Chapter 13 Preparation
"Come to my house for dinner at noon, it's all time ready."
After everything was cleaned up, Lin Tiezhu looked at Sun Zhou.
"No, I'll just go home and eat." Sun Zhou wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Let Ah Chen go with you!"
He thought about going back quickly to see how the two of them were doing, but his wife shouldn't be happy to take care of Ah Chen's dinner anymore.
"Okay, let's go!" Knowing what Sun Zhou thought, Lin Tiezhu didn't care about him anymore.
"Ah Chen, if you have something in the future, tell your father, what your father can do will definitely do, but it's best to avoid your grandma." Before leaving, Sun Zhou took his son's hand and instructed.
"Well, thank you, Dad." Sun Chen nodded, he was really afraid of his grandmother's nonsense, and he would definitely not alarm her in the future, and he made up his mind that even his father had better trouble him less.
"Let's go and see what delicious food my mother made for us today." Da Zhuang pulled Sun Chen and walked towards his house.
Back at Da Zhuang's house, Aunt Zhu had already cooked the meal.
There was a tall stack of eggs and leek cakes, but there were not many eggs, and the noodles were also mixed grain noodles, and a rabbit that Lin Tieli specially left to eat with potatoes was stewed, which was a very hearty meal at this time.
After everyone sat around and ate, Sun Chen and Da Zhuang pestered Lin Tieli to inquire about going up the mountain to hunt.
Knowing that the two children were curious about everything, Lin Tieli picked up some interesting things and said, and even Yanzi and Erniu were attracted by the novelty he said and listened to it for a while.
However, he was also afraid that Sun Chen and the others would think that hunting was fun, and after Yanzi and Erniu left, he also showed them the scars left by his hunting injuries.
Da Zhuang is okay, he knows most of the second uncle every time he is injured, and it is not the first time he has seen his scars, but Sun Chen is not like this.
Looking at the ugly scar on Lin Tieli's thigh that was more than half a foot long, as well as the deep and shallow scar on his body, Sun Chen's originally somewhat casual demeanor became solemn. It was only at this time that he realized that he was also taking a certain risk when he went hunting.
Do you want to give up and live in peace at home? Of course not!
High risk leads to high reward, this is an eternal truth.
What you can do is to minimize such risks as much as possible.
Bow and arrow, Sun Chen can't use it, and he has to go up the mountain in one day, so he has no time to learn. However, after thinking about it, he found that except for a kitchen knife and an ax for chopping wood, there was nothing sharp at home, so should he go up the mountain with a kitchen knife or axe?
Lin Tieli saw Sun Chen's thoughts, and took out two long wooden poles from the utility room, "Here, you two use this the day after tomorrow." β
Sun Chen took it and saw that it was an ordinary piece of wood, one of which was sharpened and the other was polished very smooth.
"It's made of jujube wood, it's strong enough, I used it when I first learned to hunt, and it can keep you both safe."
Sun Chen nodded, there is no need to be afraid of getting close, but what should I do if I encounter prey in the distance?
He just thought about it, Da Zhuang really asked.
"Silly boy, don't you have my bow and arrow in the distance?" Lin Tieli laughed.
Da Zhuang pouted, "So we just followed you to the mountains this time?" β
Of course, he didn't dare to say this loudly, or the second uncle would definitely block him with a sentence of 'don't want to go, don't go'.
Sun Chen's eyes suddenly lit up, because he thought of a 'weapon' suitable for him and Da Zhuang to use-darts.
In modern society, although he does not like sports, he throws darts quite well with one hand, and he has an accurate head. It's just that it's best to make darts with fine iron, and he doesn't have that much money right now.
Try it with jujube wood? He weighed the jujube wood spear in his hand.
"Uncle, is there any such jujube wood?"
"It's been a long time." Lin Tieli's answer poured cold water on Sun Chen.
"I know where there is jujube wood!" Da Zhuang's words sounded like a heavenly sound, "But Ah Chen, what do you want jujube wood for?" The second uncle's spear is for the two of us to use, and there is no need to make new ones. β
"I have other uses," Sun Chen didn't have time to explain, "Where is it, take me to see it!" β
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"Will these things work?"
Watching Sun Chen sharpen a thin branch of jujube wood with a kitchen knife, Da Zhuang seemed to understand what he was going to do.
"I don't know, let's try it later." Sun Chen was also stunned by such a question, and stopped what he was doing.
It turned out that Sun Chen was too naΓ―ve. His jujube darts were successful, but they could not be used in hunting. Why?
The head is accurate, but it's not enough! Flying out can only leave a shallow mark on the ground, and it is difficult to even stand. The fur of the animals is much stronger than that of such a land, and it is almost the same as tickling when it hits them.
Sun Chen was very depressed.
"It's better to hit it with stones." Da Zhuang looked at the jujube wood dart in his hand, picked up a stone on the ground and hit it, "At least a small pit can be left on the ground when the stone hits the ground." β
"That's right! Haha, I didn't expect that! Sun Chen punched Da Zhuang hard.
"What are you doing beating me if you have nothing to do?" Da Zhuang frowned, he rubbed his beaten left shoulder, "I didn't expect you to become thinner, but your strength has not become smaller." β
"Let's go, let's pick up the stones." Sun Chen smiled, pulled Da Zhuang and left.
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Looking at the stones in the arms of the two and a half adults in front of him, the corners of Lin Tieli's mouth twitched, "Okay, yes, I know how to use my brain!" β
"Brother, no matter whether you can hit the prey or not, you must protect yourself and try not to get hurt." The second girl couldn't help but tell her brother. Although she didn't see the scars on Uncle Tie Li's body, she also knew that hunting would be a dangerous business, otherwise there were so many people in the village, why was there only Uncle Tie Li as a hunter?
"Don't worry, I have a number in my heart," Sun Chen patted her on the head, "There is still such a good sister as me waiting at home, why can't I bring her back with an injury and make her sad!" β
"If only you knew!" The second girl was amused by her brother and quickly forgot about her worries just now.
"Although you have been staying in Da Zhuang's house for the past few days, Aunt Zhuzi and their family are all good people, and when I come back from the mountain, the house at home will be dry, and I will go back to live when the time comes."
This is also something that can't be helped, the house has just been built, and it is still very damp, and it is not safe to leave her alone at home after he goes up the mountain the day after tomorrow.
What if he goes up the mountain later? You can't let Erniu live in Da Zhuang's house every time, right? Looks like it's time to get a dog.
"Aunt Zhuzi, help me find a little milk dog, feed it to look good."
"Okay, I'll keep an eye on it for you." Aunt Zhu nodded in agreement.
After agreeing with Uncle Tie Li to leave early the day after tomorrow, Sun Chen greeted Da Zhuang and said that he would not come tomorrow, so he walked out of Da Zhuang's house.
On the way home, Sun Chen ran into Sun Yang returning from the entrance of the village.
"Grandma."
"Hmm." Sun Yang glanced at him and reluctantly agreed. If it weren't for the third child who told her not to scold this stinky boy in front of the neighbors when she left, she wouldn't have let him go so easily!
Sun Yang didn't give himself good anger, and Sun Chen didn't care, nodded and walked past her.
"This dead boy!" Sun Yang looked at his back and muttered hatefully.