Chapter 05: Go up the mountain to forage for food
"Ergou and Erya, your eldest brother is just sick, let the eldest brother eat this snail first!" Ay! Looking at the two children in her eyes, Wu's mother was also very embarrassed!
"Woo~" The sensible six-year-old second dog nodded silently, but tears hung on the corners of his eyes.
The nine-year-old Erya hugged her younger brother and said, "Don't cry, the second sister will take you to dig the ground worms and burn them to eat." ”
"Hey!" Wu Gang, who was just about to enter the door, also stopped, he now has grain and jerky, but he has no good reason to take it out!
"Mother, let's eat together, I'm fine now, I'll go to the mountains to find some wild fruits and vegetables in a while!"
"This!" Mother Wu was also very embarrassed!
"Daddy, you eat it too, otherwise I won't eat it either!" The young Wu Gang said firmly, just now he also thought about secretly taking some jerky to eat, but his parents, brothers and sisters were hungry, and he was not in the mood to eat alone!
Seeing that her son was so persistent, Wu's mother also took out a bowl and divided a small pot of snails into five parts.
I have the most, and my father's and mother's own are mostly soup. Wu Gang didn't want to say anything, but fortunately, he also had an excuse to get some food out of the mountain later.
After eating half a bowl of snails and a bowl of rice soup, Wu Gang went out with a firewood knife.
Wu Gang didn't let his father and mother follow, but Wu's mother still let the nine-year-old Erya follow him.
"Is there any fruit on the mountain, big brother?" Walking to the foot of the mountain, Erya couldn't help but ask. Now there are no wild vegetables left in the nearby hills, and some people have already dug up grass roots and tender wood bark.
The nine-year-old girl's face was tanned black and yellow, and her height of 1.3 meters was like a thin pole!
"Erya, let's go farther this time, there should be." Wu Gang couldn't say it directly, in fact, he also knew that there weren't even many rats and snakes in the nearby mountains.
Relying on his memory, he came to the tree of two nests of ants, and Wu Gang said: "Erya, you go over there to have a look, don't go far, I didn't find that we crossed the mountain over there." ”
"Well, big brother, I'm over." Tightening the small shovel, Erya also planned to dig up some insects or grass roots, and she also knew that there was no food stored at home!
Wu Gang nodded: "Don't go far, call the eldest brother if there is a situation." ”
After the second girl was blocked by a few trees, Wu Gang also began to climb up the tree, and he had to touch the ant nest to collect the ants into the real three worlds.
A few minutes later, the two big ant nests on the tree had disappeared, and Wu Gang said as soon as he got off the tree, "Miss Wushuang, how many ants have I caught?" Swap out my ant soldiers. ”
"Wugang Village Chief, there are a total of 14,000 ants."
As soon as the elf stopped talking, a small black hole appeared at the foot of Wu Gang, and ants immediately crawled out.
"Queen ant, you make your home nearby, and explore the location of animals and insects around you."
The queen ant could not reply, and she immediately commanded the division of labor, some of them scattered around to investigate, and most of them were preparing to build a new nest.
Pretending to look nearby, Wu Gang walked towards Erya.
Seeing Erya digging grass roots, Wu Gang sighed and didn't say anything, he helped Erya pull out the grassroots before he said: "Erya has been found nearby, follow me to the opposite mountain." ”
Erya nodded obediently: "Well, big brother, there is not even a wild vegetable here!" ”
In fact, Er Ya does not have hope for the eldest brother's goal, but the eldest brother should accompany him to relax when he recovers from a serious illness.
In the nearby mountains and forests, not to mention wild wolves and wild boars, even tigers cannot withstand the hunting of hungry villagers.
As long as there are six brave people working together with six long and short steel forks and two bows and arrows, even in the mountains and forests, the tiger will be killed and repelled by long and short steel forks and bows and arrows, and the traps everywhere make it impossible for the king of the mountains to survive anymore.
After walking for about an hour, the tired Wu Gang also had to stop to rest.
After resting for a while, he said, "Erya, don't walk around here, big brother is nearby." ”
"Well, big brother, don't go far!" I don't know why, Erya feels that her eldest brother's temperament is different!
Wu Gang walked all the way and also took some nasty mosquitoes close to the Zhensan World, as long as he was approached by his palm wind, no mosquito could escape.
After walking for hundreds of meters, Wu Gang also slowly got into the small trees and grass.
"Hey! What was it just now? Wu Gang felt as if he had touched something, but in the next second, there were only dead leaves in his hands.
Hehe~ A projection also appeared in front of Wu Gang's eyes, if he hadn't heard the familiar laughter, Wu Gang would have almost been scared to death.
"Wugang Village Chief, don't touch it, you were almost bitten by a snake just now, although it is not a poisonous snake."
Now Wu Gang doesn't care about these things, Miss Wushuang is right in front of him, and he can even see a little softness on his chest. "Hey, Miss Wushuang, can you appear in the Great Universe World?"
The elf shook his head a little disappointed: "Village Chief Wugang, I am just an energy body now, and when you unify Lingnan and become the lord of the princes, this elf can condense the true body and enter the great universe world." ”
Wu Gang stretched out his hand and touched it, and sure enough, his long black hair was airy. "It's a pity!"
It's not comfortable to squat in the grass and trees, but fortunately, the insects and ants who are close to the net are all included in the real three worlds, otherwise Wu Gang can't stay for a few seconds.
Wu Gang, who took the small sack from his waist, said, "Miss Wushuang, bring me ten catties of wild fruits and vegetables." ”
In this situation, it is not easy for him to take out the grain and jerky.
The small sack disappeared immediately, and after a few breaths, ten catties of wild fruits and vegetables appeared in Wu Gang's hand.
"Hey, hey, good!" Picking up the small sack, Wu Gang also quickly stood up and left this ghost place.
He can't go back now, Wu Gang is around Erya for 100 meters, and it took more than ten minutes to walk to Erya's side.
"Big brother, this is?" A bag full of things, Erya couldn't believe it, how much she wished it was all edible.
Wu Gang took out a few unknown small wild fruits: "Brother Erya has found a lot of wild fruits and vegetables, let's eat a few first." ”
"Ah, that's great." Erya took the wild fruit and started eating it, she hadn't eaten fresh fruit for a long time.
The sweet taste instantly covered up the sour and astringent taste, and at this moment Wu Gang seemed to have eaten super delicious.
After eating a few fruits, my strength and spirit have recovered a lot.
"Erya, let's go back."
Swallowing the last bite of the pulp, Er Ya nodded happily: "Big brother, there are so many fruits and vegetables enough to eat for a few days, but Ah Mu should take the fruit to the second master's house to exchange for more coarse grains!" ”
Ordinary farmers exchange fresh fruits or fresh game with large families for rice and grain, so that they can have more rations. Large households with surplus grain are also willing to give more grain for fresh taste. However, there are few large households these days, and not everyone can change them.
There are 200 people in Wujia Village, and there are also five small landlords, all of whom are of the same ancestry, and the wealthy families who are able to do so also try their best to take care of the difficult peasant households.
It is said that the landlords are vicious, but in fact, they are a minority. Large landlords also have many good deeds, and small and medium-sized landlords do not have much power and will not offend the difficult peasant households too much.
The rabbit is anxious and bites, let alone a human being, and he does not dare to persecute and oppress the small people too much without strong power. Many wealthy people also pay more attention to fame, so the rumor that the landlords are vicious is indeed fictional.