretly sighed that her two brothers were brainwashed by their mothers and walked towards the abyss of sister control.
Finally it was lunch time, and Xia Cao's stomach had already sung an empty city plan. This time the table was a little more abundant than in the morning, and there was no change, but the amount was enough. A pot of japonica rice boiled into a hot porridge is thickened, a plate of verdant wild vegetables, and a large bowl of cooked kudzu.
Xia Maihe had long wanted to taste whether the spoily kudzu that his sister said was so delicious, so he stretched out his little hand to the kudzu.
The sound of "pop" was interrupted by Xia Qiaomu, and then he heard "Be careful of burning your hands, wait until it's cold before eating." ”
Xia Maihe, who has always been obedient to his eldest brother's words, could only drink the porridge in front of him with a pouting and look at Xia Qiaomu sadly. Saying that, it was strange that Xia Qiaomu seemed to be unable to stand that gaze, and suddenly stood up and said, "There is still a little soup in the kitchen, I forgot to take it." ”
With that, he walked to the kitchen, and after a while brought out a small bowl of soup and sat down. Xia Qiaomu's expression was more relaxed than just now, and he paused and said, "Now the kudzu root should not be hot and can be eaten." ”
Hearing the eldest brother's pardon, Xia Maihe couldn't wait to stretch out his claws to the kudzu, peeling the skin three times and dividing five by two, and he was not afraid of burning his tongue, chewing heavily, and said vaguely in his mouth, "This kudzu root is really delicious." "After eating one, he reached for the other.
Xia Cao felt that the behavior of the eldest brother just now was a little weird, how could a person like him who was meticulous and rigorous in his work forget. This reason Xia Cao didn't believe anything, she firmly believed that something must have happened to her eldest brother in the kitchen just now.
A lunch ended with Xia Maihe ravaging his round belly, "hiccup" and "hiccup" that goods kept burping, it is estimated that he has not eaten for a long time, and he ate five kudzu roots in his whole stomach before stopping.
After the meal, Xia Cao wandered around the kitchen and decided to find clues about the strange behavior of the eldest brother just now. When she found a piece of kudzu in the corner, she immediately understood.