Chapter 221: Wild Dog Village
Deep in the mountains and old forests, an elderly couple is carrying a basket on their backs, and a small shovel is carefully digging up a weed-like thing in the soil, which is a wild vegetable in the field. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
There is no harvest in the fields in winter, and only these wild vegetables on the mountains can still grow tenaciously and become the "life-sustaining grass" for the couple to survive the cold winter.
Occasionally picking up one or two frozen birds or small beasts is already a surprise.
The couple were lucky enough to pick up several birds under a big tree, which were smaller than a palm, covered with a layer of frost, and sure enough, they were frozen to death.
It's just a rare thing that several birds freeze to death at once.
The two old men would not think so much about it, and quickly threw a few birds into the basket and continued to search.
A few birds and finches can taste meat at most, but there are still too few wild vegetables in the basket, and they need more.
"Lao Chen, come on, there seems to be a dozen balls of wild vegetables here!" The old woman exclaimed excitedly.
Not far away, Lao Chen walked over tremblingly, there seemed to be something buried in the ground, and the old woman had no strength to shovel the soil too deeply.
Lao Chen used the shovel hard, and it seemed that he had touched something hard, could it be that he had picked up a treasure?
Maybe there are some good things buried in the mountains, Chen Fu in the village once dug an iron sword in the mountains, but went to the town to sell it for a lot of money.
His heart struck, and his hands seemed to have some strength, and the shovel swung in his hand, splashing dirt everywhere.
Soon, half of the object in the soil revealed that it was a huge egg.
Eggs, duck eggs, even goose eggs are not that big.
Lao Chen has lived for most of his life, and it is the first time he has seen such an egg, which is enough to fight with the grinding disc at home.
And although this egg was buried deep in the soil, it was extremely white and unblemished, which made the two old men exclaim.
"What kind of egg is this?" Old Chen said suspiciously.
The old woman shook her head, "I've never heard of a beast that lays such a big egg!" ”
"No matter, bring it back first, such a big egg, but it can make up for your body." Old Chen said with a smile.
The old woman was also a little happy, and sighed again and again that God favored her, and the two of them emptied a basket, and then stuffed the whole egg into the basket, revealing half of their heads.
Lao Chen's back was slightly bent, making him look even more rickety, but the joy on his face couldn't be concealed.
The two men helped each other down the mountain, and in the distance they saw a small mountain village under the hill, which was their home, Wild Dog Village.
Because of its proximity to the mountains, there are often some hungry wild dogs who sneak into the village and steal chickens and ducks, so it is named Wild Dog Village.
There are only a few dozen households in Wild Dog Village, and before the sun sets, even the village women have to go out with the men of the family to protect the fields, or go up the mountain to raise the family's cattle and sheep.
There are often wild beasts in the mountains, and wild dogs and the like are not afraid of humans, so people must guard them, and the value of a cow is equivalent to a family's livelihood for a year, and there is no room for loss.
As soon as he entered the village, a tall and thin man greeted him, "Old Chen, what treasure did you pick up on the mountain today?" Came back so early! ”
The expressions of the old Chen couple changed slightly, this man's name is Chen Fu, he is idle on weekdays, not doing his job, since he picked up the iron sword and sold it for some money, this Chen Fu has not appeared in the village for a long time.
It is said that he took the money and went to the town to spend all his time, and now he comes back, but he is afraid that he has spent all the money and has nowhere to go.
"What is this?" Chen Fu stepped forward curiously and patted the egg that showed half of its head.
"It's the eggs we both dug up in the soil today." Old Chen Dao.
Chen Fu's eyes lit up, since he dug up an iron sword in the land and was bought at a large price in the town, in his heart, as long as it was dug out of the soil, it must be a treasure.
"That looks unusual! Look at this luster, you look at this color, you look at this feel! ”
Chen Fu was surprised while touching the egg, these were the words of the big man in the town when he bought his iron sword, and he used it on the egg at this time, which seemed a little nondescript for a while.
Lao Chen and his wife didn't see anything unusual, Lao Chen leaned over slightly, not letting Chen Fu touch it, "This is the food that our old couple eats for the winter, don't have any bad ideas!" ”
Chen Fu's face flushed, "Old Chen, what are you talking about, it's so heavy, I'll help you carry it!" ”
After that, he was about to step forward and take the basket, Lao Chen hurriedly took two steps back and raised the shovel in his hand, "I warn you, don't come nonsense!" ”
"Lao Chen, believe me, if you take this egg to the town, it will definitely sell for a good price!" Chen Fu said with a bitter face, and persuaded, "Those big men in the town like to collect these strange things. ”
Lao Chen shook his head again and again, pulled the old woman and walked home.
"Hey, let me drink some egg soup when it's the worst time to eat eggs!" Chen Fu shouted.
"Don't you think about it!" Lao Chen glared at Chen Fu, "You are young, you are idle, you deserve to be a bachelor for the rest of your life!" ”
Chen Fu's face changed, this was the pain in his heart.
In this era, people like him who haven't gotten a wife in their thirties have basically been doomed to the fate of a single.
Thinking of the outstanding women in the kiln in the county, his heart became more and more itchy, that breast, that ass, that skin, that is called a woman, isn't it?
What kind of goods are all in this Wild Dog Village! How did he get into the eyes of Chen Fu?
Of course, it's just scolding, there is really a big girl in the village, and she won't marry him, and he has no money to marry.
He looked at the two old men who had left, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
A thatched hut at the west end of the village, together with an old hen, was the only property of the old Chen and his wife.
The hen is too old, it has long stopped laying eggs, the old Chen couple has feelings for it, and they are reluctant to kill, it seems to know some, every day is to go to other people's houses to grab other chickens to eat, but just survived.
The hair on its body is quite sparse, and it doesn't have the same aura when it walks, and in the eyes of Lao Chen and his wife, this old partner named Dahua may not survive this winter.
They stuffed a few birds into a broken jar, and then carefully took out the white egg and placed it on the thatch beside it.
Dahua seemed to be a little curious about this behemoth, and walked around the giant egg, pecking with her mouth from time to time.
But it was too old to leave a trace on the egg at all, and the old Chen couple were a little frightened at first, but then they simply smiled and didn't care anymore.
When they returned to the house with the wild vegetables and washed them several times, they were a little surprised by the scene in front of them.
Somehow, the big flower jumped on top of the dome, and it bent down as if it were hatching an egg.
The couple shook their heads, not only people, but even poultry are old, do they want to have a child?
The two old men cooked some gruel with wild vegetables at night, and went to bed early as soon as it was dark.
In the middle of the night, a strange noise woke up the two old men.
They rubbed their eyes and got up, only to see that in the grass hut, the splendor was blooming, and the white egg was emitting bursts of strange light......
ps:
Wild Dog Village, hahaha, I really admire my naming skills!! Who would dare to disagree?
The first chapter will be a little later tomorrow morning, so I'll know! (To be continued.) )