Chapter 36 Occasional Ginseng
Seeing that it was not early, Xiao Ding picked up the little wolf Ash and planned to forcibly take it down the mountain to go back. But he had barely walked a few steps when he saw a touch of green in the corner of the cliff, and some red dots in the middle.
Xiao Ding hurriedly stopped, used an iron rod to push away the bushes, and came to the plant.
When I looked closely, I was overjoyed.
Near this wolf's den, there is a wild ginseng growing!
Xiao Ding had seen wild ginseng before, so he naturally recognized it. And seeing that this plant is so tall and has a lot of mature red ginseng seeds on it, you know that this ginseng is not low.
Xiao Ding was overjoyed, and hurriedly took out a dagger, cut a small branch from the bush, and carefully dug up the ginseng with the small branch.
After a lot of effort, seeing that the sky was dark, Xiao Ding dug up the whole ginseng plant. Although he accidentally injured a few small whiskers, there was no way, Xiao Ding had tried his best to be careful.
Xiao Ding first picked all the ginseng seeds and put them in his arms, then peeled off two large pieces of bark, sandwiched the ginseng between the bark, and carefully held it in his arms.
The little wolf Gray has always been by Xiao Ding's side, of course it doesn't understand what Xiao Ding is doing, but is just curious about Xiao Ding's behavior.
"Alright, let's go!" Xiao Ding said to Ash. Then he walked the way he came.
The little wolf Gray still wanted to go back to the den, but seeing that Xiao Ding was not walking in the direction of the wolf's den, he hesitated for a moment and followed.
By the time we reached the glade, it was already dark. This area may have been the territory of the two gray wolves before, so it is rare for other beasts to come here.
Xiao Ding came to the basket, wrapped a few times with a rope on the bark of the tree wrapped in the ginseng, and then put the ginseng into the basket.
Carrying the basket behind his back, he just wanted to carry the brown bear, but found that if he carried the brown bear, he would definitely crush the basket behind him. How do I get back?
As he was hesitating, he suddenly saw a fire shining in the distance. After a while, a voice came to my ears:
"Little Ding—"
"Big brother—"
"Tian fool—"
How similar the situation is!
Little Ding simply sat down and waited for them to find him.
The last time this group found themselves, they were in a daze and didn't know anything. This time it was very different from the last time, this time he knew everything.
Sure enough, after a while, Zhao Laixi came over with more than a dozen village people, holding torches, and when they saw Xiaoding, they shouted: "Found it, found ......"
On the way back to the village, Xiao Ding carried a basket with ginseng and little wolf ashes. When the little wolf saw everyone, he was a little afraid, but he also bared his teeth and whined, posing as if he was about to rush forward and bite someone. Xiao Ding was afraid that it would hurt others, so he put it in the basket.
The people cut down a few wooden poles with thick arms, tied them with ropes into a simple shelf, and carried the brown bear to the shelf, and everyone took turns to carry it, happy and joyful along the way.
Because, Xiao Ding promised them again that they could eat bear meat together tonight.
Xiao Ding briefly talked about the process of killing the bear, but said that he happened to kill it. But everyone didn't think so, and said in their hearts, this fool is getting longer and more capable, last time he killed a wolf, this time he killed a bear, will he be able to kill a tiger next time?
Zhao Laixi sighed secretly in his heart: "It's amazing, my brother!" You can even kill such a big bear, it seems that it is really three days away, impressive! ”
"By the way, brother-in-law, did you buy rice wine today?" Xiao Ding suddenly remembered and asked casually.
"I bought it, I bought it, I bought half a catty, I don't know if it's enough." Zhao Laixi replied. Speaking of this, he was immediately in good spirits, today he not only sold ironware, but after buying rice wine, there was still twenty wen left in the money, Xiao Ding said that the remaining money was his.
"Let's use it first, let's buy it when it's not enough." Xiao Ding didn't know if it was enough.
After Zhao Laixi came back from the town on a donkey, he came home and told Xiaoya, and then came to Luoxia Village to send rice wine and a donkey to Xiaoding.
As a result, when they arrived at Tian's house, it was already dark, but Xiaoding was not there, and Tian Dabao and his wife were in a hurry. So Zhao Laixi had no choice but to go to the village again to find someone and come to Luoxia Mountain to find Xiaoding.
After everyone returned to Tian's house, Zhao Laixi insisted on returning to Yuncun Village, he was not worried that Xiaoya was alone at home.
Xiao Ding didn't force him to stop him, and asked him to cut a piece of bear meat and bring it back. Zhao Laixi refused, the piece of meat he took away in the morning hadn't had time to eat yet, and if he brought the meat back, he wouldn't have to eat it.
After Zhao Laixi left, everyone skinned the bear, cut a bear leg, dozens of catties, stewed a large pot of bear meat, and feasted on it again.
Ding put away the bear skin, found a large wooden bucket and filled it with water, and still soaked the bear skin. The wolfskin from last time hasn't been fully processed yet, and this time there's another bearskin.
There is bear meat to eat, and everyone is naturally happy, especially Xiaofu and Xiaozhuer.
The two of them were not only happy to have meat to eat, but also happy to see the little wolf that Xiao Ding carried back. The little wolf looked cute and very cute, and Little Bead wanted to reach out and touch it when she looked at it. In the eyes of the two children, this is a little wolf, obviously a puppy!
But the little wolf Gray Ash was not very friendly to the two of them, and Little Bead wanted to reach out and touch it, but was almost bitten by it.
When Xiao Ding saw this scene, he hurriedly scolded the little wolf. Then tell the two children that they are not familiar with the wolf cub and try not to get close. Feed it more often, and when you get acquainted with it, you can slowly approach it.
Xiao Ding decided to feed the wolf only cooked meat from now on, so that he could slowly get used to the cooked meat and forget the taste of raw meat, so as to reduce the wildness of his body. In addition, it is also necessary to let the family members have more contact with it on a regular basis, and after a long time, it will naturally know which people are its own people and which people are not.
Sure enough, after Xiaofu and Xiaozhu'er fed the little wolf a few pieces of stewed bear meat, the little wolf's hostility towards the two children was reduced a lot.
After the people dispersed in the evening, Xiao Ding went to visit Tang Yunzhi.
This afternoon, it has been Erniu and Xiao'e who have been taking care of Tang Yunzhi. Erniu found an old wooden basin that was replaced and used as a bedpan for Tang Yunzhi. If it is a small solution, it can be solved by Erniu and Xiao'e in the grass shed, which is a lot more convenient.
Xiao Ding used rice wine to mix Wu Langzhong's external application powder, made it into a paste, and helped Tang Yunzhi apply it to the wound on her calf.
Tang Yunzhi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when she heard Xiao Ding say that she didn't find any medicinal materials today. Then I heard Xiao Ding say that she planned to go to Luoxia County tomorrow and help her buy some good medicine and come back, and her frustrated mood became better again.
Although she was very eager for Xiao Ding to bring her to the county seat, she still didn't say it after thinking about it carefully.
Recuperating at Xiaoding's house, although the conditions are not good, there is someone to take care of. The conditions in the county are good, but no one can take care of her. Now in my own situation, even solving the problem of urinating and defecating is a problem, not to mention other trivial matters such as decoction and medicine.
After washing, the Tian family went back to the house to rest. Xiao Ding fed the donkey and the little red horse in the backyard, arranged the little wolf to lie down in the haystack, and returned to the hut himself.
The second girl had already taken off her coat and got into the quilt to wait for Xiaoding.
Seeing that Xiao Ding also took off his clothes and got into the quilt, the second girl immediately climbed to Xiao Ding's chest again and said, "Xianggong, can we have a round room tonight?" ”
Xiao Ding: "......"